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Need some help with the built in GPS

Hello people, I've never come across the GPS settings on my phone and I have no clue on how to use it. I recently downloaded and installed a few cab files that use the built in GPS to give me the heading, speed etc...
Problem is, I always get a no GPS data available in every program i use. I was wondering if anyone knew the solution to my problem. Thanks guys!

Can anyone solve my issue please?

Are you trying to locate yourself indoors? You need to do this outdoors, and bear in mind that cold starts (each time you load the map program) take longer to synchronize with satellites - it takes up to 5 mins for me in a crowded city with tall buildings.
And if whatever program you are using can set options to configure GPS ports, try these manual settings:
COM port 6
Baudrate 57600

gps altitude correction

so i am happily skiing in the alps when i notice my gps doesn't give me the correct height. i've been toying with gps since 2006, so i know the gps altitude is not that precise, that is ok.
the problem is that the hero's gps receiver doesn't apply the geoide altitude correction. using sportstracklive to record my ski runs i have an offset of ~+50m all the time. the difference for germany and so probably austria as well is 48m, thus i am pretty sure this is the reason for the error. the geoide correction is a common problem, resulting from the gps's model of the earth not being 100% compatible with the real world[tm].
if anybody knows a way to fix this NOW is the time to raise your voice
i have searched the market without success, i also addressed this issue to sportstracklive.com support, but this will fix it only for the one app (if at all, no reply yet, but just wrote them...) imo it would be interesting to apply a general fix to this.
also is there a way to access the raw gps data, or better yet in nmea format? just out of curiosity, i would like to see the data the gps receiver puts out.

[Q] Moto Defy (Froyo) GPS / EXIF (auto location tags in photos)

I have looked around the threads, and have not found a similar posting. Please no flames if this is a dupe!
I am having a bizarre conundrum on Froyo with the Moto Defy and the stock camera app.
I have not used the phone with 2.1 and so do not know if this is an issue on 2.1
THE ISSUE: Latitude is being recorded into the EXIF data as a negative number. This means 3rd party apps interpret the location as being off the coast of Chile.
So why is this an issue? I AM IN NEW YORK CITY.
Additionally, despite my best efforts to fix this, when the Auto Location Tag function starts up it says "Retrieving City Name" and always returns with "null, New York" as my location.
This occurs with or without GPS enabled, and with or without a satellite lock. It even happens with A-GPS enabled.
Google Maps, and other apps, are able to correctly figure out my position -- even with just WiFi enabled.
Has anyone else encountered this issue?

Update
I'm curious to know the interplay between gps.conf and gpsconfig.xml
I tinkered with both, and now I have a faster lock on GPS satellites.
However, the BlurCamera.apk app still inverts the latitude to a negative number in the EXIF data it writes.
Anyone have any ideas?

luxdesigns said:
I have looked around the threads, and have not found a similar posting. Please no flames if this is a dupe!
I am having a bizarre conundrum on Froyo with the Moto Defy and the stock camera app.
I have not used the phone with 2.1 and so do not know if this is an issue on 2.1
THE ISSUE: Latitude is being recorded into the EXIF data as a negative number. This means 3rd party apps interpret the location as being off the coast of Chile.
So why is this an issue? I AM IN NEW YORK CITY.
Additionally, despite my best efforts to fix this, when the Auto Location Tag function starts up it says "Retrieving City Name" and always returns with "null, New York" as my location.
This occurs with or without GPS enabled, and with or without a satellite lock. It even happens with A-GPS enabled.
Google Maps, and other apps, are able to correctly figure out my position -- even with just WiFi enabled.
Has anyone else encountered this issue?
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I see, I'm not the only one with this problem. I made a similar thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11769279#post11769279) because i found this one just today, but what i want to know: did you fix this problem?
edit: lol. nevermind, didn't notice that it was you answering in my thread. but still no fix, damn

See other thread. (short answer: no.)

GPS not working?

Since I do not get any GPS Signal in several map Apps I installed "android sensor" application.
This App also shows that the GPS has no reception of any Satellit.
Since there are no other entries related to GPS (With the exception of one entry) I added this entry.
Is my GPS broken?
Any hints on how to set things up in settings?
Or do I need to complain to the seller?
Thanks in advance for any help
Thomas

S9 - GPS problem - tracking not working

Hi everyone,
I have a bothersome problem with my Galaxy s9, exactly:
1. GPS turns on but the range of my position is very inaccurately
2. Doesn't work tracking system in phone - Maps GPS not working
- in Maps show only the position in which I started the program but does not track despite the movement
- using LTE or WI-FI does not help
3. The phone was reset to factory settings many times and any non-invasive other methods available from Google were also I used
- GPS Test APK does not detect satellites correctly.
Apparently some module / chip has broken. Could someone please write me what I need to replace, please?
Is one element or the entire motherboard?
Thanks!