I just recently got the S III and updated to 4.1.1. Some strange reason whenever I open up maps app 85% of the time my GPS activates, but some of the time it will not come on. So I restart my phone and open up the maps and my GPS works right away. Has anyone seen this? Seems software related since it works most of the time without needing the reboot. Thanks for any help.
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Anyone else having GPS lock issues? I was on 4g with my GPs on trying to find the nearest Starbucks and it totally wouldnt lock on.
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PinnerProxy said:
Anyone else having GPS lock issues? I was on 4g with my GPs on trying to find the nearest Starbucks and it totally wouldnt lock on.
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If you do a search, there are many threads attempting to fix the GPS lock issue. Samsung seems to always have problems with the GPS on their phones.
What works for me the best is first getting a lock by running the "GPS Status" app, then running Google Maps or whatever program.
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If you do a search, there are many threads attempting to fix the GPS lock issue. Samsung seems to always have problems with the GPS on their phones.
What works for me the best is first getting a lock by running the "GPS Status" app, then running Google Maps or whatever program.
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+1 on this.
I drove to my cousin's house last night and the GPS was giving me fits. Once I got there, I searched up a fix and came across the "GPS Status" program. I installed it, ran it, and then google navigation worked perfectly afterwards.
my GS3 was working flawlessly for more than a month, and i use it as GPS everyday, to and from work. I use waze.
anyway i dont know what went wrong, today when i was driving, it started disconnecting every couple of minutes, in waze, in google maps...
i have GPS monitor app installed which shows in notification bar how satellites its connected to, so i could see it going to zero and back to 13-15 which is usually the case...
i have not installed any new app which should affect GPS, the only thing i installed and then uninstalled was "Apartment guide" app.
is anybody else having this issue? what can i do apart from reflash OS? by the way i am on wanamlite ROM.
thank you.
Never had this problem before. I would use faster gps app to resolve your problem. It sounds like the app is crashing because of incompatibility
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kitkit201, thanks for your reply, but i am having this issue even with google maps, i dont think its incompatibility...and the app itself is not crashing, but only GPS disconnects...and then reconnects...
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kitkit201, thanks for your reply, but i am having this issue even with google maps, i dont think its incompatibility...and the app itself is not crashing, but only GPS disconnects...and then reconnects...
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Its a known s3 issue
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But then for more than a month my GPS was rock solid...i don't know what happened suddenly...
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ok i have found out an app that was causing these GPS issues..it was an app named GPS Monitor (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wMiwiZXUuaWxseXJpdW0udG9vbHMuZ3BzbW9uaXRvciJd)
i uninstalled it and everything worked fine...please note this if anyone else is using this app, it can cause issues...
ive been noticing this as well. i use a speedometer apps and it tells me how much sats im locked onto...ill randomly watch it turn red and slowly lose sat by sat till im not even connected. i dont have that app you mentioned installed.......???
I'm not getting a good GPS lock after updating to JB from stock ICS. I tried Waze, Google map, and Navigon. None of these work. This happens sporadically not on a consistent basis. I also found that resetting the phone helped briefly but then I lose signal again later. My lte icon is at full bar.
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Same here, using rooted JB from rooted ICS. If I go to gps status, no satellites.
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Same here, using rooted JB from rooted ICS. If I go to gps status, no satellites.
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+1 on the no satellites
my gps works fine on jb
Which app is that screenshot from?
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I just updated (downloaded from sammobile then Odin) on stock unrooted AT&T device. My GPS locks in just fine, sitting still in my house. Not sure what its like while moving...
I just tested mine using GPS Test. I stepped outside of my office building, started the app, and the GPS locked on in about 1-2 seconds. This is better performance than I was getting before on ICS (it would usually take 8-10 seconds to lock on). FWIW, I updated to JB using the pre-rooted file from Mr. Robinson's thread via Odin.
Gps not showing sats is discussed in development forum.
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G3 on Rogers here. I flashed my update with Odin and I've rooted. My GPS locks on in 1 to 2 seconds.
Navigon worked fine w/ gps the past couple of days. Have had no issues after upgrading to jb
I am completely stock on jb and get great lock. I am sitting inside a building and get a gps lock.
I am loosing gps even after wiping after the update. It locks fine after about a 15 mile drive it dropped amd would show the gps icon anymore. Had to reboot. And it started working again. Maybe 4.1.2 will fix it
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I am loosing gps even after wiping after the update. It locks fine after about a 15 mile drive it dropped amd would show the gps icon anymore. Had to reboot. And it started working again. Maybe 4.1.2 will fix it
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This is exactly what I'm experiencing. Only rebooting will fix the problem but it would lose the lock again in a few minutes/miles later.
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I am completely stock on jb and get great lock. I am sitting inside a building and get a gps lock.
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I'm sitting in my living room and get a GPS lock faster than I can type an address in my navigation app.
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I used to use the FasterGPS app to set my GPS servers based on NTP with ICS. In JB, I actually find it locks faster if I don't use FasterGPS to update gps.conf. Stock rooted JB AT&T (Mr. Robinson).
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I'm having difficulties now as well. AT&T, just got the 4.1.1 upgrade yesterday. I checked my GPS this morning and nothing. No satellites, no lock, nothing. Loaded up GMaps an it is only getting a triangulation off the cell towers, no satellite lock either.
I'm going to test again this afternoon when I'm outdoors and try again.
4.0.1 had lightning fast GPS locks, so this is very odd for it to be so slow. Previously, I'd simply press GPS and before I could get into Maps I'd already have a lock.
It happen again today. It seems to be around every 15 miles or so. Its spot on leading up to the dropout.
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Anybody figure out how to fix the gps issue? I downgraded to ics and updated to jb again and no luck. Also I am having WiFi dropping out and data dropping only can be fixed by enabling and disabling airplane mode. When the GPS is working the locks are instant and spot on.
Hi! I have 3month old Tmobile Galaxy S4. Everything is great expect for GPS. My GPS wont lock on. When GPS refuse to lock on. I use an app called GPS Status & Toolbox. I use GPS Status to reset my GPS. Then I go back to Google Maps and GPS will lock on. After 3 or few days, GPS will stop working. I go to back to GPS STATUS app to reset the GPS. Then GPS will work again. Then repeat.
Is that software issue or hardware issue? I hate it when GPS stop working and I have to reset it.
And no, I don't have Yahoo Weather. Hope you have any tips or ideas. Thanks
I don't know for sure...but this screams "software issue" to me. Are you rooted?
If so I would suggest trying a different rom to see if the problem goes away
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Sounds like a time issue. GPS cannot function correctly without correct time. Maybe you have "network-update time and date" disabled? You maybe can also try a diff radio? Or reflash your existing one.
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I don't know for sure...but this screams "software issue" to me. Are you rooted?
If so I would suggest trying a different rom to see if the problem goes away
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No. Its stock and never rooted. I was thinking of flashing CM 10.1 RC2.
I also check the time setting. Automatic date and time and Automatic time zone are checked.
Hey guys,
I was wondering if you all knew of any ways to reset the compass to its default values because whenever I use google maps my compass is either 45 degrees off or going in a 360 degree spin out and doesn't stop. It usually happens when I am using the navigation and walking at the same time.
I have GPS status and toolbox from the google play store which the compass seems fine in there, but whenever I use google maps its completely off.
How do I fix this?
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Same exact problem here no idea how to fix it, noticed it first start happening when I flashed 4.4 beanstalk and I downgraded to 4.3 and it's still happening.
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Try using an app to recalibrate it? Thats all I can think of.
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