Passive beacon submission to beaconDB
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Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
Google Play Services automatically submits nearby beacons to Google's database. A similar option in microG would help beaconDB greatly.
**Describe the solution you'd like**
An optional toggle under microG's location settings to passively (as in when other apps request location data) submit beacon data to the configured Ichnaea-compatible provider (which is beaconDB by default) would help beaconDB's dataset greatly.
Active beacon collecting has complex logic, taking movement and device-specific quirks into account but passive beacon collecting would be easier to implement.
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
A descriptive text under location settings, informing the user about beaconDB accepting submissions via beacon collector apps would be nice too.
**Additional context**
https://beacondb.net
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/1725632
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Research direction
Start by locating microG's location settings and the passive location-request path, then trace how the configured Ichnaea-compatible provider is used. Define the optional beacon submission toggle and its user-facing explanation, and verify that passive beacon data reaches the configured provider without requiring active collection.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100