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EstablishedPopularLoved by users- Rating on Google Play
- 4.67
- 3,409 ratings
- Installs
- 1.2 million
- Last updated
- August 29, 2026
- Ads
- No ads
- Size
- 4.12 MB
GPSTest is popular, with 1.2 million installs. Users love it: 4.7 stars from 3,409 ratings.
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By Sean Barbeau, from Google Play“The open-source GNSS/GPS app on Android”
Description by Sean Barbeau Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Supports dual-frequency* GNSS for:
• GPS (USA Navstar) (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5)
• Galileo (European Union) (E1, E5, E5a, E5b, E6)
• GLONASS (Russia) (L1, L2, L3, L5)
• QZSS (Japan) (L1, L2, L5, L6)
• BeiDou/COMPASS (China) (B1, B1-2, B2, B2a, B3)
• IRNSS/NavIC (India) (L5, S)
• Various satellite-based augmentation systems SBAS (e.g., GAGAN, Anik F1, Galaxy 15, Inmarsat 3-F2, Inmarsat 4-F3, SES-5) (L1, L5)
*Dual-frequency GNSS requires device hardware support and Android 8.0 Oreo or higher. More at https://medium.com/@sjbarbeau/dual-frequency-gnss-on-android-devices-152b8826e1c.
The "Accuracy" feature lets you measure the error in your device's position against your *actual* location (entered by you). Other apps show you the *estimated* accuracy, which is generated by your device. GPSTest lets you to compare this estimated accuracy to *actual* accuracy!
Menu options:
• Inject Time Data - Injects Time assistance data for GPS into the platform, using information from a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server
• Inject PSDS Data - Injects Predicted Satellite Data Service (PSDS) assistance data for GNSS into the platform, using information from a PSDS server. Note that some devices don't use PSDS for assistance data - if this is your device, you'll see a message saying "Platform does not support injecting PSDS data". PSDS is the generic term for products like [XTRA assistance data](http://goo.gl/3RjWX).
• Clear Assist Data - Clears all assistance data used for GNSS, including NTP and XTRA data (Note: if you select this option to fix broken GNSS on your device, for GPS to work again you may need to ‘Inject Time’ and ‘Inject PSDS’ data. You may also see a large delay until your device acquires a fix again, so please use this feature with caution.)
• Settings - Switch between light and dark themes, change map tile type, auto-start GPS on startup, minimum time and distance between GPS updates, keep screen on.
Beta versions:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.android.gpstest
Open-source on Github:
https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest
FAQ:
https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions-(FAQ)
GPSTest discussion forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gpstest_android
Nostalgic for old releases? Don't have Google Play Services on your device? Download old versions here:
https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest/releases
If you want to see the map on the Map tab, you'll need to install Google Play Services.
Also available on F-Droid:
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.android.gpstest.osmdroid/
Recent changes:
• Notification permissions - On fresh installs the GNSS status notification now needs to be enabled in Settings due to changes in how Android handles permissions.
• Add support for BDS B2b and IRNSS L1 - Thanks Narugakuruga!
• Bug fixes - see http://bit.ly/gpstest-releases
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 31
- App size
- 4.12 MB
- Needs Android
- 7.0+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by GPSTest
Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 3.10.5
- Launched
- before 2010
- Aug 29, 2026UpdateVersion 3.10.6
- May 15, 2025Installs1,000,000+ installs
- Dec 28, 2024UpdateVersion 3.10.5
- Aug 15, 2023UpdateVersion 3.10.3
- Apr 28, 2023UpdateVersion 3.10.2
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Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 14 thousand
- Per day
- 450
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 1+ million
- Launched
- before 2010
Installs over time
GPSTest has been installed 1.2 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 450 installs per day.
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About the app and developer
About GPSTest
GPSTest is a tools app developed by Sean Barbeau.
Install Statistics
GPSTest has been installed 1.2 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 14 thousand times.
User Ratings
GPSTest is rated 4.67 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 3.4 thousand ratings.
App Information
GPSTest is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 4.12 MB. The latest version available is 3.10.5. The last update was on August 29, 2026.
Technical Requirements
GPSTest requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since before 2010.
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