The issue is occurring for me on 5.5.0f3 and is blocking an app update I need to make. Please get this fixed ASAP.

5.5.0f3 definitely broken on our android build.

It blocks us from upgrading to 5.5 which is a pitty. Please fix asap, thank you!

Same problem here.

How to use the workaround that JUSTKOG posted bellow?

Still broken on 5.5.0p3

Hello,

Same issue here.

Here is a basic example of a workaround using the Unity java wrapper:

private AndroidJavaObject activityContext = null;
private AndroidJavaObject locationManager = null;
private LocationListener locationListener = null;

public long MinDelaySeconds;
public float MinDistanceMeters;

public void ActivateGPS()
{
#if UNITY_ANDROID
using (AndroidJavaClass activityClass = new AndroidJavaClass("com.unity3d.player.UnityPlayer"))
{
activityContext = activityClass.GetStatic<AndroidJavaObject>("currentActivity");
locationManager = activityContext.Call<AndroidJavaObject>("getSystemService", "location");
bool GPSenabled = locationManager.Call<bool>("isProviderEnabled", "gps");
if (GPSenabled)
Debug.Log("GPS enabled");
else
Debug.Log("GPS disabled");

// In case we need a startup location
AndroidJavaObject lastLocation = locationManager.Call<AndroidJavaObject>("getLastKnownLocation", "gps");
DisplayJavaLocation(lastLocation);

locationListener = new LocationListener();
locationManager.Call("requestLocationUpdates", "gps", (long)1000 * MinDelaySeconds, MinDistanceMeters, locationListener);
}
#endif
}

public static void DisplayJavaLocation(AndroidJavaObject location)
{
double latitude = location.Call<double>("getLatitude");
double longitude = location.Call<double>("getLongitude");

Debug.Log("new latitude / longitude => " + latitude + " / " + longitude);
}

class LocationListener : AndroidJavaProxy
{
public LocationListener() : base("android.location.LocationListener")
{

}

public void onLocationChanged(AndroidJavaObject location)
{
DisplayJavaLocation(location);
}

public void onStatusChanged(string provider, int status, AndroidJavaObject bundle)
{
Debug.Log(provider + " status changed to " + status); // 0 => OUT_OF_SERVICE / 1 => TEMPORARILY_UNAVAILABLE / 2 => AVAILABLE
}

public void onProviderEnabled(string provider)
{
Debug.Log(provider + " provider enabled");
}

public void onProviderDisabled(string provider)
{
Debug.Log(provider + " provider disabled");
}

// the part below comes from https://forum.unity3d.com/threads/androidjavaproxy-equals.243438/

static bool thatWasMe;

// proxy for int java.lang.Object.hashCode()
int hashCode()
{
thatWasMe = true;
return this.GetHashCode();
}

// proxy for boolean java.lang.Object.equals(Object o)
bool equals(AndroidJavaObject o)
{
thatWasMe = false;
o.Call<int>("hashCode");
return thatWasMe;
}
}

Using Unity 5.5.0f3 over here and we are having the same issue when running our project on a Samsung Galaxy A3 and a Note 4 (we haven't tested it on any other smartphones so far). Strangely on our Commax Blade 80 Tablet the GPS works perfectly fine and the app does not crash but the performance is pretty bad. Hope this is going to be fixed very soon.

Same problem in 5.5.0f3

Blocked by this issue. Can't roll back for other reasons :(

We are unable to release our application as this is a CORE feature we are relying on. What is the ETA? This is a Major issue which is blocking us?