The GPS on my Android phone places me 650 meters off my location. Is there any way to correct this?
Is there any way to tweak this so it picks up my location more accurately?
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Here are other tips from FourSquare:
Some users running the foursquare android app experience problems with their geolocation accuracy. Here are a few tips to make sure the app is trying to get the best fix possible:
1) Make sure you have either gps or network location finding enabled in your system settings. You can check this by going to your home screen, then hitting the menu key. Choose 'settings'. Go to 'location & security'. Make sure either 'use wireless networks' or 'use gps satellites' are on. You can use both, and the app will try to use the more accurate of the two.
2) If gps is on, you'll have a better chance of getting a lock if you're outside. You'll know when gps has a lock because the little gps icon on your status bar will stop flashing. If it's flashing, then foursquare will use network locations, which may be less accurate.
3) If your location seems really far off, try opening google maps to see if you're getting a better position. If you are, then it's our fault (we're always working on ways to improve this). If google maps is reporting an inaccurate position too, you may be in an area that's difficult for the phone's hardware to work with.
4) In the foursquare app, you can turn off smart geolocation caching to try to improve your location fix. In the foursquare app, hit the menu key, then choose 'preferences'. From the preferences screen, turn 'geolocation caching' off. This will force the app to get a fresh geolocation every time you refresh the Places tab. Go back to the Places tab, then refresh. See if you're getting a better fix now.
Personal Experience
http://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/foursquare_android_geolocation...
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i solved it by selecting GPS over AGPS ...
you can do his by
Home => Settings => Location & Security
hope your problem will e solved
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