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Geolocation without a GPS (codeberg.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by 154b161@lemmy.ml to c/android@lemmy.world

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It turns out you can get a location just by scanning nearby wifi and cell tower signals!

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[–] 5gruel@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago

what are you talking about? GPS is far from a "passive receiver" in any sense of that vague term. It's running an oscillator at the carrier frequency.

GPS is probably the most power hungry sensor on your device.

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