Help google navigation - no perspective view?

[hotani]

When using google navigation, I am typically shown a top-down view (north is up) rather than the standard perspective, or 3D view.

Is this an issue with GPS? Or is there a setting I'm missing somewhere? I've tried touching the compass icon to change views, but still in map mode.

 

[hotani]

I'm going to answer my own question here. I think this happens because GPS does not have a fix (see any one of the moment GPS threads...).

 

[pastafarian]

If this phone had a decent gps receiver, I probably wouldn't have just ordered a new Garmin.