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Calendar GPS location sync?????? PLZZZZ

Anyone found a program so that someone can attach a gps location to an appointment in their calendar. My Garmin ique3600 could do this , it was running palm os 5 ..... anyone have a solution. I do sales and visit many many locations in a day so its great to just click on the appointment in calendar and hit the route me too it..........
If there is some secondary software that costs i wouldnt mind paying for it ( as long as i can back it up)....
My trinity arrives in less than a week, and i will need to integrate this immediately.....wm5 or wm6 upgrade, whichever will allow me to accomplish this !!!!

BUUUMMMMPPPPP come on anyone??? icontact linking perhaps ????

don't know, but maybe try this:
http://www.oopsimlate.com/
or
https://developer.handango.com/Plat...0&productType=2&platformId=2&productId=209640

Oops I'm Late! v1.1 has this feature (Standard & Professional)
It was in part because of this thread that this feature was added to v1.1. It requires Microsoft Live Search (free) and allows the user to “attach a gps location to an appointment in their calendar” per the post. chavonbravo and totalpackage181, please private message me (oopsimlate) via this board w/your email addresses, your phone types and the registered owner name and I would like to give you both a free copy of the Professional version as a thank you.
To go from a calendar event to directions on the phone is a few short steps. After launching Oops I’m Late and once the location has been resolved (geocoded), go to the Destination menu, To Map and Microsoft Live Search launches w/the location as your destination. Now you can select Directions and pick the start/end to correspond to your destination. If you are not in a known location, set your start as a new location and pick Current GPS Position from the Choose Location dialog. You should be receiving directions and be on your way.
Best Regards,
oopsimlate
PS: You could also do Categories, Map, Traffic, Movies and Gas Prices based on your destination.

link appointment location in calendar to maps.

in contacts you can click "show "home" on map" link and it opens google maps and takes you to the location.
This would be very usefull if it worked off location in calendar/appointments.
I have lots of appointments with people who are not in my contacts and i don't want to have to enter them as a contact. I would like a quick way to find their address in google maps.
But it is time consuming having to pull over in the car and enter addresses into google maps.
I am sure most business people would find this usefull.
My current method is to open the appointment, menu, edit, hold on location, select all, hold on location, copy, done. Hit home key, scroll to google maps in quick links, menu, search, hold in search bar, paste, ok. then if needed - tap for options, directions, see map.
There must be an easier way

Yeah. I would like to have this feature as well. Previously, with my i780 and Garmin MXT, I can integrate Garmin location with any appointment seamlessly. But now the HTC Sense (ie calendar/appointment) fails to integrate Garmin MXT locations.

I can't believe they didn't set this up
They did it for the contacts, must not be too hard for them to set this up for appointments.
Hope someone works out a solution.

I am on the same page, here is how I would like to do it.
I start a small business such as lawn care,post my number in the paper and other ads.
1. my phone rings (555)555-1234 calls, yes I will be buy to give you an estimate, can you be reached at this number?
2. copy* number
3. open opera, open google,in google paste the number (to get the address and personal info.)
4. open google maps
5. copy and paste address in Google maps get the location on the map and directions.
6. open options menu and choose add contact.
7. open google back up and choose the persons name, copy
8. open the contact back up, add name to contact, category to suit,
9. open Pocket informant* and create a new appoitment with the new contact linked phone(to call and confirm), linked address (for directions VIA map),for the estimate.
10. add in Callcalendar2 and all calls are logged to the calendar and also to the contacts note field.
Alot of rigamarole!!!!
IDEALLY it would work like this:
1. Phone rings (555)555-1234
2. From the Phone log choose +contact
3. New? or update existing?
4. New, lookup number?(Now it would be great to just look up phone in Google maps).
5. options,add all information?, YES DONE!
This opens contact to proof, menu, create appointment, Done!
Looking forward to a good solution.

I don't need that depth of functionality. Just simply having the "Location" field in an appointment, link to google maps. Seems logical to me, and can't be any harder to do that link than it is from "address" field in contacts.

I'd love to see calendar appointment location on google maps too,
has anyone found the solution?

YES! It is working!
I create appointment on PC, put Name and Phone number in the Title box, full address in the Where box, and whatever other notes I need down below.
On my phone, in the car, tap calendar, tap appointment, tap address (it is an underlined hyperlink), already told it to use Maps to open this type from now on, VZ navigator was another choice, map opens and shows destination. Tap destination, tap navigation icon, tap "driving navigation", and it starts working.
I would like to see an option to go directly from tapping address to driving navigation, skipping all the rest. That would be nice.
Now if we could just get google to link appointments to contacts, I'd be a very happy camper!

Link function in "location" in calendar needed
Yes, I agree. This is really annoying since it worked similar on my Droid. Since I upgraded to the Samsung Charge, I do not like that I cannot simply click on the location when viewing an event and it opening up in Google Maps. This function would be extremely helpful.

Android is the answer
This is now a past issue for me.
I changed my HD2 to android 2.3.3 and that is built in - links to maps and directions. Also google maps on Android runs as a fully functioning GPS navigator.
The HD2 is so versatile and easy to run Android on. CM7 is very nice. I run Nightly's version. Just bought a Desire HD and am running Honeysense.
Windows Mobile was good (I wazs long time user) - Android is now much better.

Copilot & contacts' addresses

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some help with copilot. I have addresses saved for most of my contacts. I can click on each contact and then view the address on Google maps (a nice feature) and get directions if I wish. what I want to able to do is use that address to open copilot and get it automatically plot a route to it. does anyone know if this is possible? would be awesome if this could work

[Q] download gdocs spreadsheet? [SOLVED]

Seems like a simple thing, but I can't find a good solution.
I have some gdocs spreadsheets that I want to download (as xls or ods) and then edit via thinkfree. Yes I know you can do gdocs spreadsheets online via browser on my sgt. However, the gdocs spreadsheet mobile is not to my liking.
There are several Market apps that do downloading or synching of gdocs to/from android. A couple I have tried are 'my docs' and 'gdocs' but these don't support spreadsheets or I couldnt figure out how to make them do spreadsheets; they worked ok for text docs.
The online spreadsheat, on a desktop, does have a good save as feature. However, google is too smart and won't let me use the desktop experience from my sgt, even when I ask (nicely).
And, I prefer a low or no cost solution. I do see that Documents To Go suggests that you can do this; that isn't low/no cost.
Any other options?
Oh I tried think free online, too. Despite having some sort of 'login with google account' feature; I didnt see how it provides links or other techniques for getting at my gdocs. Maybe I am doing it wrong. Oh and I'd like to avoid signing up for another online service too. Besides I do shared authoring of some gdocs; no way could I get others to switch to a new online docs service.
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Found a solution. Reading closely the 'not suppurted browser' page, you can add an override flag (to the submitted url) that instructs the full google docs web experience to skip th browser check. By doing this, I can get the docs browser page of google docs that has a control that allows me to download my spreadsheets.
The url is like:
https://docs.google.com/DocAction?browserok=true#home
You need to add an app like 'Download all Files' so that the stock browser will save the file.
Hope this helps someone else!

use full desktop mode in your browser,
downlaod FIREFOX, and use it to download /open with think free
firefox is the only android broswer that lets me properly download/OPEN WITH by clicking on a link and I can select which app.
;-)

I think office suite pro will perfectly fit your need. After 30days of trial you can remove and re_install the app. Have Fun!

Does ICS allow you to save GPS position to your existing contacts?

One major bug bear I have with android is that it does not allow you to save your current GPS position to one of your existing contacts. I just can not believe android would leave out such an important feature.
Now has ICS fixed this serious flaw?

I don't think it's a critical feature or "serious flaw" and it definitely isn't a bug ;-)
You could try to find an app which does that or even write it by yourself - it would be quite easy.

How about doing it the normal way, and put their blooming addresses into their contact page like normal people lol GPS location indeed!! Iphone nonsense again I bet much like ear muffs that double as earphones! Useless and pointless lol.
Unless i've missed the point, which I doubt lol.

biffsmash said:
How about doing it the normal way, and put their blooming addresses into their contact page like normal people lol GPS location indeed!! Iphone nonsense again I bet much like ear muffs that double as earphones! Useless and pointless lol.
Unless i've missed the point, which I doubt lol.
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I was just gonna say, postal address shows up in navigation too... Something iPhone doesn't have lol
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Guys maybe I didnt explain my situation very well. Well here goes.
Sure I could save the postal address into my contacts, however I travel allot with my job to people who live in the countryside.
Usually the postal address does not direct me straight to their homes. This is where I would take the time to add their exact gps position to my contacts. This means that when I visit them again I can find them easily.
There are no apps built for android that allow this to happen. I have tried every single gps app there is. I infact challenge someone to find me one that will allow me to save my current gps position to an existing contact.
I am sure other people who travel allot between customers who may be remote would want the same feature.

You could always add their address as a Favourite in the navigation program you use. Then you just use that as the destination.

Once added as a favourite you can go on google maps and add it to a custom map, and use it as a layer, I have one for personal stuff and one for work. you can then tap these places and navigate there?

diablous said:
Once added as a favourite you can go on google maps and add it to a custom map, and use it as a layer, I have one for personal stuff and one for work. you can then tap these places and navigate there?
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I dont use google maps though. Plus I have 100s of contacts, and sometimes its just easier going to my contacts, searching for someone and then navigating. Where as with the stared places I would have to scroll through 100s of them to find the right contact. Add the fact I cant ring from that star or text the person.

Why don't you ask in the Galaxy Nexus Q thread where people are actually using ICS? Just a thought

Dannyboyni said:
Guys maybe I didnt explain my situation very well. Well here goes.
Sure I could save the postal address into my contacts, however I travel allot with my job to people who live in the countryside.
Usually the postal address does not direct me straight to their homes. This is where I would take the time to add their exact gps position to my contacts. This means that when I visit them again I can find them easily.
There are no apps built for android that allow this to happen. I have tried every single gps app there is. I infact challenge someone to find me one that will allow me to save my current gps position to an existing contact.
I am sure other people who travel allot between customers who may be remote would want the same feature.
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You can save a specific location in Google Maps to My Places. Then you can add the location as Contact in My Contacts. You can save it with the name of person you want or as different person and associate with Contact you want. But, when you will do this it will save the nearest postal address instead of the gps location. So, to save the exact gps location you will select the location you want in My Places, choose More, Share this place and choose Messaging or Email. It will show you an text with Postal Address and web link. This link is the exact location of place in Google Maps. You can copy it and add it to a Contact as website. Then when you will select this website for your Contact it will show it on Google Maps and you can use Maps or Navigation to reach it.
Sorry if my english is not so good but I'm sure you understand what I mean.
I know that isn't a easy workaround but at least you can save the exact gps location for a Contact and this is the only way till someone will make an application for this (I bet is very easy, the gps location is translated into an web link and you only have to assign this web link to an account).

Im sorry but reading that is just making me confused lol :S
I think no one can write this because its not built into android, im sure windows 7 phone users have such a simple feature included. Why not android...

Man YOU are a major bug, what a strange request.
Go buy a WP7 device then.

An entire page of people just told you how to do it.
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Dannyboyni said:
I dont use google maps though. Plus I have 100s of contacts, and sometimes its just easier going to my contacts, searching for someone and then navigating. Where as with the stared places I would have to scroll through 100s of them to find the right contact. Add the fact I cant ring from that star or text the person.
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You can search your layers for names or addresses, you can also include phone numbers aswell. oddly enough mate i have hundreds of contacts too, so the point is mute. as I scroll through the list, like a phone book to find the person i need. and if i can't be bothered i just search and it finds the person.
while i know a BMW i had would save addresses via your current GPS, which i was handy this works just as well. Plus using the My maps feature, i've outlined the london congestion charge zone, my clients places, my suppliers, my co-workers home address etc. I've got account numbers, phone numbers, emails, pictures of the buildings i'm visiting, with my maps it's endless and tbh I'm pretty sure it covers your issue.. Also with my maps you can sit at a desktop and put your contacts on the maps, so you don't even need to be at the address to do it...

I've never come across a device that lets you do this in an "official" manner, the best you could hope for would be to copy their Google Maps location URL into the notes for that contact.
I can't imagine it being a feature that many people would have any use for, certainly not over the more common feature of a basic street address.
It's certainly not the major lack-of-critical-feature that you're making it out to be.

@knightnz, but it does exist it's just the maps app is used not the contacts book.
here is my latest map plotting new accounts i've opened. if you do this you'll be sorted. I appreciate sometime i wish i could drop a pin where i'm standing from my phone to my maps, but if i put a favourite star down, when i go to my maps i can turn it into a drop pin. so it's all good.
in theory this chap could favourite his clients then go to my maps and turn them into drop pins. simple.

Guys I DO NOT USE GOOGLE MAPS FOR NAVIGATION.
Maps can 'Share' location information via an Android intent, but it seems the contacts application doesn't consume it (though it is just sent as a plaintext intent so it shouldn't be too hard to make Contacts support this). I'm not sure that there is a standard way of sharing location information via intents (which is unfortunate, there should be), so clean integration is unlikely to be possible. Though it should be possible to modify the contacts directly from the GPS app via the Contacts API. Or modify the contacts app so that you can add 'current position' as a location.
This basically means no app can use the feature to save gps position to current contacts.
Sygic allows you to assign a "position" to a contact from either a search of it's location database or from a point on a map. However, that assigned position seems to stay associated with the contact only in Sygic. It doesn't get written into Contacts for other programs to use (or to get synced up to Google).
Again I repeat I do not use google maps, and other apps would possibly implement this feature but they cant because android doesnt allow it.

Omg, I've allready explained how to do this and you didn't even bother to test it step-by-step. Your claim is a non-sense because you dont' have a GPS position field for a contact in your Contacts application and I bet its the same in iOs and Windows mobile. That's why you can't save it, because you don't have a field for it. If you just want to save the gps position as a Note for a contact there are dozens of apps who does that.
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knightnz said:
I've never come across a device that lets you do this in an "official" manner, the best you could hope for would be to copy their Google Maps location URL into the notes for that contact.
I can't imagine it being a feature that many people would have any use for, certainly not over the more common feature of a basic street address.
It's certainly not the major lack-of-critical-feature that you're making it out to be.
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Cut the OP some slack, I found this a very useful feature when I used Garmin on my old Nokia N95, and it spoils you once you're accustomed to just doing it. What's critical to everyone varies.

As someone who can have the same types of problems with rural locations, it never ceases how many people seem to assume the world ends at the edge of a city.
As for what I learned to do and this is pretty fast I use the "GPS status & toolbox" app from the market and a few seconds after it opens it has a lock then I just hit menu > share > "copy to clipboard"
Go into my contacts and paste it into the address of whichever contact and delete everything except the plain latitude and longitude.