Somethin Like Google Maps For The touch?

[Blastone]

ok..so this morning i was just lookin around and i found google maps for my phone.i was excited and its a good program to use but theres one little thing that kinda bugs me..the "My Location" doesnt work with the touch (so ive been hearing) i know that its a small thing to be worried about but i was just wondering if theres any other program like google maps that has this option working with this phone.thanks guys.

[clockcycle]

Originally Posted by Blastone

ok..so this morning i was just lookin around and i found google maps for my phone.i was excited and its a good program to use but theres one little thing that kinda bugs me..the "My Location" doesnt work with the touch (so ive been hearing) i know that its a small thing to be worried about but i was just wondering if theres any other program like google maps that has this option working with this phone.thanks guys.

Reason it doesn't work is that the Touch's GPS is not enabled yet.


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[kgphat25]

Originally Posted by clockcycle

Reason it doesn't work is that the Touch's GPS is not enabled yet.


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Uhm no, My Location uses triangulation from the cell towers, Google Maps has a separate GPS option for phones that have it. And I really don't know why the Touch doesn't work with My Location.

[hotbyz168]

Originally Posted by kgphat25

Uhm no, My Location uses triangulation from the cell towers, Google Maps has a separate GPS option for phones that have it. And I really don't know why the Touch doesn't work with My Location.

Than maybe blocked by sprint?

One thing i just realized... If you go to help->tips, at the bottom it explains my location can be used w/o gps, and to enable gps for better accuracy.

[schmeggy929]

Um Yes, Sprint GPS feature is disabled on the touch. Google maps will recieve the phone's location from Sprint's GPS. So yes it will not work until Sprint upgrades the rom, im hearing sometime in the summer.

[hotbyz168]

According to google maps gps does not need to be enabled... but if it is it will be much more accurate. It is stated in the help file

[hotbyz168]

Copy and pasted from the program...

Your Google Maps experience just got even faster With the My Location (beta) feature, just press [0] to move the map to your approximate location. Save time and tedious keystrokes finding where you are, what's around you, and how to get there. Your approximate location will appear as a flashing blue dot. If you have a GPS-enabled device, this blue dot corresponds to your GPS location. At times, and if you do not have GPS on your phone, you may see the dot surrounded by a light blue circle to indicate uncertainty about your location.

Why the uncertainty? The My Location service takes information broadcasted from mobile towers near you to approximate your current location on the map—it's not GPS, but it comes pretty close. We are always working to improve our coverage, but there may be some areas where our coverage is incomplete; if you get an error message when trying to access your location, don't worry---it should work in other nearby locations. As part of the My Location (beta) feature, Google Maps sends anonymous radio information back to Google servers to improve the service. You can disable/enable this and all location features by selecting from the options below.

[Blastone]

yeah..i know its something small but its a handy little thing to have the my location work.anywho..does anyone know any good programs for the touch?€

[huskrfj]

"Your handset doesn't sem to be compatible with My Location (beta) feature"
thats all I get

[Blastone]

yep.thats the exact thing i get.