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[Q] GPS lock issues on att note 2

Guys some of you have a lot of expertise after read a lot here can't found the solution for my gps not locking...The phone is rooted.. And CWM installed.
My android version is 4.1.1 kernel 3.031-215287...Any help is more that welcome.
Most of the issue is related with the GPS when open maps start blinking or navigation...

kazeriannote said:
Guys some of you have a lot of expertise after read a lot here can't found the solution for my gps not locking...The phone is rooted.. And CWM installed.
My android version is 4.1.1 kernel 3.031-215287...Any help is more that welcome.
Most of the issue is related with the GPS when open maps start blinking or navigation...
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Silly question but is the GPS turned on? Mine gets a lock in about 3 - 5 seconds. It also locks in my apt, my old infuse would never lock in my apt.

I'm running cleanrom 3.5, and with gps on I sometimes have to reboot to get a fix, even after using something like gps test to update the agps records. But after a reboot, fixes are nearly instantaneous.
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SGarnett said:
Silly question but is the GPS turned on? Mine gets a lock in about 3 - 5 seconds. It also locks in my apt, my old infuse would never lock in my apt.
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Thanks, gps is on there is a way to reload the files that manage the GPS ? I use couple applications like gps status and gps test but they can't lock the satelites...The gps sign is blinking.

spycedtx said:
I'm running cleanrom 3.5, and with gps on I sometimes have to reboot to get a fix, even after using something like gps test to update the agps records. But after a reboot, fixes are nearly instantaneous.
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I have similar problems on stock, unrooted Bell ROM. Occasionally when I open an app which uses the GPS it won't lock and the GPS icon won't appear on the left of the notification area (flashing or solid). I always leave GPS on all the time. Restarting the phone always solves the problem.

kcaz said:
I have similar problems on stock, unrooted Bell ROM. Occasionally when I open an app which uses the GPS it won't lock and the GPS icon won't appear on the left of the notification area (flashing or solid). I always leave GPS on all the time. Restarting the phone always solves the problem.
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Thanks already remove the battery, turn off the battery and issue continue....

I'm having pretty much the same problem. Most of the time GPS just doesn't work. Weird thing is that it used to be fine. Sometimes a restart will get it working: sometimes it won't and it doesn't stay working for long if it does.
Right now I'm in Raleigh, NC, which is pretty much the center of the state and the weather widget thinks I'm out by the Tennessee border.
I'm used to having to clear that widget's data to make it forget a location and learn a new one if I'm travelling, but now that doesn't work.
Maps doesn't work well because it's using tower data to figure out a very rough location.
I have not tried using one of the GPS fix downloads yet because, quite frankly, the permissions they want pretty much freak me out. Take pictures? Make calls? What's up with that?
Anyone have any experience successfully resolving this problem?

GPS

Hello everyone, i just got this phone and i love it . the only thing its the GPS i normally use WAZE but the GPS seems not to be working properly any ideas? what can i do? how to di know if its working well? help pls? im on 4.1.2 version 307
its seems to work better when WIFI is on that DATA ... mmm

danieldp1990 said:
Hello everyone, i just got this phone and i love it . the only thing its the GPS i normally use WAZE but the GPS seems not to be working properly any ideas? what can i do? how to di know if its working well? help pls? im on 4.1.2 version 307
its seems to work better when WIFI is on that DATA ... mmm
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Anyone?

Dowload a program like GPS test from the play store and see if you can tell more about the problem. Any sats showing at all? Etc.
Certainly it is not a normal problem, normally it locks in seconds.

Wellllll i downloaded this app "GPS status" and i think it fixed my GPS nice !!! :good:

mine has the same problem with GPS. The issue occurs randomly. I have tried using some GPS test apps and they showed some satellites over my location but my ZL didn't get any signal from them, that's why ZL couldn't lock my location
Other times I tried again and it worked like nothing had happened. This issue happened before the 4.2 update, so I guess the update doesn't solve any thing regarding GPS issue

My ZL work a bit better when im outside my house. and when i get inside the accuracy really sucks........

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danieldp1990 said:
My ZL work a bit better when im outside my house. and when i get inside the accuracy really sucks........
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yeah, we all know that it works best outside rather than inside. However, my ZL has problem with GPS even when I stand outside.
Today I ran the GPS test app while driving from work to home, it didn't lock my location, even once. It was frustrating for me

Well I also have GPS locking issues... It simply refuses to lock on to sats.. I used GPS status but it didn't solved the problem either. It shows abt 20 sats but the accuracy sucks Sky high...
But i got a solution... If I restart the phone then it locks real quick...
Hit thanks if I helped u

yehh I normally use Waze when driving... but on this ZL it seems not to lock my location :S........ is this hardware or software since many are having this issue :/

marks feresu
I have tried reboot, re-install the firmware but it just doesn't work for me.
I sent it to Sony once and when i got back, I was so happy that it worked instantly but it only lasted in few days and the issue occurs again till now.
I'm not sure if it is a problem of hardware or software either

Anyone else use a lot of GPS and notice this?

Okay, long story short I drive at work, use GPS a lot, almost every day.
Every once in a while my GPS will just stop holding a lock. When I try to use navigation it will not have a lock, then the GPS symbol will blink for a couple seconds, lock on, then a couple seconds later it loses a lock again.
When this happens even a clean wipe and clean rom install doesn't fix it... I just kinda have to wait it out.
I'm about to return my S4 to T-Mobile and get a new one because this has happened like 8 times now and it really interferes with my work.

I use my gps quite a bit and have never had an issue... Stock or custom roms
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TeknoGodz said:
Okay, long story short I drive at work, use GPS a lot, almost every day.
Every once in a while my GPS will just stop holding a lock. When I try to use navigation it will not have a lock, then the GPS symbol will blink for a couple seconds, lock on, then a couple seconds later it loses a lock again.
When this happens even a clean wipe and clean rom install doesn't fix it... I just kinda have to wait it out.
I'm about to return my S4 to T-Mobile and get a new one because this has happened like 8 times now and it really interferes with my work.
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Never had an issue with GPS? Which custom ROM are you using?
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I have same problem. My temporary solution is to download GPS Status & Toolbox. Open it and click Menu> Tools>Manage A-GPS state> reset. then try opening Google Maps or Navigation
(make sure GPS is on. Not off)

silverhawknike said:
I have same problem. My temporary solution is to download GPS Status & Toolbox. Open it and click Menu> Tools>Manage A-GPS state> reset. then try opening Google Maps or Navigation
(make sure GPS is on. Not off)
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I tried with a differnet program called GPS Status and one called GPS Fixer to no avail, I'll try this one though next time it happens.
a103 said:
Never had an issue with GPS? Which custom ROM are you using?
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sdmark said:
I use my gps quite a bit and have never had an issue... Stock or custom roms
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Any rom. It's happened on Stock, CM, AOKP, PAC, PA, etc, both M919 ROM's and i9505 ROM's... I don't know.

Well if that tool doesn't work, then you may be looking at a hardware issue.

Problems with some navigational sensors

GPS is really quick to find a fix, but in Google Maps, I keeps wondering randomly. It's not even snapping to roads.It's just floating around some random spaces of land.
My compass doesn't work either. I've tried calibration using GPS Status.
Anyone else have these issues?
Not rooted, everything stock

I do find the gps problem in mine too. For me it even takes time to get the gps locked (~1 min)
Sent from my C1904

theperson333 said:
My compass doesn't work either. I've tried calibration using GPS Status.
Anyone else have these issues?
Not rooted, everything stock
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I have problems with compass and accelerometer too. They work randomly and they often don't report the right values!

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cig84 said:
I have problems with compass and accelerometer too. They work randomly and they often don't report the right values!
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After upgrading firmware(sony official), My compass is now even worse. GPS improved. No problems with accelerometer.

Sad
I have problems aswell with my GPS + Compass.
It's really annoying since i'm playing Ingress.
Sony M (singe) C1905 , 15.1.C.2.8

I also have same problem ... my frnd have iphone & samsung phone thera gps working too proper but xperia m taking time to get location if location located after some time then lost gps after some time ... any solve this problem i daily use navigation around 3-4 hours
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4.3 is an improvement. You have to calibrate before every use, but it did work for me. I'm back to 4.1 for the battery life and wanting to root.
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gps locking problem solution
Hi guys am new to xda and i had the same gps problem, It wont lock on any navigation apps. when i googled i found a forum and he said to install gps fix or fix my gps and i did after installing am done.... try another fix gps such apps surely will solve your problem.

I have not found such problems on my stock 4.3 fw, but i once tried RR custom rom with google now launcher and my compas just stop working randomly, i still have no idea what hapen

Can't seem to get a GPS lock on any 5.1 rom

Ever since the transition from kk to lp, I've been struck on my GPS never locking on properly. Even tho the rom says it works, it hasn't for me. What have any of my other brothers and sisters with a note 2 done to fix this problem?

People read this and can't seem to respond. Hmmmm
Great community

Same problem here... GPS dead even after going back to 4.4. Did you fix this?

note2usr said:
Same problem here... GPS dead even after going back to 4.4. Did you fix this?
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same thing here, GPS won't lock, I even unrooted and went back to stock and it's still not working for me after installing custom roms.

tenacres said:
same thing here, GPS won't lock, I even unrooted and went back to stock and it's still not working for me after installing custom roms.
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It actually fixed itself for me. I have no idea how this happened but after ca. 2 weeks without GPS it started working.
It's not working reliably, though: I used to be able to get a fix every time i turned on my Note, now sometimes I don't get fix for hours. On other times, the fix happens immediately.

For me, i find a this way helps, not sure why it suddenly become like that :
- reboot phone
- after rebooted, turn off location first
-run "gps test" app with location off
-turn on location and let gps test do is thing to get 3d fix
-once you can get 3d fix on location, exit the apps and you can start using Google map, Waze or any by other gps apps
-as long as you dun turn off location after this, the GPS lock should work
-repeat step 1 if gps lock is not working again
Hope this helps, it's not a permanent fix... hope someone can come up with a permanent one.