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TomTom - Stop auto minimize when PPC switch OFF/ON

To everyone using TomTom not just in your car !
Is it possible to stop the auto minimize of TomTom's windows when you turn OFF then back ON your PPC screen ?
I know I can revert back to TomTom from the tray icon, BUT it is very annoying and boring to do that ! When you use your PPC outside your car, you often want to check just for a few second your PPC to check that you are on the right direction ! you do NOT want to have your PPC always ON !
And you must also consider a power limitation, when you are on foot, you do not have a car battery next to you to power up your PPC, so it is essential to be able to turn ON/OFF your PPC screen to save battery life.
-> but TomTom's window always disappear in that process, how to avoid this !

Good question. I'd also like to know this. Sometimes I get on a 30 mile straight or stuck in traffic, so could do with turning the screen off to save energy

I'm afraid this isn't a solution, but a quick workaround would be to set one of your ftouchflo gestures to tomtom. Then you could maximise it with a simple sweep.

jez83uk said:
I'm afraid this isn't a solution, but a quick workaround would be to set one of your ftouchflo gestures to tomtom. Then you could maximise it with a simple sweep.
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Yes, a workaround, I have tested it but surprisingly it TomTom does not come back immediately like any other program when they are minimized !
It takes about 2s to comes back.
That's annoying when you are on foot and you just want to turn on the screen to check if the direction is ok.
Maybe if I remove go to tray icon of TomTom, it will no longer minimize after every switch OFF/ON of the screen.
Does anyone know how to stop TomTom tray icon feature ?

Slightly off-topic
Any way to stop ActiveSync when TomTom is launch?! Minimize I can live with, but ActiveSync is more annoying.

Has someone an idea, what causes Tomtom to minimize every time you turn OFF/ON the screen display ?
I would like to do a skschema script to fix this. But I need to investigate what causes this minimization ?

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I too am trying to find out if its possible to prevent tomtom minimizing and stay running when the backlight is turned off. Other GPS programs i use stay running and dont minimise as well as other programs in general so i am assuming its some kind of power saving function of tomtom. Im assuming it changes something or monitors something to auto minimize itself when it sees the backlight go off.

Hallo, i,m new here and i hope my message will go ahead.
So far I made following observance.
Today i nstalled a new beta version of mortPlayer V3.31 b75.
After i had installed mortplayer and it is running then TomTom does not minimise. after deactivating my HTC 7500; WM6 Tomtom 7
Perhaps it will show equal behavior on other systems
Good luck

nope, still minimizes and stops using GPS when screen goes off even with this version of mort installed. Maybe share the settings so i can see if how you have it set works for me.

Tomtom minimising
even on my Dell x51v TomTom does not minimise when I turn off for a sleap,If you mean the GPS mode shouldn´t be turned off while sleaping , so am I not sure wether it is possible,and even if it is ,it would drain battery .

What i mean is, i want TOMTOM to stay running while the device has the screen turned off. This way it will save battery life as i cant look at the screen while im on the motorbike.

Same Here
I also would like TomTom to behave like other application.
Because it goes to the tray:
- you have to try to hit that small icon in the tray with your finger, or pull out the stylus
- you can not use that Alt-Tab, to switch away and back
- it does not show up in task manager
- if you assign a button to it, it take a few seccond to show up (but it's instant when you hit the tray icon)
- waste Today screen space...
So like the others, I would appreciate help on changing that behavior.
Thanks in advance

''GPS lock touch pro /att fuze SOLVED BY ME'' 3 to 6 second lock. DAMN I AM GOOD. LOL

Ok people. By now everybody knows that the gps antenna sucks on touch pro or fuze. We have tried almost everything and I have done all the reading and I am so surprised that no one has really solved this but me.
I can get a gps lock in about 3 to 6 seconds all day long. All you have to do is to either disable the manila and have a regular today screen or get the program called second today from xda site (If you like to have the manila 3d stuff on your phone which I do) and once you are done, then install gps today ( get that from geoterrestrial.com).
Once you install the program (ITS FREE PEOPLE) then just set it to auto by clicking on the red rectangle thing on the left side to turn the gps on. The first time will take about a minute or two to lock and once its done, you will be able to get a lock in about 3 to 6 seconds. It is very fast and accurate. It is a good idea to go to its setting and set up everything the first time to make the lock as fast as possible.
By the way you will need to get the plugin version not the full version ( it means that it will be a little plug in on your today screen about 4 icons).
I use this method to get a quick lock and then i turn google map or tomtom on and they work like a charm. If you do a soft reset, it will take longer to get a lock because it doesn't keep any memory.
I have used xda for a long time and thought that I should give something back to my dudes and dudets. Thank you for all your hard work. Ben
If you have it on manual mode, it will not USE ANY BATTERY AT ALL SO DON'T WORRY.
Here is new information for my people. For faster cold fix before using gps today update your quickgps. that will get gps today working in a cold start really fast. thanks

ben1do1 said:
Ok people. By now everybody knows that the gps antenna sucks on touch pro or fuze. We have tried almost everything and I have done all the reading and I am so surprised that no one has really solved this but me.
I can get a gps lock in about 3 to 6 seconds all day long. All you have to do is to either disable the manila and have a regular today screen or get the program called second today from xda site (If you like to have the manila 3d stuff on your phone which I do) and once you are done, then install gps today ( get that from geoterrestrial.com).
Once you install the program (ITS FREE PEOPLE) then just set it to auto by clicking on the red rectangle thing on the left side to turn the gps on. The first time will take about a minute or two to lock and once its done, you will be able to get a lock in about 3 to 6 seconds. It is very fast and accurate. It is a good idea to go to its setting and set up everything the first time to make the lock as fast as possible.
By the way you will need to get the plugin version not the full version ( it means that it will be a little plug in on your today screen about 4 icons).
I use this method to get a quick lock and then i turn google map or tomtom on and they work like a charm. If you do a soft reset, it will take longer to get a lock because it doesn't keep any memory.
I have used xda for a long time and thought that I should give something back to my dudes and dudets. Thank you for all your hard work. Ben
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I should probably start by saying that I've only had my Touch Pro since Christmas, and am still getting to grips with it, but I've not seen the GPS issues that other people have reported.
Your solution to the problem simply keeps the GPS switched on all the time, and I think this may have a negative impact on battery performance. My wife has a Samsung Omnia i900 which has GPS issues in TomTom which can be fixed by installing GPSGate - however, unless you make it idle while nothing is using GPS, then it will keep the GPS active constantly (like your solution) and she noticed an increase in battery drain.
Cheers,
Steve.

I was concerned about that but even if you do automation off and turn it on manually (this way it will not affect your battery) it will still work flawlessly. I have tried it at least a hundred times over the last 2 months and this is the only way to get the lock fast.
All touch pros have this gps issue and if you try to get a lock with google map or tomtom alone it sometimes take over 5 minutes to get a lock. With my method it only takes a few seconds every time. this is important for people who use their gps all the time to find addresses or sales people on the road who don't want to prey for minutes to get a fast lock. thanks

ben1do1 said:
I was concerned about that but even if you do automation off and turn it on manually (this way it will not affect your battery) it will still work flawlessly. I have tried it at least a hundred times over the last 2 months and this is the only way to get the lock fast.
All touch pros have this gps issue and if you try to get a lock with google map or tomtom alone it sometimes take over 5 minutes to get a lock. With my method it only takes a few seconds every time. this is important for people who use their gps all the time to find addresses or sales people on the road who don't want to prey for minutes to get a fast lock. thanks
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ok sooooo im not trying to burst your bubble as i would love to have a 3 to 6 sec connect time but if use google maps or tomtom to connect for the first time then close out and open it right back up you will get about the same 3 to 6 second connect time when is what the app does..... sorry

not really, even if you have gotten a lock with google maps or tomtom and you try turning it on a few hours later, sometimes it takes 5 minutes or more to get a lock. There was a time that I had to stand in the street with my phone facing the sky and praying to get a lock and that was embarassing.
In some cases I didn't get a lock at all even after a few minutes since there were some tall buildings around me (downtown los angeles) trust me I have gone through all that and I was going crazy over this issue. I have tried it all because I need the gps lock all day long for my job. The gps today program uses a different method to get a lock. I don't know what it does but whatever it does, it works. thanks
try it ITS FREE. what have you got to loose? you will thank me.
by the way Steve, it does not keep the gps on all the time. It only turns on for a few seconds, gets a lock and turns off (on the auto). thanks

Fair enough - I'm not sure how it would manage to get a lock indoors. I guess I must be lucky though, as I've never had to wait anything like 5 minutes for a lock. I do use QuickGPS, but not AssistedGPS, and don't seem to have to wait very long for a lock at all (if I'm outside).

do you realize what kind of "solution" you give?
you keep GPS always open (you can do that without second today and a GPS today program - you can use GPSGate or keep any GPS program on at all times)
this is dramatic for the battery
this is not a solution, just a bad trick - sorry

I usually get locked in around 15 seconds without turning off anything- I'm using "Automapa 5"- Polish map for mobile devices, works quite fine and locks 10x faster then my hiking GPS (but it's old.. ;p)

Thanks Ben1do1. I just now installed both SecondToday and GPSToday. Your solution works great on my FUZE. Now I can unsubscribe to AT&T Navigator. The only way I used to be able to get TomTom Navigator 6 to get a fix was to run AT&T Navigator (telenav) first.

GPSToday is very configurable and doesn't drain the battery as badly as StevePritchard fears. You can simply disable auto-fix and only do occasional manual quick-fixes just to keep your gps "primed".
below is from the FAQ. http://geoterrestrial.com/faq/
"What does it do to my device's battery life?
In the default configuration, GPSToday will typically reduce your battery life by 10-15% over the course of a day. This much is usually not an issue for the vast majority of users. To have full control over battery consumption, you can disable the automatic periodic quick-fix functionality via Map>Settings. The more frequently you update your fix or run the GPS in persistent mode, the more it will affect battery life."

There you go guys now we are cooking. just turn off the auto and you will not loose any battery. I had sooooo much fun with my gps today and got locks in some cases in 2 seconds. I could not believe my own eyes. Please keep in mind that you need to be outside or close to a big window so that the gps can lock. Enjoy.
I personally think that this thread should be on the wiki and also for the new fuze or diamond owners with the same gps problem. thanks everyone

There's only one way to get a 6 second lock: GPS Hot start. That means that 80% of the birds from the last lock must still be in the sky.

Shephild said:
Thanks Ben1do1. I just now installed both SecondToday and GPSToday. Your solution works great on my FUZE. Now I can unsubscribe to AT&T Navigator. The only way I used to be able to get TomTom Navigator 6 to get a fix was to run AT&T Navigator (telenav) first.
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did you disable the agps as it would be enabled if you were using at&t navigator... disable it and try tomtom im sure it will work

FYI
FYI - the current version of GPSToday can be installed as *either* a today plugin or standalone app.

i must say that i was sceptic about it but it definitively works for me.
I used to have fixes between 5-10 minuts but with GPStoday i have them nearly instantly, 10-15 sec. Thanks Ben1Do1

Not to cut in but maybe FusionGPSFix can help a little in the same way too.

i cant seem to find the stand alone app... both are today plugs and that's useless in touchflo 3d

I'm beginning to think TouchFlo3D is the problem. I somewhat used what was recommended above. I turned off TF3D and just made a normal today screen in Windows Mobile. I loaded Visual GPS and within less than 10 seconds, I had GPS coordinates. I then turned on TF3D, rebooted (just to make sure everything was cleared out), loaded VisualGPS, it took around 3 1/2 minutes to get a lock. I have repeated these steps several times and every time I do, I almost immediately get VisualGPS to work when TF3D is disable. Someone that knows more about the "internals" of TF3D may can answer this better, but in my testing and troubleshooting that I've done that seems to be the only thing that is making it now work...

erm you are wrong
the first one has a stand alone mode and the second is ONLY in stand alone mode (you don't SEE something happening - it just runs)

After some days trying this the GPSToday Trick i must say it fantastic, really!
before:
first day fix in 5-10 mintutes (AGPS OFF / QGPS ON)
subsequent fixes 3-5 minutes (AGPS OFF / QGPS ON)
with GPS today
first day fix in 20-30 sec (AGPS OFF / QGPS ON)
subsequent fixes 6 seconds (AGPS OFF / QGPS ON)
I don't have the tool always on, i manually turn GPS with this tool whenever i need the GPS.
Try it!
Proven ROM 1.07 + Raphael_Radio_1.08.25.20M1 + GPS Tweaks.cab + GPSTODAY (manual)

Free alternative to Nokia Sport Tracker?

Hey all.
Is there a free sport tracking GPS software as good as Nokia Sport Tracker? Need for running.
Thanks

sportypal is good and free!

sportyfy is good .. but om mine HD2 its stops after a couple min.

I've just started trying navmi, which seems good. Not tried anything else yet, but will give sportypal a go at some point as well for comparison.

allcal said:
sportyfy is good .. but om mine HD2 its stops after a couple min.
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sportyfy is not user friendly as i would like it to be.
Any other suggestions?

Blonde_sometimes said:
sportyfy is not user friendly as i would like it to be.
Any other suggestions?
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sportypal is user friendly, what is your problem with this prog

I am also using SportyPal and I'm completely pleased with it.
Combine the Prog with the "Keep Awake" Application to prevent standby and all will work fine.
Without "KeepAwake" the GPS Signal gets lost after standby is active.

I use RunGPS (http://www.rungps.net/wiki/DownloadsEN). Not free, but there are ways and you can trial it for 14 days. You can change the sport type, I have used it for running, cycling and snowboarding and it outputs to excel, pdf, and also to google earth KMZ files.

anonymous operator said:
I am also using SportyPal and I'm completely pleased with it.
Combine the Prog with the "Keep Awake" Application to prevent standby and all will work fine.
Without "KeepAwake" the GPS Signal gets lost after standby is active.
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ok i wil try this

Please can you tell me what is the app "keep awake"? Where can i download it?

Now I use RunGPS (fee), but before I used SportyPal, and is very good too. I recommend it

I test RUN.GPS too, but want to try sportypal also. Maybe i will go running this evening and test sportypal.
But in sportypal there is no "STOP"-Button on screen while i´m running, is this right? How can i stop counting when i got finished? Do i have to press the "End" Button (because there is another question ... do you realy want to end...)? I don´t want to press two buttons when i go through finish - so i can not measure my time exactly.

I've been using endomondo and sportypal, both very much the same, found endomondo to be slightly better

Can i get *.gpx file or similar from endomondo or sportypal?
I don´t know how to get this files - i only was able to upload the data to their website - but not to get the file for myself.

Bib_x said:
Please can you tell me what is the app "keep awake"? Where can i download it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=661472&highlight=awake

Bib_x said:
Can i get *.gpx file or similar from endomondo or sportypal?
I don´t know how to get this files - i only was able to upload the data to their website - but not to get the file for myself.
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You can download any track you want from SPortypal.com, just go on the workout you want to have, and on the right bellow the stats click on the "Export GPX"

I tried KeepAwake - but still GPS not logging anymore if i got to standby on my hd2 with hardware-button. KeepAwake was active - (showing in green - app detected). I entered: Run.GPS.TrainerUV.exe
If i lock the screen with the little yellow symbol in run.gps itself, then logging is not broken.
But it´s not usable to press the little icon while jogging - so i have to press the hardware-button.
Any idea?

Bib_x said:
I tried KeepAwake - but still GPS not logging anymore if i got to standby on my hd2 with hardware-button. KeepAwake was active - (showing in green - app detected). I entered: Run.GPS.TrainerUV.exe
If i lock the screen with the little yellow symbol in run.gps itself, then logging is not broken.
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KeepAwake won't prevent you from going into standby/sleep when you press the button manually, it will just prevent standby when certain applications are running but you're not using the phone (when the phone would automatically go into standby due to idle).
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But it´s not usable to press the little icon while jogging - so i have to press the hardware-button.
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I haven't tried RunGPS, but I currently use NavMi, which has has an option to turn off (blank) the screen. This is a handy big button that is easy to press (though I normally start logging and blank the screen just before I start running in any case). This combined with setting the lock so it locks on 'wake up' works well for me (though I use S2U2 as my lockscreen, which has further options) - you can also press the Start Menu and lock from there.
(NavMi also makes sure the phone doesn't go into standby, so it keeps GPS working and logging without having to use something like KeepAwake.)

I think Run.GPS is working without KeepAwake, it will hold the phone awake itself.
Problem is the power-button of the HD2: If i blank the screen and put my phone into the armholder, all works fine. If i accidently press power-button, phone will wake up and screen is locked - so no problem till here. But if i then press power-button second time, phone will go into standby and gps-fix will get lost.
Power-Button of HD2 is really bull****, because it is higher than surface and you can press it accidently, while phone is in a pocket or armholder...

Change this with your registery
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Resuming]
"gps0:"=dword:00000001
"gpd0:"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Unattended]
"gps0:"=dword:00000001
"gpd0:"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Suspend]
"gps0:"=dword:00000001
"gpd0:"=dword:00000001
Normmaly the numbers are on 4 put this on one and gps should stay awake even when you put the phone in stanby.
It will stay on until a program stop using the gps.

GPS lock

I'm having an issue where it takes fund minutes to lock location on the phone. The problem is most noticeable on Waze. I turn Waze on every time I get in the car (the speed traps alone are worth it), and sometimes it's half my trip before it locks on.
The location is set to high accuracy, and it does eventually lock on. My 6p would lock on in one second.
Anyone else? Thanks

lanternca said:
I'm having an issue where it takes fund minutes to lock location on the phone. The problem is most noticeable on Waze. I turn Waze on every time I get in the car (the speed traps alone are worth it), and sometimes it's half my trip before it locks on.
The location is set to high accuracy, and it does eventually lock on. My 6p would lock on in one second.
Anyone else? Thanks
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I've seen issues in Waze as well, with both GPS lock and the Compas going screwy...

Have you guys tried running gps status or gps toolbox?
What settings do you have selected in location settings?
On my v10 if I enable the additional low power Qualcomm IZat location estimation option, gps runs all screwy.
Id like to know if gps is hit or miss, as its another of the main features I need and use on a daily basis, along with Ok Google..

My Pixel is now locking GPS in a few seconds after I open Waze. Probably even faster than my 6P.
For anyone else having these problems, here are all the steps I did (not sure which if any of these actually solved the problem)
1. Uninstalled Waze. Turned off Location. Rebooted into Safe Mode (Long Press "Power Off")
2. Once in Safe Mode, turn location back on, open Google Maps outside, let GPS lock (that time still took a while) and use navigation for a while
3. Rebooted the phone again into safe mode. reopened Google Maps and let GPS lock on
4. Rebooted the phone normally, open Goolge Maps first to make sure GPS was working. Then installed Waze
It's been working pretty well for the past few days.

I'm still seeing issues with the compass, I get a GPS lock quickly, but it always shows I'm pointing 100-160 degrees off from my actual heading. Tried using GPS status to calibrate, it now says I'm calibrated, but I still see the issue, even in GPS Status.The compass points in one direction, then once I start moving, the GPS corrects the heading to my actual direction...
I've never had this issue with any other phone, very frustrating.

Display stays on after call enters whilst in pocket

Hello everybody!
I'm new to the forum and want to share a problem I got.
Hopefully someone got a solution to it.
I tried to search the forum but couldn't find any similar thread so I start a new one on the issue!
General search on the Internet did show that I'm not the only one who is experiencing this!
Let's get started :
I usually got my z5 in my pocket facing the display to my leg for security reasons, I am working with hard and heavy objects. Everytime a call enters, the display gets activated and stays on afterwards. Meanwhile inside of my pocket several screentouches by my leg may turn on /off flight modus, flashlight, WLAN, data, several applications aso... I really got my phone messed up several times and only got lucky to not have suffered a real damage!
This is possible, because I use smartlock settings by location and Bluetooth headset! Also standby mode enters after 1 minute! Therefore after the activation of the display all apps and quick settings are vulnerable to my leg touching the screen!
I could set display timeout to 15 sec, I could deactivate smartlock settings, but what's the point of it?
These settings are made for usage without having to cause troubles!
Best solution I found in the Internet was to use a screen cover, well that should be the last option for me!
Any app that does the trick?
Any suggestion?
Thanks a lot in advance for any hint!
PS: all sensors are ok, double tap deactivated, smart call features deactivated
--- Resist the Empire ---

Problem still exists up to date, but solution found!
Hello everybody,
I have the same situation, but I fortunately found an open source app that does the trick!
Free without ads on Google play store :
https: [//]play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ss.proximityservice
Display stays off when call enters and proximity sensor is covered! Also works great while in pocket!