Why Shouldn’t One Entirely Rely on Location Service?

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Why Shouldnt One Entirely Rely on Location
Service?
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Why Shouldnt One Entirely Rely on Location
Service?
Location service became essential function of
modern mobile phones, smartphones and tablets. It
is very helpful and convenient that a mobile
device can determine its location during
movement. A lot of mobile software products
operate basing on location service. But
unfortunately nowadays location service of mobile
devices does not work perfectly. The user may get
into a scrape entirely relying on it. A device
may determine the location not precisely. It may
be ok for some programs and be unacceptable for
the others.
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Why Shouldnt One Entirely Rely on Location
Service?
esting.
Functional testing of such software products many
testers find interesting and amusing. Similar
situation never happen during web site testing or
desktop testing.
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Why Shouldnt One Entirely Rely on Location
Service?
esting.
For instance, if a program helping to find
building or needed bus on a bus station, shows
incorrect results, the consequences may be
unfortunate for the user. Executing mobile
testing of such application, one should carefully
check the function of location determination. A s
oftware testing company informs that there are
many reasons influencing accuracy of location
service.
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Why Shouldnt One Entirely Rely on Location
Service?
esting.
The Common Factors Affecting Location Service
If a device determines location basing on the
most recently utilized WiFi connection, the
calculations will be wrong in case the user is
traveling.
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Location determining requires high performance
from a device. The determining may be slow if the
device is executing other functions at the same
time.
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Why Shouldnt One Entirely Rely on Location
Service?
esting.
The Common Factors Affecting Location Service
Exchanging of signals with satellites, cellular
towers or other objects can be blanketed or
distorted by other devices, bad weather
conditions or buildings.
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Some devices calculate their assumed next
position when they are on the move. If the user
stops or changes the direction the calculation
will be wrong.
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The described situations should be checked
during mobile application testing if the tested
software uses location service.
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