Google Maps Location Services Broken on Versions Past 3.2.1

[Guest Grouper]

Okay, I've seen posts about this scattered around and I figured there should be a thread for it.

NOTE: This is NOT related to GPS or aGPS. GPS has always worked fine for me, this is about cell tower based location.

The Problem: "Your current location is temporarily unavailable" error or crashing when trying to find your location using Google Maps without GPS, aGPS, or WiFi on versions after 3.2.1. This problem occurs on every build of WinMo that I've tried and persists through hard-resets.

The Solution: Other than using Google Maps 3.2.1 ( http://bitsurge.net/winmo/GoogleMaps3.2.1.CAB ), I don't know.

Can anyone else experiencing these problems let us know in this thread. If you have a solution OR it DOES work on your Omnia, let us know here. Also, go to Google and complain yourself if you want the problem fixed, I have already started a thread on Google's support site: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Goog...3b015&hl=en

Edited February 10, 2010 by Grouper

[Guest eufouria]

I'm running Storm's 23518 M2D ROM which had Google Maps 3.3.1 cooked in and Location based services are not causing any crashes.

You'd have to ask him if he did anything to the ROM to make it more stable.

[Guest arirang]

Okay, I've seen posts about this scattered around and I figured there should be a thread for it.

NOTE: This is NOT related to GPS or aGPS. GPS has always worked fine for me, this is about cell tower based location.

The Problem: "Your current location is temporarily unavailable" error or crashing when trying to find your location using Google Maps without GPS, aGPS, or WiFi on versions after 3.2.1. This problem occurs on every build of WinMo that I've tried and persists through hard-resets.

The Solution: Other than using Google Maps 3.2.1 ( http://bitsurge.net/winmo/GoogleMaps3.2.1.CAB ), I don't know.

Can anyone else experiencing these problems let us know in this thread. If you have a solution OR it DOES work on your Omnia, let us know here. Also, go to Google and complain yourself if you want the problem fixed, I have already started a thread on Google's support site: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Goog...3b015&hl=en

my experience has been like yours - http://www.modaco.com/content/i910-specifi...beyond-v-3-2-1/

[Guest Abqcub]

I was using 3.2.1 (or 3.3.1 i dont remember) and had the problem two times after i flashed a new rom. The third it just worked and has worked perfect ever since. I just upgraded to 4.0 but haven't tried it out yet, but when I was checking to make sure it upgraded correctly it had my location pretty close, which I assume was the aGPS location.

[Guest eclsnowman]

Lioryte 28223 and Gmaps 4.0.0 working out of the box for me. Cell Triangulation works as well as full GPS enabled location.

[Guest scubamike]

Google Maps 4.0 crashes for me when I hit the "Go to my location" button. I'm stuck with the 3.2xxx as well.

[Guest Wynnded]

Running Waremike's NuROM M2D only, build 23518 w/v.3.3.1 cooked in. Upgraded to v4.0 this afternoon and no crashes.

[Guest Bruno Adler]

Okay, I've seen posts about this scattered around and I figured there should be a thread for it.

NOTE: This is NOT related to GPS or aGPS. GPS has always worked fine for me, this is about cell tower based location.

The Problem: "Your current location is temporarily unavailable" error or crashing when trying to find your location using Google Maps without GPS, aGPS, or WiFi on versions after 3.2.1. This problem occurs on every build of WinMo that I've tried and persists through hard-resets.

The Solution: Other than using Google Maps 3.2.1 ( http://bitsurge.net/winmo/GoogleMaps3.2.1.CAB ), I don't know.

Can anyone else experiencing these problems let us know in this thread. If you have a solution OR it DOES work on your Omnia, let us know here. Also, go to Google and complain yourself if you want the problem fixed, I have already started a thread on Google's support site: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Goog...3b015&hl=en

Same thing here

[Guest chopperthedog]

this feature has never worked for me. could it be verizon? friend with LG incite on at&t and works perfect. another friend with touch pro on sprint works perfectly as well. I just don't think this is google's fault.

[Guest Naad.daan]

I wouldn't blame Verizon either, they don't have that in Holland, and I used to have the same problem after flashing to 28014. Now on 23529 with googlemaps 4, no problems so far, yet to try GPS.

[Guest Naad.daan]

I wouldn't blame Verizon either, they don't have that in Holland, and I used to have the same problem after flashing to 28014. Now on 23529 with googlemaps 4, no problems so far, yet to try GPS.

Update on this:

found on google thread (can't remember where) that it has to do with the htcemulator dll. So if you've installed that it doesn't work, if you delete it, it works.

not a real solution if you like gsensor games.

[Guest unwichtig]

For I900 user with " selfmade Roms" like wm 6.5 , and the HTCSensorSDK.dll inside the windows folder use this :

Copy and past the HTCSensorSDK.dll from my pack in the Windows Folder. Instal Goggle maps 4.0 and enjoy ..

No crashes at using GPS

an Norrins Rom it works ( JN Clean II I908ZUIF2 )

(any program overwrites the HTCSensorSDK.dll and Google crashes again .. replace my 0MB HTCSensorSDK.dll and it works again ) !!!

google_maps4.0__pack.zip

Edited March 24, 2010 by unwichtig