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[Mogul, XV6800 General] dschoenike:
Very nice! 0.9.2 is definately working smoother for me over the last version. No lockups and like mentioned before, its nice to have the "ok" button functional. Definately one of my must-have apps. Great work guys!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] dschoenike:
Great work guys. 0.9.2 is definately working smoother for me over the previous version. No lockups and having the "ok" button work is nice. Its one of my must have apps. Thanks again
[Mogul, XV6800 General] dschoenike:
double post
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gbenj:
im still getting some lockups...when i turn it on, and i guess it goes to get a quickfix...it freezes it, and sometimes it comes out of it, sometimes i have to soft reset. one time, i guess when the phone was woken by a new email notification, the vibrate got stuck. had to soft reset to get it to stop, ive never had this happen before, so i have to assume it might be related. i love the functionality, just not completely solid enough yet. also, it does take more battery than normal
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kmartburrito:
Do you still have your autofix parameters set to normal? I've changed mine to only autofix between 8:00 AM and 8:05 AM so I only have to worry about it doing it once per day. Since it remembers the settings now, it's helped with the lockups.

I noticed the other day when I was on the plane that it seems to attempt to get an autofix once per minute (0.91 anyway.) This seems like a lot for me, and could be the attributing factor as to why so many are saying they're experiencing large power drains. I figure though, as long as I can control the autofix the way I mentioned above, I can do my own autofix before I use the app or another GPS app.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] meccanoble:
nice, I will be grabbing this later tonight if not tomorrow, definitely happy with the feedback i'm seeing from everyone.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gbenj:
i guess i didnt read that carefulyl, ill try that tomorow, hopefully thatll solve the issues. thanks alot.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] billblack:
Most of my contacts are Company only (no actual "name"). It would be nice if it could pull the Company field if a name doesn't exists. Great program!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
gbenj,

Are you absolutely sure you have version 0.9.2? Can you double check the version you have in the About page?

Thanks
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bchipley:
GPSToday,

Nice work on the update. 2 things that I still have problems with

- Since I have cramed too much stuff on my today's screen the scroll bar is activated and the speed box is partially covered. Can this be auto adjusted with the scroll bar?

- The address that I am currently at when driving is not showing up on the screen, the distance to the nearest contact is working, but not my physical address. Any help?

Thx
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Draken:
And/Or a setting to disable showing the contact in the today screen please .

I'm running now 0.9.2 without lockups in my Mogul...

Looking forward to try it on the plane this evening! Great app so far !
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gbenj:
im definitely on 0.9.2, but the fix that kmart gave me to disable the autofix seems to have solved my problem. whenever it was fixing, either when it was on autofix, or when i tapped it once, it wouldnt let me turn the device off until it was done. so basically when the device turned on, it would start to fix and that would sometimes lock it up. especially when it was woken by a notification, specifically email, it would not stop vibrating. but disabling the autofix solved this problem.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bedoig:
I'd be interested to know how many people are running a Mogul with the leaked 3.16 vs. a Kaiser (or other device) with an officially released GPS activation. I've noticed that the lockups sometimes occur with other programs that use the GPS chip. I think it is more a product of the GPS implementation in the leaked ROM than something specifically to do with GPSToday.

I've turned off the auto fix function all together, and only activate it when desired. Not a perfect solution, but it works for now.

.92 seems to be running well for me so far.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
gbenj,

Did you see the lockup when its just trying(red button with small green square in the middle), or does it happen only AFTER the gps has obtained a lock(full green)? Also, is your "initiate connection if needed" turned on?

Thanks
[Mogul, XV6800 General] chadman:
Nice today application! It seems to work, but I can not seen any address in my contact list. The application seems to hang endlessly saying "processing addr book...". I am also not sure what the read slide button does. I read you slide it to the right to make it on persistently, but it does not seem to work correctly for me. I slide it to the right, but it stays the same color and seems to work the same. Chad
[Mogul, XV6800 General] mbartels:
Exact same things happens for me. It endlessly says "Processing addr book..." but never actually does anything.

I love the software and think it works remarkably well for a beta stage. I do think it take up too much realistic on the Today Screen however. I'd love to see it take up 10-15% less space horizontally.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gbenj:
it occurs, after it has obtained a lock, when the square is full green, and also when it is trying to get one. its not a permanent lockup most of the time, it just takes a few minutes for it to finish and then i can set it back to the red square, or once it goes back there on its own i can use the device again, but when its frozen i get nothing for a few minutes, have to wait to even turn the device off.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
gbenj,

At this point we will have to realistically entertain the idea that there might be some other app on your device which is not cooperating well with other GPS enabled apps, or there is some other issue. We will continue to dig deeper on our end, but on your end if you are able to isolate another application or configuration that contributes its share to the problem, we might be able to build in a workaround into GPSToday.

mbartels,chadman:

Either your device doesn't have a good 3g connection, or you have really large address books, or both. The first time after installation or after a soft-reset, you need to give it time to complete processing the address book once, which requires a constant good connection. If it gets interrupted in between, it has to start all over again.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] mbartels:
3g connection? I don't even know what you mean by that.

I plugged my phone in and am making sure it's keeping powered on. It's been 25 minutes and still says "processing..." I have about 170 contact so it doesn't seem like it should take that long. I'll let it go another 30 minutes or so before giving up.

Thanks for the response!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
mbartels, you need to make sure your device is connected to the internet. Without that GPSToday cannot function. Open the web-browser and make sure you can browse web-pages, eg: http://www.google.com/m

Which device and service do you have? Do you see a "3G" or "U" or "H" or "EV" in the status bar next to the start button? Or is your device connected via wi-fi wireless?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] mbartels:
It says "EV." I checked the status and I've been connected to the internet for 40 minutes and counting...
[Mogul, XV6800 General] chadman:
I have tried with a my phone data connection and a wireless connection. Both are fast, but it still just hangs trying to process the address book. I do use PockectCM for my contacts. Does that matter? I only have about 40-50 names in the address book. I also have a bunch that do not have addresses if that matters. Chad
[Mogul, XV6800 General] chadman:
Ok it worked! I got my address's finally after using my wireless connection. I was using a cooked rom and the Rev A data connection is kind of flaky. That might be why I had to do it via a wireless connection. I still do not get that silly slide button. I read that you slide it to the right to stay on, but it never seems to work. Is there a trick to the slide thing? Chad
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
You can accomplish the same thing by going into the Map window>More>Run GPS. If it doesnt work there as well, then there might be a problem with your GPS device configuration.

Are you able to use your GPS in other apps(e.g Google Maps)? If your GPS is not configured correctly in StartMenu>Settings>GPS, then GPSToday will not be able to find it. In that scenario it will stop immediately upon starting up.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] pearljamaaron:
In Canada?

This seems to work well, but I live in windsor, ontario and when i search for certain things, example, tim hortons, it just shows the ones in Detroit when i know there is one down my street, is there any setting to set it to canada, or north american wide? And it doesnt show the address that i am at either, Maybe I am missing something? has anybody else in canada tried this out?

:confused:
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kevank:
First page - Second post says that is US only right now.

K
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
pearljamaaron, we are seriously looking at supporting countries outside the US, and Canada will be the first. But we dont have a specific timeline on that yet.

Also folks, v 0.9.3 is almost ready, please be sure to check back in a few days. It includes all the features everybody has been asking for (the big one: quickly and easily change/specify the frequency of fix attempts, without having to leave the today screen!)

Thanks.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bcothren:
Sounds great! I'm looking forward to the new release. It's nice to see fixes and updates so quickly.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] spediegunz:
can any one post or point me in the direction of tomtom 6 us canada maps download the tom tom app was included in nexvision latest rom but no maps to go with it
[Mogul, XV6800 General] rayden25:
Nice hijack attempt! Why not start a new thread or search?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] knytphal:
This is a really cool app and seems to work really nicely.

The only problem that I am having with it is that it will not load any map data nor will it tell me what address I am near. After getting a lock I started up PIE to get a data connection going, and I also selected for it to initiate a connection if needed. it still doesn't load up data.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kmartburrito:
waiting with baited breath... :D
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
By end-of-day Monday 03/03 if all goes well :)
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
Version 0.9.3 can now be downloaded onto your mobile device from http://m.geoterrestrial.com/

(filename should be GPSToday093.CAB)

To check out what all is new in this version, visit http://www.geoterrestrial.com/download/

Thanks!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bcothren:
Got it installed on my phone with no problems. I can't test it until tonight when I leave work, but I'll report on it tomorrow.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] JimSmith94:
I just installed Version 0.9.3 and it seems to pick up satellites quicker than previous versions. :) I have a couple issues though. :(

1) Previously, it showed my closest contact as a person in the same apartment complex, but it doesn't show me. Now it shows me as the closest contact, and the other person doesn't even show on the map. I did leave "Closest Contact on Today Screen" checked.

2) In Settings>Personal>Today>Items, it takes many tries to rearrange the order of the items. Eventually I get the changes to stick, but it seems that GPSToday doesn't play nice with the other plugins. I never had this problem before installing it.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
When you have two contacts at the same or very close-by address, one of the markers may totally obscure the other. Previously you were obscuring your neighbor, now he/she is obscuring you :) We will try to fix this either by making the markers semi-transparent, or by stacking the markers when they overlap. Next release.

Actually it shouldn't need many tries, it is just slow. The today screen applet actually loads/unloads all plugins with every move. Once we figure out a way to handle this in a snappy manner, we will also stop officially requiring soft-resets after installation.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] DaveAz:
Just loaded Version 0.9.3 on my Alltel ppc6800. Played a little tonight with no troubles. Will play more with it tomorrow and report.

Thanks
[Mogul, XV6800 General] JimSmith94:
Thanks, I zoomed in enough to see my neighbor's marker under mine. :) However, unchecking "Closest Contact on Today Screen" doesn't remove either mine or my neighbor's marker. :( Shouldn't it?

It failed when I tried to move one item up or down only one or two slots. When I moved it three or more, it did stick. Maybe it's a bug with HTC Home. :confused:
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
JimSmith94, "closest contact on today-screen" referes to the feature whereby the closest contact is shown below your current location on the today-screen plugin item. It does not refer to the showing the contacts on the map window.

In a later release we will expose a way to selectively enable/disable showing specific contacts in the map window.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] JimSmith94:
Ah, I see now, and that does work correctly. :)
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bcothren:
I was able to try it out on the drive home yesterday and in to work this morning. It seems to run very smooth, and I don't have the lockups that I was getting in the previous release. One thing that I would like to see is a smaller footprint. A multi option would be fantastic where you could select between normal (default as it is now) or other options like narrow or wide. That's just my two cents though...
[Mogul, XV6800 General] holmanm:
You can uncheck "Show Contacts" under map options to do this.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
bcothren,

By narrow/wide do you mean the height of the plugin on the today screen? Or something else?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bcothren:
Yes, I meant the height. SPB Weather has this option, and it is very useful. Not sure how easy it is to scale the plug-in though.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
Will need some clever UI engineering. But if having this feature reduces the chances of you uninstalling it in the future because of lack of space on the today screen, sure, we will evaluate it.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bcothren:
If it isn't an option, I'm not sure how much of a difference it will make because it is a nice plugin. My today screen (and I'm sure plenty others) is very valuable space for getting information at a glance. I'm constantly re-arranging it and trying new plugins. I don't like having scroll bars on the today screen because it kind of defeats the purpose in my opinion. The more that I can fit on the screen the better and I wish HTC Home didn't take up most of it. A suggestion for making it not as tall would be to remove the City, ST and zip from the today portion as most people will know which city they are in, and if they need to find out, opening the map can still provide that information. I don't travel as often as other may, so it might not be beneficial for some. But if the option is there to make it smaller and that could be removed, it may be better suited for those that don't have a lot of room to add the plugin.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kmartburrito:
Hey GPSToday, I thought you were saying that this release would have the autofix interval adjustment option? I haven't played with it too much yet as I'm traveling for work, but thought I would ask in case I missed it. Thanks again for this great app!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bcothren:
It is in this release, if you click on the timer (icon to the left of the map) the options can be set there. Works nicely too!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] chadman:
What causes the "processing addr book"? I have my address book processed and it seems to work fine. Then for no reason it tries to process it again. Is this info saved anywhere? If so, once it's done can I suppress that and then force it again if I want it? Chad
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
If everything is working fine, you should see processing addr book again only if the first run failed because of a bad connection, or briefly if something has changed in your address book.

BTW, are you using a "DCD" rom? A couple of other users with large address books using this ROM have also complained.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] chadman:
I am using a DCD rom. I think the slow address book update has to do with the beta radio and not really the rom. The new radio can download fast, but it seems to disconnect a lot and will not aways reconnect. I have had similar issues with PIE, Opera, and large email attachments with any ROM I tried. This includes the Official Sprint beta Rom. To bad I need it for the GPS to work! Chad
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kmartburrito:
Try using Ultimate Launcher today plugin. you can set up as many tabs as you like, and you can use today plugins on each tab. you can even combine tabs, so that you have several today plugins on each tab. it uses very little memory, and has a slick cube animation between tabs. I too hate scroll bars, and this allowsme to put everything i want on the today screen.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] DV8Ways:
UltimateLaunch... Try it!!!

What I just found out today with UltimateLaunch is that you can also combine multiple Today plug-ins into one tab, which I think is AWSOME... Talk about total customization and the cube effect is a definite plus...

I highly recommend this app as an addition to anyones collection...

DV
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bcothren:
I installed that launcher the other day on a spare phone that I have. It's a very nice launcher, and I am still trying to figure out how to configure it to meet my needs. I know there is a long thread about it on the forums, but to save some time and skip the posts that just say "Nice App" and that kind of stuff, is there a good post that gives some explanations on configuring it?

I don't want to high-jack this thread as it should be dedicated for GPS Today, so if anybody does know where to get this info, please PM me. Thanks.

*Edit- I found some good stuff at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=366796 so you can disregard that previous request. I think I got it figured out.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] liquidsilver:
I started using GPSToday this week. It's an excellent supplement to the MS or Google map tools. I wouldn't be surprised to see one of those two companies offer purchase it!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
Hi all,

The next release will have a way to automatically geocode/geotag the pictures you take from your device camera, with the latitude/ longitude/ altitude of your current position. Since every device's camera has its own peculiarities, and we cannot possibly buy each and every device model to test it on, it will be helpful if owners of devices with built-in GPS *AND* camera can snap one picture, and email it to us at the email address on the geoterrestrial website support page http://www.geoterrestrial.com/support/ . Please make sure to capture something totally obscure without any identifying information in the picture whatsoever, and just include the model-name and the word "picture" or "pic" or "photo" in the subject. e.g "xv6800 pic", or "mogul pic" or "att tilt pic" etc. This will allow us to specifically certify the geocoding functionality for a wide variety of devices. We will post daily on the website when we no-longer need sample pictures for a particular model.

As always, thank you for your support!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
Please download the latest version 0.9.4 from http://m.geoterrestrial.com

Here is the list of new features:

1) Now optionally set the device to autonomously wakeup before attempting a periodic fix.

2) Now optionally prevent the device from going to sleep when running the GPS in persistent mode.

3) Tap the address area in the today screen to display geo-coordinates and time of last fix.

4) Find an address on the map.

5) Too many contacts? Now you can find a specific contact on the map.

6) Now international users can conserve battery strength by disabling the street address display on the today screen, so as to always see geo-coordinates.

7) Single tap from today screen to copy the geo-coordinates to the clipboard!

8) Now you can set a map position as you current GPS position

9) Configure GPS sensitivity vs. Accuracy

10) Now configure the minimum battery strength below which GPSToday will automatically turn off periodic quick fixes.

No pictures geo-tagging yet, but coming soon!

Thanks.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] lifeisfun:
Hmm, it doesn't work for me :(

Before installing GPSToday my Google maps and TomTom would get fix on satellites within 10 sec upon installing GPSToday I couldn't get satellite fix for 30min .... than I gave up.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
lifeisfun, are you saying after installing GPSToday, google maps and tom tom didnt get a fix for 30 minutes, or GPSToday didn't get a fix for 30 minutes? Is your device configured to share the GPS port through Windows settings? Which device do you have?

Thanks
[Mogul, XV6800 General] lifeisfun:
Thanks for reply !

I have P4000 (Telus)

After installing GPSToday I couldn't get GPS fix with any software installed on the phone including GPSToday. Immediately after removal everything works again without any setting changes.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] GPSToday:
Isn't the P4000 telus the same underlying device as the Mogul, the Titan etc? In that case, it should be compatible with GPSToday. Did you install it to device memory, and soft-reset after installation? If you are willing to give it another try we could help in troubleshooting. Main thing to try would be to run the GPS simultaneously in multiple GPS related programs, except GPSToday, and see if they run ok at the same time.

Thanks.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] lifeisfun:
Hi, yes, P4000 is same as Mogul

I installed it again today and it works perfect now :)

Perhaps something didn't go well yesterday.

Thanks for your time !
[Mogul, XV6800 General] drgreenberg:
I know your stated plan is to geotag phone images, but I think it would also be fantastic to offer the option to simply record an NMEA or other format log in a folder/file of one's choosing so that the GPS track could later be used to tag photos from ones other cameras as well. An option to record location every fixed interval or after moving a fixed distance would help keep down the length of the log file. To work, the phone would need to be kept out of standby while the logging was active (perhaps logging would go along with persistant mode).

One other feature that I'd really love and would make a *huge* usability difference would be the ability to "collapse" the GPSToday section of the Today screen so as to take up almost no space. I need to use my Today space efficiently since I have a large set of tasks and calendar entries each day and find it wasteful to consume space with software that I use only periodically. Using Settings to check/uncheck GPSToday from the Today screen is a bit awkward, but some way to collapse/expand the panel or even to move the basics into a drop-down from the title bar, etc. would help a lot.

Thanks for entertaining this suggestion.