A REVIEW ON POSITION TRACKING METHODS IN ANDROID APPLICATIONS

In this era, the technology is growing and changing at almost every fraction of seconds. Nowadays we keep on hearing the word
Android which is at its peak of success. Due to rapid growth and huge changes in Android, there are so many applications are
available in order to track the location using different tracking methods. Tracking the mobile phone means attaining the current
position of a mobile phone which is stationary or moving. Localization may occur either by calculating the differences of radio
signals between one or several radio towers of the network and the phone, or simply via GPS. The main objective of location
tracking Android applications is to provide guidelines to the person who is newer in the city and while travelling. This paper
gives a literature review on the recent position tracking methods in Android applications. The characteristics of positioning
methods are represented in tabular form for quick reference.