Android 9 Development Cookbook - Third Edition

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We won't need a layout for this recipe as we'll use Toasts and Notifications for the user interaction. We will need to create an additional Java class for IntentService, which handles the Geofence alerts. Open the Android Manifest and follow these steps:

1. Add the following permission:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>

2. Open the build.gradle (Module: app) file and add the following statement to the dependencies section:

implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:12.0.1'

3. Create a new Java class called GeofenceIntentService and extend the IntentService class. The declaration will look as follows:

public class GeofenceIntentService extends IntentService { 

4. Add the following ...