Android Non-GPS Route tracking?

[boycee]

Hi there,

Google does a pretty good job working out where I am without GPS, yet I can't find an application that plots my location every few minutes without needing a GPS signal.

I don't really want my phone signal to be zapped by leaving the GPS signal on, hence looking at GSM based location.

Anyone got any suggestions?

Boycee

 

[Myshra]

GSM location tracking is not accurate and should not be relied on for anything critical. It can be as bad as accuracy down to 1KM to give you a frame of reference and should you only have 2 towers in proximity, it will refuse to work.

Google cheats by sniffing wifi router MAC addresses and then looking them up on Skyhook / their own database and plotting your position that way assuming you have this enabled in positioning (the option is called "Use wireless networks" under positioning).

 

[boycee]

Hi,

1-5km is fine, I only want it to give a rough indication of my route as I travel.