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Serving GPS coordinates from Android localhost 10.0.2.2

Is it possible to set up a localhost server on Android so that a browser window can access the device's GPS coordinates?

I'd like to be able to access the GPS coordinates in Javascript inside a browser window.

Now I could simply send the GPS coords to the server and read from within the browser window by reading off the server, but I was wondering if there was any way to send the GPS coordinates from the device straight into the browser window without having to go through a remote server?

It would be really great to be able to access the GPS coordinates directly from http://10.0.2.2:9999

Many thanks in advance,

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Can't Javascript already read current location via navigator.geolocation or something like that? This article seems to cover a lot of ground here...

Reuben Scratton  2010-10-19 12:24:40
My understanding is that Google gears doesn't work on 2.x devices. I'd prefer just to be able to read the coordinates off a localhost on a certain port and was wondering if this was possible? I'd also like to be able to do the same thing for the iPhone.
Eamorr  2010-10-19 12:27:30
Not sure I follow you. Navigator.geolocation is supported on Android 1.6+ and iOS 3+. It should do exactly what you need, unless of course I've misunderstood the question... :)
Reuben Scratton  2010-10-19 12:44:36
Hey, thanks for the update. I'll look into Navigator.geolocation. I am new to developing iPhone and Android apps. I'm developing a jqtouch web-app and now have the requirement to use GPS coordinates.
Eamorr  2010-10-19 14:36:14

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