Yeah, I know that seems to be a pretty common issue with the Desire HD, but hear me out!
I had my DesireHD for about a month and I love it. Been trying various CustomRoms and so on. A week or so ago I noticed that my GPS is no longer working. I think I was using CM7 back then. I decided to flash a different rom to see if that fixes the issue. Well, unfortunately not. I then tried a few different Radio images, but that also did not fix the problem. I just can't get a fix. It did work fine with different ROMs previously though. I went back to the very first RUU update (which includes 1.32. or something and the radio) BUT I still can't get a GPS fix.
Is the device "broken" or is there still anything I could try? With all the wipes, restores, different ROMs, I should have "replaced" all software parts that could cause issues, right? I read that there is something like GPS cache that could be deleted, but not sure if that's done with full wipes etc, anyway?
Any suggestions? I'd hate to send the device in as it's likely going to take "forever" to get it repaired.
Thanks in advance,
BoB!
Hi Bob.
How long do you wait for it to get a fix? As far as I know, the first time whenever you flash new ROMs, it will often take much longer than usual. After the first time, it will normally take about less than a 2 minutes.
Got try using FasterFix to set your ntp?
Do you install GPS Status from the market to perhaps monitor the amount of satellite found by your device? You can also use to download A-GPS data.
I used to suffer a lot of problem waiting to get a fix (I hate waiting especially when it comes to GPS). But now it seems to be behaving. Lol. Could get a fix between 5-15 seconds. Now at most it will take is still less than a minute. Hopefully this will go on. Lol.
Hi, I had alot of problems with my GPS. Tried with different radios and ROMS. Found satelites but could not get a fix.
Unrooted and sent my phone to a repair shop. They found out that there was a problem with the GPS antenna and changed that. Will get my phone back over the weekend. Hopefully that fixed the problem.
This could also be your problem. Unroot your phone and send it to the guys that now what they are doing
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About 2 weeks ago, my camera simply stopped working. Any app that uses the camera simply opens to a black screen and then becomes unresponsive.
I've tried a full factory reset to no avail. Before sending the camera for repair, is there anything else I can try. I did check the forum and elsewhere to see if this was a known issue with the DHD or an individual firmware vesion, but nothing obvious.
I'm running 1.72.405.3
Thanks for any pointers
Daz
Hi Daz,
It does sound like your camera's sensor has failed. I had a similar issue with my HTC Hero when I got that many moons ago. This would be covered by the manufacturers warranty so you'd be entitled to a replacement or repair.
Did the camera only fail once the update had been applied? As i think and i'm not 100% but i think that the cam is one of the things which the update is for, maybe you could try a custom rom to see if the update has caused it, I can't see why but it could be.
My Hero's camera would not work with anything over 1.5, any custom rom or even the stock 2.1 update would cause my phone to reboot after every second usage of the phones camera, it was very annoying and because it was a persistent problem which was no fault of my own, i didn't pay for the replacement, so maybe look into it, it may save you a few bob getting it fixed, unless your getting it for free.
Just a thought.
To be honest it could well have been after an update, I just can't tie the two events together in my head.
The phone will be fixed for free as it's still under warrantee, I was just wondering if there was anything I could do to avoid having to send it away for what could be weeks. I do suspect it's a hardware issue so prob best just to let HTC deal with it and send me back a working phone.
Thanks all.
Daz
I also have this problem, any updates on the issue? I really don't want to be without my phone for weeks! The camera only stopped working after I flashed from Leedroid 1.2 to cyanogenmod 6.1.3 then flashed back to Leedroid
Hi,
I'm afraid I don't know just yet. I sent the phone away for repair and it's still being worked on. I'll let you know what they said when I get it back.
Daz
Hi there,
Now I've come across a few threads that mention reboot issues. However mine seem to be almost unique.
The biggest thread I came across was more along the lines of overheating.
Everything on my phone functions normally. GPRS / 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth (I think, never use it!).
First issue: GPS takes FOREVER to lock. A good ten minutes, at least. Whether I sit and wait for it to lock or just start driving. Makes no difference.
GPS eventually locks. A good 20 minutes (give or take a few minutes) in, and bang. Reboot.
My first thought was the radio. I was running the very latest one (in the radio thread). I downgraded. I tried 4 older radio's. Each previous one improving the stability. However all except the latest only keep the GPS working for around 20 minutes after locking.
This morning I flashed the oldest radio (first post of the radio thread, oldest one there).
Results in my testing on the way home are quite different. After 20ish minutes I didn't get a boot loop. NDrive went crazy, and stopped navigating. I restarted the app and the GPS refused to lock.
I had installed CatLog some time ago. In my early experimenting, I ran the logging while driving. It seemed to have prevented a reboot but instead created circumstances like above where the GPS stopped working mid-navigating.
I'm running Pays DHD Rom. When navigating its running on battery alone. Temps don't go above 35 degrees Celcius. My phone is rooted, s-off'd as well.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Short of un-rooting, finding a stock like 2.2 ROM and turning S-on and sending it back to the shop I bought it from, I don't know what to do
Thanks.
In my personal experience all GPS receivers loose sensitivity over time. Some go off faster other stay fine for a few years. If it takes that long for your GPS receiver to lock it is most likely caused by lost sensitivity and no ROM will fix this. The very last thing you can try is to download one of the GPS manager apps and perform a full wipe of the GPS data followed by GPS cold start. It should lock within 2 minutes. Otherwise install a stock ROM and apply for warranty repair.
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Agreed. Definitely not the rom. I installed cm7 and damn its a great rom but the problem persists.
I downloaded one of those GPS apps. When soft resetting it rebooted my phone sad days.
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So I've pretty much given up.
Tomorrow its going back to where I've gotten it from.
After downloading the stock RUU (first Eclair and then Froyo. Lets just say Eclair didn't like my phone at all) and getting it on the phone, I'm finished.
The moment I turn on GPS... instant reboot!
If you ever have troubles like this, don't waste your time, just take it back!
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My Desire Z's GPS not work, it can't see any satellites and always 0 signal in any app and with any rom. Currently i have CM7 and VISION_RADIO_12.62.60.27_26.13.04.19 with matching rils. So how can i sure that its hardware problem? Maybe gps turned off in sevice menu? But i tryed this *#*#3424#*#* for entering eng menu, but phone can't accept it. Is there any other methods to check gps? Thanks in advance.
I have two ideas which might be worth trying out:
- In case you haven't tried wiping your efs cache, do so. Download the vision_wipe_efs zip and flash it through recovery like any other rom or mod.
- Try going to settings>location>gps source and just check "internal gps" again.
When I had trouble with gps I used gps status, though I believe I read somewhere that it's not the best out of the bunch.
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I have two ideas which might be worth trying out:
- In case you haven't tried wiping your efs cache, do so. Download the vision_wipe_efs zip and flash it through recovery like any other rom or mod.
- Try going to settings>location>gps source and just check "internal gps" again.
When I had trouble with gps I used gps status, though I believe I read somewhere that it's not the best out of the bunch.
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I wiped that partition before i posting here, also i cleared caches and formatted all partitions, flashed a 5 different radios, but no result. Why phone can't accept *#*#3424#*#* command? Maybe its wrong code or its hardware problem? I need to test gps in engineering menu as on my old WM phone. Thanks.
Little background would be helpful. How long have you had the phone, has GPS ever worked (such as on the stock ROM), etc. Have you tried other ROMs? GPS lock has been an issue on CM7 for some people for the longest time.
The Market app "GPS Status" will show if the phone is tracking (or trying to track) any satellites. If satellites are being shown on the circular display, and signal strength bars shown below that, its at least trying to get a lock, and might need more time. If none of those things are shown, it may be a ROM issue or something else.
The following fix gave me a much faster GPS lock on ILWT CM7. Not sure if it will help in your case (no lock at all). But don't think it will hurt. It reduced my GPS lock from a couple minutes, to often less than 5 seconds. I flashed the "Google Specific" build.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472870
You seem experienced enough to know the following "basic" steps. But it never hurts to mention the obvious:
Make sure you are outdoors, and clear view of most of the sky (minimum of trees and building). Give it at least 5-10 minutes for an initial lock. If the GPS has never been used (new ROM) or you've changed geographic locations drastically (like a plane flight) it might take a few minutes to get the first lock.
redpoint73 said:
Little background would be helpful. How long have you had the phone, has GPS ever worked, etc.
The Market app "GPS Status" will show if the phone is tracking (or trying to track) any satellites. If satellites are being shown on the circular display, and signal strength bars shown below that, its at least trying to get a lock, and might need more time. If none of those things are shown, it may be a ROM issue or something else.
The following fix gave me a much faster GPS lock on ILWT. Not sure if it will help in your case (no lock at all). But don't think it will hurt. It reduced my GPS lock from a couple minutes, to often less than 5 seconds. I flashed the "Google Specific" build.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472870
You seem experienced enough to know the following "basic" steps. But it never hurts to mention the obvious:
Make sure you are outdoors, and clear view of most of the sky (minimum of trees and building). Give it at least 5-10 minutes for an initial lock. If the GPS has never been used (new ROM) or you've changed geographic locations drastically (like a plane flight) it might take a few minutes to get the first lock.
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Phone is brand new, i purchased about one week ago from ebay store. GPS status not show any satellites on circular display.
What ROM was on it when you got it? Has the GPS ever worked on it?
Try another ROM. GPS issues have plagued some CM7 users, but it seems less common on non-CM7 based ROMs. Maybe try Virtuous v2, its close to stock GB.
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What ROM was on it when you got it? Has the GPS ever worked on it?
Try another ROM. GPS issues have plagued some CM7 users, but it seems less common on non-CM7 based ROMs. Maybe try Virtuous v2, its close to stock GB.
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I dont know GPS worked either or not. Now i probed many firmwares e.g CM7, but gps not work at all. Can't show any satellites.
If you'd like to run CM7 try this way:
- Be sure to enable GPS before you flash the rom. eg: you're running stock > enable GPS > then flash the new rom.
otherwise:
- Flash the newest radio you can find for your rom.
I say that because I experienced the same issue on my Htc Wildfire when flashing CM7.0.3 last year.
Just download faster fix app from marketplace
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If you're locked into as many as ten satellites is there any reason to have erratic GPS performance?
I got a refurbished S3 from Sprint and the GPS is a freaking mess. I can be standing perfectly still and the map starts moving around erratically, sometimes even straight backwards. Other times I'll be driving and it will show me on a totally different street or moving in a totally wrong direction. Sometimes this is going on when I'm locked into as many as ten satellites.
Shouldn't that be enough to get a good fix? Does this suggest that the GPS receiver is working well but there is a software problem? Or is this a hardware problem that can't be fixed?
I reset/downloaded agps data with GPS Status, I've tried TopNTP and I've tightened every visible screw. Nothing has helped. I also can't get a fix indoors like I used to be able to with my original S3.
Any suggestions on other things I can try to make my GPS work or is this a hardware problem that can't be fixed?
This is the fourth or fifth refurbished Android phone I've received from Sprint over the years and not a single one has worked right. It's like they don't ever really address the reported problem. They just factory reset the phone, give it a cosmetic facelift and then ship it back out without any testing.
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If you're locked into as many as ten satellites is there any reason to have erratic GPS performance?
I got a refurbished S3 from Sprint and the GPS is a freaking mess. I can be standing perfectly still and the map starts moving around erratically, sometimes even straight backwards. Other times I'll be driving and it will show me on a totally different street or moving in a totally wrong direction. Sometimes this is going on when I'm locked into as many as ten satellites.
Shouldn't that be enough to get a good fix? Does this suggest that the GPS receiver is working well but there is a software problem? Or is this a hardware problem that can't be fixed?
I reset/downloaded agps data with GPS Status, I've tried TopNTP and I've tightened every visible screw. Nothing has helped. I also can't get a fix indoors like I used to be able to with my original S3.
Any suggestions on other things I can try to make my GPS work or is this a hardware problem that can't be fixed?
This is the fourth or fifth refurbished Android phone I've received from Sprint over the years and not a single one has worked right. It's like they don't ever really address the reported problem. They just factory reset the phone, give it a cosmetic facelift and then ship it back out without any testing.
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What Rom are you using ? Did it behave like this before rooting ?
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What Rom are you using ? Did it behave like this before rooting ?
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I'm totally stock 4.3, just rooted. I rooted it pretty soon after I got it so I don't remember if it was like this right off the bat. I believe it was.
Weird thing is that today I tried turning of Google location services and that seemed to help a lot. It doesn't seem to be getting a lock while indoors but when I'm driving around I'm not getting the erratic map behavior I had before. No idea if it will work for long, there have been a few other times when I thought I fixed the problem and it came right back.
I know on my previous phone I had Google location services on and it worked like a charm. Anyone have an idea why turning location services off helps and what I can do to make GPS work right with location services off?
Any real downside to keeping location services off?
I've always kept it on. But if your Stock rooted, and have that big an issue with GPS. I would almost be inclined to say it's a hardware issue. You could always Nand, and flash a coherent Rom. Just to see if it resolves the issue.
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After driving extensively with Google location services turned off I did not experience any more erratic behavior. Problem solved but I'd like to have location services on.
Tonight I turned location services back on and it still seems to be working fine with no erratic behavior. I haven't given this as thorough of a test but I'm optimistic.
I have no idea why turning location services off fixed things but if anyone comes across this thread looking for a solution to GPS problems try turning Google location services off and see if that helps. It looks to have done the trick for me.
I recently updated my unrooted phone to OTA Kitkat and in hindsight wish I didn't. The GPS that worked flawlessly in 4.3 is no longer locking with the satellites( at max 3 or 4 fixes) and Navigation has become useless. I installed GPS Status and performed the usual steps(reset, get xtra data) to get a lock but several minutes would pass by before a single satellite was found. This was done outside under a clear sky. Has anyone run into this issue after the update? Any advice is appreciated.
Not sure why that might be happening.
Especially on a unrooted device.
I assume you don't have a custom reovery or anything like that either correct?
I would first try going into the recovery and wiping cache and rebooting.
Sometimes if old data is held there I remember that causing issues on my vibrant a while back.
If that don't work you might need to try a master reset of the phone and see if that fixes the problem.
If you are worried about loosing app data you can get Helium Backup from the market and backup apps and their data.
Just needs a computer to trigger it at first that is running windows, since you are not rooted.
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Not sure why that might be happening.
Especially on a unrooted device.
I assume you don't have a custom reovery or anything like that either correct?
I would first try going into the recovery and wiping cache and rebooting.
Sometimes if old data is held there I remember that causing issues on my vibrant a while back.
If that don't work you might need to try a master reset of the phone and see if that fixes the problem.
If you are worried about loosing app data you can get Helium Backup from the market and backup apps and their data.
Just needs a computer to trigger it at first that is running windows, since you are not rooted.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Here's what I did since I didn't want to reset the phone. I downloaded GPS Test and went outside in the Minnesota cold and waited for satellite fix. After 13 minutes, the phone found 7 satellites. I hopped into my car and started google navigation and drove for half an hour from work to home. Everything worked fine all the way home. An hour later I wanted to see if the GPS issue was truly gone and to my dismay after waiting for 10 minutes it didn't get a fix. This is really a bummer that the KitKat upgrade did something to the GPS functionality that it's taking so long to set the gps location compared to the 20 seconds under 4.3
I will give another try tomorrow and then will probably factory reset and start anew.
samaruf said:
Thanks for the suggestions. Here's what I did since I didn't want to reset the phone. I downloaded GPS Test and went outside in the Minnesota cold and waited for satellite fix. After 13 minutes, the phone found 7 satellites. I hopped into my car and started google navigation and drove for half an hour from work to home. Everything worked fine all the way home. An hour later I wanted to see if the GPS issue was truly gone and to my dismay after waiting for 10 minutes it didn't get a fix. This is really a bummer that the KitKat upgrade did something to the GPS functionality that it's taking so long to set the gps location compared to the 20 seconds under 4.3
I will give another try tomorrow and then will probably factory reset and start anew.
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Something is amiss in 4.4.2 GPS. I had the same trouble, although with GE 4.4.2 ROM and not the official OTA.
What I did was to restore my original 4.3 ROM (dbombROM) followed by restore of GE, wiping cache and dalvik cache both times. I can't explain why that helped. But it restored my GPS function. While I was not able to get a lock for many many minutes, I get a lock now within few seconds (10-15 seconds may be).
Note that when I went back to 4.3 ROM, the GPS did not work in 4.3 either, while it was working fine just before upgrading to 4.4.2... So, lot of mystery there! But try restoring 4.3 ROM and restoring 4.4.2 again.
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Oh...you said unrooted. Most likely you don't have nandroid backups of previous ROMs. Sorry man!
I'd try the faster fix app: https://www.google.com/search?clien......1c.1.37.mobile-gws-hp..1.8.789.USXOSBGtK7o
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samaruf said:
I recently updated my unrooted phone to OTA Kitkat and in hindsight wish I didn't. The GPS that worked flawlessly in 4.3 is no longer locking with the satellites( at max 3 or 4 fixes) and Navigation has become useless. I installed GPS Status and performed the usual steps(reset, get xtra data) to get a lock but several minutes would pass by before a single satellite was found. This was done outside under a clear sky. Has anyone run into this issue after the update? Any advice is appreciated.
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Glad to hear that I am not the only one. This is my 3rd replacement phone already. The first phone was completely replaced because the battery was overheated and drained within 3 hours. The second phone was replaced because of the GPS locked issue. The third one which is the one I am using right now is having the same issue. I noticed the issue after I did the OTA from 4.3.
I also noticed that if GPS cannot be locked, pull down the menu, either switch off turn back on the airplane mode or the GPS will immediately patch the problem. It's just an inconvenient when you need to reach at the phone clipped at the windshield from the driver seat when cruising 70 mph without a long hand or worst... need to do that in traffic packed road.
I almost got the same issue before. I just rooted the phone and flashed the custom rom. Now it works