---
title: Install on Android
---

# Install on Android

## Minimum SDK version

In order to use the `location` plugin, you need to set the minimum SDK version
to at **least API level 21**:

```groovy title="android/app/build.gradle"
android {
    // ...
    defaultConfig {
      minSdk 21
      // ...
    }
}
```

## Theme AppCompat

In order to display dialogs for asking the user to activate the GPS
automatically and redirect to the Settings page, you need to change the default
theme of your app to `Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar`:

```xml name="android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml"
...
<style name="NormalTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
    <item name="android:windowBackground">?android:colorBackground</item>
</style>
```

## Background location

In order to receive background location, you need to add the following
permissions to your manifest:

```xml name="android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml"
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

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

  <application
    android:label="your awesome app"
    android:name="${applicationName}">
    <!-- ... -->
  </application>
</manifest>
```