points by wafflemaker 3 days ago | 0 comments
GPS only navigation is really bad. Takes ages to get a lock, especially in bad weather.
There are though some more privacy friendly alternatives that I remember from playing with GrapheneOS settings.
[–] dTal 2 days ago
[–] wafflemaker 2 days ago
I'm comparing 0 GPS assist with full assist. Takes a few seconds and another few for a proper lock.
With assist it's kind of instant. But I'm close to Polar Circle, maybe it's less sats over the North Pole?
And on phones. In my experience, a hot start fix (with up to date ephemeris) shouldn't take more than a couple seconds. Maybe you have a bad antenna.