Life is too short to struggle with bad software

I installed the Prolific pl203 usb uart software from the Google play store that I was told is required to make the receiver work

Next, I needed the software in order to actually test the GPS data, but again no luck

In that case, there are a couple different software options available from other vendors that I'm aware of that will send the data to location API.

It took me a good half an hour of searching the Internet for a link to the correct software and eventually I was able to have the GPS data flowing to my laptop

For example, in Google Maps as well as in another 3rd party GPS app, the accuracy of the dongle was reported as 10 meters, while the integrated chip of the tablet had an accuracy of 4 meters