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Hi,
I've had a problem with the Locations app since receiving the Desire HD. Basically no map details appear, just a yellow background with my location pin pointed, the apps controls in the top left and right corners. If I zoom out all the major towns/cities are displayed (UK) but zooming in, moving around etc produces nothing .. no map details at all, just the same yellow background.
I've tried re-installing the app, deleting and downloading the UK map, clearing the data/cache without luck. Google Maps works fine but it would be nice to have the offline Locations working too. Anyone have any ideas/suggestions?
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You need to download the maps on your sd card from the application. when you open the map press menu then upgrade from there you should be able to choose your country then download the map.
Thanks for the reply but I already had tried that with no luck. I had no problems downloading the map and it's there on the SD card OK but Locations still fails to 'load' any details/map data.
monkey-tennis said:
Thanks for the reply but I already had tried that with no luck. I had no problems downloading the map and it's there on the SD card OK but Locations still fails to 'load' any details/map data.
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I've got the same problem too!!!! only get a yellow map! no detail or anything!
Same thing has happened to me after the recent OTA update.
tommysdad said:
Same thing has happened to me after the recent OTA update.
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Anyone else seem to be suffering from this or got any suggestions?
Hi,
The map is saved under \SD card\.data\navigator\data\maps
and name as xxx.cmap
If there is no map saved in SD card, it will use online map mode(like Google map)
Go Locations>Menu>Upgrade>Map to download map again
monkey-tennis said:
Hi,
I've had a problem with the Locations app since receiving the Desire HD. Basically no map details appear, just a yellow background with my location pin pointed, the apps controls in the top left and right corners. If I zoom out all the major towns/cities are displayed (UK) but zooming in, moving around etc produces nothing .. no map details at all, just the same yellow background.
I've tried re-installing the app, deleting and downloading the UK map, clearing the data/cache without luck. Google Maps works fine but it would be nice to have the offline Locations working too. Anyone have any ideas/suggestions?
Cheers
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Thanks for the info but i've checked that the map is on my SD card and it is. I've also emailed HTC and they said do a hard reset. Which I had already done and its made no difference. Still just a yellow map and if I try to set directions it cant find any address I type!!!!!!!
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Have you tried to re-instal the Locations app? From Settings > Locations > Reinstal
olivierlee said:
Have you tried to re-instal the Locations app? From Settings > Locations > Reinstal
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yeah..I've tried everything but getting nowhere fast....would really like to use this app!!!!!
Hi, please try to delete all files from \.data\navigator\Data\Temporary
and launch it again
and disable all network connections to see its go onboard or online map
andybrumz said:
yeah..I've tried everything but getting nowhere fast....would really like to use this app!!!!!
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Hi csimduke.
Ok I deleted the files you said but still no joy..... maybe I'm thinking this app should be doing something it can't !!!!!
Can someone post a screen shot of the app running so I know what I'm aiming for.
Thanks for your help on this.
OK.....SCRATCH THAT.....CSIMDUKE IT WORKED......forgot to reboot the phone. Now its working. Thanks for your help. Now I'm one happy DHD owner......
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That's got it
THANKS DUDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can someone please help me????
Whilst trying to solve what was the original problem in this thread i have managed to delete my UK maps file (yes, i know).
I have tried to re-install the locations software but it did not solve my problem.
When i try to activate the app it either:-
1) Gives me a message saying "storage card space required - to use this application, you must have at least 15mb storage card space. Please reserve 15mb space and try again later".
or
2) Loads up with a white screen and the message "No Locations".
I have no idea what the first one means or how to do this!!!
When the second thing happens i cannot download any more maps as i have a white screen, the licences does not sync either.
Please help somebody!!!
Right, After emailing HTC, i performed a hard reset - no joy. I then formatted the SD card with better results. I have now installed the Locations software but at the moment i am struggling to download the maps - i have the option to but the download seems to take ages and then mysteriously stops most of the way through. If anyone can help it would be appreciated.
Hi, is anyone able to download maps for Japan? Thanks.
That's great! It solved the same problem of mine.
My problem
I have a similar but more extreme problem. Some background: I purchased a DHD in south africa and travelled back to the uk to visit for a week. Locations app was working in SA and in zurich (my connection point). Upon arrival in the uk I connected to my parents wifi and updated some apps, one of which was google maps. From then on HTC locations has not worked, ie neither stored maps (south africa or uk) or maps accessed via data connection will not display, just a black screen with road and compass icons. It runs really slow and often present with a force close message or the not enough space 15mb message, after which all license info disappears ie going to upgrade results in blank menus for a while. I have tried reinstalling maps and locations app with same result. HTC suggest a hard reset ("turning it on and off again"). It is running froyo and awaiting gingerbread update, probably due to it being a SA imei. I am reluctant to lose a lot of data for unsure results and would like to hear of possible reasons for this fault before I do so. Does anyone have ideas what is going on and how to cure this problem?
I can live without locations but i do like footprinting places I have been so it is not the end of the world but it would be nice.
Hi all,
I'm going on holiday to South Africa and would like to use my DHD for navigation whilst I'm there however I don't want to incur any data charges if I need to download the maps. I've read on some places that you can pre download the maps somehow, how do I do this ?
Thanks,
Firstly, remember that you have to pay for navigation...
What you do is load Locations, then press "Show on Map" at the top.
Then press the menu button and select "Upgrade"
Then move to the Navigation tab (2nd one) and select South Africa and pay for however long you need it for. It should then download the map and everything it needs in advance.
You can download them from the phone, but there is a charge. IIRC around $6.99 for 3 month usage.
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Firstly, remember that you have to pay for navigation...
What you do is load Locations, then press "Show on Map" at the top.
Then press the menu button and select "Upgrade"
Then move to the Navigation tab (2nd one) and select South Africa and pay for however long you need it for. It should then download the map and everything it needs in advance.
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Thanks for all this information. I think I might be confusing myself, you have mentioned "Locations", I thought this was an app to find restaurants etc. however I've opened it now and noticed that you can navigate using it, what is the difference between this navigation software and the Google Maps Navigation software. I was under the impression the Google Maps Navigation software was free or am I getting them mixed up.
When I load "Locations" I see "Powered by Route 66" everywhere ?
Google maps is free, but downloads the maps as you go - therefore, data costs would be incurred.
Locations is HTC's own navigation app, which pre-loads your maps but you have to pay for the navigation (though regular maps are free).
dazultra2000 said:
Google maps is free, but downloads the maps as you go - therefore, data costs would be incurred.
Locations is HTC's own navigation app, which pre-loads your maps but you have to pay for the navigation (though regular maps are free).
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You have to pay for voice navigation, although you could download the maps before you leave and get a short term subscription eg one month for cheap.
You can get directions without voice free though. Just gotta download the maps.
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dr.m0x said:
You can get directions without voice free though. Just gotta download the maps.
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Directions, yes, but not turn by turn navigation. Might as well print directions off from full Google maps...
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Directions, yes, but not turn by turn navigation. Might as well print directions off from full Google maps...
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Except if you do that you wont get a real time updating display showing your current location, and the directions won't update themselves when you make a wrong turn.
So can not we use any navigation apps in a different country to guide us as free with Android liek TomTom or IGO My Way (as I am using free in Iphone and only drains GPS data no romaing)?
eozen81 said:
So can not we use any navigation apps in a different country to guide us as free with Android liek TomTom or IGO My Way (as I am using free in Iphone and only drains GPS data no romaing)?
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As I understand it, the gps navigation works fine without data connection. You just should download the maps for the location your going to beforehand (or at a free wifi) so you don't get data charges. The part you pay for in the navigation app is the voice guide, wich IMO is pretty useless.
eozen81 said:
So can not we use any navigation apps in a different country to guide us as free with Android liek TomTom or IGO My Way (as I am using free in Iphone and only drains GPS data no romaing)?
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That is exactly what I wanted to know. When I get to South Africa I'm going to want to pull my sim card out of my phone to avoid been charged for any accidental data that might be downloaded as when I'm roaming in South Africa T-Mobile charges £7.50 a MB !!!!!! Question is will the navigation work without the sim card, I would like to think that it will only require GPS.
I'm going to do some testing here before I go, I will download the maps then pull the sim card out and see if it works.
MarkieSA, let us know the test results for Locations.
Wil-j said:
As I understand it, the gps navigation works fine without data connection. You just should download the maps for the location your going to beforehand (or at a free wifi) so you don't get data charges. The part you pay for in the navigation app is the voice guide, wich IMO is pretty useless.
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Isn't that the whole point of satnav? You're not just paying for the voice...you're paying for the turn by turn navigation. Without it you're just looking at a map. There's no directions (other than the list, which is hard (and illegal) to read when driving).
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I'm not in your league gents but using your build on HD2. I tried out this new Locations app and noticed it can build a route but the current location did not move along with my drive. I havent bought/paid for anything yet. I'm assuming once I do then the recalculation and the pointer will move with current location. Need to know cause DHD is arriving in the next few days
I'd leave your SIM installed and use a widget to disable the APN. I use Curvefish widgets.
For what it's worth, I recently took my car on the ferry from the UK to Ireland, so decided to use the pre-loaded Ireland maps to navigate my way to my destination.
I found that Locations worked ok, once it had a GPS lock, but found it difficult to find the perfect zoom level to look ahead to upcoming turns, while still seeing where I was. Basically I was looking down on myself on a map, whilst trying to follow the route drawn out on the map. It was nowhere near as using Google navigation with data, but it was adequate. I would have found it a lot easier if I had someone else in the car yelling out directions, as I was concentrating enough driving in the dark with the rain lashing down!
P.S. You don't need to worry about data charges while you're away, just make sure data roaming isn't selected in your Wireless and Network settings.
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MarkieSA, let us know the test results for Locations.
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Right then I'm back from my holiday and this is what happened. Before I went on holiday I pre downloaded the South African maps using HTC locations and bought navigation for 30 days in South Africa.
When I got to South Africa I took out my T-Mobile sim card and inserted a local operators sim card with no data plan, when I fired up HTC locations and went to navigation it said to me that my maps were not up to date and it had to download the latest maps As I had a sim card in that had no data plans it did not work. After a few days I was in a WiFi hotspot and thought I would try and get this working again, I downloaded all the updated map data etc however after that the phone struggled to pin point my location. I tried again a few times after this then gave up.
Hi there chaps,
First of all, I'm not english, so sorry about any grammar mistake or sort of.
I had this Motorola Defy from Vodafone ( Spain ) with 2.51 firmware ( VF360 & Blur ), and since It was a complete nigthmare, talking in preformance terms, I decided to flash it to 2.51 Central Europe ROM deblur, with RSD and everything went like a charm.
Wifi works, system feels stable and comfy, but, when i decided to test Market the problem showed up: It connects, allows to search apps, but when i click download on any app, it gets into "downloading" status, and never ever increases its %.
I did a full recovery backup of the original Vodafone firmware, and restored it, but failure keeps appearing. I've tried wipe data each time i've flashed, but nothing changes...
... i'm a bit desperated...
Can anyone help me?
So many thanks in advance
EDIT: I have finally flashed froyo 2.2.1 and Market still doesn't work. " Starting Download..." that's all I get... Somebody help me!!! :-(
Are you using wifi? Market seems to require "initialization" by mobile network.
If this is your case, turn off wifi, open Manage Applications, show all applications, clear the Cache and Data of Market and Download, reopen Market to load the terms etc and confirm. When finished Market should be able to download and wifi can be turned on again.
ABC_Universal said:
Are you using wifi? Market seems to require "initialization" by mobile network.
If this is your case, turn off wifi, open Manage Applications, show all applications, clear the Cache and Data of Market and Download, reopen Market to load the terms etc and confirm. When finished Market should be able to download and wifi can be turned on again.
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Dude, thank you very very very much. After a whole night trying things, reflashing and so... Finally I decided to follow your advice, and spend 3 € on a single connection, just to download an APP using 3G.
After that, I erased APNs and It is back downloading apps on WIFI only.
Thanks!
By the way, this little thing about google and vodafone bussines, is crap. I don't get why I am supposed to pay if i want to use market.
Anyway, Thank you
3 € is indeed steep. Glad it works for you.
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3 € is indeed steep. Glad it works for you.
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Yes, 3G connection is kinda expensive here. BTW, what app can I use to block any Data , excepting WIFI ?
I've given APNDroid a shot, but it feels kinda ratty...
Thanks!!
Extended controls, switchpro widget can add a switch on home screen for APN toggle.
Hey guys,
I was wondering if it's possible to download the Maps from Google for some countries to use the Google Navigation without the need of a data connection. I'm driving down to Italy from Germany in a couple of weeks and would love to use Google Navigation but I don't want to pay for data roaming in Germany, Austria and Italy.
Alternatively I also have Navigon on my phone, but it seems like Navigon isn't compatible to HTC Car which I'd like to use as I am going to listen to music through my phone as well. Also tried https://play.google.com/store/apps/...CwidHcua2Vuc2hpbm4uaHRjY2FsZW5kYXJmaWx0ZXIiXQ..
PCServe said:
Hey guys,
I was wondering if it's possible to download the Maps from Google for some countries to use the Google Navigation without the need of a data connection. I'm driving down to Italy from Germany in a couple of weeks and would love to use Google Navigation but I don't want to pay for data roaming in Germany, Austria and Italy.
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You can hit the sub-menu menu (3 dot) button in google maps open and select "Make available offline". Then you simply drag the rectangle over the area you want to cache, click done and it will download what you have selected.
Not sure if there is a size limit to what you can cache, but I believe in the settings you can specify some cache options.
I tried that, but it can only cache the size of London which is like 60 MB, if I try to select a whole country it always says "Selected area too large. Please zoom in."
I remember from my old Windows Mobile phone about 4 years ago, that it was possible to download all the maps I wanted, even whole countries.
Try Sygic. Offline navigation tool, 7 day free use.
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You can save a country, but it will be saved in sections limited to a size similar to the one you mentioned.
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You can cache maps for offline viewing, but unfortunately Google navigation still appears to require a data connection to work. I've tried many times to navigate in airplane mode, but doesn't work. A quick Google search revealed that many others are experiencing the same issue .
I think there would be some potential risk by using google maps offline.
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You can cache maps for offline viewing, but unfortunately Google navigation still appears to require a data connection to work. I've tried many times to navigate in airplane mode, but doesn't work. A quick Google search revealed that many others are experiencing the same issue .
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Wouldn't airplane mode turn off the gps radio?
fridgie said:
Wouldn't airplane mode turn off the gps radio?
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No.
I don't know why Google just doesn't give us proper offline navigation already. Its probably to protect the other developers. After trying all the others I think it's still the nicest nav software in form and function. When you enter a destination it does seem to cache the route but if you deviate or exit the program you are screwed. Not sure if they improved that in the latest versions though.
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Unless they charge the existing sat nav companies will be a bit pissed if Google did that...
Alright, so Google Navigation won't work for me then.
Any ideas on how to get Navigon integrated into the Car Mode?
On venom rom u can can choose whci nav prog to us with htc car. May b there is a tweak or addon available that will let u do the sme
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Just type "+" in car mode and add the Navigon application...
Brand new Huawei P6 ... GPS horrible!!! .. takes ages to lock on, and then when it does [sometimes] cannot use NAV for any reliable length of time as GPS drops out and stays out .... oh, some times it might come back on again .. but long after the waypoint has been passed making the navigation service completely useless ....
Have upgraded to B111 via the GUI on the phone. Android 4.2.2 but ... no joy.
I have been trying to find a reason .. thought maybe it was app related and that myabe gmaps or nav contributing to the issue ... so installed some GPS helper apps to try and troubleshoot the issue, but they seem to be affected by the same problem ...
I am annoyed and frustrated as i rely heavily on GPS ... the Ascend G600 i had previously worked flawlessly!!!
Has anybody got any clues on this ... :crying:
Try TopNTP. Play around with the settings. One of them might speed up lock on tremendously.
My fastest lock on was 7 seconds, even with GPS cold start. Inside my apartment!
UpUpAndAway said:
Try TopNTP. Play around with the settings. One of them might speed up lock on tremendously.
My fastest lock on was 7 seconds, even with GPS cold start. Inside my apartment!
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Thnx for the suggestion UpUp ... but unfort no joy either with TopNTP.
So did a factory reset and first up Google Maps Navigation finds my location and draws the route to destination .. even get a voice announcement to send me on my journey ... BUT from that point on the GPS icon continually flashes with a notification "Searching for GPS ..." that continues ad infinitum with the map locked on my initial position ... suddenly it might jump to some totally inaccurate location ... and then finally the voice announces Lost GPS Connection ...
However, on one occassion .. after 'searching for location' for about 15 mins .. all of a sudden my location is pinned as accurate and the navigation went along smoothly for about 3 klm ... then "Lost GPS Connection" again ... never to return!!
I have tried TopNTP, GPS Status & Fix, GPS Fix, Essential GPS ecc ... but no joy!!
I cannot believe just how crappy the Google Maps Navigation is on this highly regarded HUAWEI phone is!!!
Surely i cant be the ONLY one with this gripe??? But at this stage i can find very little on the net about it ... very frustrating!!
PS: At one stage i got GPS Status & Fix to lock on in smart time 7 seconds with maybe 6 out of 9 sats .. but then when i loaded Google Maps Navigation, even GPS Status & Fix could no longer get a fix!!!
Does anybody know if there is an issue with the software Google Maps Navigation????
Help IS neeeeded .. thnx!
Mmm... wonder if your P6's GPS is defective. You should get service since it's new.
I read a lot about slow lock-on, but it is a common complaint on most brand names. Nothing can't be remedied by TopNTP or GPS Fix.
UpUpAndAway said:
Mmm... wonder if your P6's GPS is defective. You should get service since it's new.
I read a lot about slow lock-on, but it is a common complaint on most brand names. Nothing can't be remedied by TopNTP or GPS Fix.
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Okay .. fair call .. i was starting to think the same way due to lack of similar cases returned via Google search.
Spoke to their local service centre ... after describing the issue was promptly told to return the phone for servicing, even though i pressed for a firmware upgrade! Even though they would not admit it, sounds like they believed it to be a hardware issue.
So have to wait 2-3 days for an email to arrange pickup instructions .. then 2-3 weeks for resolution!!! But i have no option, save throw it in the bin and try another brand/model ... obviously at my expense! .. wtf ... will just have to be patient.
Will advise on outcome.
Thnx
This is what I did,
go to dialer, press
*#*#2846579159#*#* then go to item5, background setting, next to AGPS settings, change the positioning method to autonomous, on service location, change to supl.google.com. This will speed up the GPS lock. I am using ASIA phone, not sure if your firmware is similar. Good luck.
tcjen said:
This is what I did,
go to dialer, press
*#*#2846579159#*#* then go to item5, background setting, next to AGPS settings, change the positioning method to autonomous, on service location, change to supl.google.com. This will speed up the GPS lock. I am using ASIA phone, not sure if your firmware is similar. Good luck.
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Hello,
can you made a screenshoot from your menu? what have you set on the other entry's?
GPS.cong
heross said:
Hello,
can you made a screenshoot from your menu? what have you set on the other entry's?
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Alternatively, if your phone is rooted, you can replace the gps.conf file under the System\etc\ with the one I am using now.
I actually got it from the LG Flex and played around with it. It works perfactly. When you have Internet on, it fix the SAT really quick.
You need the Root Explorer to change the permission to overwrite or delete.
tcjen said:
Alternatively, if your phone is rooted, you can replace the gps.conf file under the System\etc\ with the one I am using now.
I actually got it from the LG Flex and played around with it. It works perfactly. When you have Internet on, it fix the SAT really quick.
You need the Root Explorer to change the permission to overwrite or delete.
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Can I use this on Europe version of the phone?
Edit: OK, I answer myself. The posted gps.conf file works great on my phone (EU/CZ) and at the moment I get fix in a few seconds.