[gps-talkusers] Re: an observation with Blindsquare
- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirttimaa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 08:07:20 +0300
This happens if you are inside and your device sees wifi's that are by
someone who has moved to new address near you and his wifi location in
Google's and Skyhook's (etc. providers for wifi location information) is
still at old address. So, some day in history, a car (of Google, Skyhook
etc.) drove by and saw that wifi in different address. They have sold their
data to Apple who uses that to get your location when your device sees that
wifi.
Maybe you could try if it's this by turning off wifi and then trying again.
This has happened to me in train, where they provide wifi access. Wifi of
that train was recorded to be in one station but it caused your device to
think you are always on that station, if you didn't have GPS signal.
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 1:22 AM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> This actually happens after I close the app and then reopened it. Say, I
> get to a location don't need to use the app for all the time down there but
> just close it and then when I'm ready to go reopen I get home and still
> announcing the points of interest near my other location. It's not omitting
> the points near the house but it was just a little strange.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 5, 2013, at 5:19 PM, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Have you tried removing the app from the app switcher, then re-launching
> it? That should refresh your location. I know this is not an ideal
> solution, or even a practical one in some cases, but I also know the
> developer is open to suggestions and bug reports, so drop him an email.
> > On Aug 5, 2013, at 4:49 PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >>> Let me give you an example, a couple days ago I went to a picnic at a
> park that was about two or 3 miles away from home. When I got back home it
> was still announcing places near that park even know that long since been
> passed.
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