Windows Mobile 5 has some great new api's. One of the most exciting ones is the ability to query a gps device to get location information. This depends on the gps being configured on the device using the new gps connection icon in settings. However the icon is missing on some devices (e.g. the Orange SPV M5000 and the QTEK 8100 of the devices we have tested). This is a strange omission, but can easily be fixed with a registry edit as follows:
In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings
- Delete the DWORD marked Hide (if present)
- Delete the DWORD marked Redirect (if present)
- Add a DWORD called Group and give it a value of 2
- Soft reset the device.
The GPS icon should then be available.
HTH
Ian
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posted @ Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:19 AM