Comment 19 for bug 1421623

Not sure if that is best way to tackle this problem.
Using inspiration from another OS, I think best strategy is to use
indicator which makes distinction between different modes location service
is running in.
like this user can easily see when phone actually uses accurate location,
and then check which app is guilty.
From my experience on iOS using network based location on all the time,
does not impact on battery that much.
Forbidding GPS all together to all apps would be quite drastic measure, and
a bit cumbersome to use.

On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Rex Tsai <email address hidden> wrote:

> I believe "only wifi + cellular" is needed for user. Since that many
> apps are not designed for "preserve battery" but for best performance,
> which these apps will try to access to most accurate location
> information anytime, which consumed battery from gps sensors.
>
> That option is needed to allow a user put the phone into power-saving
> mode.
>
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> Title:
> Welcome wizard claims GPS is less accurate than wifi based location
>
> Status in Canonical System Image:
> New
> Status in Ubuntu UX:
> Invalid
> Status in ubuntu-system-settings package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> First boot welcome wizard in location sections claims GPS is less
> accurate than network based location service from HERE.
> While this can be theoretically true in some insane corner case, in
> normal life GPS is far more accurate.
>
> To help form correct text here are main differences.
>
> GPS - more accurate, but slow to acquire fix, does not work indoors,
> drains battery more, no need for internet connection, does not send
> any data out.
>
> Network based location - almost instant to get coarse location, works
> indoors, accuracy depends on network coverage in the area, more power
> efficient, requires internet connection. To get location data about
> visible GSM network and wifi networks needs to be send to 3rd party
> server.
>
> tested on krillin vivid-proposed r107
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