Issue 708 in mytracks: My tracks is not detecting Defy Gps

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New issue 708 by mickeywi...@gmail.com: My tracks is not detecting Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

1. Activating the Gps and mytracks will produce this error every time
regardless of Gps cache reset etc.

All other Gps related app's work flawlessly, Locus Pro, google Maps, Gps
status etc.

The program constantly states "Waiting for a better GPS Fix. Make sure that
the sky is visible" the program states this even when I have an accurate
Gps signal confirmed by Gps status.

When pressing the My location button the message "GPS is not available. An
approximate location based on mobile towers and WI-FI networks" is shown,
This leads me to believe that the program is not detecting the phones Gps
unit.

Using MyTracks Ver 1.1.13, Cyanogenmod 7.1.0 Jordan(Stable), Motorola Defy
mb525.

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Comment #1 on issue 708 by eppgar...@gmail.com: My tracks is not detecting
Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

Similar case with issue 708 (also version 1.1.13) but my problem happens on
a Sony Ericcson Xperia X8. the X8 runs GPS Essentials and Navdroyd
flawlessly, and also, I have another android phone (Samsung Galaxy Y) right
beside it and My Track works flawlessly on that phone.

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Comment #2 on issue 708 by kyle.bre...@gmail.com: My tracks is not

detecting Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

I have same issue with an LG P-999 Optimus 2gx. My tracks does not use
the GPS senors built into the phone. Lots of other apps including google
apps use the GPS sensor just fine.

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Comment #3 on issue 708 by kyle.bre...@gmail.com: My tracks is not

detecting Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

I have same issue with an LG P-999 Optimus 2gx. My tracks does not use

the GPS senor built into the phone. Lots of other apps including google

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Comment #4 on issue 708 by christop...@gmail.com: My tracks is not

detecting Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

Same issue with HTC Desire (bravo) and version 1.1.16.
Last time I recorded a track successfully was with version 1.1.10.
I can't say for versions in between, I didn't use the application during
this time.

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Comment #5 on issue 708 by js...@google.com: My tracks is not detecting
Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

Issue 744 has been merged into this issue.

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Comment #6 on issue 708 by js...@google.com: My tracks is not detecting
Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

When My Tracks starts a recording, there should be a system GPS icon on the
status bar. Can someone let me know if the system GPS icon indicates
whether GPS is available or not.
Thanks

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Comment #7 on issue 708 by burra...@gmail.com: My tracks is not detecting
Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

Same problem here with a HTC Desire S (ICS). All other GPS apps work fine ,
this one chooses not to detect the internal GPS.

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Comment #8 on issue 708 by borispro...@gmail.com: My tracks is not

detecting Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

Will someone

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Updates:
Status: Duplicate
Mergedinto: 1042

Comment #9 on issue 708 by js...@google.com: My tracks is not detecting
Defy Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

My Tracks is using the standard Android Location Manager API.

Going to merge this issue with taking too long to obtain GPX signal.

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Comment #10 on issue 708 by michael.dors: My tracks is not detecting Defy
Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

Same behavior as described by mickeywi...@gmail.com on a Motorola Defy+
with Android 2.3.6 .

The GPS-Icon in the Android Statusbar indicates, that there is a GPS-Fix
(the Icon is solid, not blinking, but Mytracks constantly states "Waiting

for a better GPS Fix."

Pressing the My Location Button produces the same Message "GPS not
available...", but my location is shown in the map (small blue circel) with
very good accuracy (5-6 meters).

Also if i start a recording, the track is ok and recorded with the same
good accuracy.

I think, MyTracks is using the correct position data given by the API
(position and recorded tracks are ok), but the GPS-Status given by the API
is not the real GPS-Staus. Maybe a bad implementation of the API on some
Android-Devices or in some Android-Versions.

I have tested this on two different devices (Defy+ and Huawei Ideos X3)
with the same result

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Comment #11 on issue 708 by michael.dors: My tracks is not detecting Defy
Gps
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=708

@Comment 6 by jshih :
Yes, the system GPS icon indicates that GPS is available (Icon is solid,
not blinking).