Location very slow to update to current position regardless of GPS fix

answered 2016-03-15 13:58:15 +0200

poetaster
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updated 2016-03-15 14:00:55 +0200

Just went out (was on my balcony with the above 500 meters out, in Berlin) TO the location indicated and the distance narrowed down to 150 meters. Back in my flat, on the balcony, remains out by 150 meters. Weird.

Went to the front of the aprtment, leaned out the window, and the app, poor maps, caught up and showed a fix down to the 2 meters or thereaboughts.

Hmmm. I'll test the road delay, later.

answered 2016-03-15 17:05:47 +0200

poetaster
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updated 2016-03-15 21:51:25 +0200

Laughs. Poor maps, here.

1. Launch app, on balcony. Shows last position (the correct position).

2. Share -> Other -> browser -> google maps

3. Google shows correct position

4. Return to (last run) Poor maps (same in here) 150 meters to the north for CURRENT fix.

Dunno if it has anything to do with your problem but strongly suggest it does :) There is a lag between fix being updated for other services (in my case minutes and meters, in yours, hours and kilometers).

I'll file another issue if you think I'm still off base. In any case, boy do I miss ovi maps. Btw. I'm a sysadmin, so if you suggest a debug route (terminal binary to debug gps) I can do so.

Some time passes...

Then I did the following: 1. Went outdoors to pick up my son. Turned on the Poor Mapapp. After clearing the buildings, guick fix (so under a minute). 2. Did a share, opening browser to google. Which was the correct location. Both from fix and shown from the carried over coordinates. But those, were not really, location sharing. That was just parameter passing. 3. Concluded, the GPS needs much more clearing from buildings than the Huwai P6, forinstance. But am stumped how to continue.

If I 1. turn off all data (mobile and wifi) 2. BUT run to work with GPS on tomorrow, then 3. Turn off GPS and walk home after work. 4.Turn on GPS at home on the balcony. 5. Use location in Browser ( how best to do so)?

Is that a use case. I suspect it will lag a bit. But that seemed, in my case, to be more a problem of getting a fix in the first place?

answered 2017-11-10 22:15:56 +0200

DarkTuring
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https://DAB.com/

Same here, on Sailfish X it takes 3.5 minutes, with Here App Open, Offline Maps installed, High Precision GPS activated.

1. Search map for store 1mi away,
2. Had to restart network layer because i had disconnected from WIFI needed to reconnect to mibile data, since i walked down to car;
3. Didnt fin GPS location since car in covered spot under concrete;
4. Drove into open in the middle of the street and WAITED;
5. 3.5Min later map could connect and find store, calculate route and start voice guidance;

To me thats WAY TOO SLOW.

answered 2018-06-14 16:14:41 +0200

cquence
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Same on Sailfish X, using the foursail app for foursquare checkins doesn't seem to be possible. I either get outdated location info or nothing at all for a long time. I use the GPSInfo app and when that gets a fix then I open foursail and the location is updated. As soon as I close the GPSInfo app the fix is gone and the location reverts to it's previous wrong location or "searching for location" state..

answered 2016-03-15 13:52:01 +0200

poetaster
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I just got a Jolla and went through all the updates to current. 2. 500 Meter's off! Doesn't update on maps (here or osm based apps) with any apparent logic (or measured amount of motion). I'll check to see if an update lag in the location service is the problem. Will report tomorrow.

answered 2018-12-04 14:00:27 +0200

sumitpur
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I had also not getting proper location in my phone , but found that if I open the wi-fi although using the mobile data for the navigation phone always shows correct location. You can try this in your phone. It works inside the building also.