[Android General] Oswald Boelcke:
Thanks to @setialpha's the continuous work and improvements to Nanomod, version 14 is out. Please be aware that Magisk v14 is mandatory with Nanomod v14.

Please allow me to share an observation that might be interesting to others, too. I'm Gapps-free and using microG for more than two or three years, and in April about six months ago I discovered your great Nanomod modules. Since then, I'm using Nanomod-microG but always as a Magisk module; current on Nanomod v13.4-beta1 and Magisk v14.

Already a few weeks ago, I discovered that localisation via GSM cells or WiFi wasn't possible but I didn't mind as I'm usually using localisation via "sensors" i.e. GPS. Due to the very low priority to me I didn't dig into this issue but I knew that gms core and all backends were correctly installed and data bases downloaded and present. The microG self test just did not show the last bottom two tickmarks. Interestingly, it had worked sometimes in the past but I apologise I cannot recapture with which Magisk and/or Nanomod version the issue occured the first time. Just as a remark, the issue was persistent on both of our Samsung i9305.

Just monitoring the post in this thread over the last days and reading about NLP issues, I remembered my own one. First, I followed @kurtn advice here, and flashed @Shadow53's microg but this didn't solve the problem.

Next step was to completely uninstall Nanomod by use of the uninstaller. I used the setup-wizard to create the setup-file to my desire but I've chosen to install Nanomod-microG directly to /system and not as a Magisk module - actually the very first time not to have Nanomod as Magsik module. Rebooted into system and back into TWRP and patched the system.

Back in system, I made all required setups for microG (permissions, backends etc.) and no NLP issues anymore, all marks in self test or ticked, and localisation through GSM cells and WiFi is working!

Repeated above mentioned procedure on the second i9305; also on that device no issues anymore. Conclusion: For whatever reason, the issue occured because Nanomod was installed as Magsik module.

EDIT: I tried to reproduce the issue with one of the two devices. Flashed the uninstaller followed by the v13.4-beta1-setup.zip but did not select installation to /system. Flashed v13.4-beta1-mircoG. Successful installation as Magisk module. Booted into system, check if Nanomod was installed as Magisk module. Set location mode to "savings".

Check microG settings self test: All tickmarks available. Opened OSMand+: Positive and good location.

Obviously unable to reproduce (but I was ready to take a logcat). Somehow, by something I initially did this morning, I "removed" the issue.

NLP is working and good locations via GSM cell/WiFi are provided independent of the way Nanomod-microG is installed.

Meanwhile upgraded to Nanomod v14.0 without any issues.

I very much apologise but I'm unable to support in both cases:

Despite certainly having everything correctly set up in microG, I was never ever able to pass the safetynet check. I'm absolutely convinced that is due to the combination of my ROM, kernel, su (in my case Magisk - even with Magisk hide), unwilling to unroot etc. However, I haven't cared and I won't care in future either as I've no requirement at all to pass the safetynet check; I definitely don't conduct any banking etc. via the cell phone and don't/won't play games like Pokemon.

In my ROM's thread (Resurrection Remix by @rodman01), a few guys posted that they passed the safetynet check but if I correctly remember didn't use Magisk and had to unroot.

Correct, no recommendation for synchronisation of bookmarks for a simple reason: I personally don't synchronise bookmarks between devices and if I had to, I'd do that manually i.e. export/import of a html-file.

Last but not least: Since my username got the green colour I'm certainly not begging for thanks; although I like to get one if a member appreciated one of my postings i.e. I'm grateful for yours. However, I occasionally try to remind people to hit the thanks button of someone who was helpful and supportive.