Baseflow / Baseflow/flutter-geolocator

[Feature Request]: Expose Location.hasBearingAccuracy() from Android platform

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platform: android type: enhancement
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Description

### Is there already an issue requesting this feature?

- [X] I have searched the [existing issues](https://github.com/baseflow/flutter-geolocator/issues).

### Please select affected platform(s)

- [X] Android
- [ ] iOS
- [ ] Linux
- [ ] macOS
- [ ] Web
- [ ] Windows

### Use case

It would be nice to have the Android `Location.hasBearingAccuracy()` call exposed to Flutter, as we were filtering out inaccurate heading readings using `Position.headingAccuracy`, but on some devices this always = 0.0 if `Location.hasBearingAccuracy()` returns `false`, so on those devices, we're throwing away all readings.

### Proposal

An extra field in `geolocator_platform_interface-4.2.2/lib/src/models/position.dart` to flag whether the device has bearing/heading accuracy available.

### Specific requirements or considerations

_No response_

### Additional information or context

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start in geolocator_platform_interface-4.2.2/lib/src/models/position.dart and trace how Android Location data reaches the Flutter Position model. Check the Android platform entry point for Location.hasBearingAccuracy(); done means Flutter exposes whether bearing or heading accuracy is available, including the relevant platform data flow.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, dart
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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