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[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] beyondinferno:
I'm a total noob with android, linix and being any help to this forum :p

That being said, I noticed when you're in google search or in the browser and click an address sprint's nav isn't an option as a "default" program to use. I would really like to fix this but have no idea where to start. Any help would be greatly appreciated and I vow to share this info with the community!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chuckhriczko:
Well Sprint Nav isn't part of Android 1.5 which is what the Hero has by default. So it wouldn't show. We have to wait for 2.0 or 2.1 and even then I don't know if that shows as an option.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] beyondinferno:
If i'm understanding you correctly sprint nav isn't included in the stock rom... That's incorrect. it was including on my stock hero (sprint) and on fresh 1.0. I've found you can edit the "androidmanifest.xml" in the apk but i can't open it using xml notepad (invalid character). Any help on recommendation for what editor to use? if i can get this to work i'll post the .apk with the fix so you can just replace it.

*update

so i found an editor that works, not i just need to find the string to add to add it to complete action list.

*update

I found the string is listed as "intention" now we just need the command to make it "navigate to"
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] ersocia:
+1

i've been seriously disappointed that i'm unable to do this, so if anyone has any solid information as to whether or not this is possible, it'd be quite helpful.

and yes, if you were saying sprint nav wasn't included in the stock rom, it most certainly is. just my 2¢.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] bronxknight28:
Closest I got to having Sprint nav being default is in my phonebook, I tried the browser but it only let's you choose between browser and Google maps (y would anyone use the browser?!??)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] beyondinferno:
so no takers? I thought this might be easy for a dev!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] 10507:
Do you need to have a data plan or internet connection to use this application, and will we get service charge through our phone carrier for using this application?

Thank you for your contribution:)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] nicksmith4:
"Received Invalid CellTower Data" for me.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] S.V.I:
my location service will not work with T-Mobile US 3G

I have already discussed this with TMO-US tech support. My Location service will not work with 3G, it will work while connected to GPRS/EDGE. Not sure what the problem is. the cell towers are not registered. I just tried your service, but it returned the same values as GoogleMaps puts me in Chelsea hotel in NYC, while I am actually about 400 miles away.

I am sure that it will work if I disable 3G and switch to GPRS/EDGE.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
Yes, you need a data plan. the program sends out 50 bytes to a web service and receives about 20 bytes back. There is no operator based service charge other than what you would normally incur by sending out/receiving that much information over your data connection.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
I'm assuming you have a rhodium variant from your sig. If you don't mind telling me, which one is it exactly and who's your operator?
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
Poll added to this thread. I'd appreciate it if you could vote after testing so I can get a feel for how well it works. Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
Hmmm... working in 3G here. Since my app is throwing the same invalid data as GMM, I'm guessing its a database issue. TMO may not be providing correct location information for their newer 3G towers.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] af974:
It works for me........1,6 Kilometers from me.

Nice job indeed. :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] khaytsus:
This is such a great idea, if we can get wide support for it this will be great for no-power estimated location for things which don't require exact locations, as you say weather, even paired with some other tool could be used as a tracking device. I have something I've ran for a long time which uploads my cell-based location to a web service, something like that could use this etc..

Works just fine on my Tilt 2, standard ATT ROM, created the key and it wrote the coordinates, etc.. 1800 feet from my current location.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
I believe you are seeing the possibilities :)

This test app should be every bit as accurate as Google Maps Mobile is in cell tower mode btw.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] pkoper:
Works fine with O2 in Germany (Edge).

Location is about 4 miles off, but it's where the actual tower is and where google believes I am.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] nicksmith4:
Yes TP2 on Sprint
[Windows Mobile Software Development] jmmmmm:
If we could get a more robust search app that we could run all the time and have it automatically update so that ANYTIME I looked at it, it had the current yellowpages search results for every business within a half mile (or some user definable range) that I am in. This would be awesome!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
That's the thought behind a positional aware device. This project will do the under the hood work: automatic current position in HKLM\Services\myLocation w/o battery drain or high data expense.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
Ahhh... CDMA variant is the reason. Your error was puzzling. I'm not familiar with Sprint/Verizon RIL but for sure I believe they are protected by their respective operators. I may be able to get away with it by signing my app correctly. Does Google Maps Mobile work for you?
[Windows Mobile Software Development] lyu370:
Works for me. Puts me in the same spot as Google Maps. About 1/2 mile from my actual location.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] howdykeith:
I wonder why I get a:

WM5?

Smartphone?

MotoQ?
[Windows Mobile Software Development] fwt:
Great job ... very fast and pretty accurate.

Blackstone with Xannytechs 1.7B

About 0,5 km from my actual position.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
HTC devices only. What smartphone did you test with? WM5 devices should work. I'm primarily targeting the new HTC Touch devices however.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] andromaliuz:
Another fix

and again...

now i found a fix using Lat/Long from myLocation directly (using thale.accu-weather.com/widget/thale/readme.asp ). I hope this works for everyone - conventional location format also supported - and no need for the google workaround anymore.

BTW: Units of precipitation etc. should be correct again, since the former source delivered others values/units (e.g. cm instead of mm for prec.)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] shahriar5252:
myLocation works for CDMA TP2 with Mach2003 GPS mod driver

Hi Sleuth255:

In spite of your myLocation program’s being built for AT&T’s GSM towers, I am using your it (v1.2) on my Sprint CDMA TP2 (stock ROM wm6.5 HTC Sense 2.5) to enable location service for the showaco's TitaniumWeather panel in wm6.5 Titanium. First I installed the showaco’s TitaniumWeather panel and replaced its TitaniumWeather.mscr file with the fixed one posted by andromaliuz in post#181 of myLocation thread. Then, I installed your app and Mach2003’s GpsModDriver_317.CAB.

The problem is that I have to turn on Mach2003’s app every time that I go to a new location for the info to be updated in myLocation app. This defeats the purpose of the myLocation service, and I don't wan to leave Mach2003's app all the time because I don't want GPS to quickly consume my battery.

I have two requests:

First request: Is there a way for you to enable the myLocation service to turn on and off Mach2003’s GpsModDriver at certain time intervals without anything appearing on the screen to update location info? This way, user’s can have true automatic location-based weather service for the TitaniumWeather panel. Or just do this anytime the TitaniumWeather panel wants to update itself?

Second request: Is there a way for you to enable myLocation app to import AGPS data from the built-in location service for the CDMA Sense 2.5 ROM for Sprint? When I go to Settings/System and click on “Location Settings”, it allows me to turn on the Google-based cell-tower AGPS-location service for Sense 2.5’s weather panel as well as for the Sprint Navigation app. So why not use this native, built-in location service to get tower info for myLocation?

Thanks for all the hard work.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] lovingHDTV:
I installed on my TP2 -Sprint CDMA

I have enabled the service and set the data counter. But it has done nothing, sent/received no data. Does this work for CDMA, I ask because it seems that most tower based solutions don't. I tried a soft reset and that did not help either.

thanks,

dave
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Laurentius26:
Hi Slueth,

Thank you for your hard work.

The link is dead to the script you posted on page 1.

I'm using a script by Nosedive to autosetup the Showaco weatherpanel but I can only setup mylocation manual atm.

I would love to see it automatic but I don't know which adres to use to setup longitude and latitude.

So for the time being I've setup like this:

If (mylocation = 1)

link=ReadFile("http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/forecastfox/weather_data.asp?location="&location&"&metric="&metric)

EndIf

If (mylocation = 0)

link=ReadFile("http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/forecastfox/weather_data.asp?location="&location&"&metric="&metric)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] netant:
how to install this thing ? im on X1 (stock ROM)

i installed myLocationInstaller v1.2 , no program shortcut key, no control panel or whatever. i have only seen few registry key created by this.

ITPweather/ not able to get location information from this, the registry key are blank in lat/long :confused: Invalid location

Im super confused :confused:
[Windows Mobile Software Development] aruppenthal:
Very nice work Sleuth :) As always your work is amazing. Works great on my custom tilt 2 Rom. Im showing approx 2 miles off but again its where my tower is.

Look forward to seeing a ROM from you ;)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] claus1953:
Working for me, coordinates given by prog are

Lat: 20.742058

Long: -99.940018

Checked my location with Google Earth gave:

20º43'57.40"N

99º56'50.07"O

That is Bernal, Qt, Mexico
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
Thanks, that's quite the compliment given that this 34K app is a bit bloated due to all the debugging code... ;)

Looks like I've got usable code for GSM Touch devices at least. This is good. Time to get started on the service itself then...
[Windows Mobile Software Development] howdykeith:
MotoQ.

Your app is coming along great. I know less and less apps will happen to run on wm5 or smartphones.

Just reporting in.

I am afraid to mention it cause it might sound dumb, but on my phone I don't expect rklocation to ever work. The best I could hope for would be an app that goes through the interweb and does a whatsmyip.com. Usually on the web page it says "your ip is ####, you are in Encino". Well that would be very close indeed, at least for things like casual internet apps like messengers or gps recording apps that are only for fun.

I am not sure whether my phone's web ip ever changes?

Someday I will get a new phone and I will forget my phones failings.

Don't mind me.

I assume you have seen:

Get Your Zip Code
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
I have! Unfortunately that's a managed application and since I'm working towards a driver/service, this test app is written in native code. Besides getting me to the service/driver stack, native gives me low memory&storage requirements/high speed/power efficiency. I'll need all of this to produce something that meets my design goals.

So I had to do a ground zero restart for the most part although I did translate some C# web service packing routines from the code project. RIL stuff derives from XDA based work but should be generic. I imagine that it'll work on your Q if I sign it correctly.

Besides, real developers code in native... unless you're like Cmonex/Olipro, then you code in object lol ;)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
hmmm... I just uncovered a method to get WOEID into myLocation. :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] sebsab:
Works in China

No problem for me within 600 m.

running on Touch HD with Dutty SENSE 2.1 HG R0 WWE

Good luck! for next step.

SebSAB
[Windows Mobile Software Development] 4irm:
@ Sleuth255

germany (eplus)

blackstone

3G, GSM

works fine.

I usually get my location using google maps as well.

The problem is that this lovely feature (mylocation weather) provided by manila doesn't work.

Maybe there is a reg string that can be replaced using your tool.

thanks and regards.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] jug6ernaut:
Awesome work wow does this have possibilities :D
[Windows Mobile Software Development] eDaniel:
Gave the approx. location in a few seconds on my Xperia X1.

Keep up the good work!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
I'm alpha testing the service itself now. :) My phone is correctly gathering data about the local tower environment around my house (there are 3 towers it plays with nearby). This is almost too cool.... Time go go for a drive.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] zjxpot:
Works fine in Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
lol, thanks for that! I imagine your weather is better than mine too :)

I've almost got the service where I want it. The initial alpha code is running to spec. Next up: pull debugging code, add a few safeguards, build an install cab and release a beta. The first iteration will be Lat/Long only until I have a better feel on data usage. Right now it's looking very good; I've moved < 1K of data and mapped my entire local area. This is good because I have no desire to overload the web services I use with redundant calls if this app takes hold.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
Bump! myLocation service beta v1.0 is up!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] aruppenthal:
HA! First download goes to ME! LMAO. Nice work :)

Im anxious to see the integration in the near future.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
speaking of apps

I'm going to ping the zipcode developer mentioned in post 24 to see if he wants to integrate his database. Many US based weather services use zipcode so this would be a good fit. His app won't need to query for lat/long any more since I'll already have it. That way, the XDA community can work together towards lowering overall hits to the tower->coordinate translation service that makes this all possible. As we well know from past XP, too many hits often = disable free service. myLocation is designed to store the local neighborhood in the registry, esentially it only takes about 5 webservice hits to do this.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] WoZZeR999:
Sounds like a great service! I know gmm can get cell tower information for vzw, is there a plan to implement it in the future?
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
yes! I have a friend with a CDMA VZ TP2 who agreed to be my my guinea.... errr... tester atm. I believe your RIL is protected. I'm going to try an SDK cert sign on the service first to see what happens.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] forummansbj:
Finding a Lost Phone

So....is there some free website out there that someone knows about that would integrate this program in case of a lost phone? Basically I am looking for something that would report the location info to a website or periodically to my junk email or something...where in case I lost my phone I could look it up to see if I left it at work, or at a store...or at my house.

Does this program work like that or has anyone tweeked it for that purpose? The main thing is that the location data needs to be able to be accessed remotely. Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
myRadar is available. :) This application uses myLocation data to show animated radar loops from wunderground/accuweather. USA users can embed it in custom Titanium Panes. Layout is fully customizable using HTML. A link to the application thread is on page 1.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
Coming soon: a location aware search application powered by Google Maps. :)

Details + developer info on Post 1.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
myLocation beta v1.1 is up.

Changelog:

Added control panel applet in System Settings

Added 2 more towers to stored list bringing total tracked to 10

Lowered position check interval to 30 seconds from 10.

Still todo: start/stop service from cpanel app. Show service running status on cpanel app.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] ezzie:
Unfortunently i have HTC DIamond on CDMA/Sprint so this doesn't work for me......yet. Hopefully will soon.

However, GMM works on my phone so how do i know if it is using cell tower mode or not? I don't have the box checked for using GPS.

if it helps i am running OMJ Sense 2.5 6.5.3 28014 v1.2.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
The fact that GMM works is a good thing. I've lined up a CDMA phone to work with so I'm hopeful I can figure it out. It's a RIL interface problem for sure but unfortunately, there's very little CDMA RIL information out there.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] ezzie:
if there's any info i can gather for you or help test, let me know.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] jimmydu3:
wow, this would be a shortcut to getting CDMA support working! can't wait.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
myLocation Beta v1.2 is up!

Changelog:

Added the ability to enable/disable the service from the Control Panel applet

Added an about property page to the Control Panel applet.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] jimmydu3:
oh and if you're testing GMM on CDMA then for Sprint at least Google's location isn't working correctly on the the 3.3 and 3.3.1 versions. 3.2 and 3.2.1 work fine though and here's a link do download..3.2.1...

http://m.google.com/maps/download/binaries/L1/3.2.1/GoogleMaps.CAB

Here's a description of the problem...

http://www.wmexperts.com/whats-going-google-maps-my-location

I think 3.3.1 may have fixed it for verizon, but is still not functioning correctly on Sprint. Google has stated in their support forums that they are working on fixing it for the next version, but to use 3.2 series if location is needed.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
bugger. That means it aint easy...
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
...and on Sunday, I rest :)

No news is good news, so I've gone live with v1.0

Changelog:

Manual Override has been added. Enter your lat/long then press the OverRide button. This will disable the service and store your values. If your phone isn't supported yet, use this mode to easily enter location information.

Position update time changed back to 10 seconds. Reason: no real overhead noticed at this setting and the service is set to stop when the device is in sleep mode. So if you're traveling, position doesn't update until you wake your device up. This saves data plan usage. The new position is then logged and tracked within 15 seconds.

Initial start time reduced from 3 minutes to about a minute. During the beta, I was worried that startup operations after a reset might be impacted by myLocation hitting the RIL every 10 seconds or trying to pin up the data connection during startup while other programs were also doing this. It appears my concerns were unfounded. I was unable to create a startup scenario where this happened.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] wg5566:
Nice work, will try it and report back. My past experience, many location service failures are due to TBS.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
not sure what you mean by TBS. Sorry.

@all: I'm really interested to know what myLocation does in a "no service" situation. The coverage around here is just too damn good for me to find a deadspot. I'm thinking it might throw a RIL error of some kind. Knowing what that error is will help me provide a better catch.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] zjxpot:
I can try and let you know, where I live there is little signal some time and no signal most of the time, so I will check when there is no signal and let you know.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] wg5566:
I meant the settings in the tower, TBS, maybe not the right term.

Tried the 1.0 version, it always works. Just has some problem on display. QVGA, Chinese language stock ROM. see screenshot.

No service, not a chance yet. is that ok that i just take out the sim card, or just manually register on a non-home network.?
[Windows Mobile Software Development] zjxpot:
Result is mylocation display the last location and does nothing until it gets a signal then it updates.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
cool. I like that answer. Thx! :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
Reproduced the font issue on my TyTN. I'll see if I can fix in v1.1
[Windows Mobile Software Development] wg5566:
I manually input a coordinate and pressed OVERRIDE, it shows the location service is disabled. But after then i run googlemap, it still can recognize the actual location with accuracy 2000m.

i am using a china mobile number roaming in indonesia, that i can choose to use any operators here but some does not allow data roaming, hence can not show location

I did anothe rtest with the sim card taken out, in fieldtest program, the phone can detect the cell id, but mylocation does not show coordinate without a data connection. assume that it will show coordinate ifwifi or lan internet connection is available. but i do not ghave wifi here , so somebody please test it.

EDIT: Attached the fieldtest program, in case anybody need it.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
You are correct in that myLocation needs a data connection to auto locate your position. It needs this because it uses a web based service to translate your phone's attached cell tower id to its latitude/longitude.

GoogleMaps also needs a data connection to get its position from a cell tower. I does cache this however so if you don't have a connection active it'll use the last position it got. Remember that it can also use GPS, so if you had that running then GMM uses that.

myLocation data can only be used by myLocation aware applications btw. Afaik, there is only one currently (myRadar). I'm working on others now and hopefully other app developers will take advantage of this service too.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] briandmiller:
Is the v1.2 download the link in Post #1 that is listed a v1.0?

I installed this and restarted my TP but don't see a shortcut anywhere for it (checked in services and programs etc.). i do see that the service is running.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
The control panel applet is in the system folder. Depending on how old your ROM is, you may have to reset your device before the cpanel main app will see it.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Sleuth255:
myLocation v1.1 is up! Minor fixes/improvements. See page 1 for changelog.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] bryangopan:
HTC weather integration

Man whazzup .. All the best with your My location peace . I am in India on a GSM vodafone network using a Diamond . My question for you is will it update the HTC weather( my location ) accurately ... I mean right now the weather pulls up the state name where i am but not the place where i am accurately .

( for eg : it shows New york , but not "340 South Main Street " ) for you to understand better .

At times i have seen it working when i am on GPS travelling in my car . Could you Put some effort to make that work too .