Serious map/GPS problems - please please help
asked 2014-12-11 09:09:08 +0300
The only thing that was crucial and a worry to me when buying this phone was having a decent enough map/sat-nav/GPS app, after having an iPhone for years and having the brilliant, easy and virtually bug free iphone maps
This is a list of all the apps you guys have recommended to me and print screens of what they do on my phone
Jolla maps - as everyone already knows, all that does is give a list of instructions, no real-time/turn-by-turn actions
Here maps (beta version) - You search for location, press go, and it just stays on 'waiting for gps' - http://i59.tinypic.com/2w7kc47.jpg
MapFactor. I downloaded all the UK maps as recommended, for offline use. For starters, the 'search through google' function doesn't work. What a suprise. So you have to find where you want to go another way (very hard). And it just stays on this page whilst youre driving http://i61.tinypic.com/24ay7g2.jpg
NavFree - Another super hard app to use with most functions broke (searching by google again for example), you finally find where you want to go (roughly) and it just says this - http://i59.tinypic.com/261kxo4.jpg
OsmAnd - find where you want to go, just says position not yet known - http://i60.tinypic.com/2njx844.jpg
MAPS.ME Pro - Once youve found where you want to go, just says this - http://i61.tinypic.com/28inq5z.jpg
Please can someone help me? Surely all these apps aren't this bad? Otherwise I have no other option to return to iPhone and return this phone before my 14 days refund period is up. Which would be a shame, cus apart from this, I do like the phone, and love having something 'different'
It's as if my phone's ability to locate where I am just isn't working. And yes I have it turned on in settings
Does Jolla maps give you the location of where you're? Also, Try starting native app first and then use Android apps. https://together.jolla.com/question/4853/gps-support-for-android-apps/?answer=4924#post-id-4924
I have used Waze for navigation couple of times and it worked fine for me.
anandrkris ( 2014-12-11 10:23:34 +0300 )editYou call the "iPhone Maps" bug free!? Sounds like a joke. Whatever. The Jolla sometimes seems to have GPS tracking issues (HW related?)... Try to restart the phone. When using in Flight Mode (e.g. HERE Beta) don't forget to reactivate "Location" in the settings.
torcida ( 2014-12-11 10:47:41 +0300 )editIn general you have to switch on GPS if you are not connected to mobile data or wifi it may take up to a few minutes to find position. If mobile data or wifi is connected it should be faster. As said below I would recommend turning on GPS open native maps app and wait until position is known, Then start here maps. I use Here Maps without problems, but I'm already on opt-in 1.1.0.x.
drummer12 ( 2014-12-11 11:26:55 +0300 )edit@drummer12, I always have wifi or mobile data connected so it should be even faster! but it doesnt work at all, can you please explain what you mean by 'i would recommend turning on GPS open mative maps app and wait until position is known, then start here maps'
JordanNOFX ( 2014-12-11 11:31:09 +0300 )editI mean go to settings turn GPS on. Then open Jolla maps app. There is a small window in upper right corner, there should be your Position. If not maybe something is wrong with your GPS you may check this with CSD Tool. Access you get through typing ##310## in the phone app. Accept the terms and open GPS, there should be values on all entries (especially accuracy)
drummer12 ( 2014-12-11 11:49:32 +0300 )edit