I have seen a demo, of turning your camera on and having an overlay of GPS showing you directions, it does not use the map it uses your camera and arrows show you how to get to a location. It also does this while driving. You see the road thru your camera and it shows where to turn and also arrows. Has anyone else seen this ??? Or even know where to get this app. I would sure love to have it. I seen the video only once and can't find it again. I have searched and searched for this app. Could anyone help in pointing me in the right direction...????
Google Goggles?
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no i know what your talking about, i read the article somewhere just cant find it anymore.
but i think that was for iOS ill look for it and link the article
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i found it!
Route 66 Brings Augmented Reality to Android GPS Navigation
apparently it is for android my bad, and seems like a cool concept but im guessing this would equal major battery drain. but if you have a car dock then what the heck right?
dont forget the thanks button
Transformer27 said:
no i know what your talking about, i read the article somewhere just cant find it anymore.
but i think that was for iOS ill look for it and link the article
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i found it!
Route 66 Brings Augmented Reality to Android GPS Navigation
apparently it is for android my bad, and seems like a cool concept but im guessing this would equal major battery drain. but if you have a car dock then what the heck right?
dont forget the thanks button
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Thanks now to get the app. My job I travel so much and thought this is the ticket for a great GPS system. Yes I am sure the battery drain is rapid
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Ive got an xda 2 and a bt gps thingi, is there any software that shows your current speed? maybe even 0/60 times and 1/4 of a mile .. i know this wont be that accurate but it would be a cool toy.
If anybody could post some names that would be great, not really after a full on route finder with it just a stand alone but i guess anything will do, free or otherwise
Thanks
http://gpsdash.com/news.php
Go to the link and click on files at top of page once you have looked at the features described.
Try this one:
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=1192
...and yes, it's freeware... )
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Going on hols tomorrow and would like to know if there's a simple little program I can use that I can use on the plane to see where I am while on the plane!
Anyone know of any software that can do this? Don't want anything street level, just a good overview of where the plane is would do perfect!
Cheers.
VisualGPSce will give you altitude, heading and speed.
Personally I'd find this interesting.
TheBrit said:
VisualGPSce will give you altitude, heading and speed.
Personally I'd find this interesting.
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This app looks interesting. Does it support VGA screens and Landscape?
cktlcmd said:
This app looks interesting. Does it support VGA screens and Landscape?
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Actually I'd like to know that myself.
igo8, zoom out to the world and it will show you
I once used my kaiser (with stock 6.0) on a plane and using GPS Speed Sentry, after the speed of of the plane exceeded ~620Km, the phone lost its fix and couldn't get one until the plane landed.
Just a thought.
On my phone the gps attachment only works if radio (i.e. phone bit) is also on. That would mean I would be breaking the airline rules and maybe endangering the flight!
I had my tomtom working on a recent flight back from Malaysia. It was funny to see it trying to lock onto the london roads at 400-500mph as we were flying over towards Heathrow!!
here is a good app that can be v. useful, not sure if the gps will get a fix at those speeds.
http://www.informapusa.com//?fuseaction=product.poe
I dont really use the app that much but i noticed that google skymaps was updated recently. upon entering the app and going into settings i noticed under other a sensor setting that has sensor speed and damping. i changed the speed to fast and have left damper as normal and i cant believe it but its SMOOTH the way it should be
dont know if anyone else was aware but just wanted to give a general heads up
This should be in Captivate Themes and Apps, but I downloaded this yesterday too and it does, in fact, kick butt.
I was afraid that because GPS is shoddy on the Captivate, it would not know where you were pointing the phone, but it does a great job! I guess it only needs a general location, then uses the compass/orientation sensors to determine what you're 'looking at'.
Mine seems to be broke
I downloaded it yesterday and tried it today... the display is jittery and jumps around. The prior version was just fine. I wonder if I can go back to it.
I love skymaps, now I don't need my 70 year old mother to tell me what is what.
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bamonkey said:
i cant believe it but its SMOOTH the way it should be
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Very nice, this should be the default setting.
I just got my Nexus S yesterday and already the compass has stopped working. My phone got stuck in landscape mode so I turned it off and back on and now the compass doesn't work in Google Maps. I read about quite a few people having the landscape issue after installing Google Sky map, which I do have installed but everyone said resetting the device fixes everything. Any idea's on what I can try to get my compass working again?
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I just got my Nexus S yesterday and already the compass has stopped working. My phone got stuck in landscape mode so I turned it off and back on and now the compass doesn't work in Google Maps. I read about quite a few people having the landscape issue after installing Google Sky map, which I do have installed but everyone said resetting the device fixes everything. Any idea's on what I can try to get my compass working again?
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turn it over and give it a couple good smacks on the backside. seriously. they can get stuck. also, are you using a case with a magnetic clip? they can mess with the compass.
It's a digital compass. They don't have any moving parts like a conventional compass so they can't get stuck. And no, I don't have it on a magnetic clip.
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It's a digital compass. They don't have any moving parts like a conventional compass so they can't get stuck. And no, I don't have it on a magnetic clip.
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tell that to my g1 that contantly gets stuck. a good smack and its working again
What about an analog compass? Or maybe a reboot.btw did you know that you can make a compass on your own?
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What about an analog compass? Or maybe a reboot.btw did you know that you can make a compass on your own?
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What do you mean "What about an analog compass?" I said I already tried rebooting in my first post. And yes I know I can make my own compass, what does that have to do with anything?
I just tried doing a factory data reset and that didn't help. Then I installed some lame compass app that allowed me to calibrate it and it appears to be "working" now. It's completely inaccurate and jumps around like crazy but it does something at least. Is that normal or should I get my device replaced?
If you've done all of that I would just replace it. Bbm have been great with my own issues with the phone, show them the problem and if you are in your 30 day window, they should switch you out a new one. Careful though, seems to me once you go the exchange route, it gets addictive. Got mine out on warranty as I type. Another thing, if you haven't already, get the black tie insurance, at least for the first six months or so. Its saving me now and there's no deductible. The phone is also a rapid exchange so it will be back to you new in 3 to 5 biz days.
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You can check the raw magnetometer status with the app, "Phone Tester".
http://www.appbrain.com/app/phone-tester/com.mtorres.phonetester
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What do you mean "What about an analog compass?" I said I already tried rebooting in my first post. And yes I know I can make my own compass, what does that have to do with anything?
I just tried doing a factory data reset and that didn't help. Then I installed some lame compass app that allowed me to calibrate it and it appears to be "working" now. It's completely inaccurate and jumps around like crazy but it does something at least. Is that normal or should I get my device replaced?
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Come on man, it was just a joke
Seriously now, why don't you contact Google for support?
If you want a decent compass to properly calibrate the sensors.and use I suggest this https://catch.com/home/mobile-apps-2/compass/ but I'm not sure if it works for gingerbread
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You might try updating to 2.3.2....I think I read somewhere where that helped the compass problem with some apps. Couldn't hurt I wouldn't think either way.
hi, I read that google now ("ok google") only activates when the screen is on. I was wondering if theres a hack or setting somewhere where you can activate it with the screen off? I mostly want this for hands-free use in the car, so I can avoid having to touch the phone while driving (big no no).
also, is there a site somewhere explaining all the features of what you can say/ask google now? or even a link with comparisons between siri and google now, and what google now cant do that siri does? I ask this cuz ill be coming from iPhone.
thanks.
I think that would really drain the battery - if possible!
However, here is a collection on some of the commands you can ask google now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961636
I'm really surprised how great it works! And i live in Denmark, where i can't even take full use of everything
samsung has had this with s-voice. and i think motorola enabled google now to do this on the motox but i'm not sure. yes it drains battery, but how much? depends on the cpu and driver and the software involved..... i don't have my nexus yet so i can't say "how" to do this but i would expect it to be an eventual custom feature if not a future update if it's not already in a setting somewhere.
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I think that would really drain the battery - if possible!
However, here is a collection on some of the commands you can ask google now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961636
I'm really surprised how great it works! And i live in Denmark, where i can't even take full use of everything
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Everything I've read has claimed that the Nexus 5 should handle this as well as MotoX since it has the Snapdragon 800. Have we ever gotten an official answer on why this won't work?
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I think that would really drain the battery - if possible!
However, here is a collection on some of the commands you can ask google now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961636
I'm really surprised how great it works! And i live in Denmark, where i can't even take full use of everything
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hey thanks for the link. battery drain wouldn't be too much of an issue, as usually I would just use it while the device is being charged in my car, but it would be nice to use sometimes without as well, and while leaving the screen on would be nice, a slow charging car charger, is going to charge faster with the screen off, as that's usually the most power hungry lol. so it would be nice to have the voice activation at will while using.
If some of the launcher/search code was open source, I'd imagine this would be quite easy to do.
Pretty sure I read somewhere that the 'always listening' (for "OK Google" command) requires some hardware functionality. So no, it would not be possible like it is on the Moto X.
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If some of the launcher/search code was open source, I'd imagine this would be quite easy to do.
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i'd imagine you could port parts of the moto x rom into the nexus. things like this have been done before. just have to find all the dependancies.
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i'd imagine you could port parts of the moto x rom into the nexus. things like this have been done before. just have to find all the dependancies.
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I mean, if you had access to the facilities used by the n5 launcher source, you could likely utilize them when screen is off via software pretty easily.
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Pretty sure I read somewhere that the 'always listening' (for "OK Google" command) requires some hardware functionality. So no, it would not be possible like it is on the Moto X.
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Yes. But from what I understand the snapdragon 800 has that hardware built in.
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http://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/processors/800
Video is about 1/2 way down on the right. Processor is capable.
Lets see if I can't clear things up. If you want your phone to be always listening, you need hardware support for it unless you want your phone to die in a matter of hours. If you are okay with this , check out this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.OpenMic.Pheonix It also lets you configure things like only when charging or just when the screen is on to save some battery, and its actually a very nice app overall. Worth checking out.
The Moto x has a special custom chip set that allows for this always listening. Any attempt to port that feature from the Moto x would fail, as the Nexus 5 doesn't have the same chip set. The nexus 5 however, does have hardware that allows for always listening, its part of the Snapdragon 800 SOC that powers this phone, along with the Note 3 and LG G2.
But getting the feature to actually work on our phones, even with the hardware, is by no means an easy task. Read the comments on this post if you want to get an idea for what this entails. https://plus.google.com/112424215551484520138/posts/AznwFxbBapJ
So is it possible? Yes. But it is not something that is gonna be a quick easy port of small modification of an existing app, it would take some real serious work form (maybe a team even of) good Dev's to make this function.
Sorry if its not the news you wanted to hear.
Well now it's been more than a year since this thread is dead but i bought my N5 recently and i wonder is there any progress in this matter will it be possible ? (G+ comments on link provided by above like shows it may be possible...as SD800 has privilege for it but at time of this thread it was only available to OMEs so it made public yet ? ) . did any dev tried to dig into this matter ?
jineshpatel30 said:
Well now it's been more than a year since this thread is dead but i bought my N5 recently and i wonder is there any progress in this matter will it be possible ? (G+ comments on link provided by above like shows it may be possible...as SD800 has privilege for it but at time of this thread it was only available to OMEs so it made public yet ? ) . did any dev tried to dig into this matter ?
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It won't happen on an N5 . ?
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It won't happen on an N5 . ?
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that's sad but okay ! what else we can say
If you're plugged in/wireless charging Google Now Voice commands work with the screen off.
Settings>Language & Input > Voice Input> Enhanced Google services> "OK Google" Detection>From any screen> enabled
"responds to your voice. Works when the screen is on or the device is charging."
make sure the next option "personal results" is also enabled if you want Google Now to be able to do anything
Try this app, Open Mic+. It'll do the job.