With all the pretty stuff now out of the way we have now shifted our focus towards development. The first bridge to cross was implementing the HTML5 based geo location. We soon discovered that for all its awesomeness the Samsung Galaxy S doesn't fare so well as a GPS device with the factory configuration. To get the most out of this device we were going to need to look at ways of fine tuning the accuracy.
The first method we experimented with involved entering the hidden LbsTestMode menu by keying some numbers into the phone and then optimising the settings. This offered a small improvement but for the level of accuracy we require we needed to take things to the next level.
For the Galaxy S this meant flashing GPS files leaked from JI2 which would involve first rooting the device to gain super user access and then flashing a recovery manager onto the device. Now that the new GPS files have been successfully loaded onto the Galaxy we will be performing more testing and fine tuning alongside the development until we have achieved the desired results. Stay tuned for more updates soon.
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