Android: What is the minimum and maximum radius for geofence

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Akshay picture Akshay · Jul 21, 2015 · Viewed 8.4k times · Source

I am working on an Android app which makes use of geofence. I want user to decide the radius of geofence. But I want to know what is the minimum and maximum radius for the geofence so that app will work fine.

Answer

Jaydeep purohit picture Jaydeep purohit · Jul 7, 2017

For best results, the minimum radius of the geofence should be set between 100 - 150 meters.

=> When Wi-Fi is available location accuracy is usually between 20 - 50 meters.

=> When indoor location is available, the accuracy range can be as small as 5 meters. Unless you know indoor location is available inside the geofence, assume that Wi-Fi location accuracy is about 50 meters.

Check and read developer site

https://developer.android.com/training/location/geofencing.html

You can set 50-100 meters as minimum for all conditions.

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