154b161@lemmy.ml to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoGeolocation without a GPScodeberg.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareRebellionFox@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-213 days 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-square154b161@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoYes, MicroG uses BeaconDB to accelerate getting a lock.
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
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Yes, MicroG uses BeaconDB to accelerate getting a lock.