is there a way to make an icon show if the location is on or off on android phone i have one get up for wifi and power but need one for GPS.
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I'm trying to set up tasker to turn GPS on when I start Navigation and a couple of other GPS-dependant apps, but because I'm not rooted I can't use Secure Settings plugin or get the D-Pad to turn GPS on from Location Settings menu.
But the GPS switch on the Power Saving widget turns GPS on with one click, and it doesn't open the Location Settings menu to have me check the box. So what is it that makes it do that? Is it a script? If it is, can that same script be sent to Tasker? If not, can whatever it is be put into tasker?
Thanks
Just updated my note 3 to the most recent version ending in dnf4. The GPS icon in the notification panel is now changed to location. I like having location services on but only in power saving until I need gps to navigate etc. Now the location icon must be checked in order to use Google location services. Every time I select location on it asks for permission to track my location and automatically goes into high accuracy mode. I have to go to settings and select power saving and do the same for when I want gps. It's really annoying. Anyone else having this problem? Anyone way to go back to the way it was with only the gps toggle? Much thanks in advance.
Been that way since ne6
Interesting I was in CNB4 before this and I might go back. I do not like this set up.
i can confirm is a problem with nf4 it was fine on nf1
I've tried Google Tracks, Nokia Here and the gps Wear GPS but I can't get any to work with the built in GPS.
I've tried with the phone connected (Note 3) and location on and off, and with the phone disconnected.
Tracks records no location data, Here never pics up my location and Wear GPS displays no gps dats
Any help appreciated
fatgit said:
I've tried Google Tracks, Nokia Here and the gps Wear GPS but I can't get any to work with the built in GPS.
I've tried with the phone connected (Note 3) and location on and off, and with the phone disconnected.
Tracks records no location data, Here never pics up my location and Wear GPS displays no gps dats
Any help appreciated
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Try restarting the watch, then give it 30-40s to lock
fatgit said:
I've tried Google Tracks, Nokia Here and the gps Wear GPS but I can't get any to work with the built in GPS.
I've tried with the phone connected (Note 3) and location on and off, and with the phone disconnected.
Tracks records no location data, Here never pics up my location and Wear GPS displays no gps dats
Any help appreciated
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My Tracks should work, nokia here looks like phone only, and I don't see "wear gps" on play - you have a link?
You can test if the gps receiver is working on your watch. Go to settings, tap about, tap the build number 7 times (will tell you developer mode activated), swipe away the about screen, scroll to the bottom, choose developer options, scroll to the bottom, choose manufacturer menu-launcher.
Run the gps one. If you are outside and don't get any satellites (see the last line), I'm guessing you've got a bad watch.
Thanks. It was a faulty watch and has been replaced.
U need wifi to be ON,otherwise gps wont work
I have looked everywhere and cannot find anyone with an HTC 10 that has this icon could someone please inform me what it is?
It's the icon left of the Bluetooth icon
It's your GPS icon.
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Why does it have a cross through it? I haven't seen anyone else's phone with that
Means the GPS setting is either in battery saving or device only mode. The icon you are probably used to seeing is when location is set to high accuracy.
My GPS has never shown that icon no matter what mode it's in. It's always the little "map marker" type thing and only comes on when the GPS is active. I always keep mine on Battery Saving, but I just tried turning GPS off, and I didn't get that icon.
Just thinking... Is it theme related only? Could you keep all of your settings the same but switch themes? I'd be interested to see if it goes away.
i think it means that your trusted location in Smart Lock is disabled
Or, that Location is not set for High accuracy
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On android devices it was always possible to switch localisation services and GPS separately.
You could keep localisation services turned on (with wifi and phone) and turn off GPS to spare battery.
Now with android pie and new smasung settings it is all or nothing as there is onlys one setting :
I can turn on localisation and it turns on GPS
But if you turn it off, it disables everykind of localisation : GPS but also wiifi ...
Has anyone noticed this and is there a workaround ?
I'm not a fan of the always enabled GPS
I really do not like this at all. I have typically always kept GPS off as far back as Jellybean, favoring Locations battery saving mode, unless I needed navigation or something like that. GPS is power hungry and there's no reason to have to have it always enabled. I know Pie is supposed to help with battery usage and I honestly can't judge whether or not it really does yet as this is day two for me.
Pie is supposed to prevent apps from accessing sensors in the background but I've read that this doesn't apply to GPS so this whole thing is probably part of a marketing thing giving Google as well as app devs the ability to monetize ads based on specific location of us the users. Location is frequently wrong about where I am anyway, showing me a street over and even though I have WiFi and Bluetooth scanning enabled. As a result, my Safe Unlock no longer works when I'm home (only location I have enabled) which sucks. With Oreo I saw this somewhat often and only after I had been home for a while would the Safe Unlock work properly and I accepted this as a consequence of having Location in battery saving mode but now I'm not sure. I just no that with Pie, so far, Safe Unlock hasn't functioned once. My designated home WiFi that I'm on as I type should cause Safe Unlock to do it's thing but it's not. Maybe Location or Safe Unlock are broken. I have seen reports of both regarding Pie so I can't blame it in Samsung. I guess I'll have to try to figure out which of these features is broken.
I'm not sure if this is related to the Location issue but I also noticed that Samsung+ is not working for me. When I first tried to open it I got a notification that I need to have location enabled, I agreed (it was anyway), then I was shown a red screen with error or format codes that force closed faster than I could decipher it. This could be related or could have been broken in an update. Other than for ad purposes, and I don't recall seeing any other than Samsung ads in the Samsung app, I don't know why Samsung+ needs to access location services as it only works in the US and the network tells the app I'm in the US as well as the tower I'm accessing. I suppose it's another attempt to collect user info related to WiFi, Mac address and Bluetooth. I only got the "enable location" request the first couple of times I tried opening the app but the red error screen and FC both still occur. I tried to get a screenshot but I could only manage about half of the screen before it FC'd. I attached the partial pic. It's the bottom half of the screen. When it closes, the app window seems to slide up like when you close apps in the recents view. This brings up another complaint...Screenshot is slow to respond so events like this are next to impossible to capture. I'll have to get a camera out and try.
dronarg said:
On android devices it was always possible to switch localisation services and GPS separately.
You could keep localisation services turned on (with wifi and phone) and turn off GPS to spare battery.
Now with android pie and new smasung settings it is all or nothing as there is onlys one setting :
I can turn on localisation and it turns on GPS
But if you turn it off, it disables everykind of localisation : GPS but also wiifi ...
Has anyone noticed this and is there a workaround ?
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Yes I noticed this. I use 'Tasker' app as a workaround. I set Location Mode to High Accuracy when using Navigation apps, and set to Battery Saving after closing the Navigation app. You can also just create a widget on home screen to toggle Location Mode to High Accuracy or Battery Saving.
I confirmed this setting by using 'Power Toggles' app widget. When the GPS toggle in widget is highlighted, it means on High Accuracy mode, if not highlighted it's on Battery Saving mode.
dronarg said:
On android devices it was always possible to switch localisation services and GPS separately.
You could keep localisation services turned on (with wifi and phone) and turn off GPS to spare battery.
Now with android pie and new smasung settings it is all or nothing as there is onlys one setting :
I can turn on localisation and it turns on GPS
But if you turn it off, it disables everykind of localisation : GPS but also wiifi ...
Has anyone noticed this and is there a workaround ?
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I have yet to notice any adverse battery performance since I've been on pie and I've been on it since the start of the official betas. I was annoyed at first because I had always used battery save mode but really it's been a non issue for me.