Ionic 2 / Ionic 3 : How to get current location of a device

I have gone through the problem and find the solution.

the best way to get geolocation of the user is to use this plugin https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/geolocation/

do not forget to add this is app.moudle.ts as its a provider.

by simply adding this code in app component i was able to get location( do not forget to import and add in constructor)

 this.geolocation.getCurrentPosition({ enableHighAccuracy: true }).then((resp) => {
      console.log(resp);
    }, Error => {
      console.log(Error);
    }).catch(Error => {
      console.log(Error);
    })

i only have the same error while i was using ionic cordova run android --livereload that is insecure origin

but when i use ionic serve i can see the response in browser and also after using ionic cordova run android

just to confirm response in android i check the chrome debugger.

I tried every solution provided by all of you and others also on internet. Finally i found a solution.You can try this plugin cordova-plugin-advanced-geolocation (https://github.com/Esri/cordova-plugin-advanced-geolocation ) from ESRI . But this plugin will work for Android not IOS. For ios you can go with same old approach . i.e - using this.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(...) or this.geolocation.watchPosition(..).

Add cordova-plugin-advanced-geolocation Plugin Like this :-

cordova plugin add https://github.com/esri/cordova-plugin-advanced-geolocation.git

then Add below line at the top of Class / Component

declare var AdvancedGeolocation:any; //at the top of class

Now add these lines inside relevant function of component ( P.S. - I have included code for both Android & IOS)

//**For Android**


    if (this.platform.is('android')) {
          this.platform.ready().then(() => {
            AdvancedGeolocation.start((success) => {
              //loading.dismiss();
              // this.refreshCurrentUserLocation();
              try {
                var jsonObject = JSON.parse(success);
                console.log("Provider " + JSON.stringify(jsonObject));
                switch (jsonObject.provider) {
                  case "gps":
                    console.log("setting gps ====<<>>" + jsonObject.latitude);

                    this.currentLat = jsonObject.latitude;
                    this.currentLng = jsonObject.longitude;
                    break;

                  case "network":
                    console.log("setting network ====<<>>" + jsonObject.latitude);

                    this.currentLat = jsonObject.latitude;
                    this.currentLng = jsonObject.longitude;

                    break;

                  case "satellite":
                    //TODO
                    break;

                  case "cell_info":
                    //TODO
                    break;

                  case "cell_location":
                    //TODO
                    break;

                  case "signal_strength":
                    //TODO
                    break;
                }
              }
              catch (exc) {
                console.log("Invalid JSON: " + exc);
              }
            },
              function (error) {
                console.log("ERROR! " + JSON.stringify(error));
              },
              {
                "minTime": 500,         // Min time interval between updates (ms)
                "minDistance": 1,       // Min distance between updates (meters)
                "noWarn": true,         // Native location provider warnings
                "providers": "all",     // Return GPS, NETWORK and CELL locations
                "useCache": true,       // Return GPS and NETWORK cached locations
                "satelliteData": false, // Return of GPS satellite info
                "buffer": false,        // Buffer location data
                "bufferSize": 0,         // Max elements in buffer
                "signalStrength": false // Return cell signal strength data
              });

          });
        } else {

          // **For IOS**

          let options = {
            frequency: 1000,
            enableHighAccuracy: false
          };

          this.watch = this.geolocation.watchPosition(options).filter((p: any) => p.code === undefined).subscribe((position: Geoposition) => {
            // loading.dismiss();
            console.log("current location at login" + JSON.stringify(position));

            // Run update inside of Angular's zone
            this.zone.run(() => {
              this.currentLat = position.coords.latitude;
              this.currentLng = position.coords.longitude;
            });

          });
        }

EDIT : First installation is always going fine. But Sometimes you might get errors for no reason in subsequent installations. To make this error (any error with this plugin ) go away.Follow these steps :

1. Remove this plugin from your project (including config.xml and package.json).

2. Delete/Remove android platform.

3. Delete plugins folder.

4. Now reinstall this plugin again, following the steps above.