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If it doesn’t just tap the name of the paired device in the device list. Once you connect the two, BTstack should kick you over to the mapping screen. In the screenshot below you see the result of that pairing prompt: In the screenshot above you see our Android device after we scanned for available Bluetooth devices and the pairing prompt we sent the the iPad. On first launch is should say “Searching…” and if you have your Bluetooth device in discovery mode it will appear shortly. Click on that and you’ll see a very Spartan interface that simply lists the devices. There should be a new icon on your springboard, simply labeled GPS. Now it’s time to check out the actual GPS application paired with the BTstack. Pairing Your DevicesĪt this point your iOS device is using the alternative Bluetooth stack.

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The only disappointment about the update is that it still runs in the native iPhone resolution.

This new version brings stability, bug fixes and performance improvements for the new Apple device. We wish it was more straight forward than that but this whole procedure is a bit unorthodox and most phone companies didn’t design their handsets with the idea that you’d be using the GPS off the phone. The BTstack Mouse app for iPhone that we demonstrated on iPad last week has been updated to bring support for iPad. Start with Bluetooth GPS and if it doesn’t work move on to trying the next ones. We had luck with Bluetooth GPS, alternatively you may want to try out ShareGPS, Network/Bluetooth GPS, or Bluetooth GPS Output. Consider yourself forewarned and be willing to try two or three before you find a perfect fit. It is apparent from the comments on the apps that many of them work or don’t work on a model-by-model basis. We’re using an Android phone as a GPS device and as such we need to get our Android phone to start broadcasting the GPS signal via Bluetooth.Ĭurrently there are about a half dozen applications on the market that meet the needs of someone who wants to link their Android GPS chip to an external source via Bluetooth.

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If you’re planning on using this technique with a stand-alone GPS device, you can skip right to pairing your devices-you may want to check your manual before jumping down to see the BTstack GPS pairing procedure. Installing an Android Bluetooth Forwarder Second, look under the Extensions menu and click BTstack. First, look under the General Settings menu to make sure the native iOS Bluetooth is turned off. In demo mode you’ll be able to see if your GPS device will connect properly but BTstack GPS will not share the GPS information outside of the primary application.Īfter the application is installed hit up the Settings menu on your iOS device. If you’re not sure if you want to shell out $5 for the application you can download it as a demo.

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Once you’ve located BTstack GPS install it (the application is $5 and you can pay using PayPal or Amazon Payments). By default you should have the BigBoss repository active, if not you’ll need to activate it by navigating to the main Cydia screen and clicking “More Package Sources”. Launch Cydia on your iOS device and use the store search function to search for BTstack GPS. This hack specifically takes advantage of a the ability of a jailbroken device to turn off the default Apple Bluetooth stack and replace it with the BTstack.

Before we proceed, we’re going to stress again that you need a jailbroken device.