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Hello guys,
i was wondering if the GPS works all the time on the device or its turned on once called by an application..?
does anyone know?
cheers!
umexed said:
Hello guys,
i was wondering if the GPS works all the time on the device or its turned on once called by an application..?
does anyone know?
cheers!
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it goes to sleep if it is idle for 1 second. ie if no application calls it for 1 second. i changed mine to 2 seconds. because i think most applications (even microsoft's intermediate GPS driver) updates or calls GPS hardware every 1 second, so i dodn't want the darn thing to go sleep on me
buggybug0 said:
it goes to sleep if it is idle for 1 second. ie if no application calls it for 1 second. i changed mine to 2 seconds. because i think most applications (even microsoft's intermediate GPS driver) updates or calls GPS hardware every 1 second, so i dodn't want the darn thing to go sleep on me
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Hehe thanks for the reply bro
i have a bluetouth gps receiver i used on my dual. .sto i wont be using the internal gps much
cheers!
buggybug0 said:
it goes to sleep if it is idle for 1 second. ie if no application calls it for 1 second. i changed mine to 2 seconds. because i think most applications (even microsoft's intermediate GPS driver) updates or calls GPS hardware every 1 second, so i dodn't want the darn thing to go sleep on me
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Hi buggy
How do you change that setting ?
yeah that would be helpfull!
maybe the developer of HDtweak can add this setting ?
gt112 said:
Hi buggy
How do you change that setting ?
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using registry editor of your choice:
HKLM->system->currentcontrolset->GPSIntermediate Driver->Drivers-> "SleepOnNoData" (in milliseconds)
GPS Intermediate Driver is the Microsoft's GPS (the bridge between the application and the hardware GPS).
you can also play around with gps input/output buffer.
and gps polling interval, by going one level deeper to GPSOneDevice.
I wrote up a nice summary on another site on GPS and GPS application lag, but can't find it anymore, and don't want to write another essay again
How does GPS work ?
Connection using GPRS, 3G ?
iphone_fan said:
How does GPS work ?
Connection using GPRS, 3G ?
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No, read this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
hi everyone ! can anyone tell me how i can use Google Maps with Gps technology ?? when i select "Use GPS" it says "Network Unavailable"
You're connected to the Internet?
An activated GPRS, EDGE or UMTS is necessary.
sharax said:
You're connected to the Internet?
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no i'm not !
Dnst said:
An activated GPRS, EDGE or UMTS is necessary.
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you mean if i want to browse maps with gps, i have to connect to the internet ??
Oh yes the maps are not on your device they are downloaded!!
Google Maps gets your location from the GPS sensor, but then has to go online to download the actual map data for that area.
so if the map of the area we are in, was downloaded befor then i think there wont be any problem ! i think it would be just like the quick gps software in diamond ! am i right ?
I think that should be a way of download the map and use it offline. Some cracker should make it easy
diogoperas said:
I think that should be a way of download the map and use it offline. Some cracker should make it easy
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hehe, i tried 5 different apps and currently use gpsVP /w cached Gmaps imgs
pretty good for a free app, altho not totally easy to set up as there is no info...
since there is no maps for japan that i know of, never tried a commercial product, then again i prefer gmaps and my brain for navigation
diogoperas said:
I think that should be a way of download the map and use it offline. Some cracker should make it easy
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in the last few versions of gmaps just install it onto the storage card and then you can just save whats in the applicationdata\googlemaps folder and use that offline
Dnst said:
An activated GPRS, EDGE or UMTS is necessary.
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Can also be Wifi.
hey everybody, first post here....
i read that i should not start new posts if theres one going already.
I got my diamond about a month ago, its an alltel cdma diamond with original ROM, no registry tweaks, pretty much stock.
the GPS is being finicky. ive tried atleast 10-15 different GPS applications (all freeware or trials) and they are alway hit or miss. sometimes i get a 6-12 sat lock in seconds, even indoors... but sometimes i cant lock on outside even after 15min or more (even if i had a lock on less then 8hrs earlier). Ive been trying to find a pattern to why it sometimes works (certain settings, maybe after a resets, quick gps, etc)
side note, i used the G-Watch app while in poland where i have no phone coverage. it worked perfectly everytime i turned it on with almost instant lockon. but back in florida every program i try sometimes works and sometimes doesnt, even if i turned the phone to airplane mode.
question 1- is this considered normal for the alltel diamond
question 2- does the software that costs money (ie tomtom) work any better/more consistently
question 3 - could there be something wrong with my phone
question 4 - any ideas how to make it more stable
thanx for the help
also, on some of the gps programs, it will say i have found up to 8 or so sats, but wont lock onto any of them...
thanx again
Curious if other WM migrators have found solutions (probably good apps) for the following:
1. Better reminders from calendar events. Right now I hear a single sound and then my LED blinks. In WM, it was almost an alarm and was more persistent - it would alarm every few minutes until the event occurred.
2. Better snoozing - I liked the ability to choose 5 or 10 or 30,etc minute snooze on reminders/alarms. I've seen a lot of good alarms in the Market, but this is also for event reminders.
3. Exchange address book lookup - I could look up an email address in my global exchange server-side from my phone, very handy if it's not in your address book.
4. Voice command - my touch pro had fairly perfect voice command. The Epic seems to default voice search instead of voice command. Is there some way to remap the long press on the search into voice command instead of voice search?
Thanks in advance fellow WM converts.
2. If you go to the Alarm Clock, press menu then settings. You can change the snooze duration.
4. There is Voice Actions for Android but currently only 2.2 is supported so you have to wait for the Froyo update to use that. In the mean time, try Vlingo from the market. It's free and has some nice voice activated features.
5. a working gps.
J3ff said:
5. a working gps.
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What do you mean by working GPS? I get a lock within 3 seconds, every single time I use it. Are you saying a GPS that is more accurate? Because then I could agree. But it certainly works and works very well for me. I have it set to cold start the GPS, and I have "Use wireless networks" enabled as well as GPS, and its flawless. Just not super accurate.
My GPS rocks as well. I could go for some better battery life though.
muyoso said:
What do you mean by working GPS? I get a lock within 3 seconds, every single time I use it. Are you saying a GPS that is more accurate? Because then I could agree. But it certainly works and works very well for me. I have it set to cold start the GPS, and I have "Use wireless networks" enabled as well as GPS, and its flawless. Just not super accurate.
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Use wireless networks does is not a "working gps" ..
I use my phone on the boat, I need a real working GPS just like every other windows mobile phone I've used.
J3ff said:
Use wireless networks does is not a "working gps" ..
I use my phone on the boat, I need a real working GPS just like every other windows mobile phone I've used.
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No, I know using the wireless networks is not the GPS. You enable "use wireless networks" so that the GPS can get a lock near instantly. If you enable both, you get locks within 5 seconds every single time. If you enable GPS only, you gotta wait a long time, ESPECIALLY if you have GPS set to cold start. So yea, enable both, and you will get GPS locks instantly, whether you are on a boat or in a car. As long as you are not in the middle of the atlantic, enabling "use wireless networks" alongside GPS will help the phone get GPS locks dramatically quicker.
muyoso said:
No, I know using the wireless networks is not the GPS. You enable "use wireless networks" so that the GPS can get a lock near instantly. If you enable both, you get locks within 5 seconds every single time. If you enable GPS only, you gotta wait a long time, ESPECIALLY if you have GPS set to cold start. So yea, enable both, and you will get GPS locks instantly, whether you are on a boat or in a car. As long as you are not in the middle of the atlantic, enabling "use wireless networks" alongside GPS will help the phone get GPS locks dramatically quicker.
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Sorry man, if you have wireless networks enabled its not real GPS. I need real gps.
Where I boat is on the Ocean, there are no wireless networks.
It works fine. I've been using it with cold start set and wireless networks OFF and it locks all the time for me lately.
Well, I was perfectly fine with my GPS because I thought it had to do with where my house was, but my brother got a iPhone 4 and that thing is super accurate and locks on way faster than my Epic. So is this a hardware issue or a software issue? Also, his compass seems to be a lot less jerky than mine. I mean the GPS works for what I need to do but better is always welcome.
crajee16 said:
Well, I was perfectly fine with my GPS because I thought it had to do with where my house was, but my brother got a iPhone 4 and that thing is super accurate and locks on way faster than my Epic. So is this a hardware issue or a software issue? Also, his compass seems to be a lot less jerky than mine. I mean the GPS works for what I need to do but better is always welcome.
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All of us hope it's a software issue.
We also hope that 2.2 fixes it.
That's yet to be seen!
I know you can change the snooze duration on a global scale - the nice thing about WM is it let you change it when a notification popped up for only that notification.
Does the voice action tie directly to the capacitive button? The point of it is to not be looking at the phone so using widgets/apps etc is not an option if it's not tied to a hardware key.
Poor GPS. I wish it would be fixed so it stops hijacking threads. I'm so glad the 3g upload issue got fixed - the boards are a lot nicer now.
los1223 said:
2. If you go to the Alarm Clock, press menu then settings. You can change the snooze duration.
4. There is Voice Actions for Android but currently only 2.2 is supported so you have to wait for the Froyo update to use that. In the mean time, try Vlingo from the market. It's free and has some nice voice activated features.
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fooo1 said:
Curious if other WM migrators have found solutions (probably good apps) for the following:
4. Voice command - my touch pro had fairly perfect voice command. The Epic seems to default voice search instead of voice command. Is there some way to remap the long press on the search into voice command instead of voice search?
Thanks in advance fellow WM converts.
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use vlingo from the market for voice search command. Works really well and has a wide variety of commands like "send message to ___ message hi how are you?" or navigate too pizza hut etc...Also android 2.2 has a incredibly good stock voice command feature which is no use to you right now since sprint and samsung are lagging it
J3ff said:
5. a working gps.
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I read all of the time about bad GPS but my Epic has been working great in Alaska on a business trip...actually better than my Tom Tom. I'm using Sprint Nav.
On my TP2 the battery drain was terrible. I've been using GPS for other programs also with no problems.
I guess different problems for different users...just like my TP2.
J3ff said:
Sorry man, if you have wireless networks enabled its not real GPS. I need real gps.
Where I boat is on the Ocean, there are no wireless networks.
people use this phone with an app that displays a speedometer for when they are riding jet ski's with no problem. you may want to try airplane mode to reset the radio or something. this gps should work anywhere.
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fooo1 said:
Curious if other WM migrators have found solutions (probably good apps) for the following:
1. Better reminders from calendar events. Right now I hear a single sound and then my LED blinks. In WM, it was almost an alarm and was more persistent - it would alarm every few minutes until the event occurred.
2. Better snoozing - I liked the ability to choose 5 or 10 or 30,etc minute snooze on reminders/alarms. I've seen a lot of good alarms in the Market, but this is also for event reminders.
3. Exchange address book lookup - I could look up an email address in my global exchange server-side from my phone, very handy if it's not in your address book.
4. Voice command - my touch pro had fairly perfect voice command. The Epic seems to default voice search instead of voice command. Is there some way to remap the long press on the search into voice command instead of voice search?
Thanks in advance fellow WM converts.
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All of these issues can be addressed with the right apps and settings. it's just not in the same places you are use to. This phone will kill your wm phone in functionality and possibilities. hands down.....
J3ff said:
Sorry man, if you have wireless networks enabled its not real GPS. I need real gps.
Where I boat is on the Ocean, there are no wireless networks.
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Then go out and buy a friggin REAL GPS then...geez and stop whining. There ARE folks whose Epic GPS work just fine for them, like me. I use it with CoPilot and Navigation, locks in secs and never fails. No complaints here.
I do miss TomTom like i had on my Treo Pro.
fooo1 said:
3. Exchange address book lookup - I could look up an email address in my global exchange server-side from my phone, very handy if it's not in your address book.
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You can do this without any additional apps and without changing settings.
Start your new message, click in the To box and click the search button. You should be on a screen titled "GAL Search." That searches the global address book.
Edit: I'm talking about the search button that is in the group of buttons under the Bcc field not the magnifying glass button at the bottom of the phone.
J3ff said:
5. a working gps.
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My gps locks on fast....after the last update it now locks on while inside my home
ultra78721 said:
My gps locks on fast....after the last update it now locks on while inside my home
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LOL, the last update made no changes to GPS or aGPS, so your observations are just based on bad testing.
muyoso said:
No, I know using the wireless networks is not the GPS. You enable "use wireless networks" so that the GPS can get a lock near instantly. If you enable both, you get locks within 5 seconds every single time.
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That is 100% FUD, "use wireless networks" has no affect whatsoever on the aGPS function of Epic. NONE. No affect at all on accuracy, number locked or Time To First Fix.
I have three epics and spent weeks with controlled tests.
muyoso said:
. If you enable GPS only, you gotta wait a long time, ESPECIALLY if you have GPS set to cold start.
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Completely and totally untrue.
Hi, I'm new on this forum, also please forgive my english.
I resently bought a nubia z17 phone from geekbuying, 6/64. Model number NX563J, software NX563J_CNCommon_V2.44
I'm having problems with the GPS, for example I open google maps and it says that I'm in other location. The GPS is on, high precision (any mode has the same problem).
Any solution? Thanks.
I can confirm I have the same problem with the same phone on the Mokee rom. Somehow the location gets stuck on an old location. What I do is open Google Maps and tell it to navigate somewhere, and that updates my phone's location. I haven't found a permanent solution yet.
Have you tried another GPS app ? (Waze, Here we go, Osmand,...)
petitbreton said:
Have you tried another GPS app ? (Waze, Here we go, Osmand,...)
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Yes, i tried Waze and it keeps trying to find the GPS signal but it never does. Aldo tried GPS test, and it doesn't show any activity from the GPS.
Gonzalo.90 said:
Hi, I'm new on this forum, also please forgive my english.
I resently bought a nubia z17 phone from geekbuying, 6/64. Model number NX563J, software NX563J_CNCommon_V2.44
I'm having problems with the GPS, for example I open google maps and it says that I'm in other location. The GPS is on, high precision (any mode has the same problem).
Any solution? Thanks.
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After rebooting, I tried to start the IGO and it still working correctly. I got satellites connected. After i got it, I tried to start Google Maps and it showed me the correct coordinates.
Sorry for my awful english
lukasholeg02 said:
After rebooting, I tried to start the IGO and it still working correctly. I got satellites connected. After i got it, I tried to start Google Maps and it showed me the correct coordinates.
Sorry for my awful english
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Hi! I have the same problem with my GPS. I am on MIUI 9 and I tried other navigator apps but when i have to use navigator the gos doesn't work. But if i have to share my location it works.. Any suggestions? Is it possible to replace the gps module inside the phone?
Thank u
ATHOS3774 said:
Hi! I have the same problem with my GPS. I am on MIUI 9 and I tried other navigator apps but when i have to use navigator the gos doesn't work. But if i have to share my location it works.. Any suggestions? Is it possible to replace the gps module inside the phone?
Thank u
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I have same problem. Does anyone could solve it?
It sucks that they still haven't fixed the GPS issue on T-Mobile and 5G. Waze takes about 10+ minutes to acquire a GPS signal. You would think that after spending $1300+ on a new phone it would be fixed.
My GPS is spot on when I just downloaded waze. Did you allow the app to use your location?
fearbasel04 said:
My GPS is spot on when I just downloaded waze. Did you allow the app to use your location?
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Yes, of course, but keep using it and see if it continues to work. Like I said, it will work the first time you use it but then if you try it again without rebooting it will stop working. It keeps saying waiting for connection.
steelersmb said:
Yes, of course, but keep using it and see if it continues to work. Like I said, it will work the first time you use it but then if you try it again without rebooting it will stop working. It keeps saying waiting for connection.
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Thats weird, I honestly use Google maps and its been working fine.
I don't use Waze, but Google Maps finds my location almost instantaneously.
No such issues on my phone when using maps or waze
No problem on my tmobile s20 plus with Waze. It takes little time to get fix in waze compared to maps or here but it gets it finally.
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