BAF GPS Toggle, v1.9 [Updated 7/23]
 

UPDATE 7/23/08: GPS Toggle v1.9 has been released! This new version makes minor tweaks, as well as updating the graphical interface again to indicate lock status, number of satellites, and GPS signal strength. As always, for more information and to update, click here!

UPDATE 7/16/08: The (long awaited?) update is now out! GPS Toggle v0.9b1 has been released. The new version boasts an updated graphical interface (thanks to diiishe for the icons) as well as a temporary workaround for the driver crash related to power management (the problem is not fully fixed, however the crash should be). For more information, please click here.

UPDATE 4/23/08: I am currently in the middle of moving to a new house, so I expect to have everything setup and a new version released sometime in May or early June.

BAF GPS Toggle is a today screen plugin for Windows Mobile. It has been designed specifically for the HTC Titan, but should work on most other Windows Mobile phones that have a need for this type of application.

BAF GPS Toggle is written in native code (not .NET), and uses very little memory. It sits on your Today Screen, allowing you to click on it to toggle GPS on and off for your applications. While GPS is toggled on, it also displays lock status as well as the number of satellites and GPS signal strength from each satellite. Simple as that. It is similar to the GPSToday plugin, but simply toggles GPS on and off as opposed to checking for nearby contacts in your address book and doing tons of things (which helps conserve memory and battery life).

Permalink to Latest Installer [works OTA now]: http://code.baf.cc/gpstoggle/GPSToggle.cab
Permalink to Latest OEM (thanks to justpctech, also included with ppckitchen): http://code.baf.cc/gpstoggle/GPSToggle.oem.zip

Screenshot:
http://code.baf.cc/gpstoggle/gpstoggle_v1.9_04.png http://code.baf.cc/gpstoggle/gpstoggle_v1.9_01.png http://code.baf.cc/gpstoggle/gpstoggle_v1.9_02.png http://code.baf.cc/gpstoggle/gpstoggle_v1.9_03.png

Stay tuned for further updates. Other thread: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=21248

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

I'll be keeping my eye on this dude... very promising work!!

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

Nice...will try this out on my drive home...

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

I like this a lot! Thanks for making it!

I'm wondering though, if there's a way to have it show up in the system tray rather than the today items, or basically just some way to have it at the bottom of the today screen (for those of us with "clean" desktops. Also an idea I had was to make it a simple checkbox in the lower right corner so it's as unobtrusive as possible.

Just some ideas I had.
Thanks again, I will use this all the time.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

Yeah, once I get the power issue with the gps driver worked out, I can make an option to have it sit in the system tray.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

This would be excellent as the having the GPS Stay enabled has killed my battery several times (App using GPS was closed but the device was clearly active as it drained my battery completely in a matter of a few hours).

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

uh... weird. As an experiment, I have STOPPED the gps service. Not sure what that's supposed to do, but GPS works fine (perhaps even better?) without it. I had also done the regedit to put it the GPS in stand-alone mode.

Since then, my GPS has not "lost its mind" and usually syncs up within seconds, and everything I normally use (WLS, Google, GPS Today, and my own mortscripts) seem to work fine.

Not sure if I've done a good thing or a bad thing.... will keep y'all posted.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

The bug with turning the phone off with GPS on this is that it crashes the GPS service. As far as I can tell, the GPS service is responsible for turning off GPS to save power, without the service you may have bad battery life (can you confirm or disprove this, schettj?).

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

Baffle have you had any more luck on the GPS you have created. I installed your can hoping it would help me out but no luck yet. I am still experiencing the problem where it works off the bad on a fresh soft boot. When I exit out of google maps and then get back in it is still giving me the initializing GPS message. any ideas?

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

Welll, no, I can't. I turned off the service friday. Battery life is nearly identical, hard to say for sure since I keep fiddling with GPS all the time :D - but for sure, it's in the ballpark of the same (ie, using about 30-40% of my battery in a typical day)

I'll keep an eye on it, but near as I can tell, if you've put your GPS in stand-alone mode, the service is a BAD THING, not a good thing.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

Ok I appologize Baffle, it is working fine. I had to do another soft boot to get everthing to work correctly. now is working with no problems. I definately appreciate all of your hard work on this. Cant wait to see the next version.
THanks again

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

You shouldn't need to toggle GPS at all with this app to get Google Maps to work. This is only for substandard apps like Tom Tom, iGo, etc.

And with the service disabled, all GPS apps work normally without a launcher or mod? Perhaps we can toggle the service on and off (if it is found to have a power difference) rather than force GPS on and off.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

just a little bump here for a killer app...keep reading posts where people are having all these issues starting their GPS for whatever navigation app they are using...its as simple as using the BAF GPS toggle plugin. I've got it incorporated into Ultimate Launcher so it doesn't take up any real estate on the Today screen either...works great.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

Hey BAF, is there any way of linking to this plugin somehow? I'm using the SPB Mobile Shell now and trying to figure how to keep it off the actual Today screen if possible.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

To do that, I need to make a separate sub project, which probably won't be done for a short while. I do however hope to have a new version up soon, I have a somewhat working version of it going now, just doing some more debugging on it to get it up.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

Still running in standalone mode, service off and disabled - still no issues
GPSToday works
Google Maps works
WLS works
GPS Viewer works
my custom mortscript works

GPS does not seem to get hung up. Might take a little longer to get the first log in a new location or after a long time. Other then that, no issues with battery life, etc...

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

I can verify this also, no issues whatsoever, battery life good.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

im getting error 55 when i tryed to enable this via my today screen....whats that mean

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

So what is involved in disabling the service?

Error 55 means device not found. Make sure the GPS settings in control panel are set for COM4. Next release (which is pretty much ready, except for the same power problems which seem to plague even GPSGate) removes the COM4 requirement letting it be on any COM port, as long as google maps works in auto configuration mode.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

back up top (just making sure this killer app dont get TOO buried here)

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

What is the GPS reg edit?

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

I haven't forgotten about you guys! I am currently in the middle of moving to a new house, so I expect to have everything setup and a new version released sometime in May or early June.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

No worries! I just got done moving myself and still have things to do 1 month later! Take your time, we appreciate it!

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

Guess what? The (long awaited?) update is now out! GPS Toggle v0.9b1 has been released. The new version boasts an updated graphical interface (thanks to diiishe for the icons) as well as a temporary workaround for the driver crash related to power management (the problem is not fully fixed, however the crash should be). For more information, please click here.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

Thanks for the update!

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen]
 

you know what would be really cool... if GPS could have a button in the comm manager.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

I have alltel and im using google maps and yahoo maps and its not connecting to any satellites maybe im doing something wrong if so let me know thanks..

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

Does it say Loading or Searching for Satellites?

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

New version released. See the first post or http://www.baf.cc/gpstoggle for information and to update.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

Baf so I am assuming the GPS always on issue is fixed based on what I am reading....thanks and keep up the great work!!!:headbang:

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

It's an unfixable issue, but from what I've seen (and heard) it shouldn't pop up as much on the newer roms anyway.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

Will this work for the sprint htc touch 6.1 rom ?

Thanks T M Z

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

Yes should work fine on Touch 6.1 rom.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

When using BAF do you set location on or 911? I assume location is set to on. Thanks.

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

it says searching for satellites. the weird thing i had it working for a while in the morning but after i went back in to google maps it hasent worked since. I have done a soft reset still nothing..

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

I am runnning WM 6.1 (OMJ's 3.03.651.2) with the BAF GPS toggle and it works GREAT! I turn it on and by the time TT7 loads I have several locks.


This is a GREAT application and I am sharing it will ALL my fellow PPC'ers.

Thanks BAF!

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

I just leave it on. I have no idea if it really affects GPS functionality or not.

Try those GPS regedits. The SUPL AGPS ones, set EnableAGPS to 0, EnableAGPSSmartMode to 0, and GPSMode to 1. It may take a little longer to get a lock (takes me 10-15 or so seconds with those settings), but it is way more reliable (and supposedly more accurate).

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

Thanks for the great plugin Baffles.

For those wondering what regedits he's referring to check this thread:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=28049

Re: BAF GPS Toggle [Today Screen] [Updated 7/16]
 

Baffles: Your program was working great for me with DCD 3.2.5, and Radio 3.42.30.

However I just upgraded to the newest radio, 3.42.50. Now it no longer seems to function. I enable it, and it just stays at SEEK (0) forever. If I launch google maps, it syncs up fine in the usual amount of time, and then if I quit google maps, GPS Toggle reports connection to GPS and displays lock like usual.

So it's like the GPS Toggle isnt' being able to initialize GPS anymore with the newest radio. Another user reported this as well and he switched to Astro's GPS Launcher.
Here is the link to the new radio http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=415364
and the comments re: this etc.


I was also curious as to your thoughts on Astro's GPS Launcher vs. your software etc. Thanks in advance!

Re: BAF GPS Toggle, v1.9 [Updated 7/23]
 

I absolutely love your toggle but with the new M2D themes it would be great if you could create a shortcut to either be implemented on the Today tab or a shortcut for the Programs tab.

Thanks,
Steve