• Dark ArcA
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    8 months ago

    Your weather app should be using your location services which should be based off GPS not your IP address?

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      8 months ago

      Sometimes location services uses your Internet connection to figure out where you are. Imagine you’re deep in a corporate building. GPS wouldn’t work in there. In this case, IP-based location services to the rescue!