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btstack - issue #309

BTSTACK GPS connects to Android GPS apps but collects no fix or data


Posted on Feb 6, 2013 by Happy Horse

What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Connect BTSTACK GPS on Ipad version 3 IOS 6.1 to Android phone Galaxy I5503T with either GPS/Bluetooth apps - "Bluetooth GPS Output" by MEOWSBOX or "Network/Bluetooth GPS" by IDEASYNTHESIS LLC (phone GPS has a location fix)

What is the expected output? Bluetooth Connection showing on Android apps and the BTSTACK GPS app. The BTSTACK GPS details I expect FIX: YES and location details

What do you see instead?

Fix: NONE and no location details.

The BTSTACK GPS app correctly maintains the Bluetooth connection and it shuts down when I close the Bluetooth connection on the phone.

This setup worked with IOS 5.X until I foolishly lost the jailbeak with the IOS 6 update.

My guess is BTSTACK GPS is not reading the location data correctly.

What version of the product are you using? Latest BTSTACK installed two days ago.

On what operating system? IPAD 3 IOS 6.1

Please attach a package log, as described here: http://btstack.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/69548-how-to-get- btstack-communication-log

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Comment #1

Posted on Feb 7, 2013 by Swift Ox

Hi

thanks for the log. The SDP query and the RFCOMM connection are set up properly. However, the Android isn't sending any data. That's not related to the iOS 5 -> iOS 6.1 change. I have to fix other issues with BTstack GPS and will also test with Android apps that provide location. Wlll report back.

Comment #2

Posted on Feb 7, 2013 by Happy Panda

hi. it seems that BTstack GPS doesn't work with all of these apps well, while I don't really recall issues with real Bluetooth GPS receivers. I've tried ShareGPS and GPS over BT. With ShareGPS, its basically usable although the app doesn't export the number of satellites (it sends 0) but shows the correct number on the screen.

Comment #3

Posted on Feb 10, 2013 by Happy Horse

Thanks, I now have my Ipad 3 wifi working with my Android phone and it's GPS using the Android ShareGPS app.

For the assistance of others I found that I needed to set the ' Create NMEA' setting in ShareGPS for it to work with BTSTACK GPS on the Ipad.

Comment #4

Posted on Feb 10, 2013 by Happy Horse

I have just upgraded BTSTACK GPS with version 1.7.3 and I can now connect with the Android apps "Bluetooth GPS Output" by MEOWSBOX or "Network/Bluetooth GPS" by IDEASYNTHESIS LLC and obtain correct fix data.

This issue can be marked as fixed.

Comment #5

Posted on Feb 12, 2013 by Swift Ox

Thanks. I've tried three different (free) GPS provider apps on Android and only the one ny MEOWSBOX did work and provide all data (others don't forward satellite count, advertise wrongly, etc..)

Status: Fixed

Labels:
Type-Defect Priority-Medium