New indicator appearing on screen

**lkillen** · #1 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 02:39 PM

I attached a screen shot. I noticed it yesterday morning. The Green part (which took me about 10 screen shots to catch) blinks on and off.

I have 4G turned off but every other receiver is running. Any idea?

carlitos · #2 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 02:41 PM

thats your location gps

carlitos · #3 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 02:43 PM

i thinks thats when using the navigation (google) its like the gps location or locating your location

RidleyJ329 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 03:06 PM

yeah, thats your gps. on my phone it only shows when acitvely using the gpa radio

subzero1313 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 03:15 PM

what those guys said

**lkillen** · #6 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 03:41 PM

Hmmmm.... I thought the circle with the Cross running through it was the GPS. It is the one that goes on and off when I turn my GPS off. Did not know there was an additional GPS icon. Since I run with the GPS on all the time, I figured I would have noticed it before.
Thanks.

demonlordoftheround · #7 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 04:58 PM

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The circle with cross means your location is on. The dish means your GPS is active.

**themuffinman** · #8 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 05:03 PM

Everyone is wrong, thats that new gingerbread OTA update with the bigger geebees and the wifi's.

cruise350 · #9 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themuffinman

Everyone is wrong, thats that new gingerbread OTA update with the bigger geebees and the wifi's.

That's funny, you sure you didn't want to start another gingerbread thread.

jpwhre · #10 (**permalink**) 11-20-2010, 10:30 PM

that gps icon pops up when your gps is on, but it is actually doing something. If your location changed for sense weather and it's updating. Also weather bug with follow me package does that. Also if you have google internet set to search based on your location, and you internet is on (even if you pushed home softkey your internet is still on) many apps use your gps location. They will try to use your network to locate you but it is a general location, gps is more accurate. I always leave it on. battery killer though.