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PLEASE NOTE: This patch addresses application force closes on newer google maps applications (5.5-5.7) running on gingerbread-based ROMs for the ERIS. This does not address reboots/restarts (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1157099 for progress on this other problem)
After extensive testing on CondemnedCM7 V15, I believe that the Navigation force closes many of us experience on the newest maps version is fixable (at least on Condemned's ROM; GSB users report that problems still remain) by rolling back google maps framework files to a version used for Android 2.2 ROMS. I have been testing since last week and have not had a single navigation force close. My longest test was 1 hour 10 mins with multiple reroutes and no force close. One known issue, Map application (not navigation) will unexpectedly close (that is, will not offer a force close but will shut down) randomly while using the search box. I have not been able to consistently reproduce this
I am attaching two zip files flashable from AmonRa Recovery if you would like to try the fix. The first replaces the current maps framework with the froyo framework. The second rolls back the change to the latest gingerbread framework.
If you are using maps 5.2 which CS included in the system apps for v15 and are happy with the result, then you do not need to flash this file. If you would like to use the newest maps app (5.7), you may wish to try this.
In theory, this fix would work on an AOSP or Cyanogen gingerbread ROM, so if folks on other devices are having similar problems, they may want to try.
Good luck everyone!
NOTE: this is repeated from CondemnedSoul's CM7 thread. The attachments can be found there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15978440&postcount=535
Thanks for everything your doing on this issue.
I upgraded to 5.7 and flashed the patch. Ran Nav for 30 minutes and all was fine. Not sure when I can test longer but if I do I'll let you know the results.
Only got to run Nav for another 30 minutes today but she worked flawlessly again.
Glad its working for someone other than me!
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I can't believe no one else is trying it and letting you know their results.
I guess were the only ones who care, our at least, the only ones who get lost
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I guess were the only ones who care, our at least, the only ones who get lost
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Or the only ones that use that ROM lol
Lol!
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Maps 5.8 is out. I'll be testing to see if 1) the navigation patch is still needed, and 2) if it still works. Stay tuned...
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Maps 5.8 is out. I'll be testing to see if 1) the navigation patch is still needed, and 2) if it still works. Stay tuned...
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Have to go get it myself.
klob, will upgrading to 5.8 overwrite the fix files, or should I have run the unfix before upgrading?
Either way all I did was upgrade and so far Nav has been running for 40 minutes. Not driving anywhere, just have Nav running while I'm in the house.
Upgrading maps app will not affect the fix, so if you want to find out if it works with stock gapps, you'll need to flash the unfix. Also, bftb0 on the gsb thread has demonstrated that desktop navigation is not a good test for force closes. I'd get it on the road to be sure.
My commute starts in about 15 minutes. I'll report back soon...
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Update: it seems google had fixed whatever was misbehaving in maps 5.7. No force closes on my commute.
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I got to use Google Nav today and it wasn't the best. After 5 minutes it went shut off, just shut off and phone went to sleep. Opened Nav back up and after 14 minutes the map locked, never updated/moved, tough screen commands still came up along with menu but nothing worked. Rebooted and applied the fix that klobkelosh posted earlier and it didn't change anything, screen keeps freezing. This is all after full wipe and flashing latest CS v16 vanilla with 5.8 Maps.
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I got to use Google Nav today and it wasn't the best. After 5 minutes it went shut off, just shut off and phone went to sleep. Opened Nav back up and after 14 minutes the map locked, never updated/moved, tough screen commands still came up along with menu but nothing worked. Rebooted and applied the fix that klobkelosh posted earlier and it didn't change anything, screen keeps freezing. This is all after full wipe and flashing latest CS v16 vanilla with 5.8 Maps.
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Odd. I just full wipe installed ccm16sth with 5.8 maps and navigation worked fine. One thing I did was disable text to speech, maybe that's the culprit? You can disable by renaming system/lib/libtts.so.
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You can disable by renaming system/lib/libtts.so.
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I don't have that file, got libttspico.so and libttssynthproxy.so.
Sorry, its the libttspico.so file
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GPS files the culprit?
Not sure if this will help but today running GSB 3.8 ODEX with Maps 5.8 (no framework mods.) my phone completely restarted in the middle of a walk. The thing is that I was not using Maps nor Nav. I WAS using TrackerBooster, an app that uses GPS to measure my walking distances. So maybe this is more related to GPS files than it is to Maps or Nav. As you can tell I am not a developer, so this may be all one and the same. Just thought posting it might lend a clue. Thanks for all you guys are doing to figure this out!
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Not sure if this will help but today running GSB 3.8 ODEX with Maps 5.8 (no framework mods.) my phone completely restarted in the middle of a walk. The thing is that I was not using Maps nor Nav. I WAS using TrackerBooster, an app that uses GPS to measure my walking distances. So maybe this is more related to GPS files than it is to Maps or Nav. As you can tell I am not a developer, so this may be all one and the same. Just thought posting it might lend a clue. Thanks for all you guys are doing to figure this out!
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I tried Telenav with the same force close issue too
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Only got to run Nav for another 30 minutes today but she worked flawlessly again.
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Something I noticed... making me wonder if it's memory allocation issue... after a reboot, going right into Nav, it still force closes but not until 30+ minutes,
If I haven't rebooted in a while and have been running other apps like, gmail, exchange, facebook, and the going driving with NAV the reboot happens right away
I can't get the app "HDR Camera" to show up on the market from my rooted eris. I installed the eris market patch and Skype is showing up, so is more than 7 or 8 "US Bank" showing up, but not HDR Camera. Have they dropped out or something? Anyone know what might be going on?
Thanks...
Connortn
i have this one, its HDR Camera+ v1.64. latest version. works for me 100%.
no hdr camera apps show up for me in the market.
Rickyjohn... Do you know how I can get this on my eris? I tried the market patch mentioned here on another post that was suppose to allow me to see all the apps, rebooted, waited till after midnight as they said you need to do sometimes (something about the clock) and still cannot see HDR Camera. I can see it while visiting the market from my laptop, just not my eris.
Suggestions?
just download the apk i provided onto your laptop. sync your phone with your laptop. click and drag the apk onto the root of your sd card. then navigate to the file using a file manager program, i recommend "astro", free from market. click the apk and hit the button "open app manager" and install. and then u good to go! let me know how it goes
Oh! I didn't see the link at the bottom of your post
Will try when I get home.
Thanks...
If anyone is following this thread anymore -- what version of the market are you using and does it recognize the HDR camera app as compatible with the ERIS? I'm on condemndedsoul's cm7 rom. I saw this thread last week and downloaded the app from the market with no problems (cool by the way). Well, now the new market has been forced on me and i can no longer download in the market. It recognizes the app as installed, but if i uninstall it will not let me re-install it, there's just no install button. Same problem on a couple of other apps (facebook, documents to go, android agenda widget). The web market says that the HDR Camera app is not compatible with the device. Your help in diagnosing is appreciated!
In the past no HDR cameras shown up for me in the market. But when i seen your post I looked in the market and WTH!, i have one free and one pro available. So uninstalled the one i had and went in to the market and installed the HDR Camera+ and it works with no problems. Im running GSB v3.8 by workshed. My market version is 2.3.6. And in the web market both the HDR camera apps show up. Your Rom or market version maybe....but just guessing.
As it turned out, it was my rom. All fixed, but thanks for the response!
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klobkelosh said:
As it turned out, it was my rom. All fixed, but thanks for the response!
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That's what happens when you use a crappy rom lol
I just downloaded & installed HDR Camera from the market with no issues. Running Condemned v17 S2H.
Anybody get this app to work correctly? Mine just takes three of the same exposure and merges them, but it is supposed to bracket the three shots. Come to think of it, I don't think any eris cameras allow setting exposure, or am I crazy?
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OK - I'm starting to think I'm the only person that has this issue as I haven't seen it reported..
Sometimes, my Photon won't launch apps. Apps that are already running continue to run and I can switch back and forth between them, but trying to start a new app, it just doesn't start! Fix has been to either reboot, or have it go to sleep and wake it up 15 minutes later and try again. I've had it do this while a system task manager was running, so could see that there was plenty of free memory (RAM) available..
This includes launching apps from apps that are already running. i.e. - sometimes the browser doesn't launch from a search query. (mostly though pressing an icon on the STOCK launcher doesn't launch it..)
Anyone else see this?
-mark
Yeah mine seems to do it every once in a while too. I noticed that if you open the task manager and kill the market then whatever app your trying to open will end up opening up right after the market closes.
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One of the reasons, I took mine back to the Sprint Store. When they fix it, I may buy it again... otherwise, my OG Evo is perfectly fine.
I can't believe more people aren't experiencing this. I do have LauncherPro installed but I don't think that's the reason. I can recreate this all the time. After installing an app through Market, I randomly can't open apps from the home screen.
Nothing happens unless I force close the Marketplace.
Any input on this?
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I can't believe more people aren't experiencing this. I do have LauncherPro installed but I don't think that's the reason. I can recreate this all the time. After installing an app through Market, I randomly can't open apps from the home screen.
Nothing happens unless I force close the Marketplace.
Any input on this?
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The new market is absolute crap in my opinion, way to many FC's with it and it just doesn't do what it needs to. If I can go faster than it can download, select, etc then it needs to be reworked, also I get a lot of packet errors, have to download apps two or three times just to get it to install.. Great idea but it needs a patch bad!
I wouldn't see why this is a reason to take the Photon back and go back to an Evo, I mean the Evo is a cool phone but the hardware on it is sub par compared to this phone. I used to have one, and it doesn't even hold a candle. But to each their own.
-DJ
I have only had this happen a few times I was told that it is associated with the battery manager settings if you don't use performance it can cause issues that was what was causing the muted audio issues the battery management settings put it on performance and I don't see the issue.
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I have only had this happen a few times I was told that it is associated with the battery manager settings if you don't use performance it can cause issues that was what was causing the muted audio issues the battery management settings put it on performance and I don't see the issue.
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I just noticed my battery mode was set to Nighttime Saver. Hadn't even looked at this option. I went ahead and changed it to Performance Mode and will see if it happens again.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Mine does it too. After the update that just came out it seems to do it less now.
Just started having this issue today. App launches and others won't launch unless you kill the "hanging" app or the market.
I have no idea if this is a bug in blur or some kind of hardware defect (memory). It seems to be a software issue.
Problem persists after complete hard reset and app cache clear.
I'm using an 8 GB Samsung class 2 microSD card (from old Evo 4G). It has been reformatted.
Other symptoms: Back button and select widgets become unresponsive.
App count at time problem started: 72
yeah i have the same issues. not sure how to fix it. Usually a reboot does it but man i hate to reboot it all the time.
Could you list any changes, apps, app counts, microSD card, or settings your Photon has?
Mine is working smoothly after redoing my Photon for the 2nd time, reformating the microSD card via the phone, keeping my App count below 70, setting the Battery mode to Performance, and not installing Bump or Sensorly.
Still trying to narrow down the issue but it's looking like it's software related.
still happening
Is this problem still happening to anyone's phone?? It's starting to get really annoying, I tried a hard reset twice on two different photons and the problem's still occurring.
I fixed this by installing the automemory manager. Details in my thread called lag be gone.
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Details here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1273297
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sweet thanks I'll go ahead and give it a try.
Phone: Droid X2
Current ROM: Eclipse 1.2 RC1
I don't know how to best explain this, so here goes...
I could not replicate this problem in Stock Froyo, nor stock Gingerbread 2.3.3. The problem seems to appear in stock 2.3.4, and all 2.3.4-based Eclipse ROMs.
In Google Maps and Google Sky Map, the compass shows east and west in reverse. When I face east, the phone thinks it's facing west, etc. I've tried holding the phone in all practical orientations, and the problem persists. When I turn in one direction, the direction arrow in Maps goes in the opposite direction.
In the GPS Status app, the compass is properly calibrated and moving in the right direction, as if there were no problems.
Today's Google Maps update did not remedy the problem.
I've tried switching between or using both Google and VZW Location Services to no avail.
Any ideas?
Well, you killed my idea of calibrating. There may just be a glitch in the app. I haven't had any issues and I have the car dock, constantly use Google Maps/Navigation. I know they update frequently as hell. It also may be your phone... lol. I had the GPS antenna take a **** on my X1 when I hadn't even touched the phone in 3 weeks as I was in Germany and left the phone here. Thus, 1 of the 2 reasons I ended up in an X2
Interestingly enough, Navigation works fine as it is. I'm thinking either app or kernel associated with 2.3.4. I don't think it could be the phone itself. I SBF'd back to both 2.2.2, and later 2.3.3 to test earlier today, and there were no problems with either.
I have noticed since being on 2.3.4 navigation consistantly tells me my destination is on the left when it is on the right... and visa versa.
I just tried this out today. No issues still guys. I am on DX2 E1.2RC1.
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There is a Google Maps update right now in the market.
I updated to the latest Maps prior to posting this thread.
I had an update yesterday too, this was the 2nd update lol.
What version is it? My Market doesn't show any new update, and I'm currently on Maps v5.11.
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What version is it? My Market doesn't show any new update, and I'm currently on Maps v5.11.
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That is current. It was released yesterday, the 20th
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Apparently the update didn't download last night, I tried to do it again and my market wouldn't load. I was still on 5.10.1, now on 5.11, I will let you know in a minute if it works.
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Now my North and South are flipped in compass mode. In Navigation mode it is correct though..
When facing NW is shows me facing SW.
I'm am on eclipse 1.2 rc3 and seeing the same thing this morning. with google maps. the arrow is pointing the opposite direction, same thing when switching to compass mode. hopefully a maps issue and not rom related. I will have to ask a couple liberty peeps it is happening to them.
** a little more information: this only seems to be an issue while standing still and rotating. When driving the compass is pointing/tracking correctly.
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** a little more information: this only seems to be an issue while standing still and rotating. When driving the compass is pointing/tracking correctly.[/QUOTE said:
Yep, I'm still having this problem even after flashing 1.2RC3. If you have Google Sky Map, try looking at the sky and rotating. It should also go in the opposite direction.
But yeah, I doubt this is a ROM issue, as it has been happening ever since I flashed to 2.3.4 (regardless of Google Maps version).
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Same here. Just standing navigation is fine eclipse 1.3rc
Upon further investigation I have determined my orientation is approx. 90° off. Using both google maps and Swiss army compass to verify these findings. Also tried this out on another X2, completely stock 2.3.4 and got the same results. Looks like another 2.3.4 bug. Atleast it doesn't affect navigation, but using the compass, which worked before, is no longer an option.
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Everyone please confirm: pull " Location Sensor. apk" from the D3 system/app (I took from the D3 liberity rom) and install. Does not correct until reboot.
Boy we really are the black sheep in the family. I cannot believe the oversight on moto's part.
Edit:I had portrait screen on which works. Landscape no.
Edit: I think it only works in portrait. Right?
Maps 5.10.1
NOT A FIX, SORRY FOLKS.
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Everyone please confirm: pull " Location Sensor. apk" from the D3 system/app (I took from the D3 liberity rom) and install. Does not correct until reboot.
Boy we really are the black sheep in the family. I cannot believe the oversight on moto's part.
Edit:I had portrait screen on which works. Landscape no.
Edit: I think it only works in portrait. Right?
Maps 5.10.1
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Not working for me, pulled from D3 Liberty3 and put in /system/app/ fixed permissions and rebooted twice. still no change in maps or swiss army knife compass. Hopefully it works for others
I used super manager to install and it put it in data/app and uses a data/data also.
I use apksoftware's compass.
Edit: I nandroided back to a previous sys where I thought I had the bug but it works ok just not in landscape.
Hey, guys, I don't think it's Motorola's fault. I have HTC Rezound, Droid DNA and Note 3. All have the same problem. The arrow points about 90 degrees off.
Instead, it just opens the pages in the browser (views the youtube webpage, or maps webpage). How can I set the phone to launch the apps, just like every other Android phone I've had?
I'm on the stock rom, rooted.
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Dave
I have this same question. Also I've noticed that if I install another browser, say chrome, it won't let me pick a default. It will always default to stock HTC. I'm unrooted stock. Anyone know why? First phone this has happened.
The YouTube thing is annoying too. I much prefer the app...
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This is due to the apple patent that took away some of our functionality.
And this fixes it. Must be rooted, there's a flashable version to if you're unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693809
Thanks. Modified the file manually, rebooted and everything worked great!
I'm not rooted yet and this is infuriating. I usually email myself a maps link and use it in the car to launch maps to get navigation going. Now the link opens up the browser so I end up having to manually open Maps and paste the address in. If we keep going backwards like this I'll end up having to print directions out again like it's 2001.
You can thank apple for the backwards progress!
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