Android settings can improve phone location accuracy

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  Android settings can improve location accuracy when GPS signals are weak or unavailable.

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  Location Accuracy combines GPS, Wi-Fi, cellular signals and device sensors to estimate a phone’s position.

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  The setting is especially useful indoors and in dense urban areas.

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  The menu path varies by Android version, and users also need to allow location access for relevant apps.

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  Google anonymously collects information about wireless signals and sensors to help improve estimated location data.

Who

Android phone users who want more accurate location information.

What

Enabling Location Accuracy lets a phone use available wireless signals and device sensors, in addition to GPS.

When

Not stated.

Where

In the phone’s location settings; the feature is especially useful indoors or in dense urban areas.

Why

It can improve location estimates when GPS signals are blocked, weak or unavailable.

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