Using phone as sat nav

[Waynefb]

Hi,

I bought a cheap, but up-to-date (ish) chinese phone (Cubot GT95), partly as I wanted more space & RAM to run it as a Sat Nav. It seems like a fairly capable phone.

However, using Google Maps, I get the error message 'No GPS Hardware - Turn-by-turn navigation is only available on devices with GPS Hardware.'

How can I get round this?

Is there really something missing that will stop it working as a sat nav? (It can find my location no problem most of the time in other programmes eg weather.) Or is it a google glitch? Or do I need to do some downloading of clever bits of software???

Many many thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. I really want to make sat nav work on this.

Cheers,

Wayne

[Waynefb]

Lol! well that's good then....kinda!

so errrrm, what else might GPS be called? Could it be something involved with the VPN settings, as I had to enter all them. (Wasn't it you that helped out then too?? I seem to remember your rat piccy!)

Btw, I downloaded a test app - it told me that the phone doesnt have a magnetometer thingy and the gps is disabled. :o(

[MI5]

LOL, yes, we know it's disabled
No, it won't have anything to do with VPN settings (could have been me - I'm the only rat on here ;))
If it's not called "GPS" it could just be named "Location".
It will be in settings or on your toggles in the pull down menu.....

[Waynefb]

Hmmmm. All there is is 'location access' with the two boxes, which I've ticked. Nothing with e.g, gps on or off.

Could it be data roaming or sthng?

[MI5]

No, not data roaming - What quick setting toggles have you got in the pull down window?

[Waynefb]

ok, theres:

owner

airplane mode

battery

wifi

bluetooth

data connection

data usage

audio profiles

brightness

timeout

autorotation

[MI5]

Hmmmm, none of those 😞
Can we go through the settings menu next?

[Waynefb]

sure...

(wireless & networks:)

sim management

wifi

bluetooth

Data usage

more...

airplane mode

vpn

tethering & portable hotspot

mobile networks

(greyed) usb internet

(Device:)

Audio profiles

display

storage

battery

apps

(Personal:)

Location access >> (two boxes as described)

security

privacy

language & input

back up & reset

(Accounts:)

email

google

add account

(System:)

date & time

Scheduled power on/off

accessibility

developer options

about phone

The end.

[MI5]

I'm wondering if it is something in "Privacy" ?
Meanwhile, I found this on Google.....

"I had this issue too. Other GPS apps would locate me but Google maps would not after 4.2 OTA even though location services were turned on in settings. Apparently, that setting is for non-google apps and there is another setting switch somewhere for google apps.

I found a fix after I noticed that my Google Now cards were not working. I clicked on the top search bar which brings up search and google Now. At the bottom there was a message that said my location access was turned off. I clicked on that and then clicked on the settings link that it had.
It brought me to a new white setting screen with a switch for location access which i switched to ON. It seems that this specific switch has to be on for google apps to access the GPS.

Works now. Hope that helps"

[MI5]

I think that is referring to Google Settings (It should be an app) and then when open go into Location and turn it on.

[Waynefb]

hmmmmmmmmm.....

i clicked on the google search bar etc which got me to sign in to my account, but no new secret higher plane screen....