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Enable Faux-GPS Feature in Jailbroken 1.1.3 iPhone
Posted by Adam Pash at 6:00 AM on January 27, 2008
If you recently upgraded to a jailbroken version of the 1.1.3 iPhone firmware, the first thing you probably noticed when testing out the new features was that the faux-GPS feature in Google Maps wasn't working. You tap the current location button, but all you get is a never-ending spinning throbber. Luckily, enabling this feature is a snap. Just open up Installer and either re-install or install for the first time the Navizon GPS application. Once it's installed, run it and find the switch labelled Invisible. If GMaps GPS hasn't been working for you, you'll notice that the switch is in the On position. Flip it to off, then let Navizon locate you once. After it does, try the current location button again. It should now be working perfectly (at least it does for me). Thanks Zan!
Tags: google maps | gps | iphone
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eliteeggnog
Posted 4:12 PM 26/1/08
The Faux-GPS is spot on my house, too, by the way.
eliteeggnog
eliteeggnog
Posted 4:12 PM 26/1/08
Awesome, worked for me!
eliteeggnog
ars_workerbee
Posted 7:41 PM 26/1/08
A+ awesome! Thanks a ton!
ars_workerbee
adam.id
Posted 6:54 PM 26/1/08
Once you go through these steps, you can even uninstall Navizon and it will still work. And ditto Elite, G-Map located my house down to one block.
adam.id
mckvakk
Posted 8:37 AM 30/1/08
Will it work on unlocked phones?
mckvakk
alexll
Posted 8:46 AM 22/2/08
Firstly thanks for the fix! it worked a treat -: having used ziphone to Jailbreak etc my phone the only feature that did not work on my home (not o2) network was the locate me, however when i recently went on a trip to a non-iphone country it worked without the (now applied) above fix.
alexll
johnfixit
Posted 8:46 AM 22/2/08
Navizone works. However, the Crosshair does not. Any ideas?
johnfixit
alaamuq
Posted 7:36 AM 5/3/08
Hi guys,
I used the steps above and the faux-GPS feature in Google Maps works only when my WiFi is active. Is that because I have the older baseband (the one that came with 1.1.2?
Thanks in advance.
Alan
alaamuq