I have a Verizon XV6800 which I just installed the Mr1 update on. I have also installed the "HOLUX" GPS Viewer V1.5 & GOOGLE Maps. I have read countless hours worth of threads from various forums and am honestly confused as heck! Can ANYONE give me or post the directions for getting GPS to work with my current setup??? Some post say it's easy yet I have yet to see a direct set of instructions.
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Ga_MADMAN
Have you looked at this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=424387
Thank you sir; "Your a Scholar & A Gentleman"! I'll post my progress later...
Okay...After a few days and many attempts to get a GPS lock using GOOGLE maps and Microsoft LIVE Search I haven't been too lucky. I can get a lock with GPSviewer but neither GOOGLE or LIVE search can get a lock... Does anyone have an idea? I have been through the settings time and time again with no luck... Is there a known problem using either of these free app. if so what app. should I use instead? PLEASE HELP ME I'M GOING INSANE!
Thanks... MADMAN
ga_madman said:
Okay...After a few days and many attempts to get a GPS lock using GOOGLE maps and Microsoft LIVE Search I haven't been too lucky. I can get a lock with GPSviewer but neither GOOGLE or LIVE search can get a lock... Does anyone have an idea? I have been through the settings time and time again with no luck... Is there a known problem using either of these free app. if so what app. should I use instead? PLEASE HELP ME I'M GOING INSANE!
Thanks... MADMAN
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I use GPS Today plug in to turn on the gps, then use other aps
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Gps fix... guys just wondering if there is a gps clear data fix like on the vibrant for the fascinate, if so a thread link. Thanks
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Gps fix... guys just wondering if there is a gps clear data fix like on the vibrant for the fascinate, if so a thread link. Thanks
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This doesn't belong in the development section, and you should use the search function.
Not sure what they did for the Vibrant, but you can try what's in post 81
http://androidforums.com/samsung-fascinate/187596-all-things-gps-2.html
or maybe this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825375
Thanks, NOsquid
I tried the listed instructions with little success. Then I tried the "warm start" selection and get very quick locks with more satellites in use than ever before. Ill try navigation and see what happens with continuous use.
Yeah, just keep testing for yourself. The problem allegedly is one of improper caching so the warm start may end up screwing you - see satellites but not lock. The cold start may take a little longer, and you need 3g.
Allegedly
I don't know if this is relevant, but there is an app called gps booster that really works in less than ten seconds to acquire a lock on gps. You may want to check it out...
It's legit because algorithms are used to estimate gps satellite locations.
Does anyone know a way to keep GPS running when the phone goes to sleep? There are times when I want to have my location continuously reported to Google Latitude, and it's a terrible waste of battery to keep the screen running just to do that.
I'd thought there would be an easy answer to this, but I'm not finding one. There's a two-year-old XDA post on this question here without any real answers. And I found a post elsewhere that suggests that Tasker can make the phone keep GPS working when the screen goes off, but I don't see any function in Tasker for this.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, Alan
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Does anyone know a way to keep GPS running when the phone goes to sleep? There are times when I want to have my location continuously reported to Google Latitude, and it's a terrible waste of battery to keep the screen running just to do that.
I'd thought there would be an easy answer to this, but I'm not finding one. There's a two-year-old XDA post on this question here without any real answers. And I found a post elsewhere that suggests that Tasker can make the phone keep GPS working when the screen goes off, but I don't see any function in Tasker for this.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, Alan
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I found Tasker sucked the hell out of my battery, but nevermind... It depends on the app some of them will just pull GPS data when it is asked for, which im sure Latitude would do... What are you trying to achieve exactly?
EDIT: If you do try Tasker you can set it so certain apps will activate the GPS and certain screen times, hours of the day etc...
Thanks! I'm trying to find a way for Google Latitude (which I think just runs within maps) to record my path via GPS (say when I'm on a hiking trip) without the screen needing to be on constantly, which is the only way I've found to do that so far. But if you are saying that I can make a tasker profile which will tell my phone to keep the GPS on when Maps is running, then I think that would solve this! Or do you have a better approach in mind?
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Thanks! I'm trying to find a way for Google Latitude (which I think just runs within maps) to record my path via GPS (say when I'm on a hiking trip) without the screen needing to be on constantly, which is the only way I've found to do that so far. But if you are saying that I can make a tasker profile which will tell my phone to keep the GPS on when Maps is running, then I think that would solve this! Or do you have a better approach in mind?
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There is an app specifically for that on the market I can't remember what its called though sorry just search hiking or something
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OK -- I found a really nice app for this: Latify. (There's also the unfortunately named Backitude, which looks like it would get the job done.)
Thanks for the tips, everyone!
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Sorry to bump this, but I thought you might like this better if you want to keep your GPS receiver always on when your screen is off (will drain your battery of course)
https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImcuYW5kcm9pZC5ncHN0cmFja2VyIl0.
GPSTracker Lite, specifically made for what its name is. It tracks your path. I use it in my car, in which case the phone is always on the charger when this is running.
Hope this helped.
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Does anyone know a way to keep GPS running when the phone goes to sleep? There are times when I want to have my location continuously reported to Google Latitude, and it's a terrible waste of battery to keep the screen running just to do that.
I'd thought there would be an easy answer to this, but I'm not finding one. There's a two-year-old XDA post on this question here without any real answers. And I found a post elsewhere that suggests that Tasker can make the phone keep GPS working when the screen goes off, but I don't see any function in Tasker for this.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, Alan
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I've read in the changelog from the new version of Google Maps something about battery saving with latitude. Just go to the market and try to read yourself the details.... I don't use latitude, so I didn't go into details....
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Hey guys,
I was on CM9 for the longest time and I decided to upgrade to the CM10.1.3 today. Big mistake it seems... I am getting the SIM network lock issue. I have looked around and it seems like many people have solved it by going to the play store and downloading GalaxySim Unlock, but when I go to the Play Store, it says there is no connection... I tried to download a few APKs of the app but when I hit the Unlock button, I get "This feature is only available in the pro version, however we're sorry to inform you that it's not available at this time. Please try again later".
Any thoughts?
Have you had a look on the xda thread for it? OP is spocky. Have a look at the first post to see if there's an alternative link other than play store. If not, read the last 5 pages of the thread to see if others are having the same issue.
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Have you had a look on the xda thread for it? OP is spocky. Have a look at the first post to see if there's an alternative link other than play store. If not, read the last 5 pages of the thread to see if others are having the same issue.
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Thank you! I managed to find the free version and it worked perfectly! It is at the top of this page incase someone encounters the same issue as me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2108677&highlight=spocky&page=2
I still can't manage to get the Play Store working though...
Ugh, so one suggestion I read was to remove the Google profiles and re-add them. Well now when I attempt to create a new Google profile, absolutely nothing happens.
Hi all,
I have a small issue, randomly my google now location reminders dont work, it now just searches for "when i get home remind me to take the trash out"
home and work locations are set in the settings. im on s4 stock rom. any ideas?
thanks
Hawke84 said:
Hi all,
I have a small issue, randomly my google now location reminders dont work, it now just searches for "when i get home remind me to take the trash out"
home and work locations are set in the settings. im on s4 stock rom. any ideas?
thanks
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Same issue on stock Nexus 5. Saying "remind me to do X when I get home" or "when I get to work" have completely stopped working. (They've worked fine for more than a year) I can still specify home or work when I add a reminder manually, so Google hasn't lost my location settings.
Glad I'm not the only one. Seems like a bug, or they've decided to remove this feature. (I really, really hope they haven't.)
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Same issue on stock Nexus 4. Saying "remind me to do X when I get home" or "when I get to work" have completely stopped working. (They've worked fine for more than a year) I can still specify home or work when I add a reminder manually, so Google hasn't lost my location settings.
Glad I'm not the only one. Seems like a bug, or they've decided to remove this feature. (I really, really hope they haven't.)
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Very strange. Location based reminders other than home and work seem to see work fine... maybe it is server side at Google end. Hope not!
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Something else I noticed: Go into Google Maps and remove your home address, then try "remind me to (something) when I get home." You'll be asked to set your home address, then the reminder will be saved correctly. Unfortunately, the next reminder won't work.
This makes me think it's a bug. It's still interpreting "when I get home" correctly, it's just choking when it tries to actually use your address.
Hopefully this is affecting everyone so they notice it quickly.
I've posted it on the Google products forum and 2 other people are reporting it.
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It seems this is a widespread issue with trying to set reminder for Home or Work locations with voice or text searches.
Google are apparently aware of the issues - https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!searchin/en/google$20now/websearch/_Y0QQKclsIg/edp6sl_wWdcJ
hope we get a fix soon.
I've been posting on that Google Product forum thread regarding this matter. It occurs on my OnePlus One, Nexus 4, and Nexus 7. Interestingly, when you say, "navigate to home", it recognizes the home location and works as expected. It's only for location reminders.
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It seems this is a widespread issue with trying to set reminder for Home or Work locations with voice or text searches.
Google are apparently aware of the issues - https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!searchin/en/google$20now/websearch/_Y0QQKclsIg/edp6sl_wWdcJ
hope we get a fix soon.
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haha thats me who started that thread too on Google forums
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haha thats me who started that thread too on Google forums
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Yeah I did notice, but couldn't be bothered to say in this post. Well done by the way, most people don't bother reporting things to google so they never get fixed.
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Google Maps has location tracking data under "My Timeline." Historically it has been super accurate, showing the roads I used even when driving long distances. I also always use Google Maps. Ever since I switched to the Mate 10 Pro, this data has been straight lines across 20-40 miles of distance and highly inaccurate arrival times. I thought it was just Google, but I switched back to an Essential Phone and it became perfectly accurate again. I'm back to the Mate 10 Pro and I hope it'll work now, but I'm not holding my breath.
I often use the departure and arrival times in My Timeline for work data, so I'd love if it worked. Any thoughts?
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Google Maps has location tracking data under "My Timeline." Historically it has been super accurate, showing the roads I used even when driving long distances. I also always use Google Maps. Ever since I switched to the Mate 10 Pro, this data has been straight lines across 20-40 miles of distance and highly inaccurate arrival times. I thought it was just Google, but I switched back to an Essential Phone and it became perfectly accurate again. I'm back to the Mate 10 Pro and I hope it'll work now, but I'm not holding my breath.
I often use the departure and arrival times in My Timeline for work data, so I'd love if it worked. Any thoughts?
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Did you try to accurate your GPS with any GPS app on the store??
I have same experience. I believe it's to do with Huawei battery saver. Pls let me know if you find a solution
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Did you try to accurate your GPS with any GPS app on the store??
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I have not, but I use Google Maps extensively and never had even the smallest problem with accuracy. Always follows the road accurately and instantly recognizes turns (unlike the built in GPS in my Lexus sometimes). The "My Timeline" data is often just a straight line between my house and my destination, even if it's across a bridge.
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I have same experience. I believe it's to do with Huawei battery saver. Pls let me know if you find a solution
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That's unfortunate. Will do.
Same here, whatever i tried didn't solve it (even clean cache and data).... Even tried disabling battery optimization settings on Maps and Google Services... Nothing. I also have indications that is has something to do with multiple google accounts (i find some locations being reported in some of my other accounts). Are you on a single account? But yes, same problems, straight lines, lost stops, no routes, getting stuck in one location for hours etc...
im only on one account. is there a bigger huawei users forum than this one and the huawei subreddit?
i feel like theres so many questions with no answers and nothing being done about it
biggest forum is here dude !
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Same here, whatever i tried didn't solve it (even clean cache and data).... Even tried disabling battery optimization settings on Maps and Google Services... Nothing. I also have indications that is has something to do with multiple google accounts (i find some locations being reported in some of my other accounts). Are you on a single account? But yes, same problems, straight lines, lost stops, no routes, getting stuck in one location for hours etc...
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Keep battery optimization managed by Huawei in all applications
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Keep battery optimization managed by Huawei in all applications
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What for? Any particular reason? I have put everything to manual in Launch settings, and also almost every program to Ignore Battery Optimization. Battery is working perfectly, SOT time is still amazing, and i believe programs are working fine (except Maps and Garmin Connect)... If your reasons are RAM, then i believe RAM exists to use it, not having it free all the time...
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Keep battery optimization managed by Huawei in all applications
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So, Settings>Battery>Launch>Maps then select Manage automatically?
people having same issue with other huawei phones for 1 year
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/help/timeline-google-maps-properly-t3458526/page2
doesnt give much hope
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What for? Any particular reason? I have put everything to manual in Launch settings, and also almost every program to Ignore Battery Optimization. Battery is working perfectly, SOT time is still amazing, and i believe programs are working fine (except Maps and Garmin Connect)... If your reasons are RAM, then i believe RAM exists to use it, not having it free all the time...
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Because manual battery optimization is buggy right now.
Settings>Battery>Launch>Manage automatically all apps
In other thread here in XDA I've user said that putting chrome to be managed automatically did the trick.
You can try both ways and comment here the results...
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Because manual battery optimization is buggy right now.
Settings>Battery>Launch>Manage automatically all apps
In other thread here in XDA I've user said that putting chrome to be managed automatically did the trick.
You can try both ways and comment here the results...
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I had everything automatic the first week and Maps History started having those problems from day 1... So, automatic doesn't do the trick for sure. Same goes for Garmin Connect...
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biggest forum is here dude !
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sorry to be offtopic. do you know of an official huawei forum where we can officially report these bugs? thanks
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sorry to be offtopic. do you know of an official huawei forum where we can officially report these bugs? thanks
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You can report bugs by phonecall to huawei or on twitter or go on hicare app on your phone.
Don't know an official forum...
https://www.android-hilfe.de/forum/...itachse-zeigt-nur-sporadisch-orte.842496.html
potential solution
I checked TimeLine today and since 27/01/2018, journeys are recorded with the correct level of detail again! Google Maps app last updated 04/01/2018 and I'm still on C432. No idea what changed to start TimeLine working again properly but obviously I'm really happy. Can anyone else report that journeys are being correctly recorded again?
Nope no change.
I've got the same issue. I tried all of the tips and tricks I found online to no avail. Mine just says No Visited Places. ONce is awhile it does show a place. It pisses me off tremendously. Google Timeline is a great tool to remember where you've been
If you can't remember where you've been then you have bigger problems than Google Maps not working properly!
Personally, I try to turn everything OFF that records location(s).
jaseman said:
If you can't remember where you've been then you have bigger problems than Google Maps not working properly!
Personally, I try to turn everything OFF that records location(s).
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Just because it isn't useful for you doesn't mean it isn't useful for anyone else. I use it for work. Exact driving distances and times at clients house are very important.