154b161@lemmy.ml to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoGeolocation without a GPScodeberg.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareturmacar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours agoGPS is a passive receiver. There’s processing going on, but you dramatically decrease energy use by just updating less often. It’s not like you’re sending a signal to space.
minus-squareprenatal_confusion@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI am aware of that but somehow expected that it still took more energy to receive until there are enough SATs available than to do a BLE scan. Just a gut feeling though and only receiving should have a bigger impact than I thought. Makes sense!
GPS is a passive receiver.
There’s processing going on, but you dramatically decrease energy use by just updating less often.
It’s not like you’re sending a signal to space.
I am aware of that but somehow expected that it still took more energy to receive until there are enough SATs available than to do a BLE scan. Just a gut feeling though and only receiving should have a bigger impact than I thought. Makes sense!