So I'm finally posting here to check in on this one....I've had weather widget location issues from day one on this phone. I've read that it seems to be an HTC thing...however I don't see that many in this forum complain about it really. I'm starting to wonder if maybe my phone is just exceptionally bad with this and I should try a new one.
So that said, how's everyone's widgets? I can't get a consistently accurate location with the HTC one or Fancy/BW. Sometimes they work, other times(like now) they put me in another state. All other location services seem to work and give my proper location.
I guess I'm just concerned because it seems to happen across the board, regardless of which widget. Any input is appreciated.
So long as I have data, my weather has been fine from the get-go. I don't know if it matters, but I have Google location services enabled, and Verizon and Standalone GPS disabled. (I'm not convinced that HTC is using Google location services, so that may not matter.)
Now, in HTC's weather widget, you can set up additional cities (I have current--which updates to wherever I am--plus a couple of other locations). Are you sure you're looking at the 'current' city and not a fixed location?
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So long as I have data, my weather has been fine from the get-go. I don't know if it matters, but I have Google location services enabled, and Verizon and Standalone GPS disabled. (I'm not convinced that HTC is using Google location services, so that may not matter.)
Now, in HTC's weather widget, you can set up additional cities (I have current--which updates to wherever I am--plus a couple of other locations). Are you sure you're looking at the 'current' city and not a fixed location?
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Yep definitely set to current city. I'm wondering now more so if I just have a bad GPS. Strange thing is I never once had the GPS lock issue that a lot of people have had, so I just chalked this up to a buggy HTC thing. But since it's happening across the board now to all widgets, has me wondering.
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So currently I'm using google maps for my navigation, however I hate its long time searching. It takes almost 10 min for it to find me but once I'm found it stays on while it runs. However I would like to know if there is something better than this?
gps
I think google is one of the best, they are on top of there game, imo. Hopefully you find something else that suites your phone.
Google...Sprint Nav...
Google maps is great... I have to say (my opinion though) that the new version of Sprint GPS is pretty good too. (but u have to have sprint).
I say both are very average compare to other software: Iguidance, Garmin XT, Tomtom, IGO.....paid but much better, 10 minutes isn't normal Eclipse, you may wanna eclipse Google and try something new...plenty or resources out there
If you just want to know where you are and want to find businesses close to where you are at then google is nice.
If you want to use your GPS for driving directions get a true turn-by-turn app like igo, tomtom, Garmin, CoPilot, etc.. Not to mention you don't need a data play for these apps. Maps are loaded on the phone.
I've got garmin XT and I love it.
I agree with above.. sure the google one is cool for what it does.. so is the new one in Bing for that matter... but really, nothing beats TomTom... it will work even if you have no internet connection...... (assuming you have a map of your entire country on an SD card).... But the voices are cool, the diffrent options for a car icon is cool.... the layout is cool... and the "show off" effect is cool...
"Oh, your phone has AT&T Navigator that only works where you have coverage?, Well, my phone has real TomTom, just like the ones you buy at Best Buy for $200, and it works everywhere"..
lol... sorry, but it is fun... And if you you do have an unlimited data plan, and are willing to pay hte monthly fee, you can access TomTom Plus which offers live traffic (and it can auto-reroute you if it is faster another way), along with gas prices, weather, etc....
That is my 2 cents...
The reason why I hate google maps is because it takes a long long time for it to locate me... takes a good 5-10 mins till it finds me. I want to know what app or what I need to do so that I can use a gps that will pick me fast. What do I do ?
does tomtom locate fast? and is it free?
I have started using Waze with my TP. I love it. Its user based so if there is someone stuck in traffic, they report it and you get updated. Im a huge fan.
tom tom locates very fast but is not free. my google maps takes a few seconds to locate me. i would try changing your radio. also use quick gps it makes google locate faster.
Garmin XT
Run it on my Fuze and it works great! It's not free but I was part of www.lg-incite.com forum before getting my Fuze and they have a thread over there dedicated to Garmin GPS. If you have a data plan, you get live traffic and can search a business in your area using the built in Google Search.
Quick GPS
Hey Eclipse I would reccommend trying quick GPS, it updates satellite info from the internet so beware but attains a much faster lock on once it has run the update, it DOES use the internet so unlimited data is reccommended.
forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=29959
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Hey Eclipse I would reccommend trying quick GPS, it updates satellite info from the internet so beware but attains a much faster lock on once it has run the update, it DOES use the internet so unlimited data is reccommended.
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Yea I usually do update the quick gps. However it still takes awhile.
where can I get the latest sprint nav?
Off topic but here, read
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=362745
EclipseTouchPro said:
The reason why I hate google maps is because it takes a long long time for it to locate me... takes a good 5-10 mins till it finds me. I want to know what app or what I need to do so that I can use a gps that will pick me fast. What do I do ?
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This is not an application issue. This is a phone GPS issue. You will have this same issue with every GPS application until you resolve the GPS acquisition issue.
I have an issue with the GPS device every few months. Some bad data corrupts the memory location and won't find satellites. To fix it I change some settings and it seems to force overwrite the nonvolatile memory files.
1. Open Quick GPS
2. Tap Menu at the bottom
3. Tap Options
4. Uncheck "Auto download when connected to PC via ActiveSync"
5. Tap OK
6. Close out of Quick GPS and quit the application
Now it may take 30 seconds to acquire satellites for the first time. Each time after you should acquire satellites very quickly.
Having trouble wording the right query on this, so if it's been answered I apologize...it's also not really Eris specific, but you all seem to know your stuff so I'm posting here.
Anyone know if using GPS counts as "billable" data usage?
I ask because I'm driving to Canada next week and would like to make use of Google's Nav (for at least a bit of the trip). I realize Maps likely needs internet connectivity to function correctly, so may plan consists of:
Being connected to the web (either Mobile Data or WiFi) here in Jersey
Searching for the hotel's address and allowing Maps to "download" the route
Leave GPS on, but turn off Mobile Data
Do this seem terribly stupid? Assuming it would work, would the "connection" to the GPS show up on my VZW bill?
maps does need the internet to work properly. the gps data does not count as data. there are several options including paid apps such as copilot that have maps stored on your phone. there is also a modified version of google maps that will download map data to the cache which should allow you to do what you were suggesting (set route and then follow). i have not used either personally. however, a thread for the modified google apps is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887&page=245 with the newest version as the last post on this page. you can read the thread to see what all it can and cant do. it started out as modified by brut then was picked up by a different developer, but using the same thread.
All I can tell you is that Nav Does work when driving through areas of No Signal. You have the blue line through a blank (white) background. I don't know if you lose the verbal cues or not. No signal areas I encounter are not in areas I need to turn, but just following a highway.
From my experience with Nav I think your plan is at least a valid experiment. If it does not work, on the way back just Get Directions and follow the written instructions.
Your GPS is on the phone. There is no charge to use it. My only caveat is if it requests Assistance data - that may cause data charges. It should only need assistance data to help acquire lock. Once you are navigating it should be fine without a data connection.
Please post how it goes.
ok since you are the second person i have recommended the app i posted the thread link to, i figured i should probably install it. you have to uninstall you current map app. the new app has two things to do. in the settings menu of the app, there is a more button. in the more button there is a sign in to account option, this will sync it with your google account (starred places and such). the other part directly applicable to you is under the more button, there is a cache settings option, if you click that, then check the prefetch on mobile box, it should prefetch all of the maps when you program your route. one piece of advice is to toggle off your network and make sure the "international roaming" option in your phone settings is turned off once you leave the country. when i went to jamaica i was greeted by a text when the plane landed. a friend wishing me happy travels cost me 50 cents...lol. that will teach me to leave international roaming turned on. the nice thing was that where we were staying had wifi so i still got my email and voicemail/texts through google voice.
Thanks to you both.
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maps does need the internet to work properly. the gps data does not count as data. there are several options including paid apps such as copilot that have maps stored on your phone. there is also a modified version of google maps that will download map data to the cache which should allow you to do what you were suggesting (set route and then follow). i have not used either personally. however, a thread for the modified google apps is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887&page=245 with the newest version as the last post on this page. you can read the thread to see what all it can and cant do. it started out as modified by brut then was picked up by a different developer, but using the same thread.
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Interesting thread, I'll have to read through that when I get the time (lunch time at work tomorrow is looking good heh). Thanks for the link.
Alan Wolfe said:
All I can tell you is that Nav Does work when driving through areas of No Signal. You have the blue line through a blank (white) background. I don't know if you lose the verbal cues or not. No signal areas I encounter are not in areas I need to turn, but just following a highway.
From my experience with Nav I think your plan is at least a valid experiment. If it does not work, on the way back just Get Directions and follow the written instructions.
Your GPS is on the phone. There is no charge to use it. My only caveat is if it requests Assistance data - that may cause data charges. It should only need assistance data to help acquire lock. Once you are navigating it should be fine without a data connection.
Please post how it goes.
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My main concern is getting charged for usage outside of the country, but it sounds like that won't happen. I'm probably going to "steal" my wife's Garmin for the trip, but will also try this experiment with the Eris just out of curiosity. Will post results when I return.
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ok since you are the second person i have recommended the app i posted the thread link to, i figures i should probably install it. you have to uninstall you current app. the new app has two things to do. in the settings menu of the app, there is a more button. in the more button there is a sign in to account option, this will sync it with your google account (starred places and such). the other part directly applicable to you is under the more button, there is a cache settings option, if you click that, then check the prefetch on mobile box, it should prefetch all of the maps when you program your route. one piece of advice is to toggle off your network and make sure the "international roaming" option in settings is turned off once you leave the country. when i went to jamaica i was greeted by a text when the plane landed. a friend wishing me happy travels cost me 50 cents...lol. that will teach me to leave international roaming turned on.
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You went above and beyond on that one for me brother, much appreciated! Sounds like you've found me a solution, and a new piece of software to play with. The wife will be watching more of that horrible Jersey Shore in my absence (if I'm so much in the room my blood pressure goes up about 50 points), so double thanks to you!
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You went above and beyond on that one for me brother, much appreciated! Sounds like you've found me a solution, and a new piece of software to play with. The wife will be watching more of that horrible Jersey Shore in my absence (if I'm so much in the room my blood pressure goes up about 50 points), so double thanks to you!
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Just tried out the latest version 5.2.1 and it didn't seem to voice search well. I will probably try out v5.0. i know that in brut it worked. brut stopped updating his version at v4.6 i believe.
edit: the brut options (cache maps etc) do not work in gingerbread.
program on the market called Locus allows downloading maps of a selected area also if the brut/google maps doesn't work and you are still looking for a free option.
I'm looking for a simple, stable, free weather app.
All I want is the current temperature and a forecast for the next 36 hours or so.
It doesn't need to run all the time, but will preferably update fairly quickly when started. Nothing fancy needed. I found one that looked promising and would have been fine except that it was convinced I'm in Idaho when I'm in North Carolina.
Any suggestions?
The weather channel or Weather Bug
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honestly weather app in Clock works for me
Am using weather info provided in clock just have it on my desktop and click first thing in the morning to get the feel for the upcoming day. As long as you have location and background running updates over wifi very quick over 3g not to bad.
Weather apps don't know where I am.
I don't understand why Maps and Navigation apps have no trouble figuring out my location but every weather app I try is incapable of figuring it out.
I tried News & Weather, which comes with the phone, I tried a handful of different ones from the marketplace. They either tell me they can't establish a location or they freeze while trying to.
Any ideas?
Ensure the following
I have the follow enabled on my phone and weather app inside clock works like a charm:
Wireless & networks:
Wifi and 3G
Location and Security:
Use wireless networks
Use GPS networks
Use assisted GPS
Accounts & Synch:
Background data
Honestly has not failed my yet, very simple weather app and already part of the phone.
I made my settings the same. The only thing that wasn't is that I normally have "Assisted GPS" disabled. I still cannot get weather to work.
Froyo 2.2 official release. I just rooted it today, but this has been going on for a few days now, so that has nothing to do with the problem.
Anybody have any more ideas?
Ok I use clock so try this
Click on clock click on weather even if location is wrong click on settings and set my location. If that does not work set your location manually. hopefully that works.
That worked, but I would like to know what is wrong with the locator.
Don't think you have a problem
Sometimes the Cell Tower sends erroneous info and your phone goes nuts. So you have to tell it where you are.
i use weatherbug and i also use fancy widget its great!
hey guy, i just wanted to check if anybody know of a app like the sprint family locator.... just a app that u can install on one phone that can be tracked by another fone or a computer.... also one of the fone is of my son so it would help if that app is hidden or is not shown on the app list... or something like that.... anybody ???
Maybe Google latitude?
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Maybe Google latitude?
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thanks man... so do i just login on google latitude on all fones n i can locate from from another fone or computer ??? sorry but how does it work ?? i have never used this feature.....
There are apps on the market, but it seems they are kind of hit or miss.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fsp.android.c&feature=search_result
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fsp.android.g&feature=more_from_developer
Everyone needs to logged in to their Google accounts on their phones..Share location with each other and like magic you can view each other in Google maps on mobile and PC
SPRINT also has a real family locator app in their section of the market but you have to pay for it monthly,like $5 I think.
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+1 for latitude. Log each phone onto latitude. Each needs its own gmail address. I have my family on there. You can also remotely enable these features online using iGoogle and the latitude gadget. may sound like a privacy thing, but I do it for safety reasons, or to know how much time me and my girl got alone. :beer:
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
With any of the gps trackers, they can be off pretty far one minute and spot on the next. I've had latitude show me off of Cape Horn a few times. Also, any of them are pretty easy to bypass. Latitude allows you to set a location, hide your location or give a "general" location.
If you want something hidden, you'll have to pay. If you want something that tracks fairly accurate, it's going to be a major resource hog and will probably be something you have to download the file off of to view the places that were visited.
Google Laditude
Latitude doesn't update constantly either. It often shows where someone was 3 hours ago, but not usually right at that moment.
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With any of the gps trackers, they can be off pretty far one minute and spot on the next. I've had latitude show me off of Cape Horn a few times. Also, any of them are pretty easy to bypass. Latitude allows you to set a location, hide your location or give a "general" location.
If you want something hidden, you'll have to pay. If you want something that tracks fairly accurate, it's going to be a major resource hog and will probably be something you have to download the file off of to view the places that were visited.
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You can change this if you know their login. Just go on the web as I stated earlier.
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Latitude doesn't update constantly either. It often shows where someone was 3 hours ago, but not usually right at that moment.
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They actually just updated maps to do this. (Update for latitude better.)
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
i use life360, it shows not only current location but also a history of locations, active tracking, and it has a emergency button, checkin button, and the map it shows lists the nearest fire/police/hospital in emergencies, you can also chat amongst the individuals that are connected.
i highly recommend it, its free and works flawlessly, it doesnt use up much battery life. you can even Ping to get current locations if it didnt update recently
Life360 is good cause it goes with iphone also just in case u have that also
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So, I side-loaded the stock apps for the Desk Clock and such, and I find I really like the big screen and the desk clock with the weather display. This issues isn't specific to v1.4.3 as I had it with .2 as well but not as often. Of course, the Desk Clock gets its weather information from the News & Weather app...
I know there are no location services on the Nook Tablet, so I uncheck the box in the app settings for determining location and try to set a custom location. When I do this, it says that whatever location can't be found. I put in my Zip Code, says it cannot be found. Put in my city name, says it cannot be found. I even tried major cities like Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, and nothing can be found.
I read online and a lot of places say that you need to set location services on, agree to some terms of service, then you can set your custom location, but of course the Nook Tablet has no such services.
I have gotten it to work before, but clearing the data doesn't work, there is no cache on the app to clear. I even tried booting into CWM and clearing the Dalvik (that spelled right?) cache and repairing permissions. To no effect.
Anyone else having a similar issue? I know there are probably other desk-clock style apps out there, but I honestly like the stock apps when they work. Any help would be appreciated.