navigator.getCurrentPosition takes an optional 3rd argument that is an
options object. Try setting the enableHighAccuracy and maximumAge
parameters and see what happens.

http://dev.w3.org/geo/api/spec-source.html#position_options_interface

Chad Killingsworth

On Jul 2, 5:15 am, Rolf Dohrmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> I noticed that the native Google Maps App on my smartphone needs a few
> seconds until it can change my position from the cell tower position
> to the real position (GPS). So I wondered if this might be the reason
> why google maps API in android does not show the correct position but
> only the cell tower: it might take some time to find out where the
> real (GPS) position is. But the sample script calls the data only once
> when initializing. That means it has no time. So I wrote a script that
> loops about 10 times, each 10 seconds. It calls the current position
> again and again. However, that didn't work either.
>
> http://www.speibl.com/samples/v3-tutorial-17-geolocation1b.html
>
> Now I have no more idea how to fix that from my side and I wonder if
> it is really possible to show the GPS-position in the android browser.
> Is there any example that shows that it works? I'd like to check that.
> Perhaps it's a problem related to my smartphone?

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