Geolocator.StatusChanged | statuschanged event

function onStatusChanged(eventArgs) { /* Your code */ }
 
// addEventListener syntax
geolocator.addEventListener("statuschanged", onStatusChanged);
geolocator.removeEventListener("statuschanged", onStatusChanged);
 
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geolocator.onstatuschanged = onStatusChanged;

loc = new Windows.Devices.Geolocation.Geolocator();

// Add event handlers for the statuschanged event.
loc.addEventListener("statuschanged", onStatusChanged);

// Handler for statusChanged event.        
function onStatusChanged(args) {
    var newStatus = args.status;

    document.getElementById('geolocatorStatus').innerHTML =
            getStatusString(newStatus);
}

// display an appropriate error message
function getStatusString(locStatus) {

    switch (locStatus) {
        case Windows.Devices.Geolocation.PositionStatus.ready:
            // Location data is available
            return "Location is available.";
            break;

        case Windows.Devices.Geolocation.PositionStatus.initializing:
            // This status indicates that a GPS is still acquiring a fix
            return "A GPS device is still initializing.";
            break;

        case Windows.Devices.Geolocation.PositionStatus.noData:
            // No location data is currently available
            return "Data from location services is currently unavailable.";
            break;

        case Windows.Devices.Geolocation.PositionStatus.disabled:
            // The app doesn't have permission to access location,
            // either because location has been turned off.
            return "Your location is currently turned off. " +
                 "Change your settings through the Settings charm " +
                 " to turn it back on.";
            break;

         case Windows.Devices.Geolocation.PositionStatus.notInitialized:
            // This status indicates that the app has not yet requested
            // location data by calling GetGeolocationAsync() or
            // registering an event handler for the positionChanged event.
            return "Location status is not initialized because " +
                "the app has not requested location data.";
            break;

         case Windows.Devices.Geolocation.PositionStatus.notAvailable:
             // Location is not available on this version of Windows
             return "You do not have the required location services " +
                 "present on your system.";
             break;

         default:
             return "Unknown status";

    }
}