Android 4.2 CellID Support

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.

For best results, it is suggested to avoid all Samsung devices except the few listed below (virtually all of them are CDMA/LTE phones).

Known Supported Devices

BlackBerry Z30
China_Telecom TCL_P520L
DOCOMO SH-01F
DOCOMO SH-06F
google Nexus_4
Google Nexus_5
google Nexus_5
google Nexus_7
htc 0PCV1
htc HTC_0P6B
htc HTC6435LVW
htc HTC6525LVW
htc HTC_One
htc HTC_One_M8
kyocera C6730
Lenovo Lenovo_A560
lge L-01F
lge LG-D405
lge LG-D415
lge LG-D505
lge LG-D722
lge LG-D802
lge LG-D850
lge LG-D855
lge LG-D958
lge LGL34C
lge LGLS740
lge LG-V410
MegaFon MFLogin3T
MetroPCS LGMS323
motorola falcon
motorola Moto_G
motorola XT1021
motorola XT1030
motorola XT1031
motorola XT1032
motorola XT1033
motorola XT1034
motorola XT1045
motorola XT1049
motorola XT1053
motorola XT1058
motorola XT1060
motorola XT1080
motorola XT1254
oneplus A0001
samsung SCH-R530U
samsung SM-G900P
samsung SM-N900P
samsung SM-N910K
samsung SM-N910P
samsung SPH-L720
samsung SPH-L720T
Sony C5503
Sony C6602
Sony D2005
Sony D5103
Sony D5303
Sony D5503
Sony D5803
Sony D6503
Sony D5803
Sony D6503
Sony D6653
Sony SGP321
TCL_MetroPCS 7040N
TCL TCL_S838M
Verizon SCH-I545
Verizon SM-G900V
Verizon SM-N910V
zte Z730
zte Z970
ZTE ZTE_Blade_Apex2