How's the GPS accuracy? - Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe

Hi!
Hope someone can inform me about the following:
I am considering buying this phone for running workouts, and was wondering how accurate the GPS is?
And when having a fix, does the GPS logging start right when you press start in your sports app?
Thanks in advance!
Dennis

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dmxl said:
Hi!
Hope someone can inform me about the following:
I am considering buying this phone for running workouts, and was wondering how accurate the GPS is?
And when having a fix, does the GPS logging start right when you press start in your sports app?
Thanks in advance!
Dennis
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What app?
You're meaning Samsung health?

iloveoreos said:
What app?
You're meaning Samsung health?
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Thanks for your reply!
Actually I intend to use Runkeeper.
Are you familiar with certain apps for GPS tracking on the Samsung A3?

dmxl said:
Thanks for your reply!
Actually I intend to use Runkeeper.
Are you familiar with certain apps for GPS tracking on the Samsung A3?
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No, but I could try if you would help me!

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Exercize with your HD

Just tried this cool program on my lunch break run and it works great. And it's free. Just thought I would share.
www.sportypal.com
SportyPal
Thank youuuuu
Does it work?
mcscooby said:
Does it work?
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are we just tring to build you post count or cant read
does it work
read first post
just tried it out works great
is a good clue
thank you it seems good
thanks for the tip!!!!
Great find, thank you for sharing!
thanks sounds interesting!!
leggoman said:
are we just tring to build you post count or cant read
does it work
read first post
just tried it out works great
is a good clue
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Thanks for that very useful reply! Despite the original posters claims I was trying to gather the opinions of others before I installed the software on my phone.
Clearly you're either new to the internet or have so much money that you can risk your expensive phone by installing unreliable software.
I also use sportypal, whenever i have a time to go cycling, i always keep record on the track with it, and till now i haven't had a problem with it. Plus now there is a newer version 1.0.2.
kekele said:
I also use sportypal, whenever i have a time to go cycling, i always keep record on the track with it, and till now i haven't had a problem with it. Plus now there is a newer version 1.0.2.
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Found that new version is 1.0.4 on http://sportypal.com/Download
do i need a data package fo this to work ?
gjpax said:
do i need a data package fo this to work ?
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what do you meen by data package?
This software is very easy to install, you can do it directly from http://www.sportypal.com, The application starts, acquires satellites connectivity, then you hit the “Start” button when you are ready to get moving. When you finish you need to connect to their web site to upload your exercize and that's it.
gjpax said:
do i need a data package fo this to work ?
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kekele said:
what do you meen by data package?
This software is very easy to install, you can do it directly from http://www.sportypal.com, The application starts, acquires satellites connectivity, then you hit the “Start” button when you are ready to get moving. When you finish you need to connect to their web site to upload your exercize and that's it.
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I believe he's asking if he needs the internet/data package from his carrier in order to use this. I believe the answer is no. The GPS in this software doesn't connect to the internet like google maps does.
Aha I understand, I was thinking about the same. The answer is no, you don't need internet/data package
Love this app, I have been using it as well.
thnks for this link. its a great s/w
Thanks looks good
Update
Software update to 1.0.6
http://sportypal.com/Download
Pandemoniumone said:
Software update to 1.0.6
http://sportypal.com/Download
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Interesting. Will try later at gym

Could someone help to test my app (HI App Lock) on Galaxy Note II?

Hi All, could someone help to test my app(HI App Lock) on Galaxy Note II? Thanks in advance. Detailed are in below thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287214
hiapp said:
Hi All, could someone help to test my app(HI App Lock) on Galaxy Note II? Thanks in advance. Detailed are in below thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287214
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Sure, getting a lcd replacement next tuesday so should be able to test it by wednesday
I've reply on another thread
hiapp said:
Hi All, could someone help to test my app(HI App Lock) on Galaxy Note II? Thanks in advance. Detailed are in below thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287214
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Found a major flaw -- Greenify can kill the service. So, I suspect, can other task killers that work at the service level.
iCurmudgeon said:
Found a major flaw -- Greenify can kill the service. So, I suspect, can other task killers that work at the service level.
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Thanks a lot, is your phone rooted? if yes, task killers can kill any service,seems no way to avoid. if not rooted, I have to do a deep investigating to see how to improve HI Lock App
thanks again

[Q] Sony Smartwatch 2 Accelerometer

Hi guys sorry if this is a silly question but I am wondering if the accelerometer on the Sony Smartwatch 2 is activated on the default firmware. I know the Pebble's wasn't until the recent update. According to reading there definitely seems to be one: https://developer.sony.com/develop/wearables/smartwatch-2-apis/guides/hardware-specifications/ but I haven't found an application that actually uses it.
Is it possible to to use it to track your steps via the accelerometer without having to have the phone in your pocket (but obviously having to be within Bluetooth range)?
Unless perhaps my accelerometer on my specific SW2 is broken.
Thanks in advance!
If you download the examples from Sony for developing for SW2, there is an axample app for the sensor.
Anyway the sensibility of the sensor only makes it suitable for detecting movement and turn on screen accordingly and no much more I guess
It's active. I know of 3 apps off the top of my head that use it. Yes, it can be used as a step counter. I know of one app that uses it for that, but it only works when the app is open.
kill_dano said:
It's active. I know of 3 apps off the top of my head that use it. Yes, it can be used as a step counter. I know of one app that uses it for that, but it only works when the app is open.
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Thanks for the reply. Could you tell me which app it is that counts steps?
According to the attached picture extracted from the Sony site there is definitely an accelerometer capable of being a pedometer. The app I have (walkmate) only counts my step with my phone in my pocket - i.e. it is only using the watch as a display and not a counter.
sblob said:
Thanks for the reply. Could you tell me which app it is that counts steps?.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kodeglam.sw.pet&hl=en
Kill_dano, no
Trespassing said:
Kill_dano, no
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oh ye of little faith, I made this for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vdr2chCMTg&list=UUTGvaEtVzIoOwcss-Nrg4OA
It's private.. can't access
Link made public now. Oops.
Hi, what is the app you installed?
chuotdx said:
Hi, what is the app you installed?
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I'm not going to tell you.

Battery status of Bluetooth device

Hi guys,
I would like to know if there's a possibility to display the battery status of a connected Bluetooth device on the Oneplus 3? Natively or via a third party app? Ideally for me, it should work on the stock ROM but if necessary I would flash a custom one if it would only be possible that way.
Thanks in advance :good:
Joshinho. said:
Hi guys,
I would like to know if there's a possibility to display the battery status of a connected Bluetooth device on the Oneplus 3? Natively or via a third party app? Ideally for me, it should work on the stock ROM but if necessary I would flash a custom one if it would only be possible that way.
Thanks in advance :good:
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lineage os and others support this natively thou unlike the iphone way we just have a small icon next to the bluetooh icon displayying the amount of battery left
Joshinho. said:
Hi guys,
I would like to know if there's a possibility to display the battery status of a connected Bluetooth device on the Oneplus 3? Natively or via a third party app? Ideally for me, it should work on the stock ROM but if necessary I would flash a custom one if it would only be possible that way.
Thanks in advance :good:
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Hi
Check an app called BatON (by limitium)
Have not used it personally though.
pvramk said:
Hi
Check an app called BatON (by limitium)
Have not used it personally though.
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Thanks for the suggestion but it doesn't seem to work with my specific pair of headphones :/ If that means that they don't send battery information to the phone I probably can't get it to work with any solution.
Joshinho. said:
Thanks for the suggestion but it doesn't seem to work with my specific pair of headphones :/ If that means that they don't send battery information to the phone I probably can't get it to work with any solution.
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Sorry to hear that.
FWIW after suggesting the app to you, I did try it out. It seemed to work with my pair of blue tooth headphones during the limited time I used it..
Going by the comments about the app in the play store, it looks like the usage is limited based on the manufacturer of the blue tooth device....
Just to close this topic: This feature was released in Open Beta 19 and for me it works great!
how to enable that??? by default its not showing when connected......... im on latest beta
Joshinho. said:
Just to close this topic: This feature was released in Open Beta 19 and for me it works great!
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How do you activate it? I have a watch connected and it's not showing anything
I didn't have to activate it. For me it just worked. Your Bluetooth device still has to support sending its battery information to the phone. In this months Open Beta update there were some fixes for this feature. Maybe it works for you now?
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[ROOT]Is bypass charging possible?[solved]

Hello guys I was wondering whether bypass charging was possible on this device. I reasearched a bit and found nothing helpful. If anyone could help me/ point to the right thread.
iamslimshady said:
Hello guys I was wondering whether bypass charging was possible on this device. I reasearched a bit and found nothing helpful. If anyone could help me/ point to .
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No. This seems like a hardware feature.
HueyT said:
No. This seems like a hardware feature.
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Hi thanx for replying. Yes it's a hardware feature and apparently its supported in the 7 series. We can actually do this with acc module and acca app.
iamslimshady said:
Hi thanx for replying. Yes it's a hardware feature and apparently its supported in the 7 series. We can actually do this with acc module and acca app.
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Did you get it to work?
HueyT said:
Did you get it to work?
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Yes it works. Although I need a bit more time to test how much of a difference it makes and how well it works. Probably will update this weekend.

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