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GPS keeps resetting my phone!

Hey everyone im running CM7, the latest version and the 4.28 Radio. Every single time I use Google Maps or enable my GPS connection by phone reboots! It's very frustrating. Can anyone help me?

TheLateralus said:
Hey everyone im running CM7, the latest version and the 4.28 Radio. Every single time I use Google Maps or enable my GPS connection by phone reboots! It's very frustrating. Can anyone help me?
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If it were me, I'd try another radio.

What kernel are you using? If you are undervolting or something like that, the GPS could be requesting more juice than is available, causing a reboot.

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What kernel are you using? If you are undervolting or something like that, the GPS could be requesting more juice than is available, causing a reboot.
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I am using the stock kernal. I also dont fool around with any undervolting. How do i make sure the levels are set correctly?

No GPS Signal

Hey Guys. I wanted to try out the GPS functions (like google maps/navigation) but i dont get any gps signal outside Any solution for that?
Tried with custom and stock rom.

Motawa88 said:
Hey Guys. I wanted to try out the GPS functions (like google maps/navigation) but i dont get any gps signal outside Any solution for that?
Tried with custom and stock rom.
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got the same problem with doom custom kernel and different custom roms

It's very strange. To test it better download GPS test from Play Store. Try it with any ROM or Kernel. CM9, CM7, stock or MIUI.
https://www.google.it/url?sa=t&rct=...ooGdDA&usg=AFQjCNFrybUVi40NRjP1qSeQRTkKdKVYZw

Supervenom said:
It's very strange. To test it better download GPS test from Play Store. Try it with any ROM or Kernel. CM9, CM7, stock or MIUI.
https://www.google.it/url?sa=t&rct=...ooGdDA&usg=AFQjCNFrybUVi40NRjP1qSeQRTkKdKVYZw
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thanks...i will try it at home.
i wounder that i could not find any improve for my gps.
at my "old" lg optimus speed, i could go in the "hidden menu" and change the gps server from the android , to the nokia server -> very fast gps fix.
is that possible at the xperia play.
but i see something strenge:
everytime, when i activate gos, it ask me, if i would connect to gps, it may coast some cash.
normaly this warning came 1 time, and it's it. but i saied over 40 times, "ok".
maybe anybody knows this bug?!

any solution?

still got GPS-Problems...
I got still problems with my GPS.
It will not navigate me.
When i go to any navigation system, it shows me, where i am (up to 100m from my real place).
But it wouldn't fix my place, where i am.
I tried a lot of rom's (also stock roms....with root and without...)diverent navigation systems....
Gps test shows me up to "0/3"Sattelites....don't know, what this means.
I think the gps modul works, because it can fix GPS (after some time) when i open the device(like i want to play) and put it in the window of my car (to the front..) but this is the only way, it works....
solutions? A friend of mine got also a xperia play and he get a fix in ~10 secounds....
plz help because i need GPS
Best regards

i have the same problem

here try flashing this in recovery its a gps fix that acquires signal from up to 12 satellites instead of just the bare minimum 4 or something like that. Ive been using and I get a location fix real fast and when I do a gps test I'm always using up to 9 never less than 7! Hope this can cure your problem. And if that does nothing for you try this: found it over in neo forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609920

I Just installed Android 2.3.2 stock rom and it worked but i cant update more if i want to have GPS.
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cezeoh said:
I Just installed Android 2.3.2 stock rom and it worked but i cant update more if i want to have GPS.
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Wich one?

esedust said:
Wich one?
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Use this http://www.mediafire.com/?6o7ckox953vyk3a

Are there any custom roms that support wifi location services?

I'm trying to use some of those apps like foursquare or the ones that show you people running the same app near by like Grindr. With the stock OS it doesnt' work at all. I've tried a few custom roms but they don't seem to either. Even in CM9 if I enable location services the apps still complain that there are none. Are there any roms that are better at it than others? Things like google maps usually but not sure if some of these apps are looking for GPS only and that's why they're complaining or what their issue is. Thanks!

Kindle Fire lacks onboard GPS module, and some apps require high precision location providers to work.
I think that wifi location service isn't considered high precision location provider from Android' APIs.
The only way to enable those apps is connecting a GPS device to the KF and have a kernel that supports it.
You might also want to try "tethergps" look for it in google.
Anyway, this post should be moved to "Kindle Fire Q&A" I think...
Bye!

On cm7 you could use just the wifi signal for Google Maps but it doesn't work on cm9, hopefully someone can figure it out so that it will work.

Modaco rom supports network location and it works much better than I expected. Of course you can't use navigation with it, but other than that, all location based applications work fine.

I used Unofficial CM9 and the browser and Google Maps could use wifi to detect my location. Not sure about FourSquare or 3rd party apps though.

I'm on stock and mapquest finds my location perfectly (and with good accuracy)
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Wifi location services seems a little funky...
On my Galaxy Note:
If I turn off GPS in Settings, network location services all continue working normally.
On the Fire running CM9:
If I turn off GPS in Settings, it acts as if wifi location services have also been disabled. If GPS is set to on, wifi location works in Google Maps, but not in Foursquare (it just hangs forever waiting for location).
Probably something in the frameworks needs a little rework to handle a wifi-only device with no GPS...

It works in gede

Hashcode's new kernel should have WiFi location support:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591850

bradys said:
Hashcode's new kernel should have WiFi location support:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591850
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Nothing to do with the kernel, it's in /system

The newest build of gedeROM supports using wifi to pinpoint your location

I'm running MoDaCo Gr8 ROM and Google Earth and Maps pinpoint my location by wifi.

gedeROM has it.
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veeman said:
gedeROM has it.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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Im running latest gedeROM and Maps works fine but apps like flixter, gas buddy and yelp will not find location

GPS keeps showing "Searching for GPS"

Navigation is stuck on "Searching for GPS". Is there a fix to this?

I know there is a fix around the forum somewhere for it. You might want to give us some more info like what kernel/rom you are running. I am RasBeanJelly and franco.Kernel lastest of each and my GPS locks on in less then 10secs. More info about what you are running will help us out.

Ryu234 said:
Navigation is stuck on "Searching for GPS". Is there a fix to this?
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I recommend switching to a different ROM such as Codename Android. Some ROMS have a GPS problem like you are describing. The kernel has nothing to do with it. Hope I helped.

Its coming on all ROMS D:
Still getting same error even after trying CNA. I even went to GPS settings and checked "Internal GPS antinna" or something. But still getting same error. Could the phone be faulty?

Have you tried either of these?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848259
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789543

Ryu234 said:
Its coming on all ROMS D:
Still getting same error even after trying CNA. I even went to GPS settings and checked "Internal GPS antinna" or something. But still getting same error. Could the phone be faulty?
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Do you have data on?
Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy Nexus

What could cause GPS to keep searching for signal..i was just using it but now it's not finding any signal?

EpiclyEpic said:
I recommend switching to a different ROM such as Codename Android. Some ROMS have a GPS problem like you are describing. The kernel has nothing to do with it. Hope I helped.
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i have had instances where it was a KERNEL problem..not the rom...certain kernels couldnt lock on GPS..flashed a different one and it worked..flashed back to test it again and it didnt...so it was definitely the kernel causing it...so he can try flashing another kernel

jdiddy_ub said:
i have had instances where it was a KERNEL problem..not the rom...certain kernels couldnt lock on GPS..flashed a different one and it worked..flashed back to test it again and it didnt...so it was definitely the kernel causing it...so he can try flashing another kernel
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I upgraded to 4.2 jelly bean.. and I have gps proble, always searching for gps..
I had the same problem with 4.1.2 and maps 6.14 but with 4.1.2 I installed back old gmaps app (6.12) and the problem was solved.
Now I have 6.14 maps ad default.. and the problem is here.. how can I solve it? thanks

For me even the gps icon is not blinking. How to find whether the gps hardware is faulty? So that i can stop trying other software fixes

isaacraja said:
For me even the gps icon is not blinking. How to find whether the gps hardware is faulty? So that i can stop trying other software fixes
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sygic works so it's not a hardware problem.. other gps apps show me satellites.. but maps no!
Old gmail maps works but now I don't know how to install previous version.. can anyone help me?
Maybe it's a app problem (6.14 maps..)
thanks

Install GPS status from market and let it download agps data and point it towards the sky and see how that goes. If you see satellites and they lock, go back to maps; it should work now.
Some gnex came with faulty GPS module. I have two gnex and e first one I got had the problem and hasn't been fixed with several ROM, kernel and tools and GPS scripts.
Keep us posted
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niamul said:
Install GPS status from market and let it download agps data and point it towards the sky and see how that goes. If you see satellites and they lock, go back to maps; it should work now.
Some gnex came with faulty GPS module. I have two gnex and e first one I got had the problem and hasn't been fixed with several ROM, kernel and tools and GPS scripts.
Keep us posted
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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gps status show me satellites.. sygic works but google maps no!!
I don't think it's a hardware problem because with previous version of maps it works! so I think it's a google maps problem.. but I don't know what to do to make maps work!

This is a Google problem, it's happened once before to a ton of android users, it may have come with an alert "unable to sign into account" (that's how mine was this morning, plus searching for GPS. All seems well now.

slimbean rom 4.3 weekly build 4 issues

Since I have not posted 10 replies to the site, I'm using the Q&A to post some issues with the new Slimbean 4.3 weekly build 4.
The WiFi won't activate whenever the S3 is in range of a signal or site saved into the phone. I have to turn off the WiFi feature for about 10 seconds in order for the signal to be noticed/activated.
There is feedback from the Google Play Music app. I did not run a logcat to determine the time or frequency of the occurrence.
Finally, there appears to be an issue with the latest version of Maps along with location access. I uninstalled Maps 7.1 and placed 6.14 from the Slimroms site. It works better but the location access is still glitchy with other apps that require it.
All in all, this is however great progress on 4.3!

vtwalk said:
Since I have not posted 10 replies to the site, I'm using the Q&A to post some issues with the new Slimbean 4.3 weekly build 4.
The WiFi won't activate whenever the S3 is in range of a signal or site saved into the phone. I have to turn off the WiFi feature for about 10 seconds in order for the signal to be noticed/activated.
There is feedback from the Google Play Music app. I did not run a logcat to determine the time or frequency of the occurrence.
Finally, there appears to be an issue with the latest version of Maps along with location access. I uninstalled Maps 7.1 and placed 6.14 from the Slimroms site. It works better but the location access is still glitchy with other apps that require it.
All in all, this is however great progress on 4.3!
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I'm not running slimbean, but I am on pac 4.3 and my wifi works fine. Maybe try either leankernel or kt747, the wifi drivers are contained in the kernel so maybe you'll have some more luck with them.
I've had an issue with the GPS as well, and disabling "use assisted GPS" in the phone settings fixed it 100%.

exodus454 said:
I'm not running slimbean, but I am on pac 4.3 and my wifi works fine. Maybe try either leankernel or kt747, the wifi drivers are contained in the kernel so maybe you'll have some more luck with them.
I've had an issue with the GPS as well, and disabling "use assisted GPS" in the phone settings fixed it 100%.
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Thanks I'll give it a try.

The kt747 kernel works great! I also found out that the new privacy feature blocks GPS data coming in or going out. Turn off the privacy feature in the apps that require locator service.
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