I wrote some code to discover the location providers available. I ran the code on my phone (with cell off, gps off, and wifi on). It found the NetworkProvider. Turning on GPS it found them both. (cell is v2.3.3)
So I thought that NetworkProvider would be valid for anything that has WiFi or network connections. However, I noticed that the cheapo $100 tablet (from China based on the build.props file) doesn't have NetworkProvider. I understand if NetworkProvider is there, all we need is a network connection. However, it reports that the GPS exists, but it's never reported a fix. I understand that GPS requires a different radio, and if they're as cheapo as they say, why include a GPS chip and not enable NetworkProvider considering that they already have wifi built in. (tablet is v.4.0.3) Here's the build.props file: # begin build properties # autogenerated by buildinfo.sh ro.build.id=IML74K ro.build.display.id=A710-0.5.3-r498-eng .eng.A710.20120320.213516 ro.build.version.incremental=20120320 ro.build.version.sdk=15 ro.build.version.codename=REL ro.build.version.release=4.0.3 ro.build.date=Tue Mar 20 21:54:28 CST 2012 ro.build.date.utc=1332251668 ro.build.type=eng ro.build.user=shen ro.build.host=compiler ro.build.tags=test-keys ro.product.model=A710 ro.product.brand=BRONCHO ro.product.name=crane_a710 ro.product.device=crane-a710 ro.product.board=crane ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi ro.product.manufacturer=unknown ro.wifi.channels= ro.board.platform=exDroid # ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device ro.build.product=crane-a710 # Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint ro.build.description=crane_a710-eng 4.0.3 IML74K 20120320 test-keys ro.build.fingerprint=BRONCHO/crane_a710/crane-a710:4.0.3/IML74K/20120320:eng/test-keys ro.build.characteristics=tablet # end build properties # # ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES # ro.com.android.dateformat=MM-dd-yyyy ro.config.ringtone=Ring_Synth_04.ogg ro.config.notification_sound=pixiedust.ogg ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Classic.ogg dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=5m dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=48m dalvik.vm.heapsize=256m ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0 ro.product.locale.language=zh ro.product.locale.region=CN wifi.interface=wlan0 wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=15 debug.egl.hw=1 ro.display.switch=1 ro.opengles.version=131072 persist.sys.strictmode.visual=0 persist.sys.strictmode.disable=1 hwui.render_dirty_regions=false persist.sampling_profiler=1 persist.sys.usb.config=mass_storage ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL net.bt.name=Android dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt ro.broncho.version=A710-0.5.3-r498-eng .eng.A710.20120320.213516 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
