Show positions by different methods on location definition screen
I think it would be useful to show the current location as defined by the three methods: GPS, WiFi and Network as three different markers.
An example of the usefulness of this is when I am defining my "Home" location. My network based location seems to be a fair way from my real location and I would like the radius for my home location to me as small as possible but still identify the location even if I don't have GPS or WiFi turned on.
If I defined the location at my home with GPS turned on the GPS marker would show my "real" location and I could set the radius around that big enough to enclose the location as derived from the network towers.
I don't know if this is feasible or not, possibly android only provides one "best" location.
Fogcat
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The benefit of Locale is that it uses lots of advanced technology to combine data from many different sources of location data. It doesn’t make sense to show what each source of location data says, as that gives an inaccurate view of how Locale is working.
To see where Locale currently thinks you are, please follow the instructions in our FAQ at www.twofortyfouram.com/support.html and to improve location accuracy you can use the Wi-Fi location training feature introduced in Locale 1.2.
4 comments
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Fogcat
commented
Thanks for keeping on this, it's not a big issue I have a setup which seems to work now.
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.)
commented
GPS Status Beta will not accurately reflect Locale's view of your location, especially when Wi-Fi is enabled.
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Fogcat
commented
I've found that the GPS Satus Beta free app allows me to see both wireless and GPS locations which proved helpful for setting up my home location.
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.)
commented
This already exists for testing, but it really isn't something I have plans on exposing to the UI. Just enable Wi-Fi. The battery usage is *extremely* low.
