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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

Notes: Smartphone must be app-unlocked to run third-party applications like the registry editor found above. If the registry keys and values don't exist, create them. Double-check the key and values, 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. (Only for COM6 as shown above. Feel free to change the CommPort string to reflect your preferred COM port number if it's not COM6.) Run at your own risk!

Alternative 2:
Microsoft GPSID is utility that lets you configure your Smartphone's GPS Intermediary Driver (GPSID).

"It turns out that a GPSID configuration utility that exactly mirrors the Pocket PC version is nestling away in the 'Tools' directory of the Windows Mobile 6 Standard SDK Refresh! If you're a BlackJack II owner, a Motorola Q9H owner or basically anyone wanting to configure GPS on a Smartphone, then you NEED this utility!"

See attached.

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)


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Anonymous internet connection? 2 Dec 7 2008, 1:08 PM EST by denco7
 
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Do you need a wireless internet plan in order to use this or can i just download the software via wireless router and use the software without an internet connection? [email protected]
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Anonymous Sprint HTC Touch Model MP6900 in the US 2 Sep 5 2008, 3:46 AM EDT by Anonymous
 
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Go to START---SETTINGS----SYSTEM---EXTERNAL GPS. Then on Programs Port use NONE, on Hardware Port use COM1 and on Access check Manage GPS .......and OK it
Now go to COMM MANAGER (you know... drag you finger from bottom to top, bring the little screen and drag you finger left or right until you find it)
Click on it then on the botom right click on SETTINGS, choose BLUE TOOTH
On Devices look for your already configurated GPS Receiver (mine is a BT-GPS-364183) click and hold it until EDIT and DELETE comes up, click on EDIT,
check SERIAL PORT click OK,
go to Mode check TURN ON BLUE TOOTH and MAKE THIS DEVICE VISIBLE TO ......
on COM Ports click and hold on your GPS Receiver (if none click on NEW OUT GOING PORT and choose your GPS Receiver)
on PORT select COM1, again on PORT select COM1 and OK it.
THAT'S IT Open google maps and use your GPS
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loislane877 8125 built in gps 3 Aug 9 2008, 1:30 PM EDT by CrowdedCranium
 
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okay HELP one thing i read said the HTC 8125 had built in GPS other things i read says it does not. i'd like to use my PDA as a navigator but do i HAVE to buy some separate GPS receiver???
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CAB file to apply registry edits for COM6

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