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How many satelites are tracked by a typical android phone? 4? Or more? Can it track both GPS and other systems like glonass at the same time?
by rvba 5y ago
How many satelites are tracked by a typical android phone? 4? Or more? Can it track both GPS and other systems like glonass at the same time?
- skzv 5y agoIt depends on the GNSS chipset in the phone, but usually it'll be all the GNSS satellites visible in the sky, from all major constellations. The current Android platform supports GPS, SBAS, GLONASS, QZSS, BEIDOU, GALILEO, and IRNSS[0]. Each satellite adds another constraint, which helps, and with more satellites to choose from, you can drop the weakest or worst measurements. [0] https://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/GnssMeasurement#getConstellationType https://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/Gns...()
- WelcomeShorty 5y agoSide note: > The current Android platform supports GPS, SBAS, GLONASS, QZSS, BEIDOU, GALILEO, and IRNSS[0]. But it depends (and varies wildly) on the hardware of said Android. I buy 3 to 5 cheap (sub 100 euro/US$) Androids per year and it always surprises me which device supports which GNSS is supported and how accurate or not they are. PS I use them to Wigle (https://wigle.net https://wigle.net) mainly, and the WiFi reception is exactly as diverse as the GNSS.
- jpindar 5y agoMine's detecting 20 at the moment, and using 14 of those. This varies slightly from minute to minute. Many GPS apps display this data.
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