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GPS Enabled
•Stand still. If possibl e, stand still until your phone
is finished determini ng y our l oc ati on. Mo ving you r
phone at a walking pa ce while your phone i s
calculating your approx imate location may
substantially decrease GPS performance.
•In a car. When using the G PS Enabled feature in
a car, position your phone so that the GPS
antenna has good ac cess to GPS signals t hrough
the car’s windows. Typically, the GPS antenna
has best access to GPS signals in a car when
placed near a window.
Note:Al t h ou gh mov in g yo ur ph on e at a walking
pace decreases GPS performance, moving
it at the speed of a moving car does not.
•Stay in network coverage. Depending on who
your service provider is, the network will provide
your phone with information that helps determine
your location mo re quickly and accu rately.
Updating Satellite Almanac Data
Another way to keep the GPS feature of your phone
working well is to keep your sa tellite almanac data
up to date.
The United States government maintains an
almanac of data abou t where GPS satellite s are as
they orbit the Earth. This information is available to
your phone. Keeping your sat el lite almanac up to
date helps your phon e determine your locati on more
quickly.
The almanac contai ns information ab out the location
of satellites, their operational status, and other
satellite information. Keep in g thi s in form a tio n
updated enhances the performance of your GPS
feature. In most cases, your phone will be able to
get a fix in strong satellite signal c onditions with
outdated almanac data, b ut it may take longer.
Note:When you make an emergency call, your
phone does not rely upon th e almanac to
determine your locatio n.
If your satellite almanac data is out of date, your
phone may prompt you to updat e it. Fo ll ow t he
instructions that appe ar on the phone’s display . You
may be asked to go to a web si te or call a customer
care number.
Setting Privacy Options
Your phone’s GPS privacy options control whether
Java applications on your ph on e or oth e r so f tw a re
applications may v iew the location of yo ur
phone.You may set y our phone to one of these GPS
privacy options.