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GPSTest Live

Sean Barbeau1 app · 1.2M installsToolsFreecom.android.gpstest

The open-source GNSS/GPS app on Android

Total installs
1,170,788
exact · Play shows 1,000,000+
Installs / day
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measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
4.7★
3.6K ratings · 132 reviews
Released
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Last update
29 Aug 2026
1mo ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
1.1M1.4M1.6M1.8M2M10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct

Installs per day · last 30 days

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Change timeline

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Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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Permissions

10 in 4 groups
6 Sensitive1 Notable3 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
LocationSensitive3

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
  • Send extra commands to GPS and location services, which could affect how they workaccess extra location provider commands · ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
OtherRoutine3

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
No ads, and no trackers - GPSTest displays real-time information for GNSS and SBAS satellites in view of your device. A vital open-source testing tool for platform engineers, developers, and power users, GPSTest can also assist in understanding why your GPS/GNSS isn't working. Supports dual-frequency* GNSS for: • GPS (USA Navstar) (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5) • Galileo (European Union) (E1, E5, E5a, E5b, E6) • GLONASS (Russia) (L1, L2, L3, L5) • QZSS (Japan) (L1, L2, L5, L6) • BeiDou/COMPASS (China) (B1, B1-2, B2, B2a, B3) • IRNSS/NavIC (India) (L5, S) • Various satellite-based augmentation systems SBAS (e.g., GAGAN, Anik F1, Galaxy 15, Inmarsat 3-F2, Inmarsat 4-F3, SES-5) (L1, L5) *Dual-frequency GNSS requires device hardware support and Android 8.0 Oreo or higher. More at https://medium.com/@sjbarbeau/dual-frequency-gnss-on-android-devices-152b8826e1c. The "Accuracy" feature lets you measure the error in your device's position against your *actual* location (entered by you). Other apps show you the *estimated* accuracy, which is generated by your device. GPSTest lets you to compare this estimated accuracy to *actual* accuracy! Menu options: • Inject Time Data - Injects Time assistance data for GPS into the platform, using information from a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server • Inject PSDS Data - Injects Predicted Satellite Data Service (PSDS) assistance data for GNSS into the platform, using information from a PSDS server. Note that some devices don't use PSDS for assistance data - if this is your device, you'll see a message saying "Platform does not support injecting PSDS data". PSDS is the generic term for products like [XTRA assistance data](http://goo.gl/3RjWX). • Clear Assist Data - Clears all assistance data used for GNSS, including NTP and XTRA data (Note: if you select this option to fix broken GNSS on your device, for GPS to work again you may need to ‘Inject Time’ and ‘Inject PSDS’ data. You may also see a large delay until your device acquires a fix again, so please use this feature with caution.) • Settings - Switch between light and dark themes, change map tile type, auto-start GPS on startup, minimum time and distance between GPS updates, keep screen on. Beta versions: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.android.gpstest Open-source on Github: https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest FAQ: https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions-(FAQ) GPSTest discussion forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gpstest_android Nostalgic for old releases? Don't have Google Play Services on your device? Download old versions here: https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest/releases If you want to see the map on the Map tab, you'll need to install Google Play Services. Also available on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.android.gpstest.osmdroid/

What's new

• Notification permissions - On fresh installs the GNSS status notification now needs to be enabled in Settings due to changes in how Android handles permissions. • Add support for BDS B2b and IRNSS L1 - Thanks Narugakuruga! • Bug fixes - see http://bit.ly/gpstest-releases

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