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Comm Manager: Pair Bluetooth GPS, Enable Outgoing COM Port


Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki
1. Bluetooth Settings
Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki
2. Devices
Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki
3. New
Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki
4. "BT GPS", Next
Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki
5. Check Serial Port, Done

Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki
6. COM Ports

Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki
7. New Outgoing Port
Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki
8. Select a port, Done


Manually configure WM5 GPS "Intermediate Driver" API Settings with Registry Edits


KEY: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver]
VALUE: "IsEnabled", DWORD set to 1

KEY: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers]
VALUE: "CurrentDriver" STRING set to "BT GPS"

KEY: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\BT GPS]
VALUE: "FriendlyName" STRING set to "BT GPS"
VALUE: "InterfaceType" STRING set to "COMM"
VALUE: "CommPort" STRING set to "COM?:"
where '?' = COM port number you set up as your BT interface in the first step

Registry Editor / Registry Editor via ActiveSync

Note: If the registry keys and values don't exist, create them. Double-check the keys, especially the colon at the end of the CommPort string. Make no mistake!

Restart the Smartphone following registry edits.

Alternative: Run the .cab file attached below. Run at your own risk!


Install Google Mobile Maps


Visit www.google.com/gmm on your mobile web browser.

Details

Run Google Mobile Maps!


Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki
Enable Smartphone Bluetooth GPS for Google Mobile Maps - htc wiki


Credit to pchronos on xda-developers.com. Performed on T-Mobile SDA (WM5: 5.1.70.14406)