[GitHub] [cordova-plugin-geolocation] breautek edited a comment on issue #174: getCurrentPosition on my mobile device returns only 9 digits. How can I get more digits (42.123456789101112123)?

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breautek edited a comment on issue #174: getCurrentPosition on my mobile device returns only 9 digits. How can I get more digits (42.123456789101112123)?
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-geolocation/issues/174#issuecomment-521619937
 
 
   Short answer is you cannot make the phone more precise. 
   
   Long answer is you shouldn't have a need to make the phone more precise...
   
   15 places after the decimal is like centimeters of accuracy.
   
   Most mobile phones only have the capability of giving you a GPS point with about 3-5 meter accuracy. And to get a meter accuracy, you only need approximately 5 digits after the decimal.
   
   I've provided a proof case here:
   https://runkit.com/embed/9v79e9hlwjlc
   
   Therefore, the first 5-6 digits after the decimal is the most significant, and due to the 3-5 meter accuracy, generally speaking the remaining digits is usually just noise.

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