# Default to GPS Coordinates for Logbook Location on Mobile App

**URL:** <https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/default-to-gps-coordinates-for-logbook-location-on-mobile-app/44310>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [December 9, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/default-to-gps-coordinates-for-logbook-location-on-mobile-app/44310 "2025-12-09T01:14:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![K4RGB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/k4rgb/32/16005_2.png) [@K4RGB](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K4RGB)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/default-to-gps-coordinates-for-logbook-location-on-mobile-app/44310/1 "2025-12-09T01:14:16Z")

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In the android app when you create a logbook for pota it auto populates the grid square from the pota.app site. For a lot of parks that location is nowhere near the actual activation site. Yes, you can edit the location and click a button to pull it from your GPS, but that’s not immediately obvious and easily forgotten. Location should be empty unless the user provides it. The attempt to make things easier in this case just makes the data unreliable. The way POLO handles it is better and I’m thinking about switching to that app.

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**Author:** ![N0APX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/n0apx/32/7920_2.png) [@N0APX](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/N0APX)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/default-to-gps-coordinates-for-logbook-location-on-mobile-app/44310/2 "2025-12-09T03:15:38Z")

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@K4RGB Well, we’re always up for a good feature request! What method do you recommend?  
Andy N0APX  
WRL Product Manager

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**Author:** ![N0WRL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/n0wrl/32/38628_2.png) [@N0WRL](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/N0WRL)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/default-to-gps-coordinates-for-logbook-location-on-mobile-app/44310/3 "2025-12-10T14:32:14Z")

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Hmm, interesting. I think we can update the flow to work like this:

1. If GPS is enabled, then use GPS location as the FIRST option
2. If not enabled, then ask for GPS to be enabled
3. If GPS still not enabled, then default to park location.

**This should be a great addition to the flow, thanks for the feature request!**