If there are two applications that are not missing and that I use a lot on my mobile, they are Google Maps and Waze. I use the first one mainly when I’m on foot and the second one is my favorite navigation application while driving, with or without Android Auto. However, even if the user experience is good, GPS location is not as accurate as it should be. Or rather, it could be better.
Yes, the figure eight trick is an essential thing that I do from time to time to get the phone to correctly indicate where I am going, but what I was missing was for the pointer to be as close as possible to my actual position and not several dozen meters (or even hundreds) around. The solution was faster and simpler than I thought: it was change this setting and improve GPS accuracy.
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How to improve GPS position accuracy
The problem. This has surely happened to you at some point: you open the Google Maps or Waze app and the little dot that indicates your position does not correspond to reality. Yes, I tried closing and reopening the app, being a little patient and waiting a few minutes or moving around, especially outside.
With an Android mobile the solution is to activate the optionGoogle Location Accuracy‘ simply by sliding the toggle. To do this, we go to the mobile settings and follow the following route: ‘Location‘ > ‘Location Services‘.
In this way, the built-in GPS uses not only the satellite system, but also uses sensors and Wi-Fi networks to help Improve accuracy by periodically saving data when needed. So when opening navigation apps, the experience is much better.
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