[Q] WiFi 'wrong current location' in Google Maps - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hi everyone,
I'm a bit frustrated by a Google Maps issue that's plaguing me. When I'm on mobile data (3G/2G), the current location function of Google Maps works quite accurately. But when I'm on the WiFi network of my home, it goes haywire and says that I'm a few kilometers away from my home Does anyone have the same problem? Is there a way to solve this? Thanks.
Regards,
Tin

Is this constant or a one off problem? Ive had similar situation happen once in a blue moon ever since ive had phones with gps. If its just a freak occurrence i wouldnt sweat it.
My grandma beat me down and took my nexus. Sent from a jitterbug with beats audio by dre.

It happens whenever I'm on my home WiFi network. I haven't tried it out on other WiFi networks though. But then, since Google Maps can quite accurately determine my location when on mobile data, I'm thinking it's something to do with my WiFi network.

Did you recently move? Perhaps they mapped your wifi at one location and then you physically moved the router several kilometers away.

Umm, no, I haven't moved.

from reading this:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2122170
it looks like google and various other companies have driven round and mapped wifi networks in to their database. If you haven't moved it maybe they are just using your IP address and your exchange is that distance from you.
Maybe?

tinmeigut said:
Umm, no, I haven't moved.
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jamesmcuk said:
it looks like google and various other companies have driven round and mapped wifi networks in to their database. If you haven't moved it maybe they are just using your IP address and your exchange is that distance from you.
Maybe?
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Then perhaps one of your neighbours moved. If your ssid was hidden when google did their mapping then google may be relying on another ssid to locate you. So someone who lived a few km away moves next door to you, they turn on their router, you pick the signal, and now google thinks you are at their old address.
This happens to me when I visit my parents. I set them up with my old router. Now when I visit them Google tells me I'm in my apartment rather than in my parents house.
Maybe.
As for a resolution, you could try turning off 'Googles location service' under location services in settings.

virtualcertainty said:
As for a resolution, you could try turning off 'Googles location service' under location services in settings.
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Oh my god, that worked for me, THANKYOU!

virtualcertainty said:
As for a resolution, you could try turning off 'Googles location service' under location services in settings.
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this didn't work for me and I'm also experiencing this problem on wifi.
All this did is turn off the ability of location to use wifi to determine location, which means unless you have satellite reception, your not going to get location reporting at all

I think it is possible to report this to google so they remove the wrong ssid location from their location service.
Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy Nexus

Herman76 said:
I think it is possible to report this to google so they remove the wrong ssid location from their location service.
Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy Nexus
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How do you report it? I have the same issue - GMaps are placing me in Lynwood, USA when I'm in Bulgaria...

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Google Maps Wrong Location

When I'm using google Maps when attached only to my WiFi it gives me the wrong location, it puts me in CT not in NY where I am (I'm on long island)... All other apps however seem to get the right area... Any Help?
I've tried updating my address with skyhookwireless.com and I know other apps are getting the right address...
Can you help?
Thanks
I used to have that problem with my T-mobile Mytouch 4g.
After google it, I found out that you can fix it by download "GPS Status" https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tatus2&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd .
Run it, turn on your gps and it will download some data.
Wait for it to do some error fix then try again using your Google Maps.
ntajlis said:
I used to have that problem with my T-mobile Mytouch 4g.
After google it, I found out that you can fix it by download "GPS Status" https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tatus2&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd .
Run it, turn on your gps and it will download some data.
Wait for it to do some error fix then try again using your Google Maps.
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I'll try it now thanks
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Unfortunately it didn't work.. as soon as I shut off the GPS it puts be back all the way across the sound in ct... any other ideas
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Sorry to hear that. Prehap it better off you leave gps on.
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ntajlis said:
Sorry to hear that. Prehap it better off you leave gps on.
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I live in a basement... it's not a huge deal.. only Google maps seems to be off. Other apps have no problem.
I think it's related to the airave from ny research
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xtrezpasor said:
I live in a basement... it's not a huge deal.. only Google maps seems to be off. Other apps have no problem.
I think it's related to the airave from ny research
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Did you already try clearing the cache for Maps?
Yup. For some reason the airave tower location is way off
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xtrezpasor said:
Yup. For some reason the airave tower location is way off
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GPS light went off my Airvana the other day for awhile, perhaps Sprint is modifying the Airvana end of their network also. Have you tried connecting the included GPS antenna to an outside location? GPS on Airvana is super sensitive. If you try the outdoor antenna with no luck, call Sprint Airave support.
I bet it is actually probably your router. There should be a timezone setting in there or location setting (in your router's config menu). If it isn't that, then it is likely your ISP doesn't have its nodes configured correctly.
edufur said:
I bet it is actually probably your router. There should be a timezone setting in there or location setting (in your router's config menu). If it isn't that, then it is likely your ISP doesn't have its nodes configured correctly.
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I appreciate the help but it's the airave. If I unplug it I get the right GPS location. It's only off when connected to the airave
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edufur said:
I bet it is actually probably your router. There should be a timezone setting in there or location setting (in your router's config menu). If it isn't that, then it is likely your ISP doesn't have its nodes configured correctly.
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i have a similar problem with a galaxy note. I live in Holland and Google maps shows Cisco university on the map but actually the GPS street view shows my street
And you know...It is a Cisco router
So the GPS is right, street view is right but the map is of. But when tethered on my sgs3 there is no problem with location what do ever. My sgs3 has no problem by the way when connected to the same router.
But I can't find any location setup in the router.
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disturbd1 said:
Did you already try clearing the cache for Maps?
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I just experienced this problem after flashing CM10 on my new GS3 and I was put in a city that was ~50 miles away. So I cleared the cache and now it works! Thank you!
iTzFeRReTTi said:
I just experienced this problem after flashing CM10 on my new GS3 and I was put in a city that was ~50 miles away. So I cleared the cache and now it works! Thank you!
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I also cleared maps cache but nothing happened. Still locating me in America instead of Holland. But what I know it's a Wi-Fi/modem problem. It only accurs on my modem at home when on Wi-Fi.
Still hope to fix it.
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xtrezpasor said:
I appreciate the help but it's the airave. If I unplug it I get the right GPS location. It's only off when connected to the airave
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The airave is running off your internet there is no fix the location it is showing you is the isp location. That's just how the airave is. You might try using only GPS and see if you can obtain a lock but while using wireless network it will show the wrong location.
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criptix said:
The airave is running off your internet there is no fix the location it is showing you is the isp location. That's just how the airave is. You might try using only GPS and see if you can obtain a lock but while using wireless network it will show the wrong location.
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That's technically wrong. My ip had the right geolocation. The airave works like a cell tower and it turns out (shocking) it's Sprint fault for providing the wrong addresses for the "towers"
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If I clear the data it will show the right address for a few minutes then it relocates me. I don't knew why
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Phone thinks I'm a thousand miles away

I have a weird situation that I've had since I got my GS3. I go to school in Milwaukee, WI. However, if my phone updates its location while I'm in my dorm room (only that little room), it thinks I'm in Cisco, TX. I can tell you that it is NOT 80° F in Milwaukee. I'm stumped on how to fix it. I'm rooted and currently running CM10
Maybe try gps toolbox form the play store and run it. That may help out on the location issues
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Update your profile and prl. Should help.
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Make sur your in an area with strong 3g/4g/wifi signal then update prl/profile and restart phone. happens to me when in a bed location for internet.
RockYoWorld said:
I have a weird situation that I've had since I got my GS3. I go to school in Milwaukee, WI. However, if my phone updates its location while I'm in my dorm room (only that little room), it thinks I'm in Cisco, TX. I can tell you that it is NOT 80° F in Milwaukee. I'm stumped on how to fix it. I'm rooted and currently running CM10
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is this happening while on wifi, mobile network, or both?
ak074 said:
is this happening while on wifi, mobile network, or both?
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Both. I think I'm going to try the ideas given above, although I'm pretty sure my profile and prl are up to date already. I'll get back on how that goes.
Thanks everyone for the feedback!
Once I tried using google maps with the GPS turned off by accident.
It wasn't such a good idea forgetting to turn on the gps
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Maybe your dorm room is actually a portal.
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I am having gps connection issues myself. I have even replaced the phone. Currently, I have to reboot the phone to get the gps to connect. I have installed the app gps status and still have issues. Has anyone else had the same issues?
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Well, I found that I cannot update my PRL and profile the traditional way while on cm10 because it's not touchwiz based. (Maybe I can fix it when I find a good jelly-bean touchwiz ROM.) How else can I update it? The GPS toolbox didn't help to fix anything.
I want to point out that my GPS works fine and Google maps works great.
A hypothesis I have is that someone with a router a floor above me is from Texas and one of those companies that sends trucks out and associates routers with a location to make it able to find your position without connecting to he internet while still having WiFi on associated that router with Cisco, TX. I dismiss this, tho, because there a lot of other routers here, including my own that would only be registered with this location. Plus my GPS SHOULD override that, right?
GiantJay said:
Maybe your dorm room is actually a portal.
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I have thought of this and am starting to entertain its possibility
Have you been messing with mock locations at all?
Ludacon said:
Have you been messing with mock locations at all?
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No, I have not.
what weather app are you using?
Maps (on wifi only and on GPS only), and GPS toolbox report your proper location correct?
Ludacon said:
what weather app are you using?
Maps (on wifi only and on GPS only), and GPS toolbox report your proper location correct?
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Both the bone built into the cm10 lock screen (I believe they get it via yahoo weather) and the one from my "fancy clock" widget that uses AccuWeather. If they update outside my dorm room, they're correct, but if its when I'm in the small room (with good GPS signal, 3G, and WiFi), it says I'm in Texas.
Google maps does, and I think GPS toolbox does but I don't know my longitude and latitude.
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Both the bone built into the cm10 lock screen (I believe they get it via yahoo weather) and the one from my "fancy clock" widget that uses AccuWeather. If they update outside my dorm room, they're correct, but if its when I'm in the small room (with good GPS signal, 3G, and WiFi), it says I'm in Texas.
Google maps does, and I think GPS toolbox does but I don't know my longitude and latitude.
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try going to http://www.geoiptool.com/
and checking what it says when your in your dorm.
Try on 3g, on wifi, and in airplane mode with wifi on please [with GPS off]
Go to settings-developer options-and check if 'Allow Mock Locations' is checked, not 100% sure if that would help, but I know it usually shows you like 2 or 3 blocks away from your accurate location, just incase a site, or someone is looking for your location, like I said, not sire 100% if that would help, but worth the try, good luck
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I know on my old S2 on CM9 there was a way to temporarily boot to stock to update the prl and profile. Not sure if that is a option for our phone. I haven't really messed with cyanogenmod on this phone yet.
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How do I reset google now location settings?

I moved a couple months ago to another city, but Google thinks I'm only visiting so it keeps showing me hotel and tourist hotspots even though I've been here for quit some time.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
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confusedfella said:
I moved a couple months ago to another city, but Google thinks I'm only visiting so it keeps showing me hotel and tourist hotspots even though I've been here for quit some time.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
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Have you changed your home setting in Maps?
pfmiller said:
Have you changed your home setting in Maps?
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No. I thought google designated locations like home and work based on the time spent in these locations?
confusedfella said:
No. I thought google designated locations like home and work based on the time spent in these locations?
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I'm not sure, but there is also a place to set your home and work addresses from within Google Now under the Traffic card settings. I think that's the same as the Maps location, but either one is worth a try.

[SOLVED with INFO] WiFi Calling and GPS

Is it just me or does having WiFi calling enabled and running use the GPS a lot?
From what i have googled and found is that it does. But i just wanna make sure im not crazy or something or have a rogue app running..
Do any others notice this?
Also, what is it even for? 911 calls?
elesbb said:
Is it just me or does having WiFi calling enabled and running use the GPS a lot?
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I have wifi calling on all the time, and I notice my GPS does activate a lot at random times when I'm not otherwise using any specific apps (usually just saying "searching for location"); however, I haven't noticed a connection between the two (the GPS activating when I make / receive a wifi call)
Just Another User said:
I have wifi calling on all the time, and I notice my GPS does activate a lot at random times when I'm not otherwise using any specific apps (usually just saying "searching for location"); however, I haven't noticed a connection between the two (the GPS activating when I make / receive a wifi call)
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Thanks for the reply! It's not necessarily when I make/receive a call. It's just random. I'm gonna take a look at the apk see what it's doing.
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Great, if you find anything post it here. I'm also curious why my phone needs to know my location at all these random times, especially in light of recent news here in the US.
My best guess is that it's related to Google Now (the google voice search thing). Do you have that enabled? They say they periodically take your location to tailor content and make the app "smart" (such as figuring out your home address and telling you how long it will take you to get there from a given location).
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Great, if you find anything post it here. I'm also curious why my phone needs to know my location at all these random times, especially in light of recent news here in the US.
My best guess is that it's related to Google Now (the google voice search thing). Do you have that enabled? They say they periodically take your location to tailor content and make the app "smart" (such as figuring out your home address and telling you how long it will take you to get there from a given location).
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I don't have the apk installed for Google now. So it can't be that. And I notice it locks my GPS every time I see that WiFi calling notification. So I'm most certainly it's related to that.
And yeah go USA right? Man I don't get our government.
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UPDATE:
So i decompiled the apk, and my suspicions are correct. The GPS for the WiFi calling IS used for emergency calls to locate you more accurately. I am still wondering if i should remove it or not. I may just decrease the interval for how often it locks.
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UPDATE:
So i decompiled the apk, and my suspicions are correct. The GPS for the WiFi calling IS used for emergency calls to locate you more accurately. I am still wondering if i should remove it or not. I may just decrease the interval for how often it locks.
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Thanks for the update.
I thought the wifi calling app was closed source, so you couldn't get into it? If you know of a way to disable the tracking, that would be nice (i'm not a programmer, I just know enough to know what "decompiling an apk is" without being able to actually do it)
Not sure why they'd need this feature (presumably they'd have your location anyway from the IP of the wifi connection), and if I need to call Emergency Services, I'll have to tell them where I am anyway.
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Thanks for the update.
I thought the wifi calling app was closed source, so you couldn't get into it? If you know of a way to disable the tracking, that would be nice (i'm not a programmer, I just know enough to know what "decompiling an apk is" without being able to actually do it)
Not sure why they'd need this feature (presumably they'd have your location anyway from the IP of the wifi connection), and if I need to call Emergency Services, I'll have to tell them where I am anyway.
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I can disable it. And it makes it easier for emergency personal to find you as exact coordinates are given to them. If you're on cell towers and initiate a 911 call, I believe it automatically sends GPS information. It's just the WiFi calling doesn't use cell towers so it can't grab the location. And I'm sure they can get ip information.
As for it being closed source, I just decompiled the apk responsible for the notification and all the prompts/tutorials, the actual hard core code is found in the lib files which yes are closed source and impossible to reverse engineer.
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Google Maps location not working in power saving mode

I'm using a Tab S 8.4 LTE, having an issue using Google Maps. When Location is in power saving mode, trying to find my location in Google Maps just gives me a dialog box asking me to turn on GPS to improve location accuracy, and after I decline the blue location button simply refuses to work. Google Maps is the only app that has this problem, every single other app that needs to find location has no problem using Power Saving Mode location service to find my location, whether it's a weather app like Accuweather or a map app like Citymapper, or even the browser version of Google Maps. When I choose to turn on GPS it actually does find my location immediately, while the device is still searching for a GPS signal. I already tried clearing cache and data and reinstalling Maps. My Tab S is my only device that is having this problem. Does anyone else get this?
Micrologos said:
and after I decline the blue location button simply refuses to work.
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The thing is pal by declining the only thing it has to work off then is your WiFi and mobile data which takes longer.
For anybody who disagrees with the wifi not being usable as a location aid well it surprised me to find that when google sent those vans around taking those lovely detailed photos of your street thats not all they were after. They also logged every wireless network they went past with their location at the time so that if needed you only had to have wifi switched on and an internet connection to give a pretty accurate reading of your location...
And theyve gone even further...they dont need to send vans out to keep this list updated.., they actually use your phones ...so you become a network information gathering tool which sends back to google any wifi networks you find combined with the strengh and location you were in
Sneaky blighters
So in answer to your question either turn on gps or turn on your wifi and mobile data...or just wifi if its connected to the net.
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The thing is pal by declining the only thing it has to work off then is your WiFi and mobile data which takes longer. .
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It doesn't just take longer, it just doesn't work at all in any way, even with both WiFi and mobile data turned on. Instantly works when I activate GPS, even if I'm indoors and the device still hasn't find a GPS signal to refine the location.
Micrologos said:
It doesn't just take longer, it just doesn't work at all in any way, even with both WiFi and mobile data turned on. Instantly works when I activate GPS, even if I'm indoors and the device still hasn't find a GPS signal to refine the location.
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out of curiosity does this web based version work for you
http://ctrlq.org/maps/where/
it just picked up my laptops location nicely, i know its not google maps app but it will work in the same scenarios you could need it in.
pdolton2000 said:
out of curiosity does this web based version work for you
http://ctrlq.org/maps/where/
it just picked up my laptops location nicely, i know its not google maps app but it will work in the same scenarios you could need it in.
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Like I said everything that isn't google maps app, including the browser Google Maps, has no problems. In desperation I tried a factory reset too but that didn't work. I just wondered if its only me who is having this issue.
Micrologos said:
Like I said everything that isn't google maps app, including the browser Google Maps, has no problems. In desperation I tried a factory reset too but that didn't work. I just wondered if its only me who is having this issue.
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Okay ive just understood what you meant, so i changed the location to power saving mode and went back to google maps, i indeed got the esame message about turning on gps, i selected no thanks and do not ask me again...but it wasnt working, i then went back to l9cation settings and clicked
"Google location Reporting" and it had set "location reporting " for the device to off, i turned it to on and viola location working off mobile data and wifi.
pdolton2000 said:
Okay ive just understood what you meant, so i changed the location to power saving mode and went back to google maps, i indeed got the esame message about turning on gps, i selected no thanks and do not ask me again...but it wasnt working, i then went back to l9cation settings and clicked
"Google location Reporting" and it had set "location reporting " for the device to off, i turned it to on and viola location working off mobile data and wifi.
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Thanks for the help. Sadly turning location history on didn't solve it for me for whatever reason but its good to know it's not just my device being faulty somehow.
Micrologos said:
Thanks for the help. Sadly turning location history on didn't solve it for me for whatever reason but its good to know it's not just my device being faulty somehow.
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I didnt turn location history to on just location reporting...sorry to hear its now workin m8
Same exact problem here on an TabS 8,4 LTE...
Hope a future update will fix this bug

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