▲ 28 ▼ Geolocation without a GPS (codeberg.org) submitted 3 weeks ago by 154b161@lemmy.ml to c/android@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments It turns out you can get a location just by scanning nearby wifi and cell tower signals!
[–] RebellionFox@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] 154b161@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago Yes, MicroG uses BeaconDB to accelerate getting a lock. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 154b161@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago Yes, MicroG uses BeaconDB to accelerate getting a lock. permalink fedilink source parent