Hey, my gps signal on the phone is really unpredictable. Sometimes it will sit trying to get a signal indefinitely and sometimes it will get a lock in a few seconds but more often than not it won't.
I'm comparing it to my old phone(ZTE Blade) and it always gets a lock in less than 10 seconds under the exact same conditions. However if the xperia play somehow manages to get a lock generally it's stronger signal than the blade.
I'm using doomkernel v8 with FW:4.0.2.A.0.42. Could this have something to do with it? Or is there anything I can try to help figure out what's going on?
Just tried stock kernel, no good
Well what a waste of time this was for me.
I have 3 sim cards on different networks.
GPS will not work on any phone with my main sim.
GPS works perfect on my play when I use my other sim cards
Weird.
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I have the problem where if I leave my phone in one place for about 5-10 minutes I can't make a call. The phone has gone up to 6 hours without a problem while I did my daily business. I've taken hour long drives from one town to another without a problem.
Most folks have a problem where they can't get a signal or signal drop. My problem is the signal bars tell me i have a signal 3 to 4 bars. No matter what though i can't receive or make a call. Doesn't matter where I move the signal bars stay "stuck". Something jams up or whatever manages the phone signal crashes. Airplane mode doesn't have an effect, if i restart the phone it comes on with airplane mode activated.
I've install WajkIUI 1.9.16 with similiar results. I'm running Jboogies3 mod. It solved my reboot issue oddly enough so I've stuck to it. I'm a 2G area only. I use baseband swticher. Even without the baseband the signal gets stuck.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
i have the same problem!
I've tried different combinations of roms and nothing has hit yet. I was told it was a software issue. What app controls the signal?
When i force quit the Dialer app it also shuts down the radio.
Bad sim?
Maybe try flashing an SBF, like the new nordic or 2.2.2 3.4.2-179 CEE Deblur
I've been around the world with defy roms. I feel at this point its a complete lost. Also If I have data on when the phone jams up and try a web program. The data icon seem to act like its trying to send something out.
I do have a question about the baseband switcher. When you change the baseband. Is the info in "About phone" under baseband suppose to change?
Hi, i have a problem with my arc S. Over a year i've tried many roms, some i used for a long time, however lately i have a big issue with almost any rom so i am wondering what might be the problem. Mostly started happening with new roms, JBs.
What happens is that not long after instalation of any rom i lose signal completely. When i am in my home all day signal stays, however when i exit the house i lose signal and network ofc. Usually airplane mode on/off works for 2g, sometimes takes about 30 sec, but 3g doesn't, and automatic switch also doesn't work because at a moment i maybe don't have both 3g and 2g. I hate that this happens because i go walking or driving and unless i look at my phone every 5 minutes I'll be unavailable. This hasn't happened up untill 2 months ago. I tried basebands 77, 85. As i am currently SJB latest, bb 77. BB 85 makes things even worse. Can someone help i don't want to have to press airplane mode on/off 10 times a day...
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Mili7 said:
Hi, i have a problem with my arc S. Over a year i've tried many roms, some i used for a long time, however lately i have a big issue with almost any rom so i am wondering what might be the problem. Mostly started happening with new roms, JBs.
What happens is that not long after instalation of any rom i lose signal completely. When i am in my home all day signal stays, however when i exit the house i lose signal and network ofc. Usually airplane mode on/off works for 2g, sometimes takes about 30 sec, but 3g doesn't, and automatic switch also doesn't work because at a moment i maybe don't have both 3g and 2g. I hate that this happens because i go walking or driving and unless i look at my phone every 5 minutes I'll be unavailable. This hasn't happened up untill 2 months ago. I tried basebands 77, 85. As i am currently SJB latest, bb 77. BB 85 makes things even worse. Can someone help i don't want to have to press airplane mode on/off 10 times a day...
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whick kernel u use
Fusion 5.4
I dont known what happend with your device or your network.
But i never got this problem.
I use sjb 6 with fusion5.4 and then 5.5.
I let 3g ON alltime of my day and use 3g data very intensive.
Since i flashed this ROM, i never lost my signal. I have only sometimes problem by reconncect to my wifi network, that all.
I use O2 and T Mobile network in Germany.
My baseband is 77.
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda app-developers app
Yeah that's the problem cause i have rarely seen this problem on arc s. Googling it i found that many nexus and galaxies s2, s3 with JB sometimes have the issue, however for the arc s i can't find any1 who had this and then solved it somehow. That's the reason i am suspecting two things, maybe somebody know something about this. Could it be:
1. my SIM card problem, that is got somehow partialy damaged during many different ROM flashes and kernel flashes ( this really is just an idea, and i can't see how that would happen) - I can ask for a new SIM card from my operator at any moment though?
2. my phone got damaged during proceses, but i am not really an amateur user, i know all the basic stuff, phone is normally unlocked BL, ftf is the latest .587, SJB is latest, fusion 5.4, tried other kernels 5.4 is the best because with it I encounter the least network signal drops.
3. I dropped my arc s many times during these 2 years. Could it be because of that? Also i don't think any service in which i can take it would consider fixing it after they see unlocked BL, custom kernel, custom ROM :S
P.S. This issue started happening when i went to another country, after which i've been only flashing JBs on the phone. If all else fails, and no1 knows what could be the issue, in the next days i will be probably try going to ICS or some other and see what will happen. The reason i haven't done that is that i am highscoring benchmarks with SJB and the rest of the phone feels pretty good.
Hi!
So, i've got another issue that's been lingering for a while... Sometimes i can maintain an LTE/3G connection for an hour or two, usually right after a firmware install, and then it drops down to either EDGE, or even GPRS. Rebooting the phone will fix this, and as long as i keep a data stream busy, it stays in high speed data, but about 10 minutes after the stream stops, it drops down to the lowest it can find, and then get stuck there. Sometimes the LTE button will fix things, others require a reboot, and then sometimes it just won't work for a while.
I have no idea what's going on... I've tried a few different Radio firmwares, but haven't found anything that works well yet... Could this be a hardware issue, or is it likely software? (I didn't spend much time stock, due to hating how Samsung lays out their version of Android.)
Anyone?
help me
My data doesn't work on cm 10.1.3 help me please
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PhoneTamer said:
Hi!
So, i've got another issue that's been lingering for a while... Sometimes i can maintain an LTE/3G connection for an hour or two, usually right after a firmware install, and then it drops down to either EDGE, or even GPRS. Rebooting the phone will fix this, and as long as i keep a data stream busy, it stays in high speed data, but about 10 minutes after the stream stops, it drops down to the lowest it can find, and then get stuck there. Sometimes the LTE button will fix things, others require a reboot, and then sometimes it just won't work for a while.
I have no idea what's going on... I've tried a few different Radio firmwares, but haven't found anything that works well yet... Could this be a hardware issue, or is it likely software? (I didn't spend much time stock, due to hating how Samsung lays out their version of Android.)
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Sounds like you need to double check those APN's, if that doesn't solve the issue you might want to try odin to stock 4.1.1+ and try again. also what ROM you are running and modem version?
Hi, i have a big issue with this phone, i bought it like 2 weeks ago.
Since the 2nd day of use, i started to experience this issue, sometimes and usually when im not using wifi but mobile data, the screen goes to lockscreen, if i try to unlock it will lock again and that happens a couple of times, maybe 2, 3, 4, 5 times, sometimes i have to press lock button and try again. its really annoying, because somtimes it doesnt happen in a lot of time and then after 1 hour in the street and while im using it it locks and unlocks like crazy.
i did a soft factory reset but didnt work, i even tried in safe mode and it still happens.
yesteday i noticed that it even wakes up for no reason, that happened while i was driving in a highway, it suddenly wakes up like if i touched it, i disabled every feature about auto waking (like 2 touch, motion detection) but it still happens.
the only thing that makes it stop is if i switch airplane mode, so i guess maybe its something related to network (not wifi or location or mobile data because i disabled those and still happened), but when it is in airplane mode it will work fine, obv thats not a real solution.
i tried disabling and uninstalling a lot of apps but i cant figure out whats making this, im pretty sure its software problem, something related to network but i dont know.
do you have any ideas? even if i take it to tech service it will be hard to show them because sometimes it doesnt happen in hours.
anybody has an idea what could be causing my phone to lock for no reason while using it on the street?
Your phone gone kaboom
I have same problem, the problem is caused by the weak signals,which means that your phone connectivity is constantly changing, for example on a highway or in a basement. Solutions I have none, just waiting samsung to make a fix
Yes, thats exactly the problem. When signal is weak the phone locks or unlocks. I asked for a new phone at the store and they gave me a new one.
Look
htt ps://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-A/Samsung-a50-locks-and-unlocks-automatically/td-p/1701267
Are you having this issue?
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Btw i don't think this is a software problem because if it was a software problem all phones would having this issue. I think it's a problem with some hardware failing in some phones. IMEI of failed phone is 356711101439414 check if yours is similar
Hello,
I have this strange problem with the Samsung A50 given to me by my company (this to say that my possibilities to mess around "under the bonnet" are quite limited).
The first GPS fix from a "cold" start (that is, at reboot or after some hours from last use of an app using location) is EXTREMELY slow. It may take also 10 minutes or more, in full air and with good weather. If I control with the app GPS Status and Toolbox (or similar apps giving details on GPS sensors status) the phone "sees" a LOT of satellites, up to 20 or more, but none of them is fixed, they all are "yellow", and the location is not set.
When it finally makes it, one way or another, then the fix is stable and even if lost, it gets re-fixed soon in some seconds... For an hour or two.
Naturally this makes most app using GPS highly frustrating to use - Before running with Strava or navigating with Waze I have to wait 10-15 minutes for the GPS to fix! Google Maps is somehow an exception because it uses the Google "fused" location which, though not as accurate as GPS, allows nevertheless tp have an approx lpcation pretty quickly while the GPS makes its slooow fix.
But now the strangest thing: if I reboot the phone without SIM cards inside, the GPS works like a charm and fixes satellites on a matter pf 30 seconds max! Moreover, if I turn off the 4g on both SIM and then reboot the phone again, also it all works well. I tried multiple times and this cannot be a casual result. I also tried making a a full reset of the phone: the behavior is exactly the same. Seems like something in the 4G system causes some software conflict with GPS making it crappy.
Firmware is the latest (SH2 sept 2019).
Am I the only one? This looks to me definitely a software issue, not an hardware one, do you agree? Do any of you have commwnts, suggestions, ideas?
Thanks
Looks like I'm the only one with this issue?
Inviato dal mio SM-A505FN utilizzando Tapatalk
And what about on wifi? Did you tried this?
The only thing that i can think of is on 4g probably it struggles to get agps data from the internet (probably cant connect to servers) but not trying to receive the data from the satellites themselves because it think it can get it from the internet. This is just wild guess.
I just tried getting GPS via cell data while taking a dump (inside the house), the GPS lock was instant in Sygic, also 15 satellites locked on.
I am having this same issue with an A50 I just purchased. I use GaiaGPS quite a lot and it works horribly on this phone. My tracks are a total mess. To the point that it is not usable. I will be returning the phone (if I can) if this issue is not resolved, as it is a key feature for me.