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Positional GPS, Compass, Solar

LiveM. Trewartha1 app · 56.9K installsMaps & NavigationFreeio.trewartha.positional

The quick, private, easy, and accurate app for getting info about your location

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Total installs
56,935
exact · Play shows 50,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
4.5★
222 ratings · 34 reviews
Released
9 Jul 2016
10.3y ago
Last update
27 Oct 2025
v3.1.3 · 12mo ago
Countries
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Install history

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Country availability

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

6 in 2 groups
2 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
LocationSensitive2

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
OtherNotable4

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

  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • 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
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE

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
Positional is a free, open-source, privacy-minded app that shows you interesting and useful info about your current location as quickly and as accurately as possible. • NO ADS, EVERYTHING IS FREE. PERIOD. • Fastest possible location • GPS coordinates in various formats: • Decimal Degrees • Degrees and Decimal Minutes • Degrees, Minutes, Seconds • UTM • MGRS • Compass that can show you both magnetic and true north • Sunrise and sunset times • Civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight times • Metric and US units: Switch units for speed, elevation, and accuracy • 12-hour and 24-hour time support • Screen lock capability: Lock the screen on while the app is open by tapping the screen lock button in the lower right corner of the coordinates Positional uses your device's "fused" location, which has huge benefits over simply using your device's GPS receiver: • SPEED: Sometimes your GPS signal reception is really poor, but you have a good cell or wifi signal. Positional seamlessly uses all of these signals to get your location as quickly as possible. • ACCURACY: Because Positional can use GPS, cell towers, and wifi to determine your location, it's able to get the most accurate possible location using any of those means. On top of that, it shows you exactly how confident it is of your position. • VERSATILITY: You don't need to have a great signal from GPS in order to use Positional. In fact, if your device has decent cell or wifi reception, Positional can use it to determine your location as well. This means you can get your location in situations where GPS signals are spotty: bad weather, inside buildings, etc... • BATTERY EFFICIENCY: If other apps are already determining your location, Positional can use that location too, so that it doesn't use any extra battery power. NOTE: If you leave Positional running in the foreground, it will consume a fair amount of power, since it determines your location every few seconds. If you're going to leave the app in the foreground for long periods of time, I highly suggest plugging into a power source. If you'd like to see an additional GPS coordinates format or have other questions/comments, I'd love to hear from you! Send me an email or create an issue at https://github.com/miketrewartha/positional. Enjoy :)

What's new

Updated for Android 16

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