Hacker News with Generative AI: Location Services

When my iPhone was in Tucson, Google thought it was in Japan (medium.com)
Last week, I visited Tucson, Arizona for five days. The entire time I was there, every time I was using cellular for Internet on my AT&T-based iPhone, all Safari autocomplete suggestions (which come from Google) were in Japanese:
Google Search, Location Services, iPhone, Mobile Devices, Japan
5 points by mmorearty 4 days ago | 3 comments
Apple Maps on the web now supports Look Around feature (9to5mac.com)
Apple in June introduced a beta version of Apple Maps on the web, allowing users of other platforms such as Windows PCs to access its map service directly from a web browser.
Apple Maps, Web Browsing, Mapping, Location Services, Technology
4 points by cannibalXxx 129 days ago | 0 comments
No GPS required: our app can now locate underground trains (transitapp.com)
Bad service in the subway? Our offline motion detection shows where you are between stations, and reminds you when your stop’s up next
Transportation, Mobile Apps, Subway, Location Services
1076 points by dotcoma 164 days ago | 317 comments
FakeTraveler: Fake where your phone is located (Mock location for Android) (github.com/mcastillof)
Android, Security, Privacy, Location Services, Open Source
179 points by thunderbong 269 days ago | 137 comments
Pinned Places (without.boats)
Maps, Location Services, User Experience
39 points by ingve 276 days ago | 6 comments
Show HN: BeaconDB – An Alternative to Mozilla Location Services (beacondb.net)
Privacy, Web Development, Location Services
237 points by joelkoen 293 days ago | 50 comments
Swipos-GIS/GEO, nationwide GNSS RTK correction for centimeter accurate location (admin.ch)
GNSS, Location Services, Mapping, Switzerland
67 points by RedlineTriad 351 days ago | 37 comments