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[Android Apps and Games] NYLimited:
Grab a beer, that'll make Google faster! ;)

I'm still on 1.4 so this may have changed.

I have absolutely no cell signal here, not a single bar or dot (just a warning triangle). I am also indoors so there is no GPS signal either. I am, however, connected to the local wifi.

I snapped a couple of pictures and thought things weren't working. The fallback to network location took a long time - 47 seconds - before I got the popup. The recorded address was off quite a bit (I understand this is not your code) showing the number 139 despite the house number here being 1.

This is less significant when shooting indoors but could get interesting if taking pictures from a rapidly moving car.

I will grab the new version as time permits and keep you posted.

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[Android Apps and Games] NYLimited:
I was just wondering if it is possible to have this app deactivate itself until the camera app is launched..

Both, the GPS and battery usage are very high due to this app. It has recorded nearly 4 hours of heavy go's & battery use since I used it to snap a couple of pictures around 16:15 my time and it us now 22:05... As you can see the resource usage is pretty much continuous since first used but I have not taken any other pictures or loaded camera.

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[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The network location can take some time to be acquired, 47 seconds is normal, and it is also not very accurate, it can be miles away from where you are, since the nearest GSM cell tower location might be used.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The idea is that the GPS is turned on after taking a photo and to be on for the maximum timeout time (default 60 seconds).

If the GPS stays on, it is a bug. Which version are you using?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

stable

version 1.11.

It is basically the same as version 1.10, with updated English texts and a new Dutch translation.

I have extensively tested this version and all main features I had planned are implemented.

Please let me know if you experience any problem, preferably accompanied with a logcat (see below), or if you have suggestions for improvements.

adb logcat | grep -i finegeotag > log.txt
[Android Apps and Games] Weetbix:
Ok, I've just had 2 days of running around with the family - taking plenty of photos along the way. All day Saturday I had 1.4 installed, and 1.8 today.

In short - I didn't notice any issues with FineGeoTag. It pretty much behaved as I expected without sitting down trying everything and trying everything in all ways.

The only photos I took that didn't get get tagged were on 1.8 when we were inside a large building having lunch where no gps fix could be had (9 year olds trying chicken feet is funny by the way).

I usually have location services turned off unless I need them... So I had tasker turn them on when my camera was launched. I also don't have data on by default - so I never got the pop up with the actual address (apart from a few I took at home with WiFi on).
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Thanks for your feedback.

There should be no need for trying things, the intention is to set and forget.

The latest version will automatically select appropriate location providers, based on which are enabled in the Android location settings and select the best location based on your preferences, so you will have a location indoors too (assuming you are allowing at least network locations). There is also a fallback to the last known location in case no location could be acquired and you can select the maximum allowed age of the last know location. So, the only situation there is no location is when all location providers are disabled and the last known location is older than allowed. This all is much better than what most camera applications do, which is mostly just getting the last known location, whatever the age, and sometimes just the first location reported, which could be quite inaccurate.

Without internet there will be no address, but there should be a popup with a thumbnail and the text "Geotagged".
[Android Apps and Games] NYLimited:
Can you ever use wifi to narrow it?

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[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Only if it is exposed in a public API (location provider), which seems not to be the case. Wi-Fi locations are Google proprietary stuff.
[Android Apps and Games] NYLimited:
I think that was 1.4.. Long ago and far away.. :)

I actually used Tasker to turn on GPS when camera is launched and off when exited. I will play more with newest version..

EDIT: I just saw you pushed a stable version. Will try it soon.

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[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
It is possible to use non Google location providers, which return locations based on Wi-Fi networks.

See here for more information:

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-g-unifiednlp-floss-wi-fi-cell-tower-t2991544
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

stable

version 1.12, which fixes a little bug in determining the best available location.
[Android Apps and Games] Saafir2:
Lookin good
[Android Apps and Games] NYLimited:
This version seems to be pretty accurate. Outside it will get a reading in 8 or less seconds. Without GPS (eg indoors) 45 plus seconds. Without cell phone network.. Well.. :)

Question for you. My GPS is normally set to "battery saving" or low accuracy mode. When the camera is launched I switch it high accuracy mode via Tasker. Should I keep doing that or does your app switch it on/off?

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[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
A user application (without root) cannot and should not alter system settings.

FineGeotag will just use the enabled location providers, so you will still need Tasker.
[Android Apps and Games] NYLimited:
Yes, indeed, that was a silly question. I take root for granted and completely overlooked that minor detail. :)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
It is not an Xposed module ;)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

stable

version 1.13 in the Play store (only).

Note that it can take several hours before Google has scanned the update.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

stable

version 1.14 to the Play store.

Note that it can take several hours before Google has scanned the update.

Changelog:

Fixed geocoder network errors from preventing the geotagged popup

Given the low number of users, I will not release on GitHub anymore and to prevent confusion I have removed all previous releases from GitHub.
[Android Apps and Games] NYLimited:
I understand you had a limited purpose in mind when you wrote this app. Nonetheless, I was wondering if, time permitting, you've any thoughts about expanding the app's functionality.

The ability to auto-insert some predefined data (e.g. photographer's name, copyright notice, etc) in addition to the location info might be a nice touch.

Sorry, just thinking out loud.. ?

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[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Your thoughts are appreciated, but I like to keep this utility a one purpose utility.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just uploaded

stable

version 1.15 to the Play store.

I have added EGM96 height correction, which might be the first open source Android implementation of this algorithm to correct GPS heights to mean sea level (MSL). Since the EGM96 correction table is included in the application, the application size has increased with 2 MB.

This new feature is a spin-off of another project I am working on. Let me know if you are interested in a pre release.
[Android Apps and Games] Px80:
I got my gps most of the time disabled.

Will it be possible that the app will turn on gps for a location request an than turn off again?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Application are not allowed to do this (unless the application has root permissions, but I don't want to add that as a requirement for this utility).

You could use Tasker to switch on the GPS when opening the camera, like somebody else did (read a little back).
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just uploaded

stable

version 1.16 to the Play store.

The version corrects height only for GPS locations.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
For people interested in keeping track of their location history:

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-backpacktrack-ii-t3123682
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just uploaded

stable

version 1.17 to the Play store.

The version adds a German translation, thanks [MENTION=5367731]an0n981[/MENTION] !
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Request idea: add a persistent notification while geotagging. This way Tasker can awake the app and Greenify can do its thing once geotagging is complete.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
You can do it this way:

start geotagging: Intent "android.hardware.action.NEW_PICTURE"

end geotagging: Intent "eu.faircode.action.GEOTAGGED"
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just uploaded

stable

version 1.18 to the Play store.

This version fixes altitude correction in some areas.
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Is it possible/feasible to add an option to automatically use the last location if a new picture is taken within X seconds of the previous picture.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I don't think this is necessary. If the GPS just fixed a location, it will fix a new location very fast.

Also, when photographing points of interest, I would like to have a precise as possible location for each of them.

Nevertheless, I understand why you are bringing this forward.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just release

stable

version 1.19 to the Play store.

Changelog:

Fixed writing EXIF tags in some cases

Caching altitude correction
[Android Apps and Games] Portgas D. Ace:
[MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION]:

geotagging works well for me, but I am facing an issue:

sometimes when checking the location of geotagged photos, the location seems to be randomized by Xprivacy and thus does not match the real location, mostly when location seems to be determined by other methods than GPS. I am using Camera Next v 2.0.004 and latest version of FineGeotag as well as Xprivacy. Camera Next as well as FineGeotag are allowed to access my real location. Is there anything else I do have to de-restrict so that FineGeotag is able to grab the correct location?
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Could it be that you need to unrestirct location for Google Play Services?
[Android Apps and Games] Portgas D. Ace:
Well, that would be quite difficult, as I am using a GAPPS-free device ;)
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Then your Google Play Services replacement, the network based location has to be coming from somewhere.
[Android Apps and Games] Portgas D. Ace:
I am using µg UnifiedNLP instead. Maybe the location-backends are the culprits here. I totally forgot about the backends and will check them. Thanks for the useful hint :)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
First of all you should either let your camera application or FineGeotag geotag your photos, but not both.

If you do not restrict locations with XPrivacy, FineGeotag will be able to get your real location.

FineGeotag doesn't use Play Services, so this is in any case not the problem.
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Does this not trigger GMS network location services?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Yes, it does, but what I meant was that FineGeotag doesn't directly use Play services, like activity recognition.
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
A fine tunning idea for a rainy day when you are really bored: If a picture is deleted before geotagging is complete it still shows that it was geotagged. Maybe add a check to see if the image is still available.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
A new version is underway in the Play store to fix this.
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
But it's not even raining today
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I hope it will at the end of the day ;)
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Feature request: add a boot reciever. The way it is now the app must be manually started at least once in order to receive the picture taken intent.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
If the application doesn't receive a new picture intent, it will not receive a boot intent as well.

All intents are equal to Android.
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
So it should actually receive the new picture intent without having to be manually started first?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Yes, it should.

Make sure there is no Xposed module in the way.
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Rookie mistake, it was greenified.
[Android Apps and Games] Portgas D. Ace:
[MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION]:

I would like to update the German translation, as there are some typos and mistakes. Could you send me the corresponding files or provide me a link to the files? I haven't found any information on XDA or github.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
See here:

https://github.com/M66B/FineGeotag/tree/master/app/src/main/res/values-de
[Android Apps and Games] Portgas D. Ace:
I don't know how I missed this. Nevertheless, translation has been updated and pull request send.
[Android Apps and Games] zoff99:
feature: add location at later time?

your app is really good.

i would like to suggest a new and totally cool feature:

when you take photos in an area where you do NOT have internet on your phone (holiday, forest, ... whatever)

(and you don't want to enable GPS) , it would be super if your app could save the GSM celltower info somewhere,

and then later (maybe days later) when internet is available, lookup those values and save the location into the images.

there could be a button in the app, "add missing location to photos", when you press it the app will loop through all *.jpg in the DCIM folder, see if celltowerinfo was saved, then lookup location and add it to photos ...

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mayb also consider letting people add issues/bugs on github?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
FineGeotag will automatically use network locations if they are accurate enough.
[Android Apps and Games] zoff99:
i don't understand what you mean?

if you travel to another country for holiday for 2 weeks and take fotos, without 3g connection and without GPS, then there will not be an accurate location. but you still have the celltower data (GSM) of that area.

you could save the celltower ids and then look them up later when you are home again.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Network locations indeed require an internet connection, but why bother? GPS locations are available everywhere and offline.

Cell tower locations are quite inaccurate, sometimes up to kilometers.
[Android Apps and Games] zoff99:
GPS is not available everywhere since it uses lots of battery.

3g location always uses celltowers.

so just say you don't think this feature is worth implementing. but i think it is.

also why not let people reports bugs on github?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Making photos will use a lot more battery than requiring a location for a photo.

Anyway, what you are requesting is outside of the feature set of FineGeotag, which is meant for accurate locations.

You can report bugs here, if you find one.
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
This app has bugs?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Not that I know of.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

stable

version 1.21.

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/FineGeotag/releases/tag/1.21

This version will be available in the Play store after Google's approval.
[Android Apps and Games] marcelcf:
Hi, I loved your app, but it is not working on my LG G4. It pops up the pic with the location but when I go to Galery and open the picture detail, it does not have any location information.
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Have you tried using a different image viewer app?
[Android Apps and Games] marcelcf:
Yes I tried (SE viewer and Quick Pic viewer) . I also tried disable Google photo backup to avoid the app to take the file in use. Any other suggestion?
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Is there maybe a permission problem? Does the app have proper storage access?
[Android Apps and Games] marcelcf:
Thank you for the extremely quick reply! Do you know how can I check it and give the properly access?
[Android Apps and Games] an0n981:
Setting - apps - fine geotaggig - permissions
[Android Apps and Games] marcelcf:
I've checked it and it says that the app has permission. But I think it has some to do with permissions because I downloaded an app called Photo Exif Editor and in Settings-App-Photo Exif Editor it also had the permission. But when I entered the app and tried to manually change the geotag, the app said that I had to give permission to save it. After this message the app opened a kind of Windows Explorer and said to navigate to SD card (and not a subfolder) to grant permission. I did it and it worked in that app. Maybe I have to give permission in somewhere in Fine Geotagging?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I will update the application later to ask for permission, for now you can give permission as already pointed out using the Android application settings. If you like, you can create an issue on GitHub for this.

Make sure you don't have other applications which update/remove the geotags.
[Android Apps and Games] junkyardsparkle:
Just used this (found it at f-droid) for a survey of trees in an area, and it worked great, thanks! The one feature I found myself wishing for as I was attempting to cover an area efficiently by bicycle was an audible alert rather than the popup, so that I could be getting ready to move to the next location upon confirmation of a fix. I suppose this would also suggest having a different alert sound for timeout. Any chance this might be a simple addition?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
It wouldn't be very difficult to add, but I guess it would be specifically for you only and since this application is for general (and my own) use I see no reason to put effort into this, sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] junkyardsparkle:
Actually, I'm not sure when or if I'll ever be in that situation again... I just thought that since I would have found the feature useful, maybe somebody else would, too. If you don't think it adds any general utility, then so be it.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
I idiotically flashed the micro max unite 2 OTG support zip and then my sd card gone damaged and then agin when i restarted my phone several times the phone didn't started.It is Stuck at the boot Logo i tried to go to recovery mode but i was unable and i also tried ADB but it is showing no devices found so Someone Please help me ! Thanks In Advance !
[XDA Assist] It_ler:
Sounds similar to this issue: [Q] Bricked A310 by Smartashu1.

Maybe the suggested solution will work in your case too.

If not, please register on xda and ask in the Canvas Nitro A310 / A311 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum.

Remember to provide as many details about your exact device and model name, the firmware version, what you have done, etc. as possible to get better help and advices.

Good luck !
[XDA Assist] OathYvne:
Hi I download all of my music from YouTube and I don't have any albums tags cause I don't feel a need for them. Anyway I have over 2000 songs and I put them in a "Music" folder on my SD card and Google music makes that the album name for all my music. If I take the music out of the folder, the album gets called "sdcard1". My question is, is there a way to make it not have any album name to avoid having to click twice of this screen of the artist? I'd just like it to show me all songs from that artist, not the albums to choose from then see all the songs. Thanks!

This what I mean:
[XDA Assist] Razvan:
Hi there,

Sorry for this late response. A simple reboot fixes the issue but I believe it has more to do with the Play Music App itself and less to do with the phone. I have not found a permanent fix, but I have however notice the issue is more prevalent when connecting and disconnecting Bluetooth Audio or connecting or disconnecting headphones with built in controls.

Maybe asking in the bellow threads will give you more answers related to this issue:

[Ask Any Question][Newbie Friendly]

Good luck
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egynono:
Hi

I have Sony Z2 ,D6503 ,Build Number: 23.1.A.0.690 ,Android:5.0.2 With Root

i want to upgrade to 23.1.A.1.28 with root

Thanks
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikey94:
Then go into the 23.1.A.1.28 Thread and follow the guide :))
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shayded:
Exactly. If you want a fast run down (don't do this without reading in full) flash the new zip via recovery, then using flashtool flash the stock kernal without wiping any data and with a few exceptions (can't remember which off the top of my head) but it's a simple process.

If you don't want to lose recovery in the process, reflash a zip of the dual recovery right after flashing the .28 zip.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egynono:
can you give me the Thread plz
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] countryboy9x:
i think you should wait for someone who make Pro-root .zip,
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shayded:
There is one, there's a whole thread about it.

Basically the same instructions as with the 726 zip but with the 28.

Search tool is your friend.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pandemic:
[MENTION=4461370]egynono[/MENTION]

Wake up please and check next time the general topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3082166
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikey94:
Here is a debloated (most of sony apps deleted) firmware:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2/development/rom-d650323-1-1-28-slim-edition-lb-t3105353

You don't need flashtool for this, just put it on your SD-Card, flash it and wipe cache/dalvik :)
[G3 Accessories] .fabioss.:
Hi,

on my current Samsung Galaxy S3 have a microSD Samsung 32GB Class 10 (read 24mb/s | write 13mb/s) but passing to the LG G3 wanted to get another but from 64gb and faster.

I have seen that there are currently those with reading speed 90mb/s and writing speed 80mb/s.

I wanted to know, what would be good for the G3? I'm interested in the speed but also the long-term reliability.
[G3 Accessories] joooe:
Always used Sandisk in all my devices. Theirs Ultra range seems quite enough.

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And remeber that even though the cards have high read/write specs, the device itself may no be able to cope with them.
[G3 Accessories] .fabioss.:
the SanDisk Ultra ( http://www.sandisk.it/products/memory-cards/microsd/ultra-plus-class10-for-android/?capacity=64GB ) should come up to 48mb/s, meaning there are also the Extreme of up to 90mb/s but they cost a bit 'too.

Is it unknown to what speed the LG G3 allows read/write?
[G3 Accessories] Neorpowa:
Samsung class 10 ! Capable of 48 MBps and waterproof(24h) x-ray proof and extreme temperature proof :)
[G3 Accessories] .fabioss.:
more than 48MB/s does not make sense to consider them?
[G3 Accessories] xxdawidxx:
I have had a 32gb Sandisk Ultra in my Note 2, but when upgraded to G3 I also upgraded my memory card. I went with 64gb Samsung Pro MicroSDHC UHS-1, which offers speeds of up to 90mb/s read and 80mb/s write. The phone cannot fully benefit from those speeds, but there is quite a noticeable difference in speed between this Samsung Pro and Sandisk Ultra.
[G3 Accessories] .fabioss.:
The product code should be Samsung MB-MG64D/EU and should cost around 10€ less than the Sandisk same capacity and performance.

But more or less the microsd up to that speed arrives in reading and writing within a smartphone?
[G3 Accessories] joooe:
Why are you so worried about speed? Most of the time the phone accesses internal memory, not the card.
[G3 Accessories] .fabioss.:
Yes, sure, I just wanted to buy a microSD newer than the one I use now in the Samsung Galaxy S3 ( read 24mb/s | write 13mb/s ), that's all.
[G3 Accessories] .fabioss.:
so do you think it's worth spending twice as much for a microSD with the speed of 90mb/s compared to a 48mb/s?
[G3 Accessories] joooe:
Nope.