# QField Windows GPS via COM-port

**URL:** <https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-windows-gps-via-com-port/978>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Tags:** gh-import\
**Created:** [14 May 2025 03:24 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-windows-gps-via-com-port/978 "2025-05-14T03:24:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex018/uploads/qfield/original/1X/7d3726da0ef5099a1e135505c03d2f125d527aae.png) [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [14 May 2025 03:24 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-windows-gps-via-com-port/978/1 "2025-05-14T03:24:26Z")

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Hey, I’m testing QField on Windows 10 on my Surface Pro. Because there is no built-in GPS device I use btGPS to transmit GPS data from my phone (Pixel 6 Pro/Oneplus 7T Pro) to the Surface Pro. This works fine with several apps/software like QGIS etc.

It seems QField for Windows is not capable of getting the signal from the COM-port connected over bluetooth with the phone. Is there a workable solution to that or is it planned to make this possible? Thanks in advance. BR, Robert

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_Imported from [GitHub discussion](https://github.com/opengisch/qfield/discussions/2297) by @diplopoda on 2021-11-13T15:06:24Z_

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex018/uploads/qfield/original/1X/7d3726da0ef5099a1e135505c03d2f125d527aae.png) [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [14 May 2025 03:24 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-windows-gps-via-com-port/978/2 "2025-05-14T03:24:27Z")

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Hi diplopoda

QField on Windows is currently lacking support for integrated as well as external GNSS. This is documented as issue [GNSS not working on windows · Issue #2038 · opengisch/QField · GitHub](https://github.com/opengisch/QField/issues/2038) . If you find a workaround or have additional information to add, please add it there.  
Making this possible would be very welcome.

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_Imported from [GitHub comment](https://github.com/opengisch/QField/discussions/2297#discussioncomment-1642937) by @m-kuhn on 2021-11-15T08:12:22Z_