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No GPS option in Google Maps

Hi all,
I have just got an MDA vario 3. I can use tomtom 6 with the built in gps fine but google maps does not have any options for gps at all! No where to set it up nothing !
Its google maps 1.7.1.4
Do I need to download any other software to enable the gps option?
It is set for com4 in setting in WM6 and Tomtom can find it and use it…
Any help?

The option is called "Show My Location". We forewarned, though, it doesn't function the same way a true GPS navigation app works. Basically, I use it to let me know when I'm getting close to a turn ... Google Maps does not (as far as I know) go turn by turn automatically based on location.
Edit: By the way, you have to turn on Show My Location before you have the option of using your current GPS location to plot your directions. You won't even see the option if you haven't told Google you have GPS with the Show My Location menu item.

thank you, I was looking for an option that said GPS!!!
Silly Me!

GPS.. am I missing something?

I have been messing around with my tilt trying to get to know it and everything. it is my first real phone. Anyways I'm trying to get gps to work with google maps, and it just fails without telling me why. the only thing I see anywhere which says gps is the quickgps. I click download and it does. is there some other thing I'm missing here?

did u click "use gps" in google maps? if yes, and still no luck after a few minutes (assuming you are in an open space), go to options and gps settings in google maps and make sure that it is set by windows, if that still doesn't work, try setting it manually by selecting com4 and 56000 for rate.

under the settings check the first box that says manage automatically
and i think that rate better off 9600

I start google maps, then I click use gps. It says in the little blue box:
seeking GPS satellites (0) ...
for a while, then the yellow box says your current location is temporarily unavailable, then it goes back to the seeking, and back to the yellow box, etc.. just basically endlessly not finding what it's looking for.
I set the settings manually like you said and tried again. this time it said intializing gps and then finding my location, then it gives me this full screen message:
no gps receiver was found. make sure you have a gps receiver (built-in or bluetooh) that is turned on and configured to work with google maps for mobile. see below for instructions
and the instructions basically say configure it or contact your provider to do it for you

either set it up so it done automatically at the options page or
were are you sitting when you try it

since there was another reply while I was typing that, and it's still not working, let me be clear on everything I have set..
start > settings > system > external gps > programs > COM4
start > settings > system > external gps > hardware > (None)
start > settings > system > external gps > hardware > 4800
start > settings > system > external gps > access > checked
google maps > options > settings > set by windows
(i have also tried):
google maps > options > settings > manual > com4
google maps > options > settings > manual > 5600
yet I am unable to get anything

were are you sitting when you try this

at my desk in los angeles. I also tried it in a car in pasadena yesterday

firsly set it all to work automatically and then go outside and try again. space sattelites have trouble looking through roofs. have you not seen enemy of the state

Does yoru phone have windows mobile 6.1 or windows mobile 6.0. If it is 6.1 there appears to be a known problem with getting a GPS fix. Unfortunately no easy answer to resolving the issue. see this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397728&highlight=quickgps
Good luck
Barney

This a not a problem with the phone, but with the current version of google maps.
For further discussion and workaround see this thread on google groups.
Scroll down till you see this and download the GPSviewer.exe file...it worked for me...
At current version Google Maps does not allow enough time to get
satellite fix.
It will simply timed out with the TyTn II.
But there is a workaround as pointed above: Use other application to
get the satellite fix and then Google Maps will work fine.
Here is a good application for this workaround:
http://pocketmap.com/accessories/GpsViewer.exe
I hope Google will fix this soon (please ... *begging*).
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Select mock location app stuck

Hello all you nexus 6 experts!
I am experiencing a weird bug for selecting the mock location app under developer settings. Currently I have three different apps installed - FakeGPS, Lockito and Go Walking Fake GPS Location.
Now, after I set one of the apps as the mock location provider, I can no longer select any other one. I can only choose "None" from the list or the initial selection. e.g. currently I can only set FakeGPS or "none" for the setting. After I uninstall the "stuck" app I can again choose a different one - but then the setting gets stuck on this one.
I am on a Nexus 6 with the July build of Marshmallow (6.0.1 MOB30O). It's running the stock ROM with franco.Kernel and root.
Anybody experienced something like this and has a solution?
Is there a way to edit this setting somewhere directly in a config file?

Same issue. Wondering if its a FakeGPS thing. PokeMon right!

I'm having exactly the same problem on Xperia Z2 (6.0.1). Any solution so far?

Brick3 said:
I'm having exactly the same problem on Xperia Z2. Any solution so far?
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Okay Poke's... Figured out the issue. No doubt we all downloaded FakeGPS and moved it to /system right?
After moving FakeGPS back to /data (normal app) I can select other mock location apps (Pokemon GO Joystick).
You can do this with "/system/app mover" available in the Google Play store. Just enable "Show system apps" and scroll down to the app you want to move back to /data (FakeGPS). Then reboot and you should be good

Actually, I haven't moved my app to the system partition since Google's partitioning for stock images leaves little space to do anything with \system. Anyways - a Redditor pointed out one thing to me: even if the setting is not updating on the UI-side, it is actually updating properly on the backend. Basically, just select any other mock location app and it will work fine even though something else is being displayed. I was sceptical at first since some of my apps were crashing before and I interpreted that as a sign of a jumbled setting but now everything works fine.

Lim_Dul said:
Actually, I haven't moved my app to the system partition since Google's partitioning for stock images leaves little space to do anything with \system. Anyways - a Redditor pointed out one thing to me: even if the setting is not updating on the UI-side, it is actually updating properly on the backend. Basically, just select any other mock location app and it will work fine even though something else is being displayed. I was sceptical at first since some of my apps were crashing before and I interpreted that as a sign of a jumbled setting but now everything works fine.
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That's true, i just realized it. To confirm this, when i open fakegps if i didn't select it as mock location app it tells me to do so and when i select it that message disappears even though the "select mock location app" section shows another app as selected. It seems to be just a UI problem.

edit.

guys my nexus 6 shows 2 location on the map. My current location and the mock location. How do i remove my current location and only allow the mock location to be active?

You might need to disable the Fused Location service.
And change the location settings to phone only. Also turn off Wi-Fi scanning if connected or around known hotspots/networks.

Or...enjoy the summer and actually walk around town like you're supposed to?

I'm actually having the same issue with the "stuck mock location app". I tried to remove those apps and I still cannot select the app I want to, in this case, Fly Gps.

Question Fully disable assistant?

I just got my Pixel 5a yesterday and immediately am annoyed by the Google stuff. I installed the Nova launcher but still get thrown back to the Pixel launcher or tossed into various assistant screens all over the place. Is there any way to truly turn this stuff off via normal settings? I don't really want to root or get custom firmware, but I despise these forced integrations between everything.
I don't want anything launching of its own volition or because I accidentally touch or look at the phone. I just want the apps to launch when I click them, the 3-button navigation to let me switch between tasks, and a simple homescreen to hold widgets and shortcuts I choose. The first reason I don't want the Pixel launcher is because it doesn't' let me remove the stupid search bar, but I also don't want any of the other hidden and implicit triggers that tie into the assistant.
I also find it annoying that the home button opens some search if I touch it while already on the home screen. Is this coming from the assistant too? I didn't yet find any settings in Nova to adjust the buttons.

I'm with you here. Installed Nova for the exact same reason as you. I do this next thing on all my Android phones: GO to settings > Apps & notifications > see all apps > Google = DISABLE... o some phones it can be uninstalled!
Personally I also disable "Google Play Services for AR" but that is personal choice. I also disable a number of other apps that I know I do not want/use.
I suppose I could use ADB to try and uninstall them, but once they're disabled that is usually good enough. The first one though, Google being disabled, "should" remedy all your issues. I too use the three button navigation and hate ALL assistants!

There's a program on here called 'adpappcontrol' that's great for removing anything you want via ADB.
It's basically just a gui for the command line program. It's worked great for me on at least three phones.
[TOOL] ADB AppControl 1.8.0 🚀 Ultimate App Manager & Debloat Tool + Tweaks
ADB AppControl 🚀 Root is not required. Works with any Android device. Can do almost everything you dreamed about with applications. ADB AppControl - the desktop program, that will allow you to easily manage applications on your android device...
forum.xda-developers.com
Highly recommend. Make sure you tip the dev, since he does it in his spare time.

jaseman said:
I'm with you here. Installed Nova for the exact same reason as you. I do this next thing on all my Android phones: GO to settings > Apps & notifications > see all apps > Google = DISABLE... o some phones it can be uninstalled!
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I could have sworn I already did that, but just checked and it is enabled. Has yours stayed off? Would the automatic Google Play app updates cause this to be reenabled?

I also now found the Nova setting Gestures -> Home Button that was causing this other search to appear if I press the home button when already on the home screen. Setting it to None with the checkbox still set for Only on main home page seems to give me what I want there...

lightuser said:
I could have sworn I already did that, but just checked and it is enabled. Has yours stayed off? Would the automatic Google Play app updates cause this to be reenabled?
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Mine has stayed disabled. I can't speak to whether auto updates may have reenabled it. I always turn auto updates off. I like to see what is being updated on my phone.

jaseman said:
Mine has stayed disabled. I can't speak to whether auto updates may have reenabled it. I always turn auto updates off. I like to see what is being updated on my phone.
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they wont turn it back on but i have found in the past that sometimes with a os update they will re-enable.

[APP] AA Notification Forwarder

AA Notification Forwarder is a companion app for Android Auto to allow any apps notifications to be shown on the cars screen.
Android Auto shows only notifications from messaging apps - but what if you want to get notified about mails and similar stuff? This is where this app comes to the rescue!
Notifications by configured apps are re-sent by AA Notification Forwarder and displayed on your cars screen.
Requirements
Android 11 or higher
Android Auto (duh!)
Download
https://github.com/ztNFny/AANotificationForwarder/releases
Installation​On Android 13 sideloaded apps are not able to get notification access by default. Your options:
Use apps like King Installer that pretend the app was installed from Play Store
Sideload and manually enable restricted settings (workflow might be different on non-stock Androids):
Sideload the app
Try to enable notification access and get a "Restricted Setting" dialog
Go to Settings - Apps - See all apps, find AA Notification Forwarder and select it
In the overflow menu (3 dots in upper right corner) select Allow restricted settings
Enabling notification access should now work.
Support
It's mostly a "for-me"-project, but I'll try to support a bit here

love to give it a try but i can not seem to find the download link whn i click on the link above it takes me github which then says to go to releases but do not see an apk to download there
Please advise and thank you

Thank you very much.
I have one question: why is Android 11 necessary?

dallasnights said:
love to give it a try but i can not seem to find the download link whn i click on the link above it takes me github which then says to go to releases but do not see an apk to download there
Please advise and thank you
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Made the download link in this post point right to the releases page. But you can't miss it there, not sure what the problem is?
SOFO888 said:
Thank you very much.
I have one question: why is Android 11 necessary?
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That's how i compiled it. Didn't test whether all the APIs are available on lower levels as I created it for me and I don't need lower than 11. Maybe it works also on lower versions if you change the sdk level - I simply didn't bother to check.

Thank you for the explanation.

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