Retiring the Mozilla Location Service (web.archive.org)
from Safipok@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 2024 18:51
https://lemmy.ml/post/13252999

Patent infringement threat(Skyhook Holdings, Inc), lack of further investment seems to have been the reason of killing the service around 2021. It seems google location service seems to be the only player in town(other than OpenCellID, which I do not have experience with).

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woelkchen@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 2024 19:06 collapse

MLS never had an open source WiFi database. Only the phone cells were public.

Safipok@lemmy.ml on 16 Mar 2024 19:29 collapse

My interest was more on the point that their service was/is used by so many open source projects. Would be interesting to see what alternatives they replace it with.

woelkchen@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 2024 20:10 collapse

Would be interesting to see what alternatives they replace it with.

Years ago, there was a UnifiedNLP back-end for Android that used Apple’s service: github.com/microg/AppleWifiNlpBackend

Back then it worked fine. No idea about today. That repo isn’t maintained any longer.

le_saucisson_masquay@sh.itjust.works on 16 Mar 2024 23:25 collapse

It’s working.