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Never seen this posted here because, and I didn't the answer with search.
Why does Google Maps not auto-turn? It does on the iPhone 3GS and 4, yet not on Android. Android is made by google. :|
Is it because of the compass in the iphone; does the evo not have a compass?

Auto-turn??????

I think he means that it doesn't change orientation when you turn, north is always up. We have turn by turn nav though.
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That's my biggest gripe with the evo..well, that and the battery. I wish google maps orientated in the direction you are facing like the Iphone does....I did find an app called Rmaps that does it, but it is definitely not as polished as the Iphone. Seems strange that a google phone would not have included it?!

dianneeraser said:
That's my biggest gripe with the evo..well, that and the battery. I wish google maps orientated in the direction you are facing like the Iphone does....I did find an app called Rmaps that does it, but it is definitely not as polished as the Iphone. Seems strange that a google phone would not have included it?!
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While the gnav is super cool, especially in places that you haven't drove before, but a lot of the time, If I'm trying to get somewhere locally, I just want to see the map because I already know the area, but the damn maps never move.

dianneeraser said:
That's my biggest gripe with the evo..well, that and the battery. I wish google maps orientated in the direction you are facing like the Iphone does....I did find an app called Rmaps that does it, but it is definitely not as polished as the Iphone. Seems strange that a google phone would not have included it?!
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Polished? Maybe things are different with the new iPhone, but I have the 3GS, and unless I was walking, it virtually never oriented in the same direction I was going. It was usually about 90 degrees off.

The Navigation app uses GMaps and orients with you.
It is the Polish for driving.

Click the compass. It changes from N-S to turn.

ThrowingKs said:
Click the compass. It changes from N-S to turn.
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no, no it doesnt

ThrowingKs said:
Click the compass. It changes from N-S to turn.
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Compass moves to indicate what direction you are going not where North is.

Listen to the guy and just click the dang compass! This toggles the map from top-down north orientation to a 3d directional orientation. You must be moving to see the change.
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The new HTC sense already incorporates this. Be patient.
http://www.youtube.com/user/HTC?blend=2&ob=1#p/a/u/2/GHO9A9Zf5g8
Skip to the 5 minute mark.

fmedina2 said:
The new HTC sense already incorporates this. Be patient.
http://www.youtube.com/user/HTC?blend=2&ob=1#p/a/u/2/GHO9A9Zf5g8
Skip to the 5 minute mark.
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I know I cant wait....I hope they can get this to run on the Evo...

firesquirt said:
The Navigation app uses GMaps and orients with you.
It is the Polish for driving.
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The nav app definitely kicks ass....I Actually use it more than the garmin in my ride...just wish gmaps did the orientation thing so I dont have to figure out if i need to turn left or right

Don't try to figure it out, you'll be right half the time anyway!

dianneeraser said:
The nav app definitely kicks ass....I Actually use it more than the garmin in my ride...just wish gmaps did the orientation thing so I dont have to figure out if i need to turn left or right
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Would you please just try tapping the compass in the top left corner of gmaps as suggested?
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domotang said:
Would you please just try tapping the compass in the top left corner of gmaps as suggested?
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Ummm....there's no compass on my gmaps...I'm running version 4.5.1 comes with the search box, places, layers, and my location buttons, but alas...no compass.

check it out....no compass

Use navigate instead of maps. Then you will see a compass.
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domotang said:
Use navigate instead of maps. Then you will see a compass.
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That's where the confusion is--there are THREE options in gmaps--map, directions and navigate. Map does not have a compass and does not give you turn-by-turn directions, directions is just the text listing and navigate is the turn-by-turn with voice directions and the compass. And it all works (even the compass switching)!!!

State of the Compass on Vibrant?

Big thanks to all the rom devs out there working hard on the sweet froyoish goodness. I've seen a lot of work on the GPS issues that have turned it into a trustworthy device, but very little mention of the compass.
What is the consensus on this? Is it just crappy hardware that won't ever get fixed? Bad gravity? I miss my google sky!

yeah, why is the Compass so twitchy like a crackhead

I wouldn't say it's twitchy. I've never noticed mine jumping around.
I did notice it pointing the opposite direction I was traveling yesterday down the interstate in Google Maps, though.
When I turned the phone, the compass didn't move (I was in the passenger side, for those wondering ).

I think it's just bad hardware that's very susceptible to interference. I've seen it work properly every now and then, but most of the time it jumps around like crazy.
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Well, oddly enough the GPS was accurate that time, but the compass wasn't.
I think Google Maps had me about a block or two behind where I was on the Interstate, though (judging by where I was in the software when I got to curves or intersections/exits).
Bing Maps seemed more accurate, but it doesn't have a compas on the screen (or I haven't found the setting for it, don't think I've even gone into Bing Settings yet) and it lack Voice Guided Navigation on Android.
Isn't Google Maps Navigation still in Beta? Maybe something is wrong IRT the software. Last time I tried Catch Compass (which was admittedly over a month ago, before the JI6 update) it actually seemed rather accurate... It would turn as I'd turn and everything. /shrugs/ Dunno what the issue is with it.

Interesting. Some apps seem to pull heading info from the gpd, while others will attemp to use the compass sensor. Using something like tricorder shows the compass to show north regardless.
I guess it's just one of those things
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Give give up on the GPS working right!

I mean WTF is it going to take for my GPS to work right? Tried every freaking tip, trick and app avail. Still takes forever to find my location. I dont live in a freaking cave or a valcano! Trying to get this to work is like trying to find the cure for cancer. I give up >:-(
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darkside79 said:
I mean WTF is it going to take for my GPS to work right? Tried every freaking tip, trick and app avail. Still takes forever to find my location. I dont live in a freaking cave or a valcano! Trying to get this to work is like trying to find the cure for cancer. I give up >:-(
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The Company has even supplied a fix. What does it do? Reset everything back to default. From Samsung itself:
"During online surveillance, there is an abundance of GPS tweaks that impair GPS performance. Often times, no backup is performed to restore values prior to modifications. Samsung has released an application that restores GPS settings to recommended factory defaults for optimum performance."
http://ow.ly/3hEM1

You are not alone op. The GPS on this phone is broken and after taking it apart numerous times and applying every fix known the GPS barely works with a horrible accuracy and then stops working completely after a day or so. Sure, if I do a cold reset I can get it working again for a bit but again the accuracy is so bad it can't be used for navigation in any area with more than one road. You will get some confusing reviews on here from some people in the midwest using there navigation 20 miles from the nearest road or building taller than 2 stories but for those of us that don't have a 360 degree line of sight to the sky are pretty much screwed.
I used GPS on my 4 year old blackberry daily and I can't believe I am debating going back to it.
The GPS on this phone is broken! It is a hardware issue and is not going to be fixed on this forum. Samsung is unable to fix this issue without a recall and don't kid yourself...they are not going to do that.

Recall is such a cute word, consumers like to throw it around when they have a problem... if you think the phone is going to be recalled you've got another thing coming. "recalled" LOL

It sure is a hardware issue. My G1 if left on the flooboard of my car behaves exactly like my S with a clear satellite view. This GPS radio has a poor signal/noise ratio that no software can fix. QA missed this one.

I picked up a HTC G2 yesterday. I ran gps status on it. The gps had never been used before and it locked 9 sat's in less than 5 sec's for 9ft of accuracy. I knew my vibrant wasn't the greatest gps device, but I didnt know it was that bad. on the bright side, I never had any real navigation issues with the vibrant, so it still served a purpose. I understand some people have real lemon gps units, so I guess im lucky.

Mine gets a gps lock as soon as maps gets open and gps was turned off so that was just with cell networks finding me, turn on the gps and boom 9m accuracy, and samsung will not recall these for it.

^ mine too... I really do not understand all of these GPS threads....
well, actually I do.. darkside makes most of them.

s15274n said:
^ mine too... I really do not understand all of these GPS threads....
well, actually I do.. darkside makes most of them.
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Maybe if you had one like I do you would understand.. Makes you want to rip your hair out when some ppl have great gps and you look at yours and say pos

GPS works perfect for me right out of the box, since I bought it, only takes about 5-10 seconds to get a lock, even in bad weather. I also live in the south though which makes me closer to the satelites, so I take it the people with issues live up north?

proresearch said:
GPS works perfect for me right out of the box, since I bought it, only takes about 5-10 seconds to get a lock, even in bad weather. I also live in the south though which makes me closer to the satelites, so I take it the people with issues live up north?
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Locks are one thing, Accuracy is another. Look at this map. Zoom in on it. It rarely has me driving on the road. I even took a train track for a little distance.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=201142930973527917117.0004965a1c506459779a6

When I first got the phone the GPS sorta worked, after JI6 it worked better but not the greatest. Now I've reverted back to Stock JFD and have used GPS in many situations, even used it to drive 1.5hrs to the Cities with Navigation, never lost signal, was dead on (except starting out because I didn't follow it until I got onto the highway) and on my way home I used it too, no loss of signal or anything.
I've used it to check in on FS and have no problems finding my location.
I got my phone maybe a after it was released? Just saying..

My Fascinate takes anywhere from 10-20 minutes to get going. If I don't gave a general sense of direction when starting my trip, I must wait.
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Thanks Lodingi...now I can add the fascinate to the list of phones I won't be buying when I dump this one.
To those of you who can't seem to find anything wrong with the GPS try using it in any densly populated area. Even the mightiest of the GPS fanboys on here aren't getting any better than about 100 feet of accuracy. 100 feet of accuracy is crap and makes the GPS totally unreliable for the majority of the US population that live in dense areas.

Minneapolis/St. Paul is "Heavily Dense" population. I picked up a signal that was dead on in a few seconds.

Lol sure you did. What software were you using and how many feet accuracy? chirp...chirp...

snowdogging said:
Lol sure you did. What software were you using and how many feet accuracy? chirp...chirp...
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Wow, you're a little prick aren't you?
I'm using Stock JFD, with GPS/Use Wireless networks checked. Navigation/Maps locks on with in a few seconds.
does it piss you off that it works on my phone and not yours or what?
Just tested accuracy INSIDE my office, connected to 6-10 sats and within 150FT This is inside.

Do you know what use wireless networks checked even means? You also failed to answer the how many feet question. You can keep calling me names but it doesn't mean your gps is working.
I am not the emotional one here.

snowdogging said:
Do you know what use wireless networks checked even means? .
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Yes I do , It uses the Wireless Networks/Towers to Triangulate your location.

@samsungservice told me to do a factory format reset which actually wipes the phone clean...
After the factory format, my phone lag is gone.
GPS is once again locking within 10 seconds, however now when I come to a stop in the car, GPS wonders 100's of yards off causing the MAPS to recalculate the route which totally screws you when you lost.
I also ran run GPSrestrore app which didn't fix the wondering issue.
This GPS issue really bites. STILL

Nexus 4 inaccuracy GPS location connecting with 3G network

It seems my Nexus 4 doesn't have a good GPS.
Everytime when I connect network through 3G, I can't get the correct current location (Google map). Sometimes if I wait for a while, it may get the correct location but not everytime.
If I connect network using wifi, the location is correct.
I can't complain my carrier, because when I use my HTC One X and the same carrier, it worked well.
Are there anybody also have the same problem? Or do you have any solution?
Besides the GPS problem I also suffered the screeching sound problem. Nexus 4 disappointed me a lot even it is Nexus.
I won't buy LG phone again.

Solution: Stop trying to use the GPS indoors.

KiNG OMaR said:
Solution: Stop trying to use the GPS indoors.
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Thanks. You are right all the incorrect location happened indoors.
Just don't know why it worked well on my One X?

KiNG OMaR said:
Solution: Stop trying to use the GPS indoors.
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Lmfao
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KiNG OMaR said:
Solution: Stop trying to use the GPS indoors.
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This is a pretty poor answer.....the GPS on my old Vibrant works great indoors, and as some of you may know the Vibrant was notorious for spotty GPS across the board, although I did do a hardware fix on mine.
GPS should work fine indoors unless you are in some solid concrete underground facility. Saying that it only should work reliably outdoors is basically saying that the GPS implementation on the nexus 4 is horse crap.
I'm sick of phones with poor GPS - I have my order in for the Nexus 4 (3 weeks apparently) but if the GPS is indeed crap unless you are in an open field on a sunny day, then perhaps I may cancel my order.

[Q] [GPS] GLONASS Usage

Hi,
on my Nexus 10 GLONASS Sats are always shown as "in sight" but are never "in use". I'm using GPS Test.
How can I enable them?
TIA, Rob

If I understand GLONASS, I thought they only became usable if they needed to be (if your not in a open area with direct sky-view basically)

umbrella42 said:
Hi,
on my Nexus 10 GLONASS Sats are always shown as "in sight" but are never "in use". I'm using GPS Test.
How can I enable them?
TIA, Rob
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I cant seem to get any GPS-signal at all.
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Olaeli said:
I cant seem to get any GPS-signal at all.
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Try GPS Status and Toolbox. It's a popular app that downloads fresh satellite positions, but I can't guarantee it works with the Nexus 10 so it's up to you if you wanna go for it.

umbrella42 said:
on my Nexus 10 GLONASS Sats are always shown as "in sight" but are never "in use".
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Ok, I repeated the test and found some GLONASS birds in use now. But they seem to be second choice only.

I thought mine was using GLONASS sats because behind my window (which is not a particularly large one) i would get a fix with as much as 17 sats in view and like 12 in use resulting in single digit precision, while my ageing HTC Desire is barely seeing 4 at a time if you have the patience and could never get a fix there. I didn't realise i could check if GLONASS sats were in use, will do tomorrow but the GPS on my N10 blew my socks away already when i saw it would even get a fix when using it sitting at my desk 2 meters away from the window with the curtain closed

Olaeli said:
I cant seem to get any GPS-signal at all.
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Did you double-check the "Personal - Location access - GPS satellites" setting?

umbrella42 said:
Did you double-check the "Personal - Location access - GPS satellites" setting?
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Of course, that was my first thought.
But GPS test just shows 0 satellites.
Google maps can get a lock, but I suspect that's through wifi.
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Edit: Tried again now, a day later, and now it works?
I haven't changed anything?
I have to admit, this tablet is making me a bit paranoid...