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Using phone as a GPS

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Nick Cook Mar 2015 10:45am, 10 Mar 2015 22915 posts	0 Nick Cook The coordinates work on Google maps on my phone though
fetcheveryone Mar 2015 10:46am, 10 Mar 2015 15786 posts	0 fetcheveryone The problem I have to get round now is to make sure that the phone can repeatedly grab a location, even if the screen is locked. I have a feeling this might be a sticking point :-/
Nick Cook Mar 2015 10:46am, 10 Mar 2015 22916 posts	0 Nick Cook (Although Google knows where I am anyway)
sallykate Mar 2015 10:46am, 10 Mar 2015 3853 posts	0 sallykate and if I put the complete numbers from iPhone 6+ into Google maps it's exactly my location
AngusClydesdale Mar 2015 10:50am, 10 Mar 2015 9155 posts	0 AngusClydesdale Location is correct within about 3m
fetcheveryone Mar 2015 11:01am, 10 Mar 2015 15787 posts	0 fetcheveryone It would work great whilst the phone is 'alive', but as soon as the phone locks itself, it kills off the location-capturing code - which would make it a bit difficult to give you the functionality of a GPS watch, unless you set your phone up not to lock itself, which would be a bit of a faff :-/ But it could still be useful as a page that you could bookmark on your phone - loading that page would send your location to your buddies online (handy for your friends during a marathon, say).
Corona Mar 2015 11:09am, 10 Mar 2015 3758 posts	0 Corona Works on my samsung s5
geordiegirl Mar 2015 11:11am, 10 Mar 2015 7499 posts	0 geordiegirl its found me! does that mean that technically it should work (if I can figure out unlocking my screen) although goodness knows who my phone will text/ring all by itself….
fetcheveryone Mar 2015 11:14am, 10 Mar 2015 15788 posts	0 fetcheveryone GG - in theory it could, but with the screen lit up, it could use the battery pretty fast, and the screen would also be receptive to touch, and therefore it might slip off the page.
Nelly Mar 2015 11:21am, 10 Mar 2015 2275 posts	0 Nelly The "Try It" button doesn't do anything on my iPhone 5, but then I am indoors and my Garmin struggles to find a signal from my desk. I'll try it later when I'm out and about.

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