This is great! If you don’t mind a question…
I was surprised to learn a third-party API is used to determine device location. But I’ve used CoMaps in remote areas without a network — I assume it uses on-device GPS (or whatever OS API) to determine location then, right?
What does the Google Fused Location API offer that on-device doesn’t?
Thanks!
Scott Murray :neurodiversity:
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2026-01-05 15:16:25 UTC
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