GPSTest APK
App information
Version 3.10.5 (#24099)
Updated 2025-01-23
APK Size 4.1 MB
Requires Android Android 7.0+ (Nougat)
Offered by barbeauDev
Category Free Tools App
App id com.android.gpstest
Developer's notes The open-source GNSS/GPS app on Android
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Table of contents
Latest updates
What's new in GPSTest 3.10.5
• GNSS status notification - Shows the number of signals & satellites in view and in use in a convenient notification.
• Filter the Sky - The filter feature now works on the Status AND Sky screens!
• Themed icon support (Android 13 and up)
• Log files moved to “Downloads/GPSTest” directory (Android 11 and up)
• Support for SouthPAN SBAS - Thanks Dave Collett!
• Bug fixes - see http://bit.ly/gpstest-releases
Editor's review
Download the latest GPSTest application, version 3.10.5, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Tools app is developed by barbeauDev and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 3.10.5, 3.10.3, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
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/
App permissions
GPSTest 3.10.5 APK requires following permissions:
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to access extra location provider commands.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 4.7/5 based on 3K+ reviews
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5 ★ fast, noninvasive, ad-free app. unlike many of the other GPS test apps, this doesn't require unnecessary access to phone data, camera etc, it just needs location. app is quick to locate satellites and provides good info. interface is basic, but is clear and easy to understand. and no ads!! its like it was built by people who just care about making a good tool. good app!!
5 ★ GREAT!! Very good app!! Found the link on Github. Helped me finally figure out why I got no TTFF reported with several GPS apps I use. All worked on older phones/tablets but not on Android 7.0. TTFF first didn't show up in this one too till I turned off the "use GNSS APIs" in the provided settings options. Then TTFF showed up correctly when letting it use the legacy GPSStatus.Listener. Searching on internet didn't give me a hit on a bug in these APIs but as it seems there is? I've turned GNSS usage back on again, being more accurate as I understood. Anyway, thnx dev for this great app. Love the map future too BTW :)
5 ★ Terrific test tool for inspecting the gps accuracy. Clean stable interface, and it shows the whether the “dual-frequency” GNSS feature is functioning. Additionally the "accuracy" test allows one to compare the device's gps reading with one's actual physical position on an arial photo. Plus it has no ads !
4 ★ Last few times I used this I have been having trouble viewing Chinese satellites and only showing us/russian ones, figured a hardware issue over the last 3 days... so tonight I ran another gps tool and all of a sudden your gps test finder lit up like a Christmas tree! Samsung S8 latest firmware, all I can tell you is the one time a Chinese flag came up "flags" colum read "A" while every russian/US said "AEU" if not for running the other app I'd have put money on a hardware issue
3 ★ overall v.good. many issues on an aging galaxy s4 lollipop such as gps time is 20 years and 1 hour off (search: gps rollover bug 19th april 2019) and also niggly UI inconsistencies such as this same app on an s8 on android 9 has different column headers. still... gets a fix and injecting and resetting xtra data can be handy. map view is nice when you don't want the bloat of google maps. free and no ads. 5 stars on newer devices, 1 star on old ones
5 ★ Does what it says on the tin. Not all carrier frequencies for the E5 bands are properly labelled, likely due to dev being in the US where Gallileo isn't operating yet, but just keep in mind anything much closer to 1600MHz than to 1100MHz is an E5/L5 or similar frequency band (so on the new, dual frequency GNSS bands) and you'll be set.
5 ★ Very useful app. I was having GPS issues. This app helped me diagnose and fix my issue. I was planing to uninstall it after, but the satellite radar map is very useful. I think I will be using it on regular basis. And there is no ads!
4 ★ would be a 5 for me if it showed the list of satelites grouped by types like GPS,Glonass,Beidou. other than that, one of the best for app so far I have seen! grat Update: by default the short is by constellation, that is sorting, not grouping
3 ★ Great app. But keyboard in the accuracy section does not work when trying to enter minus signs or spaces. Pressing the minus sign does nothing nothing enters. Cannot enter a Western hemisphere longitude.
1 ★ Did not work for me
5 ★ This cannot be anything but 5 star. Great satelite, freq, ss info, a lot of derails on the fix and no ads. Great thanks to the developer.
5 ★ Excelent. In English and many other languages ! The language depends on the current phone language.
5 ★ Great app. Simple to use, does the jod well, immediate gps fix with all the info, free, no adds or payed content, even has a datk theme.
5 ★ Five stars. It would be easier for users if some setting options can be given as toggle buttons on home screen such as compass rotation. A great utility.
5 ★ Works great! Does exactly what it says. 100% open source app and great fix to update GPS location / toggle phone to reset the GPS and refix your location.
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