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How to unlock X1 gps

Same as title, does anyone have a clue?

If you mean to get it working, it should work straigth out of the box, just go outside, start google maps and wait. First time might take a while before it gets a lock on the satelites though.. and check if quickGPS' data hasn't expired (start it under programs)..

yotsclee said:
Same as title, does anyone have a clue?
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Yes download the quickgps info first. Then the GPS fix should be ready within 30 seconds!

it doesn't cost money to use the gps does it?

gundamboy said:
it doesn't cost money to use the gps does it?
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Nope, unless your using A-GPS
or google maps

Sorry that I asked this stupid question. I thought it only has A-GPS. Since every time I start Google Map, it is using A-GPS.

Having agps allows us to have both gps and agps. Programs like TomTom works well with our gps chip, and does not require internet.

does anyone know where i can download quick gps?

its built into the rom. Look in windows.

Strange thing... After a clean ROM install, setting in Advanced Configuration Tool v3.3 (beside other settings) to disable A-GPS, soft resetting , I start Google Earth but nothing else and... surprise! It show me my position!!! And I'm sure (if anyone ask) the GPS is not in use. Well, how is that? And this happen third time now! Is there an alternate solution to verify/disable the A-GPS? Because I'm sure that's the reason for GE knowing my position. Any ideea?

quetzalquatl said:
Strange thing... After a clean ROM install, setting in Advanced Configuration Tool v3.3 (beside other settings) to disable A-GPS, soft resetting , I start Google Earth but nothing else and... surprise! It show me my position!!! And I'm sure (if anyone ask) the GPS is not in use. Well, how is that? And this happen third time now! Is there an alternate solution to verify/disable the A-GPS? Because I'm sure that's the reason for GE knowing my position. Any ideea?
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Check for this registry key:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\SUPL AGPS\DefaultSetting]
"EnableAGPS"=dword:00000001
Setting it to 0 will disable A-GPS.

Thanks for the tip but.... I've checked the reg: it was 0. Just in case one softreset then:
Step1-check the reg: is 0 (again)
Step2-check the ACT: disabled
Step3-start GoogleMaps: I got my position!
Step4-check the GPS settings: off (why am I not surprised?)
WTF?
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Speachless...

I may be wrong,but i think its using the network to show your position. You can see the 'circle' around the 'blue dot'.the blue dot is not really your position, but the ctr of the circle. So it literally means u somewhere in the that circle.
So i dont think that google maps was giving your position, unless u happen to be near your network mast or whatever. Once you enable GPS, it will try to get ur location frm the satellites.
To Yotsclee: when using google maps, select 'USE GPS' from Menu.Look further down on post #12
Hope that helps
well, i may be wrong as well...
quetzalquatl said:
Thanks for the tip but.... I've checked the reg: it was 0. Just in case one softreset then:
Step1-check the reg: is 0 (again)
Step2-check the ACT: disabled
Step3-start GoogleMaps: I got my position!
Step4-check the GPS settings: off (why am I not surprised?)
WTF?
Speachless...
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Manish is right. If the phone was using the real GPS chip, it would show a small circle since it is more precise.

Guess you're right! However, is damn accurate!!

quetzalquatl said:
Guess you're right! However, is damn accurate!!
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With GPS enabled on googlemaps, it shows exactly where I am with about 10 feet of variation at most.

Sfkn2 said:
With GPS enabled on googlemaps, it shows exactly where I am with about 10 feet of variation at most.
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perhaps an idea
go to settings and find external gps-<select the 3rd tab and deselect the option to use GPS automatic.
now it will use GPS only, if you press the button Gpsin your Google maps.

Google Maps will always start a data connection because none of the maps are stored on your phone. This will occur even with A-GPS disabled.

Google not using GPS
Hi everybody,
if I remember right, in that case Google is using the GSM cell information from your handy to position you.
It is not using GPS at all as long as it is turned off. That is just optional.
If you are within several cells it uses signal strength of each cell to get you positioned better. So within a city you will probably get a rather exact position. In the wild it will be a larger circle...

To clear things up.
When you first load Google Maps the locate me is based on your current cell.
Your phone tells google "Hi I'm on 234-12345" and Google then has a look in it's massive database and goes, "Oh, people who use that cell tend to be located around 52 deg 48' 40.30" N, 1 deg 13' 55.33" E, but with a margin of error of about 1 mile"
Your phone then puts a blue dot at the spot and places the blue circle a mile around your location.
Google does not use multiple cells to trianglate your location, they just use the one cell.
Then when you enable the GPS (via the menu), your phone tells Google Maps "actually I'm at 52 deg 48' 40.50" N, 1 deg 13' 54.78" E", this then removes the blue circle and moves the blue dot to the correct location.
What also happens is that your phone tells Google "BTW I'm on cell 234-12345 and my location is 52 deg 48' 40.50" N, 1 deg 13' 54.78" E". Google then decide with all this data (plus all the others on the same cell) whether they need to move or adjust their original statement for those without GPS.

[mod] gps fix test

Hello, I've tested different settings for GPS and I got this working the most
can somebody do the tests and tell me if they got better fix ?
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Press Application Settings
Apply those settings :
hit return and press SUPL/CP Settings
Apply those settings :
hit return and press Delete GPS Data
then Hit Get Position Test
I got fix in 2/3 seconds on my device.
Tell me if it worked for you ... I'll make driving tests this afternoon

You joking? Enabling sky hook has been posted about a billion times already.
And until you've done a driving session your results mean nothing.
I can't get a lock if I change the other settings you've posted.
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mrassol said:
Hello, I've tested different settings for GPS and I got this working the most
can somebody do the tests and tell me if they got better fix ?
I got fix in 2/3 seconds on my device.
Tell me if it worked for you ... I'll make driving tests this afternoon
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No it makes no difference for me. I get a fast fix (I did before this anyway), but it's useless when driving. Drops the signal every few seconds (still JF3, but will test JG5 now that JF3 is finally out).
What improved mine a little bit, is to delete secgps.conf from /data/gps . It's the file that gets created when you fiddle around with those settings in the test mode. Samsung messed something up with their default values I think. If you switch your phone off and on, the file gets recreated with the default values, which are different now, and make more sense...

Bynar010 said:
You joking? Enabling sky hook has been posted about a billion times already.
And until you've done a driving session your results mean nothing.
I can't get a lock if I change the other settings you've posted.
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I know that skyhook fix has been already fixed the major fix is SUPL/CP changes
I'll do a drive test this afternoon

well ... I'm back from a short driving test ... except for the first 100m everything is fine ... don't get any signal loss or wrong street ...

seems exactly the same to me b ut my gps has alweasy been spot on on newer firmwares anyway

For me with skyhook on only it also works perfectly, no problems at all when driving. What i did notice is that when you cannot get a fix, closing all applications with a task killer works. After killing i get a fix right away again.

well its work with me fine i have new frimware XJG5

well ... I came back from a long test drive, and it's not very accurate after all ... F**K
will try another thing ...

mrassol said:
well ... I came back from a long test drive, and it's not very accurate after all ... F**K
will try another thing ...
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Just wait for the firmware fix dude....you can go insane trying all the settings..trust me...wibble
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Bynar010 said:
Just wait for the firmware fix dude....you can go insane trying all the settings..trust me...wibble
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what if the problem with the GPS is hardware based? Do you think samsung will admit it and recall all the sets to be repaired? I dont think so....

Well, how about contacting official samsung support. I open'd a ticket myself on saturday, and so should do everyone. The only way to get this problem solved is to put pressure on samsung. It's important to contact some famous websites and tell them, that there are some issues about the galaxy s and than lets see. It worked with the iPhone so it will work with i9000.

widjaja74_us said:
what if the problem with the GPS is hardware based? Do you think samsung will admit it and recall all the sets to be repaired? I dont think so....
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If it is hardware related, you can also stop trying

Marcolooij said:
If it is hardware related, you can also stop trying
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And off course start sending a complaint to Samsung

jofun said:
Well, how about contacting official samsung support. I open'd a ticket myself on saturday, and so should do everyone. The only way to get this problem solved is to put pressure on samsung. It's important to contact some famous websites and tell them, that there are some issues about the galaxy s and than lets see. It worked with the iPhone so it will work with i9000.
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How did you contact them? I sent a web support request, submitted images and results from GPS Test, and a log from the GPS, and provided links to a video showing the failures. I also gave my work details since I'm an engineer associated with a number of their products..... 3 days later they responded with instructions on how to run Google Maps.
I also pinged engadget to see if I could get them to pick up the story, but we'd need more people doing that to get them to take notice.

i contacted support hotline, after serveral calls and waiting for 4 days, they made up an engineering ticket to get me the hw specs of the gps module(there are no gps problems known in germany!). They wanted me to sent back my phone to a service dealer, but i said, that that probably won't solve the problem.
i also informed heise.de (largest german it portal) about the gps problems. So lets wait whats coming up next.

Marcolooij said:
If it is hardware related, you can also stop trying
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Took the words right out of my mouth!
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yes, maybe it's hw related and it will never work with the galaxy s. thats no problem for me. i'll change it and buy a different phone. but i want a clear statement from samsung. thats what i can expect for 450€.
gps navigation is a warranted characteristics on their website and that gives you powerfull righty in germany.

I honestly dont belive there is a hardware problem as mine locks real quick,is as accuate as any garmin or navman ive used and hasnt once lost lock in the car,and ive been out in very rainy weather.I can only vouch fpr co pilot as its the only gps program ive got but its lock is flawless.

@sammy
please be so kind let me know, whats the max number of satellites your sgs has in sight, to how many it can connect and whats the max snr using GPS Test.
standing on a bridge with no trees or buildings around, my sgs is only capable of tracking 8 satellites, max locks was 6 yesterday (but only for a second, normaly 5 locks) and the max snr is below 40. using xxjf3 and any of the settings mentioned here or elsewhere.
nearly every other GPS module has >12 channels and can lock more satellites the same time with a higher snr than sgs. afaik there is no *navigation* system with less then 12 channels.

ZANavi - free opensource offline navigation - try it now!

Try the free ZANavi Navigation for Android
So, what are you waiting for?
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Find it on:
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Nice find man. Will test and report back. Have clicked THANKS

free navigation
ok, rebump it.
seems nobody cares about free navigation?

This looks great. Downloading a map to try out right now

looks like mapdroyd.. which worked terribly. I'd like to be proven wrong though.
That said, new google maps (FINALLY) has caching... so whilst not a perfect solution, it should work OK for small areas.

Thank you for sharing

Thanks. I'll give a look at it!
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looks like mapdroyd.. which worked terribly. I'd like to be proven wrong though.
That said, new google maps (FINALLY) has caching... so whilst not a perfect solution, it should work OK for small areas.
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remember this is fully offline even routing is offline.
and this is free and opensource, dont compare it to a huge company like google.
and mapdroyd is no navigation at all!
navdroyd is navigation but that is not free.
please first get your facts straight.

Thanks....I have been looking for something like this sometime. I will give it a shot...
Thanks again.
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results?
has anybody tried it? results? reports please ...

karl999999 said:
has anybody tried it? results? reports please ...
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I didn't like it very much. The interface was a bit whacky and It is not very proactive in respect to setting addresses. It will not predict you simply have to type it all in. Navigon is free and offline and seems to be better for me and looks a lot more professional. Check it out karl999999 it's downloadable from the market for Australia at least. If not use market enabler and set your sim as Telstra AU then go back to market and try

karl999999 said:
remember this is fully offline even routing is offline.
and this is free and opensource, dont compare it to a huge company like google.
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Navigon is free too. (at least in AUS and NZ)
It's not opensource but free as free beer

grusy said:
Navigon is free too. (at least in AUS and NZ)
It's not opensource but free as free beer
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lol I literally said this 1 post before yours

uppon2 said:
lol I literally said this 1 post before yours
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Hm, I should read all pages before posting

navigon is not free
grusy said:
Navigon is free too. (at least in AUS and NZ)
It's not opensource but free as free beer
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for most people navigon is not free.
and you can not compare using navigon with a trick, to navit which is free and opensource.
navit is developed by a small group, if you have ideas goto to their wiki and post your suggestions.

I haven't really tried Navit while driving.
It is a pity the Cloudmade maps do not work any more. Pity, because you could download the whole of Europe and place it on the external SD. I think I'll wait updating until this is fixed.
I was not able to find a decent changelog on the Navit site. Pity. And searching for addresses is indeed not so easy, but the biggest problem is that the default country is the locale setting of the phone. It would be a lot better if it remembered the last choice.
That said, Navdroyd is not perfect either. It looks more refined, but Navdroyd had a very confusing user interface too. It routes well however and the price is okay.
I'm missing gpsmid (also open source) that I used on my Sony-Ericsson c702. Also problems with maps (couldn't be too large) but good address search and a nice displayed track to check where you have been walking. Routing was ok too. There was a start made porting that to Android using J2MEpolish but it seems to have died down.
Now I'm still looking for a walkaround GPS program, like a handheld receiver that shows a track where I've been and some waypoints I've set. If possible with an offline Openstreetmap background. Haven't fount it yet. Navdroyd does not display a track, but worse is that when panning the map it switches off the GPS, and I have to select menu - my location - show my location again.

test
Hi
I just test it in the first lunch when I clik to OUTIL for see other option the soft block my phone no touch work i should be open battery and rebout phone again.
when i try again it steel in yellow page!!
not working for me
i have Dark's 7.7

Seems it's based off OpenStreetMaps

Is that map extractor any good? ive noticed that a single town block is the same 47mb size as the whole of sydney, and all of australia is 116mb? odd?

karl999999 said:
for most people navigon is not free.
and you can not compare using navigon with a trick, to navit which is free and opensource.
navit is developed by a small group, if you have ideas goto to their wiki and post your suggestions.
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We can compare it for Australian and New Zealand residents

[MOD] GPS Fix for the Captivate Glide

I've seen so many posts about GPS problems, I've even answered quite a few PMs about them, so I thought I'd make a thread with my settings. With these, I get a very fast lock for my phone (under 10 seconds), which is really helpful for me since I use Foursquare and I can't sit put for 5-6 minutes until my phone decides to get a satellite lock
There are two files you need to tinker with, gps.conf and sirfgps.conf; they are both located on /system/etc. This obviously means that your phone is rooted and you are able to edit/replace these to your heart's content. Second thing you need to pay attention to is the gps.conf file NTP servers. These vary according to your location (I live in Athens Greece so I use the local ones), so here's how you find out about your own :
Go to http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/NTPPoolServers first. Assuming you live in the US, you click on the North America hostname link (which in this case, is north-america.pool.ntp.org). A new page will load, where you will be able to choose your country - choose United States. A new page will load, with some servers on a gray box, like this:
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You just replace the ones I have in my gps.conf with the ones you saw in the gray box, plus the generic country NTP server (in the screenshot, us.pool.ntp.org) in the end, and you're golden. Make sure the permissions of the files are rw-r--r-- too.
Here are the two files I have:
Code:
##Kombatant gps.conf Fix for the Captivate Glide##
##Servers for Greece, go to ntp.org and change accordingly##
NTP_SERVER=3.gr.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=3.europe.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=0.europe.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=gr.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
DEBUG_LEVEL=0
INTERMEDIATE_POS=0
ACCURACY_THRES=40
REPORT_POSITION_USE_SUPL_REFLOC=1
ENABLE_WIPER=1
##AGPS Settings##
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276
SUPL_NO_SECURE_PORT=7276
SUPL_SECURE_PORT=7276
##AGPS Carrier Settings##
CURRENT_CARRIER=common
DEFAULT_AGPS_ENABLE=TRUE
DEFAULT_SSL_ENABLE=FALSE
DEFAULT_USER_PLANE=TRUE
Code:
#Kombatant sirfgps.conf Fix for the Captivate Glide
#CSR SiRF plc
#PROJECT_NAME : white Space is not allowed
#UART_DRIVER : Uart Driver Path
#RESET_GPIO : Reset GPIO Driver Path
#ONOFF_GPIO : OnOff GPIO Driver Path
#EXTERNAL_LNA : 1 - use External LNA, 0 - use Internal LNA only
#REF_CLOCK_26MHZ: 1 - use 26MHz TCXO, 0 - use 16.369MHz TCXO
#UART_BAUD_RATE : 0 - 115200bps 1 - 230400, 2 - 460800, 3 - 57600
#FREQUENCY_AIDING : 0 - Disable, 1 - Enable
#SENSOR_AIDING : 0 - Disable, 1 - Enable
#SET_ID_IMSI : 1 - Use IMSI for SET ID, 0 - Use MSISDN for SET ID, especially for Japan Network Operators
#DEBUGGING_FILES : 0 - no log file, 1 - log files enabled
#SSL_ENABLED : 0 - SSL Disabled, 1 - SSL Enabled
#CERTI_VERSION : 0 - TLSv1 , 1 - SSLv3 , 2 - SSLv23
#CP_RESPONSETIME : 0 - no priority, 1 - resposne priority time, 2 - resposne priority position ,3 - resposne priority use entire response time
#REAIDING=20
#CONTROL_PLANE : 1 - CP Enabled, 0 - CP Disabled, for MP3 player or PND
#ATT_NETWORK_OPERATOR : 1 - for AT&T, 0 - for other network operator
PROJECT=SAMSUNG_TEGRA
UART_DRIVER=/dev/ttyHS0
RESET_GPIO=/sys/devices/virtual/sec/gps/GPS_nRST/value
ONOFF_GPIO=/sys/devices/virtual/sec/gps/GPS_PWR_EN/value
EXTERNAL_LNA=0
REF_CLOCK_26MHZ=1
UART_BAUD_RATE=2
FREQUENCY_AIDING=1
SENSOR_AIDING=1
SET_ID_IMSI=1
DEBUGGING_FILES=0
SSL_ENABLED=0
CERTI_VERSION=1
CP_RESPONSETIME=3
CONTROL_PLANE=1
ATT_NETWORK_OPERATOR=0
ICS_NETWORK_OPERATOR=0
SGEE=1
EMC_ENABLE=1
LOG_PATH=/data
After you do all that, go get GPS Status & Toolbox from the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&hl=en-GB
Once you load it up, go to Tools -> Manage A-GPS State. First do a reset, and then a download. Now it's time to reset your phone. Once it has rebooted, load up the GPS Toolbox app and let it search for satellites. It should take less than one minute to do it the first time, but subsequent tries should be very fast.
I've used the same settings since our phone got ICS (I use the latest PAC-Man atm, so Android 4.3) with great results. Hope you get some good results as well
Here is a Flashable Zip, if anyone needs a different country other than the USA, let me know and I'll post others too
USA: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uk2h813xw9drmea/Kombatant_i927_GPSFix_USA.zip

You could take a look at sirfgps.conf changes in this commit.
Sent from my LG-P880

it is slighlty better. In my case I couldn' get lock at all. Now I'm getting but the signal is very poor. Nevertheless - thanks !

Updated the first post with more detail.

GPS in bubor's CM 10.1 4.2.2 is much better even without these fixes.
So there is something else that can be done.

I am merely posting for the people that still have problems with GPS; obviously if yours is fine you don't tamper with it But you say that in the 10.1 CM ROM the GPS locks faster than these settings? What kind of measurements did you take?

Thanks, my GPS is getting a lock much faster than it was before.
I wonder if I should edit the NTP servers in gps.conf if I travel to another country or continent?

rodrigoprimo said:
Thanks, my GPS is getting a lock much faster than it was before.
I wonder if I should edit the NTP servers in gps.conf if I travel to another country or continent?
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I'll give a YES to that; I'm in China and North America servers lock slower than local ones.
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM10.2

Kombatant said:
I am merely posting for the people that still have problems with GPS; obviously if yours is fine you don't tamper with it But you say that in the 10.1 CM ROM the GPS locks faster than these settings? What kind of measurements did you take?
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The measurements are simple: I look at the number and reception of sattelites in GPS status app in the same places.
I've been very unsatisfied with the reception and lock time since ICS (and did the described in the thread things), but that helped only a bit.
On CM 10.1 by bubor the reception is much better, phone sees up to 9-10 sats, when on stock ICS and previous CM it was around 2-3-4 max.

So you're comparing stock ROM's performance with bubor's ROM GPS performance, or this tweak's performance with bubor's? Just asking so that I can take a look at his ROM's settings to see if I am missing something

Kombatant said:
So you're comparing stock ROM's performance with bubor's ROM GPS performance, or this tweak's performance with bubor's? Just asking so that I can take a look at his ROM's settings to see if I am missing something
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I am comparing stock 4.0.4/previous CM versions (with or without fixes, tho they do affect the lock time a little) with bubor's CM 10.1.2 I am currently using.
Also, as I remember, bubor said that GPS on first builds had corrupt NMEA stream (as I remember the words, lol).

Well this tweak worked even on the 4.0.4 days, with 8-10 satellites available and quick locks. Hence I decided to share, hopefully people will find it useful no matter what ROM they use

Made a change in the sirfgps.conf file; EXTERNAL_LNA=0 seems to give a quicker fix so updated accordingly.

Whee, thanks! I'm using your files with CM11, and just got my first fix. It took a while, and it's in a rural area in the Netherlands, but I'm receiving 12(!) satellites @braintweaker: I think I got the same problem as you had (although I tested mainly in the city where gps reception is always not too good for me), but look at how my phone is functioning now.
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda app-developers app

what are the chances of this fix being turned into a flashable zip with US settings?

Captivate i897 gps
Will these settings also work on the captivate non-glide i897. I am having some gps issues also. I am using My Tracks and the signal seems to go in and out during a 2 mile walk in the country. The path drops out and sometimes goes way off having me look like I'm walking in the lake. I keep it in my front pocket as I walk. I have no issues at all with my note i717 on the same path with the same conditions. I am going to do some further tests on Sunday with the app you mentioned.

Still no word on a flashable zip with US settings for this? Whos paypal account do i have to make a donation too?
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The_Bizzel said:
Still no word on a flashable zip with US settings for this? Whos paypal account do i have to make a donation too?
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I posted a flashable zip for the US on the first post, enjoy and sorry for the delay

Kombatant said:
I posted a flashable zip for the US on the first post, enjoy and sorry for the delay
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Hello @Kombatant :highfive: really appreciate your job here, and I was just wondering if there could be a flashable ZIP for Honduras Thanks in advance sir

lasuazo said:
Hello @Kombatant :highfive: really appreciate your job here, and I was just wondering if there could be a flashable ZIP for Honduras Thanks in advance sir
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Try FasterFix from the play store. Works great for Europe.

[Q] Google Maps doesn't show accurate position

I'll try to be very short.
Sygic locates GPS+Data very fast, less than 5 seconds, I think, with very good accuracy.
Google Maps doesn't point my exact location, even after minutes. Only shows me a region of 20km radius with a center like >1km from my actual position. On GPS or GPS+Data.
WTH is wrong with this app?

Ive had that happen before on my note 3. It's was just a bug in the app. Have you tried device GPS only? Also try clearing the cache and data in google maps to see if that helps.

alfablac said:
I'll try to be very short.
Sygic locates GPS+Data very fast, less than 5 seconds, I think, with very good accuracy.
Google Maps doesn't point my exact location, even after minutes. Only shows me a region of 20km radius with a center like >1km from my actual position. On GPS or GPS+Data.
WTH is wrong with this app?
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Try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fastergps

xRamz said:
Try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fastergps
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I tried this one after I realized that my GPS was too slow. Sygic was fixing after minutes too.
But than, put the right settings on FasterGPS and it worked flawlessly.
But Google Maps didn't work. Tried data and cache clearing and nothing. I guess I will have to live with this bug.

alfablac said:
I tried this one after I realized that my GPS was too slow. Sygic was fixing after minutes too.
But than, put the right settings on FasterGPS and it worked flawlessly.
But Google Maps didn't work. Tried data and cache clearing and nothing. I guess I will have to live with this bug.
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So .. None of this tweaks worked. I'm really worried about this thing. There are a lot of apps that use Maps API for positioning. If anybody has a trick on this area please let me know.

What does app gps test say, how long to get a fix? How many satellites do you see, are using?

gsw5700 said:
What does app gps test say, how long to get a fix? How many satellites do you see, are using?
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Still Maps shows me a 20km radius circle after a few minutes.
This happens on Maps and apps that use Maps API like mandicmagic
Sygic which is my GPS app fixes as fast as GPS test

Do you use a privacy app App Ops? For a long time I couldn't get Maps to pin point me. I wouldn't even get the little ! Shape in the left hand corner. Then I went back in to App Ops and found that I had turned off the location settings for Google Play services and Google Search I believe. Once I turned those back on I was able to get a lock in seconds.
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mine was taking a while also until i uninstalled maps, cleared all data, and use the gps app to reset the gps. it is much faster now, but it does take a good 2-5 seconds to get accurate position.

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Do you use a privacy app App Ops? For a long time I couldn't get Maps to pin point me. I wouldn't even get the little ! Shape in the left hand corner. Then I went back in to App Ops and found that I had turned off the location settings for Google Play services and Google Search I believe. Once I turned those back on I was able to get a lock in seconds.
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:good::good::good::good:
Damn it! Second time I had a problem due to App Ops. lol
Thanks for point me out Google Play Services. I thought that enabling for Google Maps would have been enough and
GPServices have gotten lost on the bottom of App Ops list due to the previous disabling.
The problem is that with Google Play Services Location enabled any app could call Maps and drain the battery.
Will check if this will affect battery life. not sure.
thanks!

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Damn it! Second time I had a problem due to App Ops. lol
Thanks for point me out Google Play Services. I thought that enabling for Google Maps would have been enough and
GPServices have gotten lost on the bottom of App Ops list due to the previous disabling.
The problem is that with Google Play Services Location enabled any app could call Maps and drain the battery.
Will check if this will affect battery life. not sure.
thanks!
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That's why I disabled it the first time. I was getting crazy wake locks from it too. But since I've reactivated the location services I haven't really noticed and abnormal battery drain.