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I don't know how to get my gps coords on my phone.

by neolog 6y ago

voisin 6y ago
Me neither. Should be found in General settings on iPhone, rather than via Google Maps (seems to be the only way, from what I can tell?)
- Someone 6y ago
  Open Maps, long click your location to drop a marker. The “marked location” panel shows your coordinates. Drag it towards the top of the screen to see it
- js2 6y ago
  Use the built-in Compass app.
- Jtsummers 6y ago
  The compass app has your coordinates. You can also share your current location with other iMessage users (maybe SMS users, not sure) if you have location sharing enabled, it can be enabled to send your coordinates to other people (I think the options are permanent, 24 hours, and 1 hour).
  - thaumaturgy 6y ago
    I just opened the compass app on my iPhone and I don't see any coordinates there. I'm on 13.7; maybe this is a recent change to the app?
    - Jtsummers 6y ago
      A quick google search suggests that the feature has been around since at least iOS 11 (and I'm confident much earlier, but that was the version I got results for on the first page of my google search, I'm not digging deeper), but you need location services turned on. Check that, then disable again if you don't want location services on by default.
    - jonah 6y ago
      The info I have in a non-sharable google doc is as follows: iPhone GPS Location (4s and recent) This document will give you a step by step procedure to retrieve the GPS location of a lost person using the “Compass” tool. In order to use this tool, the iPhone owner must enable some privacy settings which may be “on” by default. If you cannot get the GPS coordinates from Compass, go to the “Troubleshooting” section. Asking for GPS Coordinates First ask the lost person to launch the compass application on their iPhone. If the person does not know what it is, provide them the following instruction: Put a single finger in the middle of the phone’s screen and swipe down all in one move. This will bring out the “Spotlight Search” tool. Ask them to type “Compass”. This will bring up the “Compass” tool into view as seen below: Ask them to select the “Compass” application in order to launch it Once launched, if the word “Calibrate” appears on the screen (as seen below), the user has to initialize the application. Let him know he needs to move and rotate the phone until calibration is done. Once calibrated, the user should see the coordinates at the bottom of the screen. If the coordinates are not there, go to the troubleshooting section and restart this process from step 1. Troubleshooting Be aware that only iPhone 4s and more recent are equipped with a GPS chipset. All older iPhone will not be able to provide you with GPS coordinates. In order for the “Compass” application to provide the GPS coordinate, it needs to be authorized to communicate with the GPS component of the phone. To ensure this authorization is set, follow these steps: Ask the person to launch their iPhone settings From the main “Setting” page, have them select “Privacy” From the “Privacy” section select “Location Services”. Under the “Location Services” section, the “Location Services” setting should be “on” (or green) and the “Compass” entry should report “While Using”.
  - aarchi 6y ago
    The trouble with the Compass app is that it's infrequently used, so will usually be automatically offloaded and will need to be downloaded again when you're lost with limited internet access.
    - hoseja 6y ago
      Huh? IPhone does that, just remove unused apps from the device?
      - js2 6y ago
        It's optional.
    - 271828182846 6y ago
      if that isn't some microoptimization. how much space can a compass app waste compared to your average bloated app?
      - _Microft 6y ago
        As far as I remember this feature needs to be activated by the user. It also applies to other rarely used apps (the compass app is not treated differently) and only happens once the phone is low on storage.
- eseymour 6y ago
  On iOS, you can scroll up on your photo when looking at it in Photos, and it should show you a location if it's available.
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paxys 6y ago
Most messaging apps (iMessage, Whatsapp, maybe others) have a "send my current location" option.
dheera 6y ago
This. Most phones make simple tasks like reading your lat/lon a PITA. You have to download a spammy 25MB ad-filled app that wants you to subscribe to some casino newsletter before you can read out your coordinates. Personally I would do it with Termux and Python, but non-coders would have trouble using that. Hell on the latest version of Android I can't even read my battery percentage without typing in some code (the latest update removed the battery % from the status bar). Everything has gone downhill.
- neolog 6y ago
  How do you get that info in Python?
  - dheera 6y ago
    pip install termux-api and then import termux termux.API.location()
- userbinator 6y ago
  You can find a few open-source Android "GPS test" apps on GitHub, and ditto for other "sensor test" apps. (I've always thought the terminology was a little confusing/imprecise, since I wouldn't consider these apps to be "tests", but rather simply the UI of a GPS receiver. Then again, when I hear "GPS" I think of a receiver-only, i.e. a device that just tells you your current lat/lon/etc. position, whereas I guess what most people consider a "GPS app" would more precisely be termed a "GPS navigation/map".)
- jamesrr39 6y ago
  > 25MB ad-filled app I really started noticing this since starting to use F-Droid, for a lot of simple apps in the Google Play Store, you can get the same functionality, with zero ads and a much smaller bundle size in F-Droid. For example this app from F-Droid, which shows your GPS location & coordinates, weighs in at _48KiB_! https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.borneq.heregpslocation/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.borneq.heregpslocation/ (disclaimer: I have not tried the app, it was just the first result that came up from a search). It's pretty cool to see that yes, it's perfectly possible to build lightweight Android apps; and it's really a question of what you put in the bundle.
cbsks 6y ago
I have had this site bookmarked on my phone for years. Luckily I’ve never had to use it! When you allow the website to get your location, it shows your gps coordinates and accuracy. https://findmesar.com/ https://findmesar.com/ It wouldn’t work in the case when you have cell service but no data.
- fletchowns 6y ago
  > It wouldn’t work in the case when you have cell service but no data. Better to have an app to do it locally, I think the odds are high that when you would need something like this you probably won't have an internet connection.
  - jonah 6y ago
    This one is pretty cool. It basically gathers your location (and battery level) and composes an SMS for you to send to 911 or your friend. https://www.backcountrysos.com/ https://www.backcountrysos.com/
  - cbsks 6y ago
    In my experience I have data when I have enough service to send a text or make a call. I’m sure there are edge cases however.
- jonah 6y ago
  Here's another one that works similarly helping you find your location and send it to someone, but it also allows a rescuer or anyone else to create an automated request for your location which you can provide in an easy way. https://yourlo.ca/tion https://yourlo.ca/tion
ytpete 6y ago
Sending a screenshot of your location marker in a Maps app would work well too. But I guess taking screenshots is probably also a power-user feature that many people may not be familiar with...
dataflow 6y ago
Install one one of these: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.g... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.gpstest https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.gp...
- userbinator 6y ago
  Note that the second one is open-source (https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest) while the first one is adware.
carlivar 6y ago
Telegram and other chat apps support sending your location to someone.
MappingSupport 6y ago
I am the developer of FindMeSAR (https://findmesar.com https://findmesar.com) which is mentioned here in the comments. The first time you open this web page your device must be online. The code is saved in a special part of your browser's memory. This web page (aka web app) will then work offline. This is done with service worker coding plus appcache coding as a fall back. If you are a bit skeptical that a web page can work offline, just go ahead and try it. There is an icon you can save on your screen and a 'Tips' button with more information. Finally, it turns out that if you ever need to call for help with your cell phone there are some things you should know in order to have the best chance of reaching 911 or anyone else. After reading through a whole pile of documents on the FCC website I put my findings into 4 PDF reports. The end of each report has links to the other reports. Open PDF: https://findmesar.com/p/pdf/smart_way_call_911_with_cell_phone.pdf https://findmesar.com/p/pdf/smart_way_call_911_with_cell_pho...

I don't know how to get my gps coords on my phone.

by neolog 6y ago

I don't know how to get my gps coords on my phone.

Me neither. Should be found in General settings on iPhone, rather than via Google Maps (seems to be the only way, from what I can tell?)

Someone 6y ago
Open Maps, long click your location to drop a marker. The “marked location” panel shows your coordinates. Drag it towards the top of the screen to see it
js2 6y ago
Use the built-in Compass app.
Jtsummers 6y ago
The compass app has your coordinates. You can also share your current location with other iMessage users (maybe SMS users, not sure) if you have location sharing enabled, it can be enabled to send your coordinates to other people (I think the options are permanent, 24 hours, and 1 hour).
- thaumaturgy 6y ago
  I just opened the compass app on my iPhone and I don't see any coordinates there. I'm on 13.7; maybe this is a recent change to the app?
  - Jtsummers 6y ago
    A quick google search suggests that the feature has been around since at least iOS 11 (and I'm confident much earlier, but that was the version I got results for on the first page of my google search, I'm not digging deeper), but you need location services turned on. Check that, then disable again if you don't want location services on by default.
  - jonah 6y ago
    The info I have in a non-sharable google doc is as follows: iPhone GPS Location (4s and recent) This document will give you a step by step procedure to retrieve the GPS location of a lost person using the “Compass” tool. In order to use this tool, the iPhone owner must enable some privacy settings which may be “on” by default. If you cannot get the GPS coordinates from Compass, go to the “Troubleshooting” section. Asking for GPS Coordinates First ask the lost person to launch the compass application on their iPhone. If the person does not know what it is, provide them the following instruction: Put a single finger in the middle of the phone’s screen and swipe down all in one move. This will bring out the “Spotlight Search” tool. Ask them to type “Compass”. This will bring up the “Compass” tool into view as seen below: Ask them to select the “Compass” application in order to launch it Once launched, if the word “Calibrate” appears on the screen (as seen below), the user has to initialize the application. Let him know he needs to move and rotate the phone until calibration is done. Once calibrated, the user should see the coordinates at the bottom of the screen. If the coordinates are not there, go to the troubleshooting section and restart this process from step 1. Troubleshooting Be aware that only iPhone 4s and more recent are equipped with a GPS chipset. All older iPhone will not be able to provide you with GPS coordinates. In order for the “Compass” application to provide the GPS coordinate, it needs to be authorized to communicate with the GPS component of the phone. To ensure this authorization is set, follow these steps: Ask the person to launch their iPhone settings From the main “Setting” page, have them select “Privacy” From the “Privacy” section select “Location Services”. Under the “Location Services” section, the “Location Services” setting should be “on” (or green) and the “Compass” entry should report “While Using”.
- aarchi 6y ago
  The trouble with the Compass app is that it's infrequently used, so will usually be automatically offloaded and will need to be downloaded again when you're lost with limited internet access.
  - hoseja 6y ago
    Huh? IPhone does that, just remove unused apps from the device?
    - js2 6y ago
      It's optional.
  - 271828182846 6y ago
    if that isn't some microoptimization. how much space can a compass app waste compared to your average bloated app?
    - _Microft 6y ago
      As far as I remember this feature needs to be activated by the user. It also applies to other rarely used apps (the compass app is not treated differently) and only happens once the phone is low on storage.
eseymour 6y ago
On iOS, you can scroll up on your photo when looking at it in Photos, and it should show you a location if it's available.

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paxys 6y ago

Most messaging apps (iMessage, Whatsapp, maybe others) have a "send my current location" option.

dheera 6y ago

This. Most phones make simple tasks like reading your lat/lon a PITA. You have to download a spammy 25MB ad-filled app that wants you to subscribe to some casino newsletter before you can read out your coordinates. Personally I would do it with Termux and Python, but non-coders would have trouble using that. Hell on the latest version of Android I can't even read my battery percentage without typing in some code (the latest update removed the battery % from the status bar). Everything has gone downhill.

neolog 6y ago
How do you get that info in Python?
- dheera 6y ago
  pip install termux-api and then import termux termux.API.location()
userbinator 6y ago
You can find a few open-source Android "GPS test" apps on GitHub, and ditto for other "sensor test" apps. (I've always thought the terminology was a little confusing/imprecise, since I wouldn't consider these apps to be "tests", but rather simply the UI of a GPS receiver. Then again, when I hear "GPS" I think of a receiver-only, i.e. a device that just tells you your current lat/lon/etc. position, whereas I guess what most people consider a "GPS app" would more precisely be termed a "GPS navigation/map".)
jamesrr39 6y ago
> 25MB ad-filled app I really started noticing this since starting to use F-Droid, for a lot of simple apps in the Google Play Store, you can get the same functionality, with zero ads and a much smaller bundle size in F-Droid. For example this app from F-Droid, which shows your GPS location & coordinates, weighs in at _48KiB_! https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.borneq.heregpslocation/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.borneq.heregpslocation/ (disclaimer: I have not tried the app, it was just the first result that came up from a search). It's pretty cool to see that yes, it's perfectly possible to build lightweight Android apps; and it's really a question of what you put in the bundle.

cbsks 6y ago

I have had this site bookmarked on my phone for years. Luckily I’ve never had to use it! When you allow the website to get your location, it shows your gps coordinates and accuracy. https://findmesar.com/ https://findmesar.com/ It wouldn’t work in the case when you have cell service but no data.

fletchowns 6y ago
> It wouldn’t work in the case when you have cell service but no data. Better to have an app to do it locally, I think the odds are high that when you would need something like this you probably won't have an internet connection.
- jonah 6y ago
  This one is pretty cool. It basically gathers your location (and battery level) and composes an SMS for you to send to 911 or your friend. https://www.backcountrysos.com/ https://www.backcountrysos.com/
- cbsks 6y ago
  In my experience I have data when I have enough service to send a text or make a call. I’m sure there are edge cases however.
jonah 6y ago
Here's another one that works similarly helping you find your location and send it to someone, but it also allows a rescuer or anyone else to create an automated request for your location which you can provide in an easy way. https://yourlo.ca/tion https://yourlo.ca/tion

ytpete 6y ago

Sending a screenshot of your location marker in a Maps app would work well too. But I guess taking screenshots is probably also a power-user feature that many people may not be familiar with...

dataflow 6y ago

Install one one of these: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.g... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.gpstest https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.gp...

userbinator 6y ago
Note that the second one is open-source (https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest) while the first one is adware.

carlivar 6y ago

Telegram and other chat apps support sending your location to someone.

MappingSupport 6y ago

I am the developer of FindMeSAR (https://findmesar.com https://findmesar.com) which is mentioned here in the comments. The first time you open this web page your device must be online. The code is saved in a special part of your browser's memory. This web page (aka web app) will then work offline. This is done with service worker coding plus appcache coding as a fall back. If you are a bit skeptical that a web page can work offline, just go ahead and try it. There is an icon you can save on your screen and a 'Tips' button with more information. Finally, it turns out that if you ever need to call for help with your cell phone there are some things you should know in order to have the best chance of reaching 911 or anyone else. After reading through a whole pile of documents on the FCC website I put my findings into 4 PDF reports. The end of each report has links to the other reports. Open PDF: https://findmesar.com/p/pdf/smart_way_call_911_with_cell_phone.pdf https://findmesar.com/p/pdf/smart_way_call_911_with_cell_pho...