[RoyalDrew]

NEW V1.3 Thanks to wjdunn3!!

Since i use several GPS applications (google maps, igo8, gczii, gps weather radar) there were many times where i was disappointed when my GPS was turned off when the phone went into standby. Also while hiking and Geocaching there have been several times where it took way too long to get a gps fix, sometimes i've just given up on it. I'm in a semi-mountainous area in southwestern Virginia so i'm not sure if the same problems exist in the magnitude as they do with me.

Now i have GPS KeepAlive and all those problems are gone.

With no other GPS applications open i can start GPS Keep Alive and let my i910 go to sleep, whenever i need to take a peak at google maps/gczii i get almost instantaneous gps lock. (probably however long it takes the application to pole the receiver)

After a few days of use i haven't seen much drain on my battery, but would like to hear others experiences.

GPS KeepAlive Outside Video
GPS KeepAlive Inside Video
This was using the old KeepAlive not customized for the omnia. New look is shown below!
DON'T PICK ON MY LAME SPB MS SETUP LOL! eh it was quick and simple, has everything i need.

Thanks to wjdunn3 for the new Omnia version!

Run GPS Keep Alive. Instructions are included on screen.

New i9x0 version.

v1.3
- Defaults to "ON" at app start up.
- Added "Update Now" option that will update the status immediately without affecting your timed update interval.
- Display number of locked GPS Satellites

v1.2 Change Log:
- Program name changed to GPSKeepAlive.exe
- Remembers your Sync interval setting across pgm/phone resets
- Show Sync interval on screen
- Option Menu reflects what Sync interval is selected
- Format change of Lat./Long. information display
- Fixed bug that messed up the sync interval if you toggle on/off more than once (which may be why some see batt drain.. just speculating)

 GPS_Controller_CAB_v1_3.CAB (38.31K)
Number of downloads: 733

 GPS_Controller_CAB_v1_2.CAB (37.31K)
Number of downloads: 371

 GPSController_Orig_Setup.CAB (24.9K)
Number of downloads: 122
^^ This one should work on any WM5.0+ device.
The screen resolution may not fit but you should still be able to use it.

License info
Original Source Code Site
 KeepAliveSource.zip (31.29K)
Number of downloads: 192
Source Code
I encourage all coders to take a look! make it better!!

If you have an error during install saying you need an updated .NET version read here.
.NET v3.5 is cooked in to most of the newer roms for omnias so most of you shouldn't have issues.

This post has been edited by RoyalDrew: 23 March 2010 - 01:52 AM

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[JaCoL]

Check a GPS2DAY this is my best GSP keeper/warmer ever

[rfarrah]

RoyalDrew, on Feb 28 2010, 04:46, said:

Since i use several GPS applications (google maps, igo8, gczii, gps weather radar) there were many times where i was disappointed when my GPS was turned off when the phone went into standby. Also while hiking and Geocaching there have been several times where it took way too long to get a gps fix, sometimes i've just given up on it. I'm in a semi-mountainous area in southwestern Virginia so i'm not sure if the same problems exists in the magnitude as they do with me.

Now i have GPS Keep Alive and all those problems are gone.

The site only gives you the source code so you can build the application. I've chosen not to post the built app because i have not gotten permission from the developer and do not want to take any type of credit for the app. Also the developers guide on the project may entice someone else to build the application to better suit our needs ..... snip!

Sounds interesting. Let us know if an app gets built.

This post has been edited by rfarrah: 28 February 2010 - 03:57 PM

[RoyalDrew]

JaCoL, on Feb 28 2010, 10:13, said:

Check a GPS2DAY this is my best GSP keeper/warmer ever

So GPS2DAY keeps the gps fix even when your phone is in standby?

It seems that i've used this program before, if you're meaning GPSToday by GeoTerrestrial, and it has many great features but i don't think it does quite what this one does.

rfarrah, on Feb 28 2010, 10:55, said:

Sounds interesting. Let us know if an app gets built.

Well the code for the app is on the site that i provided a link to. I installed Visual Studio 2008 + Windows Mobile Standard SDK. Then I downloaded and opened the project in Visual Studio and selected Build Batch from the Build menu. It produced KeepAlive.exe(even tho it said on the site there would be two files) which i moved over to my omnia and run whenever i want my gps alive. Works Great!.

I am no programmer or any type of coder and i am assuming that i built the app correctly. Maybe we could get one of these awesome MoDaCo coders to verify the build and the application.

And with the battery drain evaluation, i have not seen a noticeable change in the battery life. I left KeepAlive running all day and opened GCZii every couple of hours just to make sure it was keeping my fix(instantly 4+ sats) and i had %60 batt when i got home after about 10 hours of otherwise normal use.

One of the best things about the program is "once locked on to a signal, the receiver is able to hang onto it even when going into areas where it would not be able to lock on to the signal from a cold start."

What's also great about this app is that it 'should' work on lots of devices, from WM5 - WM6.5

[RoyalDrew]

Hmm.. ok the engine of the GPSToday app called GeoSynchronous is also described as doing the exact same thing as KeepAlive.exe.

GeoTerrestrial is also saying that they will be releasing it as a stand-alone product but until then i will stay with KeepAlive since I don't even use my Today screen and i don't want any a program eating resources or downloading/sending data which eats batt life.

So until GeoTerrestrial releases GeoSynchonous I'm sticking with KeepAlive.

[raza1]

RoyalDrew, on Mar 1 2010, 01:21, said:

Hmm.. ok the engine of the GPSToday app called GeoSynchronous is also described as doing the exact same thing as KeepAlive.exe.

GeoTerrestrial is also saying that they will be releasing it as a stand-alone product but until then i will stay with KeepAlive since I don't even use my Today screen and i don't want any a program eating resources or downloading/sending data which eats batt life.

So until GeoTerrestrial releases GeoSynchonous I'm sticking with KeepAlive.

I'm realy a noob in installing KeepAlive .
I went to the site but it's all too difficult for me. Is there a way you can help me with an installation file or something?
I'll be very happy to use something like this as being a courier!
I also never use the todayscreen as I'm using SPBMobile shell.

[RoyalDrew]

I have made edits to the first post and provided the KeepAlive.exe file, source code, and licensing info let me know how it goes!!

[urphonesux]

okay got it trying to get a first lock after a flash.
Fingers crossed ppl

This post has been edited by urphonesux: 01 March 2010 - 10:27 PM

[rfarrah]

RoyalDrew, on Feb 28 2010, 04:46, said:

Since i use several GPS applications (google maps, igo8, gczii, gps weather radar) there were many times where i was disappointed when my GPS was turned off when the phone went into standby. Also while hiking and Geocaching there have been several times where it took way too long to get a gps fix, sometimes i've just given up on it. I'm in a semi-mountainous area in southwestern Virginia so i'm not sure if the same problems exists in the magnitude as they do with me.

Now i have GPS Keep Alive and all those problems are gone.

With no other GPS applications open i can start GPS Keep Alive and let my i910 go to sleep, whenever i need to take a peak at google maps/gczii i get almost instantaneous gps lock. (probably however long it takes the application to pole the receiver)

After a few days of use i haven't seen much drain on my battery, but would like to hear others experiences.

License info

GPS KeepAlive.exe
THIS WAS BUILT BY ME FROM THE SOURCE CODE!! IT WORKS BUT I AM NOT FOR CERTAIN THAT I DID EVERYTHING CORRECTLY!! (only thing i did was click build batch in Visual Studio)
If someone could verify that this build is actually what the Programmer intended it to be please help me out and let me know!!
This file works completely fine on my i910 on liorytes 28232 build. The only issue i have is that it seems to be made for a smaller screen and cannot read all of the text but you should be able to figure it out. I am not in any way responsible for any malfunctions this may cause to your device!!

Source Code

If someone thinks they may have a better solution please let me know if i have overlooked it

So....just run the exe from the device?

[RoyalDrew]

rfarrah, on Mar 1 2010, 17:42, said:

So....just run the exe from the device?

yes, i wish i knew how to package it better but just put it wherever on the device and make a shortcut to it if you'd like. Run KeepAlive.exe choose Turn On and whenever you get a gps signal it should keep it until you are in an area where the omnias gps receiver is not capable of keeping a signal.

[urphonesux]

just tested it with garmin and google maps and it appears to work perfectly, will report on the battery drain (if any) later

rfarrah o just put it in my start menu and ran it from the utilities folder

This post has been edited by urphonesux: 01 March 2010 - 11:45 PM

[RoyalDrew]

urphonesux, on Mar 1 2010, 18:42, said:

just tested it with garmin and google maps and it appears to work perfectly, will report on the battery drain (if any) later

rfarrah o just put it in my start menu and ran it from the utilities folder

Nice!! It's good to know someone else is enjoying it!

[urphonesux]

so far no issues whatsoever and it appears to not imact my battery at all. I set it to sync every 30 mins and it seems to be the perfect solution so far

[RoyalDrew]

urphonesux, on Mar 1 2010, 21:06, said:

so far no issues whatsoever and it appears to not imact my battery at all. I set it to sync every 30 mins and it seems to be the perfect solution so far

Sweet, hopefully this will get some more good reviews. I updated the first post with a screen and links to videos using it inside and outside!

[Junoman]

Nice work bro!

I presume it should work with i900 omnia as well!

J.

[raza1]

Junoman, on Mar 2 2010, 14:12, said:

Nice work bro!

I presume it should work with i900 omnia as well!

J.

It does! I'm testing it now but I let you know tomorrow after a day on the road to be more precisely with my measurements.
I hope I can make a shortcut in Mobile Shell because it's not recognized as a program.
I first start TomTom and then push the end button on the front of the omnia so it doesn't close and keeps the sattelites alive.
After that I turn on keepalive (10 min options) and close TT.
After 1 hour I tested the program by turning on TT and satellites are being found immediately or 5 secs
More tomorrow!
Tnx till this far!

[wjdunn3]

Great find RoyalDrew. I took the project and corrected the display resolution for the i900 & i910. and tweeked some screen colors. I also packaged it up into a CAB for easy install and uninstall.

Royal... you can update your first post.

EDIT: Cab removed...see newer version in first post!!

Attached File(s)

•  Screen01.bmp (281.3K)
  Number of downloads: 161
•  Screen02.bmp (281.3K)
  Number of downloads: 100

This post has been edited by wjdunn3: 03 March 2010 - 09:58 PM

[Junoman]

Sounds good though!

J.

raza1, on Mar 2 2010, 19:15, said:

It does! I'm testing it now but I let you know tomorrow after a day on the road to be more precisely with my measurements.
I hope I can make a shortcut in Mobile Shell because it's not recognized as a program.
I first start TomTom and then push the end button on the front of the omnia so it doesn't close and keeps the sattelites alive.
After that I turn on keepalive (10 min options) and close TT.
After 1 hour I tested the program by turning on TT and satellites are being found immediately or 5 secs
More tomorrow!
Tnx till this far!

[JaGuR]

Junoman, on Mar 2 2010, 20:15, said:

Sounds good though!

J.

Works great, but there is a fair amount of battery drain, even set at 30 mins update.

In 7 - 8 hours, I went from 80% to 10%

[RoyalDrew]

wjdunn3, on Mar 2 2010, 14:39, said:

Great find RoyalDrew. I took the project and corrected the display resolution for the i900 & i910. and tweeked some screen colors. I also packaged it up into a CAB for easy install and uninstall.

Royal... you can update your first post.

NICE! hey man can you do the same for the non-omnia users? just cab the original up and add shortcut?

I'm in the process of editing first post

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