📍 Live Tracking — Flutter App

A Flutter-based real-time live location tracking application using Google Maps and device GPS. This repository demonstrates how to track a user’s location in real time, display it on a map, and update markers smoothly — suitable for delivery, ride-sharing, logistics, and tracking apps.

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🚀 What This Repository Does

This project showcases:

• 📍 Real-time user location tracking
• 🗺️ Google Maps integration
• 📌 Live marker updates on map
• 🎯 Camera movement with location changes
• 🔐 Runtime location permissions handling
• 🧭 Clean and simple tracking UI

This repository can be used as a starter template or reference implementation for live tracking features.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Flutter (UI & application logic)
• google_maps_flutter (Map rendering)
• geolocator (GPS & live location updates)
• permission_handler (Location permissions)

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📂 Project Structure

lib/
 ├── main.dart
 ├── screens/
 │    └── live_tracking_screen.dart
 ├── services/
 │    └── location_service.dart
 ├── widgets/
 │    └── map_view.dart

pubspec.yaml

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✨ Features Breakdown

1️⃣ Live Location Tracking

• Continuously listens to GPS location updates
• High-accuracy positioning support

2️⃣ Google Maps

• Displays current location on map
• Animated camera updates
• Customizable markers

3️⃣ Permissions Handling

• Requests location permissions at runtime
• Gracefully handles denied permissions

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📦 Dependencies

Add the following to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter
  flutter_svg: ^2.0.17
  location: ^8.0.0
  flutter_polyline_points: ^2.1.0
  google_maps_flutter: ^2.12.1

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🗺️ Google Maps Setup

1. Get API Key

• Go to Google Cloud Console
• Enable Maps SDK for Android and Maps SDK for iOS
• Generate an API key

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2. Android Setup

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

<meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
    android:value="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

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3. iOS Setup

ios/Runner/Info.plist

<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Location access is required for live tracking</string>

<key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Location access is required for live tracking</string>

ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift

import GoogleMaps

GMSServices.provideAPIKey("YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY")

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▶️ How to Run

flutter pub get
flutter run

Run the app on a real device or emulator with location enabled.

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🧪 Use Cases

• 🚚 Delivery & logistics tracking
• 🚕 Ride-sharing applications
• 🧑‍💼 Employee location tracking
• 📦 Fleet management systems
• 📍 Live location sharing apps

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🧑‍💻 Author

Jatin Sharma Flutter Developer

GitHub: https://github.com/sharmajatin1997

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⭐ Support

If this repository helps you:

• ⭐ Star the repo
• 🍴 Fork it
• 🧑‍💻 Use it in your projects

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📄 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

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⚠️ Note: For production apps, always secure your Google Maps API key and handle background location permissions carefully.