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==Software== | ==Software== | ||
As of 2021, there are no Mozilla-supported projects to contribute new data to MLS. There are a few ways to use MLS in Firefox and other tools, which will confirm in MLS that WiFi and Cell stations are still active. | |||
===Firefox Desktop=== | ===Firefox Desktop=== | ||
* Firefox Desktop allows you to use the service instead of the default location provider. In ''about:config'' change the ''geo. | * Firefox Desktop allows you to use the service instead of the default location provider. In ''about:config'' change the ''geo.provider.network.url'' setting to: | ||
https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY% | https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY% | ||
* Some Firefox Desktop versions distributed by third-parties, especially Linux distros use MLS by default. Currently this includes Firefox for Fedora, Firefox on ArchLinux, Firefox for PacBSD / ArchBSD and Firefox for | * Some Firefox Desktop versions distributed by third-parties, especially Linux distros use MLS by default. Currently this includes Firefox for Fedora, Firefox on ArchLinux, Firefox for PacBSD / ArchBSD, Firefox for OpenSolaris and Firefox for Debian (Iceweasel). | ||
===Android=== | ===Android=== | ||
* [https://github.com/microg/IchnaeaNlpBackend Ichnaea NLP Backend] is a [https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_UnifiedNlp UnifiedNlp] backend that uses MLS to resolve locations. | * [https://github.com/microg/IchnaeaNlpBackend Ichnaea NLP Backend] is a [https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_UnifiedNlp UnifiedNlp] backend that uses MLS to resolve locations. | ||
* Mapzen has shown interest in integrating MLS into their [https://github.com/mapzen/LOST LOST] library in the future. | * Mapzen has shown interest in integrating MLS into their [https://github.com/mapzen/LOST LOST] library in the future. | ||
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wilysis.cellinfolite Network Cell Info (Lite)] is an Android application for cell network monitoring, uses MLS and can be configured to optionally contribute data back to MLS. | * [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wilysis.cellinfolite Network Cell Info (Lite)] is an Android application for cell network monitoring, uses MLS and can be configured to optionally contribute data back to MLS. | ||
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.zamojski.soft.towercollector Tower Collector] lets you contribute to OpenCellID.org and Mozilla Location Services projects by uploading GPS locations of seen GSM/UMTS/LTE/CDMA cell towers | |||
===Linux=== | ===Linux=== | ||
* [ | * [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/wikis/home GeoClue] is a D-Bus service that provides location information, using for example GPS daemons but also MLS. | ||
* [https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/122628/ KDE Plasma Desktop] uses MLS to get country level and precise geolocation information. | * [https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/122628/ KDE Plasma Desktop] uses MLS to get country level and precise geolocation information. | ||
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Same story as iOS, there are no APIs available to get at the required cell ids for our purposes. | Same story as iOS, there are no APIs available to get at the required cell ids for our purposes. | ||
===Firefox for Android=== | |||
MLS contributions were a feature of versions 68 and earlier (the "Fennec" codebase). It is not present in 79 and later (the Fenix codebase). | |||
===Mozilla Stumbler for Android=== | |||
Mozilla Stumbler was an open-source wireless network scanner that collected GPS and wireless network data for our crowd-sourced location database. It was [https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/retiring-mozilla-stumbler/75206 retired] in February 2021. | |||
The [https://github.com/mozilla/MozStumbler source code] is still available, but has not been updated to current Android development practices. The [https://github.com/mozilla/MozStumbler/wiki libstumbler library], an embeddable Android library supporting both stumbling and location lookups, may also need updates for current Android development tools. | |||