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Android 4.2 CellID Support (view source)
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[http://taisto.org/cellmapper/en Manual] | |||
[http://cellmapper.net/map Map] | |||
[[Feature_Requests|Feature Request]] | |||
[[Changelog]] | |||
[[Android_4.2_CellID_Support|Android 4.2 CellID Support]] | |||
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Google introduced a new CellID API in Android 4.2 that provides more information and updates most of the data atomically. This results in less errornous data points when mapping. | Google introduced a new CellID API in Android 4.2 that provides more information and updates most of the data atomically. This results in less errornous data points when mapping. | ||
Unfortunately, some manufacturers, especially Samsung, have chosen not to implement this mandatory API. Even worse, they attempt to put in LTE CellID info into the old API, which the Android source code documentation explicitly forbids. | Unfortunately, some manufacturers, especially Samsung, have chosen not to implement this mandatory API. Even worse, they attempt to put in LTE CellID info into the old API, which the Android source code documentation explicitly forbids. | ||