UnifiedNLP Backends

MicroG needs some backends to get network Location.

I should take these two paragraphs to clarify that Network location is NOT GPS. MicroG has nothing to do with your GPS. Network Location is that hugely approximated wide-circle that appears before you get a GPS Lock.

If you cannot get a location even on device only location mode, it's not MicroG. It's your app, your ROM, your device, or your cursed house. Change any of these.

So, there are various Location Backends available, whose pros and cons have been detailed in the UNLP readme, along with their FDroid download links if your installer did not include them.

Enable high accuracy location, enable the backends you want in microg unifiednlp section and click on the gears to configure them

Troubleshooting
-If location (NLP) is not working:
--download and install this: https://f-droid.org/app/com.vonglasow.michael.satstat
--Enable High Acccuracy Location and open SatStat. Wait for it to get your location.
--Don't close SatStat, minimize it and open MicroG Settings > Self-Check. All boxes shold be checked.


https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_UnifiedNlp/blob/master/README.md


Some links to location backends and their respective documentations.

Mozilla: https://mozilla.github.io/ichnaea/

Local GSM Backend: https://github.com/n76/Local-GSM-Backend

Local WiFi Backend: https://github.com/n76/wifi_backend

OpenBMap: https://github.com/openbmap/radiocells-nlp-android

Déjà Vu: https://github.com/n76/DejaVu

Please note that it is not necessary to install all of them, as most do almost the same.

Standalone installer for UNLP + backends, part of the MinMicroG project

The 'Backends' edition zip in the latest release:
github.com/friendlyneighborhoodshane/minmicrog_releases/releases


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