I think what he means is that Google Maps can still get your approximate location by knowing which cell towers you are closest too. It uses this to get a general location when the GPS doesn't have enough signal.
-Kevin On Mar 18, 2:27 am, Andreas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm not sure what you mean, and I think it would help if you would > elaborate a bit. GPS is generally wireless, since the problem of > getting a cable to connect to objects in low earth orbit is still not > solved. ( *_^) > > The connection to GPS satellites is generally a _lot_ better outside, > since the signal does not penetrate buildings very well. That is a > limitation of the GPS technology rather than of Android, and hence > cannot be solved through software. What you can do is trying to use > coarse location or wifi positioning, that might or might not be > suitable for your needs. > > Best regards, > > Andreas > > On Mar 18, 1:49 pm, Ewing <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have a problem about getting GPS > > > My app can getting GPS but only can using in outdoor , it cannot get > > the wireless GPS. > > Have anyone can tell me how can I getting wireless GPS when getting > > GPS in long time. > > > Thank you -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
