seyeysyesyes> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:07:09 -0700> Subject:
[android-developers] Re: Getting GPS Strength ?> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
[email protected]> > > Great :) Thats what I've been
searching for.> > So did you find a constant for 'satellites' ?> > On 2 Okt.,
06:12, Ludwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > The onStatusChanged() method for
the LocationListener interface has a Bundle> > as a third parameter. From the
LocationManager documentation:> >> > "The extras Bundle for the GPS location
provider can contain the following> > key/value pairs:> >> > - satellites -
the number of satellites used to derive the fix"> >> > That is AFAIK the only
hook into more details from the GPS receiver, which> > is not much and for any
real purposes pretty useless. And it is optional, so> > you cannot rely on it.>
>> > Furthermore, I have no idea on how to get the Emulator provide any> >
information of this sort. Pushing in a GPX file with DDMS gives me two calls> >
to onStatusChanged: one at the beginning when no GPS information is> >
available (the flag tells me that the GPS is temporarily unavailable), then> >
when I start playing the GPX file it tells me it is available. But there is> >
nothing in the bundle. The GPX file does not contain such information so I> >
am not surprised. Maybe Google can tell us if there is a way to get> >
satellite information to show in the Emulator.> >> > I can only say that the
nicest thing to have on a physical device will be> > some access to the NMEA
messages as only information of that detail can give> > a real idea of
accuracy. (Just in case some GPS manufacturers are listening:> > build an
Android enabled device, make NMEA message available over some> > Listener
interface and hundreds of Android programmers will write all the> > software
for you.)> >> > Ludwig> >> > 2008/10/1 Nikkelitous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> >>
>> > > The best thing I can see is getAccuracy() in> > >
android.location.Location. It unfortunately doesn't return how many> > > GPS
satellites it's seeing but is a more abstract result gathered from> > > all
details of the connections. This, I assume would include the> > > number of
satellites their strength and other details. But unless> > > theres a hidden
API I don't think we can really get that data just> > > yet. I'd say file it
as a feature request but for most purposes> > > getAccuracy() should be
sufficient. If you're looking for specific> > > number for something else, why
don't you post it and we'll brainstorm> > > and try to figure out a way to do
what you want.> >> > > On Sep 28, 10:56 pm, plusminus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:> > > > Hey guys,> >> > > > is there any possibility to get the
Strength/Reliability/Quality of> > > > the current GPS-signal ?> > > > i.e. the
number of satellites the gps-receiver is 'seeing' ?> >> > > > Best Regards,> >
> > plusminus> >> >>
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