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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I have not experienced this issue and I've been using GPS a lot lately.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
Tapatalkin'
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.
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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.
Related
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321049
Could we use this GPS fix for our phone? It has really good reviews but I just wanna be careful about flashing stuff :/
Can any knowledgeable developer look into this file and see if it is compatible with our phones?
GPS issue is very prevalent among Epic 4G Touch users and I hope this file could fix our problem.
Thanks!
I hope so.. GPS is crap
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Well the fix seems to be for all Gingerbread phones, so it should work, right? Can any developers shed some light into this?
i gave it a try, but it doesn't seem to make any difference.
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i gave it a try, but it doesn't seem to make any difference.
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Thanks dunebuggy. i wish a dev can come across and open the file and compare with our values..
Its threads full of people getting better lock ons!
Has anyone else tried it? I'm pretty desperate as I've tried everything.
I just picked up my replacement the gps works perfect. That is the only real fix. Some work some don't
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Doubt it will do much.. uses the s5pc110 hw library... Can't open up the vendor daemon and compare it tho at this computer.
I honestly didnt even realise that the epic touch had a GPS problem going on. Mine always locks in less than 10 seconds and says accurate within 6-2m. It usually says 2m but on occasion 4 or 6. what are the symtoms of bad gps? I know it will either not lock on quickly or it wont the correct location. But what tecknically is a slow GPS lock on time to within 6m? Like 30 seconds to a minute? And what is considered not being accurate? Like within 15-30m? Im oretty curious. Maybe my 5-10 second lock on time and 2-6m accuracy is considered a GPS malfunction? I just never use it so i cant really know what is considered good or bad. I know mine uodated my position every half second to tge longest taking a full second when i used the car navigation app after putting in my desired address. Please e, plain
GPS never locks on indoors, and it takes at least a minute to lock on outdoors. Also my gps never locks on in a moving car.
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GPS never locks on indoors, and it takes at least a minute to lock on outdoors. Also my gps never locks on in a moving car.
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GPS should lock outside in a few seconds, it should lock or almost lock indoors within a minute, and it should definitely follow you while driving so that google maps navigation works.
if it is not doing that, take your phone to sprint and get a new one. my GPS was fine when i first got the phone, then a month later it started doing what people complain about, slow lock or no lock, and not following when moving. i complained to sprint twice, paid $35 and got a new phone and now GPS works fine.
the gps tool kit, flashing drivers from the wrong phone, and editing files never gave me a permanent fix. go exchange your phone.
^This except I didnt have to pay anything (tep)
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I've had a lot better results by using GPS Status. Before I use anything that requires GPS, I let GPS Status lock on, and I have a lot better results.
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GPS should lock outside in a few seconds, it should lock or almost lock indoors within a minute, and it should definitely follow you while driving so that google maps navigation works.
if it is not doing that, take your phone to sprint and get a new one. my GPS was fine when i first got the phone, then a month later it started doing what people complain about, slow lock or no lock, and not following when moving. i complained to sprint twice, paid $35 and got a new phone and now GPS works fine.
the gps tool kit, flashing drivers from the wrong phone, and editing files never gave me a permanent fix. go exchange your phone.
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Speculative on indoors.... Multiple factors to account for to get an accurate and true lock...
Well I've flashed it and it actually works in my experience. I've let me phone sleep for hours and it has been an improvement over previous fixes.
Still intermittent gps though.
How is everyone going about getting a replacement E4GT? I bought mine on launch day if that changes anything.
Is this something I can do over chat?
For those of you with GPS "problems"...try the following fix next time you have issues. Not sure what causes it, but anytime my GPS starts to suck I do the following and it fixes it instantly.
Menu->Settings>Applications>Manage Apps>
Click on the "All" tab
Click on "Maps" -> Clear cache
Back to list of programs
Click on "Network Location" -> Clear cache
Exit back to home and all should work much fast....at least it does for me
Let me know if this works for you guys...
I am not sure if it is a hardware problem or software but I rooted my phone within the first 24 hours of owning it. I run Calkulins ROM V2.6 [EL13 Kernel] and EL13 modem.
I have no problem locking indoor/outdoor fairly quickly. I did notice the indoor accuracy is slightly less accurate that the Evo 4g I had, but when it comes to locking time, and outdoor accuracy or moving "target" accuracy/lock I have ZERO complaints as of now **knock on wood**
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I've had a lot better results by using GPS Status. Before I use anything that requires GPS, I let GPS Status lock on, and I have a lot better results.
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That really helped. Thanked
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?
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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?
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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!
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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....
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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)
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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)
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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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I always had very fast gps lock about 10" with almost every rom out there. Last i was using slim ics and had excellent gps. Yesterday flashed rascream and gps coudn't lock but no one else has a problem tried several times with wipe but nothing. I restored my nandoid of slim ics and again no lock. with gps test i see that there are 1 or 2 sats in view sometimes but they vanish after 2-3" . Tried clearing agps data and maps data with wifi or 3g on/off nothing. Is this a H/W issue?
Navigation (read NAVIGATION as in the app) has a hard time locking onto me. Maps and other app have no issue however. Odd.
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GPS=Most finicky and problematic part of this phone
BOOM.
As I mentioned above I never had problem with GPS using maps or copilot but now it just can't lock no matter what I have tried. I never use navigation because I don't live in us.
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Whenever the phone start to have issues to get a lock I do the following:
1 - Make sure you have a good data connection, Open GPS Test (I use the Chartcross version, not sure if there are other apps with a similar name)
2 - Once GPS Test is in the main screen, I click menu button
3 - In the menu, I choose Settings
4 - In the top part of the settings menu, I click Clear AGPS and wait about 10 seconds... Then I click Update AGPS and wait about 10 seconds as well
5- I hit back to go to the main screen of GPS Test, and wait until GPS signal gets a lock
Not sure why, but, once in a while I have to do that (I just use 4.0.4, stock, no changes whatsoever, ehrm, except for root). Usually phone gets GPS signal in less than 10 seconds, I've had the phone starting to take 1 minute or so twice to get the GPS signal lock, and in both cases, the above mentioned steps solved it.
P.s.: since you changed ROMs, you should also check your GPS settings (Configurations, Personal / Localization Services) Make sure that at least the two first items are ticked.
My GPS is terrible and takes forever to lock.
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I suspect a h/w problem I will wait 2 more days to see if anything will change and after that I will contact Samsung. I have tried everything listed above and many more things before opening this thread but nothing seems to work.
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Could be the modem?
It could be the modem. Probably needs to be updated or since were nearing the 4G LTE switch, Sprint could have their hands dirty with this issue until fully resolved. I had this issue with my HTC EVO 3d, GPS was a mess. But since I've changed the recovery and upgraded rom, its been working like a champ.
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Whenever the phone start to have issues to get a lock I do the following:
1 - Make sure you have a good data connection, Open GPS Test (I use the Chartcross version, not sure if there are other apps with a similar name)
2 - Once GPS Test is in the main screen, I click menu button
3 - In the menu, I choose Settings
4 - In the top part of the settings menu, I click Clear AGPS and wait about 10 seconds... Then I click Update AGPS and wait about 10 seconds as well
5- I hit back to go to the main screen of GPS Test, and wait until GPS signal gets a lock
Not sure why, but, once in a while I have to do that (I just use 4.0.4, stock, no changes whatsoever, ehrm, except for root). Usually phone gets GPS signal in less than 10 seconds, I've had the phone starting to take 1 minute or so twice to get the GPS signal lock, and in both cases, the above mentioned steps solved it.
P.s.: since you changed ROMs, you should also check your GPS settings (Configurations, Personal / Localization Services) Make sure that at least the two first items are ticked.
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My GPS is terrible and takes forever to lock.
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A cold lock will take around 1:30min to 2minutes.
a hot lock takes 4seconds to 30 seconds.
I think that recovery has nothing to do with this and the network also. I'm using copilot that is a stand alone GPS. I should also have mentioned that I m a GSM user.
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Seems that GPS problem is solved without changing anything after 2 days not working. Its so weird! Last night and today I get a lock in under 10" .
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arvylas said:
Seems that GPS problem is solved without changing anything after 2 days not working. Its so weird! Last night and today I get a lock in under 10" .
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681299
Similar post there (by me, sorry for advertising, but is this the same problem you're having?)
TechActivist said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681299
Similar post there (by me, sorry for advertising, but is this the same problem you're having?)
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Roughly yes but I had very good GPS earlier than that. The problem solved out of it's own. I can't understand how or why! Its like there were no sats above me.
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Is anyone else having trouble getting a proper GPS lock on 4.3 stock? I'm outdoors with clear skies, not near any buildings, GPS Status is showing 8 satellites but no lock.
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cmstlist said:
Is anyone else having trouble getting a proper GPS lock on 4.3 stock? I'm outdoors with clear skies, not near any buildings, GPS Status is showing 8 satellites but no lock.
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Try rebooting.
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Yeah I did. No help. Got lost in Stanley Park trying to plot a bike route home, but at each turn I had no idea if I was in the right place. Twice ended up exactly where I started before giving up and walking the bike along a pedestrian path where biking wasn't allowed.
Tweaked the gps.conf as posted on another thread, better results now.
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Ain't this like a regular question when:
- android update comes out
- every turn of the moon.
GPS lock is affected by many different circumstances, not just a software update.
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Is anyone else having trouble getting a proper GPS lock on 4.3 stock? I'm outdoors with clear skies, not near any buildings, GPS Status is showing 8 satellites but no lock.
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I've used the phone to navigate to work using CoPilot and it worked fine. Am running stock rom with osm0d's hybrid kernel.
cmstlist said:
Is anyone else having trouble getting a proper GPS lock on 4.3 stock? I'm outdoors with clear skies, not near any buildings, GPS Status is showing 8 satellites but no lock.
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Read GPS takes a long time to get its position.
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Read GPS takes a long time to get its position.
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That's ironic. Lately (the past few weeks), my G'nex loses the ability to get a lock in the evenings. The only way I've been able to get it to work is to disable Wi-Fi and/or 3G and let it do things "the hard way". But it's always gotten a lock in less than a minute. After this, I can re-enable the Internet and everything's fine.
Whereas with an internet connection it would sit at the "good signals from many sats but no lock" situation indefinitely.
This phone is really weird about GPS, and 4.3 hasn't made much difference. With all of my Garmins, getting a fix requires much less voodoo and luck.
MondoMor said:
That's ironic. Lately (the past few weeks), my G'nex loses the ability to get a lock in the evenings. The only way I've been able to get it to work is to disable Wi-Fi and/or 3G and let it do things "the hard way". But it's always gotten a lock in less than a minute. After this, I can re-enable the Internet and everything's fine.
Whereas with an internet connection it would sit at the "good signals from many sats but no lock" situation indefinitely.
This phone is really weird about GPS, and 4.3 hasn't made much difference. With all of my Garmins, getting a fix requires much less voodoo and luck.
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That is clearly a defect. Whether the cause is in the phone or in the server providing the AGPS data, I cannot tell.
Samsung produces poor GPS quality anyway. For example, note how the Galaxy Nexus GPS fails in an airliner where a Nexus One or a Garmin device have no problem recording tracks. Or note how recorded tracks meander around the true track and make funny jumps.
It is very sad, because nearly everything else in the Galaxy Nexus is excellent.
No, this is typical google quality control
My Galaxy Nexux was working fine on Android 4.2.2 until upgrading to 4.3, after which the GPS stopped working.
Imagine Apple releasing updating for iOS and the GPS stopped working on the iPhone. Man! This would be prime-time news! And topic # 1 on Android forums. But Google constantly botching Android updates, jumping over existing problems by introducing new ones.
Google admitting there is a GPS problem with Android 4.3, and they are working on a fix.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=58459
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Is anyone else having trouble getting a proper GPS lock on 4.3 stock? I'm outdoors with clear skies, not near any buildings, GPS Status is showing 8 satellites but no lock.
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I believe this is not just a Google problem. This is the Samsung junk!
Mine and my gf's GN both have the same problem, for a year, on any version, at any random moments.
After observing the satellite mapping and comparing it to a Huawei device, I realized it's Samsung's GPS receiver giving false readings that are WAY off. Sometimes algorithms can correct this, but other times they cannot...
So there is no cure, the only way is to get out of Samsung forever.
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I believe this is not just a Google problem. This is the Samsung junk!
Mine and my gf's GN both have the same problem, for a year, on any version, at any random moments.
After observing the satellite mapping and comparing it to a Huawei device, I realized it's Samsung's GPS receiver giving false readings that are WAY off. Sometimes algorithms can correct this, but other times they cannot...
So there is no cure, the only way is to get out of Samsung forever.
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I tend to agree. The Samsung GPS appears to be crappy.
Note that it also fails in an airliner, once the plane gets up to speed. Even my old Google HTC Nexus One has no problem tracking in airliners.
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.
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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.
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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.