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| ===== Common issues with the Location Tracker ===== | ===== Common issues with the Location Tracker ===== |
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| A common issue when recording a track is to lost the GPS location fix, leading to a missing part in the track (seen as a straight line longer that usual in the track). Usually, it happens because the device doesn't have a good enough access to the sky, for example when the device is in a pocket or in a bag. The GPS signal emitted by GPS satellites is weak and get easily lost when going through any hard material. If you have the "**''lost of signal warn''**" {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} setting activated, the application will play a song when it loose the GPS signal. | A common issue when recording a track is to lost the GPS location, leading to a missing part in the track (seen as a straight line longer than usual). Usually, it happens because the device doesn't have a good enough access to the sky, for example when the device is placed in a pocket or in a bag. The GPS signal emitted by GPS satellites is weak and gets easily lost when going through any material. If you have the "**''lost of signal warn''**" {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} setting activated, the application will play a song when it looses the GPS signal. |
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| Also, tracking a path requires frequent GPS location updates and some devices (mainly old or low-cost ones, but not always) doesn't support the GPS being turned on for long hours. Common symptoms in this case can be: | Also, tracking a path requires frequent GPS location updates and some devices (mainly old or low-cost ones, but not always) doesn't support the GPS being turned on for long hours. Common symptoms in this case can be: |
