▲ 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!
[–] 154b161@lemmy.ml [S] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I tried it in my city, geolocation accuracy is really good. MicroG also uses BeaconDB, so they collect a lot of data. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frettchen@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Just so long as BeaconDB can keep its data relatively up-to-date (which requires many users contributing via running another FOSS app in the background on their phones), permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 154b161@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 3 weeks ago which seems to be working really good. I'm impressed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frettchen@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Just so long as BeaconDB can keep its data relatively up-to-date (which requires many users contributing via running another FOSS app in the background on their phones), permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 154b161@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 3 weeks ago which seems to be working really good. I'm impressed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 154b161@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 3 weeks ago which seems to be working really good. I'm impressed. permalink fedilink source parent