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How to use external USB GPS device?

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Posted on by Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee

Hi,

 

My Flow app, Insert a row (time, lat, lon) in Google Sheet, is running well but:

 

I have an external USB GPS device connected to my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (and this external device is working well with other apps, for example SW Maps). Instead of this accurate location the Flow app wants to use the location of the internal GPS.

 

How to get the external device lat & lon to Flow?

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  • manuelstgomes Profile Picture
    manuelstgomes 6,625 on at

    Hi @Anonymous 

     

    I don't think that's possible. The information will be always be collected using your own device's location systems. 

     

    Since this was submitted quite some time ago, were you able to solve it? Just for people here if they have the same issue to know the solutions.

     

    If I have answered your question, please mark your post as Solved.
    If you like my response, please give it a Thumbs Up.

    Cheers
    Manuel

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    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    Solved.

    1) Enable Anroid Developer Options

    2) Allow Mock Locations

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