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anyone having a weak gps issue? i am. goog maps or navigate or telenav can't track me accurately. ot can find a location but it sucks finding me and navigating. ive been in every major city from san diego to ny to new orleans atlanta dallas etc... military and on vacation and no matter where i go the gps sucks. it does however have a crack on the top left corner over the front camera if it matters. i have the latest prl update and all
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I think there is an issue if you leave your phone on for a certain number of days, the GPS stops working accurately. Try rebooting your phone
ive tried that. it still sucks.
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i don't get whats wrong with the gps mine locks on with 60 meters acruaccy as soon as i open maps and the gps was actually spot on
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where r u? everywhere i ho it says weak gps. maybe my phone is defective.
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where r u? everywhere i ho it says weak gps. maybe my phone is defective.
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Florida near clearmont/orlando
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ive been in Jacksonville with 4G and it still sucks. in pensacola right now. it finds any address i type in but struggles to navigate me there. i really need it when i get back to diego bcus i have a sweet bluetooth setup in my helmet when i ride my bike and use it for the voice navigation
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yea, I'll try that
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yea, I'll try that
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You might want to exchange it. I use mine in L.A. and Orange County and it is pinpoint accurate. I was actually surprised how well it was working. It was exactly right on when I had to take an offramp to another freeway or during surface street driving. I am using Telenav
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I agree exchange it. Our gps on telenav here in Houston works perfectly, very quick and accurate, beating google maps every time.
download gps status and toolbox it will fix your issues. If not then return the phone is your best bet..
ok, let me try that. i drove through Houston last week and my navigation thought i was onbthe road but i was on the katy toll
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Like playya said,
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
Download this, reset your GPS, if it still wont work I'd take the phone in for a replacement. My GPS wouldn't lock on last night, I had to use this to get it to work.
I had the issue above but once i reset the phone it seems to be very quick in pinpointing my location
working ok now. lets see when i get into san diego tonight service sucks here in pensacola
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I tried the app but navigation just says searching for gps?
Any ideas?
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that's what mine said constantly. i used the app then restarted the gps and eventually out started working.
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Unless I'm missing something, there's a thread hiding in the Dev section that's supposed to fix GPS troubles. I don't know if it's a different issue from what you're having, but thought I'd put that out there.
I tried searching for it. Can't find it in dev.
My gps sucks! It's useless
I tried the apps and resetting gps cache. Still nothing
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Running clean gb and applied the gps fix. Can not get gps to find me. Have let it run for hours. Prechcheed google maps so I could use it and can't get anything. Btw talkatone is great for free international calls
Search google for XDA autononymous gps
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Download GPS Test by chartcross. In settings clear AGPS data then download fresh AGPS. Then go to the sat locks screen. It should pop up in a couple of minutes.
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Kenny im trying your method first since its alot faster. I have gps status and the WIFI im on wont let me connect to google play. Tried installing from laptop and wont go either. GPS status has can clear agps and get new aswell so will I update the thread
It is known that the Epic must connect to a data signal to get GPS. So since you can't get to Play store I am guessing that is the real issue.
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I finally found a good wifi connection and was able to get gps to lock. I then went away from the wifi and it stayed connected with no data. However when I turned gps off and tried to lock again with no data it won't lock. Very annoying. Is there any workaround aside from anynomous?
No. I believe the epic either requires a data or cell connection to enable GPS.
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Ok let me clarify how to get gps when u have no service. This has been working for me for 2 days. You can not be in airplane mode. You must have airplane mode turned off and have precached map area on google maps prior. I use gps status to lock then open gmaps then ur good. Thanks all
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Ok let me clarify how to get gps when u have no service. This has been working for me for 2 days. You can not be in airplane mode. You must have airplane mode turned off and have precached map area on google maps prior. I use gps status to lock then open gmaps then ur good. Thanks all
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So your status bar actually says "no signal" that circle with the line through it?
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Not sure what tools you have, but here is a thread that may help:
[HOW TO] Enable stand-alone/antonymous GPS on Epic 4G
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So your status bar actually says "no signal" that circle with the line through it?
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Nice. Ok could not confirm here so good to know.
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Hi guys,
I have problem in network registration. Tried changing roms, radios but still it takes much time in network registrations. Manual network selection sometimes work quick and sometimes late.
Any help?
Im on
Twrp, slimrom skyrocket with rotation fix
Radio: uvlh1
Thanks
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rakhan01 said:
Hi guys,
I have problem in network registration. Tried changing roms, radios but still it takes much time in network registrations. Manual network selection sometimes work quick and sometimes late.
Any help?
Im on
Twrp, slimrom skyrocket with rotation fix
Radio: uvlh1
Thanks
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There have issues reported with the uvlh1 modem. Perhaps you have a very weak signal? Maybe flash a different modem?
Well. I have tried other radios as well. Whenever i restart my phone, it takes time for the network to register. How long does it take for your network to register after a restart?
About signals, the signals are full in my area.
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rakhan01 said:
Well. I have tried other radios as well. Whenever i restart my phone, it takes time for the network to register. How long does it take for your network to register after a restart?
About signals, the signals are full in my area.
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I dunno maybe 10 seconds?
Well that's quick. anyway, i'll try to wipe everything including internal and external memories. Maybe there is some file thats causin the issue
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I'm having the same problem /: It doesn't matter what Radio i flash either.
It takes about 4 mins to almost half an hour to register.
I just booted into Recovery to do something and then rebooted and its almost been an hour and it won't register. I'm without signal right now, all I have is Wifi.
I can reboot it, battery pull, search for network (T-Mo and AT&T both appear, but when I tap on T-Mo it stays registering forever) and nothing.
This is driving me nuts. It's been going on for almost a month now.
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So far the fastest registered radio for me is the uvle1 but it has broken voice problems for the call receivers on my phone.
I guess we are the only ones having this issue.. no solution so far
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I'm not getting a good GPS lock after updating to JB from stock ICS. I tried Waze, Google map, and Navigon. None of these work. This happens sporadically not on a consistent basis. I also found that resetting the phone helped briefly but then I lose signal again later. My lte icon is at full bar.
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Same here, using rooted JB from rooted ICS. If I go to gps status, no satellites.
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JacenSolo2001 said:
Same here, using rooted JB from rooted ICS. If I go to gps status, no satellites.
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+1 on the no satellites
my gps works fine on jb
Which app is that screenshot from?
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gps test
I just updated (downloaded from sammobile then Odin) on stock unrooted AT&T device. My GPS locks in just fine, sitting still in my house. Not sure what its like while moving...
I just tested mine using GPS Test. I stepped outside of my office building, started the app, and the GPS locked on in about 1-2 seconds. This is better performance than I was getting before on ICS (it would usually take 8-10 seconds to lock on). FWIW, I updated to JB using the pre-rooted file from Mr. Robinson's thread via Odin.
Gps not showing sats is discussed in development forum.
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G3 on Rogers here. I flashed my update with Odin and I've rooted. My GPS locks on in 1 to 2 seconds.
Navigon worked fine w/ gps the past couple of days. Have had no issues after upgrading to jb
I am completely stock on jb and get great lock. I am sitting inside a building and get a gps lock.
I am loosing gps even after wiping after the update. It locks fine after about a 15 mile drive it dropped amd would show the gps icon anymore. Had to reboot. And it started working again. Maybe 4.1.2 will fix it
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rip93 said:
I am loosing gps even after wiping after the update. It locks fine after about a 15 mile drive it dropped amd would show the gps icon anymore. Had to reboot. And it started working again. Maybe 4.1.2 will fix it
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This is exactly what I'm experiencing. Only rebooting will fix the problem but it would lose the lock again in a few minutes/miles later.
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I am completely stock on jb and get great lock. I am sitting inside a building and get a gps lock.
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I'm sitting in my living room and get a GPS lock faster than I can type an address in my navigation app.
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I used to use the FasterGPS app to set my GPS servers based on NTP with ICS. In JB, I actually find it locks faster if I don't use FasterGPS to update gps.conf. Stock rooted JB AT&T (Mr. Robinson).
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I'm having difficulties now as well. AT&T, just got the 4.1.1 upgrade yesterday. I checked my GPS this morning and nothing. No satellites, no lock, nothing. Loaded up GMaps an it is only getting a triangulation off the cell towers, no satellite lock either.
I'm going to test again this afternoon when I'm outdoors and try again.
4.0.1 had lightning fast GPS locks, so this is very odd for it to be so slow. Previously, I'd simply press GPS and before I could get into Maps I'd already have a lock.
It happen again today. It seems to be around every 15 miles or so. Its spot on leading up to the dropout.
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Anybody figure out how to fix the gps issue? I downgraded to ics and updated to jb again and no luck. Also I am having WiFi dropping out and data dropping only can be fixed by enabling and disabling airplane mode. When the GPS is working the locks are instant and spot on.
There are no posts in here about it, so am I the only one with issues? Signal loses lock about every 5 seconds, and bounces me all over the place in Google maps, and Navigon. I'm completely stock. I downloaded a gps app, and it's locking on to 12 or so satellites.
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n1gh7m4r3 said:
There are no posts in here about it, so am I the only one with issues? Signal loses lock about every 5 seconds, and bounces me all over the place in Google maps, and Navigon. I'm completely stock. I downloaded a gps app, and it's locking on to 12 or so satellites.
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i just use the one installed and it works fine. GPS works great as I use it for my cycling apps...spot on
Hmm thanks. I may have to get this one replaced, I use gps daily for my business.
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thinkjoey said:
i just use the one installed and it works fine. GPS works great as I use it for my cycling apps...spot on
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Just to clarify, what app is pre installed that you are using?
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n1gh7m4r3 said:
Just to clarify, what app is pre installed that you are using?
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the google maps - it has navigation built in
try to clear data and cache settings
just a "duh" note, make sure GPS is on and not just network location, I'm sure you all have but it never hurts to triple check also check your powersave mode, not sure if they may have an effect on it.
My gps is terrible too. Not sure why... Looking for a solution.
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Mine works perfectly with Waze and Trapster. Haven't tried with Google Maps Navigation though.
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Try using faster fix.. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Double.FasterFix
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Try using gps status form the market
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I used TopNTP from the playstore and GPS status gets a lock in 2s every time. Before it would take 30 seconds
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aironite said:
I used TopNTP from the playstore and GPS status gets a lock in 2s every time. Before it would take 30 seconds
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Faster fix and top ntp do the same thing it changes the GPS server from a generic one to one to what part of the world you live in
Then use GPS status/GPS test to update agps. Bam good to go. As long as it's not a hardware problem
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(sorry for bad english )my gps having fixing problem also but its irratic ...may time its dosent locate any available settalite and many times its available but cant fix it....and its happens all theway and tried many gps fix softwares.......is it my antinna problem or hardware problem? i dont see any gps hardware problems issue on foums yet....so i am so confused where is the exact problem?
I have used both and Faster fix and top ntp on my rooted phone and neither one works to fix my GPS. Got to love T-Mobile.
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I have used both and Faster fix and top ntp on my rooted phone and neither one works to fix my GPS. Got to love T-Mobile.
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Same here. I also tried bending the "leaf contacts" on the phone so the antenna makes a good connection.
My phone can see 25 satellites but it can't get a GPS lock, any ideas?
I have had serious problems with GPS on custom ROM's (among other issues). They would show the satellites, but it worked like garbage.
I did a full wipe, and ODIN'd to stock, and it's been great ever since then.
Have you tried making a nandroid, and doing a factory reset and full wipe, to see if it works well after? That should allow you to rule out if it's hardware related or software.