Xcode: How to show GPS strength value?

Question

I am trying to get the GPS strength value to show if the signal is strong or weak. Does anyone know how to get the value.

Thanks in advance.

score 27 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

use the properties of CLLocation like horizontalAccuracy and verticalAccuracy which indicate how accurate the device believes that location fix to be.

and u can use

 if (someLocation.horizontalAccuracy < 0)
{
    // No Signal
}
else if (someLocation.horizontalAccuracy > 163)
{
    // Poor Signal
}
else if (someLocation.horizontalAccuracy > 48)
{
    // Average Signal
}
else
{
    // Full Signal
}

taken from link hope it helps. happy coding :)

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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You could have used the excellent search function of stackoverflow and find this solution:

Finding GPS signal strength

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered May 14 '12 at 12:46

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Thank you Lefteris. I have searched a lot in the stackverflow but I didn't find this solution thanks again. – Luai Kalkatawi May 14 '12 at 12:57
ios + Gps + signal keywords should have done the work :-) You are welcome – Lefteris May 14 '12 at 12:59

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered May 14 '12 at 12:46

You don't have direct access to number of visible satellites or signal strength.

You could however calculate fake signal strength from accuracy.

-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateToLocation:(CLLocation *)newLocation fromLocation:(CLLocation *)oldLocation
{
   NSLog (@"accuracy: H:%.2f, V:%.2f", newLocation.horizontalAccuracy, newLocation.verticalAccuracy);
}

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 05 '22 at 17:21

Just want to add to this topic since myself had the similar question. The accepted answer had the values all wrong. Please check my answer here:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/72131216/2841538.

List of accuracy values:

extern const CLLocationAccuracy kCLLocationAccuracyBestForNavigation; // (raw value: -2)
extern const CLLocationAccuracy kCLLocationAccuracyBest; // (raw value: -1)
extern const CLLocationAccuracy kCLLocationAccuracyNearestTenMeters; // (raw value: 10)
extern const CLLocationAccuracy kCLLocationAccuracyHundredMeters; // (raw value: 100)
extern const CLLocationAccuracy kCLLocationAccuracyKilometer; // (raw value: 1000)
extern const CLLocationAccuracy kCLLocationAccuracyThreeKilometers; // (raw value: 3000)

Xcode: How to show GPS strength value?

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