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Ovi Maps gives up trying to get a GPS fix after a few minutes and often fails without network positioning.
GPS Jinni doesn't give up, so you can leave it running until it gets a fix (it might take a while without a network connection) and then launch Ovi Maps which can use that fix.
As far as I know the search function requires a data connection at present however.
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I have worked this out from using my phone abroad. Ovi Maps, after starting, would try and get a GPS fix for a couple of minutes and then give up leaving me with no GPS fix.
GPS Jinni on the other hand would look for as long as it took to get a lock (around 5-10 mins usually). After this, and with GPS Jinni still running, I would start Ovi Maps and it would aquire the same lock in moments.
There may be no direct link between the two programmes, but perhaps there is an underlying process taking care of the GPS data which they both use.
Whatever the case I have used this technique multiple times and it certainly works.
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Yes they both use the Location system. Location/GPS shuts down when the last user of it goes away. Ovi Maps gives up after 30 seconds. GPSJinni stays on. Thus if you're running gpsjinni location/gps doen't shut down after 30 secs when Ovi Maps gives up.
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GPS Jinni doesn't give up, so you can leave it running until it gets a fix (it might take a while without a network connection) and then launch Ovi Maps which can use that fix.
As far as I know the search function requires a data connection at present however.