dallas77us
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My Moto X4 upgraded to 9.0 from 8.1 yesterday and among other things I discovered the location accuracy settings have changed.
I didn't find the three-option settings I was used to so it was off to a search.
Now there is just a toggle for what is and has been high accuracy (GPS, WiFi, cellular & device sensors) when on and GPS only when off, the latter formerly called "device only."
The "battery saver" (high accuracy minus GPS) mode has been abandoned.
That's where I bumped into that ubiquitous explanation: "GPS can be slower and less accurate than other sources."
Given that the acclaimed apps GPS Test Plus and GPS Status report a 2-3 second fix and a 10 foot accuracy, even with AGPS cleared, even on my old Moto G3 clunker, I wonder how WiFi, cellular, etc. can make it any more accurate than that? A better showing at eight or nine feet? Can it determine I'm not visiting the "gentlemen's club" next door to the Starbuck's I'm seated in?
Heck, even my ancient Garmin GPS III+ is still good to ~30 feet (it does take a few minutes at that).
So if I find myself in the remotest of the Rocky Mountains or the Gobi Desert... "Gosh, no bars. Sure wish there was some access points out here to tweak the GPS."
I can't come up with a good keywords/Boolean search to guide me to an explanation.
Can anyone with expertise in this point me to where Google defines "GPS can be slower and less accurate than other sources"?
Thanks!
I didn't find the three-option settings I was used to so it was off to a search.
Now there is just a toggle for what is and has been high accuracy (GPS, WiFi, cellular & device sensors) when on and GPS only when off, the latter formerly called "device only."
The "battery saver" (high accuracy minus GPS) mode has been abandoned.
That's where I bumped into that ubiquitous explanation: "GPS can be slower and less accurate than other sources."
Given that the acclaimed apps GPS Test Plus and GPS Status report a 2-3 second fix and a 10 foot accuracy, even with AGPS cleared, even on my old Moto G3 clunker, I wonder how WiFi, cellular, etc. can make it any more accurate than that? A better showing at eight or nine feet? Can it determine I'm not visiting the "gentlemen's club" next door to the Starbuck's I'm seated in?
Heck, even my ancient Garmin GPS III+ is still good to ~30 feet (it does take a few minutes at that).
So if I find myself in the remotest of the Rocky Mountains or the Gobi Desert... "Gosh, no bars. Sure wish there was some access points out here to tweak the GPS."
I can't come up with a good keywords/Boolean search to guide me to an explanation.
Can anyone with expertise in this point me to where Google defines "GPS can be slower and less accurate than other sources"?
Thanks!