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Help How to turn on/off GPS manually after rooting?

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Hi guys. As soon I rooted my phone both with and without Kitchen my GPS is automatically activated when a tool that use it needs it. Well that is good but sometimes NOT good. Say I run on Copilot on the street. Close the program and the reopen it, then it takes like 1-3 minutes to find my GPS position again!
Where? And how can I turn on and off the GPS manually after rooting? I have searched everywhere in the forum and in the phone but nothing =/
Thanks in advance!
 
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Acheron said:
Hi guys. As soon I rooted my phone both with and without Kitchen my GPS is automatically activated when a tool that use it needs it. Well that is good but sometimes NOT good. Say I run on Copilot on the street. Close the program and the reopen it, then it takes like 1-3 minutes to find my GPS position again!
Where? And how can I turn on and off the GPS manually after rooting? I have searched everywhere in the forum and in the phone but nothing =/
Thanks in advance!
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Have you tried EXTENDED CONTROLS widget or POWER CONTROL widget. I use Extended and is a little more configurable
 
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I noticed yesterday that if I had my data (& wifi) off but still had gps enabled, i couldnt get a satellite reading. Could this be your problem? Does this also mean that gps feature isnt a true gps and that it is based on cell tower triangulation. shouldnt gps work if outside cell coverage or if data is off? hmmmm!
 
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Hmm... don't get exactly what you mean? Do you mean it first locate where you are by data and then when the GPS have located it takes over ? If that is what you mean my phone works like that right now and have always done!

I talked to a friend yesterday that run on a 9000 phone and he was confused cause this GPS thing I talk about was built in already in his phone but he never thought about it as a "problem" as he can multitask anyway.... For me it sucks turning of Copilot in the car to do something and then turn it on back and it takes 1-5 minutes locate my spot again =/
 
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What version of Co-Pilot are you using?

On mine, there's an option on the Menu called Hide Co-Pilot.

From within CoPilot
Menu
Hide Co-Pilot

This Minimizes Co-Pilot and returns you to your Home screen.

However, this also works, and for most Android Apps too.

If you Press & Hold Down Home button, while within the App. This minimizes the current App and returns you to the Home Screen.

To return to Co-Pilot, Press & Hold Down Home button and choose Co-Pilot Icon.
 
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