[GitHub] [cordova-plugin-geolocation] breautek edited a comment on issue #86: Add required=false to the uses-feature

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breautek edited a comment on issue #86: Add required=false to the uses-feature
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-geolocation/pull/86#issuecomment-501291717
 
 
   > Noone in here really explained what exactly the problem is that this changes solves - could someone please explain when this is useful and why? How does the plugin work without GPS being present?
   
   In Android Manifest, if the app is defined to use the GPS feature, and it has `required=true` then that tells Google that the phone __must__ have GPS hardware on their phone to use the app.
   
   `required=false` will allow the app to be installed on an android device without GPS hardware, which allows apps to be more flexible, such as supporting customers without GPS hardware, but provide a better experience for users who do have GPS hardware under the same app. Obviously the app itself would have to determine if GPS hardware is available before using GPS features.

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