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Qualcomm Vision GPS drivers

I dont know how many of you guys know about this, but this driver is a life saver for the Evo. For a lot of Evo's, GPS lock can take FOREVER. However, with these drivers, GPS lock on Evo is INSTANT (within 5 seconds)!
I thought that since our phones have qualcomm hardware, these drivers might work. My E4GT (stock with Rogue's EK02 kernel and recovery) takes for-e-ver to get a lock if at all (indoor locks are a bona-fide no-go). However, after flashing this, I now get a quick lock outdoors, and get a lock indoors within 30 seconds. Perhaps it's just a fluke/placebo effect, I dont know. Been rebooting and testing these GPS drivers for the last couple hours and everything seems kosher now. YMMV.
Original Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15760767
Download Link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=658352&d=1311002339

Are you using Flash, Flash2, or Flash3?
The filename for the upload link doesn't seem to match the obvious ones from the thread.

my bad, stupid me, the download link was actually taken from another thread that wasn't as thorough as the thread i linked to. lemee find the REAL original thread...

How's the stability / speed of GPS lock after you leave the screen off 10 or so minutes?
So far I've been using the following gps.conf + SetCPU profile with good results:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356865
I already own SetCPU, but it would be nice to offer a solution to friends with the Epic 4G Touch without having to set up SetCPU for them.

i updated my op witht he correct links. sorry for the confusion!
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TalynOne said:
How's the stability / speed of GPS lock after you leave the screen off 10 or so minutes?
So far I've been using the following gps.conf + SetCPU profile with good results:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356865
I already own SetCPU, but it would be nice to offer a solution to friends with the Epic 4G Touch without having to set up SetCPU for them.
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can't tell you right now, i'm at work. i will tell you though, i did leave the screen off (with gps status running) for about 20 minutes while i was getting ready for work. when the screen came back on (after i got in my car), only took about 5 seconds to lock on after i opened google maps.

thanks a lot this fix worked for me

i see mention of battery issues on some of the earlier driver revisions... can the people that flash this report on any additional battery drain?
is there a way to revert from these drivers? i guess just nandroid first and revert back if needed?

Thanks GPS fixed
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autoprime said:
i see mention of battery issues on some of the earlier driver revisions... can the people that flash this report on any additional battery drain?
is there a way to revert from these drivers? i guess just nandroid first and revert back if needed?
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Yes, I believe a nandroid backup will suffice. It's like that on the Evo anyways.

Can a MOD please sticky this...I think its very essential... this fix is flawless bro!
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Also I sometimes have issues when changing roms with GPS but I have found that the app GPS status works great by just clearing out cache. You go to Tools - Options - choice at the bottom.. let it do its thing and then check your GPS again.
Just an alternative but the GPS fix posted here has worked wonders for the OG Evo

cnstarz said:
I dont know how many of you guys know about this, but this driver is a life saver for the Evo. For a lot of Evo's, GPS lock can take FOREVER. However, with these drivers, GPS lock on Evo is INSTANT (within 5 seconds)!
I thought that since our phones have qualcomm hardware, these drivers might work. My E4GT (stock with Rogue's EK02 kernel and recovery) takes for-e-ver to get a lock if at all (indoor locks are a bona-fide no-go). However, after flashing this, I now get a quick lock outdoors, and get a lock indoors within 30 seconds. Perhaps it's just a fluke/placebo effect, I dont know. Been rebooting and testing these GPS drivers for the last couple hours and everything seems kosher now. YMMV.
Original Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15760767
Download Link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=658352&d=1311002339
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Our device does not use the qualcomm gps, it uses a discrete sirfstar gps chip.
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I don't see how this will help as the filename included doesn't match what our devices use to load it, the zip one is gps.supersonic.so & ours is gps.s5pc210.so

The whole idea of it being for a differnt phone and manufacturer raises questions but it seems to work.
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Your right..but it does work..well for me at least...
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Yea it does work
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Yup, it works
I have an OG Epic and had to flash a fix (the GPS started sucking pretty bad after the recent 2.3 update), so when I noticed my roommates ET4G was having GPS issues too I convinced her to let me root it (couldn't help myself), and more importantly flash CWM and this fix. I can say, their effects were nearly identical on both devices (albeit I used a different fix for my OG Epic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321049). After that fix on my device, and this fix on her ET4G we both went from 0-1 Sat locks in GPS Status, and unusable Google Nav to 4-7 locks and completely usable Google Nav. Neither device has had any other GPS issues since the fix (no freezes, etc).

GPS fixed!
Hi,
This is my first time posting on the xda forums as I only read others comments and try out things. Followed the cdma hero when I had it and now this.
Well I had gps issues. when I got this phone I tried every type of fix in this these forums. I tried the trick about configuring the gps.conf in the other forum post, additionally tried putting the set cpu to the screen off 500-500 100priority trick. The gps would work at times but would take around a minute to do so or sometimes when I had the phone on idle for a few hours it would never connect until a reboot.
At this I would have tried anything to fix the gps and I found this thread. I was like might as well try it if anything I can just nandroid back. Man it worked flawlessly. I tested every scenario in which I restarted the phone and it locked in 5seconds and then idled the phone for over 4 hours and then turned on gps status and it connected within 10-15seconds. This is all without clearing the cache too. But when I did clear it, it would lock faster.
My phone is set up with all the previous configurations from the other thread and this gps fix. There is definitely a performance difference, so its not the placebo effect. I haven't isolated if this fix was the the fix that corrected my gps or if it was the combination of both. But this sure works. Sorry for the long post lol hope this helps whoever had the same problem as me.
Ps. The whole phone is perfect. No los. Good battery. It was just the gps issue.
Running eg30 baseband with the 1.5a calkulin Rom and rogue .eg30 stock kernel .

misticd said:
Hi,
This is my first time posting on the xda forums as I only read others comments and try out things. Followed the cdma hero when I had it and now this.
Well I had gps issues. when I got this phone I tried every type of fix in this these forums. I tried the trick about configuring the gps.conf in the other forum post, additionally tried putting the set cpu to the screen off 500-500 100priority trick. The gps would work at times but would take around a minute to do so or sometimes when I had the phone on idle for a few hours it would never connect until a reboot.
At this I would have tried anything to fix the gps and I found this thread. I was like might as well try it if anything I can just nandroid back. Man it worked flawlessly. I tested every scenario in which I restarted the phone and it locked in 5seconds and then idled the phone for over 4 hours and then turned on gps status and it connected within 10-15seconds. This is all without clearing the cache too. But when I did clear it, it would lock faster.
My phone is set up with all the previous configurations from the other thread and this gps fix. There is definitely a performance difference, so its not the placebo effect. I haven't isolated if this fix was the the fix that corrected my gps or if it was the combination of both. But this sure works. Sorry for the long post lol hope this helps whoever had the same problem as me.
Ps. The whole phone is perfect. No los. Good battery. It was just the gps issue.
Running eg30 baseband with the 1.5a calkulin Rom and rogue .eg30 stock kernel .
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So then, you recommend doing a nandroid backup, then Flash the Drivers, if nothing ends up working, one can always reflash the previous backup and you're set as before?... also is there any wipes needed to be done before flashing the backup?

Calkulin said:
I don't see how this will help as the filename included doesn't match what our devices use to load it, the zip one is gps.supersonic.so & ours is gps.s5pc210.so
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Placebos are powerful things

[Q] GPS wandering, any one found a software fix?

I've read just about every post in this forum that even mentions GPS trying to find a solution, but no luck, so I'm asking outright in case I missed something or someone has the answer and hasn't contributed it yet.
My One X has horrible GPS.
I'm not talking about how long it takes to find satellites, it does that quickly enough. What I'm talking about is using an app like My Tracks, Endomondo, Run Keeper, etc to record a track. If I sit the phone perfectly still and let one run, the position and track wander all over the map like a drunken sailor looking for a good time. If I actually move in a straight line, the position shows me blocks away from where I really am. If I try to use a navigation app, the directions are meaningless because the phone thinks I'm as much as 1/2 mile away from my actual position. (I should post a video of that, it's hilarious how bad the directions are.)
Please don't respond if the only problem you've had with GPS is that it took too long to find satellites and downloading someone's aGPS fix app or tweak solved your problem. I've tried all that, multiple times.
I suspect it's just bad hardware, maybe bad antenna connection or something similar, and I'm going to need to replace the phone, but before i go through the hassle of trying to get HTC to replace this dev unlocked phone, I want to make sure there's not a software fix possible. I'm past Expansys' 14 day return window, so HTC is my only option, or possibly my American Express warranty service.
Any thoughts?
The pic is a screen capture of the phone sitting in my parked car in an uncovered parking lot for about 10 minutes. Note how much it wanders around.

Well, no replies, so I guess that means a big NO to any one actually finding a software fix to this particular problem.
For what it's worth, I installed CM9 in the phone and the GPS is still unable to hold an accurate location, so I'm sure it's a hardware issue at this point.
That's a real pisser, since they told me the turn around time on fixing my phone will be 3-4 weeks at the HTC Warranty Repair center in Houston, TX.
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I hate to say it, but it must be your unit.
I use GPS navigation very frequently (SoCal, USA) - and coming from a flawless GPS on SGSII, I have to say that HOX GPS is even better. It's more precise - it can even correctly show which side of the road I'm on. Also, driving past intersections is spot-on, which shows how on-the-spot it is.
Did you install any cases, or keep it somewhere where antenna signal may get blocked?

DarkDvr said:
I hate to say it, but it must be your unit.
I use GPS navigation very frequently (SoCal, USA) - and coming from a flawless GPS on SGSII, I have to say that HOX GPS is even better. It's more precise - it can even correctly show which side of the road I'm on. Also, driving past intersections is spot-on, which shows how on-the-spot it is.
Did you install any cases, or keep it somewhere where antenna signal may get blocked?
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I didn't want to believe it, but I concur it's got to be a hardware issue. No case in it, nothing blocking the antenna. I have same issues even laying it on a patio table out in the open.
I'm also in SoCal...San Fernando valley and the west side of Los Angeles. The one time I tried to use the GPS for navigation it was like getting affections from the three stooges.
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Mine does exactly the same. Calibrating the compass an turning wifi off while using gps solves it for me. Gsp is spot on whe wifi turned off... turn it on while navigating and it wonders off road....

I had the same problem, I downloaded GPS Test Plus from the Market, went into settings, selected Clear AGPS and then selected Update AGPS - seems to have been tons better since I did that.
Found this via an Internet search so Kudos to those who discovered it although I apologise I can't remember where I found it!

breugiek said:
Mine does exactly the same. Calibrating the compass an turning wifi off while using gps solves it for me. Gsp is spot on whe wifi turned off... turn it on while navigating and it wonders off road....
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Yop this I remember even from the iPhone. Accuracy +50m when Wifi or Mobile network assisting with the position. Without max 5 . and not much wandering
Just turn it off in the location. As the breugiek above me suggested.

Thanks for the responses.
As stated in the original post, this is not an aGPS issue. I've tried many aGPS type fixes..Faster fix app, crypted fix and a few others.
I didn't mention it, but I've already tried turning of wifi; it makes no difference.
I suspect bad hardware, specifically something wrong with the antenna.
Annoys me no end to be HOX-less for a month. I've only owned the damn thing for 4 weeks.
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Kinda meant the settings > location > Googles location service = un-check. But I guess you already tried that one :/ (but mentioning it just in case)

PAGOT said:
Kinda meant the settings > location > Googles location service = un-check. But I guess you already tried that one :/ (but mentioning it just in case)
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Yeah, tried that too, but thanks for the follow up.
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I'd posted a wandering track from a parked vehicle in the OP, but for those interested, here's a two-minute video of the HTC One X GPS in action while trying to use it for Navigation with the Google Navigation app.
http://youtu.be/_nxptMIPuIE

Mine is the same but only when I stop the car at lights etc. Sat nav shows me going rallying across field and drowning in the sea when near the coast, sorts itself out when on the move again tho.
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I may have found a fix (it works for me so far anyway) - see my post here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27266275&postcount=145

Thanks for the suggestion, I've already seen your post in the other GPS is messed up thread. I tried it and it doesn't fix my phone. Clearly bad hardware.
Cheers!
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GPS now working fairly well on this phone. It's not perfect, and requires WiFi off, but other than some initial wandering at startup I'm getting accurate tracks on it.
The fix was to install ARHD 7.0. No idea what changed from earlier versions but it works well enough to put up with until I can get a shorter repair time quote from the warranty center.
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GPS is fine. It's the navigation apps that suck.

I've realized that, while using Telenav and Google Navigation, GPS loses signal, over and over again. The only way to get it back is to have GPS Status & Tool run in the foreground. Actually, it won't lose lock as long as that stays in the foreground with the screen on. The navigational apps are not keeping the lock alive. After maybe 20 seconds of them being in the foreground, the "cannot get GPS signal in this area" alert is there to piss the user off, once again. Perhaps, they haven't been optimized for ICS yet?
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buggerritt said:
I've realized that, while using Telenav and Google Navigation, GPS loses signal, over and over again. The only way to get it back is to have GPS Status & Tool run in the foreground. Actually, it won't lose lock as long as that stays in the foreground with the screen on. The navigational apps are not keeping the lock alive. After maybe 20 seconds of them being in the foreground, the "cannot get GPS signal in this area" alert is there to piss the user off, once again. Perhaps, they haven't been optimized for ICS yet?
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I have not experienced this issue and I've been using GPS a lot lately.

When I've supposedly lost ability to get GPS signal, i go to GPS Status and find that i can lock on 8-10 satellites and then hear the navigation apps claim "you now have GPS signal". WTF?
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The Root said:
I have not experienced this issue and I've been using GPS a lot lately.
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What ROM are you on?
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tFF11, I odin between flashes as well

I know it won't be easy for some to hear this, but if your GPS doesn't work, it may be a hardware issue, not a software/radio problem.
I say this because my E4gT's GPS has worked flawlessly out of the box. I turn it on, get 6-10 locks within seconds, and navigation doesn't cut out (have tested on two 30 min drives and multiple short drives). This is "HTC" good. I even get a lock inside my house quickly.
And BTW, I know what bad/flaky GPS looks like because I had an O.G. Epic which was notorious for poor GPS reception and it lived up to that title.

rocket321 said:
I know it won't be easy for some to hear this, but if your GPS doesn't work, it may be a hardware issue, not a software/radio problem.
I say this because my E4gT's GPS has worked flawlessly out of the box. I turn it on, get 6-10 locks within seconds, and navigation doesn't cut out (have tested on two 30 min drives and multiple short drives). This is "HTC" good. I even get a lock inside my house quickly.
And BTW, I know what bad/flaky GPS looks like because I had an O.G. Epic which was notorious for poor GPS reception and it lived up to that title.
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This doesn't apply to what i described at all. I clearly explained that btu gps locks beautifully. It stays locked as long as GPS status is on in the foreground.
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The only time I don't have GPS is when I forget to get a lock prior to flashing CM9.

If say we have software issues I use fe14 modem GPS can take some time to lock occasionally. But the software part comes out when sudden it can even see it lock to satellites at all then in forced to reboot... and bam instant lock

Yeah in Google Maps, GPS is fine. However with Google Navigation, GPS is PISS POOR and simply inexcusable.
Never had this problem on any of my HTC devices.
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ubigred said:
Yeah in Google Maps, GPS is fine. However with Google Navigation, GPS is PISS POOR and simply inexcusable.
Never had this problem on any of my HTC devices.
Sent from my EPIC TOUCH!
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I can vouch for this. Only time I have GPS issues is in Google Navigation. Other then that, I get quick locks. I've only ran agate's roms and never have issues with GPS outside of what I mentioned.
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It's not consistent... But it happens for me too..
Locks on and off for like 20 minutes in google navigation / waze...
I get ticked and start GPS status to see what's up...
Lock is solid for 2 hours.

freecharlesmanson said:
If say we have software issues I use fe14 modem GPS can take some time to lock occasionally. But the software part comes out when sudden it can even see it lock to satellites at all then in forced to reboot... and bam instant lock
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Where did you get FE14 modem? The latest release is FE11.

ff11 not fe11...
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Damn Thing
If it was software, I would have seen improvement on at least one of the modems I've flashed so far. I've decided I had the ****s of this and have been gradually flashing modems in this list and have yet to see any noticeable difference in SNR or number of locked sats.
Oh sure, if I wave a dead chicken over the phone and hold it up to the dash board (as if were mounted on the vent) the gps is fine, when it eventually locks. If i move it down to where I usually put my phone, the number of visible and locked sats starts to drop and it finally loses lock. It may hold if I perform the appropriate incantations or spit the correct amount of nickles in addition to all the other crap I've tried that was of equal (read no help at all) value.
The hardware in this phone simply gets piss poor gps reception; that is the general trend and like all general trends there are exceptions. Good for you if you're one of the exceptions; doesn't mean there isn't a real issue that effects others and may make the phone useless for navigation. Only thing I haven't tried is replacing the phone which is my next step or simply purchasing a dedicated nav device.
Also, my gs2 i-9100 never had this issue nor did my previous htc phone. I used them both (E4GT & GT-i9100) for a while until I finally sold my i9100 and dropped tmobile; the gps was so much better that I was using the i9100 as a back up. It didn't care where I sat it or how I held it or what the weather conditions were; the damn thing did what it was suppose to do: held a solid and reliable lock (in conditions the E4GT wouldn't) to the degree that I didn't even have to think of it any longer. It just worked; isn't that nice? E4GT users don't know what they are missing!
If I find a modem that gives me really good snr, 25-35 or higher with stable lock under my test conditions, I'll let you know.

Yep, navigation sucks!
No internet signal, no maps. Also the gps takes a lot to fix.
I suggest you to try out navfree from the market. It use openstreet maps and it downloads the entry country so I can use it fully offline. Additionally it fixes really fast.
I've said it's a free app?
Goodluck
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melinerunen said:
Yep, navigation sucks!
No internet signal, no maps. Also the gps takes a lot to fix.
I suggest you to try out navfree from the market. It use openstreet maps and it downloads the entry country so I can use it fully offline. Additionally it fixes really fast.
I've said it's a free app?
Goodluck
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Thank you. I'm going to give this a shot. If nothing else, it will kill boredom for a minute.
Edit: Grrr. Got an error "Couldn't install on USB Storage or SD Card".
Edit2: It installed fine with the stock FF11 kernel. I was using Agat's when it was erroring out.

This is what I'm saying because for some folks (me included) Gps works perfect out of the box on stock el29 - fast locks no matter where I put it in the car, inside buildings, etc and working great with Google nav - so if that's not what you are seeing my conclusion would be its bad hardware and Samsung should be on the hook for a replacement.
If it was software then all of you should Odin to stock el29 and simply enjoy the best fastest gps on a smartphone you've owned.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA

Not sure if you can get into Angry GPS on Agat's ROM, but if you are having issues keep a lock, there are some parameters you can adjust to force your GPS to keep a lock. You would have to search on optimal settings as I can't access dialer settings from CM9.
GPS Aids app may help you as well as it adjusts your GPS.conf file for your location.

Bugger, it's been a while!
I posted a GPS fix here that seems to do the trick for most folks:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1563765
And I highly recommend the app Waze. It's pretty cool, an app that is contributed to by the users. Tells you about red light cameras, police, accidents, breakdowns, slowdowns in traffic and more.

[Q] GPS lock issues on att note 2

Guys some of you have a lot of expertise after read a lot here can't found the solution for my gps not locking...The phone is rooted.. And CWM installed.
My android version is 4.1.1 kernel 3.031-215287...Any help is more that welcome.
Most of the issue is related with the GPS when open maps start blinking or navigation...

kazeriannote said:
Guys some of you have a lot of expertise after read a lot here can't found the solution for my gps not locking...The phone is rooted.. And CWM installed.
My android version is 4.1.1 kernel 3.031-215287...Any help is more that welcome.
Most of the issue is related with the GPS when open maps start blinking or navigation...
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Silly question but is the GPS turned on? Mine gets a lock in about 3 - 5 seconds. It also locks in my apt, my old infuse would never lock in my apt.

I'm running cleanrom 3.5, and with gps on I sometimes have to reboot to get a fix, even after using something like gps test to update the agps records. But after a reboot, fixes are nearly instantaneous.
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SGarnett said:
Silly question but is the GPS turned on? Mine gets a lock in about 3 - 5 seconds. It also locks in my apt, my old infuse would never lock in my apt.
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Thanks, gps is on there is a way to reload the files that manage the GPS ? I use couple applications like gps status and gps test but they can't lock the satelites...The gps sign is blinking.

spycedtx said:
I'm running cleanrom 3.5, and with gps on I sometimes have to reboot to get a fix, even after using something like gps test to update the agps records. But after a reboot, fixes are nearly instantaneous.
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I have similar problems on stock, unrooted Bell ROM. Occasionally when I open an app which uses the GPS it won't lock and the GPS icon won't appear on the left of the notification area (flashing or solid). I always leave GPS on all the time. Restarting the phone always solves the problem.

kcaz said:
I have similar problems on stock, unrooted Bell ROM. Occasionally when I open an app which uses the GPS it won't lock and the GPS icon won't appear on the left of the notification area (flashing or solid). I always leave GPS on all the time. Restarting the phone always solves the problem.
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Thanks already remove the battery, turn off the battery and issue continue....

I'm having pretty much the same problem. Most of the time GPS just doesn't work. Weird thing is that it used to be fine. Sometimes a restart will get it working: sometimes it won't and it doesn't stay working for long if it does.
Right now I'm in Raleigh, NC, which is pretty much the center of the state and the weather widget thinks I'm out by the Tennessee border.
I'm used to having to clear that widget's data to make it forget a location and learn a new one if I'm travelling, but now that doesn't work.
Maps doesn't work well because it's using tower data to figure out a very rough location.
I have not tried using one of the GPS fix downloads yet because, quite frankly, the permissions they want pretty much freak me out. Take pictures? Make calls? What's up with that?
Anyone have any experience successfully resolving this problem?

Slow/unreliable gps lock and wonky compass

Anyone else have issues getting gps lock? It will take me several minutes with a clear view of the sky sometimes. If I'm sitting in the back seat of a car I often have to press my phone right up to the window to get a good enough view of the sky and it will lose lock if I take it away from the window.
Also, the compass is all over the place and makes things like gaps walking directions almost useless.
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RomanHelmet said:
Anyone else have issues getting gps lock? It will take me several minutes with a clear view of the sky sometimes. If I'm sitting in the back seat of a car I often have to press my phone right up to the window to get a good enough view of the sky and it will lose lock if I take it away from the window.
Also, the compass is all over the place and makes things like gaps walking directions almost useless.
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Are youon kitkat? If so, Pls check the 4.4.2 update thread in the general forum where we have a new stock image with fixed gps and battery. See if it applies to your case.

I've noticed the wonky compass. It will vary wildly without any rotation of the phone and, in one orienration, will flip back and forth by 180 degrees very quickly. Thought about warrantying the device, but everything else (including GPS) is solid.
I'm on 4.3.
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I have to calibrate the compass occasionally but it works fine for me. GPS normally licks in 10secs or so, but I keep GPS on all the time. It only uses power when you are using an app that uses it.

krelvinaz said:
I have to calibrate the compass occasionally but it works fine for me. GPS normally licks in 10secs or so, but I keep GPS on all the time. It only uses power when you are using an app that uses it.
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ive had a compass gps issue for a good while. thought it was the rom, then thought it could have been the case....but im thinking its just happening because i get same performance from jedi's 4.4 release....so not sure what the deal is but same issues....they gave me a gps fix that tends to kinda work.....but its not tracking fluidly and the compass just isnt staying calibrated for very long...its always looking in a different direction.....

Download and install topNTP from the play store give it root access click install at the bottom select create files and reboot.
I use this app after every rom I flash and it gives me a gps lock in literally a couple of seconds even indoors.
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My Note 3 doesn't lock on to GPS inside my house at all. Outside, it seems okay, most of the time.
My old HTC Dinc2 locks on without any trouble, inside or out. Not sure if I should do an exchange, since everything else works just fine.