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GPS fix??

gps sucks on this phone. Its not bad if you reboot the phone and use it but if u don't reboot the phone for a while it wont lock. Anyone else have this problem? Also has anyone found a dialer code where we can change some things on GPS? I know the original epic we could change settings by using a dialer code. Thanks.
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I've never had GPS problems on my phone and I use it almost daily. Locks in seconds and keeps decent track of my location. Perhaps your unit is defective?

Maybe its pretty awful. This dialer code ##gpsclrx# has helped it. It resets the gps. It still sucks. Do you have agps on as well?
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I have the same issue. Its worse when I use something like juicedefender that enables GPS as needed. Thw first lock, like you said, is quick, but down hill from there.
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Same issues I had with gps from moment to epic and now this. Why Samsung?
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well at least you get the first lock. it takes forever for me to get my first lock. Possibly 5+ minutes. Heck, I drove out of the city yesterday with google maps open and gps on. It never got a lock until I reached my destination. Talk about useless!

Soo glad im not the only person with this issue. Came from the Evo and the GPS on thie phone is horrible. The only way I get it to lock is using GPS toolbox and clearing the GPS data then downloading the AGPS assistance and letting it lock. Then I can open maps/navigator.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18319079
Check out my post here and let me know if your issues are similar?
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chunology said:
I've never had GPS problems on my phone and I use it almost daily. Locks in seconds and keeps decent track of my location. Perhaps your unit is defective?
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You are lucky. That gives me hope that mine might be defective because it is off by at least a half mile. i will try to exchange today.

I use my GPS anywhere from 2-10 times a day. I use it for my business when I'm heading to new customers' places and I also do some geocaching and mountain biking in my spare time. The GPS on the Touch has yet to give me any problems at all. Just my experience. I usually get a lock within 5 seconds down to about 3 meters. I came from the OG Epic as well, so I know what crappy GPS can be like.
But the LOS issue only effects some so I'm sure there can be a GPS bug that only effects some too.

mine doesn't work either. debating on trying to exchange it.

Apparently, some are reporting that if you disable "encryption" of the SD card, this frees up the GPS. This may not be everyone's savior because I don't have mine encrypted and "very occasionally" get GPS issues.
The other way I've rectified a momentary loss of GPS is by using the GPS status by Chartcross. When in there, go to Menu, settings, update AGPS. Works like a charm. 85% of the time, I get a lock within 2-5 seconds max. Sometimes it just doesn't want to see the sky very well.....so I update AGPS

Sometimes mine take a bit to lock. I'll usually just toggle the GPS off then back on and it locks quick.
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I guess I am going to have to take mine in. None of these fixes work for me including the gpsclrx command from the other thread. The best I ever got was 1 in view and 0 in use after 10 minutes of scanning.

I know rebooting the phone clears out the GPS cache. My phones GPS is okay for the first like 24 hours but if don't reboot it after that I have nothing. Might start trying some apps.
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jirafabo said:
I use my GPS anywhere from 2-10 times a day. I use it for my business when I'm heading to new customers' places and I also do some geocaching and mountain biking in my spare time. The GPS on the Touch has yet to give me any problems at all. Just my experience. I usually get a lock within 5 seconds down to about 3 meters. I came from the OG Epic as well, so I know what crappy GPS can be like.
But the LOS issue only effects some so I'm sure there can be a GPS bug that only effects some too.
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Do u have the agps checked as well. Just curious since your works so great. My original epic was better than this phone.
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GPS sucks horribly!
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musclehead84 said:
Do u have the agps checked as well. Just curious since your works so great. My original epic was better than this phone.
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I'm not sure what aGPS is? Where would I check that? I do have gps status installed but haven't had to use it. I used to reset aGPS in that app all the time on my og epic.
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jirafabo said:
I'm not sure what aGPS is? Where would I check that? I do have gps status installed but haven't had to use it. I used to reset aGPS in that app all the time on my og epic.
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Its the use wireless networks under location and security. Maybe its not called agps though. So do u have that checked? Thanks bro.
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eyecon82 said:
GPS sucks horribly!
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it shouldn't, try to get it replaced. you will not regret it. the processor in this phone is smokin'. makes my OG Epic feel like a snail. other than a few software bugs with the messaging app, i have enjoyed this phone very much.

Possible ICS ROM GPS workaround

I was able to gain GPS lock in an ICS ROM without flashing a GB ROM. I performed this on Calk's E4GT2 1.2 ROM with FC22 Modem (FC18 kernal). I did a fresh install and confirmed that I was unable to get GPS lock in Google Maps and Nav.
I was able to achieve lock 100% of the time within 30 seconds after using this procedure. I got this idea from the way people have been tricking thier GPS to work: with a GB flash. I figured that here must be a GPS cache or buffer that is holding data - but I am no expert.
You will need these apps: GPS Status (market), FasterFix (forums or market), and TeleNav GPS (backup from Sprint ROM or maybe market (IDK)).
At each step of this procedure, see if you are getting lock in Maps/Nav. If so, good for you. If not keep following the procedure.
1) First, see if you are getting lock in Google Maps/Nav (duh).
2) Install the apps.
3) Trick #1: Use FasterFix to set the North American Server (try for lock).
4) Trick#2: Load GPS Status go to Menu>Tools>Manage A-GPS state. There are two options. "Reset" is likely not useful. "Download" installs helper data into your GPS cache. Use this Download feature. (try for lock).
5) Trick#3 Load TeleNav GPS. Input an address and start navigation. The status bar at the bottom should say "WEAK GPS." This will go away eventually as TeleNav GPS achieves lock.
6) Trick #4 At this point, I was able to get lock in Google Maps/Nav right away. Later, I wasn't able to get lock. I did the procedure above and let Google Navigation continually stay locked for 5 minutes or more (to get data in the GPS cache) and moved around (just around my building). After this I was able to get lock 100% of the time in different locations, all several miles apart.
I am guessing that this works because TeleNav GPS is a better GPS program than Google Nav and uses the GPS radios more effectively. You should be able to use TeleNav GPS for Trick #4, too (getting data into the GPS cache).
Of course, the advantage to this method is that you don't have to flash any ROMS. Less flashing means less likelihood of getting a bricked phone. The disadvantage is that it takes a bit of time.
I look forward to seeing if anyone else can get this method to work. I also look forward to any comments on the technical aspects of this.

Interesting. I've always just made sure I got a lock before flashing ICS.works every time lol.
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This didn't work for me. Hopefully this is successful for enough people that some community wide fine tuning happens

Actually I tried using GPS status before and it never worked but I got an instant lock after using faster fix. This is the first time I've had GPS in weeks thanks.
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PlagaDeRock said:
Actually I tried using GPS status before and it never worked but I got an instant lock after using faster fix. This is the first time I've had GPS in weeks thanks.
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This worked great for me! Thanks OP

revamper said:
Interesting. I've always just made sure I got a lock before flashing ICS.works every time lol.
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lolwut
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I flashed a GPS fix zip a few Weeks ago that I found on the blazer ROM thread that worked nicely. (not just for blazer tho, just saw the link mentioned there) It just adds a file onto your system folder or something. Too lazy to search on my phone, but that might be another option if this doesn't work.
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PhAkEer said:
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if you have gps lock on a GB rom and then flash over to ICS it seems to solve the issues people were having getting/keeping lock on ICS, its an older solution from the ICS leaks but it works, for whatever reason...

GPS issues on Rogers note 2

Hi I have a data plan with Rogers so the a-gps should be picking location with maps or waze. I was driving this morning but the gps was searching the whole time. I was on 4g during this time. All 3 of the boxes under location services are checked.
Thanks for any ideas

Depends heavily on the position inside your car.
The closer to a window or the windscreen the better. Try holding it up to the drivers window for a few seconds and see if it locks on.
Even the best GPS isn't going to work if it's completely shielded from the satellites by the metal roof.

Restart GPS Navigation app or Restart phone helps.
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gotshoaib said:
Restart GPS Navigation app or Restart phone helps.
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Should not have to restart your phone every time you want to use navigation.
I am having the same issue.
The GPS icon won't even display in the info bar without a restart.
Do you think this is a hardware or software issue ??

I notice about once a day on average that the gps icon will show up in the status bar. Sometimes it's only for a second or two and sometimes it's there for a couple of minutes. One time I saw it and it just seemed to last forever (I didn't time it but I'd guess 15-30 minutes).
I've gotten messages a few times about apps not being able to access location services. I don't use maps very much but I had it open the other day and it just froze up on me. No message about gps but I didn't keep the app open very long after it was obvious it wasn't going to work.
I'm on rogers in Ottawa.
Edit: Just played around in maps/navigation and gps flat out doesn't work. It was using cell tower triangulation and searching for gps the whole time. I had to turn on wifi to get an accurate location.
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Anyone have a home made solution or is this a warranty issue?
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So, after I posted last night I went out side and checked my GPS. Sitting on the steps infront of my building I conected to GPS in google maps and navigation right away - it worked like a charm.
Then I noticed it said "4G" instead of LTE in the status bar. I live downtown surrounded by buildings and I drop to "4G' on my front steps like 90% of the time. So, I get up and walk down the block and my LTE kicks in. Low and behold, I lost GPS. It only happened briefly but I lost the signal during the switch. Then I read that the note 2 only has a-GPS and lacks regular GPS. I don't know a ton about this stuff but I did read that connecting to GPS can sometimes be an issue if you only have a-GPS and your connection sucks.
Hopefully this is something that can be fixed with a software update. Who knows, maybe this is why those of us with the I317/I317M are the last ones to get the OTA update. I'm gonna call rogers today and let them know about the issue and see what they say. I don't wanna go through the hassle of exchanging my phone if every handset has this issue right now.

Are you using the Perseus kernel? If so GPS does not seem to work correctly regardless of which location provider is used. I reverted to stock and my GPS works.

RazzBot said:
I don't wanna go through the hassle of exchanging my phone if every handset has this issue right now.
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I am not sure if everyone is having this defect with their phone. I hear some phones lock instantly on gps signal even indoors. Can you let me know what Rogers tells you after you call. Would be appreciated. Thank you.
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You could try flashing this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442038

I'm assuming OP has already tried this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5lY2xpcHNpbS5ncHNzdGF0dXMyIl0.
My Rogers Note 2 has no problems with GPS at all. If you're all stock and have spotty connections, than it's your area. Tall buildings would probably hinder GPS fixes initially.

Rogers here unlocked . Telus network. Rooted and themed and modded. GPS works wonderfully.
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@Class said:
You could try flashing this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442038
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@Class said:
Are you using the Perseus kernel? If so GPS does not seem to work correctly regardless of which location provider is used. I reverted to stock and my GPS works.
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ThaiM said:
My Rogers Note 2 has no problems with GPS at all. If you're all stock and have spotty connections, than it's your area. Tall buildings would probably hinder GPS fixes initially.
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Right now I'm stock/unrooted and I intend to stay that way for the time being. I'll be heading to the mall later so I'll pay a visit to the Rogers store and Wireless Wave (awesome third party wireless store in Canada - they really know their ****) and see what they say.

I have the bell version. Just tested on lte. In my house locked on in 4 secs with no wifi.. Gps works great on my phone.
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Sorry I took so long to respond but I got sucked in to the mall lol.
So, long story short. Nobody has any clue and the unusually clueless staff at the rogers store (casual Christmas employees) basically said I need to talk to Samsung cuz my 15 days are up. The guys at wireless wave hadn't heard anything about anybody having any issues with gps. Finally, I went to Telus and found someone who actually had a clue and she said it was the first she'd heard of it and actually recommended I check xda.
On my way home now and then I'll call rogers. I'm not hopeful about the outcome lol.
Stay tuned...
I'll post back again when I
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@Class said:
Are you using the Perseus kernel? If so GPS does not seem to work correctly regardless of which location provider is used. I reverted to stock and my GPS works.
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Im using the perseus kernel and get an almost instant lock but im on telus
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RazzBot said:
On my way home now and then I'll call rogers. I'm not hopeful about the outcome lol.
Stay tuned...
I'll post back again when I
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sorry about your luck at the mall.
Curious to know what rogers says to you ! :good:

Hello folks,
Just an update .. I have been playing around with waze (free at the appstore) for the last day and a half and my gps has been flawless.
Our GPS issues could more then likely be with the actual Navigation app that comes pre installed.
By the way Waze seems to be very impressive I must admit :good:

I used something similar to that app posted.the ones I have is called gpstest.showing 0 satellites for me.like another poster said, should not have to restart the phone or flash firmware on it for GPS to work.it should work otb
Thanks for the feedback

deadpres said:
Should not have to restart your phone every time you want to use navigation.
I am having the same issue.
The GPS icon won't even display in the info bar without a restart.
Do you think this is a hardware or software issue ??
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Interesting... I've had this issue happen only once. Nothing I did would start a GPS search. I waited about 2 hours outdoors in a car. Once I restarted the phone, it had a lock on lots of sattelites within 10 sec.
It hasn't happened since.

Searching for GPS....

How the hell do I get Google navigation to give me turn by turn real time directions? I did a clean flash of wild for the night 3/8 version. Maps sees my location pretty close, and if I type a destination it will give me directions, just can't get it to go turn by turn, what am I doing wrong?
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My friend had this problem. The only thing that fixed it was to download the app "gps status", turn on gps, open the app, hit menu, then tools then clear gps state. Then hit download gps data. Reboot

Tried that, all it says is GPS looking for location... thus sucks
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mazostyle said:
How the hell do I get Google navigation to give me turn by turn real time directions? I did a clean flash of wild for the night 3/8 version. Maps sees my location pretty close, and if I type a destination it will give me directions, just can't get it to go turn by turn, what am I doing wrong?
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Try this.
Search, read. Then search some more.
There are SO many posts about GPS issues it's silly. I personally have made dozens.
Right now I'm on Stock Rooted GB08, with GB27 modem and GB08 Agat/Garwynn repacked Kernel. And my GPS does work and most importantly will "stop searching for GPS data...." when I close my applicatins now.
And my GPS apps do work outside too.
You may find what you are looking for but probably won't be handed the answer you're looking for.

This phone has been well known to have horrible radios and gps.

On any aosp rom I have to first use a touchwiz based ics one click and get a gps lock. I then power off the phone with gps running and odin el26 then flash the aosp rom. I always make sure to get a gps lock again before the first reboot of the aosp rom. It sounds dumb and time consuming but it works.

I actually got a lock in GPS status. Had to be outside. All is good now. Cleared the data and then re downloaded...got a lock in 2 seconds
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Ahah! I knew it. That app works wonders.

Lucky. Ive left my phone outside with screen on for an hour searching for gps.

Tried this again today. Nothing worked. GPS in this phone is useless. I'm on stock rooted tw ROM.
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GPS on mine is garbage, GPS on my wife's white E4GT is perfect.

aman1127 said:
This phone has been well known to have horrible radios and gps.
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I wonder how true this is. I've never resolved my GPS locking issues either, but never knew anyone with an unrooted phone to compare against. I've had the same behavior with my previous phone(Sprint HTC Hero). It's been going on long enough where I stopped looking for reliable solutions.
Typically, GPS will work great for me after a reboot, even indoors at times. After a day or two, it will fail to lock when needed. I can use an app like GPS Status to reset the agps data, but I have to do it every time I need GPS service if it's been over a few hours since the last time I reset the data with the app. When I get sick of having to use the app to reset data and get a lock before using the app I want, I will do another reboot in hopes to get a longer period before having to use the app again. Many of the fixes I've attempted seem to work at first, but the problem comes back. It's hard to tell if the given fix did anything or if the reboot during the install of the fix is what helped for a short time. I wish apps had the option to automatically reset agps data when being launched, but I'm guessing there's good reason for not doing that. I admit I don't really know what's going on in the background to validate that consideration.
If you are never getting any gps locks at all, and you've tried using the recommended apps to reset your agps data, then you may have other issues. I was running into this after installing a ROM and forgetting to install the required modem. However, that was a much more obvious issue. If you're having GPS issues, I think it's worth noting whether or not you've had any successful locks with your current rom, or if things have become unreliable in situations that used to work. I'm just curious if others share the same experience as me. For those that are used to using an app like GPS Status, how often do you need to reset the data before using a gps app?

Head over to Exit_Only's thread and check out some of his awesome tweaks. But this should help. I know it worked wonders for me. It's from his post. Please thank him, he's been great with updates as well. Check under "Add ons". :beer:
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158329
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Try it a couple times with a few reboots. If that doesnt work. Try flashing wild for the night 2/15. And try again. If thats a no go then try flashing back to stock.
If at first you dont succeed. Try, try again.
If you still dont succeed, then its prolly time for a new phone

Q: I am running AOSP/AOKP/CM based rom and my data is slow. Also my 3g/4g is not working. Oh yeah and I never get a GPS lock. I don't want to go back to stock touchwiz! Please HELP!!!
A: Well you can't update profile and prl using AOSP/AOKP/CM based rom and it has to be done from touchwiz based roms. But there is some good news. You can temp boot to stock EL29 rom and do whatever you want to such as use dialcodes, update profile/prl etc. Temp boot means that you will be able to boot 1 time to EL29 and then next time you boot, you will be back on whatever rom you were on. Follow this simple video to do this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953783
don't know if this will help...

Is there any gps fix for nexus

Is there any gps fix for Nexus,
It takes me forever to get a fix.
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chintz24 said:
Is there any gps fix for Nexus,
It takes me forever to get a fix.
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Download GPS Status and Toolbox from Play Store. If you search for gps it'll be one of the first apps listed.
Don't know why, but my phone locks faster when I have it.
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Go outside.
No seriously, provide a little more information and we can help you. There are lots of different gps tweaks. What version/ROM are you on? Carrier? Country?

I have the same problem (4.2.2 Stock). GPS just doesn't work. I tried a lot of stuff (including factory reset)... and nothing.

defailers said:
I have the same problem (4.2.2 Stock). GPS just doesn't work. I tried a lot of stuff (including factory reset)... and nothing.
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Also need more info from you too. Are you rooted at least? Makes a big difference if you are able to modify the gps.config file or not.
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defailers said:
I have the same problem (4.2.2 Stock). GPS just doesn't work. I tried a lot of stuff (including factory reset)... and nothing.
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If you haven't done already: verify all location settings are turned on in the settings menu as well as in t the Google settings app. Download GPS status app. Go outside. Fire up the app and let it try to acquire. If that doesn't work, in gps status reset agps data, download agps data and try again. Did this work?

If you're rooted, you can just flash a better radio. That's what I did and it has improved drastically.
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345

If it's a fresh fix it can take up to 5 or 10 minutes at least, outside.
Start maps and make sure gps is attempting to acquire location and just wait. But be outside.
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yash13 said:
If you're rooted, you can just flash a better radio. That's what I did and it has improved drastically.
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
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That's ridiculous.

klobkelosh said:
That's ridiculous.
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That's what I thought because I did not change my ROM or any other settings. Simply flashed a different radio.
What could the reason be then?

yash13 said:
That's what I thought because I did not change my ROM or any other settings. Simply flashed a different radio.
What could the reason be then?
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I would imagine coincidence.

Clear AGPS data with GPS Status as mentioned and use FasterGPS to change your region to North America or wherever you live. That should provide you with a faster fix.

My GPS suddenly on the fritz as well
Had the GSM Gnex about 10 months. Approx 10 days ago I start noticing the GPS status bubble in the notification bar (not filled in). I've messed with it, used a couple of the tools mentioned in this thread, no help. I've done power off, factory reset last night, all no help. It appears slow to find sats, never acquires. Stock 4.2.2 unrooted.
Any chance reloading 4.2.2 would help? Any advantage to doing so over factory reset?
Still under warranty I guess, but really prefer to solve myself if possible.
Thanks!
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Have you tried clearing agps data yet?

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klobkelosh said:
Have you tried clearing agps data yet?
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Yes, downloaded GPS status and tools noted above, cleared it and downloaded the data via the tool. Age shows zero days.
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adsingl said:
Yes, downloaded GPS status and tools noted above, cleared it and downloaded the data via the tool. Age shows zero days.
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Does gps status acquire a position lock? Does maps acquire? Toro or Maguro 4.2.2? Are you inside or outside?

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klobkelosh said:
Does gps status acquire a position lock? Does maps acquire? Toro or Maguro 4.2.2? Are you inside or outside?
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No, as mentioned in my original post, it slowly seems to find a couple satellites sometimes (last night in hotel running "GPS test", but never acquired).
Maps don't acquire. Today, inside or outside at lunch, couldn't even get it to find a satellite with "GPS status" app. The circle just spins and it says "looking for GPS location". I only gave it about 90 seconds outside as I was walking.
GSM / Magura 4.2.2
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I assume you have an active sim and the phone has data service?
One last diagnostic - try to let the gps acquire outside for up to 10 minutes. If that doesn't work I'd recommend flashing back a factory image. If the factory image doesn't work you've got a hardware issue.

GPS problems
Yeah, SIM/phone works fine, just sent a test email now w/wireless off to ensure data is good, it arrived.
I'll try to reload JDQ39 tonight after work, already downloaded it last night.
Thanks for the help/recommendation.
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klobkelosh said:
I assume you have an active sim and the phone has data service?
One last diagnostic - try to let the gps acquire outside for up to 10 minutes. If that doesn't work I'd recommend flashing back a factory image. If the factory image doesn't work you've got a hardware issue.
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One last thing, did you verify that ALL location settings are still switched on? Verify in the Google settings app.