GeoCoordinateWatcher::Permission Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
The application’s level of access to the location service.
Assembly: System.Device (in System.Device.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Device.Location::GeoPositionPermissionThe application’s access to the location service.
If you attempt to start data acquisition from the Location Service and the Status property is Disabled, the user may have disabled the Location Service on their phone. You can determine this by checking to see if the Permission property is Denied. If so, you may want to alert the user so that they can enable the service if they choose to do so.