Debian – How to get GPS data from Android phone to Debian

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I want to use my phone as a GPS receiver on Debian. I can connect the phone via usbc and wifi, but I have no Bluetooth on the pc.
Anyone can explain how to get GPS data from the phone?
The best thing would be have it recognized as a GPS receiver

Best Answer

Requirements:

In PC, install adb package with sudo apt install adb. Or download it directly from this link.
In Android, enable Developer options and USB debugging.
Connect Android with USB cable, run adb devices in terminal, allow USB debugging prompt in phone.

Procedure:

In Android, enable GPS. Then open Settings > About Phone > tap five times on Kernel version > Single Item Test > GPS.
In PC, Open terminal in PC. Clear all previous log with adb logcat -c
To filter out the GPS logs only, run any of the command below:
- For all GPS related logs: adb logcat | grep -i gps
- For GPS tag: adb logcat "*:S Gps_test_Activity"

The output will show 1. Number of Satellites (num) 2. Satellite ID (prn) 3. Elevation 4. Azimuth. For further filtering, use grep, awk, sed tools.

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The best method for this is to collect all of your contacts into a vcf file, and then copy it between the phones

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To import them, you just follow the same steps, but you choose import instead.

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Linux – How to Tether an Android Phone to Linux with Bluetooth and Internet Access

Looks like you need something like this (Let me copy the relevant part here, just in case):

First of all, you need to enable BT PAN support in your OPENWRT firmware:

$ git clone https://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git/
$ cd openwrt
$ ./scripts/feeds update -a
$ ./scripts/feeds install -a
$ cp enable_btpan_usbrndis_for_wzr-hz-g300nh.seed .config
$ make defconfig
$ make

After flashing your image to router, use bluetoothctl to turn on your dongle

bluetoothctl power on

ssh login to OpenWrt and set NAP UUID to bluetoothd:

dbus-send --system
--dest=org.bluez /org/bluez/hci0
--type=method_call
org.bluez.NetworkServer1.Register
string:“00001116-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb”
string:"br-lan"

Check, if bluetoothd supports NAP role by running bluetoothd show. It should show something like this:

Controller 00:1B:DC:06:61:D4 (public)
Name: BlueZ 5.49
Alias: BlueZ 5.49
Class: 0x00020000
Powered: yes
Discoverable: no
Pairable: yes
UUID: Generic Attribute Profile (00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: NAP (00001116-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control (0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: PnP Information (00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control Target (0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Generic Access Profile (00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
Modalias: usb:v1D6

Set your device (phone) as trusted in advance (substitute MAC with your own, obviously):

root@OpenWrt:~# bluetoothctl
[bluetooth]# trust 00:02:5B:00:A5:A5
[CHG] Device 00:02:5B:00:A5:A5 Trusted: yes
Changing 00:02:5B:00:A5:A5 trust succeeded
[bluetooth]#

Make BT discoverable on OpenWrt router and pair to it from Android device. Then tick "Use for Internet access" checkbox in device properties.

bnep0 interface, belonging to br-lan bridge should appear in OpenWRT at this stage.