Help a question about gps

[Jenritz2k4]

hi forummers good day to all. May only ask if someone knows how to identify my phones gps is its gps, glonass, beidou, galileo or a-gps.

 

[EarlyMon]

Androids that use GPS use a-GPS, meaning that the initial attitude and empheris tables (used to get and maintain a lock) are downloaded on demand by wifi or 3G or 4G, rather than from the satellites.

If you don't have that data loaded, you can leave your phone outside in a good reception area and wait - typically a very LONG time - and it will eventually find a satellite, get the updates, and start working.

So - Internet preloading of the satellite data significantly reduces time to first fix. That's assisted GPS, or a-GPS.

Once you have the initial lock, a-GPS is the same as GPS.

GLONASS is Russian GPS.

Most new phones today use both.

Check out "GPS Status & Toolbox"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2

In the main screen, numbered circles inside the compass are GPS satellites, rectangles are GLONASS.

Galileo (EU GPS) just started providing services and won't have a full constellation to rely on for the next several years.

If your phone is using BeiDou then you're in China and would be the first person I've met using it.

What phone do you have?

 

[Jenritz2k4]

I am only using acer android phone. Thanks Sir EarlyMon for the information you shared. It really helps a lot. God bless.

 

[EarlyMon]

 

[saltire]

In the main screen, numbered circles inside the compass are GPS satellites, rectangles are GLONASS.

Cheers EM, now learned some new today [emoji4]

 

[Jenritz2k4]

Cheers EM, now learned some new today [emoji4]

Sir EM any idea why can we say that the circle inside compass is GPS and rectangle is Glonass?

 

[hoangcf]

hi forummers good day to all. May only ask if someone knows how to identify my phones gps is its gps, glonass, beidou, galileo or a-gps.

hi, good day to you

 

[Slug]

any idea why can we say that the circle inside compass is GPS and rectangle is Glonass?

The two systems (GPS and GLONASS) identify themselves differently to the receiver, thus the app can tell which system each visible satellite belongs to.

 

[mikedt]

If your phone is using BeiDou then you're in China and would be the first person I've met using it.

I've not met anyone using it yet, so far. Sure were all using GPS and Glonass, like everyone else.

 

[EarlyMon]

Sir EM any idea why can we say that the circle inside compass is GPS and rectangle is Glonass?

http://mobiwia.com/gpsstatus/userguide