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[amg_1969]

Hi, just wondering if this is a handset problem or if anyone else has this issue.

Very sad I know, but I have been having problems with the Google Maps on my Wildfire, the routing is A1 as are the spoken directions, the problem that I am having is when it speaks the directions, it always seems to be about 75 yards behind where I actually am, meaning I am on the other side of a roundabout, when its telling me to take the second exit.

I went for a drive on Saturday and took my Orange San Fran with me as well as the Wildfire, and the SF was 100% better, it spoke the directions a lot earlier than the Wildfire, making it much easier to drive, and much safer, with being told before I reached a turn rather than after.

My Wildfire has been factory reset, so it has no apps on slowing it down, anyone any ideas?

Andrew

Should say they are both using the same network carrier.

 

[amg_1969]

BUMP

Guess nobody has the same problem, must be my phone

Andrew

 

[JamesT]

I've always found the directions to be OK.

Do you have the issue where the navigation minimises and sits in the background/notification bar when you turn the phone?

 

[amg_1969]

I've always found the directions to be OK.

Do you have the issue where the navigation minimises and sits in the background/notification bar when you turn the phone?

Yes it does that, I find the navigation fine, just that its always about 75 yards behind where I really am.

Andrew

 

[JamesT]

I meant that they are timely enough. as good as the out of date cheap sat-nav that I used to have.

 

[amg_1969]

I meant that they are timely enough. as good as the out of date cheap sat-nav that I used to have.

Might be my phone then, will reset it and see if that helps, you any idea how to stop the map dropping when the phone rotates? apart from stopping the screen rotation in the settings

Andrew

 

[JamesT]

No that's the only way I've found to stop it dropping into the background.

I use a settings app - my Car setting turns on the speaker phone, enables GPS and disables screen rotation.