I just got the PPC-6800 through Sprint and installed the Google Maps on it. I cannot get the "My Location" feature to work. I am wondering if this is not compatible with Sprint's CDMA. Does any one have information on this?
I am also unable to get the new My Location feature working with Sprint CDMA and dcd's 1.6.7 ROM (not that I think this is an issue with the ROM). I have not tried with my external BT GPS receiver.
drew826 said:
I am also unable to get the new My Location feature working with Sprint CDMA and dcd's 1.6.7 ROM (not that I think this is an issue with the ROM). I have not tried with my external BT GPS receiver.
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titan does not support gps yet. but it should work with the bt gps receiver.
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titan does not support gps yet.
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As i understand it, the latest version of Google Maps has the ability to "guesstimate" your location based on fancy cell-tower triangulation, not requiring a GPS device. I assume that this is the "My Location" feature referenced. I could be wrong.
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As i understand it, the latest version of Google Maps has the ability to "guesstimate" your location based on fancy cell-tower triangulation, not requiring a GPS device. I assume that this is the "My Location" feature referenced. I could be wrong.
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Titan is among those devices that does *not* report to cell tower, therefore, the "my location" will not work on Titan. don't quote me on this, but I think "My location" works on GSM phones.
boyz is right... it only works on GSM phones....
I remember when I was on ATT...there were all kinds of fun apps that would do stuff as you moved from one cell tower to the next....When I left my office area I would get a voice prompt "CALL YOUR WIFE AND TELL HER YOU"RE ON YOUR WAY" lot's of cool stuff like that....
But, alas...we're the CDMA redheaded step children....with SMOKIN FAST INTERNET ACCESS....keep your GSM you basta......
sorry....what were we talking about?
dcd1182 said:
titan does not support gps yet. but it should work with the bt gps receiver.
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confirmed working w/ my holux gpslim240 (on dcd 1.6.8, no less).
indeed, this new triangulation method thing DOES work on many cell phones, and even some CDMA ones. However, the Mogul is not one of the supported handsets at the moment.
Its totally possible tho... works the same way as Sprint Family Locator. Its just that this feature is still in beta, and they haven't gotten around to our device yet. I think I even read this on the official google support pages.
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confirmed working w/ my holux gpslim240 (on dcd 1.6.8, no less).
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Um... yeah, that worked from day 1. Even the original 2.08 Sprint rom with the old version of Google Maps supported an attached GPS... This shouldn't be news. I've been watching that little blue dot move inside a sattelite image for kicks for over a year now on my previous PPC phones as well.
Dishe said:
indeed, this new triangulation method thing DOES work on many cell phones, and even some CDMA ones. However, the Mogul is not one of the supported handsets at the moment.
Its totally possible tho... works the same way as Sprint Family Locator. Its just that this feature is still in beta, and they haven't gotten around to our device yet. I think I even read this on the official google support pages.
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Thanks for the clarification!
Um... yeah, that worked from day 1. Even the original 2.08 Sprint rom with the old version of Google Maps supported an attached GPS... This shouldn't be news. I've been watching that little blue dot move inside a sattelite image for kicks for over a year now on my previous PPC phones as well.
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There had been earlier reports of problems with BT items (specifically headsets) on dcd's roms/kitchens. Just thought I'd throw out there that my BT GPS receiver does work, for sure. It might not have ever been an issue on dcd's rom.
Dishe said:
indeed, this new triangulation method thing DOES work on many cell phones, and even some CDMA ones. However, the Mogul is not one of the supported handsets at the moment.
Its totally possible tho... works the same way as Sprint Family Locator. Its just that this feature is still in beta, and they haven't gotten around to our device yet. I think I even read this on the official google support pages.
Um... yeah, that worked from day 1. Even the original 2.08 Sprint rom with the old version of Google Maps supported an attached GPS... This shouldn't be news. I've been watching that little blue dot move inside a sattelite image for kicks for over a year now on my previous PPC phones as well.
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Your little blue dot moves around? In Google Maps, I seem to be able to find my position, but in order for Google Maps to refresh my location, I seem to have to turn off the GPS function (in G.M.) and turn it back on.
Foetus said:
Your little blue dot moves around? In Google Maps, I seem to be able to find my position, but in order for Google Maps to refresh my location, I seem to have to turn off the GPS function (in G.M.) and turn it back on.
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I had a hard time finding the resolution to that, and I just stumbled upon it one day. Here's how I have my Mogul setup with my GSAT:
Settings > GPS Settings:
Program port = COM1
Hardware port = COM0
Baud rate = 115200 (I don't think this matters)
Access = Manage automatically
In GMM, GPS Settings = Set by Windows
I get about 10ft of resolution with maybe 3sec delay.
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I had a hard time finding the resolution to that, and I just stumbled upon it one day. Here's how I have my Mogul setup with my GSAT:
Settings > GPS Settings:
Program port = COM1
Hardware port = COM0
Baud rate = 115200 (I don't think this matters)
Access = Manage automatically
In GMM, GPS Settings = Set by Windows
I get about 10ft of resolution with maybe 3sec delay.
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So you are not using an external GPS receiver? I've tried it on my Mogul with no luck. From what I'm reading Sprint does not give out the cell tower info that google maps requires to use the "My Location" feature
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So you are not using an external GPS receiver? I've tried it on my Mogul with no luck. From what I'm reading Sprint does not give out the cell tower info that google maps requires to use the "My Location" feature
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he says hes using a GSAT
http://www.mightygps.com/gsat.htm
Well hopefully us Sprint Mogul users will have GPS soon. I know there are other threads on this already, but I'm curious if Sprint and HTC will allow the GPS to be used by third pary apps such as Google Maps. Or will they limit us to using Sprint NAV
Well, I have a Fuze. And my Google Maps is so innaccurate with my current location. It has my current location being waaaaaay off by a couple streets/blocks. Even when I'm in a main highway--it shows me a few streets away from the highway. I'm not sure if it has something to do with my settings or if it's just AT&T's tower sucking so bad. Anybody know??
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Everybody has been stating that they got GPS to work, but only some left instructions. I hope this helps. Thanks to those that gave me advice on how to get this working.
Make sure unter "External GPS" that the "GPS Program port:" has "COM4" selected. Leave "Hardware" alone which is the next tab over.
Then under "Access" make sure "Manage GPS automatically" is checked
Live Search for some reason wouldnt work until I got in my car and drove away from my house. Right when I drove away, the GPS kicked in, and worked as if I had an external GPS. My settings for Live Search are "GPS COM4".
In order for TomTom to work, you first have to get your GPS location in Live Search, then launch TomTom, and then TomTom will work fine as if you had an external GPS.
My TomTom settings are "NMEA GPS receiver" then "com 4" then baud is "9600".
These are the steps i took to get GPS working with the new ROM update using the internal GPS. Havent been able to test the Rev A yet. But it seems everybody is stating that is working fine, but only some were able to get GPS working.
Hopefully this will help you all to get GPS working with the new ROM. W/o me doing these steps, I wasnt able to get GPS working. Also please note that I had to leave my house for it to work. With my Bluetooth GPS receiver I could get a location in live search or Tomtom w/o leaving the house. But for the internal GPS, i had to leave the house.
Have you tried with google maps. For some reason i can get GPS signal in my house with google, but not with live. Also, under the GPS hardware, does yours say none, and baud 9600 or 4800?
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Never mind, I got it working, live just connected in my house. I have baud set to 4800, don't think it really matters. (anyone know what baud is anyway, and what the best settings are?). I wish there was a way to do this without live though.
baud is just another word for bits per second, its the connection speed of the hardware, since its internal it probably wouldnt make much of a differnce
nuebay said:
Everybody has been stating that they got GPS to work, but only some left instructions. I hope this helps. Thanks to those that gave me advice on how to get this working.
Make sure unter "External GPS" that the "GPS Program port:" has "COM4" selected. Leave "Hardware" alone which is the next tab over.
Then under "Access" make sure "Manage GPS automatically" is checked
Live Search for some reason wouldnt work until I got in my car and drove away from my house. Right when I drove away, the GPS kicked in, and worked as if I had an external GPS. My settings for Live Search are "GPS COM4".
In order for TomTom to work, you first have to get your GPS location in Live Search, then launch TomTom, and then TomTom will work fine as if you had an external GPS.
My TomTom settings are "NMEA GPS receiver" then "com 4" then baud is "9600".
These are the steps i took to get GPS working with the new ROM update using the internal GPS. Havent been able to test the Rev A yet. But it seems everybody is stating that is working fine, but only some were able to get GPS working.
Hopefully this will help you all to get GPS working with the new ROM. W/o me doing these steps, I wasnt able to get GPS working. Also please note that I had to leave my house for it to work. With my Bluetooth GPS receiver I could get a location in live search or Tomtom w/o leaving the house. But for the internal GPS, i had to leave the house.
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I have everything working but tom tom 6. It says no GPS device what gives? Do you have to have Live search running in the background for tom tom to work. I close Live Search after aquiring five satellites then launch tom tom 6 and all I get is no GPS device. hehe I know this is a beta and not a release rom. I have no Idea how people can aquire a satellite in their home. Shesh I have a huge solarium and still have to go outside.
what do u mean you get five satellites? Also to answer your question, what i do is after getting the GPS fixture in Live Search, I just click start and go to Tom Tom, without doing anything to live search. It seems to close automatically when I open Tom Tom.
Does anyone know if the GPS signal comes via the Sprint towers or is my phone communicating directly with the satellites in the sky? I ask because getting a signal inside my house seems unreal.
GPS signals come from satellites which is why the signal degrades when you move inside, eventually becoming nonexistent or unreal.
When someone says they are getting five satellites it means that is how many signals their device is receiving and using to triangulate its position. It requires at least four satellite signals to triangulate a current position and the more signals it can pick up on the more accurate the triangulation.
Ks.
when i said "unreal" i meant unbelievable i have a globalsat BT308 (which is kind of old, i bought it in 2000 or 2001) and theres no way i would ever get a signal inside.
so even if i go out of sprint reception area i can still communicate with the satellites right?
For some reason I always have to setup the GPS device in TomTom. It works but as soon as I close TomTom it looses the GPS settings. Then I have to run through the setup again...
Anyone else having the same issue?
My GPS wasn't working at all until I turned on GPS location under the phone menu. Location Settings under services.
Once I turned that on my GPS started picking up satellites with in 5 seconds sitting in my house.
Does Anybody know how to get the GPS to work with iGo 2006? I am having no luck at all getting iGo to recognize the GPS device.
TomTom appears to have a bug where it does not see the port windows gps port sharing is showing because the hardware port is set to none (I think it's actually com1 for the real hardware). As a result until something OPENS the port for tomtom, it's unable to attach to it. Until this is fixed you have to launch some other program that does work first and leave it open for tomtom to open the port.
Shadowmite said:
TomTom appears to have a bug where it does not see the port windows gps port sharing is showing because the hardware port is set to none (I think it's actually com1 for the real hardware). As a result until something OPENS the port for tomtom, it's unable to attach to it. Until this is fixed you have to launch some other program that does work first and leave it open for tomtom to open the port.
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Thanks for the update. =)
Cheers!
Livesearch.
Hey guys,
Does anyone have the latest livesearch.cab
I tried to download it right now, but it keeps getting stuck.
Probably microsoft servers.
Thanks
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when i said "unreal" i meant unbelievable i have a globalsat BT308 (which is kind of old, i bought it in 2000 or 2001) and theres no way i would ever get a signal inside.
so even if i go out of sprint reception area i can still communicate with the satellites right?
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Theoretically, you should be able to get a GPS signal anywhere in the world.
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Theoretically, you should be able to get a GPS signal anywhere in the world.
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I understand that they can selectively disable regions now. (read about it in the paper when they unfogged the signals) so conceivably,we wouldn't be able to use our moguls in iraq or afganistan.
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I understand that they can selectively disable regions now. (read about it in the paper when they unfogged the signals) so conceivably,we wouldn't be able to use our moguls in iraq or afganistan.
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I think what they do is place devices selectively in those locations that send out false GPS signals to confuse the NAV devices. (probably from ground based stations or on moving convoys that are trying to NOT be detected)
mshnayde said:
Hey guys,
Does anyone have the latest livesearch.cab
I tried to download it right now, but it keeps getting stuck.
Probably microsoft servers.
Thanks
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http://mobile.search.live.com/client/download_manual.aspx
the automatic download from live.com hasn't worked for me for a while either. it gets to around 15% and stalls...
Has anyone gotten Garmin Mobile XT to work with the internal GPS?
I am going to hold off on Flashing and give DCD some time to mature the release since I already have a G10 bluetooth reciever and have no issues but it would be nice to be able to leave that in my car and use internal when I'm not in my own car.
As far as i know...these are govt sats that are "open to the publuc." In a state of emergency or other situation, they can be blocked or certain areas can be blocked so only, say, certain govts/military could use them. This was the only way the us govt was willing and able to let the gen pop use the sats.
Hello everyone,
I don't know if your experiencing these issues or not but i would like to get some feedback as to whether or not i am the only one with these issues.
1. GPS - i recently upgraded from DCD's 2.2.2 to 2.2.6 (thank you DCD and No2chem for such great work) and now my GPS isn't working. The settings are all correct (com port 4, baud rate 4800 etc). For instance last night I knew i was going to take a 20 min drive and I wanted to see the phone track me on the map. So first i opened GoogleMaps and started it. well 15 mins into the trip it still hadn't locked in on my position. so i then tried Sprint Telenav ( i have a dealer line so it's included) and it eventually said finding gps 100% but right after it said GPS signal too weak. WTF, it used to work in the same spots. so i don't get. When I used to use blackberry's for nextel (7520, 7100i) I never had to do this "cold boot" thing. it was almost instant in finding your location.
so if you have any suggestions that would be great.
2. My profile ringer keeps on changing. I am in school so about 99% of the time i leave my phone on vibrate. well I was running the HTC Home and would lock the phone. soon after i would go to check something and notice the ringer would change from vibrate to either Loud or Silent. So i uninstalled HTC Home thinking that was the problem. it wasn't. I still have this problem. it makes it very frustrating because if i'm in class and my phone goes off then i've interupted the professor and they don't like that.
I am currently running:
A2dp bt hack
google maps
sprint telenav
ms livesearch
Flash video bundle
ms voice cmd
roboform
resco file explorer
resco regedit
Thanks for the help
JIM
PS this is also posted on PPCgeeks
Update:
I tried this, posted on PPCgeeks. I was actually able to get a lock on in gps. GREAT!!!!
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Hey guys, just thought I'd cross post this here. Originally from the Titan GPS FAQ that Talynone is maintaining on XDA Developers:
HKLM/Software/HTC/SUPLAGPS/
GPSMode --> Change to 4 (orginal value 2)
WORKS EXTREMELY well for me. Picks up MORE satellites, much quicker than before even inside my house. Try it and see if it makes a difference for you! Don't forget to reset/cycle power once you change the reg setting.
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not to threadcap, but jimbomb: what exactly is that doing? what is being changes from 2 to 4?
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not to threadcap, but jimbomb: what exactly is that doing? what is being changes from 2 to 4?
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sorry i should of explained that, Verikon over @ PPCgeeks Linkfound that if you change that value from 2 to 4, in the A-GPS (assisted gps) it will actually find your gps faster and with more satellites.
this with HTC quickgps is so much quicker for gps than if you were having the phone do it by itself.
Has anyone gotten the Google Gears "My location" API to work. It keeps
coming back as unavailable.
This is on DCD 3.2.6 & Radio 3.42.50
Maps, Live and TomTom all work fine.
I've been having the same problem, default ROM w/ WM 6.1... No matter what I do it comes up as unavailable. Sprint Nav, Google Maps, GPSToday, and other GPS related apps work just fine though
I believe that it's simply a Google problem..where for some reason, our device isn't supported
if you have a gps lock, select use gps. if you move around the map to say, look ahead in your directions, then hit mylocation it will take you back to your gps point. that's all it will do for me on my titan.
Are you on Verizon? Where am I uses cell towers by default which Verizon blocks. However, as said earlier, if you get a gps lock and then choose where am I it seems to use the GPS. I have seen people on other carriers use it but never a Verizon phone of any kind.
Yea the carrier has nothing to do with my location, however, I can tell you that my location with the titan does not work, though I don't know why anyone with one would be using my location when you have gps capabilities. I had to go through a lot to get it to work on one of my buddy's shadow and it really isn't accurate enough for directions. On my other friends verizon blackjack it works a little better but not very good. If you were ridiculously lost in a good size city it could help but rural and navigation I don't think it would do you any good. Each time I didn't I had to read the blog on my location beta and there were unlockers I had to download.
So to sum up: If you have a titan unlock the gps one chip and go about your business.
Isn't the Blackjack a GSM device (not Verizon)?
i know there is many threads out there about this..
but i wanna know out of experience which one works best for CDMA users
as we don't need all the extra stuff about SIM cards
BTW i have a sprint touch pro
just in case i am looking for GPS software that will tell me where the phone is if it gets stolen by means of SMS or e-mail
Thanks
MOE
sprite terminator... has options to locate the phone, lock it, etc.. works fine on my sprint tp.
mkalbouneh said:
i know there is many threads out there about this..
but i wanna know out of experience which one works best for CDMA users
as we don't need all the extra stuff about SIM cards
BTW i have a sprint touch pro
just in case i am looking for GPS software that will tell me where the phone is if it gets stolen by means of SMS or e-mail
Thanks
MOE
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Smartphonetracker is a nice free app....it uses Google maps to locate....brings it right to the house view...(street view)
I second Smartphonetracker. It works great
so i just dl the smartphone tracker..... still kinda noob
1. when i check the SMS box it says #, thats my phone # right????
2. i put my email in and so does that mean i send a email to that address and it tells me my phones location???
just tryin to figure how this thing works
The sms box is phone you want the sms/ google map link sent to. If you leave the box blank it will send and sms to the phone that sent the sms to activate smartphonetracker on your phone, you click on the link, and it will open the phones bowser in google maps, and show you where your phone is.
The email location, is an email address that you want SPT to send the google maps link to. You will get an email from your phone with a google maps link, open it, and it will show you where your phone is.
Hope that helps
This application is fasinating! I really like Smartphonetracker! I'll sneak it on my friends sites and track them like the government!
i am actually trying sprite terminator now, ill see how it works for this week and then ill try smartphonetracker next week and compare
ill post the results
thanks,
MOE
nue gps security
NueGPSSecurity is free and works VERY well. So simple and elegant. http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/post/2008/12/25/nueGPSSecurity-v112.aspx
I'm using SmartphoneTracker and am very pleased from what I've seen. In the e-mail it gives you a link to one of 3 maps sites, and tells you the speed it was traveling.
sgtcody said:
NueGPSSecurity is free and works VERY well. So simple and elegant. http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/post/2008/12/25/nueGPSSecurity-v112.aspx
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i second that, i'm partial to nueGPS security myself
Smartphonetracker
Just tried out Smartphonetracker
Now that is a cool app!
Has anybody used SmartPhoneTracker on a verizon phone with bored's GPS fix? My rom has the fix and GPS works very well using google maps and live search, but this program won't pick up the GPS (continuously says initializing GPS).
Thanks.
Anyone know why I get "Initializing GPS" for Smartphonetracker and it never gets past 0/1? I installed it to internal memory. GPS and data connections are on. I've got good signal. I'm running version 3.5 of windows .net
If I click "Send now" it says GPS not available. It's a Sprint Touch Pro with the standard rom.
Nevermind. Once I got out of my office building for lunch it worked. Must not have been able to acquire my position from inside.
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Nevermind. Once I got out of my office building for lunch it worked. Must not have been able to acquire my position from inside.
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now just if it was able to get A-GPS position(triangulate). I know it's not accurate as actual GPS position, but atleast it works inside buildings.
I think best would be two triggers, one to initialize A-GPS and second one to initialize actual GPS. As the GPS message does not get sent until phone gets GPS signal, it would be good to send A-GPS signal to get the proximity of the phone. Once the phone has GPS signal, it would provide exact location. This way if someone stole your phone, you would know the approximate location, and then just wait and get the actual position from the GPS and track that #@$#))#@$ down.
there may be a better way, but thats what i've thought about.
well, since starting this thread i settled on sprite terminator its been working great
tested it a couple of times and it works great!
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Has anybody used SmartPhoneTracker on a verizon phone with bored's GPS fix? My rom has the fix and GPS works very well using google maps and live search, but this program won't pick up the GPS (continuously says initializing GPS).
Thanks.
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RemoteTracker works very well on my Verizon Touch Pro with bored's GPS fix.
Guys this is great!!! Thanks a lot for this post!!!
I can't believe that nobody's brought up Flexilis. It's free and it does everything from GPS Remote lookup of device to remote alarm initiation(beeps for 5 mins and the person with the device can't do a damn thing to silence it, even if they power off the phone then when they power it on again it'll beep again for the remaining balance of the 5 mins), and remote wipe abilities.
I had the feature in other roms that would give me an approximate location on Google Maps almost instantly when it was opened. Within 2400 meters or so. With the new NFSFAN rom this is not the case. It finds GPS lock, but until then it has no idea where I am. The weather location thing works so aGPS should be working, just not working in Google Maps.
Not sure if it will work in your rom, or even be the problem. I assume you are talking about tower based location.
The rom I was using it worked then suddenly stopped after upgrading. I compared the registries and found that for some reason some keys in the registry werent being created. I added these and it started working again.
HKLM>software>google>googlemaps
supports_extended_ril value=1
(this will enable location based off of cell phone tower)
supports_extended_wifi value=1
(this will enable location based off of your wifi access point)
You will need to restart google maps for it to take effect.
hope it helps.
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Not sure if it will work in your rom, or even be the problem. I assume you are talking about tower based location.
The rom I was using it worked then suddenly stopped after upgrading. I compared the registries and found that for some reason some keys in the registry werent being created. I added these and it started working again.
HKLM>software>google>googlemaps
supports_extended_ril value=1
(this will enable location based off of cell phone tower)
supports_extended_wifi value=1
(this will enable location based off of your wifi access point)
You will need to restart google maps for it to take effect.
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what is your distribution_channel value set to? I have it at gmm-htc trying to see if that is preventing me from connecting to the gps towers.
i don't have HKLM>software>google>googlemaps
I have: HKLM>software>google>cll>permission list>services.exe
I put those values in cll since there was nothing in the other two and it did not work.
I'm also trying to get GPS to work on NFSFAN's 1.05 ROM (either aGPS or GPS). I don't have the registry keys mentioned above either.
I'm on the latest USCC radio.
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I'm also trying to get GPS to work on NFSFAN's 1.05 ROM (either aGPS or GPS). I don't have the registry keys mentioned above either.
I'm on the latest USCC radio.
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Do you have the right COM port and baud rate set up? If your GPS isn't working right, you may have to manually set up the hardware parameters. Try to use QuickGPS/HTC GPSTool/VisualGPS or whatever GPS tool NFS cooked in his rom and see if it can connect and get a few locks.
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what is your distribution_channel value set to? I have it at gmm-htc trying to see if that is preventing me from connecting to the gps towers.
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??? is that a key also for google maps, I dont have one like that. I just have the two mentioned keys (after I added them) along with one other key.
Have you tried adding the above keys and see if it helps?
Keep in mind, I am not currently using the same rom as you, its just a problem I noticed with my rom and the keys fixed it.
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Do you have the right COM port and baud rate set up? If your GPS isn't working right, you may have to manually set up the hardware parameters. Try to use QuickGPS/HTC GPSTool/VisualGPS or whatever GPS tool NFS cooked in his rom and see if it can connect and get a few locks.
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I could be wrong, but I believe you only need to setup the com and baud rate when using an external gps or using your phone as a gps for something else (ie computer)
Good luck!
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I could be wrong, but I believe you only need to setup the com and baud rate when using an external gps or using your phone as a gps for something else (ie computer)
Good luck!
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Not necessarily. If the software that you are using doesn't detect the hardware right away, you have to manually set it up. I happened to my Fuze when I had it. I had iGo8 and had to input the settings by hand. Same thing with my Vogue.
waiting for this one
I have been waiting for this to be discussed. I am on NFSFAN's ROM on verizon and google maps is not working. I will try the above reg hacks and report back
Adding those two reg keys did not work for me. Deepsix who is your carrier?
Just on a note. I have the latest NFS and this feature works for me in Google maps, even though I have the phone disabled and the Data connection turned off as well. I use my Touch as a WiFi VoIP device only.
When I start I get an approximate location, and when I click on the little blue dot it gives me my locale within 100 Meters.
I also did not install any of the providor specific cabs that are in the first post on the NFSFAN thread.
It does work with wifi but not over the towers which is what is really useful. Good to know that it does at least work with wifi though.
Try the provisioning.cab file for your carrier?
At the risk of offending and stating the obvious did you guys with the GPS problems install the carrier specific provissioning .cab in order to get GPS working?
If not, try it:
the attached files on the first post of the thread titled " *Updated March 5th* NFSFAN's Custom WM6.5.5 ROMs "
I'm not allowed to post links yet.
fenixrising123 said:
Adding those two reg keys did not work for me. Deepsix who is your carrier?
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That wont help you, its a very small regional carrier. "inland cellular" I have never been able to get google maps to work even on a stock phone from them. Adding those two reg entries was the only way I could get it to work for me.
Sorry it didnt work for you. I know how frustrating it can be.
Just to make sure everyone understands, the GPS would always for with the location, but when gps is off its supposed to get its location based off of the cell tower id/wifi router id's Thats what the reg edits did for me. You can tell what your getting your location from becuase of the accuracy. GPS said it was within a couple yard where as tower based it was within a couple miles.
Ok I took my touch pro and flashed the most recent nfsfan rom and tried google maps location. With GPS on, I could get a location, with gps off and wifi on, I could get a location, with gps off and wifi off, using only cellular data I COULDNT get a location.
I closed google maps.
went to regedit and scrolled to
hklm--software--google
for some reason there is not a key titled googlemaps, I am not sure if thats because its baked in the rom or what.
So...
I created a new string under google titled -- googlemaps
under google maps I created a new string value titled supports_extended_ril with a value of 1
I restarted google maps location and with only the cellular data enabled, it gave me a location instantly.
On a side note, there is another key under google titled cll, dont quote me, but I believe thats created for when you enable 'my location' in the sense theme so that your location shows up on the weather tab. I am not sure if you need to enable that also, I did enable it first so if you are still having troubles, try enable that also.
Hope that helps. It seems to work on any rom I have tried it on. Like I said in previous posts, even the stock rom wouldnt give me that location. I dont think it is carrier specific, as if I understand it correctly, google is sent what tower you are using via tower id code, then google compares that to their list of tower locations. Google then send back your approximate location. They also do that with wifi routers.
Let me know if it works for you.
deepsix_69 said:
Ok I took my touch pro and flashed the most recent nfsfan rom and tried google maps location. With GPS on, I could get a location, with gps off and wifi on, I could get a location, with gps off and wifi off, using only cellular data I COULDNT get a location.
I closed google maps.
went to regedit and scrolled to
hklm--software--google
for some reason there is not a key titled googlemaps, I am not sure if thats because its baked in the rom or what.
So...
I created a new string under google titled -- googlemaps
under google maps I created a new string value titled supports_extended_ril with a value of 1
I restarted google maps location and with only the cellular data enabled, it gave me a location instantly.
On a side note, there is another key under google titled cll, dont quote me, but I believe thats created for when you enable 'my location' in the sense theme so that your location shows up on the weather tab. I am not sure if you need to enable that also, I did enable it first so if you are still having troubles, try enable that also.
Hope that helps. It seems to work on any rom I have tried it on. Like I said in previous posts, even the stock rom wouldnt give me that location. I dont think it is carrier specific, as if I understand it correctly, google is sent what tower you are using via tower id code, then google compares that to their list of tower locations. Google then send back your approximate location. They also do that with wifi routers.
Let me know if it works for you.
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Thanks for the very detailed scientific post. I have not been able to get GPS working on USCC, there is no carrier cab for it.
I didn't realize after setting the registry entry's that you had to turn off the GPS option in google maps. After turning that off it found my "approximate" location very quickly within half a mile or so of where I was (after also editing the registry).
Thanks everybody! It works well enough for me not to care
That worked for me as well. Thanks! I must have been doing it wrong before because that is a more detailed explanation of what was suggested earlier if I am not mistaken. I cannot believe google would screw something so simple up.