Mock Location Provider

This is the mock location provider app for QuietPlaces.

This app is based on code from here:

Information

This app reads a series of Latiude,Longitude,Accuracy lines from a text file embedded in the app.

The test data is in the file src/main/res/raw/testdata.txt.

The sample data is a tour around downtown Austin which visits several churches and museums.

It's intended to be played in a continuous loop with 1 sec interval (the minimum) between locations.

This isn't necessarily a realistic path, but is enough to exercise the app.

This is how this app is supposed to be used.

Install this app (the mock location provider) on a device that has Google Play services installed. Location Services is part of Google Play services.
On the device, enable mock locations. To learn how to do this, see the topic Setting up a Device for Development in the link above. Basically go into Settings -> Developer Options and enable Mock Locations there.
Start the provider app from the Launcher, then choose the options you want from the main screen. Normally you can choose 1 second for each option.
Unless you've removed the pause interval feature, the mock location provider app pauses for a few seconds, and then starts sending mock location data to Location Services.
Run the app you want to test. While the mock location provider app is running, the app you're testing receives mock locations instead of real locations.
If the provider app is in the midst of a continuous test, you can switch back to real locations by clicking Stop test. This forces the started Service to turn off mock mode and then stop itself. When the service stops itself, the background thread is also destroyed.