diff --git a/src/android/java/org/openorienteering/mapper/MapperActivity.java b/src/android/java/org/openorienteering/mapper/MapperActivity.java
index a42a95ab3..c8c7be297 100644
--- a/src/android/java/org/openorienteering/mapper/MapperActivity.java
+++ b/src/android/java/org/openorienteering/mapper/MapperActivity.java
@@ -138,7 +138,15 @@ void requestIgnoreBatteryOptimizations()
 	static void checkGPSEnabled()
 	{
 		LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) instance.getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);
-		boolean enabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
+		// Use isLocationEnabled() for API 28 or higher to check if location services are enabled at all,
+		// on lower API levels check if either GPS or Network provider is enabled to cover devices without GPS (mocked with external device).
+		boolean enabled;
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 28) {
+			enabled = locationManager.isLocationEnabled();
+		} else {
+			enabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)
+			       || locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
+		}
 		if (!enabled)
 		{
 			instance.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
diff --git a/src/sensors/gps_display.cpp b/src/sensors/gps_display.cpp
index 369bf5076..3023783f1 100644
--- a/src/sensors/gps_display.cpp
+++ b/src/sensors/gps_display.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ GPSDisplay::GPSDisplay(MapWidget* widget, const Georeferencing& georeferencing,
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	source->setPreferredPositioningMethods(QGeoPositionInfoSource::SatellitePositioningMethods);
+	// Use all available positioning methods to cover devices without GPS (mocked with external device)
+	source->setPreferredPositioningMethods(QGeoPositionInfoSource::AllPositioningMethods);
 	source->setUpdateInterval(1000);
 	connect(source, &QGeoPositionInfoSource::positionUpdated, this, &GPSDisplay::positionUpdated, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 	connect(source, QOverload<QGeoPositionInfoSource::Error>::of(&QGeoPositionInfoSource::error), this, &GPSDisplay::error);
@@ -438,7 +439,8 @@ MapCoordF GPSDisplay::calcLatestGPSCoord(bool& ok)
 		return latest_gps_coord;
 	}
 	
-	const auto latest_pos_info = source->lastKnownPosition(true);
+	// Get latest position info from any source
+	const auto latest_pos_info = source->lastKnownPosition(false);
 	latest_gps_coord_accuracy = latest_pos_info.hasAttribute(QGeoPositionInfo::HorizontalAccuracy)
 	                            ? float(latest_pos_info.attribute(QGeoPositionInfo::HorizontalAccuracy))
 	                            : -1;