has anybody succeeded in connecting and using the TomTom wireless GPS mkII to the Desire HD running Sense rom? it's an amazing antenna and it doesn't need internet to work which is a huge plus for me.
if so, please help me do the same.
thanks
a little review of the unit
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtom-bt-gps-mkii.php
Should be easy.
Pair the bluetooth as you would pair any other bleutooth device.
Now there are several free GPS tools on the market which allow you to use the external GPS module.
Just search on 'bluetooth gps' on the market and you are set to go.
When you say it doesn't need internet to work, does it mean you can use google maps with it without internet connection?
nm8 said:
When you say it doesn't need internet to work, does it mean you can use google maps with it without internet connection?
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It should work the same as the internal GPS receiver only that it is more sensitive probably.
The question of using data through a internet connection actually has nothing to do with the gps receiver but with the program itself.
nm8 said:
When you say it doesn't need internet to work, does it mean you can use google maps with it without internet connection?
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when you use the regular GPS module of the phone itself, because it's rather weak, unless you have a correct setting for AGPS it will take it quite a while to get a lock.
if you use something like the TomTom wireless GPS, you don't use the weak receiver in your phone and have better satellite reception.
that doesn't NOT mean that you can use google maps without actually downloading them beforehand. ie, any program you would like to use must have the maps in it already.
lukesan said:
Should be easy.
Pair the bluetooth as you would pair any other bleutooth device.
Now there are several free GPS tools on the market which allow you to use the external GPS module.
Just search on 'bluetooth gps' on the market and you are set to go.
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thanks for the suggestion (logical assumption), i'll give it a go
reporting back:
i've installed this app
https://market.android.com/details?id=googoo.android.btgps&feature=search_result
and a couple of others but i liked this the most.
recommend it for everybody.
Yea, that's great than the one I use before this.
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Hi there,
I'm loving my Surface so far (Had it for two weeks) and would like to know if anyone has managed to pair it with a USB or Bluetooth GPS unit?
If yes, does it work well with the included Bing maps? Or are there any other good apps for use with a GPS?
I potentially have two uses for the device with GPS enabled.
1) As a navigation device
2) As a GPS logger that can log my position and export the data to be used in Photoshop Lightroom to geotag my photos.
If anyone has done this can they please share with GPS device you have tried and how your experiences have been?
I was hoping that using my Android phone as a WiFi hotspot would allow Bing maps access to the GPS location of my phone...but I don't think it works.
I was able to pair it with my BT GPS but no luck actually getting any apps to work with it...
--Chris
christr said:
I was able to pair it with my BT GPS but no luck actually getting any apps to work with it...
--Chris
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The same result here.
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Do you guys have the Windows location platform enabled? I think it may be off by default, which prevents apps from getting your location even when the OS has it.
Open Start, type "location", and look under Settings.
Can anyone give some advice please.
I just got my smartwatch 2 SW2 (s/w 3.25.11) and have a Xperia Z (4.3 JB)
I connected the phone and watch fine but found that my phone has no internet connection via the wifi. On
turning off Bluetooth and disconnecting the watch I have the internet back again.
If I leave the phone on 3g I get internet access even with the watch connected.
I downloaded the Sony Update Service program and installed the lates firmware, I deleted and re downloaded
the Smartwatch 2 app from the play store and still the same. Deleted all the add on apps I downloaded, left the ones
Sony recommends.
But on wifi I lose internet connection
I must be missing something. works fine on 3g but not on wifi...
Anyone able to help me?
Bob
Bob_UK said:
Anyone able to help me?
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Perform a factory reset of your phone, it's clearly messed up somewhere (bluetooth or wifi).
Does it happen with other bluetooth peripherals?
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lexman098 said:
Does it happen with other bluetooth peripherals?
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Good point something I never tried.
Connected headset and all works fine wifi connected and headset and I have the internet.
So its down to the watch?
It did work at the start as I downloaded the gmail and other apps the watch suggested. Then later
I noticed it was not downloading from the play store.
@themissionimpossible
I did think of this but as a last resort as I dont really want to loose my data.
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Does it happen with other bluetooth peripherals?
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Good point something I never tried.
Connected headset and all works fine wifi connected and headset and I have the internet.
So its down to the watch?
It did work at the start as I downloaded the gmail and other apps the watch suggested. Then later
I noticed it was not downloading from the play store.
@themissionimpossible
I did think of this but as a last resort as I dont really want to loose my data.
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Connected headset and all works fine wifi connected and headset and I have the internet.
So its down to the watch?
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Headset connection uses a different bluetooth profile than the SW2, so it's non relevant.
You could also try to connect the SW2 to another smartphone and see if its wifi connection keeps working.
If that pairing runs nicely, then some problem is in your phone.
It's unlikely that a non-defective Sony SW2 doesn't work with a Sony smartphone...
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Does it happen with other bluetooth peripherals?
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themissionimpossible said:
Headset connection uses a different bluetooth profile than the SW2, so it's non relevant.
You could also try to connect the SW2 to another smartphone and see if its wifi connection keeps working.
If that pairing runs nicely, then some problem is in your phone.
It's unlikely that a non-defective Sony SW2 doesn't work with a Sony smartphone...
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Im going to clear everything then try again later.
And good point try on another phone I will pop out to see daughter
Thanks for the help
Ok checked on another phone and it worked fine. Came back and installed the
watch app from the play store, then added a few apps. All was fine and the internet worked
ok with the wifi.
Happy man
A few hours later noticed I had not received some emails on the watch OR phone... on
checking I had no connection.
Turning off Bluetooth to disconnect the watch and in seconds I had emails arrive on the
phone.
I am back to square one again
You could also try to disable any energy saving on the phone like stamina mode or eventually reset the SW2 and try the pairing again from scratch.
If your SW2 works with another smartphone the problem is probably in your phone, if nothing helps, as a last measure you should try to factory reset your phone.
Does anyone know if it's possible to get GPS on the watch without the phone being paired. Everytime I try tracking in s-health it will only track my route if GPS is on on my phone. Similarly in here maps I can't get a location fix if GPS is not turned on my phone.
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I know that the LTE version can transmit GPS location without being connected to a smartphone. I'm not sure about the BT only model.
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I know that the LTE version can transmit GPS location without being connected to a smartphone. I'm not sure about the BT only model.
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I also have the LTE version. It works but you have to go into the settings and turn on the location in settings. I don't know how it works with BT version. You may want to go in and see if you have location settings.
As far as maps, you may be out of luck. You will still need the phone to send the map to the watch. With the LTE version I can get a map or navigate in standalone because I have a LTE connection to retrieve the data.
Now I did notice one thing. When I am connected to my phone, my S3 gets GPS from the phone and not the watch. The GPS on the watch only goes on when not connected to the phone.
I am studying the options to buy a S3, but I need to access my notifications when away from phone. Will they work through Wi-Fi? When the phone is at home and the s3 is connected to the Wi-Fi at work ?
And also can I reply through a qwerty keyboard ? Is there any option?
Thank you.
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No, the watch needs to have a Bluetooth connection with the phone in order to receive notifications.
Wifi is only for using the internet (browser) on the watch.
Or you need to get your hand on a LTE version of the Gear S3, that one uses a (e)SIM and then it works as a full phone and you can receive notifications.
There are qwerty keyboards available to buy in the Samsung App Store, but I don't know if they work great.
Default a T9 keyboard is on the watch, which you can use. Also some pre-defined smileys are available to use as answer.
And finally you can use your voice to answer notifications (only some languages are supported by Samsung Voice).
Thank you. But LTE variant is unavailable in Europe and even if I can buy one from US, none of the operators in my country use e sim...
Too bad...
And gear s4 is far away..
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No, the watch needs to have a Bluetooth connection with the phone in order to receive notifications.
Wifi is only for using the internet (browser) on the watch.
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What? WiFi on gear is not just for an internet browser. And there is not even a stock browser installed.
With WiFi enabled on your Gear you can use a remote connection to your phone. So if your watch is connected to a hotspot, it tries to achieve a remote connection to your phone and you can still receive notifications.
It has to be enabled on your Gear phone app.
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ok....like android wear.
this makes the difference for me between buy or no buy...
Does it matter to be on the same Wi-Fi or not ??
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Does it matter to be on the same Wi-Fi or not ??
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No, it doesn't matter.
You can also just use your mobile network in your phone. This will work too, while the gear ist connecter to a hotspot.
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Maik268 said:
What? WiFi on gear is not just for an internet browser. And there is not even a stock browser installed.
With WiFi enabled on your Gear you can use a remote connection to your phone. So if your watch is connected to a hotspot, it tries to achieve a remote connection to your phone and you can still receive notifications.
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Not true, at least not in my case,
I have never received a notification from my phone when I was out of BT range and still wifi connected,
But as soon as I get in BT range again, the notifications are coming in.
And no, there is no option for that in the Gear App nor on the watch.
Have you ever received notifications when outside BT range and still connected to wifi network ?
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Not true, at least not in my case,
I have never received a notification from my phone when I was out of BT range and still wifi connected,
But as soon as I get in BT range again, the notifications are coming in.
And no, there is no option for that in the Gear App nor on the watch.
Have you ever received notifications when outside BT range and still connected to wifi network ?
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Yes, I have.
And because you don't believe me, here is a short video I made while remote connected (Remote verbunden = Remote connected in german):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwF-T4LX8qMfdU1nSjhmUzFtbXc
You can enable remote connection in gear app on your phone (Settings > Gear Connection > Remote connection).
You HAVE TO enable it. Only connecting to a hotspot does not work.
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Not true, at least not in my case,
I have never received a notification from my phone when I was out of BT range and still wifi connected,
But as soon as I get in BT range again, the notifications are coming in.
And no, there is no option for that in the Gear App nor on the watch.
Have you ever received notifications when outside BT range and still connected to wifi network ?
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The option is in Gear app, Gear connection->Remote connection. I would select Sync Wi-Fi profiles to confirm wifi connection as well.
Maik268 said:
Yes, I have.
And because you don't believe me, here is a short video I made while remote connected (Remote verbunden = Remote connected in german):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwF-T4LX8qMfdU1nSjhmUzFtbXc
You can enable remote connection in gear app on your phone (Settings > Gear Connection > Remote connection).
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Hi did you disable BT connection before you got it to be remote connected or did it happen automatic
it will be nice to get it to do it automatic even the BT is ON on my watch it go to standalone when there is no BT connection
Omel said:
Hi did you disable BT connection before you got it to be remote connected or did it happen automatic
it will be nice to get it to do it automatic even the BT is ON on my watch it go to standalone when there is no BT connection
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Bluetooth is always activated on my watch and WiFi is set to automatic on/off.
If the watch looses the bluetooth connection, it automatically activates wifi and tries to connect to a hotspot. After a few seconds it switches from "standalone" to "remote connected".
This all works automatically.
But that only worked for me after I uninstalled all three Samsung apps on my phone (Gear App, Gear S Plugin and Samsung Accessory Service), resetted my gear and installed these three apps manually again from the PlayStore. Then I set everything up again. During setup, the phone asks if you want to use remote connection. If so, the gear app disables the battery optimization for the Accessory Service.
Maik268 said:
Yes, I have.
And because you don't believe me, here is a short video I made while remote connected (Remote verbunden = Remote connected in german):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwF-T4LX8qMfdU1nSjhmUzFtbXc
You can enable remote connection in gear app on your phone (Settings > Gear Connection > Remote connection).
You HAVE TO enable it. Only connecting to a hotspot does not work.
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thank you.
one more question.
when i connect to a wifi with my watch, i receive notifications back from the time i was disconnected or just to ones from now on?
i want to leave my phone at home, and stay connected to a wifi at work, but from home to work i dont have wifi, and i receive notifications...will they be received once a arrive to work and connect to wifi?
bogdan_wrc said:
thank you.
one more question.
when i connect to a wifi with my watch, i receive notifications back from the time i was disconnected or just to ones from now on?
i want to leave my phone at home, and stay connected to a wifi at work, but from home to work i dont have wifi, and i receive notifications...will they be received once a arrive to work and connect to wifi?
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You should receive notifications back from the time you were disconnected. But I'm not 100% sure.
I activated the setting that the watch only receives notifications if I wear the gear.
And after I put the gear on, I receive all older notifications. So I think this will also work like this with a remote connection.
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I was pleasantly surprised last night while throwing out the garbage that my Gear S3 went out of Bluetooth range then kicked over to Wi-Fi. While i was outside a text came thru and i responded while on Wi-Fi so it does work...
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Maik268 said:
Yes, I have.
And because you don't believe me, here is a short video I made while remote connected (Remote verbunden = Remote connected in german):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwF-T4LX8qMfdU1nSjhmUzFtbXc
You can enable remote connection in gear app on your phone (Settings > Gear Connection > Remote connection).
You HAVE TO enable it. Only connecting to a hotspot does not work.
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Weird.... I know the options and they are both enabled.
But still no notifications when connected by wifi.
maybe I have to reset my watch....
Well, another guy at work also has a Gear S3 WiFi only, and he was getting some notifications all morning long even though he had left his paired phone at home. I know for sure that he was at least receiving text messages notifications because I sent him a text message which he got the notification for on his S3, and he was able to respond using his S3 and I got it even though his paired phone was at home. So it does work even when the phone and the watch are on different WiFi connections miles apart. Impressive. I'm betting it's using the Samsung account associated with the watch and phone somehow to keep them tethered over WiFi in order to accomplish this amazing feature.
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speedme said:
Weird.... I know the options and they are both enabled.
But still no notifications when connected by wifi.
maybe I have to reset my watch....
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Sometimes it stops working me for, too.
Only way to get it working again is a gear reset.
DaWeav said:
Well, another guy at work also has a Gear S3 WiFi only, and he was getting some notifications all morning long even though he had left his paired phone at home. I know for sure that he was at least receiving text messages notifications because I sent him a text message which he got the notification for on his S3, and he was able to respond using his S3 and I got it even though his paired phone was at home. So it does work even when the phone and the watch are on different WiFi connections miles apart. Impressive. I'm betting it's using the Samsung account associated with the watch and phone somehow to keep them tethered over WiFi in order to accomplish this amazing feature.
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Yes. Even the info text inside the gear app says that this is working via your samsung account.
So, Won't incoming call notification work when connected through WiFi ?
Hey! thank you! I recently configured that and works nice! at the begging was a little hard, after a few attempts, checking some Samsung account features, restarts both devices and testings, well, it works!