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Stop, Pause & Resume

STOP

Section titled “STOP”

Stop all location mocking and shut down the GPS JoyStick service.

Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.STOP Tier: Free Extras: None

Tasker Example

Section titled “Tasker Example”
  1. Create a new Task → Add Action → Misc → Send Intent
  2. Set Action to theappninjas.gpsjoystick.STOP
  3. Set Target to Service

ADB Shell Example

Section titled “ADB Shell Example”
Terminal window
# Android 8.0+
adb shell am start-foreground-service -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.STOP


# Older Android
adb shell am startservice -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.STOP

ROUTE_PAUSE

Section titled “ROUTE_PAUSE”

Pause the currently active route. The mocked location remains at the current position.

Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_PAUSE Tier: Pro Extras: None

Error: Returns NOT_WALKING if no route is currently walking.

ADB Shell Example

Section titled “ADB Shell Example”
Terminal window
adb shell am start-foreground-service -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_PAUSE

ROUTE_RESUME

Section titled “ROUTE_RESUME”

Resume a previously paused route from where it stopped.

Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_RESUME Tier: Pro Extras: None

Error: Returns NO_ROUTE_ACTIVE if no route is loaded.

ADB Shell Example

Section titled “ADB Shell Example”
Terminal window
adb shell am start-foreground-service -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_RESUME

ROUTE_NEXT

Section titled “ROUTE_NEXT”

Skip forward to the next waypoint in the active route.

Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_NEXT Tier: Pro Extras: None

Error: Returns NO_ROUTE_ACTIVE if no route is loaded.

ADB Shell Example

Section titled “ADB Shell Example”
Terminal window
adb shell am start-foreground-service -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_NEXT

ROUTE_PREV

Section titled “ROUTE_PREV”

Go back to the previous waypoint in the active route.

Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_PREV Tier: Pro Extras: None

Error: Returns NO_ROUTE_ACTIVE if no route is loaded.

ADB Shell Example

Section titled “ADB Shell Example”
Terminal window
adb shell am start-foreground-service -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_PREV

Pause/Resume Workflow Example

Section titled “Pause/Resume Workflow Example”
Terminal window
# Start a route
adb shell am start-foreground-service \
  -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE \
  --es name "Daily Walk"


# Pause after a while
adb shell am start-foreground-service \
  -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_PAUSE


# Skip forward a waypoint
adb shell am start-foreground-service \
  -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_NEXT


# Resume from the new position
adb shell am start-foreground-service \
  -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE_RESUME


# Stop completely
adb shell am start-foreground-service \
  -a theappninjas.gpsjoystick.STOP