My LG Nexus 5 Arrived Yesterday | Here's What I Think

cliffcoggin · 5 Jan 2021, 12:23

GPS works on my Nexus 5 and, as far as I know, on all others on this forum. Be aware that the first fix could well take 30 minutes, or even more in some circumstances. Later fixes will be faster though never as quick as a car satnav.

PureMaps and Unav both work, though I prefer the former, and will even give navigation directions if you want. To use either of them off-line you need to install OSM Scout Server first, then download the maps of your chosen regions. Start OSM before starting your map application.

stanwood · 1 May 2021, 12:37

@mrlen I also use a Nexus 5 as daily driver and very happy with it. I also use an Iphone 8 beside for whatsapp, banks apps, IoT and other stuffs that I need.
However GPS works right on my Nexus 5, 1st signal acquisition may take up to 15 min. You must be on the outside (clear environnement) Also ensure that localization is well activated on the top bar menu.

I consider as well that adding in the future a VoWiFi possibility (or voice/video chat), wireless printing spooler as well as a decent Anbox integration would make Ubuntu Touch absolutly irreplaceable.
That's why I try to support the fundation as best as I can.

TotalRando · 5 Jan 2021, 19:06

@flohack Now, granted, I'm a newbie here I have not gotten into the "guts" of my Nexus 4 (and I am still waiting for the toys to make it my computer) but I get from reading stuff here that FluffyChat and Linphone have the infrastructure for video chat capabilities latently but they haven't been developed because there might be an issue for some phones vs others. I'm just curious. Would that be the easiest way from point A to point B? Working to build on infrastructure that is more "familiar" and then moving on to different chat platforms?

mrlen · 5 Jan 2021, 21:53

@stanwood

I also use a Nexus 5 as daily driver and very happy with it. I also use an Iphone 8 beside for whatsapp, banks apps, IoT and other stuffs that I need.

Then you're not using it as your daily driver I don't think daily driver means what you think it means. lol, but jokes aside.. okies, I'll have another go at the GPS. I'll try outside in a clear environment, but if I can't actually use it inside my car -- then that would be kind of pointless.

Emphrath · 5 Jan 2021, 21:59

@mrlen You definitely can. You just need to get the fix outside, but after that, it runs smooth in a car. What I do (well did, before offline maps stopped working on pure maps) is I open the window, get the phone close to the opening for sometime, get the fix, then close the window, and off we go ^^

flohack · 5 Jan 2021, 23:22

@totalrando Sure both could be enhanced with video calls, its jsut that we need a few ppl experienced with C++ and Qt/QML... Go find some

mrlen · 6 Jan 2021, 02:23

Actually, Slack kind of almost half works. I tried to call my wife's android from my Nexus 5 UT and it actually rang. I accepted the call, but then UT went back and crapped out. Something tells me it's probably got most of what it needs to run. Maybe just needs a bit more work.

flohack · 6 Jan 2021, 19:20

@mrlen But Slack is neither an Open Source App, nor is it native App for UT. Are you using Anbox with it? The device consumes too much battery with Anbox, too much background activity etc. So its not ready for daily use.

mrlen · 6 Jan 2021, 21:03

@flohack Yeah, I don't like that it's not OS. I am not using Anbox. I put my phone out under the sky several times yesterday -- probably for 45 minutes all up. I couldn't get GPS to connect. I wonder if it's because I am in Australia?

stanwood · 6 Jan 2021, 22:16

@mrlen In theory the GPS coverage is uniform over the entire planetary surface. It could therefore be a hardware problem.
However, you can try as following:

Troubleshooting:

. Ensure localization is well activated in top bar menu
. Grant localization access to the application
. Prevent the application from going into sleep mode (Use UTTT to activate the status)
. Reboot Smartphone
. Ensure to be in a unobstructed location, open the app and leave it on during 15 minutes.

mrlen · 6 Jan 2021, 22:40

@stanwood

Yesterday, I checked that location services were turned on already and that the apps had access. They were toggled on. I didn't reboot after I checked those things though.

And also, the phone is brand new.

I'll try again today.

flohack · 6 Jan 2021, 22:41

@mrlen please open a terminal and execute sudo test_gps, and see if after some time it spits out longitude/latitude infos

mrlen · 7 Jan 2021, 04:31

@flohack It seems to be displaying something. It's refreshing like every 1/2 second and displaying timestamp, elevation, etc.

flohack · 7 Jan 2021, 07:35

@mrlen well it spits out a lot of information, but the critical one is a valid logintude/latitude after the GPS got a fix. If that never appears, only guess it that the antenna has issues. But in general your location backend works, otherwise the NMEA messages would not show up there.