Native bluetooth GPS support for android

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Native bluetooth GPS support for android

Native bluetooth GPS support for android

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elphil	elphil posted 7/11/2014 6:42:11 PM Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 1	Hi, I use a Garmin GLO Bluetooth GPS, but to use it with SkyDemon it's a bit inconvenient because I have to launch a separate app which acts as a "Mock GPS Provider". Would it be possible to have native bluetooth GPS support within SkyDemon? Thanks, Philipp
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Michel RIAZUELO	Michel RIAZUELO posted 7/12/2014 8:01:21 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 92	elphil (11/07/2014) ... I have to launch a separate app which acts as a "Mock GPS Provider"... Yes, and it works fine with Bluetooth GPS (ANDROID) for example ... Why would complicate SD while a good solution exist ? Michel
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 7/14/2014 1:52:54 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8K, Visits: 9.1K	The solution you mentioned is THE solution for using Bluetooth GPS devices on Android. If you want proper native support, talk to Google.
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Michel RIAZUELO	Michel RIAZUELO posted 7/21/2014 7:31:52 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 92	Sorry Tim, look at ORUX MAP which can use internal or BT external GPS without other app. See a screnshot here . But I confirm that using BLUETOOTH GPS with SD is not a limitation. And this allow to control precisely the reception quality. Michel
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 7/21/2014 11:54:00 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8K, Visits: 9.1K	That just means that particular app has implemented support for a particular third-party Bluetooth GPS. Good for them, but with the large number of such devices in use we will not be devoting our resources to reinventing this particular wheel. It just isn't worth the effort when a solution already exists.
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Michel RIAZUELO	Michel RIAZUELO posted 7/21/2014 2:50:18 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 92	YEEES !
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