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Just trying to get count on how many are having GPS issues.
symptoms:
1) no direct lock
2) no lock at all
3) triangulated lock
3) Shows you driving 15 ft off road
4) "Bounces around"
5) Losses signal frequently
i have all of the above
I have 0 GPS issues.
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Google maps will not follow me.i have to move the screen to keep up.google navigation works fine..also co pilot works fine and it uses zero data so far im happy with the gps...on the captivate i have to start the gps test app. Before i can get a lock
the gps is very good but the setting can cause issues. i had some of the issues you mention, changed the sulp setting to auto config in lbs test mode and set it to msbased to match the secgps.conf file. i tried the google supl server but the gps was worse! the url is long for the server used in auto config so instead of writting it i just suggest you use the auto setting.
after that it works amazingly good, reception indoors is not as good as the nexus s or the atrix but the accuracy and lock times are nothing short of amazing.
also i never use wireless networks, it may try to fall back on it if you have a temporary reception issue and just cause major tracking issues. it is basically useless.
but that said if you always have the issues mentioned and not just occasionally then you may have a problem
Mine works great in maps.. didn't try tracking in Navagation but was playing with the voice on Google widget. Would say "navigate to dominos .Gonzales,la "and it would open Navagation but I can't here or get voice guided.
Does any one else get voice nav.
sent from Infuse but miss my captivate on cont. 5.5.... One day this can be as good...
Voice nav. Works fine..google maps is not working good at all..i wil try a reset and see how it goes..i had omnia 1 and 2..never any issues with the gps...sam should rehire those guys!
Dani897 said:
the gps is very good but the setting can cause issues. i had some of the issues you mention, changed the sulp setting to auto config in lbs test mode and set it to msbased to match the secgps.conf file. i tried the google supl server but the gps was worse! the url is long for the server used in auto config so instead of writting it i just suggest you use the auto setting.
after that it works amazingly good, reception indoors is not as good as the nexus s or the atrix but the accuracy and lock times are nothing short of amazing.
also i never use wireless networks, it may try to fall back on it if you have a temporary reception issue and just cause major tracking issues. it is basically useless.
but that said if you always have the issues mentioned and not just occasionally then you may have a problem
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What code do enter you enter to get into the gps settings??
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What code do enter you enter to get into the gps settings??
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i used launcher pro activities. i didnt care to try dialer codes. you just need launcher pro installed. you dont need to use it as the launcher.
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i used launcher pro activities. i didnt care to try dialer codes.
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Thanks.i need buy the lic.for launcher pro,correct? Because i dont see the option you mentioned..
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Thanks.i need buy the lic.for launcher pro,correct? Because i dont see the option you mentioned..
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nope launcher pro free works fine.
I'm lost. But yes I get voice navigation. Seems to be an issue with Google maps and not navigation. Have any of you looked at the comments on Google maps in the market? Poeple using galaxy s devices have issues too. And come to think another it. Our device s basically a galaxy s device with out the lable... going to go switch it out tho. Get a new one and see how that goes.
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nope launcher pro free works fine.
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Thanks man i found it..
Yea no actually voice for me. Never talks.
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I'm lost. But yes I get voice navigation. Seems to be an issue with Google maps and not navigation. Have any of you looked at the comments on Google maps in the market? Poeple using galaxy s devices have issues too. And come to think another it. Our device s basically a galaxy s device with out the lable... going to go switch it out tho. Get a new one and see how that goes.
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I went through the same crap as you did yesterday.
Used Copilot , all settings were default (not using wireless network , only using USE gps sattellites)
Took 15-20 minutes to grab a lock ... litterally had to park the car to the side and stick my hand out the window on a clear sunny day (total bull$hit) ... once I got a lock as I was driving on the highway it would occasionally show me driving waaaaaaaay off to the right than I actually was.
I hate admitting but I'm missing my iphone 3g , had instant lockon gps times
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I'm lost. But yes I get voice navigation. Seems to be an issue with Google maps and not navigation. Have any of you looked at the comments on Google maps in the market? Poeple using galaxy s devices have issues too. And come to think another it. Our device s basically a galaxy s device with out the lable... going to go switch it out tho. Get a new one and see how that goes.
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the galaxy s has different gps hardware or drivers but it can work adequately, this can work better, swap it out. if the second phone has issues i'll walk you through some better settings for it. i had a lot of experience with the captivate and know some things that mess with it. this however has agps (assisted gps) settings that work much better than the captivate and i recommend using them, after that you will not want to use a different device.
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the galaxy s has different gps hardware or drivers but it can work adequately, this can work better, swap it out. if the second phone has issues i'll walk you through some better settings for it. i had a lot of experience with the captivate and know some things that mess with it. this however has agps (assisted gps) settings that work much better than the captivate and i recommend using them, after that you will not want to use a different device.
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Thanks! Like today it showed me in a Mercedes Benz dealership. I was like that is 9 streets down. what the hell!
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Transformer27 said:
Thanks! Like today it showed me in a Mercedes Benz dealership. I was like that is 9 streets down. what the hell!
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that would be the "use wireless networks" feature, dont use that. gps is never that far off.
turning that off will force gps and it may work better, if not you may need to change the supl settings to get the nmea data to download. agps will also help get the nmea data to download fast from the cell towers and not just from the satalites or wifi. having up to date nmea data makes all the difference.
isnt that used for when wifi is around? so even if im not on a wifi network it wouldn't work? so its like pointless to turn it off or on.?
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isnt that used for when wifi is around? so even if im not on a wifi network it wouldn't work? so its like pointless to turn it off or on.?
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just turn it off. it is completely useless. i have heard that it works off wifi, but it seems to do something anywhere i go, most people seem to believe that it is cell tower triangulation, either way the accuracy i get from it is as poor as 3600 meters and the center of the blue area is about 1 mile from my actual location. it serves no usefull purpose at all.
On or off still doesn't help
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Ok, I about tired of google maps sending my on overly long routes and forcing me to main freeways and highways no matter if there is a shorter way or not and giving me altogether wrong routes.
I tried using it today and it literally backtracked me to about 5 miles from where I left from while trying to avoid traffic, while putting me right in the traffic I was trying to avoid in the first place.
Ive found that using it as a "assistant" in areas I already know its ok, but if I actually need it to fine me a route that in the least bit tricky it usually fails miserably.
Is there a better free app out there or at least a way to make google maps any better?
TeleNav for Sprint subscribers...
Check out MapQuest as well... it has free turn by turn IIRC.
I was enjoying waze for a bit till it tried to sending me down a few 1 ways the wring way. It was a rather confusing set of streets though. Chinatown gets a bit rough.
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Ok, I about tired of google maps sending my on overly long routes and forcing me to main freeways and highways no matter if there is a shorter way or not and giving me altogether wrong routes.
I tried using it today and it literally backtracked me to about 5 miles from where I left from while trying to avoid traffic, while putting me right in the traffic I was trying to avoid in the first place.
Ive found that using it as a "assistant" in areas I already know its ok, but if I actually need it to fine me a route that in the least bit tricky it usually fails miserably.
Is there a better free app out there or at least a way to make google maps any better?
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You can usually chose what route you want. From a of 3 or 4 depending on settings... Maybe 8 or so total at any given time...
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Waze
Apples iPhone, There's a patent for that. Solving lifes dilemmas one lawsuit at a time.
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Ok, I about tired of google maps sending my on overly long routes and forcing me to main freeways and highways no matter if there is a shorter way or not and giving me altogether wrong routes.
I tried using it today and it literally backtracked me to about 5 miles from where I left from while trying to avoid traffic, while putting me right in the traffic I was trying to avoid in the first place.
Ive found that using it as a "assistant" in areas I already know its ok, but if I actually need it to fine me a route that in the least bit tricky it usually fails miserably.
Is there a better free app out there or at least a way to make google maps any better?
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Maybe you can try OpenStreetMap
Try Navfree... Offline maps too
loki993 said:
Ok, I about tired of google maps sending my on overly long routes and forcing me to main freeways and highways no matter if there is a shorter way or not and giving me altogether wrong routes.
I tried using it today and it literally backtracked me to about 5 miles from where I left from while trying to avoid traffic, while putting me right in the traffic I was trying to avoid in the first place.
Ive found that using it as a "assistant" in areas I already know its ok, but if I actually need it to fine me a route that in the least bit tricky it usually fails miserably.
Is there a better free app out there or at least a way to make google maps any better?
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Try out Navigon... its a paid app i think and i heard good reviews about...
Try the new and free copilot gps works offline. If not paid there is sygic you could use which works offline as well.
Or wait a little bit Tomtom is coming to Android this summer, but I have no more info about the Tomtom app..
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Is there a better free app out there or at least a way to make google maps any better?
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iGo Primo for Android just came out.
Need to be fixed still...
I don't know if you'll like it better than Google maps, but Orux Maps is great, and free.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5vcnV4Lm9ydXhtYXBzIl0.
I find that it's worth donating to support the dev, but the free version is identical to the donate version. It's well worth checking out.
Honestly, there is nothing FREE thats better that Google Maps. Hell it's better than some pay software.
Yeah Waze is cool. Tells you hazards, traffic, police presence and accidents, all user reported.
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pFo-Mac said:
I don't know if you'll like it better than Google maps, but Orux Maps is great, and free.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5vcnV4Lm9ydXhtYXBzIl0.
I find that it's worth donating to support the dev, but the free version is identical to the donate version. It's well worth checking out.
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Dude this app is just what i needed, thank you.
+1 for Navfree as well, be sure to install to internal sd/move to internal after install imo
You can try yandex maps
lmike6453 said:
Dude this app is just what i needed, thank you.
+1 for Navfree as well, be sure to install to internal sd/move to internal after install imo
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Glad it worked for you. I've heard good things about Maverick, as well, but I haven't tried it so I can't verify.
Would like some input. I have the HTC One X on AT&T having the same issues and more. I can not receive phone calls and once in a while I cant make a call either. ( sim card replaced twice) Needless to say the phone is four days old. I'm taking it in the afternoon to be replaced. I have a few questions.
1. What serial number/numbers have the "fix"?
2. Should I honestly just select another device all together? If yes, any suggestions?
Thanks in Advance
This seems like a manufacture defect and not a reason to reject the phone all together
Try a replacement and I bet your issues go away
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tritium man said:
Would like some input. I have the HTC One X on AT&T having the same issues and more. I can not receive phone calls and once in a while I cant make a call either. ( sim card replaced twice) Needless to say the phone is four days old. I'm taking it in the afternoon to be replaced. I have a few questions.
1. What serial number/numbers have the "fix"?
2. Should I honestly just select another device all together? If yes, any suggestions?
Thanks in Advance
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Had this issue (refer to "preparing sim card" error). Device replaced and had never occurred again.
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Thank you both for the help. Phone replaced yesterday evening. The reception is some what improved. Now I have a GPS issue. Shows me in a location I'm no where close to.
I'm not insulting you when I ask this, but do you have GPS on? I'm assuming you are opening Maps and checking where your location is, but maybe you haven't ticked it on.
On that note, the GPS on this phone is REALLY good IMO. I'm comparing it to my SGSII and the HTC seems far better and quicker.
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I'm not insulting you when I ask this, but do you have GPS on? I'm assuming you are opening Maps and checking where your location is, but maybe you haven't ticked it on.
On that note, the GPS on this phone is REALLY good IMO. I'm comparing it to my SGSII and the HTC seems far better and quicker.
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Yes sir, GPS is selected. Map's and the HTC weather show me in different location than where I'm located.
tritium man said:
Thank you both for the help. Phone replaced yesterday evening. The reception is some what improved. Now I have a GPS issue. Shows me in a location I'm no where close to.
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Go into Play Store and download GPS Status and Tools. Fire that up, go into Tools-->Manage A-GPS state, select reset, then go back into that menu and select download. Set the phone down outside in an area with good line of sight to a lot of sky (i.e. not near tall buildings) and let it aquire GPS lock in that app.
See how many satellites it's able to lock onto.
Fix= 14 Sats =21
I also notice the GPC icon never comes on. Using the GPS status is the first time i seen it.
muzzy996 said:
Go into Play Store and download GPS Status and Tools. Fire that up, go into Tools-->Manage A-GPS state, select reset, then go back into that menu and select download. Set the phone down outside in an area with good line of sight to a lot of sky (i.e. not near tall buildings) and let it aquire GPS lock in that app.
See how many satellites it's able to lock onto.
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I have had the issue you are having with other Android devices. Sometimes it isn't a hardware issue and could be a software one. Closing apps, restarting them and factory resetting the device could either temporarily address the problems you are having or fix them entirely. I'm returning my One X because of the problems I have had with it.
I am waiting for my 4th HTC one x from att in 2 months. 1st had random reboots second had grey blotches on the screen. 3rd was a refurb that came with a dead pixel. I wonder what the fourth will bring. When I contacted att about they grey blotches the warranty rep told me they weren't that bad and to just live with it. If I was still in my return period I would have gotten something else.
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I am within my return period. Would you make a recommendation on another device?
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I am within my return period. Would you make a recommendation on another device?
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The only comparable device is the S3. In the Android realm at least.
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The only comparable device is the S3. In the Android realm at least.
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There is nothing comparable in any other realm
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Gps never comes on for what, Google maps? To save battery life I always leave gps off and yes maps will not automatically turn it on. For that I use switchpro widget which allows me to have a set of toggles in the notification pull down with all of my favorite switches like wifi, gps, blue tooth, silent mode and settings shortcut. Whenever I load up maps I will just pull the notification bar down and turn gps on manually, it takes just a few seconds to do it and it is well worth the savings in battery life to manage the various wireless capabilities of the phone this way.
The reason gps icon probably doesn't appear for you when you launch maps is likely that you dismissed the location services screen upon first start of maps. If you clear cache and data for the maps app and then enable gps on the location services screen at first launch of maps it should fix your issue.
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*Up date*
I returned the phone for a SGIII.
Thank you all for your assistance and help.
tritium man said:
*Up date*
I returned the phone for a SGIII.
Thank you all for your assistance and help.
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Good luck! Let us know when you come back
Or, get the One X+ if it comes out during your 30 day trial.
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*Up date*
I returned the phone for a SGIII.
Thank you all for your assistance and help.
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Cool, sure you will like it just the same. Just know that there was nothing wrong with gps on your one-x, the test you did in gps tools confirmed that.
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I am within my return period. Would you make a recommendation on another device?
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Hi all,
In the past location reporting has been known to drain a considerable amount of battery. However with the recent release of Google Play Services 4.1, it is suppose to resolve that issue.
I've had location reporting disabled up until the update. Google Now is also active & has been working just fine without it.
So the question:
Are there any benefits in having location reporting enabled? (Apart from the obvious, sending data to Google).
In terms of Google Now, Maps, extra functionality?
Also has anyone noticed any increase in battery drain?
I actually leave it set at stock settings with my usage.
I'm seeing normal battery times on my phone too, no overheats or sudden drops from using like that I've witnessed.
Give it a try full on for a couple days and check if your losing extra juice and or getting same volume of info from now.
WR
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They will find you easier.
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They will find you easier.
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They being the NSA; I kid of course...or am I?
Quicker and more accurate GPS locks. Able to use Google+ locations with friends and family. Location based cards on Google now.
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Quicker and more accurate GPS locks. Able to use Google+ locations with friends and family. Location based cards on Google now.
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Not sure about the 1st two things.. but location-based cards on Google Now definitely work with location reporting turned off.
Me and my buddy still getting bus times, places nearby etc.
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Not sure about the 1st two things.. but location-based cards on Google Now definitely work with location reporting turned off.
Me and my buddy still getting bus times, places nearby etc.
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That's true. I still managed to receive nearby info without location reporting.
I'm not sure if I'm misunderstanding this feature, but I assume, if I save a map to my phone, I should be able to get directions to any location on that map while my phone has no service.
For example, I just saved the entire San Diego county. While currently within that saved zone physically, I turned off my radio and wifi and tried to get directions to a street a few blocks away. This doesn't work. I just get "loading address..." indefinitely. What in the world is the point of offline maps if it does not work offline? Am I missing something here?
bilago said:
I'm not sure if I'm misunderstanding this feature, but I assume, if I save a map to my phone, I should be able to get directions to any location on that map while my phone has no service.
For example, I just saved the entire San Diego county. While currently within that saved zone physically, I turned off my radio and wifi and tried to get directions to a street a few blocks away. This doesn't work. I just get "loading address..." indefinitely. What in the world is the point of offline maps if it does not work offline? Am I missing something here?
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Pretty sure directions will depend on a connection but you can save the map itself.
No. It saves the map itself to save your data connection while driving. But the directions still need a connection as they incorporate traffic details
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Pretty sure directions will depend on a connection but you can save the map itself.
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No. It saves the map itself to save your data connection while driving. But the directions still need a connection as they incorporate traffic details
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Thanks for the clarification... that's kind of silly IMO. Offline navigation needs to be added to make this feature worthwhile. There has been times while traveling where I need navigation and I have no reception. I then have to spend forever driving around looking for either public wifi or service.
I agree and a mph/kph speedo display and traffic speed cameras would be awesome too
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bilago said:
Thanks for the clarification... that's kind of silly IMO. Offline navigation needs to be added to make this feature worthwhile. There has been times while traveling where I need navigation and I have no reception. I then have to spend forever driving around looking for either public wifi or service.
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It wouldn't really work with offline navigation.
Letharqy said:
It wouldn't really work with offline navigation.
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And why exactly? It's being done by many GPS companies with no issues...
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And why exactly? It's being done by many GPS companies with no issues...
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You would need maps of every single street downloaded and that isn't really ideal for an app rather than an actual GPS. They probably don't want to fill up storage too quickly for older devices either.
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You would need maps of every single street downloaded and that isn't really ideal for an app rather than an actual GPS. They probably don't want to fill up storage too quickly for older devices either.
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Devices with low storage have removable SD cards, the devices that do not have SD Cards have between 8GB - 32GB of space, way more than enough for saving map data for the entire country or even just the state you're in.
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Devices with low storage have removable SD cards, the devices that do not have SD Cards have between 8GB - 32GB of space, way more than enough for saving map data for the entire country or even just the state you're in.
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They probably want you to buy a full GPS device anyways. Google has other reasons why they probably don't want to.
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They probably want you to buy a full GPS device anyways. Google has other reasons why they probably don't want to.
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Well of course they don't want us to, it isn't hard to implement. It all comes down to the single fact of Data Mining. If we could navigate offline then Google will not get our usage information.
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You would need maps of every single street downloaded and that isn't really ideal for an app rather than an actual GPS. They probably don't want to fill up storage too quickly for older devices either.
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The entire North America OSM is only 6GB. You could easily download states for a couple hundred MB each.
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The entire North America OSM is only 6GB. You could easily download states for a couple hundred MB each.
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On older devices it would be a problem, my Xperia Arc S only has around 400mb internal and an 8gb SD card which gets filled pretty quick with apps/data Then as stated above, Google wants you to have connection so they can use it in their services/etc
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On older devices it would be a problem, my Xperia Arc S only has around 400mb internal and an 8gb SD card which gets filled pretty quick with apps/data Then as stated above, Google wants you to have connection so they can use it in their services/etc
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No one's talking about getting rid of the online mode.