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Select GPS settings

There are various ways of determining your position. If you turn on one or more positioning methods on your phone, the information about your position will be available to other functions on your phone, such as navigation, search functions and weather forecast. Follow these instructions to select GPS settings.

HTC One XL
HTC One XL
HTC One XL
  • 1
    Find "Location"
    • Press the menu icon.
    • Press Settings.
    • Press Location.
  • 2
    Select option
    • Select one of the following options:
    • Turn network-based GPS on or off, go to 2a.
    • Turn satellite-based GPS on or off, go to 2b.
  • 3
    2a - Turn network-based GPS on or off
    • Press Google's location service to turn network-based GPS on or off.
    • When the field next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.
    • If you turn on network-based GPS, your phone can find your approximate position using the network. This is useful if you don't have a GPS satellite fix.
  • 4
    2b - Turn satellite-based GPS on or off
    • Press GPS satellites to turn the function on or off.
    • When the field next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.
    • If you turn on satellite-based GPS, your phone can find your exact position. Satellite-based GPS requires a clear view of the sky.
  • 5
    Exit
    • Press the Home key to return to standby mode.