I've seen an android phone used as a serial port GPS to provide
coordinates for a PC...
It does work...
On 3/10/2014 9:55 AM, Charter wrote:
> On android tablet, go to settings and turn on "enable mock locations" avare
> should then work. If you do not have built in gps ("location services" is
> typically cell tower, not true gps) you will have to get a Bluetooth GPS and
> pair it with the tablet, also install Bluetooth GPS app. I bought my GPS
> receiver from amazon for about 25.00. Someone told me you could use an old
> android phone with built in gps and pair to tablet. Running mine on a kindle
> fire, but it had to be "rooted" in order to turn on mock locations, that
> created other issues like transferring music and pic files from PC to tablet.
> Hope this helps
>
> Riley Collins
> Rutledge TN
> N25746
> N7471V
> N235KR reserved
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Mar 10, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Phillip Hill <phill.hill at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Unfortunately not all tablets have an actual GPS chipset in them. In these
>> cases the "location services" are provided by what cell tower they are
>> connected to. You really have to look at the specs an these tablets to
>> make sure they have REAL GPS on them. I know the ASUS tablets have GPS on
>> them. There are others, some of the Nexus and Samsung tablets do. Not
>> sure about the thousands of others out there.
>>
>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 8:36 AM, jon kimmel <jkimmel50 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I kave the nexus 7...had to figure it out but i don't remember off the top
>>> of my head...try settings then turn on gps.
>>>
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>>>> On Mar 10, 2014 8:21 AM, "Doran Jaffas" <kr2owner at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello Everyone
>>>> I recently purchased a Google Next book and was told it has
>>>> navigation capability. The store does not seem to know how to turn on the
>>>> "navigation" mode. I subscribe to a mobile hotspot from straight talk'
>>> my
>>>> location services are on as well but when I go to the maps section of
>>>> fltplan it comes up " no GPS signal".
>>>> I bought a Google android tablet as well. Same story on both. I also
>>>> installed the " avaero" program and again " no joy" . They both work on
>>> my
>>>> Straight Talk phone.
>>>> Do I need to buy an external GPS for the tablet?
>>>> I figured SOMEONE ON THIS SITE WILL KNOW....PLEASE!!!!
>>>>
>>>> Technology stupid,
>>>> Doran
>>>> N186RC
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