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google maps update!

my google maps used to show my exact location. now its showing a large blue circle which is near my exact location but its not like it used to be before i upgraded to 2.1
 
my google maps used to show my exact location. now its showing a large blue circle which is near my exact location but its not like it used to be before i upgraded to 2.1

That usually means it's having some troubles locating you. Does it do this all the time?
 
the last time i did it i was driving around in a car. now im sitting stationary in my room. my room is the attic of my house.....idk.
 
my google maps used to show my exact location. now its showing a large blue circle which is near my exact location but its not like it used to be before i upgraded to 2.1
Mine does this when I try to use Navigation but have forgotten to turn on my GPS.
 
my google maps used to show my exact location. now its showing a large blue circle which is near my exact location but its not like it used to be before i upgraded to 2.1

This happens in a couple of situations. If you have GPS turned off or it hasn't yet located a sufficient number of satellites to locate you specifically, it will use either the nearest cell tower (with a big blue circle) or the GPS info it has managed to snag to give a less than precise location (again with the blue circle.)
 
This is becoming a serious pet peeve of mine: developers, big or small, not publishing their release notes. Can't stand it lol
 
I just got the Google maps update notice

Mine says:

New Features:
- New Search results page. Swipe to move to the next result.
- Switch accounts

Also includes:
(the also includes list looks like what it already had)
 
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