Hi1
My D810 always miss the GPS voice guide when there is a phone call coming.I must exit the GPS software and enter again,then the voice guide work again.The same problem for all GPS software.It's not safety for me when driving and using the D810 together.
Trinity's processing power (or signal interference) prevented both voice and GPS operate at the same time. Therefore, if there's any ongoing phone call, the GPS will be automatically stopped. This was the design by HTC.
I believe to re-enable the GPS operations after phone call, the GPS port must be re-opened. Apparently, your GPS navigation software was tricked by such abrupt interruption of signal and didn't retry re-opening the GPS port, and hence you end up with a "dead" voice that requires a restart.
I think it is a usability bug of the GPS nav software which don't take into a/c of random signal interruption from the GPS chip. The root fix is to ask the vendor to have a timeout feature implemented.
That said, some GPS intermediary software such as GPSGate seems to retry opening the GPS port regularly if it times out for a certain amount of time. So it can be used to alleviate the problem you have.
ww2250 said:
Trinity's processing power (or signal interference) prevented both voice and GPS operate at the same time. Therefore, if there's any ongoing phone call, the GPS will be automatically stopped. This was the design by HTC.
I believe to re-enable the GPS operations after phone call, the GPS port must be re-opened. Apparently, your GPS navigation software was tricked by such abrupt interruption of signal and didn't retry re-opening the GPS port, and hence you end up with a "dead" voice that requires a restart.
I think it is a usability bug of the GPS nav software which don't take into a/c of random signal interruption from the GPS chip. The root fix is to ask the vendor to have a timeout feature implemented.
That said, some GPS intermediary software such as GPSGate seems to retry opening the GPS port regularly if it times out for a certain amount of time. So it can be used to alleviate the problem you have.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thank you for your explain but I used gpsgate 2.0 all the tme already.The problem exist and never alleviate.
Then how about if you are not using gpsgate?
ww2250 said:
Then how about if you are not using gpsgate?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The same result,no voice guide when there is a phone call coming.
Ok, now back to gpsgate, do you check in the Input option page:
1. Retry connection on error
2. Close input on power off?
I guess those 2 options may help.
ww2250 said:
Ok, now back to gpsgate, do you check in the Input option page:
1. Retry connection on error
2. Close input on power off?
I guess those 2 options may help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There are no problems,all these two set were follow your setting already but...
Hi there. It's about 3 months that my TP2 gps is not working
there is not any error or something. it only starts to search for satellites but not even one little percent is found! all bars remains empty
I wait for long times in very good locations. compared with other phones...
I searched many roms, many radios, many programs, and some tweaks I found on the web
I dont remember the original settings and radio I had anymore! though they dont work either...
any help please? should I give up and believe that its a hardware issue?
I found that mine does the same thing. Oddly enough, when I add the bluetooth GPS receiver it works fine, even AFTER I remove the bluetooth receiver (turned off) and go back to my internal receiver. It seems that the TP2 can't lock onto the satellites but once it has a lock will continue to track...
Major pain in the arse...
ultramag69 said:
I found that mine does the same thing. Oddly enough, when I add the bluetooth GPS receiver it works fine, even AFTER I remove the bluetooth receiver (turned off) and go back to my internal receiver. It seems that the TP2 can't lock onto the satellites but once it has a lock will continue to track...
Major pain in the arse...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks. unfortunately I have no bluetooth gps right now. will test this with my brother's car navigator
the annoying thing is that it works very nice in first months! but as soon as I started flashing cooked roms and new radios it never works again
rolling back to my default rom and radio, doesn't help...
I have a problem with my Defy.
The GPS doesn't seem to work properly. I've tested it with GPS Status & GPS Test...it detects satellites but doesn't use any of them to locate the cell phone.
A few days ago, I've succeed to get a localization but since it doesn't work.
I've just reboot it so that I'll have the manufacturing settings but, it still doesn't work...
Can someone be of any help ?
Thanks.
ernold said:
I have a problem with my Defy.
The GPS doesn't seem to work properly. I've tested it with GPS Status & GPS Test...it detects satellites but doesn't use any of them to locate the cell phone.
A few days ago, I've succeed to get a localization but since it doesn't work.
I've just reboot it so that I'll have the manufacturing settings but, it still doesn't work...
Can someone be of any help ?
Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried calibrating the compass in the settings? I had what sounds like a similar problem and I did that it worked for me.
Have you tried going into airplane mode, then using the GPS?
The compass is calibrated.
I've tried to turn on the airplane mode & then to launch the gps...same result no satellite in use, no localization...
I tried the GPS today, no airplain mode, defy was working as usual. I had to wait quite long time to get the fix but then no issues. FYI compass was already calibrated.
Since your defy is able to detect the satellites it should not be an hardware issue, i guess you were using pre-installed gmaps and navigator, have you tried any other software which makes use of gps location? (e.g. TrackMe)
Since your defy is able to detect the satellites it should not be an hardware issue, i guess you were using pre-installed gmaps and navigator, have you tried any other software which makes use of gps location? (e.g. TrackMe)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, that's what I think, it shouldn't be a hardware issue...
I tried with the apps GPS test & GPS status which were not pre-installed and it doesn't work either...
ernold said:
Yes, that's what I think, it shouldn't be a hardware issue...
I tried with the apps GPS test & GPS status which were not pre-installed and it doesn't work either...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can't figure out what's causing your issue... but, take a look here:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/40896
maybe it could be helpful, second post of cheaplikeafox, he's talking about a gps reset (made through GPS status) which solved the problem. Did you try that specific option in GPS status?
Sadly, I've already tried...arf...I don't what to do.
Maybe I should try with other Motorola phones' owners...
ernold said:
Sadly, I've already tried...arf...I don't what to do.
Maybe I should try with other Motorola phones' owners...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just to be sure, are you trying to use the GPS without being in "maps" that came with the phone? But on a separate set of installed maps? Except for the link above, I don't see GPS as an issue on the Motorola forums.
If I turn on network nav. and go into maps, my location is off by from two miles to forty miles. If I then turn on GPS it will correct my location within thirty second (time, that is). Turn off network nav., go back into maps and hit location and it corrects within 10-15 seconds using just GPS.
FWIW I just bought and downloaded Copilot live for North America ($5) Shut off data and ran on GPS -- it loaded very quickly. Of course it's pulling maps off the SD, but there was no lag in the GPS.
Same issue here.
Bought a defy (made in brazil) today and no gps (endomondo, gps test, gps status).
I already have a x10, and their gps always works.
carlosklein said:
Same issue here.
Bought a defy (made in brazil) today and no gps (endomondo, gps test, gps status).
I already have a x10, and their gps always works.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When I first tried GPS on my phone it took so long to "kick in" I thought the phone was broken. Finally it did. I later got "GPS status" and it picks the satellites up right away. However, I believe you must have your google maps "Maps" turned on or the GPS won't work in the stock phone.
How much time your gps needed in the first time? I im trying right now.
In google maps: My location: Accurate to 70 meters (wireless method).
In endomondo: Locating satellites
In Gps Test: In view 1, In Use 0, Gps On (yellow), Accuracy (feet): 0
After about 1 hour, i am getting 2 sats in view on Gps test, but no one in use.
After hours, i am getting 2 sattelites in GPS Test (sometimes 3). But the color of the bars (SNR Color, according the documentation) is white. Not working...
On my xperia, i am getting 9 sattelites (yellow and green).
Make sure you're not on WiFi
carlosklein said:
After hours, i am getting 2 sattelites in GPS Test (sometimes 3). But the color of the bars (SNR Color, according the documentation) is white. Not working...
On my xperia, i am getting 9 sattelites (yellow and green).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My previous phone was an xperia x1 too, yes GPS was much much better. More than a issue with defy it looks like Android is not so brilliant in dealing with GPS.
I need long time to get my position fixed (could it be the lack of QuickGPS??), and it seems many apps can't correctly display the satellites while the device is searching for a fix.
It gets better if i have google maps app opened in background.
Finally got gps working.
I made a few things (not sure what work...)
- Factory reset
- Install a bunch of softwares (Endomondo, GPS Test, WisePilot, TrackerBooster)
What work (i think)
- Leave my phone with TrackerBooster and GPS Test turned on, in open space (a bench on a park) for about 45 minutes (airplane mode off, wifi on and connected, 3g on). In the early minutes, GPS Test only find a few satellites (4 or 5). Suddenly 10 satellites appear and change the color to yellow and green (it was white). Working!
Thanks all!
ps: Defy is better than X10. Even motoblur is better than TimeScape (IMOHO).
carlosklein said:
Finally got gps working.
ps: Defy is better than X10. Even motoblur is better than TimeScape (IMOHO).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When i read "xperia" i thought about x1, anyway, i agree defy is better than xperia (them all) except for GPS. With my x1, in open spaces, i got 10-11 satellites in just 2 minutes (without QuickGPS) and it needed about 20 seconds when QuickGPS was working.
Hi guys,
just came back from me business trip and realized that.. I have posted something totally useless.
So I came back, with the same request, but properly explained.
I have and issue with my Desire HD. There is a strange problem with the magnetometer. I took me a while to find out that is connected to it, because.. sometimes by screen just remains blocked. There is no response from it to touch. After some seconds (between 1 and 20), it works. But, the compass is not working (if I check with some sensor application it says that magnetometer is not present.
Sometimes, the best workaround is to disable screen rotation (that is also somehow strange to me, as I don't really see the connection).
After a factory reset (install new ROM, etc), everything is OK until I use the GPS the first time.
So, the questions now:
1. As the sensor works (sometimes for days), I expect to be a 'software' problem. How do I manually reset the magnetometer? I have read that for Galaxy (for example), you can do that by getting in some hidden factory menu...
2. Is it posible to disable the sensor totally? I would not like to do that, as I would like to have the screen rotation, but it can be handy to be able to enable/disable it.
Thanks for all your answer
Seems like recantly my GPS app and MAP apps were updated (automatically). Since then I have lots of problems.
Main problem drives me nuts, soe perhaps somebody can share the solution.
When I turn on GPS it seems to work fine (although I have the new interface). Then when I'm done I want to shoot it down.
1. There is not EXIT GPS button like it used to be
2. I go to the open Apps list and clode the App, but it is still running
2. When I go to Status bar and disable GPS sensor the App shoots down but part of it runs in a background, keeps comlaining that CPS signal is lost.
The bottom line - in order to completely get rid of GPS app from RAM I have to restart the phone.
Any clues why this is happening or how to go back to the previous version of GPS/MAP software which worked so much better ???
Thanks - Arthur
aklisiewicz said:
Seems like recantly my GPS app and MAP apps were updated (automatically). Since then I have lots of problems.
Main problem drives me nuts, soe perhaps somebody can share the solution.
When I turn on GPS it seems to work fine (although I have the new interface). Then when I'm done I want to shoot it down.
1. There is not EXIT GPS button like it used to be
2. I go to the open Apps list and clode the App, but it is still running
2. When I go to Status bar and disable GPS sensor the App shoots down but part of it runs in a background, keeps comlaining that CPS signal is lost.
The bottom line - in order to completely get rid of GPS app from RAM I have to restart the phone.
Any clues why this is happening or how to go back to the previous version of GPS/MAP software which worked so much better ???
Thanks - Arthur
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes that's very annoying. I had it go off during a meeting. Now I find myself restarting the phone just like you said just to cut it off completely
Edit: I guess you can go to settings - application manager - maps and then uninstall updates.
I don't even bother with the Google app. I use Waze and love it. Crowd sourced traffic data and pretty decent directions (for the most part) make it my preferred app.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement