Is there any way to turn off/on the GPS on this thing.
Cant find the option under settings, and dont know where else to look.
As long as there is no program that uses the GPS hardware, it's virtually disabled.
is there any visual indication weather or not it is being used?
I have HTC Dream, and in settings you can actually Disable GPS.
I would like to be able to force it off.
And do they need to?
when you check out the location settings on the droid x you get 3 options
wireless
GPS
AGPS
I have power toggle on my homescreen and i check all of the boxes
If toggle the gps on the widget and come back their all off as it should be
But then i hit the widget again only GPS is turned on and AGPS and wireless are off.
My question, if you turn on GPS i still see apps using AGPS or wifi to determine my location, so if these check boxes arn't check does it really matter?
The reason i'm asking is I started making profiles in tasker and for some apps that can use AGPS and wireless (like places or 4square) I tell tasker to turn on the GPS as well as the wireless (incase i'm indoors) But if it's not checked in the settings is it even doing anything by turning the wifi on?
Thanks for the help in helping me understand this stuff.
Nobody is having similar results on their droid?
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I recently upgraded to an Epic 4G but I'd still like to use my Hero as a GPS and Wifi capable unit for geocaching and tracking my mountain bike rides. I figure if the cell radio is turned off, then that would just save that much more battery and processing. So how do I turn that off? I just want to be able to use GPS and Wifi only.
by using airplane mode you can turn of radio n data
but not sure whether it will turn off gps so in that case you wont be able to use as a gps device
try and see
agarp said:
by using airplane mode you can turn of radio n data
but not sure whether it will turn off gps so in that case you wont be able to use as a gps device
try and see
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I've used that before when I was riding, and still using my tracks, so I know airplane mode will leave GPS on, wasn't sure about wifi though.
Does anyone know how to turn off the 3G radio without turning off the GPS?
I know the airplane mode trick will turn off 3G but that also turns off GPS, which some Google apps need.
I hope Google gives us dedicated radio toggles in 3.1.
Try unchecking 'Data enabled' in mobile network settings
sangreal06 said:
Try unchecking 'Data enabled' in mobile network settings
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That is the correct way to do it.
Airplane mode really should be used when you want ALL of the wireless turned off, including wifi. It's strange that it lets you turn it back on while in airplane mode. I guess it makes sense for those planes that now have wifi.
Bauxite said:
Airplane mode really should be used when you want ALL of the wireless turned off, including wifi. It's strange that it lets you turn it back on while in airplane mode. I guess it makes sense for those planes that now have wifi.
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Also how i use my phone overseas without having to worry about a big ass bill.
Are you sure GPS is off in Airplane Mode? I run in A-M too when I'm on WiFi, and I've definately seen the "GPS on" indicator come up when doing something that needs my location.
But to be sure, I downloaded "GPS Test" from the market, turned on Airplane Mode after getting it, and GPS test was able to see some 6 satellites (inside- we have some really nice hardware!).
I don't think GPS is off when in A-M.
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Airplane mode really should be used when you want ALL of the wireless turned off, including wifi. It's strange that it lets you turn it back on while in airplane mode. I guess it makes sense for those planes that now have wifi.
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Well, it actually does kill-switch everything when enabled- which is what it's supposed to do, but it's a good thing that it allows selective re-enabling of BT and WiFi.
Besides, GPS is a reciever (unlike BT/WiFi which also Xmit), but while I'm aware of the heterodyne issue, that leakage is FAR smaller, and the only way to fix that is to turn off the device altogether.
My gps is always on. I can switch it off in location services but then I can't use gps when I need it. Any way to find out what's keeping it on.