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Anyone who use Chrome to Phone have issues getting Google Maps sent from laptop to open with the Maps app on my phone
Anytime I send it from my laptop it wants to open the directions in a browser
I cant remember when I used it last but I used to be able to open the links directly in my Maps app
It could have been when had the HTC Desire and not my Galaxy Nexus

clear defaults in browser/maps and try again? might have accidentally selected the browser as the default app for Maps links.

and clear cache and data for Chrome to Phone too. i just tried it and it automatically opens maps for me, doesnt even give me the option to pic browser.

martonikaj said:
clear defaults in browser/maps and try again? might have accidentally selected the browser as the default app for Maps links.
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I cleared default settings in the original Nexus browser but when I send links from Maps on my laptop it still just prompts me to choose which browser I want to open the link with
I dont get to choose Maps, just get to choose one of my 4 browsers

I have just noted that if I try and send directions from maps.google.ie on my laptop it will only open in a browser. If I send directions from maps.google.com then I can open them in Google Maps

LocationManagerService enthusiastically killing my battery!

Hi. I'm on stock Voda in the UK and have been having absolutely terrible battery life, so I bought BetterBattery and am getting HUGE partial wakelock use from LocationManagerService, which seems to be the culprit. Do I have to disable everything to do with my location to stop this?
Many thanks, in advance.

bigbamboo5 said:
Hi. I'm on stock Voda in the UK and have been having absolutely terrible battery life, so I bought BetterBattery and am getting HUGE partial wakelock use from LocationManagerService, which seems to be the culprit. Do I have to disable everything to do with my location to stop this?
Many thanks, in advance.
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Sorry to bump this, but I would love some help - my phone drains like you wouldn't believe. Thanks!

You Use Facebook?

Or any app that needs location info frequently? Try disabling location updates in apps. Worst case, turn off location services when you don't need them.
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eyosen said:
Or any app that needs location info frequently? Try disabling location updates in apps. Worst case, turn off location services when you don't need them.
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Thanks for the replies. I do use Facebook, yes, but I only have my refresh interval set at 2 hours.
If I disable location updates in apps, how will that affect things?

Certain apps will notify you that location services are off and they need to be on. So you determine when to turn on. Google search will probably fail to show nearby stuff but nothing serious.
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eyosen said:
Or any app that needs location info frequently? Try disabling location updates in apps. Worst case, turn off location services when you don't need them.
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Aaaargh! I've gone into Settings >> Locations and turned everything off, but my Partial Wakelock use for LocationManagerService is still through the roof. I can't see a 'Location Updates' setting in Apps - am I looking in the wrong place?
Thanks for your help!

bigbamboo5 said:
Aaaargh! I've gone into Settings >> Locations and turned everything off, but my Partial Wakelock use for LocationManagerService is still through the roof. I can't see a 'Location Updates' setting in Apps - am I looking in the wrong place?
Thanks for your help!
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im on uk voda too and had the same issue.
go to settings > location > untick "googles location service"
this will stop tracking in the background and prevent latitude from working and stop google maps knowing your location which can make it take up to 1 minute to find you when you open maps instead of 5 seconds etc.
reboot the phone and check if you still get the partial wake locks from it (i also got hundreads per hour).
make sure google plus app is not syncing too much, or that you dont have location tracking for glympse or wifi automation / tasker etc enabled.
i also disabled the following apps which may help (test 1 at a time):
Car
Facebook (try friendcaster instead) - apparently facebook does NOT respect the location service settings, it will still update etc, so force close and disable it, then check with batterystats to see if the wakelocks are gone - they probs will be.
Friend stream app & widgets
Joyn
Locations widget (none of the other locations app items can be disable without root)
Navigate widget
news and weather
picasa web albums
Trip widget
Twitter for htc sense
Weather (HTC) & LWP & widgets
hope this helps.

Thank you for the advice, which I have followed. Unfortunately, I still have the problem. I would be most grateful if anyone had any further suggestions!
*Tears out hair*

Do you have Google Latitude activated by any chance? This usually is the cause for these wake locks. Disable latitude and you will see it gets better. With the last updates of Google maps it has become worse. It seems with maps on the device Google is collection traffic data. If you deinstall maps the problem will be gone for sure, but check latitude first.
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Byrana said:
Do you have Google Latitude activated by any chance? This usually is the cause for these wake locks. Disable latitude and you will see it gets better. With the last updates of Google maps it has become worse. It seems with maps on the device Google is collection traffic data. If you deinstall maps the problem will be gone for sure, but check latitude first.
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That's odd - I can't find Latitude, either in my Apps or on my phone. Would it be part of another App? (I looked under 'maps', but couldn't find it there...)

Checked everywhere - no Google Latitude loaded. Hmmm...

Run Maps, goto settings, location settings.
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eyosen said:
Run Maps, goto settings, location settings.
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Thank you. Nothing is checked there at all - do I select 'do not update your location' as well?

bigbamboo5 said:
Thank you. Nothing is checked there at all - do I select 'do not update your location' as well?
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Yes. By default it updates.

Buggy GPS with Google maps/navigation on GNex Yakju 4.2

Hi.
Since 4.2, google navigation is unable to locate me on the map. As a result it just doesn't work and stay on "locating your position" or something like that.
If I use other gps based app (such ingress, car home ultra, etc....) those app have no problem to find me accurately.
I've tried clearing cache and data in the app section of control pannel. Also in the recovery mode but no success.
I use the latest map app version
I use stock rom for yakju 4.2 on a galaxy nexus
------------------EDIT WITH THE SOLUTION-------------------
Thanx to @Enforceman here's the solution:
-on main page press the search bar at the top (box written Google following of a mike symbol). This will open Google Now
-then Google now will tell you that location service is currently Off.
-You will have a link to a setting menu to turn it on
-Go in that menu and turn it on.
THERE IS IT. YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE A WORKING GPS with google apps.
What Google should have done at first is that after the OTA at reboot they should have put a windows asking if we would like to turn on that feature. After a clean wipe it will work because they explain google now. But not after the ota......anyway it is done, it work, that's all that matter for me
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Anyone having this issue?
I've aslo noticed that the camera app can't get geo-location infos.....but Camera FX does.
So it is really something about the google apps! Any non-google apps work perfectly with GPS and the GPS test app work fine.
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I had this issue too. Other GPS apps would locate me but Google maps would not after 4.2 OTA even though location services were turned on in settings. Apparently, that setting is for non-google apps and there is another setting switch somewhere for google apps.
I found a fix after I noticed that my Google Now cards were not working. I clicked on the top search bar which brings up search and google Now. At the bottom there was a message that said my location access was turned off. I clicked on that and then clicked on the settings link that it had.
It brought me to a new white setting screen with a switch for location access which i switched to ON. It seems that this specific switch has to be on for google apps to access the GPS.
Works now. Hope that helps

Enforcerman said:
I had this issue too. Other GPS apps would locate me but Google maps would not after 4.2 OTA even though location services were turned on in settings. Apparently, that setting is for non-google apps and there is another setting switch somewhere for google apps.
I found a fix after I noticed that my Google Now cards were not working. I clicked on the top search bar which brings up search and google Now. At the bottom there was a message that said my location access was turned off. I clicked on that and then clicked on the settings link that it had.
It brought me to a new white setting screen with a switch for location access which i switched to ON. It seems that this specific switch has to be on for google apps to access the GPS.
Works now. Hope that helps
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Thanx to @Enforceman I have the solution now!
To resume what he just wrote
-on main page press the search bar at the top (box written Google following of a mike symbol). This will open Google Now
-then Google now will tell you that location service is currently Off.
-You will have a link to a setting menu to turn it on
-Go in that menu and turn it on.
THERE IS IT. YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE A WORKING GPS with google apps.
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How to clear Google maps search history on HTC One X

Ok I know to clear data from an app such as Google maps it should be Settings > Apps > Maps > Clear data but this just doesn't clear my Google maps search history.
It's very annoying I have 6 searched places in my search that I just can't get rid of. I have even re-flashed fresh my ROM being Android Revolution HD and the search history from previous is still there.
Has anyone come across this or know of a solution?

Log in to google maps on your computer with the same account on your phone.
Click on my places and it should come up with a list of where you searched. Click on the little arrow next to the place and then hit delete.
Once your done go into settings and sync your google account on your phone and it will get rid of the places.
Hope it helps
Shahzad

Hi thanks but I logged into my Google maps from the same account from a desktop and none of the places in my Google maps search history were showing. All the same I deleted my history from Google maps from my desktop and synchronized but the history is still showing on my HTC One X.
I now have disabled Google search from my desktop and synchronized again and still the same history is showing on my HTC One X.
Its as if the search history is permanent on my HTC One X.
Would there be any specific file on my HTC One X that I could possibly delete with say root explorer where it could be remembering maps search history from???
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It worked for me. I dont use google desktop.
The only other thing i can suggest is that you download history eraser and try to clear it that way.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.eraser&hl=en

ghori1989 said:
It worked for me. I dont use google desktop.
The only other thing i can suggest is that you download history eraser and try to clear it that way.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.eraser&hl=en
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I just tried with history eraser even that didn't work hmmm.
Something I notice is when logged into Google maps on a desktop in the search bar I can see these searches when clicking on the grey arrow on the right but going into delete history and clearing all doesn't get rid of them maybe this is a Google bug? I have also cleaned my desktop browser's with Ccleaner but these searches are still there in Google maps.
Edit: Just further to say I have tried Chrome in Incognito mode and the searches still appear so this can't be a browser cache or cookies issue. Really not sure how to resolve this....
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Sorry im out of ideas. Maybe contact google if they can help.

It was Google - after clearing history from desktop it appears to take time before everything is erased even after syncing from phone.
Now those pesky searches that I couldn't get rid of have magically disappeared

Nice one

Question Google Contacts and Maps not working - China Import

Hello,
I have imported this phone from China, and besides the CN bloatware, I cannot get Google Contacts and Google Maps (and Maps Go) work. Contacts does not sync any contacts, and Maps crashes on app start. The phone is fully updated and rebooted.
Originally the China version comes without Google Play and its required subsystem, so I wonder if I can update Google Play manually to hopefully fix all issues .. ? The seller, a big online exporter, installed Google Play before shipping.
Many thanks,
Pummelchen

hi
i'm going to buy this phone i'm from italy. actually i ve mi 10s with their incredible speakers( i'm going to put eu rom for that)
before buy i'm worried some google apps don't work, how can i add languages, whatsapp notification only when wake up? lots of thing
can you help me to decide because of that. some video shows playstore is installable even on joy ui 12.5 that block google services
thanks

The hardware part is incredible, as it's the fastest Android phone as of 2021-04.
The Google Services install app has been removed from the Xiaomi store, which sux.
Some sellers put the Google Play store on the phone to ease customer experience, but it's a buggy experience. For me, Google Maps did not load and Google Contacts does not sync my GMail contacts.
Currently I follow this guideline to install Google Services manually. Its a bit of a "hacking experience" to get this phone working ..

I'm sharing my experience with you as the "Google Map" crashed at launch & GPS doesn't location with me earlier. In the end, I made them both work. I found that the "Gmail account" at Google Map cause the crash at the launch.
To avoid Google Map crash at launch::-
1) Turn off your wireless/mobile data > Access Google map offline
2) Go to setting > Sign-out from your account > close the app > Go to app info & clear data
3) Turn on your wireless/mobile data > re-open Google Maps online.
BK4pro "Network location" apk came without permission privileges, so you must download another one to control GPS location with permission in order to run Google Map/Sygic/Duo ... GPS relevant apps:
1) Install "Network location" v1.0.0.apk by "Google LLC"
2) Give permission as described in the picture attachment. (optional step)
Hope it works for you!!