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Hello,
I have some problems with my navigation in my car, i have a android navigation system with a gps receiver first it worked but at this moment he doesnt work very well
Today i buyed a new gps receiver and placed it on my roof of my car to get a better receive.
I have a program to test the gps receive and he sees 10 sattelites but only uses 3 of them constantly and number 4 is used 70% of the time but 30% not so my navigation program is constantly showing searching for gps signal.
sometimes i have luck and it has connected to 5 sattelites.
My question is he sees 10 satelites 1 has a terrible receive but my navigation is connection to that one but the other satellites have much better receive
So why does my navigation only connects to 3/4 when there are 9 good ones ? can i turn them on with a app or something or can i sellect other satelites or something?

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Hello,
I have some problems with my navigation in my car, i have a android navigation system with a gps receiver first it worked but at this moment he doesnt work very well
Today i buyed a new gps receiver and placed it on my roof of my car to get a better receive.
I have a program to test the gps receive and he sees 10 sattelites but only uses 3 of them constantly and number 4 is used 70% of the time but 30% not so my navigation program is constantly showing searching for gps signal.
sometimes i have luck and it has connected to 5 sattelites.
My question is he sees 10 satelites 1 has a terrible receive but my navigation is connection to that one but the other satellites have much better receive
So why does my navigation only connects to 3/4 when there are 9 good ones ? can i turn them on with a app or something or can i sellect other satelites or something?
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NAVIGON 4 + BT GPS doesn`t work (my failure?)

I cannot start using my navi kit for many days because of one problem: I leave BT GPS receiver outside for at least 20 hrs to initialise, connect to device regularly, run NAVIGON and get always the same message - "A GPS receiver has been detected, but a convinient GPS signal is not available. The reception is obstructed, or the receiver is being initialised."
Any idea what to do?
Slaven, it could be a faulty receiver, do you have a program for viewing the signal and number of sats being received? It maybe also that the settings are wrong for the gps, what is the model of receiver you are using and details please of how you set it up when bonding etc. Have you carried out a factory reset of the receiver also? One other thing, sometimes a gps reciver will work much better for initialising first time if it is mobile rather than static, put it in the car and see if you have any results after a mile or 2. Try this program to test the gps function.
Please check your PM I have sent one to you. thanks.
I`m using BT GPS receiver delivered in original kit with Navigon 4 (made by GNS). I`ve bonded them regularly (XDA II asked for code and I entered 0000 - as described in operation manual). I have not performed factory reset of GPS rec. because don`t know how to do that. I couldn`t find any possible way to do that, except to remove BT and TMC moduls and I have done so.
Thank`s for gpsdiag, but I don`t know hoe to connect BT GPS with my notebook (with built in BT) to test it. Only service available is to connect it to serial port, but couldn`t. As you can conclude, I`m not very experienced with this, so I need really DETAILED help! Thank`s in advance.
Sorry, I sent the wrong version of diag, I will pm you the proper file.
The BT version of serail port on qtek is not compatible with wildcomm BT (used by navigon) got to navigon website and download the wildcomm patch
this will solve your problem
I was using navigon with wired gps and then tried bluetooth which dropped signal and refused to reconnect, thanks for the link I will try it.

low GPS on Leo ?

Hi there,
I use an app called "gps sport tracker". The HD2 has damn fast a gps fix to work with. Ok, I wan't to record a track with that tracker and put the hd2 in my backpack. the recorded data is fault caouse the hd2 looses gps signal ......
I do the same with my touch pro 2 and this works alwasy when I put the TP2 in my small backpack.
Has the HD2 a problem with the gps antenna ?
When I hold the device in my hand, it's no problem with gps.
DJChriZZ said:
Hi there,
I use an app called "gps sport tracker". The HD2 has damn fast a gps fix to work with. Ok, I wan't to record a track with that tracker and put the hd2 in my backpack. the recorded data is fault caouse the hd2 looses gps signal ......
I do the same with my touch pro 2 and this works alwasy when I put the TP2 in my small backpack.
Has the HD2 a problem with the gps antenna ?
When I hold the device in my hand, it's no problem with gps.
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I have no problem with mine logging from my jacket pocket or top pocket on my backpack. Make sure the phone isn't going to sleep - this shuts down the GPS is you haven't set the app to stay awake. I don't use GPS Sport Tacker any more but I'm sure you can set it to stay awake. Also usual stuff - make sure phone is not sheilded by anything metal or magnetic in your pack and no other electronic equipment as this can also affect it.
If GPS ST doesn't have a stay awake function you can search on XDA for KeepAwake (I think) or try GPS Trackah from Marketplace as that's what I use and it definitely does have this feature.
Hope some of this helps!
Ahh ok, I will test some other stuff. I switch my HD2 off while tracking, perhaps he turns off the gps !! yeah that's a solution. On the touch pro 2 (win 6.1) the tracker was working with gps while the device was turning off.
the gps of my hd2 is by far the best gps i've every experienced. i get a fix within seconds, and do receive a signal even in buildings (a few meters away from a window).
so i think it might be point that the device switches off, like dunc001 already said.
yes, the gps fix is so fast on the Leo. Yesterday I checked the "gps sports tracker" again and I start to record the track ... lock the keys and don't switch the Leo off. So it works fine the leo switches off by itself after a short time but gps is working and working
thanx for the help guys

Bluetooth GPS

Many people are having problems with GPS. This thread is intended to discuss the different possibilities using an external bluetooth GPS.
I have just bought a Copilot GlobalSat BT359. I have tested it with Bluetooth GPS Provider V1.2.5 from the market.
I am very please to report this works very well. Got a fix in seconds and is very accurate. Need to test it on a long run.
Can people please post any info on bluetooth GPS's and any results they get.
The Copilot GlobalSat BT359 cost just £14 from eBay.
cool downloaded the program works fine with my bluetooth gps(holux) thnx very much! nice to have a backup! my internal gps works fine too!
Try oruxmap from the market. It supports external bluetooth gps. And working great.
I use a Nokia LD-3W bluetooth GPS module. It's nice and small and it works an absolute treat and locks on to satellites instantly. The battery lasts for ever and it also has the in car charger just in case lol. I use the copilot sat nav app as it has built in maps so I don't need to worry about data useage and it is available to buy from the market.
Edit: loads for sale on ebay HERE
symanuk said:
Many people are having problems with GPS. This thread is intended to discuss the different possibilities using an external bluetooth GPS.
I have just bought a Copilot GlobalSat BT359. I have tested it with Bluetooth GPS Provider V1.2.5 from the market.
I am very please to report this works very well. Got a fix in seconds and is very accurate. Need to test it on a long run.
Can people please post any info on bluetooth GPS's and any results they get.
The Copilot GlobalSat BT359 cost just £14 from eBay.
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Just tested Copilot GlobalSat BT359 and it works great. Did have some phone crash problems. Fixed it i hope...
I've ordered a keyring gps:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...gps-receiver/63a0c4b6f743d7f3f396c7497be2aa58
Testing with my Nokia phone as the gps device I found making the bluetooth connection was difficult. Once connected it worked great. Hopefully the Nokia was at fault there and not Android and the keyring device will connect every time.
snaff said:
I've ordered a keyring gps:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...gps-receiver/63a0c4b6f743d7f3f396c7497be2aa58
Testing with my Nokia phone as the gps device I found making the bluetooth connection was difficult. Once connected it worked great. Hopefully the Nokia was at fault there and not Android and the keyring device will connect every time.
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Thats a neat little device and handy it can clip on to your trouser belt or jacket etc. I notice that the website has some mark up on the Copilot UK maps! Its only about £27 from the Market!
Got the BlueNEXT BN-902MM today and took it for a short walk with My Tracks. All seems good. Look forward to running with it on Monday.
Importantly, the routine each time I want to use it is no more than 10 seconds:
* switch on the keyring
on the sgs:
* disable internal gps from the icon on the dropdown menu
* tap the Bluetooth GPS widget
and it's ready to go within a few seconds with no more fuss. Same in reverse to disconnect and go back to using the internal GPS.
I wanted to clarify that as if the connection is more like 30 seconds+ or is unreliable then you don't want to be doing that every day.
Does this work with all aplications, like Google Maps, trapster or Sportypal or only specific apps?
Thanks
t1mman said:
Does this work with all aplications, like Google Maps, trapster or Sportypal or only specific apps?
Thanks
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In theory with all apps. The data is passed to the Android OS so any apps using the standard Android interface for reading positional data will get that which comes through the bluetooth link.
The only difference I've seen is in the GPS Status app which gets the positional data but not the debug data with regard to each satellite and its signal level, etc. I don't think any normal apps would need that sort of detail.
Here is my modded armband. It's an iphone band so I'd already butchered it to fit the SGS in and felt I had nothing to lose. First I made a hole to attach the keychain to, then unpicked the thread on part of the velcro strap so the GPS could slot behind that. Then I did a bit of sewing (no homo) to tidy it up.
snaff said:
In theory with all apps. The data is passed to the Android OS so any apps using the standard Android interface for reading positional data will get that which comes through the bluetooth link.
The only difference I've seen is in the GPS Status app which gets the positional data but not the debug data with regard to each satellite and its signal level, etc. I don't think any normal apps would need that sort of detail.
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Good! So it's definitively my planB if it's not fix by next spring (I probably won't run outside that much in winter in Canada eh!)
Here is the Nokia LD 3W in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2gm5DAOjM
But since I started working with the "gps status"app., the internal
gps is doing quite well as well....but I dont know if it's related,
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I'm overall happy with the external Bluetooth GPS.
I've used this app with many other gps apps. Like Google earth, maps, Cell mapper 2, c:geo, DRoute, G-Mon, GeoRecorder, GPS Status,Maps(-), My Tracks, Speedview and more. Only one states that gps is turned off but works anyway which is Waze and iGo won't start because it can't find a GPS-signal.
Accuracy with internal varies between 100m and 10m and external GPS between 10m and 1m.
For navigation in cities I use the external GPS and for rural navigation I use the internal GPS receiver.
Does this prove that the internal gps on the sgs has a hardware issue? Or there other factors involved?
I am just wondering if the issues can really be solved, by software updates?
householddog said:
Does this prove that the internal gps on the sgs has a hardware issue? Or there other factors involved?
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It doesn't, because the drivers may be buggy, and external receivers do most the processing, so it isn't a timesensitive operation really.
householddog said:
Does this prove that the internal gps on the sgs has a hardware issue? Or there other factors involved?
I am just wondering if the issues can really be solved, by software updates?
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Bluetooth gps navigation works very well on the sgs as you can see on video.
It is a hardware issue in the sense that most standalone gps receivers or external bluetooth gps receivers got more capable gps chipsets (like sirfstar chipsets) than most smartphones nowadays, so it is not an exclusive sgs's problem
It could be an antenna issue as well so a less serious hardeware problem...
Anyway I dont think this thread is the right one for that kind of discussion.
This thread I think is to show if bluetooth gps is working on the sgs and how.
Or why it is an option for some users and for others not...
Bluetooth gps works on my sgs and that's a fact.
For the other gps issues there are already enough threads with speculations, assumptions and facts like:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821863
And more:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732030
And so much more...
Let's keep this thread just to the point and that's bluetooth gps navigation.....
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sean2476 said:
I use a Nokia LD-3W bluetooth GPS module. It's nice and small and it works an absolute treat and locks on to satellites instantly. The battery lasts for ever and it also has the in car charger just in case lol. I use the copilot sat nav app as it has built in maps so I don't need to worry about data useage and it is available to buy from the market.
Edit: loads for sale on ebay HERE
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Yes, that's interesting how long that battery goes without recharging!! How is that possible?
The specs say 3 days stand-by and 4 hours active...well on stand-by it lasts forever and during navigation is so many hours I dont even know exactly!!!
If its a software issue, I guess 6 months is not even close enough to fix it. Im already convinced that this is a hardware issue since my 5800 seems to have a very accurate GPS
hmm i want free GPS(w/o trial).. and also i want cheap bluetooth GPS with good quality
..
just tell me if you know any product

no GPS fix in US

I'm trying to use the app ski tracks to track my skiing while on holiday however the app won't find any GPS. The weird thing is that Google maps will connect with our without WiFi and will get a gps fix. I tried GPS status monitor thing and it said I'm not connected to any GPS satellites. I'm running paranoid android beta 5, any help please?
Change your gps from battery save to high accuracy?

[Completed] Android gps navigation problems

Hello,
I have some problems with my navigation in my car, i have a android navigation system with a gps receiver first it worked but at this moment he doesnt work very well
Today i buyed a new gps receiver and placed it on my roof of my car to get a better receive.
I have a program to test the gps receive and he sees 10 sattelites but only uses 3 of them constantly and number 4 is used 70% of the time but 30% not so my navigation program is constantly showing searching for gps signal.
sometimes i have luck and it has connected to 5 sattelites.
My question is he sees 10 satelites 1 has a terrible receive but my navigation is connection to that one but the other satellites have much better receive
So why does my navigation only connects to 3/4 when there are 9 good ones ? can i turn them on with a app or something or can i sellect other satelites or something?
XDA Visitor said:
Hello,
I have some problems with my navigation in my car, i have a android navigation system with a gps receiver first it worked but at this moment he doesnt work very well
Today i buyed a new gps receiver and placed it on my roof of my car to get a better receive.
I have a program to test the gps receive and he sees 10 sattelites but only uses 3 of them constantly and number 4 is used 70% of the time but 30% not so my navigation program is constantly showing searching for gps signal.
sometimes i have luck and it has connected to 5 sattelites.
My question is he sees 10 satelites 1 has a terrible receive but my navigation is connection to that one but the other satellites have much better receive
So why does my navigation only connects to 3/4 when there are 9 good ones ? can i turn them on with a app or something or can i sellect other satelites or something?
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