154b161@lemmy.ml to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoGeolocation without a GPScodeberg.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareRebellionFox@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 hours agoIt can help with location when you’re on a device that doesn’t have a GPS receiver. Like a laptop. It might also help with initial positioning since it can take several seconds or minutes to get a GPS lock. Edit: For anyone who want to contribute to BeaconDB there is NeoStumbler on F-Droid
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoOk but this is Android…? Not a laptop. How does removing WiFi and cell data improve initial positioning?
It can help with location when you’re on a device that doesn’t have a GPS receiver. Like a laptop.
It might also help with initial positioning since it can take several seconds or minutes to get a GPS lock.
Edit: For anyone who want to contribute to BeaconDB there is NeoStumbler on F-Droid
Ok but this is Android…? Not a laptop.
How does removing WiFi and cell data improve initial positioning?