I'm on a boat.
No WiFi. No Admin password for reverse tethering. No mobile phone signal for a backup code. I have internet through this shared computer.
I have the Authenticator app installed. The time on the computer matches GMT+1, the same time as "The time brussels" in google search and this matches the time on the phone. As does the timezone. But only to the minute.
Yet the codes aren't working. What can I do? How do I display what the time is on the Google servers to the second? How do I display what the time on the phone is to the second?
It would be great to be able to use the Google support forum for this. Well... XDA is often better anyway.
Nobody knows what the time on the google servers are? Really?
Bit naughty to reply to my own thread but I had the problem again, searched to remind myself how to fix it and this thread came up in one of the first search results. So I want to help anyone who has this problem.
The trick is timezones. The timezone in your phone has to be 100% accurate. To find that you might need to do a bit of Googling since some countries change zones in the summer or may not be the obvious. Then set your time to within 1 minute of what the time is supposed to be in that zone according to a google search. Fortunately within there's a bit of give so if you can't find a per second result you might be OK.
This way it doesn't matter which NTP server Google Auth is using.
In short,
Google Authenticator is using the time your phone is set to. If you have used the sync over the network feature that will take over so to go back to manual you have to change the time. That is a bit opaque. Also another point of failure is when you go to a new country with auto time from network provider set... and the network provider gives you the wrong time! This happened to me in Morroco. It also happened in the UK when I picked up a signal ~80miles away in France, so that my alarm went off an hour late.
I hope this helps people out there. As you can see, just setting the time is not as straightforward as it sounds.
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Hey all,
A question here, i have heard this story a couple of times now but no proof. So maybe one of you can tell me if its a hoax or not.
I heard about a program that is able to triangulate your position by checking the signalstrenght. The program i heard about would be able to change to profiles to whatever you set them and whenever they should be activated.
For example: you come home, the program finds out you are close to home and puts on another callprofile etc.
The fact is that i know of LBS (location based service) and that those services are also working on the triangulation of cellphones.
Basically it should be possible but i can't find anything about a single program that is able to do something even close to that.
Do some of you have some more information if there is such a program or if its even possible?
Thanks!
I have been looking for that for years. It's the replacement of GPS (carry one more device). However, I search through the webs (visisted more than 100 sites). Some were restricted (police use) and some were requiring service charges per Kb.
Search for "navizon". I remember reading about it on here somewhere - let me know if its what your after and if its any good please.
Specs off navizon are very promising. It claims to use all available cell, wifi & gps data on p2p basis to locate your current position. Unfortunately PIE & Minimo aren't capable of downloading the installl files, so my try-out is a bit delayed.
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Thanks for the info petest. That looks very promising indeed!
It even has the possibility to let GPS software use it.
I just installed the whole package and fired it up but still no positioning data after 20 minutes.
I'll let it run for a day and see if something happens.
But thanks for the info and i'll let you all know if it starts working!
IGNORE ME!!! Waste of a post, seems this is not only not a new idea, but already implemented (just not used apparently).
I know this might not be the best place to put this but I do not know an official way to suggest this to google.
Background info: I have been testing out latitude and it has been failing. I spent a few hours (really) reading a forum on google about other users having the same problems (where it sometimes will not update your location for hours or days at a time). I started thinking what if there was an api to get the location instead of a direct gps read.
My idea is what if every time an app got a gps lock if the OS were to record it in a db somewhere as "last known location" (lkl from here on) and "last location time" (llt). Apps that need an immediate fix (maps) could turn on the gps and get it (which would then update the lkl and llt), but apps that need a recent location (locale, latitude, google local search etc) could check the llt and see if it is recent enough for them. If for example, locale needed a lkl from 5 minutes or less it could check to see if one is recent enough to use. If not it could turn on gps and get one. If so, it would use the lkl that was recorded and be done. In this example one gps location fix every 5 minutes could satisfy 20 different apps, with the app that needs the most recent updates doing most of the polling. For example, say most of your apps want a 30 minute llt but locale wants a 5 minute llt. Locale would probably be doing all of the polling, but the rest of the apps would not need to since 5 minutes is recent enough for them. This could potentially save battery and make apps like latitude work better since not all apps need an exact fix.
I know this was long and might not fit in here, but I figured if I put it here maybe someone of importance (or someone who knows the right people) could pass it on. It is one of those things that I would forget if I do not get it out.
This is already built into the Android APIs. You can get the last location known to the device, the time of the location, for any of the location providers.
yeah, was just talking to someone who told me the same thing. waste of 10 minutes of my life. I am a little pissed now that I know latitude and other apps could be using this and are not.
Dear XDA-users,
I have an LG E900 in Sydney Australia on the Optus Network, which has been fully updated to Mango (and then the tethering update). (also chevron unlocked). Its set to Australian region and its an optus rom I think (or whatever comes with the phone...purchased in Australia).
I have a strange issue with my Bing Maps (standard one that comes with the OS).
When I try to "find directions" when I am using my 3G data it comes up with one of two error messages:
1) No Location Information: Bing Maps can't find your location at the moment. Try again later. (but it has found me correctly when I click the "me" button grrr)
2) Bing maps cannot reach the internet. Please check your 3g or wifi connection. (but I am completely connected to the internet).
So I have done some trouble shooting and both of these errors are illogical or incorrect.
first of all, when I click on the "me" circle it finds my location perfectly (scarily so).
Also I scroll around the map and zoom in and out and bing maps is clearly reaching the internet as it is constantly clearing up the resolution. Also I can go to use internet explorer just fine.
I have installed Nokia Drive and Bingle Maps and both of these applicaitons work perfectly for giving me directions on 3G.
Now the kicker, when I am at home and I connect to Wifi bing maps direction does work, but directions on Wifi is essentially useless for me, as its when I am out and about that I could really use it.
One last thing I tried finding directions on 3G data where I put both places as a fully written out address (as opposed to "My Location"), and it still doesn't work BUT if I go to search for an address (not directions), then it finds it straight away.
Is there something I can do to further trouble shoot or fix this error up in anyway? I really want this to work ...
I guess no one knows how to help me.... in that case does anyone know how I can "reset" or "re-install" the maps program or something to trigger it back to proper functionality.
also this is a bump to the first post haha.
Weirdly worked out what was wrong...but not why. In any case my issue is reolved now...
The APN from Optus was 'yesinternet' (as it should be). I had a friend who suggested changing it to just 'internet' like most carriers and see what happens. Did that, restarted the phone and instantly it was working. All other 3G dependant apps like email, explorer still works just fine.... so there you go...
Can anyone explain that?
Its fixed so mods you can put a resolved tag on this one if required.
Interesting. In the states, my 4g stopped working for like 1 whole day and i couldn't figure out why on att. what i did was manually put in the apn settings i found on the internet and it immediately started working. next day set back to auto everything was fine. Think my carrier was messing with settings but wouldn't admit to it.
Handy to keep those apn settings around in case of emergencies. maybe the original uses a proxy that filters out bing and the "internet" one does not?
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Interesting. In the states, my 4g stopped working for like 1 whole day and i couldn't figure out why on att. what i did was manually put in the apn settings i found on the internet and it immediately started working. next day set back to auto everything was fine. Think my carrier was messing with settings but wouldn't admit to it.
Handy to keep those apn settings around in case of emergencies. maybe the original uses a proxy that filters out bing and the "internet" one does not?
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This makes sense I guess, but pretty poor choice for Optus as they are the official seller of this model of phone in Australia.
This is all related to daylight saving time. I live in Egypt and we haven't used DST since 2011. It has been used again since the 16th of May 2014.
I've tried setting my phone to automatically retrieve time from my network (I'm on Vodafone). It is always off by 1 hour, meaning it's the old time (before the DST).
My whole phone is acting strange. Some apps behave incorrectly, for example Facebook: Any comment/post posted at this moment, shows "1 hour ago". Even WhatsApp, I've sent a message to someone and they responded 1 hour earlier..
My stock Samsung weather widget shows a DST icon next to the clock and adds an additional hour to my original time whatever I do to change it, and I've even set the widget to use my current GPS location.
Same goes for Google Now (soccer games times).
I've got a couple of questions: 1. Could the network problem be caused by my phone? Because logically all networks in Egypt should have updated this.
2. What should I do at the moment about Facebook and other apps? That's supposedly something that has to do with their servers. Anyway I can contact them about this?
Last week my employer began using isolved time tracker for our work group. We began using it on 9-21-15. On 9-30-15, it was brought to my attention that my 'punches' were being logged from non-work locations. I believe there is a flaw or defect in the mobile software but I'll forward those questions to the software company. One thing I was able to find in my defense was the Google location log on my phone. I know that these items can be edited. I'm afraid that the edit factor may not allow this log to help my case but it does bring some other questions into play. Im hoping someone here with a higher level of knowledge in the field can educate me.
First question-
My location setting is always on and the location method is set to wifi and networks. I do NOT use the GPS option. How does my phone plot my locations? For example, it shows me at my home address at 6:53 am and then my work address at 7:27 am. I assume it's going off my home wifi connection and then my work wifi once I arrive and connect. I also notice it will show a time of 7:27-8:59 at my office, and once I arrive at another work location (and I would assume), connect to work wifi, the next location appears in my location log at that particular time. So, if Im at building B from 11:15 until 1:50, my location will show 'building B 11:15 am - 1:50 pm.' Not to sound redundant but, does the phone/location log know this because of the wifi connection?
What I am concerned most with is, all of my punch-ins for work are showing they were done from my home. I'm hoping to find a rock-solid way to orove that I was in fact at work when I was supposed to be. Would Sprint have any way of showing my locations at various times without me making any calls, sending any texts, or using any data? Do their towers have a constant lock on me and is there a log the can provide?
Thank you for reading through this long winded message. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I would greatly appreciate any help, advice, or ideas. Many, MANY, thanks in advance.
Mike~
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Last week my employer began using isolved time tracker for our work group. We began using it on 9-21-15. On 9-30-15, it was brought to my attention that my 'punches' were being logged from non-work locations. I believe there is a flaw or defect in the mobile software but I'll forward those questions to the software company. One thing I was able to find in my defense was the Google location log on my phone. I know that these items can be edited. I'm afraid that the edit factor may not allow this log to help my case but it does bring some other questions into play. Im hoping someone here with a higher level of knowledge in the field can educate me.
First question-
My location setting is always on and the location method is set to wifi and networks. I do NOT use the GPS option. How does my phone plot my locations? For example, it shows me at my home address at 6:53 am and then my work address at 7:27 am. I assume it's going off my home wifi connection and then my work wifi once I arrive and connect. I also notice it will show a time of 7:27-8:59 at my office, and once I arrive at another work location (and I would assume), connect to work wifi, the next location appears in my location log at that particular time. So, if Im at building B from 11:15 until 1:50, my location will show 'building B 11:15 am - 1:50 pm.' Not to sound redundant but, does the phone/location log know this because of the wifi connection?
What I am concerned most with is, all of my punch-ins for work are showing they were done from my home. I'm hoping to find a rock-solid way to orove that I was in fact at work when I was supposed to be. Would Sprint have any way of showing my locations at various times without me making any calls, sending any texts, or using any data? Do their towers have a constant lock on me and is there a log the can provide?
Thank you for reading through this long winded message. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I would greatly appreciate any help, advice, or ideas. Many, MANY, thanks in advance.
Mike~
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If you were on location and your device connected to your work WiFi, your IT/IS Department should have logs of that connection, they may need your MAC address to verify, but that should be proof enough.