i recently went to the US, i previously made the maps avairable offline and turned off data while roaming.
i could see and explore the offline maps perfectly but couldn't get my location working; it only worked while on wifi i tought that if I made the maps offline they would work but didn't. so, Is there a solution to this? or could someone help me get an explanation on why didn't it work
thanks!
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So I upgraded my phone as described by this site http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=24979 and I was curious what else is necessary to use GPS. The Rom I am using (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=26776) works great but I could not get GPS to work with windows live search or google maps. So did some searching and from I gather, you need to run some other gps program prior or simultaneously to one of the map programs. Is this correct? I downloaded quick gps, GpsViewer.PPC300_2577, and GPS Test. Does one of these programs need to be running at any time I want to use GPS with Live search or google maps?
Thanks for the help
google maps, should work. I used that for quite a while. it will most likely take a few minutes to get a fix.
i'm off on hols tomorrow (cuba) and want to log a few trecks with gps. mobile data will be off and airplane mode on.
in that scenario will gps count as data usage? i assume not but want to be sure
i plan on using mytracks or jogtracker to track my course. it'll only store gps data afaik but will be overlayed on google maps once i've uploaded it after coming home, or if i find wifi over there.
That won't work, It has to download the maps themselves from Google Maps and the GPS uses the web to assist it.
I used OpenGPS abroad (which works in very similar way) with Mobile Network disabled and was only collecting GPS data.
The app tracked my positions, drew the line but and Google Maps were not loaded.
So yes, it should work - as long as you keep Mobile Network disabled you will not be charged for pure GPS data usage.
And you can download the Google Maps layer once you come home.
ferus said:
I used OpenGPS abroad (which works in very similar way) with Mobile Network disabled and was only collecting GPS data.
The app tracked my positions, drew the line but and Google Maps were not loaded.
So yes, it should work - as long as you keep Mobile Network disabled you will not be charged for pure GPS data usage.
And you can download the Google Maps layer once you come home.
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Ignoreme - completely misread that...
thanks guys.
ferus, sounds like jogtracker/my tracks that doesn't it? i guess they all just show you pretty much the same info anyways
off to a fair few places and want to be able to look at maps when i got home and see where i trekked across.
hope this works
GPS abroad
I turn off roaming data while abroad as very expensive but I do use GPS and Mapdroyd for location based apps. Mapdroyd stores maps on SD card. Some countries have better detail than others. Works on aircraft as well.
David
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That won't work, It has to download the maps themselves from Google Maps and the GPS uses the web to assist it.
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No, GPS will work fine offline and My Tracks will be fine without any data connection. I've personally tried that, you just won't get an overlay but it'll record the tracks. You can see the track later with an overlay on My Tracks or on a computer.
what may happen is the google maps crying "need data connection" though. So you'd be better off installing the brut.mod anyway
got the brut mod.
anyway to download maps for a place before i actually go there? ot my sd card i mean so brut has all the maps anyway
I have turned on the location aware setting from the 'Settings' menu in my Samsung Focus, but still all apps including Bing Maps and Search
have difficulty in finding my current location(the latitude and longitude).
It used to work fine few days back.
I have tried resetting the phone to factory default, but still nothing happens.
How do I find if this is a hardware issue ?
How do I test if the GPS in the phone is working ?
TIA
vic_msn said:
I have turned on the location aware setting from the 'Settings' menu in my Samsung Focus, but still all apps including Bing Maps and Search
have difficulty in finding my current location(the latitude and longitude).
It used to work fine few days back.
I have tried resetting the phone to factory default, but still nothing happens.
How do I find if this is a hardware issue ?
How do I test if the GPS in the phone is working ?
TIA
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same...worked the first time i installed wp7. now its not working anymore.
I have the same problem. When I am outdoors, I get GPS location fix in a few seconds, but when I am indoors Bing maps (even other apps) can't get my location at all. I believe indoors location should be found using cell tower positioning at least.
naeem151287 said:
I have the same problem. When I am outdoors, I get GPS location fix in a few seconds, but when I am indoors Bing maps (even other apps) can't get my location at all. I believe indoors location should be found using cell tower positioning at least.
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I tried outdoors too..no use
Hi,
Recently my Lumia 900 is not finding it's location when I use apps like Bing Search or Yelp. When using the built in Bing search it finds my search request but when I click on the directions icon it is unable to find my location and gives me a No Location Information error.
The only app that consistently gets my location is Nokia Drive. I'm getting frustrated that many of the apps that use location are not working. I've enabled location sharing for the phone and all the apps to no avail.
Anyone else seeing this? Any suggestions?
TIA!
ganks said:
Hi,
Recently my Lumia 900 is not finding it's location when I use apps like Bing Search or Yelp. When using the built in Bing search it finds my search request but when I click on the directions icon it is unable to find my location and gives me a No Location Information error.
The only app that consistently gets my location is Nokia Drive. I'm getting frustrated that many of the apps that use location are not working. I've enabled location sharing for the phone and all the apps to no avail.
Anyone else seeing this? Any suggestions?
TIA!
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Mine is doing the same thing. It used to work fine. Over the last several weeks it has been getting worse. I've uninstalled most of the apps that have access to location to see if they were causing some interference with something but nothing is working. Local Scout fails to load anything half the time now, too. Nothing has changed with my phone. Never dropped, never abused, and used to work like a charm.
awesomeindeed said:
Mine is doing the same thing. It used to work fine. Over the last several weeks it has been getting worse. I've uninstalled most of the apps that have access to location to see if they were causing some interference with something but nothing is working. Local Scout fails to load anything half the time now, too. Nothing has changed with my phone. Never dropped, never abused, and used to work like a charm.
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To be honest I can't tell if Local Scout works well or not. It never has what I want (like an option to search) so I just use better apps like Yapf or Yelp. I do know that it took a while for my location to be correctly determined when I was in NYC this past weekend. Today on a drive from southern Vermont to northern New Hampshire, my Nokia Drive lost GPS a few times. It took 5 or so minutes before it was back on track.
Do you guys also have issues with losing/having an incorrect GPS location while using Maps or Nokia Drive?
I have a 2013 Nexus 7 LTE model with 5.1.1
Two questions:
1. On google maps how do you know if it has a GPS fix?
2. I've downloaded a local area on google maps for offline viewing, but without data when i tried to see if the map will follow me, the gps was just not following me. Randomly it will hop places but wasnt following me. For Google Maps GPS to work, do I need data itself? I thought the GPS is provided by the GPS and maps was just data which i downloaded for offline viewing.
ahmed123 said:
I have a 2013 Nexus 7 LTE model with 5.1.1
Two questions:
1. On google maps how do you know if it has a GPS fix?
2. I've downloaded a local area on google maps for offline viewing, but without data when i tried to see if the map will follow me, the gps was just not following me. Randomly it will hop places but wasnt following me. For Google Maps GPS to work, do I need data itself? I thought the GPS is provided by the GPS and maps was just data which i downloaded for offline viewing.
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I never used Google Maps (but Navigator). If application hops, it seems, that location is calculated via WiFi and GPS does not run properly.
To understand, whether GPS is running properly, install "GPS NMEA" from playstore (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ppillai.gpsnmea). In "NMEA Raw Data" you will get information about the data provided by GPS-controller. How to read NMEA-string, ask Wikipedia.