GPSTest displays real-time information for satellites in view of your device. A vital open-source testing tool for platform engineers, developers, and power users, GPSTest can also assist users in understanding why their GPS/GNSS is or isn't working.
Supports dual-frequency* GNSS for:
• GPS (USA Navstar) (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5)
• Galileo (European Union) (E1, E5, E5a, E5b, E6)
• GLONASS (Russia) (L1, L2, L3, L5)
• QZSS (Japan) (L1, L2, L5, L6)
• BeiDou/COMPASS (China) (B1, B1-2, B2, B2a, B3)
• Various satellite-based augmentation systems SBAS (e.g., GAGAN, Anik F1, Galaxy 15, Inmarsat 3-F2, Inmarsat 4-F3, SES-5) (L1, L5)
*Dual-frequency GNSS requires device hardware support and Android 8.0 Oreo or higher. More at https://medium.com/@sjbarbeau/dual-frequency-gnss-on-android-devices-152b8826e1c.
Menu options:
• Inject Time Data - Injects Time assistance data for GPS into the platform, using information from a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server
• Inject XTRA Data - Injects XTRA assistance data for GPS into the platform, using information from a XTRA server (see http://goo.gl/3RjWX for details on gpsOneXTRA)
• Clear Assist Data - Clears all assistance data used for GPS, including NTP and XTRA data (Note: if you select this option to fix broken GPS on your device, for GPS to work again you may need to ‘Inject Time’ and ‘Inject XTRA’ data)
• Settings - Switch between light and dark themes, change map tile type, auto-start GPS on startup, minimum time and distance between GPS updates, keep screen on.
Beta versions:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.android.gpstest
Open-source on Github:
https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest
FAQ:
https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions-(FAQ)
GPSTest discussion forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gpstest_android
Nostalgic for old releases? Don't have Google Play Services on your device? Download old versions here:
https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest/releases
If you want to see the map on the Map tab, you'll need to install Google Play Services.
Also available on F-Droid:
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.android.gpstest.osmdroid/
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Want to measure the *true* accuracy of your GPS?
Check out GPS Benchmark:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gpsbenchmark.android
GPSTest is an Android Tools app developed by barbeauDev and published on the Google play store. It has gained around 100000 installs so far, with an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 in the play store.
GPSTest requires Android with an OS version of Varies with device. In addition, the app has a content rating of Everyone, from which you can decide if it is suitable to install for family, kids, or adult users. GPSTest is an Android app and cannot be installed on Windows PC or MAC directly.
Android Emulator is a software application that enables you to run Android apps and games on a PC by emulating Android OS. There are many free Android emulators available on the internet. However, emulators consume many system resources to emulate an OS and run apps on it. So it is advised that you check the minimum and required system requirements of an Android emulator before you download and install it on your PC.
Below you will find how to install and run GPSTest on PC:
If you follow the above steps correctly, you should have the GPSTest ready to run on your Windows PC or MAC. In addition, you can check the minimum system requirements of the emulator on the official website before installing it. This way, you can avoid any system-related technical issues.
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