Tech Support by OS - Android — Android

System requirements: Android phone / tablet with Internet connection (typically cellular based, 3G, 4G LTE or 5G, only requires 1-2 KB/second) RTK capable GNSS Receiver NTRIP Server login info(which provide RTK correction data) - NTRIP Server/Caster IP address or / full qualify domain name - Port number - userid - password NTRIP Client on Android (For example, Lefebure NTRIP client) GPS data logging app on Android (For example, "GPS Logger" app)   NTRIP data flow diagram:   Connection Instructions: Section A: Pairing the bluetooth GNSS receiver (step 1 - 3). 1. In your Android device, go to Settings -> Device Connection ->...

System requirements: Android phone / tablet with Internet connection (typically cellular based, 3G, 4G LTE or 5G, only requires 1-2 KB/second) RTK capable GNSS Receiver NTRIP Server login info(which provide RTK correction data) - NTRIP Server/Caster IP address or / full qualify domain name - Port number - userid - password NTRIP Client on Android (For example, Lefebure NTRIP client)   NTRIP data flow diagram:   Connection Instructions: Section A: Pairing the bluetooth GNSS receiver (step 1 - 3). 1. In your Android device, go to Settings -> Device Connection -> Bluetooth -> Available Devices, you will see your bluetooth GNSS...

System requirements: Android phone / tablet with Internet connection (typically cellular based, 3G, 4G LTE or 5G, only requires 1-2 KB/second) RTK capable GNSS Receiver NTRIP Server login info(which provide RTK correction data) - NTRIP Server/Caster IP address or / full qualify domain name - Port number - userid - password NTRIP Client on Android(For example, Lefebure NTRIP client)   NTRIP data flow diagram:   Connection Instructions: Section A: Pairing the bluetooth GNSS receiver (step 1 - 3). 1. In your Android device, go to Settings -> Device Connection -> Bluetooth -> Available Devices, you will see your bluetooth GNSS receiver....

Background knowledge: (This section is optional, you can directly go to the "Connection Instructions" section if you don't have time.) In Android OS, the "fused location provider" is a location API in Google Play services that intelligently combines different signals (e.g. GPS, Wifi and Cell) to provide the location information that the apps need.  To provide location information from an USB GPS,  Android OS has to switch to developer debugging mode, Mock the location input from a 3rd party App (e.g. "GPS Connector"). This 3rd party mocking Apps acquire the location information directly from an external bluetooth GPS receiver via bluetooth and pass...

We have a blog post “How to connect an external Bluetooth GPS Receiver with Android Phone or Tablet?”. Recently, people told me the “Bluetooth GPS” app mentioned in that document no longer works for their new Android devices. I would like to update the document. Replacing the "Bluetooth GPS" app with the "Bluetooth GNSS" app. Background knowledge: (This section is optional, you can directly go to the "Connection Instructions" section if you don't have time.) In Android OS, the "fused location provider" is a location API in Google Play services that intelligently combines different signals (e.g. GPS, Wifi and Cell)...