I have a Hero and have tried several running apps and some are better than others.
I like RunKeeper http://runkeeper.com/home and find it to be ok for accuracy but not perfect. On a clear days it works well but cloudy days its a bit off. I don't think the accuracy issue is due to RunKeeper I think it is the phone. However other apps are terrible for accuracy like Cardio Trainer which shows 4.3 miles for a 5K/3.11 miles.
Here's a map showing what it looks like on a cloudy day using RunKeeper
http://runkeeper.com/user/d12bn/activity/26716842
Showing 3.36 miles for a 5k/3.1 miles measured with a Garmin and my car.
Its not bad but my Garmin would still be very accurate on the same day. So just wondering if the EVO GPS is any better?
Thanks JB
Personally, my gps is spot on. If it says X is 5 miles away, I only have +/- .1 tolerance.
I have not tested it over distance like this, but I do know that I've seen my GPS as accurate as 4m.
I havent tried mine over several different weather conditions but when I have tried it I can watch the little arrow move from the front of my house (facing east for example) to walking around to the back yard and facing another direction... Even if I turn it on in the house, or somewhere else, it always places me w/in the same 1/4 of a block -- I know that's not a scientific measurement, but all I'm sayin is that for me, the times I've tested it, it's pretty dang accurate... Also, I havent tested it over distances when runnin (it is accurate in the car)... But I think I'll give it a shot now that you mention it
Simply better than any other GPS for me so far. I agree on couple of meters difference.
Thanks
Cool let me know what you find. I can say using my Hero for navigation while driving works great. However using it to measure walking/running may have to be more accurate, 3 tenths of a mile short or long makes a difference at the end of 3 miles.
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I havent tried mine over several different weather conditions but when I have tried it I can watch the little arrow move from the front of my house (facing east for example) to walking around to the back yard and facing another direction... Even if I turn it on in the house, or somewhere else, it always places me w/in the same 1/4 of a block -- I know that's not a scientific measurement, but all I'm sayin is that for me, the times I've tested it, it's pretty dang accurate... Also, I havent tested it over distances when runnin (it is accurate in the car)... But I think I'll give it a shot now that you mention it
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d12bn said:
Cool let me know what you find. I can say using my Hero for navigation while driving works great. However using it to measure walking/running may have to be more accurate, 3 tenths of a mile short or long makes a difference at the end of 3 miles.
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Mine has been as accurate as I previously stated, even when walking.
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Mine has been as accurate as I previously stated, even when walking.
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Mine has been accurate down to 3 meters. Walking down to the park (about 1.7) miles is pretty much spot on in google maps. I just have to tap the little blue arrow a couple of times to "improve" the location before I start walking or driving anywhere.
Longest I've tested it is about 17 miles driving. It was off by about .1 as a prior user stated.
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According to Google Maps 4.0 my gps is never accurate within more than 20-30 meters. usually when im driving i am on the wrong side of the road or in a ditch somewhere.
on my girlfriend's droid her accuracy is about 1-3 meters at best and is never any greater than 10 m.
same goes for my friends blackberry storm...about 5 meters.
So i am wondering if you guys are having better accuracy with the phone.
is it a hardware or software issue? and any idea on how to make this better??
Thankss
No my gps is very accurate. It could be due to the radio version you are using. You didn't mention witch version you use, but try some different radio's and see if you get a better gps signal.
HD2 GPS is a joke!
My HD2 GPS is very, very lousy - when I record my path (on feet) with e.g. RunGps or NaviCompiter, I am getting an ugly zig-zag line with position errors of 20-40 meters! (In city or in open field - does not matter). Unbelievable P.o.S! My radio is now 2.09.51, was 2.07.51 - same s..t.
My old Samsung i780 draws very smooth line with errors within 1 meter, seriously.
HD2 GPS works with Tomtom though, sometimes turning map around when pausing at a crosing or recalculating, but generally OK.
Unless one is seriously geocacheing or needs absolute precision, I regard 20 meters to be fairly decent, 10m to be fantastic when using google maps. But then again I use GPS and map software as a guide not an absolute... I've always taken the stand that map software doesn't know everything about a location, nor does it know the best way to get there.
I do agree the gps accuracy is dependent on the radio though and some are better than others at getting a good signal
My TP2 accuracy is very good. As good as my Garmin handheld GPS I use for geocaching. I went for a jog the day before yesterday, and tracked my progress with SportyPal (http://sportypal.com) and when mapping my route on Google Maps my position was good to within 3 meters (and usually significantly better). I ran up and down some bleachers and it showed my proper position right up and down the isles.
I've also used it for geocaching, and it usually brings me to within spitting distance of the cache.
The reception is also better than any other GPS I've used. It will usually pick up my position in my office, which is half way underground with an entire second story above me.
So is the GPS receiver on the Touch Pro 2/Tilt 2 better than what is used on the Touch Pro/Fuze? I assumed it was probably the same since most everything else (hardware) is the same. Although you would think that HTC would have fixed it after all of the complaints with the Fuze.
I'm thinking of upgrading from the Fuze, but so far the only advantage is the screen. If the GPS has been improved, that will make a difference.
ALOHA!
I am so stoked, just upgraded from the Fuze to the Tilt 2. I am researching cases.
I ran across a watertight, floating case that looks like it could provide me with some nice GPS usage while I'm out paddling (vs buying a garmin watch for $150)
Is the GPS sensitive enough to show lap times over a 1/2 mile loop? I don't need EXACT accuracy but I want to be able to see my progress over the course of a season in a 1/2 mile loop I race.
Thanks for your time in replying and offerings of advice!
ThresherTilt!
Thresher said:
ALOHA!
I am so stoked, just upgraded from the Fuze to the Tilt 2. I am researching cases.
I ran across a watertight, floating case that looks like it could provide me with some nice GPS usage while I'm out paddling (vs buying a garmin watch for $150)
Is the GPS sensitive enough to show lap times over a 1/2 mile loop? I don't need EXACT accuracy but I want to be able to see my progress over the course of a season in a 1/2 mile loop I race.
Thanks for your time in replying and offerings of advice!
ThresherTilt!
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Yeah it shouldn't be a problem. I used rungps to track some snowboard runs down the mountain last week and it was pretty accurate even when we went through some trees it showed the paths nicely.
gps-sport.net/trainings/(unnamed)_264542
I was pretty impressed too, usually my TP would run out of batteries just on stand-by through the course of the day but I was tracking GPS for quite a while and the battery held up on my TP2.
Nice thanks for the input!
link for the case? Looking for exactly the same thing
The compass is about 10' to 15' out on my phone - i normally wouldn't care that much except the built in locations app uses the facing direction instead of the travel direction... so it looks like you are driving down a road diagonally.
Any ideas of how i can re-calibrate the compass - or make locations use the direction of travel instead of the compass?
Thanks
Kris
Maybe it is a magnetic compass, and hence points to the magnetic north?
BTW I have the same with mine. Mine is about -15' out.
The GPS Status app has something to 'calibrate' with, but the results stayed the same IMO.
Well I think that really su* ... y can't it just use the direction of travel like other software - or have the option
I know man, have the same issue. I have proper compass 'analog' and a digital one and the one on hd is a joke. Tried everything, it's still off. Most likely it's software issue here. Not sure though, but looks like it. Mine is -20 and less or more useless.
Mines off about that too.
When using the one in my Hero, I could wave my hand in a infinity symbol shape (or figure 8 on it's side) out in front of me for a few seconds, that would get it fairly accurate for a little while. Haven't tried it on the DHD, but it might work?
I have exactly the same issue. Annoyingly it is also 10 to 50 meters off on my location......
HTC Hub also shows me 20 meters off of my location.......
Anyone have a solution let me know!!
Good i managed to calibrate it to be fairly accurate.
There is still a minor distortion which i assume is caused by battery but it's an improvement never the less.
Basically go to maps. Then hold your phone by pointing your screen towards the sky and start making infinity symbol in the air. In such way like if you were trying to paint it on the wall in front of you. Do it for about 30 sec, then it should show you a fairly accurate readings.
Hope it helps, worked for me.
Thanks Madeinru........ it helps a bit but hasn't completely fixed it.
Probably will go back to the shops and exchange it - its still annoying the hell out if me
MadeIRu, could you describe your method in a lilttle more detail. I thought you had to hace your device towards the sky and make a movement like drawing an 8 horizontally al the time the device facing the sky. Thanks
Hello there
What i did is:
Switch on any compass app or maps.
Point your device with your screen towards the sky, same way when it basically lies on the table.
Then start making 'infinity' like sign in the air while your screen points at the sky all the time.
Just like you wanting to paint an 'infinity' sign on the wall.
Just like the guy in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOkErjFKiD8&feature=related
But i was pointing my screen upwards all the time, so my phone stayed in the same position at all times.
Do it for about 30 sec or so.
Regards.
download compass from market, it has a calibration feature builtin
not sure if it will help you're situation though, i guess it's supposed to.
After trying a few programs Catch's Compass, Google SkyMap, GPS Status etc, Bubble, etc, etc. I am finding some reproducable strangeness between the Gyro and Magnetometer(Compass). Compass
Example: Try Catch's Compass (I Prefer Catch's Compass because you can use the dial to align former north's).
I Put the Phone on a Non mettalic flat surface. (I algned it with the corner of an all wooden table).
I let it wander awhile until it settled on north...
I turn the outside Dial to align the Red lines with where north is pointing.
Rotate the phone 180 degrees and aligned with the corner of the table again.
I Look where North is pointing Now...Mine is consistently off by 20-30 degrees from the original North(original red lines helped measure)
Strangely i try the two 90 degrees in between and one Matches the first orientations North the other 90 matches the other North from earlier.
I also Noticed that when I plug the phone in that North Suddenly points towards my Micro USB port..That didn't surprise me too much.
I returned My first phone because of this...My second one does it too...I tried google sky maps and A full moon wouldn't even stay on screen when aimed...This one puts it on the fringes now.
I tried all these things outdoors as well as indoors.
I tried several different methods of calibration 1 axis figure 8s, 3 axis figure 8s, 3 axis flips, etc...the results improved from stock but after dozens of attempts the strangness prevails.
Am I on a second clunker or do the rest of you get this Anomoly...ie sensor issue?
I don't know what to make of your compas test because it seemed relatively fine to me, but Skymap has never been 100% accurate for me on any device and this one is no exception, but its accurate enough for me to get an idea as to what I am looking at.
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I don't know what to make of your compas test because it seemed relatively fine to me, but Skymap has never been 100% accurate for me on any device and this one is no exception, but its accurate enough for me to get an idea as to what I am looking at.
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Try Getting North to match up when you rotate the phone 180 degrees its a simple test and let me know your answer.
The magnetometer on mobile phones tend to point to the nearest electrical source.. so if you're testing it test outside (and not in a city, if you can), since inside a house there's too much interference. Even a laptop within a few feet will throw it off.
Also, they're *very* noisy - having tried to write compass apps I've got a lot of respect for someone who can make the raw data behave like a compass convincingly.. If they showed you what was really happening the jittering pointer would make you seasick!
So as long as it's pointing to more-or-less north, that's pretty good really.
btw. The best results I've seen have been from google maps, which seems to maintain a pretty good compass direction outdoors.
Curious as to what others are seeing in the real world:
How far away can your Galaxy Active 2 Watch be from your phone?
The Active 2 has BlueTooth v5, which has a theoretical distance of 800 feet, or four times as far as v4.2. Of course, that's theoretical and clear line-of-sight.
The range I'm seeing is a bit disappointing.. I have a Galaxy Note 9 which also has BlueTooth v5. so I was hoping to see more range.
For example, if my phone is left on the third floor of a traditional residential home, and I go to the first floor, the watch often disconnects from the phone. That's only about 20-30 feet away. There are two floors (carpeted and wood) between the two, which of course cuts down on the reception. But still, seems like you should be able to have more distance between the two.
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Curious as to what others are seeing in the real world:
How far away can your Galaxy Active 2 Watch be from your phone?
The Active 2 has BlueTooth v5, which has a theoretical distance of 800 feet, or four times as far as v4.2. Of course, that's theoretical and clear line-of-sight.
The range I'm seeing is a bit disappointing.. I have a Galaxy Note 9 which also has BlueTooth v5. so I was hoping to see more range.
For example, if my phone is left on the third floor of a traditional residential home, and I go to the first floor, the watch often disconnects from the phone. That's only about 20-30 feet away. There are two floors (carpeted and wood) between the two, which of course cuts down on the reception. But still, seems like you should be able to have more distance between the two.
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My experience is the same as yours - two rooms away in my house is the limit. Obviously a bit more would be nice but not sure that is too bad really.
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Samer distance here: max 30 ft.. But it must be in the phone
I test my Galaxy buds and they have the same problem. (note 10+)
At exactly the same distance of the phone they both give problems. it is a relatively small distance, but I can live with it.
Maybe Samsung cuts off the real power of Bluetooth to save battery?
Huib