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| author | matchboxbananasynergy <107055883+matchboxbananasynergy@users.noreply.github.com> | 2025-03-27 22:39:14 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Micay <daniel.micay@grapheneos.org> | 2025-03-27 18:41:22 -0400 |
| commit | f6b3bb32e8b2370d7e1821f47e5d521dab4e8623 (patch) | |
| tree | 02c08001bc3b262f3c1ded26f83fdce13fe8f9ee /static/features.html | |
| parent | 3bc625634d9475d80a14604cd0513668383f3e9e (diff) | |
add network location docs and update related gmscompat info
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diff --git a/static/features.html b/static/features.html index 9daa4db5..dc60a7e1 100644 --- a/static/features.html +++ b/static/features.html @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ <li><a href="#broad-carrier-support">Broad carrier support without invasive carrier access</a></li> <li><a href="#lte-only-mode">LTE-only mode</a></li> <li><a href="#wifi-privacy">Wi-Fi privacy</a></li> + <li><a href="#network-location">Network location</a></li> <li><a href="#private-screenshots">Private screenshots</a></li> <li><a href="#closed-device-identifier-leaks">Closed device identifier leaks</a></li> <li><a href="#privacy-by-default">Privacy by default</a></li> @@ -720,6 +721,31 @@ standard Wi-Fi privacy approach.</p> </section> + <section id="network-location"> + <h3><a href="#network-location">Network location</a></h3> + + <p>GrapheneOS provides the ability to use network location as an opt-in + feature.</p> + + <p>Enabling the network location feature will make getting a location lock + indoors and in cities with tall buildings much faster, or possible when it would + have previously been impossible. Additionally, network location improves app + compatibility for apps that expect a fast location lock from the network + location provider which they won't get when it's off and GNSS is being used + instead.</p> + + <p>The feature works by sending nearby Wi-Fi network identifiers to the service, + which returns positioning data for those networks and other nearby ones to store + in a temporary in-memory cache. Your location is estimated using a robust + on-device multilateration algorithm.</p> + + <p>In the future, GrapheneOS plans to provide an option for offline network + location using downloaded data instead of having to send data to a service.</p> + + <p>For details on how to use the network location feature, see the + <a href="/usage#network-location">usage section</a>.</p> + </section> + <section id="private-screenshots"> <h3><a href="#private-screenshots">Private screenshots</a></h3> |