Since I got my fist smarphone HTC Desire, I was looking for some decent navigation app. I tried a lot and now I am mostly using two of them Waze and Sygic. In title I put a kind of opposition of these two projects, but it is not fully correct to compare them. In some… Continue reading Waze vs Sygic: a small comparisson
Tag: gps
Android: how and why not to use ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
I will start from why you should avoid using ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION directive in your Manifest.xml file. ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION allows you to get approximate location of user’s device. It is detected not by GPS, but using different means – wifi hotspots, network triangulation etc. Actually, it is pretty accurate and it is worth considering to use in case… Continue reading Android: how and why not to use ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
android: get location from GPS and mobile stations
I was working on a project, where I need to detect location of the device. User needs to tap a button in configuration page and location should be detected. Detection only by GPS didn’t work on some Samsung devices. Pretty annoying problem, I should say. So, I added some other methods to get coarse location… Continue reading android: get location from GPS and mobile stations