Develop Bugs

[Q] Bing Local Search

Hello fellow WP7 users. I was wondering whether people are getting local search results when you search on Bing (i.e., hit the search button). I live in Canada and my wife and I have the Optimus 7 and we never get local results no matter what I search. It always only has Web and News. I was under the impression from watching videos before getting the phone that WP7's integrated Bing search would give other options, like local (maybe pictures?). Anyone else having this "problem"?

I've just tried (on HTC Mozart) to search for "coffee". At first time I've got message that no local results found. After trying again, I've got some local results. The only problem, that the phone still thinks I'm in Germany (I was there couple of weeks ago, but phone still thinks I am there).

CR1M1N4L said:
I've just tried (on HTC Mozart) to search for "coffee". At first time I've got message that no local results found. After trying again, I've got some local results. The only problem, that the phone still thinks I'm in Germany (I was there couple of weeks ago, but phone still thinks I am there).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, at least your getting some sort of local results! But that doesn't sound very good either. I've noticed that when I hit the search button and bing pops up after a little while the name of the city where I live pops up under the voice input option accross from bing. It still doesn't give me local results, but at least it knows where I am.
Where are you located? Lithuania? I'm wondering whether it is limited to certain countries (Germany and the States for example).

Commander Data said:
Well, at least your getting some sort of local results! But that doesn't sound very good either. I've noticed that when I hit the search button and bing pops up after a little while the name of the city where I live pops up under the voice input option accross from bing. It still doesn't give me local results, but at least it knows where I am.
Where are you located? Lithuania? I'm wondering whether it is limited to certain countries (Germany and the States for example).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea, I'm from Lithuania. Bing search displays "Berlin" below. Some other apps (WeatherBug for example) thinks that I'm in Berlin. It looks that the phone somehow cached my location when I was in Berlin and now it can't update it even through GSM/WiFi/GPS even I have location setting turned on.

CR1M1N4L said:
Yea, I'm from Lithuania. Bing search displays "Berlin" below. Some other apps (WeatherBug for example) thinks that I'm in Berlin. It looks that the phone somehow cached my location when I was in Berlin and now it can't update it even through GSM/WiFi/GPS even I have location setting turned on.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Intresting. Under "Settings" and "find my phone" do you have "save my location periodically for better mapping" selected? I wonder if deselecting that might help. I'm not sure what "Get results faster" does.

Commander Data said:
Intresting. Under "Settings" and "find my phone" do you have "save my location periodically for better mapping" selected? I wonder if deselecting that might help. I'm not sure what "Get results faster" does.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've just disabled this setting at "Find my phone" section. No changes so far. Bing Maps/Search still thinks I'm in Berlin. It might be a problem of me being at home currently so phone can't find my location via GPS. But as far as I understand it should be able to find me via WiFi or GSM

CR1M1N4L said:
I've just disabled this setting at "Find my phone" section. No changes so far. Bing Maps/Search still thinks I'm in Berlin. It might be a problem of me being at home currently so phone can't find my location via GPS. But as far as I understand it should be able to find me via WiFi or GSM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How is that your problem being at home? GPS should pin point your location, but I guess unless Bing does not know that there is a whole world besides USA and Western Europe, I would assume it is Bing problem because it might not have a map data for the region you are in.

lqaddict said:
How is that your problem being at home? GPS should pin point your location, but I guess unless Bing does not know that there is a whole world besides USA and Western Europe, I would assume it is Bing problem because it might not have a map data for the region you are in.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was using Bing Maps on my HD2 and it was able to display my location.

I meant it might not have the POI (points of interest) information for your location, I am trying to see it via bing maps on my PC, and I am getting
The server is temporarily unavailable. Try again later.
EDIT: but now re-thinking it, it might be the bing implementation for WP7 (since it is a completely different platform from WinMo) is not as good as on WinMo.

I live in Amish country (lancaster, pa) and local search does an awesome job for me. If i just search for "Coffee" it shows the local coffee shop as well as the usual starbucks and what not. If i search for movies it shows the local dollar theater and then other movie theaters within driving - as well as showtimes and what not. Local news search also works great.

bing background not changing HD7

Hi everyone, I am using the hd7 and my background for the bing search engine hasn't changed since i bought the phone, I am tired of looking at that penguin and can't figure out how to change it, I downloaded bing pictures downloader but also can't figure out how to use it to change the backgrounds for bing, any help please?

Gateau Noël said:
Hi everyone, I am using the hd7 and my background for the bing search engine hasn't changed since i bought the phone, I am tired of looking at that penguin and can't figure out how to change it, I downloaded bing pictures downloader but also can't figure out how to use it to change the backgrounds for bing, any help please?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
search for something using bing search button, then it changes

comeradealexi said:
search for something using bing search button, then it changes
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This didn't work for me. Im still stuck on the image of that Puffin and I've gone from initially thinking it to be cute to avoiding using my Bing search because I'm so tired of seeing that stupid bird. Anyone else still having this problem? Any working fixes for it?

What happens if you hit the search button when connected over wifi?

tai4de2 said:
What happens if you hit the search button when connected over wifi?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I live out in the country where broadband is not available, and I refuse to pay for crappy DSL, so I don't have WiFi at home. But, I'll stop at a hotspot on the way home tomorrow and try it.

Toggling in and out of landscape mode in the search app seems to help for me

it changes when connected to wifi
yep i can confirm i just had the penguin and connceted my phone to wifi and than went back to bing and it change the picture. im sure its a bug soon to be fix.

I had a similar issue but it went away, not sure, maybe it's based on your net connection or something?

Turn by turn navigation on wp7.

Part of my upgrade from orange was free orange maps. Obviously had no need for it with android by decided to check it out.
What surprised me is that its actually a workable sat nav, fully voice guided and it orientates itself via the compass too, same as google navigation (only slower as the accuracy of google navigation is better)
My main point is that why can only orange do this on wp7 and no one else?

Some other carriers do it. They say its officially coming with Mango.

vetvito said:
Some other carriers do it. They say its officially coming with Mango.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did read that this morning and im sure with nokias help will be very good. I was just wondering why orange and some other carriers have got apps that do it, yet theres no third party apps that do it properly.

Look for Drive on in the marketplace... i think it may support europe. It's still beta but does turn by turn and voice.

You really need on board storage for pan EU use
Sent from my HD7 T9292 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

Drive on is horrible. There is no landscape, no compass orientation, the voice is so low, you need to hold it to your head to hear it, the voice is unintelligible, the voice gives the next turn too early, the Speedo does not work, no 3d, there is no search by name (you can'tsearch for a business name, you must enter an address.
honestly, bing maps is better than drive on.
/rant
sorry about that. On the plus side, it's free. It is in beta, so maybe these problems will be sorted out.
Sent from my SGH-i917 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

Anyone try the new "Turn by Turn Navigation" app (released 26 May 2011)? I just downloaded the trial version. I am planning to give it a go on my way home tonight. Looks promissing!

Titus_Andronicus said:
Anyone try the new "Turn by Turn Navigation" app (released 26 May 2011)? I just downloaded the trial version. I am planning to give it a go on my way home tonight. Looks promissing!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So far has the cleanest UI for any of the nav Apps. A - B is still my favorite but Morton (the developer) pulled it from the marketplace in lue of copyright stuff...
A - B had 3D view.... I dont know why but for some reason I am hung up on that. Before my Samsung Focus I had the Touch Pro 2 and was running tomtom and then also would use android on it from time to time. I LOVE Google Navigator. That's sort of what A-B reminded me of with the 3d view using the sat/aerial view
I've spoken with the developers of Drive on, Silver Nav and Turn by Turn Nav and they all say 3d view WILL be implemented just not for at least 3 to 4 months. Pretty much right along with Mango. I dont know anything about coding but if an app that has one guy alone working on it could impliment it how could a team of developers working on these other apps not. Unless, again its some copyright stuff which I wouldnt be suprised of.
Just my 2 cents. Right now turn by turn is the best available on the market.

Titus_Andronicus said:
Anyone try the new "Turn by Turn Navigation" app (released 26 May 2011)? I just downloaded the trial version. I am planning to give it a go on my way home tonight. Looks promissing!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried "Turn by Turn" by GPS Tuner and found it fantastic.
The UI is clean and polished.
Voice is loud (English only)
The app is really reliable and fast.
You shall not hesitate.

Turn By Turn = WIN!
Just downloaded the trial 'Turn By Turn' and it works in Australia... The UI is the most polished of all the navs I've seen for WP7 and is WP7 worthy...
After a minute of playing around I committed and bought it...

Turn by Tirn
Turn by Turn is great. Voice is nice and loud and I find it to be accurate. I have also tried Silver Navigator and find it to be OK. I have now loaded the trial version of GPS Voice Navigation and will be trying it today.

I'll be interested to know how GPS Voice Nav works for you. I tried it yesterday, and it had some real problems (I described them in the other thread).

GPS Voice
RoboDad said:
I'll be interested to know how GPS Voice Nav works for you. I tried it yesterday, and it had some real problems (I described them in the other thread).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
OK tried GPS Voice Navigation and had some issues. Alerts are given in feet rather than tenths of a mile. I can't sit there and try to determine how far 2360 feet is. It also tells me to "turn" about 50 feet before the turn. These are two behaviors that are different than a dedicated GPS and NOT an improvement.

Ok,
After one week of use I can say I find Turn-by-Turn Navigation' really great. It works well.
The only bug I notice is the following: when there is a rundabout, it says "At rundabout..." and nothing more, no direction, it does not tell which exit is the right one (?!) Am I the sole one?

I can't find Turn-By-Turn anywhere in the Marketplace. Any help?

Just went onto marketplace then... Turn By Turn is now at the top of the 'Navigation' section so you shouldn't even have to search...

rmcgraw said:
I can't find Turn-By-Turn anywhere in the Marketplace. Any help?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Turn by Turn Navigation is here:
http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=b452aafb-a683-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8

Bing Maps updated!

Although I am a proud owner of a windows phone for some time already (HD7), some features I was sorely missing for a long time.
As an Israeli resident, proper Hebrew support is sorely missed. Another biggie was Bing Maps of Israel (There were only some main roads, thats it). I had to pay for a third party app for using Google Maps (Yuck! just kidding )
Anyway, it seems like in the latest update to Bing Maps, all the Israel roads are in. However, searching for locations inside of Israel does not work. I do hope this will be added soon.
Did any other WP user from outside the US notice changes to Bing Maps?

Some months ago there was a maps update, I believe it started using Nokia map data for places outside of the USA.
It's pretty good now.

I remember that update. There was a separate thread about it, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305586&highlight=bing+maps
At the time, the maps did get somewhat better, but Bing still wasn't usable for me yet because there were only a few more main roads of Israel.
Since a few days ago, all the streets of Israel are inside Bing maps (also streets inside the city), which means I can actually start using it, which is really awesome.
Once the ability to search for locations here and use local scout will be available, I will be in seventh heaven.

What application did you use for navigation in Israel?
Switching to WP7's Bing Maps from Waze is a bit shocking..

I agree about waze. Everybody I know uses Waze for navigation, it's too bad there isn't a version for it yet for Windows Phone
(I am aware of the homebrew solution).
It is also strange that Microsoft invested some time ago money in Waze (See: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Microsoft-makes-investment-theflyonthewall-3396524324.html) but there is no app yet (remind you of other apps, anyone?)
The application I used until now is "GPS Voice Navigation" which can do voice navigation over google maps (it cost like 6-7$).

Now I want voice navigation on it. Hate to use Nokia Drive. Dont have any problems with Nokia Drive, but I rather use a native app.

If it doesn't get turn by turn voice navigation instead of that anoying tap screen to get directions crap it has now; Bing Maps will never be of any use.

You said it! Solid argument

Help! google navigation and search

I had a rooted evo but it broke. The new one is not rooted and is on Android 2.3.5. My old one use to allow me to search using Google search for example "mcdonalds" which would then display a google search results for "mcdonalds" and on the top it has the map of your local area with mcdonalds pointed out on the map. I then used to be able to press on the map portion which in turn would load another screen which would give me the option of starting navigation via the blue navigation arrow pointing up without having to close the search and open google maps. It would just seamlessly flow from search to navigation.
The new one doesn't do it and it drives me crazy. Does anyone know a work around or what's wrong???