expo-location (React-Native) : Location.getCurrentPositionAsync() never returns anything - react-native

Question

I'm developing a cross platform mobile App.
I'm testing my code on a Android Studio emulator (google pixel 5, api level 30) and i'm using expo version : ~43.0.2 and expo-location version : ~13.0.4
I've already asked for the location permission, and it works. But when I call the following code i log "there" but never "here":
console.log("there")
const userLocation = await Location.getCurrentPositionAsync()
console.log("here")
Indeed, the function Location.getCurrentPositionAsync() seems locked
A similar issue has been know in the past according to these links:
React Native Expo-Location returns Location service unavailable during initial useEffect
https://forums.expo.dev/t/getcurrentpositionasync-doesnt-return-any-value-infinity-loading/23643
But it's also the code in the Expo doc :
https://snack.expo.dev/#charliecruzan/expo-map-and-location-example
. Bellow the entire app class :
import { StatusBar } from 'expo-status-bar';
import React from 'react';
import {Text, TextInput, Pressable, View, Alert} from 'react-native';
import * as Location from "expo-location"
export default class App extends React.Component{
state = {
errorMessage: "",
location: {}
}
getAddress(){
return this.state.address
}
_getLocation = async ()=>{
const {status} = await Location.requestForegroundPermissionsAsync();
if (status !== "granted"){
console.log("PERMISSION LACK!")
this.setState({
errorMessage:"PERMISSION NOT GRANTED"
});
}
console.log("there")
const userLocation = await Location.getCurrentPositionAsync();
console.log("here")
console.log(JSON.stringify(userLocation))
this.setState({
location: userLocation
})
}
render(){
this._getLocation()
return (
<View>
<Text>Salut</Text>
</View>
);
}
}
What did i missed?

Answer 1

Add accuracy and maximumAge in parameters with Location.Accuracy.Highest and 10000 respectively as shown below:
JavaScript:
const userLocation = await Location.getCurrentPositionAsync({accuracy: Location.Accuracy.Highest, maximumAge: 10000});
The solution came from How to use getCurrentPositionAsync
function in expo-location | Tabnine.

Answer 2

As explained in this reddit post, the location service only works in emulators if you are logged into a google account.