On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Eric Holmi <[email protected]> wrote: > I realize that GPS has improved, but it still takes over 10 minutes to get a > A-GPS location for a single app >
Hmmm, that's a little long. If you feel like running a test, would you mind running: sudo GTEST_logtostderr=1 GTEST_v=1000 ubuntu-location-serviced-cli --bus system --test on your device? Please note that you need to restart the phone after having run the test. Thanks, Thomas > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Felipe De La Puente <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Is there a place where I can find documentation about the current API >> available to consume the location-service from a C++ app? >> >> Thanks! >> Felipe. >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Thomas Voß <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 8:16 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. >>> > >>> >>> There are two aspects to this problem: >>> >>> (1.) The system should clearly indicate the status of the positioning >>> engine. We are in the progress of surfacing the status more clearly. >>> (2.) The respective application you are using should not use the >>> positioning engine until it actually has to. As Pat pointed out, you >>> can completely >>> switch off the positioning engine to prevent buggy apps from accessing >>> the engine without a real need. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Thomas >>> >>> > 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. >>> > >>> > 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 >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
