In google maps, the compass heading is 180 degrees backwards. As a result the app keeps wanting me to turn around. I tested with a compass app which works perfectly. My wife has an Amaze as well and it has the same problem.
Anyone have any help?
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Same issue here
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Huh, I never noticed that. I'm running QuikSense2.1.2, but are you on stock? If so we need to contact HTC I would think.
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It is only in google apps as well... Any other third party app works fine.
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I bet it had something to do with the update? Has everyone who has the problem updated to the new version of Sense that was put out a week ago? Almost made me late for an important job interview.
Is anyone on stock that could check the direction of the arrow (the blue arrow that marks your location) in google maps?
It seems that quite a few people have the arrow showing their heading off by 180 degrees. E.g. facing straight north, the arrow in maps will point south.
I am surprised more people aren't reporting this...
Try GPS status & toolbox and calibrate you sensor and download A-GPS data.
It solved my GPS tracking problem.
If you are already using GPS status & toolbox, I don't know what to do
Mine is also 180 degrees out!
Ah well Who knows...I just have to remember to go against the arrow. LOL!
Same issue here. Running quicksense 2.11.
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Is it just a QuiKSense issue I wonder? Anyone with a stock ROM notice the same thing?
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verkion
I have stock rooted and I have the same issue
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sherman8or said:
I have stock rooted and I have the same issue
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Ah ha! That's what we needed to know. I guess we'll have to take it up with HTC, or I wonder if it would be Google since its only in their apps that this is a problem.
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Which rom version u guys on? Mine one is fine, strange
cobbcobbdavid said:
Which rom version u guys on? Mine one is fine, strange
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Well, sounds like a bunch of us are using QuikSense, but that's why I asked about STOCK Sense users to which one person confirmed he had a problem with it. Which ROM are you using? And what version of Google Maps are you running?
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verkion
verkion said:
Well, sounds like a bunch of us are using QuikSense, but that's why I asked about STOCK Sense users to which one person confirmed he had a problem with it. Which ROM are you using? And what version of Google Maps are you running?
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Hi My Rom code is 1.43.531.3 and Google Maps version is 5.8.0. Thanks
I'm on stock 1.43.531.3 and maps version 6.0.3. I, too, am having this problem. If cobbcobbdavid is on maps version 5.8.0 and not having this issue, it sounds as if it might be the newest version of maps that is the problem.
I would asssume the issue would need be corrected from Google's end as it is their software that is manifesting the issue.
Now, how does one go about reporting it to them?
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IT looks like the issue is being discussed on the official maps forum. I made a post which, hopefully, sums up what this thread indicates.
https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/d/topic/maps/g-HWKI9M4QY/discussion
Perhaps go on and comment just to keep it FP so Google sees it...
riprowan said:
In google maps, the compass heading is 180 degrees backwards. As a result the app keeps wanting me to turn around. I tested with a compass app which works perfectly. My wife has an Amaze as well and it has the same problem.
Anyone have any help?
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I am on QuickSense 2.1.2 and Faux123 kernel. Maps is v6.0.3. I'm not sure what you are talking about. When I am in maps, my arrow points in any direction (close to north) depending on how my screen is oriented. But when I go into Navigate, it adjusts to my position and works just fine. I don't have the 180 degree backwards problem as far as I can tell. Are you saying that if you want to go north, your heading is showing that you are going south? Does Navigation tell you to go in the opposite direction??
frodoboy said:
I am on QuickSense 2.1.2 and Faux123 kernel. Maps is v6.0.3. I'm not sure what you are talking about. When I am in maps, my arrow points in any direction (close to north) depending on how my screen is oriented. But when I go into Navigate, it adjusts to my position and works just fine. I don't have the 180 degree backwards problem as far as I can tell. Are you saying that if you want to go north, your heading is showing that you are going south? Does Navigation tell you to go in the opposite direction??
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I think there is confusion with what this issue is.
In the maps app and places app there is an arrow. That arrow in maps is supposed to always point the same direction the "top" of one's phone points. As one rotates physically, the arrow on the phone is supposed to rotate with you.
This feature is helpful when in a strange city, and one needs to get their direction (i.e. when walking, the arrow will help you determine your direction and the next cross street etc..)
In places, the arrow will point in the direction of the "place." If you are looking for something that is on your "left side" the arrow in places should be pointing toward the left. As you rotate, the arrow will also rotate to compensate for the change in directionality.
The issue with the Amaze is that the arrow is pointing 180 degrees away from where it should. When I stand at the front of my house pointing the top of the amaze to the street that runs in front of my house, the blue arrow in maps is pointing towards my house when it should be pointing toward the street (as that is the direction I am facing).
City centre in my city is NE from where I live, however places shows the arrow pointing SW from where I live to get to down town.
These issues are not apparent when I am driving, as maps can assume your direction based on your movement, however when standing still maps relies on the eCompass in your phone to detect directionality. It is this "static" directionality that is being mirrored, or fed back as 180 degrees away from one's actual direction.
Please call in to HTC, not your carrier on this. The more calls they get the sooner they are likely to fix the issue. I just got of the phone with HTC support and the lady stated there have been some calls on the issue and that they monitor the calls for a specific device and issue.
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I was driving last night and needed the GPS, I was running BAMF 1.6.1 and the GPS wouldn't lock. I tried apps off the market, had no luck. So I went back to stock and the issue was still there, so i dont believe its a ROM issue...I don't really know what to do and ATM i need to use the GPS lolol so im stuck till i can..if anyone could assist me or point me in the right direction..no pun intended lolol.
GPS is a known issue with the TB. It's been discussed here plenty.
I never had an issue until last night, thought it was odd it was out of the blue. My bad though, tried a search too.
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Rebooting TB helped my GPS problem
thunderbolt sent, bamf enhanced
Download an app from the Market called "GPS Status". Open the app, go to Menu->Tools->Manage A-GPS state. Hit Reset. Then go to the same place and hit Download.
This has helped a lot of people including me. My GPS wouldn't lock on for a good 2 minutes, now it's instant on.
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I was driving last night and needed the GPS, I was running BAMF 1.6.1 and the GPS wouldn't lock. I tried apps off the market, had no luck. So I went back to stock and the issue was still there, so i dont believe its a ROM issue...I don't really know what to do and ATM i need to use the GPS lolol so im stuck till i can..if anyone could assist me or point me in the right direction..no pun intended lolol.
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Starting yesterday, VZW and HTC are rolling out an update that issues out a number of fixes. One of said fixes is the GPS lock issue.
Google VZW Thunderbolt Update and you will see it.
I am running quick sense 2.1.2. I don't think this has anything g to do with the
Rom, but I notice a mirror effect in Google maps. The blue arrow points the opposite direction of where the phone is pointing (even when held horizontally), this us happening in places as well with the grey location arrow.
It seems that this issue is only with Google maps and Google places as I downloaded a compass app and it shows North south east and West in the correct directions.
I guess I am just curious if anyone else is experiencing the same
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No one?
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Zeusus said:
I am running quick sense 2.1.2. I don't think this has anything g to do with the
Rom, but I notice a mirror effect in Google maps. The blue arrow points the opposite direction of where the phone is pointing (even when held horizontally), this us happening in places as well with the grey location arrow.
It seems that this issue is only with Google maps and Google places as I downloaded a compass app and it shows North south east and West in the correct directions.
I guess I am just curious if anyone else is experiencing the same
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The blue arrow moves with you. So as you turn it turns.
Is this what you're talking about?
I'm having a hard time trying to understand completely what your problem is.
The blue arrow points the exact opposite direction than the heading of the phone. If I am facing due North the arrow points due south. Similarly, if I face east the blue arrow points west.
In places, the same is happening. I can stand with a landmark on my right and Google places points that it is on my left. It is as if Google apps are seeing the directions in "mirror" form.
I am using the most recent maps app
This inversion is only happening in the Google apps, if I use a compass app the compass heading is correct.
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If you touch the blue icon, it toggles between the map following your direction and it always facing north. I don't know if this helps.
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Zeusus said:
The blue arrow points the exact opposite direction than the heading of the phone. If I am facing due North the arrow points due south. Similarly, if I face east the blue arrow points west.
In places, the same is happening. I can stand with a landmark on my right and Google places points that it is on my left. It is as if Google apps are seeing the directions in "mirror" form.
I am using the most recent maps app
This inversion is only happening in the Google apps, if I use a compass app the compass heading is correct.
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Same thing here. If I'm standing in my house looking at the cross street directly in front of my house it says I am facing my back yard. If I then walk toward my back yard the arrow will move correctly towards my backyard, but will point towards the street which is not behind me and in front of the front of my house.
You aren't the only one. I just saw my amaze doing this. I'm going to try clearing map data and uninstall updates
Edit: It worked. Compass is not facing the right direction
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You aren't the only one. I just saw my amaze doing this. I'm going to try clearing map data and uninstall updates
Edit: It worked. Compass is not facing the right direction
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Still does it after clearing data and uninstalling updates?
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Given a wifi-only Touchpad running Android, could it be used in a car as a navigation device? I assume I'd need to attach a bluetooth GPS unit? Has anyone managed to make this work?
TIA!
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/9008-navigation-on-hp-touchpad-in-android-os/
Google is your friend
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http://rootzwiki.com/topic/9008-navigation-on-hp-touchpad-in-android-os/
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Meh. That thread just drifts off into "pair it with a phone." The other detailed thread I read was about webos nav. I guess that this is just not a very common need. I mean the touchpad is a bit ungainly to use for road navigation.
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Given a wifi-only Touchpad running Android, could it be used in a car as a navigation device? I assume I'd need to attach a bluetooth GPS unit? Has anyone managed to make this work?
TIA!
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I've had great success with a TomTom bluetooth gps puck and BluetoothGPS from the market. Works well with google maps. Now if only Navigation would stop dissapearing....
we used a touch pad with cm7 a few months back on our voyage to Montreal from NYC. Once you load up the directions in google maps you should be fine. Of course we would get directions prior to leaving via wifi and in an emergency (just as an unused backup in our case) we could tether to my phone (also running cm7). As a precaution we just took screenshots of certain areas that we wanted to go to. Coffee shops with wifi are your friend.
Anyway, we were just goofing around but the map was really convenient for me as a passenger and for the driver. Benefit of the screen being so large is that you can show it someone who is nearby and they can easily see it.
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If its still on gingerbread Tgps is a good app to run nav from a rooted phone. Little buggy but hot us to Gatlinburg without any hiccups
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I'm on 2.13 firmware and radios.
See my pic? I just kinda gravitate around the area and the circle around me doesn't close up...
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What rom are you on? Have you tried disabling all location services except gps to see if that works? You could also try the ##GPSCLRX# code in the dialer (use mls reader to find your mls), or download gps status from the play store and clear/download agps data.
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What rom are you on? Have you tried disabling all location services except gps to see if that works? You could also try the ##GPSCLRX# code in the dialer (use mls reader to find your mls), or download gps status from the play store and clear/download agps data.
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Stock with Goodies 2.08. Never has been a problem until today. I have recently upgraded to the latest firmware and radios, but had to downgrade in order to run this particular ROM, which I can't part with. I will try these things you mention.
Still experiencing this issue.
I have since upgraded to the latest firmware.
Any suggestions on trouble shooting for what is causing this or possible tests, fixes, anything!? :silly:
Edit: After using the apps mentioned above, the issue is still present and I notice no fix whatsoever.
Any ideas of that the values are supposed to be? That way I can troubleshoot if I have an issue.
Where are you when you are trying to pick up the GPS signal? A lot of factors play into getting a good GPS signal. How's the weather? Do you have cloud cover or is it clear? Are you inside or outside, near a window?
You can try an app called GPS test to check out your GPS signal. It will give you an indication of how well (or bad) of a signal you are picking up.
Here are two screenshots using my phone. The first is inside about 10 ft away from any windows. The second is about 3 ft from the window. You can see the difference it makes the further you go into a building.
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Yeah sometimes when I don't get a lock I'll open GPS test and that will lock. Once it does i'm fine going back to maps.
I've never had a problem getting a gps lock on sense or aosp. Some phones just have a hard time with it. I don't know why.
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Still no good. See attached.
I don't know what could've caused this except where I downgraded firmwares, to flash an old Rom. Which I said I'm running the latest currently. But nothing else is acting whacky at all. Or unless it's just a defective evo?
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Oh, and both app captures were from outside under a clear sky.
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I'm thinking you should be pulling in a better signal if you were outside on a clear day. I believe you should be pulling in 10 ft or better accuracy on a clear day.
Have you tried removing the rear cover and checking the connections to the cover? If this doesn't help, you may have a defective unit.
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I'm thinking you should be pulling in a better signal if you were outside on a clear day. I believe you should be pulling in 10 ft or better accuracy on a clear day.
Have you tried removing the rear cover and checking the connections to the cover? If this doesn't help, you may have a defective unit.
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Yeah. Well crap.
What're my options then with an s-off'd device?
So lazy. S-on and all is such work.
I have HTC ONE MAX and I have problem with gps.[echo] it installs NAVIGON and it cannot find and lock the satellites, it writes me constantly waiting of signal GPS
got the same issue with any navigation software after updating to 4.4
contacted htc about it, telling me that it has to be a hardware issue and i should send it in.
as i do not believe it is hardware related, i was wondering if i could be able to roll back to 4.3?
I had that problem when I updated to sense 6 on my Sprint One Max. They also told me it was a hardware problem. When I went back to 5.5 it was fine.
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I had that problem when I updated to sense 6 on my Sprint One Max. They also told me it was a hardware problem. When I went back to 5.5 it was fine.
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How can I downgrade from 6.0 to sense 5.5? GPS is giving me a hard time on my sprint one max.
I've got the same problems opened a thread about location services not locking in and dropping out I have same problems with navigon. And my weather app either shows the weather for my location being United kingdom which is precise as f*** OR just the main city I live in its used to be very precise before giving specific town I was in. I upgraded to 4.4 and then sense 6 custom. I would rather roll back to a 4.3 Rom but haven't really seen any yet. Navigon was a bit better today I had location mode set to high accuracy but it did lose its way on an hour journey home about 3 or 4 times.
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Just got Sense 6 upgrade on Verizon, now GPS is screwed
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How can I downgrade from 6.0 to sense 5.5? GPS is giving me a hard time on my sprint one max.
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Got Sense 6 upgrade on August 19, and my GPS has been way off ever since. Any advice on how to downgrade from Sense 6.0 to Sense 5.5 so I can have accurate GPS back would be really helpful.
GPS Issues - Wonder if Lollipop will fix this?
I can not get a good GPS signal when trying to navigate. I do have Sense 6. How can I get Sense 5.5? I wonder if Lollipop will fix this?
Has anyone heard?
Possible solution?
Hopefully this helps someone. I have always had issues when switching back and forth from different ROMs with the navigation on this device. Never any other. First make sure before switching ROMs make sure that you have locations enabled in settings. Then after you have everything installed go into settings/display/gyroscope calibration and g sensor calibration. That worked for me. It would show me way off of my path, laggy, constantly changing my course especially at a stop light. The compass gets all fubarred. Weird as I had a HTC one, HTC DNA and never an issue.
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Hopefully this helps someone. I have always had issues when switching back and forth from different ROMs with the navigation on this device. Never any other. First make sure before switching ROMs make sure that you have locations enabled in settings. Then after you have everything installed go into settings/display/gyroscope calibration and g sensor calibration. That worked for me. It would show me way off of my path, laggy, constantly changing my course especially at a stop light. The compass gets all fubarred. Weird as I had a HTC one, HTC DNA and never an issue.
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Are you using sense 6?/ 4.4?
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