microg / microg/GmsCore

Documentation: Unclear if location providers need to be installed.

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Description

From the documentation (https://github.com/microg/UnifiedNlp/blob/master/README.md) I expected that I need to install some location provider. When trying so, this did not work as expected, so I read the docu again. Being just a user, I still do not understand whether recent Gms core ships with a location provider - or if it does not. If it does - can I do setup for it somehow to make it work?

This link as well tells me that microG no longer supports backends.

Could it be the case that documentation is outdated? - Should info on external location providers be erased, and should info on the built-in location provider and its setup and configuration be added?

Sorry, this sounds confused, but such I am with this topic... ):

Cheers,
Wolf

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Start with README.md and compare its location-provider instructions with the linked GmsCore issue comment. Verify whether current GmsCore includes a built-in provider and whether external backends remain supported. Done means the documentation clearly states what users must install and how to configure the supported provider.

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Tech stack
android, java
Domain
documentation, mobile-dev
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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