GPS OnOff for Android
Seems like those with Gingerbread or newer are having problems with this widget. The developer's other widgets work great, please fix this one so we can have a complete matching set of widgets.
Now that my tablet is getting a little older, I'm looking for easy ways to extend my battery life. I was looking for a one click widget that can turn off location services, but sadly this isn't it. I think Google doesn't have an API for this.
I tried it on my Redmi phone and it doesn't work. Toggled GPS to off, my my phone still happily searched for GPS signal. Repeated the same process twice to confirm this.
I was able to press It once. Didn't turn on GPS. Couldn't use again. Please take a look,if it would work that's exactly what I need. Permissions problem.?
The widget worked for a short time. Now it inaccurately displays the current GPS status and will not toggle. Great developer, so I'm sure this fix will come soon. Motorola Razr maxx.
Turns red, turns green, no effect on my GPS settings. But it's permissions are surprising - it has zero so how can it know if my GPS is enabled or disabled?
Was absolutely fantastic until the Ice Cream Sandwich update on Sprint HTC EVO 3D. Now does nothing. I'm giving a rating based on functionality prior to ICS because I have now uninstalled it.
Sometimes it works, sometimes not. You can turn it on, and not even know! U have to go into settings to know if it's on-might add well not even have it....
Does not work on mytouch g2 with gingerbread. No matter which option is selected in widget I still have to go to settings to change the option.
Nice simple thing for the home page (along with Wifi onoff). One of those 'does what it says on the tin' things. (Seems to work on my Desire Z.)
Used to work fine on my HTC EVO 4G, and worked on my Note 3 until Lollipop came along. Now it won't toggle on or off. All other sister widgets work fine (WiFi, Bluetooth, Airplane Mode). Please fix.
Doesn't put gps on/off. It just enable/disable gps. I need widget that really put gps on. This was waste of time.
One glance at your phone trlls you whether or not your GPS is on. No more accidental battery drain from GPS being left on.
I like the small functional icon. Great improvement over the stock icon. To bad it can't be moved into a folder that has my other gps apps
BOOST MOBILE SAMSUNG GALAXY PREVAIL: It worked fine with Android 2.2, but after Gingerbread update it doesn't work anymore (even tried reloading it).
Icon changes from red to green and green to red, but doesn't turn the GPS on or of on my phone. Such a pity as the other ones in this developer range work fine on my phone...
Brings up some ads, and a how to on how to add widgets. It doesn't turn on or off the gps. Yes, I read the instructions. Whats the point? "GPS Toggle Widget " works better.
This widget used to work but now all it does is go from red to green. Upon checking didn't actual turn gps on or off. Htc desire cdma.
Today I went someplace where I didn't know where it was at. So used GPS. Instead of going through the settings I just pushed this button & location found me :)
No effect on Rezound w stock ics. Restart has no effect.
This used to be a great app until i just had a system upgrade. Now it doesn't work at all. Please fix so all my icons match.
On my HTC ONE-X with OS ICS v4.0.4, this widget is finicky. I must press ONLY the lower 1/3rd of the widget icon in order for it to open the LOCATION setting, if I do not press it exactly correctly, it will make a clicking sound as though it is doing something, yet nothing happens.
Useless heap of rubbishy nothingness. My dead dog turns my GPS off better than this crap.
Tried and trusted . Never had any problems from curve fish's apps. Have been using them all for 10 years now .
App was DOA. I toggled gps off with it and gps was still active. Widget then froze. Tried installing twice with same results.
App will turn GPS on, but will not turn it off! Running Android 5.0.2
Ever since my lollipop update my phone's battery has been sucked dry because the GPS is constantly on. I hoped this would make my life simpler, but it failed.
Toggle didn't do anything, then got stuck it seems.
Added widget to HS and clicked it. Said GPS was on, but it wasn't. Manually tuned it on and then used the widget to try and turn it off, but it would not. It changed to off on the widget, but GPS was still on.
Worked fine on my g2 untill the gingerbread update, now it won't let me turn off the gps. Please fix
The icon does not refresh and update the status if changed via other means. I look forward to a fix as this and the other icons are great.
Works perfectly. For the people who claim it doesn't work, you have to open an app that utilizes GPS to see the GPS icon such as google maps
Have to OK the "Standalone GPS Services" in addition to turn on the GPS widget. Still, this widget works well to provide the best possible workaround solution. Many others widgets just blithely dump you into the Location Settings menu.
Doesn't work as a switch on my one x but you can use the label to get to the settings, so not all bad. Guess the app needs updating to android 4
Doesn't work for me it looked like it went on and off but did nothing only showed on and off positions didn't turn off or on anything
I've used other widgets from this author with no problems but this one doesn't work for me running ICS on a Galaxy Note. The interface looks great but the toggling doesn't work, either reflecting the current GPS state or changing it.
Not going to rate it 1 star even though it isn't working on my Transformer Prime Infinity because all their other widget work great. Hope there is a patch for it soon to fix it.
Work like a charm, HTC Wildfire. Only 4 stars as everything has room for improvement.
Works nicely on samsung europa. Only fault? Is it doesnt pick up a settings alteration of gps
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The app does not work. 1.It will toggle only once (only on widget display, the actual state of gps does not change) and then i have go back into the settings and enable/disable GPS. 2.Back on widget i press the button it changes state (again only displays that it has) I go back into settings and find nothing has happened. I am mostly using it as a shortcut to get to sys settings by touching the label (that is indeed a good feature by itself) SGS-2-I9100G. ICS 4.0.4