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July 18, 2012 04:00 pm GMT

Skyhook Introduces In-Flight Location Services, Promises Better Battery Life For Background Apps

Skyhook-logoSkyhook, the company that once powered Apple's iOS location services and that pioneered WiFi positioning in 2003, today announced the latest version of its developer kit for Android. There are two major new features here that should bring some interesting new capabilities to Android apps in the near future. Most importantly, the new SDK (version 4.6) now offers an always-on location feature that, Skyhook promises, can run in the background without draining a phone's battery. The new SDK now also offers a first in the location space: in-flight location sharing.

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