[APcell]

hm .. i dunno .. but every time i saw what Bluetooth option in my menu, the internal GPS of the 8310 -never- worked ..

see these post here:
PROBLEM WITH Google Maps v.2.0.3 (#2035) - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com

and Gmaps 2.0.1 always worked for me - with either OS version (i tried 3 of them)

Another thing i would recommend (ESPECIALLY if you don't need the tower triangulation and have an internal or BT GPS) is windows live search .. wls.live.com (OTA installation) ..

I do prefer Google over anything Ms .. but hey .. if Gmaps doesn't want to recognize your GPS give this a try .. it is actually quite good and it does track your location (also gives you movie times)

[brownkc]

It's got me about a mile away from where I am working in downtown Austin. I'm using an ATT 8310 w/ Googlemaps downloaded Saturday from google's website. The version shows as 2.0.3. and when I check help>about, I see Platform: Blackberry-8310_v4_2.

Is the version 42? Are the buildings in downtown Austin messing up the GPS reading? I see no indication as to how it determines "my location".

[APcell]

Originally Posted by brownkc

It's got me about a mile away from where I am working in downtown Austin. I'm using an ATT 8310 w/ Googlemaps downloaded Saturday from google's website. The version shows as 2.0.3. and when I check help>about, I see Platform: Blackberry-8310_v4_2.

Is the version 42? Are the buildings in downtown Austin messing up the GPS reading? I see no indication as to how it determines "my location".

>welcome to the forums<

version 4_2 is what you need with the 8310
(4_0 would not find the internal gps)

-SO- what you have there should work.. the only reason that your location is off by that much is satellite locking. IF you see a light-blue circle around the blue dot in the center then you don't have satellite reception. Go out and wait ..........
Another thing you can try if version 2.0.1 .. that always works with my 8310 regardless of the OS version and it acquires satellites quite fast too ..

[ads791]

AP,
Should Gmaps use the GPS automatically with my location? Or does it have to be setup.
Otherwise my location is found via triangulation.

By the way live.com isnt avail for us up in Canada
thanks again for your help!

[jeffmik]

And today I installed "2.1.0 for your Blackberry 42" but it still shows Bluetooth GPS in the menu and does not recognise the internal GPS on my CDMA Cuve 8330 running 4.3.

[duckman]

Suggestion:
Given the new version of google maps perhaps someone should update the title of thread to Google Maps 2.1.x or 2.x.

[Berto]

Great news - Google Maps 2.1.0 fixes my Bluetooth GPS issues! (I have an Ambicom GPS, cheap from Frye's, with an 8130 Verizon)

Previously, Google Maps 2.0.3 was not 'aggressive' enough in getting GPS data via Bluetooth, but I can now see them communicating much quicker. The entire application seems to be snappier too.

Thanks Google!

[Stinsonddog]

Originally Posted by duckman

Suggestion:
Given the new version of google maps perhaps someone should update the title of thread to Google Maps 2.1.x or 2.x.

Done, let's see what it has in it.

[whitelegger]

Does this work with the internal GPS on the 8830 if you're not paying for the VZNav service?

[ldub]

Originally Posted by jeffmik

And today I installed "2.1.0 for your Blackberry 42" but it still shows Bluetooth GPS in the menu and does not recognise the internal GPS on my CDMA Cuve 8330 running 4.3.

Any luck with getting GMM to work on the 8330? I'm waiting for Sprint to release it and I want to make sure it works before I run out and get one.

[jeffmik]

It works much better on the 8330 than the previous version did - the menu doesn't have any lag anymore. But the internal GPS is not - it still uses the triangulation method and there is a "Bluetooth GPS" option in the menu.

I'm not concerned (yet) - when Telus first launched the 8830, internal GPS didn't work until the phone was more popular in the USA. Google probably hasn't had their hands on a 8330 yet, maybe they don't even know its been available for weeks already.

[akosnitzky]

Wirelessly posted (Verizon 8830)

Google Maps 2.10 is out.



http://www.google.com/gmm

[juwaack68]

Kewl. Have you downloaded it? What's different?

[akosnitzky]

Wirelessly posted (Verizon 8830)

I was hoping to find another risk taker.
I guess I will take the plunge.

[akosnitzky]

Wirelessly posted (Verizon 8830)

Unlike 2.03n it works. It seems quite a bit faster to me but I don't know if that is because of the server.

[juwaack68]

Seems to load and refresh a little faster on both of my devices . Otherwise looks the same.

[Gkins3]

Apparently from what I read they did some upgrading on the GPS function as well.

[BeefyBeefo]

My results are pretty much the same as above. It looks the same, but it definitely refreshes and loads much faster for me. I don't have GPS, so obviously I can't comment on that.

-Jeff-

[John Clark]

Anyone else having issues getting past a permissions that says, "The application GoogleMaps is attempting to access radio information that may identify your location." No matter what I click (allow or deny) it locks up the Google Maps application. I am unable to get past this. this is on 8320 with BT GPS.

[JSanders]

Working good here.....

I am going to merge this thread with our existing GMMaps thread...