All my GPS apps (OziExplorerCE, Yandex.Maps, etc) lost connection with GPS receiver after screen turned off by upper button. Only Google-maps application can work with GPS in sleep mode. Ozi and yandex has no settings that affects this... Is there some way to keep connection to gps in sleep mode for any app?
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I can't turn off my HD when iGo8 is running, no matter if it is minimized or in background or running on screen. It will turn on again for a fraction of second then it turns off and after a second turns on again and so on. It's annoying because I cannot put it in my pocket for a while while geocaching or manipulating with phone at all.
Did you find any solution for that issue? I've the same problem, but did not found anything yet...
GPS in suspend mode
Same problem with Igo here. If I'm on battery power and use either the "Smart Power Save" or "Use device setting" in Igo device settings the device goes into suspend mode and the GPS stopps working. As discussed in this tread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=483034) this is because the GPS chip turns off in suspend mode. IGo would then turn on and off every few seconds...
I would love to run Igo with GPS working in suspend mode (to save the battery) - if anybody has a solution let me know. I've tried the mobilemagic's function to keep the GPS on in suspend mode but unfortunately it doesn't work...
P.s.: using Igo version 8.3.2.71348 (Jan 7)
PoGa
My GPS will not turn off in suspend mode, I have plenty GPS tracking sw running in background and it works well when in suspend, even iGo8. However iGo will keep flashing on screen when in suspend. Sometimes iGo8 will loose connection to GPS when resuming from suspend and must be restarted, it's just crappy software.
If you want to keep GPS chip running while Igo is in suspend mode try to add following lines in SYS.TXT file which is located in the main memory (not in SD card) My Device -> Program Files ->iGO8:
[power]
powermgm_state=0
skip_resume_process=1
skip_suspend_process=1
Or alternatively you may try this setting:
[power]
disconnect_gps_on_suspend=0
poga said:
Same problem with Igo here. If I'm on battery power and use either the "Smart Power Save" or "Use device setting" in Igo device settings the device goes into suspend mode and the GPS stopps working. this is because the GPS chip turns off in suspend mode. IGo would then turn on and off every few seconds...
I would love to run Igo with GPS working in suspend mode (to save the battery) - if anybody has a solution let me know. I've tried the mobilemagic's function to keep the GPS on in suspend mode but unfortunately it doesn't work...
P.s.: using Igo version 8.3.2.71348 (Jan 7)
PoGa
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my GPS never turns off lol, kills battery like crazy
My HD2 installed gps voice navigation software. When the screen auto locked(or turn off), the voice navigation also stop working! Why? How can the GPS to work as normal when the screen locked?
Close the screen can save power. I need to still be able to use the GPS after screen locked.
In the satnav app, there should be some settings for standby options.
Normally, you can specify not to go into standby when using the satnav app. (This was in both TomTom and CoPilot.)
I enabled power saving mode when at work and bluetooth on when at home just to try the functionality.
It turns off when I turn off location completely but i dont want to do that.
But where do I turn all these based on location autosettings off? I can't find it in settings and its driving me crazy!
I solved it!
You disable automatical settings based on location via the edge panel with locations!
Hi guys
Is the GPS supposed to be on or off in Airplane mode? Mine seems to be on which seems odd to me. I have an app that just keeps using GPS even though it's closed and the phone is in airplane mode. I need it for work so I can't disable location access to it. Was hoping airplane mode would shut location off but it doesn't...
I'm on 4.5.10
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Hi guys
Is the GPS supposed to be on or off in Airplane mode? Mine seems to be on which seems odd to me. I have an app that just keeps using GPS even though it's closed and the phone is in airplane mode. I need it for work so I can't disable location access to it. Was hoping airplane mode would shut location off but it doesn't...
I'm on 4.5.10
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it's the same for me and it makes perfect sense. Airplane mode is meant to disable all communication that might interfere with the plane. GPS, however, is receiving only (and the satellite doesn't care if your device is listening or not), so there is no need to disable it as it cannot interfere with a plane.
If your requirement is to have gps disabled in some places, why don't you disable it? I mean you have to manually go into airplane mode anyway, so why not disable gps manually via quick settings in the notification bar and you're good?
I am not able to figure this out.
The moment my screen is shut down/going to sleep, my GPS signal is lost. This means I cannot use Maps navigator i.e. while the screen is off.
I can't figure out how to fix this. Anyone here that can help me?
This is not a fix for your problem but maybe you can use your GPS with this get around:
Install GPS Staus from playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
Go into the settings menu from the app
Navigate to Background behavior
Turn on: Use GPS when screen is off