i thought i was having an issue with my GPS , but maybe i am not. Here are my settings and i have question on the actual symbol in status bar.In phone settings i have google and gps checked. in pull down i have gps on.
what do these symbols mean?
when gps is checked off in notification, it shows a circle like with a cross in middle
when it is checked on,its same symbol but has the 3 lines to the right of symbol(does this mean its on, but not active?)
and then when i open maps or anything requireing gps, the symbol changing to a little satelite looking symbol that flips and activates.
so i gues i am confused by the first 2 symbols, do either mean active or just in use?
The first symbol is e911, it will always be there, the 3 lines are there showing other services are on such as google and/or verizon, the satellite flashing is the actual internal gps trying to lock on to your location. (you will see the satellite flash until it gets a lock) The gps symbol should not show unless you are using an app or some sort of navigation such as maps which activates the internal gps! hope this helps... Rock on \m/
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Jrex said:
The first symbol is e911, it will always be there, the 3 lines are there showing other services are on such as google and/or verizon, the satellite flashing is the actual internal gps trying to lock on to your location. (you will see the satellite flash until it gets a lock) The gps symbol should not show unless you are using an app or some sort of navigation such as maps which activates the internal gps! hope this helps... Rock on \m/
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So the 3 lines means the gps is not running then? or the 3 lines basically mean my mobile data is on? which it should be unless i turn the data off ? i just didnt want the gps running constantly and was confused by the icons. please clarify further..thanks
elykoj said:
So the 3 lines means the gps is not running then? or the 3 lines basically mean my mobile data is on? which it should be unless i turn the data off ? i just didnt want the gps running constantly and was confused by the icons. please clarify further..thanks
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The 3 lines will show if stand alone gps, google location services, or verizon location services are enabled under settings - location & security. (Though most ppl leave the location services off unless needed I leave mine on) Gps (even though it is enabled in the menu) should not be active until you see the satellite symbol flashing or constant in the status bar at the top of your screen. Your mobile data is the symbol that says 3g/1x, if you turn off mobile data that symbol will no longer be in the status bar at the top of your screen. I hope that made sense cause I'm swyping this out on my phone
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Jrex said:
The 3 lines will show if stand alone gps, google location services, or verizon location services are enabled under settings - location & security. (Though most ppl leave the location services off unless needed I leave mine on) Gps (even though it is enabled in the menu) should not be active until you see the satellite symbol flashing or constant in the status bar at the top of your screen. Your mobile data is the symbol that says 3g/1x, if you turn off mobile data that symbol will no longer be in the status bar at the top of your screen. I hope that made sense cause I'm swyping this out on my phone
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so if my symbol is showing with the lines, am i draining battery ?
If any of the services are running you using battery. How much depends on which service is running.
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nunyazz said:
If any of the services are running you using battery. How much depends on which service is running.
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so if i just have the gps stand alone servive checked in settings, and the icon shows with the lines, but i dont have anything that is using the gps, am i still using battery then? and even if the google gps was checked , what service would actually be using it ?
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When I select "Standalone GPS"under settings, the two lines are always showing next to the location icon. However, with the other two GPS settings selected, nothing shows next to the location icon, is it actually using battery with that on?
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Chris Hansen said:
When I select "Standalone GPS"under settings, the two lines are always showing next to the location icon. However, with the other two GPS settings selected, nothing shows next to the location icon, is it actually using battery with that on?
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That is normal...even on non smartphones...it is 911 location services and no it doesnt consume more battery with the crosshair indicator there and no actual satelite usuage indicator... it remains dormant until called up.
Ok, thanks. I just thought it was odd that it looked like it was sending out signal with either the Standalone GPS or Verizon Location setting enabled.
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Ok, thanks. I just thought it was odd that it looked like it was sending out signal with either the Standalone GPS or Verizon Location setting enabled.
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i cant speak to whether its drawing power, but if you open maps,nav, or something else that uses gps you will see a different icon come up indicating data transfer to/from sats
Should i leave the vz and google location services also toggled on? Or will this also save battery if i leave it off?
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Should i leave the vz and google location services also toggled on? Or will this also save battery if i leave it off?
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you dont need vz location services unless you use their products i would think. i leave google services on so i can atleast get a general idea where i am on the google maps.
Yeah google location services is all you need. I think weather widget uses it as well so you need something to be on.
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i cant speak to whether its drawing power, but if you open maps,nav, or something else that uses gps you will see a different icon come up indicating data transfer to/from sats
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Yeah, I know, I'm no newcomer to the Android platform, but I didn't have this icon on my OG Droid, and this was a different icon than the standard location icon, so that's why I asked.
So this is the first GPS device I'm using so bear with me.
Google Maps seems to get my location even without GPS. Cell network triangulation I guess. It says accuracy upto 100m.
Then if I switch GPS on, then I see the blinking GPS icon at the top. Does this mean GPS is locked? Or does it mean it's in the process of locking? It never seems to stop blinking. Anyway, I get around 'accuracy upto 70m' with GPS, and it never seems to update it's position if I'm say, going in my car.
Maybe I'm using it wrong, I dunno. Any help will be appreciated.
A blinking GPS icon signifies that GPS is not locked on. Try turning on GPS and then going outside. GPS lock insides can be a problem.
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Hmm I can't ever seem to get a gps lock.
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Try using navigation and driving around for a bit
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I also had problems with the GPS and i discovered that when I could not do a "lock" the phone has to be restarted.
After that i was able to do a "lock " quickly.
(using google translator, patience please )
Whenever I'm connected via Bluetooth, there is a blue arrow with what looks like sideways WiFi symbol. Its blue until I toggle it and it turns grey. Only shows up with Bluetooth though. Anyone know what it does?
I toggle it on and off and it doesn't seem to change anything. More like a general question rather than a Note question, but since I use the Note I felt obligated to put it here.
Thanks!
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Whenever I'm connected via Bluetooth, there is a blue arrow with what looks like sideways WiFi symbol. Its blue until I toggle it and it turns grey. Only shows up with Bluetooth though. Anyone know what it does?
I toggle it on and off and it doesn't seem to change anything. More like a general question rather than a Note question, but since I use the Note I felt obligated to put it here.
Thanks!
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I believe it shows you when the Bluetooth radio is toggled on in the device settings menu.
Even though you aren't using bluetooth, the icon will show the radio being on.
Try turning off bluetooth in settings, and see if it goes off. But remember there is a delay, and it may even take a reboot to turn everything off.
Roms other than stock will possibly alter it's function as well...g
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I seldom if ever, use bluetooth, so my knowledge on the icon is a bit foggy.
You could also check the users manual for more info on how it functions ....g
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I believe it shows you when the Bluetooth radio is toggled on in the device settings menu.
Even though you aren't using bluetooth, the icon will show the radio being on.
Try turning off bluetooth in settings, and see if it goes off. But remember there is a delay, and it may even take a reboot to turn everything off.
Roms other than stock will possibly alter it's function as well...g
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I seldom if ever, use bluetooth, so my knowledge on the icon is a bit foggy.
You could also check the users manual for more info on how it functions ....g
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I searched for it on Google and couldn't find anything. I'm running a JB ROM, and it only shows when I have Bluetooth on AND connected. Toggling it seems to do nothing at all. If nothing is connected to BT, the icon isn't there anymore.
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I had a strange symbol up there last week. Try this, download airpush detector from the market and run it. If it finds an app, remove it. The bluetooth part doesn't make sense to me. Give this a shot, if it's nothing just remove the app.
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I have caught it happening a couple times now, seemingly at random.
I am not running Maps, or any other app that needs GPS... I hit the power button to wake the phone, swipe to unlock, and notice the GPS icon in the notifications.
Taping the notification just takes you to GPS location settings. Checking battery use shows no apps running that need GPS. No other direct indications that I have found in settings as to what is polling the GPS.
Anyone know what app/service is opening it in the background?
The weather clock updates itself when you unlock causing gps to hit for a couple seconds.
I checked that first... the "last updated" message said a couple hours prior. (I have it set to update every 3 hours) So I ruled that out. But I guess I could be wrong.
Seems to me, using GPS is a bit of overkill for weather location.
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I checked that first... the "last updated" message said a couple hours prior. (I have it set to update every 3 hours) So I ruled that out. But I guess I could be wrong.
Seems to me, using GPS is a bit of overkill for weather location.
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How else does it figure out what city you are in at any given time?
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How else does it figure out what city you are in at any given time?
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Network location service...
It can tell where you are by knowing what cell tower you are connected to... as it knows the cell towers physical location due to a database.
This is actually how the GPS in our phones can lock on to positions in seconds rather than a couple minutes.
Cell phones have aGPS (Assisted GPS) where the cell tower info is used to get a rough position fix and speed up GPS lock.
Marine6680 said:
Network location service...
It can tell where you are by knowing what cell tower you are connected to... as it knows the cell towers physical location due to a database.
This is actually how the GPS in our phones can lock on to positions in seconds rather than a couple minutes.
Cell phones have aGPS (Assisted GPS) where the cell tower info is used to get a rough position fix and speed up GPS lock.
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VZW location services (network location services) could be used, but it isn't for weather. Which is why I asked my question...
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Its TwiX said:
VZW location services (network location services) could be used, but it isn't for weather. Which is why I asked my question...
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Most apps that use location can use network location services... including weather apps... though maybe not the Samsung app. Which is why I am curious as to why it uses GPS vs network.
I never have the "Verizon location services" turned on, never have on other phones either, and other apps can use network location just fine... as "Google location services" can provide that.
Google Now checks when I'm away from home and tells me how long it takes to get back with traffic, probably using the GPS. Have you activated Google Now?
I've noticed this as well. It's not every time I unlock but I will see it come up randomly. I think it's the weather for my clock widget. I'm not too worried though since my battery life has always been fantastic.
No Google Now...
If its the weather... seems silly to use GPS over network location.
Hello. I am fairly confused by a system status symbol that I do not recognize. I downloaded the S4 manual and it didn't have the symbol either. Since I'm new XDA won't let me post a picture, but it looks like a diamond with a wifi wave coming out of it to the right.
It's hosted here: i75.photobucket.com/albums/i309/nytrojan/Symbols_zps27344dc8.jpg
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I believe its the location indicatior. If you turn off location services the little wifi bars go away but the diamomd with a cross don't...not sure why. Man I can't wait for vanilla roms.
Pretty sure it's for inactive gps. After turning on the gps and going to maps, it goes away and a different gps symbol shows on the left.
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Pretty sure it's for inactive gps. After turning on the gps and going to maps, it goes away and a different gps symbol shows on the left.
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Good catch. Such a waste of space, lol.
someone mentioned earlier that the symbol is a 911 GPS location ... which is kinda why it looks like 4 triangles... trying to use 4 towers to triangulate your position... sorta.. it makes sense though.
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Hello. I am fairly confused by a system status symbol that I do not recognize. I downloaded the S4 manual and it didn't have the symbol either. Since I'm new XDA won't let me post a picture, but it looks like a diamond with a wifi wave coming out of it to the right.
It's hosted here: i75.photobucket.com/albums/i309/nytrojan/Symbols_zps27344dc8.jpg
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That is the e911 icon. You can't turn off the e911 services, though.
On previous phones, I've been able to suppress the icon from displaying while leaving the e911 locator service running. I'd actually like to do this on my s4, too, but haven't yet found a way.
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That is the e911 icon. You can't turn off the e911 services, though.
On previous phones, I've been able to suppress the icon from displaying while leaving the e911 locator service running. I'd actually like to do this on my s4, too, but haven't yet found a way.
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Ok, I did finally find a way to get rid of the GPS Icon - but you have to have a rooted phone to do so:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297869
I also removed the "ongoing wifi notification pop up" and the "dim eye" icon using info from this thread - requires a rooted phone, too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297213