Okay, I'm driving along, get out of my car and walk into a restaurant.
Decide that I want to get on FB and let my buddies know where I am and titillate them with all of the awesome seafoods I have found.....
grrrr! FB claims that it can't find my location, Please turn on your GPS!
so, I open my favorite GPS tool * GPS Status & Toolbox - Android Apps on Google Play
which I really like because it first downloads the satellite Ephemeris and zooms in quick, locks on, and done!
well, this restaurant has a tin roof, oops! So, I walk outside, let it lock on, walk back inside, and nada.....
why in the hell can't the FB app or other location wanting apps just use the "last known" as of 5 seconds ago location?
This really grinds me to no end.
There is one tool that does not have this problem, it is Speedview, it just silently waits until it sees the sats moving by and then starts working.... but, that is of no help when I want to see what "restaurants or toy stores" are nearby for me to choose from to brag on where I am.
* SpeedView: GPS Speedometer - Android Apps on Google Play
Decide that I want to get on FB and let my buddies know where I am and titillate them with all of the awesome seafoods I have found.....
grrrr! FB claims that it can't find my location, Please turn on your GPS!
so, I open my favorite GPS tool * GPS Status & Toolbox - Android Apps on Google Play
which I really like because it first downloads the satellite Ephemeris and zooms in quick, locks on, and done!
well, this restaurant has a tin roof, oops! So, I walk outside, let it lock on, walk back inside, and nada.....
why in the hell can't the FB app or other location wanting apps just use the "last known" as of 5 seconds ago location?
This really grinds me to no end.
There is one tool that does not have this problem, it is Speedview, it just silently waits until it sees the sats moving by and then starts working.... but, that is of no help when I want to see what "restaurants or toy stores" are nearby for me to choose from to brag on where I am.
* SpeedView: GPS Speedometer - Android Apps on Google Play