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[Thomas Voß <thomas.voss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 5:50 PM, Thomas Voß <thomas.voss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Eric Holmi <empholmi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I realize that GPS has improved, but it still takes over 10 minutes to get a
>> A-GPS location for a single app
>>
>
> Hmmm, that's a little long. If you feel like running a test, would you
> mind running:
>
>   sudo GTEST_logtostderr=1 GTEST_v=1000 ubuntu-location-serviced-cli
> --bus system --test
>
> on your device? Please note that you need to restart the phone after
> having run the test.
>

Please run sudo powerd-cli active in another shell on the phone to
make sure that
the device stays awake.

Thanks,

  Thomas

> Thanks,
>
>   Thomas
>
>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Felipe De La Puente <fdelapuente@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is there a place where I can find documentation about the current API
>>> available to consume the location-service from a C++ app?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Felipe.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Thomas Voß <thomas.voss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Marek Greško <mgresko8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> > Hello,
>>>> >
>>>> > I would prefer to have control over gps, whether it is ever user or
>>>> > not. I
>>>> > understand your reasoning, but what if I want to start mapping
>>>> > application
>>>> > without gps starting? I just want to search the map, not to navigate
>>>> > and
>>>> > drain battery.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> There are two aspects to this problem:
>>>>
>>>> (1.) The system should clearly indicate the status of the positioning
>>>> engine. We are in the progress of surfacing the status more clearly.
>>>> (2.) The respective application you are using should not use the
>>>> positioning engine until it actually has to. As Pat pointed out, you
>>>> can completely
>>>> switch off the positioning engine to prevent buggy apps from accessing
>>>> the engine without a real need.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>   Thomas
>>>>
>>>> > Also I added comment to the bug you mentioned, that it would be nice to
>>>> > see
>>>> > what state the gps currently is. Whether it has fix or searching or
>>>> > powersave and so.
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks.
>>>> >
>>>> > Marek
>>>> >
>>>> > 2016-01-28 17:26 GMT+01:00 Pat McGowan <pat.mcgowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 9:50 AM, royden yates <royden.yates@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:19:56 +0100
>>>> >>> Michael Zanetti <michael.zanetti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > On 28.01.2016 14:21, Alberto Mardegan wrote:
>>>> >>> > > On 28/01/2016 15:36, Michael Zanetti wrote:
>>>> >>> > >> Funny enough, the HERE webapp is the only thing that
>>>> >>> > >> actually manages to get a GPS fix for me. I haven't ever
>>>> >>> > >> seen a GPS fix in OSMScout or any other app.
>>>> >>> > >
>>>> >>> > > It shouldn't make any difference, which app you are using.
>>>> >>> > > It may be that the only thing that changes is how you use
>>>> >>> > > the phone while location service is on:
>>>> >>> > >
>>>> >>> > > - The app must be active on the foreground, and the screen
>>>> >>> > > must be on
>>>> >>> > > - For AGPS to work, you need to have WIFI on and be
>>>> >>> > > connected to the internet (either wifi or cellular data, it
>>>> >>> > > doesn't matter)
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > Yes, that's what I would think too. But well, not what my
>>>> >>> > device agrees with... I just opened Here. It loaded, 3 secs
>>>> >>> > later it painted where I am. I closed it again, opened
>>>> >>> > OSMScout and well, in the meantime I've typed this mail with
>>>> >>> > the display on and OSMScout in foreground and it still thinks
>>>> >>> > I'm sitting on the north pole...
>>>> >>> > >
>>>> >>> > > Ciao,
>>>> >>> > >   Alberto
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Another issue, is that since the change to the notification drop
>>>> >>> down, the gps chip itself is not seen to be enabled/disabled,
>>>> >>> but "location detection" may be shown as enabled there,
>>>> >>> perhaps confusingly. For gps chip status, one must know to go
>>>> >>> to System Settings -> Battery screen.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> This situation is inconsistent, as wifi and bluetooth chip power
>>>> >>> states ARE shwon in notifications.  Why not gps?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> cheers Royden
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> We recently updated the spec to remove the GPS control entirely as
>>>> >> explained in
>>>> >>
>>>> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-system-settings/+bug/1533837
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Cheers
>>>> >> Pat
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
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