08-06-2021, 05:38 AM
Good Morning! So it has been a few months and I have just about got the Pinephone where I want it. It is used as my daily driver but regrettably when driving I must also bring my android wiretap with me for its GPS functionality. I have seen people who seem to have been able to get their phone to work for navigation with a combination of GPS and puremaps however I never found a great tutorial on what they did to get to that point. So now I must ask the question. Which Distros work with GPS? Which do not? So far I have tried Manjaro Phosh as well as Plasma and Mobian and according to the maps app, I live in Columbia MO. This tells me that the phone is not using GPS or cell tower but my ISP alone to determine my location. (About 100 miles or so off from where I actually am) When driving it seems to get a lot more accurate. Maps can at least tell that im on the correct highway but it is also a little bit off so I think in this scenario it is using the towers as the towers are close to the highway. I have heard that Ubuntu Touch has GPS functionality so I was considering giving it a whirl but was curious if others knew of other Distros that worked as well? How about UBports? Also, of the Distros mentioned above, has anyone gotten Mobian or Manjaro to work with puremaps? If so, what had to be done? Are there any terminal commands that will get the GPS to print out my Lattitude and Longitude? (I have attempted installing packages that would communicate with the Modem and GPS but in the end was unsuccessful)
Thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
