Skip HTC Locations
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About Skip HTC Locations
This App lets you bypass "HTC Locations" and select a map application of your choice when you want to display a location out of your contacts or calendar.
It is currently not the intention of this App to change the behaviour of the car dock mode.
Some HTC phones have "HTC Locations" installed and force you to use it prior to Google Maps or other maps.
So this App is relevant only for such phones having the Locations App pre-installed. On other devices it just doesn’t do anything.
Devices: One X, One S, Sensation, Desire HD/Z/S
The App cannot be started manually. It is just registered to intercept the start of "HTC Locations" under certain conditions.
It does not consume battery or resources.
Operation:
On first use (open a location in contacts or calendar) you are prompted to select either Location Picker or this App.
If you check the checkbox for “use by default” you will not be prompted again for this selection.
You can directly select between Google Maps or other installed map applications instead.
To undo the default selection, go to the Application settings of your phone, select this App and press the “Clear defaults” button.
It is currently not the intention of this App to change the behaviour of the car dock mode.
Some HTC phones have "HTC Locations" installed and force you to use it prior to Google Maps or other maps.
So this App is relevant only for such phones having the Locations App pre-installed. On other devices it just doesn’t do anything.
Devices: One X, One S, Sensation, Desire HD/Z/S
The App cannot be started manually. It is just registered to intercept the start of "HTC Locations" under certain conditions.
It does not consume battery or resources.
Operation:
On first use (open a location in contacts or calendar) you are prompted to select either Location Picker or this App.
If you check the checkbox for “use by default” you will not be prompted again for this selection.
You can directly select between Google Maps or other installed map applications instead.
To undo the default selection, go to the Application settings of your phone, select this App and press the “Clear defaults” button.
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minor adaptations for Android 4
minor adaptations for Android 4
More downloads Skip HTC Locations reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about Skip HTC Locations
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... Shame you need this in the first place.
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But sometimes fail
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Great App, pinpoints location.
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Seems to work a bit better than the "Use other Map" application which was kindly written by someone else. Thanks!
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Didn't solve the problem of skipping HTC locations. When inputting event in calender the locations icon will only take you to HTC locations. Is exactly the same as other app " select other map for HTC v1.0" for this situation.
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Doesn't work on my flyer which uses HC but does on my Desire S
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Exactly the work around that every htc owner wants. HTC take the hint and disable the feature in the first place
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Perfect! Finally got rid of HTC Locations.
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Hated how we were forced to use Locations. Can now default to google maps. Love it. HTX One XL
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Works perfectly Thanks!
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Many apps are not loading properly after installation
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4G Velocity compatible, bloody great app.
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And does it well.
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Works for a while then torture again. Im going to root my phone and get a decent custom firmware.
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Solved an annoying problem with grace :-)
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Removed nu biggest annoyance
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Phone keeps booti.g and auto launch navigation. Afraid this app Dorset help.
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Does what it says on the tin.
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Works great but HTC location still loads when setting a location in calendar, otherwise its a great app
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does what it says.
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My HTC One XL wouldn't load calendar locations, because HTC Locations doesn't work. This app does exactly what it says, and thanks to Google Maps being a pretty clever thing, it makes the location feature in Calendar useful again. Good work :)
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HTC location
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This is great, thank you for making it. HTC should stop making these kind of apps that don't add value but actually cripple the device. This is Android and Android works with Google Maps, that's it
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But sometimes fail
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Nearly perfect. Just needs the car dock behavior added
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Seya202
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Thank you, I hate locations
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Does what it says hooray!
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Awesome...........!!!!
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Dit doet wat het belooft! je kan nu vanuit de calendar het adres aanklikken en kiezen voor google navigatie of een andere naar keuze Ik ben er helemaal tevreden mee !!
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hi.......
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Nur
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Perfect!!! Thank you so much! Shame HTC, for forcing us a useless grade maps/nav. Shame!
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Excellent behaviour changer - pity its not designed for In-car mode. Would happily pay for app that stops HTC Locations from being launched in car mode when docked in an HTC accessory instead of the Car Panel since Android 2.3.5/Sense 3.0 update.
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Fantastic, gets rid of having to use locations which is the most useless and annoying navigation EVER! Shame on HTC for ever imposing this second rate navigation on us all
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Works perfect. I'll pay for it if you get it working with car dock
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Just follow the instructions and you can't go wrong. Works for calendar and contacts as decribed.
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First ever time I have commented... This problem was painful given the crap app we were forced to use! thanks very much for the work around! Hopefully HTC don;t work out a way to disable this! it was a real pain going in and editing the location field copying and pasting into maps. Thanks heaps!
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Installed ok on Desire HD but no install options. I only have Uninstall button. Help!
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My HTC One XL wouldn't load calendar locations, because HTC Locations doesn't work. This app does exactly what it says, and thanks to Google Maps being a pretty clever thing, it makes the location feature in Calendar useful again. Good work :)