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GPSTest on Windows Pc

Developed By: barbeauDev

License: Free

Rating: 4,7/5 - 3.147 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	3.10.3
Size	4.8 MB
Release Date	November 24, 23
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (5)]
What's New: • Background execution - You can now log on your device while you do something else!• GNSS status notification - Shows the number of signals & satellites... [see more]
Description from Developer: No ads, and no trackers - GPSTest displays real-time information for GNSS and SBAS satellites in view of your device. A vital open-source testing tool for platform engineers, devel... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download GPSTest and install on Windows PC. GPSTest is free Tools app, developed by barbeauDev. Latest version of GPSTest is 3.10.3, was released on 2023-11-24 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of GPSTest is 4,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 3,147 users, 121 users had rated it 5*, 2,729 users had rated it 1*.

How to install GPSTest on Windows?

Instruction on how to install GPSTest on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install GPSTest on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install GPSTest using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "GPSTest" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install GPSTest on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "GPSTest" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.10.3 , 3.9.16 , 3.9.11 , 3.9.10 , 3.8.4 , 3.8.3 , 3.7.4 , 3.6.4.

Download GPSTest 3.10.3 on Windows PC – 4.8 MB

Download GPSTest 3.9.16 on Windows PC – 3.2 MB

Download GPSTest 3.9.11 on Windows PC – 3.2 MB

Download GPSTest 3.9.10 on Windows PC – 3.2 MB

Download GPSTest 3.8.4 on Windows PC – 2.6 MB

Download GPSTest 3.8.3 on Windows PC – 2.6 MB

Download GPSTest 3.7.4 on Windows PC – 2.7 MB

Download GPSTest 3.6.4 on Windows PC – 2.6 MB

No ads, and no trackers - GPSTest displays real-time information for GNSS and SBAS satellites in view of your device. A vital open-source testing tool for platform engineers, developers, and power users, GPSTest can also assist in understanding why your GPS/GNSS isn't working.

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/

• Background execution - You can now log on your device while you do something else!
• GNSS status notification - Shows the number of signals & satellites in view and in use in a convenient notification.
• Filter the Sky - The filter feature now works on the Status AND Sky screens!
• Themed icon support (Android 13 and up)
• Log files moved to “Downloads/GPSTest” directory (Android 11 and up)
• Support for SouthPAN SBAS - Thanks Dave Collett!
• Bug fixes - see http://bit.ly/gpstest-releases

Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to access extra location provider commands.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.