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Does anyone know the best way to provide google with realtime data from my Nexus S to help them update the realtime live traffic data?
Reason I ask is they say it is google maps which will provide them with details of my speed and location so they can work out the live traffic status but my problem is if I leave google maps open the phone goes to sleep and when you wake it the GPS has been turned to standby thus meaning it has lost my live location and stopping google from being able to use my location in the traffic.
http://mashable.com/2012/03/29/google-maps-traffic-data/
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Prototypeuk said:
Does anyone know the best way to provide google with realtime data from my Nexus S to help them update the realtime live traffic data?
Reason I ask is they say it is google maps which will provide them with details of my speed and location so they can work out the live traffic status but my problem is if I leave google maps open the phone goes to sleep and when you wake it the GPS has been turned to standby thus meaning it has lost my live location and stopping google from being able to use my location in the traffic.
http://mashable.com/2012/03/29/google-maps-traffic-data/
Help please :good
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Maps services always run in the background as needed. You do not need to run the Maps app to provide your location data. As long as you opted in location services it will provide Google your data in the background.
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[email protected] said:
Maps services always run in the background as needed. You do not need to run the Maps app to provide your location data. As long as you opted in location services it will provide Google your data in the background.
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How when it needs the GPS to provide an accurate location so it can tell what road I am on, You can tell my GPS hasn't locked for sometime because it takes ages to find satellites so it can't be using GPS?
Prototypeuk said:
How when it needs the GPS to provide an accurate location so it can tell what road I am on, You can tell my GPS hasn't locked for sometime because it takes ages to find satellites so it can't be using GPS?
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If GPS is not available, it uses the cell towers and triangulates your location along with other users. Not as accurate as GPS but Google aggregates the data from different users to provide more accurate traffic info.
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I keep reading everywhere that i should keep my gps off because it drains the battery very quick but im a little confused, if it turn it off then doing stuff like sharing my location on facebook, twitter, foursquare wouldnt work? if i make a check in foursquare for example it wont work if i have my gps off? or they use internet to track my location? can these applications turn on the gps by themselves or i have to turn it on by myself everytime?
In reality how much battery would be drained if i leave the gps on all the time?
Also i'm confused by google services i think they're a little redundant: Google navigation and google maps? can't you do the same "navigation" with google maps ? you can get into google navigation inside google maps but there's still a shortcut for navigation What's the difference?
Also you have local but it uses google maps and then you have latitude and earth which is basically the same but with a wrold map .
Can anyone enlighten me?
Chad_Petree said:
I keep reading everywhere that i should keep my gps off because it drains the battery very quick but im a little confused, if it turn it off then doing stuff like sharing my location on facebook, twitter, foursquare wouldnt work? if i make a check in foursquare for example it wont work if i have my gps off? or they use internet to track my location? can these applications turn on the gps by themselves or i have to turn it on by myself everytime?
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Locations can be determined from networks (either cell towers or wifi networks), just not as accurately or quickly.
Chad_Petree said:
Also i'm confused by google services i think they're a little redundant: Google navigation and google maps? can't you do the same "navigation" with google maps ? you can get into google navigation inside google maps but there's still a shortcut for navigation What's the difference?
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Navigation navigates. Sounds obvious, but it is different than just maps. Navigate gives turn-by-turn navigation. Maps is just maps. It finds stuff... including your location. And can show you a path from point A to point B.
Chad_Petree said:
Also you have local but it uses google maps and then you have latitude and earth which is basically the same but with a wrold map .
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I thought latitude was more of a social check-in app.
I am no expert and am new to android, so someone may be better at explaining things.
Chris
Apps can't turn GPS on without asking you first / sending you to the settings to enable it. Like cmalinowski said, it still has ways of figuring out your general location.
Latitude is a social thing. I'm pretty sure about four people use it, all Google employees.
For navigation I use waze, and I used to use Foursquare instead of latitude.
Regarding your question, you must have the location services ON, in order to have all the features.
cmalinowski said:
Locations can be determined from networks (either cell towers or wifi networks), just not as accurately or quickly.
Navigation navigates. Sounds obvious, but it is different than just maps. Navigate gives turn-by-turn navigation. Maps is just maps. It finds stuff... including your location. And can show you a path from point A to point B.
I thought latitude was more of a social check-in app.
I am no expert and am new to android, so someone may be better at explaining things.
Chris
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Yeah for sure the location when i use just 3g is not very accurate, it says i'm in places like 2 km away
Navigations works only by car and by foot, no bus or subway directions right?
So a good example of how to use google services is use the maps to get the directions: lets say you take the subway and when you get off and start walking you switch to navigation so you know in which street/alley should you cross, right?
Ok so latitude is sort of a foursquare then?
calanizzle said:
For navigation I use waze, and I used to use Foursquare instead of latitude.
Regarding your question, you must have the location services ON, in order to have all the features.
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Yes i have the location services on but its kinda worthless because if you have the gps off they dont work at all or just work poorly
Ajfink said:
Apps can't turn GPS on without asking you first / sending you to the settings to enable it. Like cmalinowski said, it still has ways of figuring out your general location.
Latitude is a social thing. I'm pretty sure about four people use it, all Google employees.
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Poor google, its a shame , just like google+, very pretty but no one uses it
i never turn my gps off. the big savings in battery is keeping the screen brightness down. the screen is so good that i can keep mine almost all the way down and it is still pretty bright.
I honestly don't think you have to worry about gps on off or other options... I have everything enabled, and i mean everything, all the time - and my battery easily lasts a day under moderate usage.
when im heavy using it, I admit i throw it on the usb charger to pc at work. but if i dont it will be around 6-10% by the evening.
it's irrelevant for me because i do charge it every night. ultra small price to pay for vast functionality that the phone offers.
they designed it in a way that if an app is not calling it then GPS is turned off automatically. there is really no reason (now) to keep GPS off. just leave it on and let Android decide if it is needed.
and the battery drain from Navigating with public transportation would leave the phone dead in an hour.
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wngmv said:
they designed it in a way that if an app is not calling it then GPS is turned off automatically. there is really no reason (now) to keep GPS off. just leave it on and let Android decide if it is needed.
and the battery drain from Navigating with public transportation would leave the phone dead in an hour.
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Ok i will keep my gps on then , yeah the battery MELTS with maps and/or navigation :crying:
Hello. Long story short, my girlfriend has overprotective parents who track her location and don't allow her to go downtown with me or go to my house. They use android device manger. And no, she's not twelve.
I downloaded a location spoofer app from the Google play store and put a fake location on her phone. I tested the app on my phone and the location worked. The issue is, on her account, it shows that her location is disabled but it should show the fake location I've set up, just like on my account. I've got a Galaxy S4 LTE and she's got the LTE-A version, my OS is AOSP 6.0.1 and hers is the newest Touchwiz, both downloaded from xda, both rooted. Please, is there a way to fake the location? Anything, I'd be very glad if you told me.
Anyone please?
Did u enable mock location in setting?
Yes, I have
Try other fake location apps
What fake locations app are you using? I've had great success with one called Fake Location Spoofer free on the play store. Also if you use lucky patcher you can get the full paid version but it works with free edition.
You have to root the Phone, then you can move the GPS-Spoofer-APK to /system/app and you can fake position without "Mock Location"
PS: Use the App "Fake GPS location" made by "Lexa"
I'll post the URL later
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Nameful said:
Hello. Long story short, my girlfriend has overprotective parents who track her location and don't allow her to go downtown with me or go to my house. They use android device manger. And no, she's not twelve.
I downloaded a location spoofer app from the Google play store and put a fake location on her phone. I tested the app on my phone and the location worked. The issue is, on her account, it shows that her location is disabled but it should show the fake location I've set up, just like on my account. I've got a Galaxy S4 LTE and she's got the LTE-A version, my OS is AOSP 6.0.1 and hers is the newest Touchwiz, both downloaded from xda, both rooted. Please, is there a way to fake the location? Anything, I'd be very glad if you told me.
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ADM likely does not report mocked locations, you will need a app that can use root to fake location instead of the standard mock location. An Xposed mod called "Hide Mock Location" will do the trick.
And for your bigger problem, I would buy a cheap ics+ phone for about 30 USD sign into it with the account that the parents use, and then ask your girlfriend to create a new google account to use on her main phone. Keep the cheap phone at home or school or whatever, and connect it to Wi-Fi.
Hope this helps! Glad to see some legitimate uses for faking location other than the pokemon go game stuff that has been infecting the internet.
Here is a cheap phone that will do the trick, feel free to use anything that will run gapps though.
https://www.amazon.com/HTC-One-Prepaid-Android-Virgin/dp/B0087T1S6G/
Just modify buildprop to make it look like an s4
It actually works now without a flaw, must've been a temporary issue. Thanks a lot for your help! The thread is resolved.
Nameful said:
It actually works now without a flaw, must've been a temporary issue. Thanks a lot for your help! The thread is resolved.
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Glad to hear! I tested it on my g3 with an aosp rom and it worked. :highfive:
Be careful, if you accidently turn off mock location, ADM will briefly report the real location and it may show up as a "last known location" for some accounts. AFAIK ADM doesn't have a "cheat detection" like PokeGo or Ingress.
Anyone else notice that Google Play Services is regularly using GPS location, even when you have no app open? Why? Is it Google, OnePlus, or some rogue app? How can I find out who is tracking me?
I get the same thing also.
Even when my phone is not being used I see the notification pop up and wake up the phone.
FYI, I think it may be the Google app*. I've disabled it and I have yet to see this happen. Will update if I learn more.
Disabling that app means you can't use Google's smart assistant or quick search features... but I don't care for those anyway.
*The app that is literally called Google.
Play Services checks GPS on a regular basis and then feeds that info to other apps when they request it.
Just disable the notification.
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Play Services checks GPS on a regular basis and then feeds that info to other apps when they request it.
Just disable the notification.
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Disabling the notification does nothing to solve the problem.
It isn't a problem, it's by design.
iaTa said:
It isn't a problem, it's by design.
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Maybe you are okay with an app constantly pinging your GPS. I'm not... especially when I don't know what app is doing it.
Update on disabling the Google app: I have yet to see Google Play services using GPS after I disabled the Google app. As an added bonus, battery use by Google Play services is down, whereas it typically is in the top 3.
I get this too. It's most likely related to Location History.
yerger said:
I get this too. It's most likely related to Location History.
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Maybe, but Location History is disabled for me across all my accounts.
You guys that don't like Google should check out NanoDroid. It uses micro G and a lot of Google alternative apps. Think of it as a Gapps without the G.
Hey all
My setup: twrp, magisk, lineageos 16,
I see that Google installed its Bluetooth contact tracing app or system or whatever it is called on my op5 without my consent.
Other than completely removing Google services from my device, is there a way to remove that contact tracing component from my op5?
When I disable Bluetooth in the settings, does it completely disable it, or does Google or any other applications have a way to bypass the disable and keep using it?
Does this disabling of other sensors (WiFi network gps) apply as well, can be bypassed by Google or other applications?
Regards
Heeter said:
Hey all
My setup: twrp, magisk, lineageos 16,
I see that Google installed its Bluetooth contact tracing app or system or whatever it is called on my op5 without my consent.
Other than completely removing Google services from my device, is there a way to remove that contact tracing component from my op5?
When I disable Bluetooth in the settings, does it completely disable it, or does Google or any other applications have a way to bypass the disable and keep using it?
Does this disabling of other sensors (WiFi network gps) apply as well, can be bypassed by Google or other applications?
Regards
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Google doesn't need your consent, because it is not your device. It theirs, if you have Gapps installed. And yes, Google is able to manipulate gps/bluetooth/wifi also without your 'consent'. It is simple: no Gapps, you control the device; yes Gapps, Google controls it.
Heeter said:
Hey all
My setup: twrp, magisk, lineageos 16,
I see that Google installed its Bluetooth contact tracing app or system or whatever it is called on my op5 without my consent.
Other than completely removing Google services from my device, is there a way to remove that contact tracing component from my op5?
When I disable Bluetooth in the settings, does it completely disable it, or does Google or any other applications have a way to bypass the disable and keep using it?
Does this disabling of other sensors (WiFi network gps) apply as well, can be bypassed by Google or other applications?
Regards
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If you mean the COVID Bluetooth tracing, that is only active if your country's government is cooperating with Apple+Google for this. You'd need to install your government's app to activate that feature, otherwise it is disabled.
optimumpro said:
Google doesn't need your consent, because it is not your device. It theirs, if you have Gapps installed. And yes, Google is able to manipulate gps/bluetooth/wifi also without your 'consent'. It is simple: no Gapps, you control the device; yes Gapps, Google controls it.
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That is not true. If that would be true, Google would be dead by EU laws already.
david19au said:
That is not true. If that would be true, Google would be dead by EU laws already.
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It is true. EU privacy laws don't deal with the way Google manages your device, only with consent regarding user data.
If you have Google Services, Google is the administrator of your device: it can delete/install anything it wants to without your consent, which by the way, you have already provided by installing Google Services.
Thank you guys for your responses.
I am talking about the covid Bluetooth activation.
Regards