diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/de/hft/geotracker/activities/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/de/hft/geotracker/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 1315dd7..bfdeea4 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/de/hft/geotracker/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/de/hft/geotracker/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 package de.hft.geotracker.activities
 
+import android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
 import android.app.PendingIntent
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import android.location.Location
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.Looper
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
 import android.widget.Spinner
 import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat.requestPermissions
+import com.google.android.gms.location.*
 import com.google.android.gms.location.Geofence
 import com.google.android.gms.location.GeofencingClient
 import com.google.android.gms.location.GeofencingRequest
@@ -26,6 +33,8 @@ import retrofit2.Retrofit
 import retrofit2.converter.gson.GsonConverterFactory
 import java.io.BufferedReader
 import java.io.InputStreamReader
+import java.lang.StringBuilder
+import kotlin.properties.Delegates
 
 
 class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
@@ -34,12 +43,29 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     lateinit var actionButton: TextView
     var running = false
     lateinit var service: GeofenceService
+    lateinit var locationRequest: LocationRequest
+    lateinit var fusedLocationClient: FusedLocationProviderClient
+    lateinit var locationCallback: LocationCallback
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
-
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_home)
 
+        //Get location data and permissions
+        createLocationRequest()
+        fusedLocationClient = LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(this)
+        if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) !=
+            PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+        ) {
+            requestPermissions(this, arrayOf(ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION), 1000)
+        }
+        locationCallback = object : LocationCallback() {
+            override fun onLocationResult(locationResult: LocationResult?) {
+                locationResult ?: return
+            }
+        }
+
+        //React on geofence state
         this.getSharedPreferences("LOCATION", Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
             ?.edit()
             ?.putBoolean("ENABLED", false)
@@ -172,6 +198,26 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT)
     }
 
+    override fun onResume() {
+        super.onResume()
+        startLocationUpdates()
+    }
+    private fun startLocationUpdates() {
+        fusedLocationClient.requestLocationUpdates(
+            locationRequest,
+            locationCallback,
+            Looper.getMainLooper()
+        )
+    }
+
+    private fun createLocationRequest() {
+        locationRequest = LocationRequest.create().apply {
+            interval = 10000
+            fastestInterval = 5000
+            priority = LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun onBackPressed() {
     }