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Couple of questions from an iPhone user

I got the desire recently and am very impressed with it, however cannot figure a couple of things
How do I add a map location to a contact? I can locate myself on the map but I don't know how to add that location to a contact.
Also, on the iPhone, I could tap on top of the screen to scroll back to the top. Can you do that with android?
Thanks
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Hi I was in the same boat as you with the iPhone then jumped to the Desire. I'm not sure about the maps with contacts but in the browser if you press menu the address bar will show up at the top of your screen.

I am not sure you can add location info to a contact by an option in maps but contacts do link to maps if the address is entered in to the contact and they become navigable using google nav. Sorry if you already know this.

I think what you're describing is a feature of google latitude. Once you sign up for it, you can see the location of your friends who have latitude on your phone via google maps.

ajaffarali said:
How do I add a map location to a contact? I can locate myself on the map but I don't know how to add that location to a contact.
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If what you want is information on the location of known persons at any time, this is a feature of Google Latitude, all you need to do is sign in and you get the position of all your known contacts (if they allow this).
If what you want is a way to navigate to the address of the contact, If you inform the address on the contact information Google Navigator will allow you to navigate to the destination.
ajaffarali said:
Also, on the iPhone, I could tap on top of the screen to scroll back to the top. Can you do that with android?
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I have not found any equivalent to this, all you can achieve is showing the nav var touching the menu buttton, but you can't scroll back to the top of the page with one single movement.

You can add businesses as contacts if they are visible on maps but if you want to add an address to a contact you will need to do that from the people app.
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I thought you just had to add a postal address to their contact information. Once that's done it will give you an option to "View ... address".

Thanks for the responses. In Dubai, we have pretty bad adressing system and about the only way is to arrive at the destination and add it. That's what I used to do on the iPhone by dropping in a pin andc adding that to a contact
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This might be what your looking for - the Google app 'places', not sure if its Rom specific or available via the market but its on my opendesire ROM.
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Default action for tapping location in Agenda

Hello there .
I come from an AOSP ROM and am now using HTC Sense 2.1.
When I click on an event on the calendar, and click on its location, it goes to the app 'Location'. I'd like it to be open on Google Maps.
Anybody knows how to change this setting ?
Thanks!

Anybody knows how to change default maps application ?

I'm not running sense based rom now but if i remember correctly there is option in location settings to integrate with Google maps.

Uninstall location apps with titanium backup. I am using insert coin v30. Of course do a nandroid backup first.
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[Q] disabling "location" as default program for addresses

i'm using the revolution HD ROM and i want to disable the "locations" app: it is stopping my navigation app from working correctly ("Waze") - it automatically opens "location" when i select a contact's address from the address book.
the only way i found to disable it was freezing it with paid programs. is there no other way to do it?
(using Android Revolution HD 5.2.1 on desire HD)
thank for you help
Liron

You could use a third party app to access the contacts database. I use the decent (and free) Go Contacts myself. As far as I know there is no way to stop the stock Htc people app linking to the locations app.
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solution found!
found a solution: by freezing the location app i can set another program as the default action for selecting an address from the stock contacts app.
did it with AntTek, but i guess titanium backup or other freeze program will do the trick as well...
thanks.
Kaneti

[Q] using google maps and not htc locations

some of my contact have address, i want to have that go to google maps and not the htc locations......cant figure out how to change this....anyone?
i was looking for an option in "location" settings to not integrate or at least override the current nehaviour with google maps.....but cant find it

makaveli25 said:
some of my contact have address, i want to have that go to google maps and not the htc locations......cant figure out how to change this....anyone?
i was looking for an option in "location" settings to not integrate or at least override the current nehaviour with google maps.....but cant find it
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Are you rooted? Do you ever use the Locations app for anything else?

makaveli25 said:
some of my contact have address, i want to have that go to google maps and not the htc locations......cant figure out how to change this....anyone?
i was looking for an option in "location" settings to not integrate or at least override the current nehaviour with google maps.....but cant find it
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Try the following:
In the app drawer
Go to "Car"
Go to settings.(Press the small buttons below the weather, clock etc)
Go to default navigation app and change it to what you want there.

I'm also having trouble with this. When ever I click on a contact address it opens up HTC Locations, and there are no defaults sets for Locations app to clear.
elevation_2 said:
Try the following:
In the app drawer
Go to "Car"
Go to settings.(Press the small buttons below the weather, clock etc)
Go to default navigation app and change it to what you want there.
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Its already set to google maps. But doesn't work .

I use this!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tw.kenshinn.htccalendarfilter
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agento said:
I use this!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tw.kenshinn.htccalendarfilter
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Thanks, that solved the problem. :good:
However there is tiny issue with it; when opening google maps with "Select other map" option, that dreadful 3 dot menu option appears on the bottom, and it stays there (even inside Google navigation if I load it from maps) till i switch out of the app and switch back in again. A minor inconvenience, but far better than always going to edit contact > Copy address > load Google maps > Paste and search for the address.

[Q] Changing default Calendar app?

I'm not a fan of the default calendar app and on previous phones used the Google Calendar. On this one I installed Google Calendar and placed its widget on the homescreen, but when I tap it to open the actual app it opens the HTC one. I can't clear the defaults or disable it to force it to let me pick Google Calendar. Even the debloat threads I've seen don't remove the stock Calendar... For now I'd like to stick with the stock rom, so is there any way to do this?

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I'm not a fan of the default calendar app and on previous phones used the Google Calendar. On this one I installed Google Calendar and placed its widget on the homescreen, but when I tap it to open the actual app it opens the HTC one. I can't clear the defaults or disable it to force it to let me pick Google Calendar. Even the debloat threads I've seen don't remove the stock Calendar... For now I'd like to stick with the stock rom, so is there any way to do this?
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Have you tried titanium backup and freezing the calendar app?
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