http://code.google.com/p/android-bluetooth/
This is a project that provides access to bluetooth serial port profile (SPP) through a non-supported mechanism. You can use it to connect to external bluetooth GPS devices and get the NMEA data. I've tried it and it works (I use a HTC Magic). But I've heard reports it may not work with the HTC Hero. It does not integrate with Android location API so Google Maps etc won't benefit from it (although it may be possible to write software to do that -- dunno). At some point... hopefully before this decade is out.... Android will have a full bluetooth API... but in the mean time this is the best we've got. Joe. On Sep 18, 7:16 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > It would need to be supported at a lower level than that in order for > any (general) software to use it, i.e., Settings/location/{add here: > select default GPS device}. Reason for this is that GPS-enabled > software calls on LocationManager for access to GPS, which means that > LocationManager needs to be aware of it. > > On Sep 18, 10:04 am, Chris Stratton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There is a someone who has made an experimental bluetooth package one > > of the demos for which is for receiving rfcomm data from an external > > gps. But I think it merely prints the raw messages on the screen. > > > On Sep 9, 9:46 am, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ok then, to answer your question, no, you cannot use a BT-GPS since > > > android doesn't implement BT-SPP profile and the GPS functions > > > wouldn't to know what to do with it even if it was implemented. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
