how can i have the screen off while google maps continues to work and give voice instructions in the background? my note 4 on kitkat was able to do that. but for note 8 after screen is off for a minute or 2, it says gps signal loss until screen is turned back on. am uable to add google maps to unmonitored app for battery saver as i was wondering if that is the cause.
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Does anyone have a problem where if you are using Googlemaps and the screen turns off while using gps? If so how how can I make it stay on?
Rytt
Buy pocketshield. It will allow you to keep the phone from suspending if you have specified process running (like Google Maps). Or you can try Battery Guard. It should allow you to configure your device to keep the GPS (or any other "sub"device if needed) running in standby mode.
Hm.. I guess I should change my signature... but since I did post in the magic section...... I think I have an magic!
My google maps turns off in 2 mins (my basic screen setting to turn off) and I can't keep the app alive to use the GPS normally.
Any thoughts?
much thanks to Steve574 for the pointer to Smart Actions / Battery Saver
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So, I've got a Rezound and my wife has a Droid 4. We installed Endomondo. At the start, we both have "GPS Excellent".
We go for a walk, and come back
-We check my Rezound map and distance and it's a reasonable approximation of everywhere we went.
-We look at her Droid 4 map and distance and it's a line for about a couple hundred feet or so.
We took her phone out of its holster to no avail. We took the phone out of the case to no avail. We've held the phone in hand to no avail.
Finally, mid-walk, we turned on the screen and saw that her Droid 4 was "Locating Satellites..." for a split second before "GPS Excellent"-- which leads us to believe that perhaps the GPS shuts down shortly after the screen goes blank.
Independent of Endomondo, if the Droid 4 screen is on, the GPS crosshairs remain on. If I turn off the screen and turn it back on, GPS icon takes a second before coming on, then blinking to get satellite and then solid.
We've looked everywhere and can't seem to find where to adjust to prevent the GPS from shutting down.
Settings / Data Manager / Data Saver is OFF
Settings / Location & Security / My Location has all "Google location services", "Standalone GPS services", and "VZW location services" enabled
Any pointers?
Phone details:
System version 6.13.219.XT894.Verizon.en.US
Android version 2.3.6
Baseband version CDMA_N_04.07.01R LTEDC_U_07.1F.00
Kernel 2.6.35.7-ge8d7c65 [email protected] #1
Build 6.5.1_167_DR4-1_M1-219
Smart Actions. Battery saver will shut off GPS on screen off.
Works great! Thanks so much!
I'm having trouble with the GPS on my ZR. Basicly it seems that it won't startup when I startup an App like Google Maps, Waze or Foursquare. GPS function is on, but it won't activate, no GPS icon shows in the top left corner. Nor does it find satellites when I check that through an app like GPS Status. When I turn off GPS by using the widget, and turn it back on, most of the time the GPS icon will appear in the upper left corner and I will get a lock on. Sadly this won't last, the icon dissappears and so does the GPS lock.
I tried this fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197842
But it does not work. From the start, the app shows that my phone wont even find the satellites, in stead of just not getting a fix with them.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to try? I am om the official update 4.2.2 and unrooted.
stokvis said:
I'm having trouble with the GPS on my ZR. Basicly it seems that it won't startup when I startup an App like Google Maps, Waze or Foursquare. GPS function is on, but it won't activate, no GPS icon shows in the top left corner. Nor does it find satellites when I check that through an app like GPS Status. When I turn off GPS by using the widget, and turn it back on, most of the time the GPS icon will appear in the upper left corner and I will get a lock on. Sadly this won't last, the icon dissappears and so does the GPS lock.
I tried this fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197842
But it does not work. From the start, the app shows that my phone wont even find the satellites, in stead of just not getting a fix with them.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to try? I am om the official update 4.2.2 and unrooted.
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GPS works very well for me in both 4.1.2 and 4.2.2. It seems your GPS doesn't work at all. Maybe take it back for a replacement?
Just to be sure... try tapping on the lower right icon that zooms to your default location with GPS off. It should show a pretty wide blue circle. When you toggle GPS using the widget and you see the GPS icon appearing shortly on the notification bar, can you check if the blue circle shrinks due to the more accurate GPS measurements? Of course try this in an open area...
The GPS icon doesn't stay on for me always when I turn it on, I always presume it will only really be activated periodically when it needs to...
Have you turn on some power saving function? try to turn them off.
Problem went away, but unfortunately I dont know how. I did fiddle around with the app GPS STATUS and deinstalled Google Maps to stock. Cleared all caches too. Glad it was software and not hardware.
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Hi,
I often use the RunKeeper application when I make long walks. In all my previous phones, the GPS kept working when I turned off the display and put the phone in my pocket. In the mi 5, however, it seems like the GPS stopped functioning as soon as I turn off the display put the phone in my pocket. When I take it back out, it shows the same position that I was at when I put the phone in my pocket, and within a few seconds it is updated to my actual position.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is this a matter of settings (maybe even permissions)? Same happens with navigation apps like Waze - if I put another application to run in the foreground, such as Youtube, then Waze (while still working in the background) loses my location, and when I switch back to it after some time, it takes a few seconds to show me my new location.
Thanks,
Shlomy
Hi,
This has happened to me also while using the Starva app and the reason is MIUI doesn't allow to use the Location in Background.
To allow that, go to
Settings -> Battery & Performance -> Power -> App Battery Saver
and select the app you want. Then you'll see that Background location is Restrict. Make it Allow and you're good to go.
Regards,
Samitha
Thanks so much! Almost got me to try custom roms because of that.
I want to use some navigation or tracker apps for walking and hiking. But every app stops working in background or if i turn off the display.
Also i can't select 'allow gps All the time', it jumps instandly back to 'only while using the app'.
miui.eu latest version.
Please help.
Install this & enable background service to keep the sensor running even with screen off. (Keep gps enabled in background)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
Background battery consumption might be a bit higher so do keep that in mind.