As many of you know that nowadays I’m using HTC Desire as my primary phone ( my Nokia’s are all in my drawer) , the other day I was wondering if I can extend it’s functionality and make it behave like my N97 Mini with Ext GPS and Joiku Spot. with my iPad 16 GB WiFi
Accessing the net through Desire to the iPAd was easy as I already have Froyo ( Android 2.2) installed on my HTC Desire it was as simple as clicking WiFi Hotspot on Desire and make it a portable WiFI Hotspot.
What’s difficult was to make the Desire act as a Bluetooth GPS for my iPad and extend it’s functionality .
I searched around a little and found a nifty application , Bluetooth GPS ( Available on Android Market ) by Meowsbox
This application as the name says convert my Desire into a Bluetooth GPS out device which the iPAd can access. I ‘m using the trial version with functionality extended to 10 min and after that I have to restart the application . The full version code can be obtained after donation of $1.99 or more and is applicable on 5 phones and can be purchased from Meowsbox. Alas it only uses PayPal so I can’t buy it from Pakistan.
The next step was to access GPS coordinates on the iPad - here Cydia came into play . Remember you need a Jail Broken iPad to access and install Cydia Applications . Download and install BTstack GPS 1.5 from repository , start the application , connect it to HTC Desire ( you have to have iPad bluetooth turned off from settings ) and within minutes you will get a GPS fix on your iPad.
It’s better if you buy BTstack GPS from Cydia store for USD4.99 as the trial version will not send coordinated to other applications.
Just two applications and an investment of USD 6.98 , I can easily convert my iPAd 16 GB WiFI to iPad 16GB 3G , just a note on the side constant use of WiFi and Bluetooth will eat up your Desire’s battery so have a charger handy
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