diff --git a/apps/gpsinfo/gps-info.js b/apps/gpsinfo/gps-info.js
index df888651a..cca7e8e0f 100644
--- a/apps/gpsinfo/gps-info.js
+++ b/apps/gpsinfo/gps-info.js
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ var lastFix = {
   time: 0,
   satellites: 0
 };
-var nofix = 0;
+var SATinView = 0;
 
 function formatTime(now) {
-  var fd = now.toUTCString().split(" ");
-  var time = fd[4].substr(0, 5);
-  var date = [fd[0], fd[1], fd[2]].join(" ");
-  return time + " - " + date;
+  if (now == undefined) {
+    return "no GPS time available";
+  } else {
+    var fd = now.toUTCString().split(" ");
+    var time = fd[4].substr(0, 5);
+    var date = [fd[0], fd[1], fd[2]].join(" ");
+    return time + " - " + date;
+  }
 }
 function getMaidenHead(param1,param2){
   var lat=-100.0;
@@ -77,9 +81,9 @@ function onGPS(fix) {
           {type:"txt", font:"6x8", label:"Waiting for GPS" },
           {type:"h", c: [
             {type:"txt", font:"10%", label:fix.satellites, pad:2, id:"sat" },
-            {type:"txt", font:"6x8", pad:3, label:"Satellites" }
+            {type:"txt", font:"6x8", pad:3, label:"Satellites used" }
           ]},
-          {type:"txt", font:"6x8", label:"", id:"progress" }
+          {type:"txt", font:"6x8", label:"", fillx:true, id:"progress" }
         ]},{lazy:true});
     }
     g.clearRect(0,24,g.getWidth(),g.getHeight());
@@ -87,7 +91,6 @@ function onGPS(fix) {
   }
   lastFix = fix;
   if (fix.fix) {
-    nofix = 0;
     var locale = require("locale");
     var satellites = fix.satellites;
     var maidenhead = getMaidenHead(fix.lat,fix.lon);
@@ -100,12 +103,18 @@ function onGPS(fix) {
     layout.maidenhead.label = "Maidenhead: "+maidenhead;
   } else {
     layout.sat.label = fix.satellites;
-    nofix = (nofix+1) % 4;
-    layout.progress.label = ".".repeat(nofix) + " ".repeat(4-nofix);
+    layout.progress.label = "in view: " + SATinView;
   }
   layout.render();
 }
 
+function onGPSraw(nmea) {
+  if (nmea.slice(3,6) == "GSV") {
+    SATinView = nmea.slice(11,13);
+  }
+}
+
 Bangle.loadWidgets();
 Bangle.drawWidgets();
 Bangle.on('GPS', onGPS);
+Bangle.on('GPS-raw', onGPSraw);