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by tonylemesmer 4249 days ago
As an Android user, is it possible to modify my phone to use this service instead of Google's? Is it possible to upload the database directly to a phone or replace an APK to achieve this?
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ganomi 4248 days ago
The NOGAPPS project lists Mozilla Location Service support as an upcoming feature (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715375).
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tonylemesmer 4248 days ago
Great! And although that post was made June 2012 I note it has been maintained and has recent updates.
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hannosch 4248 days ago
Hanno from Mozilla here. Marvin reached out to us about a month back and we have been slow to respond. He just got an email back a week ago. So I think this is still going to happen, but no concrete timeline yet.
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cpeterso 4248 days ago
You can test the Mozilla Location Service with Firefox on your desktop by changing your "geo.wifi.uri" about:config pref to:

  https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=test
Then try using a geolocation service like Google Maps or http://html5demos.com/geo . If it can't find your location, check Mozilla's zoomable coverage map to see if your neighborhood is covered: https://location.services.mozilla.com/map . If not, please consider installing Mozilla Stumbler to help map it. :)
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