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Re: [2/27/2010] Google Android for TP2 CDMA [In Dev]

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Originally Posted by drakens View Post
Are you guys sure GPS isnt working? I have a Sprint TP2, and when I booted into android and ran the browser, it grabbed my location correctly. Or is it grabbing it from my ISP? :P
As MrPippy said before:

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Originally Posted by MrPippy View Post
That's not GPS, its Android/Google's scary good WiFi geolocation at work. Google has a giant database of WiFi networks and their locations (amassed from those Street View cars), so once the phone has an Internet connection and can scan for WiFi networks, it can probably pick up a general location.