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Originally Posted by manekineko
What you're describing is that AGPS isn't working on your Google Maps either. At this point, it's looking pretty certain it doesn't work on anyone's using the newer builds.
AGPS = ability to get an instant ballpark position as soon as you open Google Maps
GPS = choose use GPS and then after 5-10 seconds it will connect and get a more accuratae location
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There are 2 types of AGPS:
1) Using information known to the assistance server but not the GPS receiver
2) Calculation of position by the server using information from the GPS receiver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS
I'm sure that type 1 AGPS is working even in the newer builds. If it wasn't then it would take between 40 seconds and 10 minuets to get a GPS lock. I can often get a GPS lock (4-10 satellites) within 5-10 seconds when I'm standing outside or near a window. QuickGPS is a form of AGPS, when it downloads the GPS ephemeris data, it allows our devices to get the quick 5-10 seconds GPS lock.
The problem with the newer builds is that BEFORE the GPS can get a lock, the older builds would allow a rough estimate of your location based on Tower ID (I assume it's tower ID). Try it for yourself, flash Sense 2.5 6.5.3 28014 v1.6 and DO NOT ENABLE GPS in google maps, it will still give you a rough location (within 1000m). If you disable GPS in google maps on the newer ROM builds, it wont give you any location at all.
Maybe OMJ could shed some light onto this, perhaps some of the HTC packages geo location packages were updated between these ROMs?