hi i wanted to say that gps in my xperia is not working, or I dont know how to turn it on.
when i turn on the google maps it says it need data connection, but what if i dont have wi-fi availible?
should I download some other gps program? update quick GPS (i dont even know which version is the newest)
seekin for help, thanks in advance
of course first I set it to port 4, but still need internet , what a crap :S
The fact that Google Maps asks for a data connection has nothing to do with your phones gps capabilities. It simply needs a connection to download the maps from Googles server. If you want an offline solution look for navicomputer at www.navicomputer.com or another program that works offline. Disadvantage: Most of them are commercial.
To use gps with Google Maps you have to activate gps in the settings of Google Maps. And if you want to use quick gps you also need a data connection because it does nothing more than download the current position of the satelites to get a quicker fix.
thank you sir I was almost sure about that, but I didnt want to spend my time downloading my country maps for a long time to offline GPS .. but I have no choice
and btw can anyone of you guys recommend me some kind of freeware gps software for my xperia?
Freeware solutions:
-Navicomputer (Openstreetmap)
-Openmobilemaps (Openstreetmap, small donation required)
-Google Maps (data connection required)
-Bing (data connection required)
There are many other solutions. Search the XDA Forums or like always: Google is your friend.
What is more difficult is finding a freeware point-to-point navigation program. Bing provides this (US only) but most other are commercial software.
ok i downloaded and installed navicomputer, but where do I get maps for it? :S cuz all I see is world map, but i cant zoom in to my country or anything. just google it?
Either use the software for your desktop/ notebook provided by the developer to download maps and transfer them to your device afterwards or download the maps directly to your device using navicomputer (there is a feature to do this). Or switch navi computer to online mode.
If you want more info read through the website of navicomputer or the corresponding thread here at XDA in the "Windows Mobile Development And Hacking\Windows Mobile Apps And Games" section. Like I wrote before: Perform a search here at XDA. Everyone who wants to know something has to, me too
I never use the google maps...
altae, seriously, if navicomputer would work on vista I would do that in a minute, but unfortunately it does not.
and what maps source provider u mean? i dont get it
apologise, i forgot to restart PC after framework installation, after I did it it works perfectly thanks ppl!!
See, I told you it works I hope everything is alright now.
yep, big + for you, cuz u recommended me this and helped me out, as far as im concerned its the best freeware GPS soft
The software is really good. The only problem is the coverage of openstreetmap. If your desired area is covered well everything is great. If not it (bad coverage) renders navicomputer useless. It's coverage can't compete with Google Maps. But at least you can contribute to the openstreetmap project and do some mapping yourself.
Hi !
Is there a way to simulate the Nook's GPS position through Wifi location with Froyo installed (0.5.9) on SD card? Google Maps, Twitter official app, ... I'm (desperately) trying to get my location but fail: I thought this was supposed to work but apparently not Anyone to confirm, or not?
TIA!
does it works on rooted Eclair?
yes 2.1 gives location via wifi
broken in froyo.
Hi,
Google Maps my location is not working on my Nook Color. I am using CM7 3/15 nightly. I don't know if the location services are enabled in CM7.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thx.
I don't believe NC has GPS.
Gps is not available but it should use the WIFI connection to resolve it.
I think it depends entirely on how many nearby WiFi access points are in Skyhook's database.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_Wireless
Hi,
I tried CM7 on my milestone but found the latitude does update the position even I disable the Gmap hack. It updates then position only when google map is running.
I did search on Google and found similar issue on android.doshaska.net/cm7
Can you please let me know if any setting missing or any other ROM runs latitude well?
Hi guys
I just installed facebook from android market, but when i try to check-in, the application can't identify my location. Neither can't add a new location.
If i use the browser, it works.
I have gps on, and in location & security : use wireless networks , use gps satellites, gps source internal.
any solutions?
lalalala...up
does this feature work for you guys?