Hi,
Is there any way of using the built-in GPS receiver in my Kaiser as an bluetooth GPS dongle? For example, if I wanted to run GPS software on my PC and setup the GPS unit to point to my Kaiser...?
Any Ideas?
Thanks!
hartware said:
Hi,
Is there any way of using the built-in GPS receiver in my Kaiser as an bluetooth GPS dongle? For example, if I wanted to run GPS software on my PC and setup the GPS unit to point to my Kaiser...?
Any Ideas?
Thanks!
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http://www.wmlog.net/?p=111
Application is called GPS2Blue ... its a freeware...
Havent tried it....
you can check it out
I was wondering if I could use the Nexus as an external GPS receiver for my laptop? Would it work in conjunction with Microsoft Street & Trips? This would be great for me to have offline maps if needed when I didn't have cell signal.
The N1 doesnt have a built in GPS receiver. It uses a A-GPS which uses data.
futango said:
The N1 doesnt have a built in GPS receiver. It uses a A-GPS which uses data.
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So how does it work with using co-pilot then without a "GPS receiver" ? It has offline maps capability, so doesn't that mean it has a GPS receiver to be used without data?
Sorry, I retrack my answer before, just looked at the HTC site. The N1 DOES have an internal GPS Antenna.
Yeah - N1 quite obviously DOES have a GPS module.
so is there not a way to use it as a GPS receiver?
There are apps that perform that function, use a pc based market browser such as androidzoom to search and start trying them out.
There are full fledged gps apps which use maps on the sd card.
(coplilot, motonav, igo etc.
It should be possible but the number of people who want an app that this is very small.
One way to do this is a log parser app on your pc which filters out lat/long values from the logcat text.
i have a jbl touch/nav headunit in my car, and u can plug your N1 into the "GPS" usb slot in the back of it (u have to get a mirco/mini adaptor) and if u just turn on maps, it works
yeah, I was just looking for something as a back up for when I didn't have cell signal. Any one of you using like the co-pilot or other GPS apps? any of you get it to work by installing it differently other than off the market?....
Has anyone experience with the connection of the galaxy with a bluetooth GPS ? My car's windows are provided with a heat shield made of a metal film, i can only use a bluetooth GPS in my cars GPS windows.
I would use Sygic.
I'm now using a HTC Touch Pro WM6.5 and it works fine with a Bluetooth GPS
I contacted Samsung with my question but the only answer i got was that i had tot contact route 66 ???
The bluetooth GPS is for me the point to buy a galaxy or not<;
Don't buy any android phone, far as I know, bt gps not supported on android. May be some workarounds for specific programs.
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Bynar010 said:
Don't buy any android phone, far as I know, bt gps not supported on android. May be some workarounds for specific programs.
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Its a pity that android does not suport external gps.. I'd like to use that too. (I just got a Galaxy S).
I think the galaxy S has a socket for gps antenna on the back (under the cover).. so you can at least try to plug in one of those 5€ ebay gps 1.5ghz antennas to improve signal. Just put the magnetic box on the roof of your car.
As I've replied in the GPS Poll thread, I believe TrekBuddy supports external GPS just fine, so I wouldn't think it's Android limitation rather than a choice of the programmers of most apps - IMO they just don't bother supporting external GPS when there's not a single Android device that doesn't have internal...(I guess).
I guess you got a point when you say that all Android devices have a gps chip embedded. But I sill think it's an Android limitation not supporting an external gps.
On Symbian devices, you just have to say 'use bluetooth gps' in your application once you've paired it.
In WinMo the internal gps has a com port, so does the external when you hook it up. Again you tell the gps software which com port it has to use.
This kind of association does not exist inside Android. You can hook up a external GPS, but no program will access it. The OS itself doesn't have access to it.
BTW I looked this up, but I could not find what chip goes inside the SGS. Is it SirfStar III? Can anyone confirm?
guibao said:
BTW I looked this up, but I could not find what chip goes inside the SGS. Is it SirfStar III? Can anyone confirm?
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It is a Broadcom BCM 4751 chip. Designed on a friday afternoon, after a long, well-wined lunch. Or so I heard. But I hear a lot of nonsensical rumours.
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It is a Broadcom BCM 4751 chip. Designed on a friday afternoon, after a long, well-wined lunch. Or so I heard. But I hear a lot of nonsensical rumours.
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Beowulf_pt did you manage to redirect data from external GPS?
I can read data with "bluetooh GPS" aplication but i did not find any redirect software.
I have a Hollux receiver that say's 10 satelites in use rather then 8 of the galaxy.
jllb said:
Beowulf_pt did you manage to redirect data from external GPS?
I can read data with "bluetooh GPS" aplication but i did not find any redirect software.
I have a Hollux receiver that say's 10 satelites in use rather then 8 of the galaxy.
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You got me wrong. I'm not trying to use the BT GPS with the SGS as that is currently not possible in android. No native stack support nor navigation apps that use the units over the internal GPS. Only that little experimental app that reads NMEA data but has no real use. I hope Android gets this in 3.0 but I doubt it.
What I will try to do with the Samsung is to connect it to an external amplified GPS antenna (1.5 GHz) via the connector on the back of the samsung (net to the SIM card).
I have not recieved the antenna yet so I can't comment... but it should at least provide some better SNR results.
PS: I also have a Holux. It is quite nice, I use it a lot with my Nokia E72 and it works fine unlike the SGS
guibao said:
I guess you got a point when you say that all Android devices have a gps chip embedded. But I sill think it's an Android limitation not supporting an external gps.
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I can understand their decision not to invest time in this as all android devices have an internal GPS... but time has proven that that is a bad idea as many units have really poor GPS. The Galaxy S is probably the worst of them all.
Without the ability to use an externa receiver you're pretty much screwed... no alternatives at all.
Guys,
Did any one try this app ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7703266#post7703266
jllb said:
Guys,
Did any one try this app ?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7703266#post7703266
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this is the site of the developer :
mobile-j.de/snipsnap/space/start
wonder if it's works well, pitty it doesn't support sygic and others ....
Guys a new application is on the market and for free ...
Check Bluetooth GPS Mouse
Work but in my case a bir of lag sometimes ..
jllb said:
Guys a new application is on the market and for free ...
Check Bluetooth GPS Mouse
Work but in my case a bir of lag sometimes ..
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The free version is a trial, it disconnects every 10 minutes or so. The full version is 1.99€.
I tried the free version with two of my bluetooth devices (Holux M1200 and ncs-navi 150), seems to work fine with both.
BTW, with JM7+voodoo fix combination, the internal GPS has been quite satisfactory so far (touching wood...)
Has anyone experience with this application yet ?
Bluetooth gps seems to have a bug. It seems to update it's location and after that sgs will give its location, what happens is that it starts switches between the two locations every second
If you turn gps location service off from android settings, the lag is gone.
However, an app named "gps provider" does not lag in the same way. I think bluetooth gps mouse app will have updatea, where this problem will be fixed.
Other than that the location is very precise using an Nokia LD-W3 bluetooth gps.
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i'm using the bluetooth gps mouse with sygic mobile maps and it works perfectly. I did'nt hope it was working that nice.
rogo-1 said:
The free version is a trial, it disconnects every 10 minutes or so. The full version is 1.99€.
I tried the free version with two of my bluetooth devices (Holux M1200 and ncs-navi 150), seems to work fine with both.
BTW, with JM7+voodoo fix combination, the internal GPS has been quite satisfactory so far (touching wood...)
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What you mean with "quite satisfactory"? Does the internal GPS get a fix without A-gps support? I mean without being online?
I use GPS Bluetooth mouse unlimited on a daily basis with Motonav , Sygic or Navigon.
Internal gps receiver AND Mobile networks( A-gps) are disabled on my sgs.
My external gps receiver got a sirfstarIII chipset . In a hot start I get a fix in less than 20 seconds. Otherwise 4 to 6 minutes in a cold start.
Once again no need for internal gps receiver and / or A-gps (celular network) for for a fast and stable satellite fix. Pure GPS navigation pleasure...
Offline GPS navigation = Freedom
And it rocks on my super-Amoled gs screen!!!
My rooted (Captivate), 2.2 JI6/xda/froyo is unable to run ( BT GPS Mouse, or BT GPS Provider, or BT GPS-Googoo Android).
Each case ends in a "force close" after Pairing and during "Connect".
I'm using a well tested and operating external BT GPS receiver. (Delorme, BT-20)
Anyone hear of any known bug/conflict with the leaked 2.2?
Workaround? TIA
Found the problem! Advanced Task Killer (ATK) would not kill "BT GPS Mouse". The other 2 apps couldn't connect under that condition. Uninstalled "Mouse" and "Voila"! One at a time now each app works fine.
OK, here is the problem.....
I got CoPilot GPS installed on my Gtab. Also BlueGPS app to connect to TomTom MkII. When I try to use copilot, it says: NO GPS FOUND.
A little history: When I bought GPS receiver I was running gADAM 1.1.0, installed BlueGPS and paired the device. It worked fine with Google navigation....
Yesterday finally installed CoPilot Live 8, turned on bluetooth, paired with the receiver, found my device in BlueGPS and turned it on. CoPilot recognized GPS right away and started working (oh, mock location is checked).
It was just one time deal.
Now, no matter what I do I cannot make it work again...
Running TnTL 4.2.5
Any help appreciated.
Update:
Thought crossed my mind that GPS receiver not working.....
D/loaded "GPS for Google Earth" paired with my laptop and got position right away. So, one question is answered: It's not the receiver.
Is your bluetooth on? Check in settings
You need to start Blue GPS each time you use it.
Just a quick update......
Traced all steps I took after installing the CoPilot and successfully connecting GPS.
I d/loaded and installed a widget to turn on/off Bluetooth.
That program probably conflicted with some resources and prevented Bluetooth GPS to work with CoPilot.
After un-installing the widget nothing changed, had to reformat everything and re-install the ROM.
Took me about 30 min, but now I'm enjoying my G-tab as GPS!!!