I'm still seeing a few posts about GPS and i thought it would be appropriate to post a review here. I've voiced in the past that GPS functionality worked really well on my phone but those were based on short observation rather a long one
Over the weekend, i had the pleasure of driving all over the hudson valley area visiting various vineyards and local attractions. This trip started from NYC all the up across the hudson river into the mountains. Before leaving for the trip, i went through google maps and downloaded multiple regions (10 download limit reached) onto the device so that cell reception doesn't impact the map caching
1. Navigation was flawless (except for one location)
2. Phone was placed in the center console since i didn't have a car dock to mount it on the window
3. Didn't see or hear the device deviate from the route except for one location and that one location was the only place that require rerouting.
4. Even with spotty at&t reception in some rural areas, it kept the route information and gps locked
5. One location it did have trouble with was on the GW bridge where i was on the lower level and it thought i was on the upper. It corrected itself as soon as i was on the connecting road across the bridge and i'm sure this will happen to just about any other GPS nav unit on the market
6. Device never got heated up even while being charged. This could be due to the fact that there was AC blasting at 70 degrees the whole time
7. GPS relocks within seconds as soon as google maps is reopened between destinations
Somethings that i didn't like about the navigation
1. Traffic overlay not available on the navigating route except when you switch over to the map view and change the layers
2. 10 area limit can be a problem if the destination is more than 200miles away
Pics from one of many bridges (taken with SGSII of course)
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One very big annoyance making turn by turn almost impossible is that it tells you to take the highway exit much too early (3 km in advance) and than much too late(50 m) also tomtom will tell you in advance which lane to select so it's much easier to get to the right exit; accuracy is very good though and it also locks quite quickly
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is an application that warns you for fixed and mobile traffic control spots and radars. It's already used widely in France and Spain. The good thing is that it is cross platform. However, I didn't find any cab for windows mobile yet. I would certainly like to try if it works, before spending e25 on it. Strange thing by the way is, that for Android it costs e10 in the android store.
wikango.com
Currently it looks like Wikango can't be downloaded. If you select the mobile list and select a phone, you will get redirected to the "buy" page instead while it can't be bought at this time. Funny thing.
you're right. They claim though to have thousands of users already!
Since you need a critical mass of users to have accurate information on radar locations, I'm very charmed by the idea of a cross platform solution like this, especially because of the ever increasing amount of smart phones.
Btw, a friend of mine bought it in the android store for e10, and it works great, I've seen it on his HTC Hero. Strangely it's free for iphone in the appstore.
Trapster
Why not try Trapster. It should work on WM
Thanks, that looks like a great tip! I'll be checking that out, see how good it is in my region.
Wikango on Android is a bit of a rip off, as they charge about 10€ for it when the iPhone version is free.
Since they released the first version, there has been no update.
Wikango runs fine on HTC G1 or Hero, but does not work on Droid and Nexus One, although there is no such info on Wikango's web site.
Finally, the devs are not answering to emails.
I have used it a lot on my G1 and, price set appart, I have been quite pleased even if, as I mentionned, there has been no updates and bugs are left uncorrected.
Since I switched to the NExus One, I'm simply unable to use it anymore :-(
Waze
Waze is well worth taking a look at too.
Great! I'll check out Waze too!
I've tried Trapster for some time, and it's not stable enough at the moment on my Topaz. When a phonecall or any other program pops at the front, the Trapster application loses its Google Maps connection, causing you to drive in a blue screen instead of on a map. It's not mature yet on WM and the devs don't respond to my message.
Trapster
Yes, I tried Trapster on my Topaz but found I could not get any display most of the time. Waze seems much better, and copes with occasional loss of data connection (important when your route home is through the countryside!)
Yeah, Waze is stable on my device. And it's fun paving roads!!
Hi guys,
I'm just curious if is normal to get so many Awake locks, while the phone is on idle:
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If is not, can you please tell me how I can fix this?
Thanks.
That don't look normal to me. Do you use latitude?
Latitude off, clear data and cache
Diced it here ... Too bad cause its a nice feature
I had this too.
Uncheck 'Use wireless networks' in the Location and security menu
and make sure you are signed out of Latitude
Ya I use latitude all the time so my friends know where I am.
I use latitude as well and I have the same issue. Maps gives a TON of wake locks with it activated. Problem is, I want to use latitude. I really don't understand the need for the constant awake time. It only updates the information every so often, it shouldn't be constant...
There is a defect for this bug that has been declined: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15057. I hope google will get to it at some point.
Thanks for the link. I did a test and I get like 24 of battery with the phone on idle... IMO is an amazing time... I might be wrong. On my old Pre2, I could of only DREAM of such specs. Still, if there is a fix to improve the battery with Latitude on, I'll take it.
Let's see how 2.3.5 update goes. Anyone knows when is it scheduled on generic firmware?
Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with my XXKG3.
I got a Map update couple days back and the issue seems to go away. Will keep an eye on it.
Too bad, latitude is nice.
Had the same issue about one month ago , and solved it by uninstalling one of the google map update via Titanium Backup and everyting went back to normal .
May be it's related to one of those "updates" , and as mentioned before you should try updaing to latest version ( if available ) or downgrade to lower version .
I got myself an unlocked Note3 on launch day and since switching from Note 2 to Note 3 I've noticed that when my phone is in standby my location keeps going to somewhere off the coast of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Wouldn't be so bad but I'm in the NorthEast of Scotland (up by Aberdeen) and it really throws stuff off why trying to use location based services in the first few minutes.
Has anyone else noticed this type of drift when sleeping?
If your location is being detected by mobile phone bases rather than gps it is probably due to the equipment in the base station having moved. This happens from time to time when a mobile operator fixes a fault at a base station and does not reprogram the cell id upon which the phone relies to get the location. There are some apps like Cellmapper that will let you see the cell ids that are supposed to be in an area and apps like Tasker that will get them in real time
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but I am not sure that the list of locations from cell id is available on he internet any more.
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Thanks I'll have a look at that.
Only thing is it doesn't really matter where I am but the false location is always the same.
I've seen this in Aberdeen city and also in Peterhead and Fraserburgh.
That's more inexplicable.....although there must be a reason!
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I have seen mine move around quite a few times.
Today takes the biscuit.
Just glanced at my phone and my weather is for Bani Walid (in Libya). Is my phone trying to tell me something?
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Today takes the biscuit.
Just glanced at my phone and my weather is for Bani Walid (in Libya). Is my phone trying to tell me something?
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got the same kind of issues
Have you been able to fix this ?
This is very simple and basic.
Non root (MM only):
Features:
Gps Spoofing (Can be unstable at time)
Joypad (Can soft ban if you move to fast)
If you want non root gps mod just download fly gps from the playstore and you must be on MM.
Set allow mock on fly gps as well.
Fly gps will work but can come with a lot of bugs and can also lead to many soft bans, which can last up to 20-30 minutes.
Open fly gps
set location
run
choose joystick (pokemon)
boot pokemon go
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Recommended (LP/MM):
Features:
Auto walk
Stable gps joypad
Stable spoofing
Whats needed:
Root
Xposed
Pokemon go control: (http://dl-xda.xposed.info/modules/com.axndx.prithvee.pokemongocontrols_v7_4a08f3.apk)
No Mock needed
Install apk
check in xposed
reboot
open Pokemon go control
set location (Note: If your going far away from your last log in location ,wait about a half hour to and hour)
IF you do these following your will not be soft ban period!:
Set distance covered to 10
Set auto walk to 1.5
Do not jump from location to location without giving sometime in between:
5 miles away: 5-10 minutes
10 miles away: 10 to 20ish
By doing this they wont notice you spoofing your gps and you will be all good.
Give me thanks
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Pokémon IV: (Download Here)
Allow you to know probability of catch with each type of ball. Let you know as soon as you throw the ball if you caught/escaped/flees.
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how to use this.
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Hello
Attached is the kind of signal I get when I go for a run with my Xiaomi9t (MIUI 11 Global Version) and MiBand 3.
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I went for run with my old Galaxy 7 and MiBand 3 and the signal was perfect.
The screenshot is from MiFit App but it's the same on MapMyRun as well. Weirdly enough GPS navigation in Google Maps works way better, I have no problem using it.
A lot of guides online suggest changing app specific settings, but I don't think that's it, I think it's to do with the device itself!
Any ideas?
What type of accuracy do you use?
Which app?
I use GPS everyday and never had an issue
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What type of accuracy do you use?
Which app?
I use GPS everyday and never had an issue
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I used "High Accuracy" and "Device only" (was recommended as a possible solution) but the result was the same.
The screenshot is from MiFit app, however, it looks the same in MapMyRun.
I can use GPS navigation in Google maps, but it behaves as I described when I'm trying to use it for tracking runs/walks etc.
I have same issue after update
MI 9T GLOBAL 11.0.4
GPS keeps jumping 10-100 meters every 5 seconds
My google timeline also have much more jumps cuts compared to before.
Pokemon go is unplayable
Hi,
I have the same problem. Using a speed camera app and the app says every 20sec no GPS signal.
Battery saving options are disabled, GPS high accuracy.
Hello guys, new here.
Im experiencing same issues, it was really bad, so i reseted my device. It is a bit better now, but the accuracy is still not well, in komoot or strava, my tracking lines are not straight, as i would be hardly drunk and move zig-zag around. I have disabled miui power saving options for all the maps apps, still it's not perfect and my device, tend to lose GPS signal frequently. any news on that or recommendations how to fix this?