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Google Latitude + HTC HD2 = Not updating properly

Hi Guys,
This has sorta been covered in the Google Mobile forum but I have yet to see anyone that has tested the Google Latitude in their HTC HD2.
The thing is, Latitude works but with 2 serious practical flaws:
1. Phone must be on, no standby so only can do minimum backlight.
2. Latitude does not work when Mobile Google Maps is minimised, ie. if you lock the device and although the phone is on, Latitude won't update.
What the Latitude suppose to do:
1. Still update location even if Google Maps minimised (phone must be on)
2. Still update location even if Google Maps has exited, but you check the "Yes" option for background updating (phone must be on)
So in real terms, you can't even put the phone in your pocket as the screen is not locked and it could start dialling someone in your contact list, let alone change settings for other programs.
It would be nice if Latidude can do its 2 main features above properly with the phone turned off, ie. you can still receive a call when the phone is off, weather still updates when the phone is off.
Anyone with similar issues I would appreciate any comments you may have.

Hi, I have this problem, too.

Mine does update the position when GM are closed nad 'yes' is choosen. Every 20 minutes, as it is supposed to do. It also uses only fast BTS fix, not GPS.
GM use notification (low-level alarm) to wake the phone up after 20 minutes and update the position. You can you for example FDC task manager to check if the notification exists after closing GM. It has page with notifications. You should see something with 'google' there, with time set 20 minutes after the GM exit.
http://www.dotfred.net/TaskMgr.htm
I'm not sure how it works with GM only minimized. Will report later.

It seems to update the location once per 20 minutes also when minimized (and not asleep (in charger).

Works every 20 minutes with application minimized and device asleep.
Btw. my version is 3.3.1

Latitude updates work or not.
Maybe my experiences helps.
I've been using the HD2 for a few weeks now. During initial startup several questions are asked. One of them seems to be if you want to allow location updates to be send from your phone.
Out of the box I had some time and answered all these questions. Next few weeks my friends tell me my Latitude position was being updated. I never started Google Maps though. Not once.
After a few weeks I had to upgrade the ROM (SMS bug). This time I did not take the time to answer all the questions (next next skip skip). In my opinion I would be able to set these settings in several menu's later on. As from this point on Latitude behaves like reported on this thread. Only updates when Maps is active.

Sorry to wake this topic but it seems still unresolved and I have some input.
Given that you have accepted the terms and conditions, especially location updates to be sent from your phone, Google Maps should update your position every 20 minutes, regardless whether it is running or not.
Once we have program settings out of the way as a reason, I think the problem is not related to Google Maps at all, but is actually an internet connection issue. In other words, I think GM is correctly updating your position every 20 minutes, it just cannot send it over the Internet for other people (and yourself) to use it.
Why do I think so? Because I have exactly the same problem as you guys describe, but only while at home. As strange as it sounds, the moment I go to my office, my position is perfectly updated every 20 minutes (I can see it on my Google account), but when I leave the office, my location stops updating. Mind it I never change any settings when I enter my office so this cannot be related to any activity I did. The only way I can explain this is that when I leave the office, my phone fails to connect and transmit my position, while it succeeds while I'm in the office.
As a next step I am trying to troubleshoot internet connections. I think the phone is using wifi to transmit location information. If it was using the GSM network, it wouldn't behave differently when I am on different places (the mobile operator is always the same and the Internet settings are always the same).

Maps keeping my phone awake

Hi, maps seems to be keeping my phone awake when I lock it. I've searched this forum and I've disabled almost all the settings regarding GPS, location etc, as it seems this is what people are recommending. The only ones that I have kept enabled are 'Access my location', 'GPS Satellites' and 'Wifi & mobile network location'.
Better battery starts shows that 'NetworkLocationPassiveCollector' is giving partial wakelock.
Is there any way to stop this without turning GPS off?
Thank you

Anyone help? I've completely disabled location access, gps etc for now to see if it helps.

Mine was doing this a lot recently. I force closed the app, killed cache/data, then relaunched it and went into settings and toggled all of the stupid "track my location in the background" settings (on again, then back off). Haven't had a problem with it since.
It was sneaky about it, too. I would wake up my screen and see the GPS icon in the status bar and it would disappear right away. 20 minutes later I would wake up my phone and it would do the same thing.

Happens to me a lot also. I noticed facebook app will ping my gps occasionally unless I actually close the app out. I just turn location off unless I need it.

[Q] Location/Network problems/delays (stock 4.3)

Hi,
I have some problems with finding my location, and I think it started since the 4.3 update, but I'm not sure.
I see it mostly with Tasker. I have some profiles for different locations (like home and college..) triggered by "net" without GPS, that is ment to turn Wifi on and off.
I noticed today when I left college, I opened the screen on the way home and I saw for a brief moment that the WiFi is still ON and my "college" profile was still activated, and immediately after that, the profile went off and also the WiFi. The Net location only triggered when I opened the screen, and it seems it thought my location was still in college until I did so.
When I got home, I opened the screen to see if it activated my "home" profile and turned on the WiFi, and nope, nada, even when opened the screen it still didn't know my location, only after I turned on the WiFi manually it knew where I am and activated the "home" profile (which in that case was already pointless)..
My guess is that on the way back from college it found my location when I opened the screen cause the WiFi was still on, and when I came back home the WiFi was off so it didn't find my location without it.
But if that's the case, then there is simply no point in those "wifi on / off" profiles if it can only find my location with WiFi.
I posted a similar thread on Tasker support group, but honestly I think it's a problem with the google's new location services.
What's that point? now we can get a good location fix only with WiFi or GPS?
and also why I must turn on the screen to "refresh" the location? isn't "net location" works on the 3g network? which is always on, so what's the problem.
By the way these network delays doesn't only happen with location, it happens alot with messaging apps, that sometimes I get the messages only when I turn on the screen. Is there a fix for that?
Sorry for throwing out so many questions without order
Thanks in advanced

same issue
Yah, I'm experiancing the same issues.

HELP...How to turn on radio for network signal?????

Hi, I was using my G935V normally on 4G LTE (like I´ve been using it for more than a year in Mexico´s Telcel Network), but suddenly I stop receiving any signal. I know that could happen for a few minutes but after hours I got worried. I started researching what the problem could be:
1.- SIM: I checked it in another exact same phone, and it worked so I know that is not the problem.
2.-SIM pins are probably fine because the phone shows the "SIM card is not Verizon..."
3.- I tried restarting, also wiping cache and the factory reset. But nothing works.
4.-Apparently the IMEI is fine (not null or blocked)
5.- I tried to use the verizon update assistant but didn´t work too. It stops like at 83% of repairing and then it shows that the device was disconnected. (I have tried this several times and the same thing happens again and again)
6.- I downloaded the "Hidden settings" app to change the radio info, and I noticed that the "radio is off" (so i guess this is the real problem) but every time i try to turn it "on" it goes back to "off". It does not allow me to change the "preferred network type" (it says unknown).
7.-I have checked some posts that propose to make something to remove the "static charge" off the phone but you have to remove the battery (and like probably every body here knows you can´t do that with the s7).
8.- I don´t know why but it looks like the airplane mode is on because the icon is on, but settings says it is off.
So if anyone has a different option that could (and fortunatekly would) work, please write it. Thanks for your attention.

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racsomar578 said:
Hi, I was using my G935V normally on 4G LTE (like I´ve been using it for more than a year in Mexico´s Telcel Network), but suddenly I stop receiving any signal. I know that could happen for a few minutes but after hours I got worried. I started researching what the problem could be:
1.- SIM: I checked it in another exact same phone, and it worked so I know that is not the problem.
2.-SIM pins are probably fine because the phone shows the "SIM card is not Verizon..."
3.- I tried restarting, also wiping cache and the factory reset. But nothing works.
4.-Apparently the IMEI is fine (not null or blocked)
5.- I tried to use the verizon update assistant but didn´t work too. It stops like at 83% of repairing and then it shows that the device was disconnected. (I have tried this several times and the same thing happens again and again)
6.- I downloaded the "Hidden settings" app to change the radio info, and I noticed that the "radio is off" (so i guess this is the real problem) but every time i try to turn it "on" it goes back to "off". It does not allow me to change the "preferred network type" (it says unknown).
7.-I have checked some posts that propose to make something to remove the "static charge" off the phone but you have to remove the battery (and like probably every body here knows you can´t do that with the s7).
8.- I don´t know why but it looks like the airplane mode is on because the icon is on, but settings says it is off.
So if anyone has a different option that could (and fortunatekly would) work, please write it. Thanks for your attention.
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I fixed the problem by flashing an unlocked ROM from Sammobile (from G935V to G935U). Seems to work fine and you get rid of the bloatware (got some people a Win/Win situation)

i have had the same problem for 2 1/2 years. leave the phone for a while until it's the battery goes dry . when i charge it again it comes back with the signal. it works fine until it is restarted if you power it off it back to no signal at all.

A40 missing notifications when phone locked

Problem getting notifications from apps (Probably may occur on other devices with OneUI as I found on S9 forum)
Issue:
Whenever the device goes into sleep (screen turned off, at least 10 minute period passes) I no longer receive notifications from various apps like Gmail, Whatsapp, Messenger Lite, etc.
Steps taken:
1. Device Care / Battery / Settings:
- disabled "auto disable unused apps"
- prepared the list of apps to be put to sleep when device not in use (the above WERE NOT included)
2. Device Care / Memory / Apps that aren't checked:
- added all apps mentioned above
3. Settings / Apps / Special access / Optimise battery usage:
- disabled for all apps mentioned above
4. Tested also the same with all "adaptive battery", "put unused apps to sleep" etc DISABLED.
Note:
Device is not muted and/or not in "do not disturb" mode. All normally working fine (up till couple of minutes).
Problem:
After couple of minutes I stop receiving any notifications....
Is it OneUI specific? Anybody knows anything?
Device is not rooted, not modified, running latest (11.04.2019) available stock firmware (XEO).

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Hi,
Not having such a problem here,
With what you specified, i see that the issue could be in wifi settings, did you check if your connection is not stopped when phone goes in deep sleep? There's an option in wifi settings for that...

Cosmox_ said:
Hi,
Not having such a problem here,
With what you specified, i see that the issue could be in wifi settings, did you check if your connection is not stopped when phone goes in deep sleep? There's an option in wifi settings for that...
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Unfortunately the issue is not that simple. It appears both while connected via wifi at home and also if connected to LTE only when outside.
Additionally the option you are refering to does exist in Samsungs Nougat roms but does not in Pie.

Well. Maybe the upcoming May update will fix this (I've seen on sammobile that this firmware is being rolled out in Europe)

As suggested by @dulemars on another thread I've tried to enable always on for mobile network (developer options - see attached screenshot). Let's see if this helps
edit: just tested couple of times, unfortunately - does not work

Ok - here's some more info.
Finally after doing again (for the 7th? 8th? time) all the above (including making mobile data active to always) and including Whatsapp, etc apps into the exception lists for memory checking and disallowing battery optimisations for them AND (that is the important bit) when I changed firmware to new update (unfortunately since the update for XEO is not available as for now, I've chosen to install firmware from another region - BTU) issues seems to be resolved (tested several times and well... I am receiving notifications now).
Firmware which does work is the firmware from May 2019 ( A405FNXXU1ASE3 ) but as I said before... at least for me - it requires some painful customuzations... which is insane... previously I just installed any messaging/mailing app and... it worked out of the box...
edit a day later: not quite working, still sometimes messages are not delivered ontime (i.e. with 20-30 minute delay), it is observable better since this patch but still not ok.
any clues anyone?

Since I was not able to resolve this frustrating issue I've decided to sell my A40.

Bought (again) new A40. And... well... no issue so far (but I have firmware from 01.07.2019 so not sure if this is firmware or hardware related after all (although if hardware then this would be quite weird).