GPS turns off during recording when mytracks loses focus

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Start My Tracks
2. Notice GPS icon
3a. Move to another application, or
3b. Wait for a Calendar Alarm to pop up

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I expected that when My Tracks was not showing on screen, the GPS system would 
continue to run (and that I would see proof of that with the GPS icon top of 
screen). This is the behaviour I see with Google Navigate, as an example. 
Instead, whenever My Tracks loses focus, the GPS turns off. As a result, tracks 
are not recorded accurately.

What version of MyTracks are you using? 1.1.7

On what version of Android? 2.2

On what phone? HTC Desire

Logfile is attached.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ronnieco...@gmail.com on 18 Jun 2011 at 9:12

Attachments:

• mytrackslog.txt

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Issue 535 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by rdama...@google.com on 28 Jul 2011 at 6:17

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I also have the same problem where the GPS icon disappears when My Tracks 
looses focus. The Google Maps app does not do this.  This never happened on my 
Droid X on the Froyo (2.2) OS version, but always happens now after the 
Gingerbread (2.3) OS update.

Original comment by etin...@gmail.com on 28 Jul 2011 at 9:25

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I also have almost the same problem. Today I was out for cycling. I pushed the 
"record track" and locked the screen. After a half hour and 7 kms I unlocked 
the screen and I got surprised. I saw these data:
Total Distance: 0.22
Total Time: around 00:30:00
So the time was accuracy but the distance was incorrect. And no drawing on the 
map. I checked the gps signal with "GPS status" and it was acceptable. What is 
the problem? I use this app for 1 month and I met this situation just today. 
Thanks for your help! Awesome app!

Original comment by snowfo...@gmail.com on 11 Aug 2011 at 5:48

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Same problem here, the other day i went skating and half an hour after started 
recording took a look and the map was blank...I left it recording the rest of 
the route, stopped recording half an hour later, closed mytracks, opened again, 
the last track remained blank on map...selected another one, selected this 
track (in order to reload it)and it appeared on the map but only 2km from the 
10km route i did...

Original comment by ase...@gmail.com on 12 Aug 2011 at 12:46

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I have the same issues but not sure if i lose GPS, since when i start my 
activity i lock and put away the phone.  After a round trip workout, MyTracks 
only reported half the distance but the correct time. ver 1.1.15. Samnsung 
Fascinate 2.3.5

Original comment by Lee.Mich...@gmail.com on 3 Mar 2012 at 9:31

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Slightly different here:
I can switch to a different app just fine. But after having done that, I start 
experiencing the GPS turning off when I turn the phone off - as I turn it back 
on I notice it's looking for a lock, and I see it's missed a part of the track.
Later the GPS doesn't even turn back on anymore when I turn the screen on, and 
I have to disable and enable GPS for it to start again. 
After having done that about 4-5 times, I can't get it on anymore at all, 
needing a reboot - and then it's fine again for a while. Does this look like 
memory leakage?

Rode with Strava App today, and that seemed to work fine...

Running CM9 (ICS) on an LG Optimus 2x, MyTracks 2.0.

Original comment by irvothet...@gmail.com on 12 Aug 2012 at 9:14

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The recordig of my track cuts in and out. At the end of my ride, the recorded 
path is a set of segments separated by gaps.

Here is a link to my public map that shows the fragmented ride.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=214440095664186312537.0004c933b9b2d58
8f3071 

When I ride with Strava, I get one continuous path.

Original comment by kbrown4...@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2012 at 5:07

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Discovered a clue.
If I run Mytracks and Strava at the same time, then MyTracks works. It does not 
lose focus. The track is countinuous.
I hope that lights a bulb for someone.

Original comment by kbrown4...@gmail.com on 18 Sep 2012 at 11:20

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I think I may have the same issue, started MyTracks (with a good GPS fix) 
before a run, locked the screen and put it in my armband.  I didn't look at it 
until I got back home, when I unlocked the phone and stopped recording.  My 
track only showed my the beginning and end of the run, with a brief segment 
(maybe 200m) about halfway through my run.

MyTracks ver 2.0
Android 2.3.4

Original comment by powel...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2012 at 5:13

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Similar problems experienced.  When running just MyTracks my "map" tab shows a 
broken track, i.e. it shows numerous partial segments of my true journey and my 
total distance is completely inaccurate (1.9 miles when my cycle computer shows 
24 miles).

If I run Strava and MyTracks then all is ok.

A real shame as I've enjoyed using MyTracks for years and it is now too 
unreliable to use.

MyTracks = v2.0.2
Android = v4.0.3
Device = Samsung Galaxy S2

Original comment by phildtur...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2012 at 8:36

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Same issue here; MyTracks showed the the correct time but only 200m distance in 
three segments of a 7km run.  I was so excited to be able to use Tasker to turn 
MyTracks on and off and to finally have Pause, and now this. Please fix! In the 
meantime I'm going to have to roll back to the last version.

Original comment by philip.a...@gmail.com on 2 Nov 2012 at 6:14

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Maybe this will help people: I only had the problem in "Optimize for battery" 
mode of GPS sampling.  I set it back to "recommended" and have yet to reproduce 
the problem again.

Original comment by vphan...@gmail.com on 2 Nov 2012 at 6:15

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I'm having similar problems with My Tracks on my Jelly Bean equipped Motorola 
HD Maxx. It records partial tracks and seems to lose GPS - often while under 
clear sky (e.g. out in the bay).

Other GPS devices (e.g. old Garmin Forerunner 201, old DROID-X) do NOT have 
this problem. And yes, I've already rebooted and factory reset the phone. I 
also set the MyTracks app "GPS Accuracy" to 3.1 mi (poor GPS). Still no 
consistent joy.

Annoyingly enough, it doesn't ALWAYS fail, and ironically, Google Maps and 
Navigation don't lose GPS - only MyTracks. A couple of times, it tracked a 
whole, 62 mile car commute, even when in the trees. On another car trip, I 
noticed the phone's GPS icon blinking to tell me that MyTracks had lost 
connectivity. I turned GPS off and back on, and it then worked for the rest of 
the trip. However, I should not have to babysit the app. Again, other GPS 
devices do not lose the connection.

MyTracks: v.2.0.3; Android: 4.1.1; Phone: Verizon Motorola RAZR MAXX HD.

Hints? Suggestions? Fixes?

Thanks

Original comment by tahals...@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2013 at 6:27

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My issue is very simular to this, My Tracks stops as soon as I get a call, 
email or text. Hints? Suggestions? Fixes?

MyTracks: v.2.0.4; Android: 4.0.4; Phone: at&t LG Optimus G

Original comment by les.b...@gmail.com on 5 Apr 2013 at 2:53

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Lost logging after 2/3 of 80 km cycle round.

See: 
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=209712830501852404251.0004da5608de647
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Original comment by microdri...@gmail.com on 14 Apr 2013 at 7:53

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Asus tf101 transformer 3G was off 

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On my Alcatel 991D (android 2.3) it stopped to register (GPS turned off) when I 
locked the screen.
This app was useless to me.

Original comment by tiago.g....@gmail.com on 26 May 2013 at 10:03

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We found the bug that is causing this. Basically we have a thread that monitors 
the gps connection. The thread would periodically disable/enable gps. We 
changed the way we monitor gps connection in My Tracks version 2.0.5, which 
will be out in a few weeks.

Thanks again to everyone when reported this issue.
Jimmy

Original comment by jshih@google.com on 13 Jun 2013 at 5:06

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Howdy-

Any target date for the release of My Tracks 2.0.5? I'm still dropping
satellites (and boy, do they hurt, and make a loud noise when they hit the
ground)!

Ironically, my most recent event was during a surfski padding workout in
Newport Beach, CA, last Friday. I lost GPS connectivity right next to your
giant catamaran, moored in the back bay near Lido Island! Coincidence? I
think not!

Thanks in advance...

-Tom

Original comment by tahals...@gmail.com on 2 Jul 2013 at 5:48

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has passed a month but there is still no news of the new version

Original comment by mlazzaro...@gmail.com on 13 Jul 2013 at 9:01

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They are still fixing some bugs and tweaking some settings, it shouldn't be 
much longer though :-) hang in there!

Original comment by apn...@gmail.com on 13 Jul 2013 at 10:19

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I have v 2.0.5 and experienced this bug yesterday. Anyone else? They said it 
was fixed.

Original comment by arav....@gmail.com on 15 Aug 2013 at 5:56

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I have the same issue at #36.  My tracks worked fine with 2.0.2 but 2.0.5 drops 
the GPS intermittently and then I get a bunch of straight lines on my ride and 
top speeds on my bike of 65 MPH.

Original comment by skip.boi...@gmail.com on 23 Aug 2013 at 9:03

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I just upgraded to v2.0.5 and can confirm that this bug is *not* fixed. It 
still drops GPS intermittently, just as v2.0.4 did.

Original comment by joseph.m...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2013 at 12:11

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So far, v2.0.5 has been stable and maintains GPS on my Motorola Razr Maxx
HD (w/ Jellybean 4.1.2).

-Tom

Original comment by tahals...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2013 at 3:03

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My tracks stopped dropping GPS when I left airplane mode off.  I used 2.0.2 in 
airplane mode so I could get 8 hours of battery with My Tracks as many of my 
rides have no cell phone service.  With 2.0.5 my battery died after 3.5 hours 
and I lost 22 miles of my last ride.  I since turned off Google GPS Service and 
am using standalone GPS and battery life has improved.  I still prefer to use 
My Tracks in Airplane mode though.

Original comment by skip.boi...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2013 at 7:14

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I am experiencing the broken tracks problem on my Galaxy S4 and Note 3. Using 
version 2.0.5. This is driving me crazy. Any solutions? Please... 

Original comment by ism...@gmail.com on 31 Oct 2013 at 4:23

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In the middle of a hike I get the message "Waiting for GPS signal" and the app 
locks up. The app GPS test says that the accuracy is 10 ft, so My Tracks should 
not be having a problem. If I close My Tracks and restart- no problem. I am 
using My Tracks 2.0.5 on a Samsung Galaxy 3 with Android version 4.3.

Original comment by slowrunn...@gmail.com on 26 Jan 2014 at 4:11

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Is it possible to get technical details about the fix?  Osmand, Geotag Photos, 
and GPSLogger (probably more) seem to suffer from this as well.

Original comment by torsten....@gmail.com on 9 Jun 2014 at 2:05

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I have the same problem after I "upgraded" to kitkat in motorola maxx hd. 

Original comment by kumar...@gmail.com on 11 Jun 2014 at 12:39

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I have this problem with my new Huawei Ascend Y330. After recording for a 
while, GPS will be gone and the recording will end unexpectedly. Chenged all 
the phone battery savings and privacy settings and it doesn't help. 

Original comment by lfl...@gmail.com on 21 Sep 2014 at 7:11

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Vs 2.0.9 still has this issue. device us a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with the most 
recent software and updates. The problem occurred after the first week of nov 
2014. 

Original comment by eelco.h...@gmail.com on 24 Dec 2014 at 8:09

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v2.0.10 has the problem on my Motorola Droid Maxx running Android 4.4.4 - in 
fact, sometimes, it won't even work for an entire hour! I turn off wifi because 
often times when i am near a house with strong wifi, it interrupts my apps and 
streaming music. I should NOT need wifi on when out and about on cell data - 
let's get real if you are expecting wifi like Ingress does!!! Totally stupid, 
and you should look into how you might be leveraging some libs that are 
wifi-centric, etc.

PLEASE FIX - this is soooo annoying!!!

Original comment by SGlai...@gmail.com on 11 Jun 2015 at 10:48