My device keeps giving this notification : "Not all location sources are enabled..........."
and neither google maps or any application that needs location data is running.
If i enable GPS, it does not come up. When i disable it, it appears frequently
Do you have this too? Is it related to asus tracking thing? I am irritated by this.
Do some task-monitoring with market apps to see what's running in the background. Possibly a weather widget or sth like that?
I'm not getting this, I have WiFi location on, but GPS off.
Device Tracker doesn't ask any questions, it just switches your GPS on and starts tracking, so I don't think it's the issue here.
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For some odd reason my location can never be found. In latitude I have set it manually,as well as automatically using settings and it throws the same error each time. I am running the latest version of maps, so I know it can pull my location from wifi.
Is there a setting I missed somewhere else in the system? It stuck at 1 point but the first time I tried directions, it lost my location on the map.
Any input? is it a bug or just not working w/o GPS?
any help would be appreciated.
The WiFi location doesn't work for some reason -- so GMaps wants to default back to GPS (which the GTablet doesn't have)
Download "Location Spoofer v1.7" or "My Fake Location" from the Market (sometimes they don't show up -- but I posted the APK for Location Spoofer 1.7 in another thread about Google Maps so grab it there if you need it)
I did manage to get my location locked by using latitude from the PC, using IP location look-up. Now my location shows up on maps on the G-tab but still when I click nearest places, (gas, ATM) etc it still throws location not found.
Gonna try location spoofer now.
Ok seems like this issue is gonna go on the back burner for a while. Even running location spoofer, it still gives the message "location temporarily unavailable.
Or...it just be a plain simple issue that Montana is falling behind the times and is on Googles (we'll get around to fixing it) schedule.
It's not that I don't know where everything is in town. it would just be nice to have a functioning tool to show off.
Hi guys! New to the forum and the Android OS. I've just purchased the Nexus S a couple of weeks ago and the phone is great except for a couple of minor details, but one thing really bothers me is the GPS. When I'm connected to wi-fi, Google maps is able to tell me my location fairly accurately. However, outdoors with no wi-fi, I try to have the settings to locate me based on satellite, but that always give me a "your current location is temporarily unavailable" message. I'm basically completely outdoors with view of the clear blue sky and it will always give me this message. Is something wrong
I've searched on the forum but nothing that answers my question. Anyone?
Hi,
Based on your question I am not shure if you are aware of the following:
GPS is only one of several location detection methods used by your phone. Another one is based on WIFI hotspots in range. Basically the phone scans the wifi frequencies to look for ALL hotspots in range and then sends this list of hotspots to google (only if some kind of internet access is available to the phone!). When this combination of hotspots is known to google, your phone gets an estimated location back from the google server. So from what you write, it is possible that you never had a gps fix, even when you got a (fairly good) location based on wifi.
I suggest you install some gps software other than google maps to check the functionality of your device. I use "GPS test", should be on the market. All it does, is scanning for satellites and displaying the list of discovered satelites. When the signal is good enough, you get a "U" in the column "flags" for the locked satellites.
Attention! You must start the scan manually from the apps context menu.
cheers
Yeah you gotta turn on your GPS for a more accurate reading if you're using maps or other navigational app
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Just an update. I haven't needed to use the GPS lately, but this week I decided to try again, and before, I have gotten a GPS fix with the GPS Test app. But that signal never lasts very long and it also takes a really long time for the app to use the satellite to lock on to my location. The GPS indicator on the top left of the app is usually yellow and only after a long time does it turn green, but sometimes it never turns green even with 7 or 8 satellites in view. Is this just a limitation of mobile GPS in cell phones?
I don't have a data plan so I can't connect to the internet while on the road, hence the need for GPS without having internet access.
As long as you have the SIM inserted, not on airplane mode and gps is turned on, and nothing is wrong with your phone hardware I don't see why it shouldn't get location fix outdoor.
There are some good offline maps like Osmand and MapDroyd.
Does anyone know if theres a way to prevent latitude from updating on my tablet?
I don't always have it with me, but I always have my phone with me and I do want it updating on there.
The issue I'm running into is if I disable the detecting of my location on the tablet, that setting transfers over to phone as well.
Its akin to leaving my browser open on latitude on my computer when its at home, itll update periodically and show the wrong location. If the browser is closed, it doesnt update but even if maps is closed on the tablet, it still auto updates my location every so often.
Thanks for any help.
Hello,
Being on holiday i noticed that several location-based things aren't working.
What does work: google now, google maps, locus pro. These apps have no problem with detecting where i am, without using gps, cell towers, But only wifi.
What does not work: c:geo keeps telling me i'm at an unknown address, nearby caches are those at my home address. A tasker-profile i made for wheather conditions is also using my normal home location, getlocation task doesn't do a thing.
It seems to me that locus is using google for location detection, and cgeo and tasker are using 'something' else. The cgeo faqs say its using google for address retrieval, but i don't understand why it's not updating, and the other apps are... same goes for tasker which isn't updating the locations... oh, turning on gps and wait for a fix doesn't help either...
Any ideas?
Tyvm
Bump and little addition: i installed the weather underground app and wundermap.
The location detected by the app, is my home location, not the none i'm currently at, and thus having the same problem.
BUT the location detected by the wundermap app is the location i'm actually at at this moment.
I'm totally lost here... :s
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Hello. I would like to know how to disable apps from accessing my GPS COMPLETELY (specifically FACEBOOK).
I have installed Lookout Security to locate my phone just in case it's lost or stolen, and thus from now on I will be keeping GPS turned on. I am a "GPS off" kinda guy, but with the security provided by this Lookout app, I feel safer having it on so I know where my phone is. My problem is, I have location turned OFF on facebook for facebook messaging, but every time I open it up, the little GPS icon seems to be active when app is opened. I do not want facebook to have my GPS data in any way shape or form. Also, other apps I do not really want to know my GPS coordinates.
So my question is, is there any kind of other app that I can use to dis-allow certain apps from accessing my GPS? Some apps are OK and I trust, but others just have no reason to be getting my GPS.
Thanks for any suggestions!
koolcat7 said:
Hello. I would like to know how to disable apps from accessing my GPS COMPLETELY (specifically FACEBOOK).
I have installed Lookout Security to locate my phone just in case it's lost or stolen, and thus from now on I will be keeping GPS turned on. I am a "GPS off" kinda guy, but with the security provided by this Lookout app, I feel safer having it on so I know where my phone is. My problem is, I have location turned OFF on facebook for facebook messaging, but every time I open it up, the little GPS icon seems to be active when app is opened. I do not want facebook to have my GPS data in any way shape or form. Also, other apps I do not really want to know my GPS coordinates.
So my question is, is there any kind of other app that I can use to dis-allow certain apps from accessing my GPS? Some apps are OK and I trust, but others just have no reason to be getting my GPS.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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Are you rooted? If yes, install Xposed and Xprivacy, then you can change the location behavior per app!
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setmov said:
Are you rooted? If yes, install Xposed and Xprivacy, then you can change the location behavior per app!
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ovmobile.appopslauncher
this will do. hope it can solves your problem
AppOps can show/disable gps per app basis, or you can restrict it via Xprivacy or via PDroid, and and and..