On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 2:16 AM, Marek Greško <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I would prefer to have control over gps, whether it is ever user or not. I > understand your reasoning, but what if I want to start mapping application > without gps starting? I just want to search the map, not to navigate and > drain battery. > Turning off location detection does this. > > Also I added comment to the bug you mentioned, that it would be nice to > see what state the gps currently is. Whether it has fix or searching or > powersave and so. > There is a task and bug logged to add an indication of whether location detection is in use. > > Thanks. > > Marek > > 2016-01-28 17:26 GMT+01:00 Pat McGowan <[email protected]>: > >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 9:50 AM, royden yates <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:19:56 +0100 >>> Michael Zanetti <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > On 28.01.2016 14:21, Alberto Mardegan wrote: >>> > > On 28/01/2016 15:36, Michael Zanetti wrote: >>> > >> Funny enough, the HERE webapp is the only thing that >>> > >> actually manages to get a GPS fix for me. I haven't ever >>> > >> seen a GPS fix in OSMScout or any other app. >>> > > >>> > > It shouldn't make any difference, which app you are using. >>> > > It may be that the only thing that changes is how you use >>> > > the phone while location service is on: >>> > > >>> > > - The app must be active on the foreground, and the screen >>> > > must be on >>> > > - For AGPS to work, you need to have WIFI on and be >>> > > connected to the internet (either wifi or cellular data, it >>> > > doesn't matter) >>> > >>> > Yes, that's what I would think too. But well, not what my >>> > device agrees with... I just opened Here. It loaded, 3 secs >>> > later it painted where I am. I closed it again, opened >>> > OSMScout and well, in the meantime I've typed this mail with >>> > the display on and OSMScout in foreground and it still thinks >>> > I'm sitting on the north pole... >>> > > >>> > > Ciao, >>> > > Alberto >>> >>> Another issue, is that since the change to the notification drop >>> down, the gps chip itself is not seen to be enabled/disabled, >>> but "location detection" may be shown as enabled there, >>> perhaps confusingly. For gps chip status, one must know to go >>> to System Settings -> Battery screen. >>> >>> This situation is inconsistent, as wifi and bluetooth chip power >>> states ARE shwon in notifications. Why not gps? >>> >>> cheers Royden >>> >> >> We recently updated the spec to remove the GPS control entirely as >> explained in >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-system-settings/+bug/1533837 >> >> Cheers >> Pat >> >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >
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