Can someone try to do a gps fix outside in airplane mode and tell me how long it takes to fix?
My Nexus S takes a while (1-3 mins), so I'm curious if the barometer helps at all.
I'll check. 10 mins....
Back... so here is what I did.
I put my phone in airplane mode.
Switched the phone off.
Switched it back on, still in airplane mode.
Fired up GPS status. Started the stopwatch.
It took 2 seconds to switch on the GPs receiver.
At 14 seconds it located 6 satellites.
At 18 seconds it located 8 satellites.
At 48 seconds it got a Fix on 8 sats.
Then it knew where I was.
I then force closed GPS Status.
Then the GPS switched itself off.
I then fired up GPS status again.
It took 2 seconds to switch on the GPS.
At 7 seconds it had a fix on 6 sats.
It knew where I was.
At 14 seconds it had a fix on 8 sats.
Should point out that I'm in the UK, but my GN has US server for GPS assistance file. When I root, I'll fix that!
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Thanks!
That seems a lot better than my Nexus S, although I expected it to be a bit faster still.
Will do the same w/Nexus S and see how it compares.
Just for fun, I tried again. Same procedure as last time.
0:00:02 GPS on
0:00:15 1 Sat
0:00:36 2 Sats
0:00:38 3 Sats
0:00:41 4 Sats and a Fix! Never noticed a fix on just 4 before
0:00:54 5 Sats and still fix
0:01:01 6 sats and still fix.
Then with my phone still on, killed GPS status and got a fix on 6 Sats in 10 seconds.
So not so good as earlier.
Just north of London, cold night not a cloud in the sky, just lots of stars.
Now if only I could get my PC to ADB to my GNex so I can root it and update GPS.conf
In Airplane Mode you won't have a-gps working, so the gps will either do a hot start (if the gps has been used not long before, in this case it can be very fast ) or a cold-start and will have to download ephemerids from the satellites (can take several minutes depending on how good the reception is).
Ever since I've had this phone, I've not had any issues that would make me want to start a thread, except one -- the GPS. Here are the issues I've had, which are probably similar to other's experiences:
1) GPS just stops locking occasionally, and required reboot to fix. This happened at random times, but it always seemed like I had to have the phone on for a long time before it occured.
Solution: Sometimes I can use the "GPS status" program to reset the GPS state, and this would work sometimes. It doesn't always work though, and I need to reboot to get it back.
2) GPS stops turning on at all. This was traced down to my company requiring full encryption of the flash/SD card, which apparently this phone has a bug that prevents GPS from working at all when you do this. I had to remove my work email from the phone to get GPS back.
Solution: None yet, except turning encryption off.
3) The GPS icon in the notifier bar stays on in the "locked" status, even when GPS is turned off.
Solution: Reboot. Not ideal, obviously.
I've also tried replacing the gps.conf file as another user pointed out, but that doesn't appear to have fixed anything. Does anyone have a solution for these issues that I haven't already mentioned, particularly #1? It's getting very annoying when I need to use navigation and I have to reboot just to have a chance of it working.
Get your phone looked at/replaced. I literally have none of those issues.
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I know some people have issues with GPS but mine locks INSTANTLY and I have no issues with it.
Locks WAY faster then my HTC EVO 4G ever did!
I havent had one issue with the GPS. I use it in the mornings with runkeeper and it locks nearly instantly. I would say get the phone looked at
I've had similar issues with my GPS.. it takes a long time to get a lock and afterwards it's very temperamental. Unless my phone has an absolutely clear view of the sky in my car it will lose the lock instantly. It's extremely frustrating since I'm coming from a Samsung SGS Vibrant that had a horrible GPS. Samsung needs to start putting in better GPS modules in their phones. Many HTC owners have reported that their GPS works incredible and can lock on sats in their basement etc.
Just to add to my above post about my GPS locking instantly, it even locks instantly in my basement when I have like one bar of phone service.
I'd have to say the GPS is one of the better features on this phone.
I'll echo the view that you should have the phone looked at, I'm coming from a Thundebolt which frequently, literally never locked. My E4gT locks nearly instantly even when my signal is weak.
i leave my gps/ wireless networks off 90% of the time, so sometimes when i first put it on, it takes forever to lock on. i started just putting it on and rebooting and then it locks instantly
sidebar, i love how data isnt needed. i put it on to load the map correctly then turn it off to save battery
Just to clarify, if I reboot the GPS does seem to lock MUCH quicker.. I'm going to flash the stock ROM that was leaked recently and see if my issues go away, if not.. I'll probably see if Sprint can swap my phone out with another. LOS has been driving me insane.. I'm an on-call support engineer so missing a call due to LOS would be very bad for me.
My GPS sucks as well. When it locks (hardly ever) it is super inaccurate. I went to sprint and since I don't have the insurance I had to call Samsung. I'm going to send my phone to them (no loaner). They said once they receive it, I will have it back within 6 days. I'll let you know how it goes.
No problems with gps on both of the phones that I have had. The current one is exceptional actually. I use a GOLF gps program/app WEEKLY and the accuracy is actually remarkable. From my comparing it to a friends gps (also pretty accurate) as well as a LASER rangefinder (to center pin locations) it is usually within 2 or 3 yards from our calculations, which we think is pretty acceptable for our single digit games.
It helps alot on shots inside 150 yards, especially inside 100 when we think it is 50 yard shot and it is really 70, you have a big advantage there whether its 67 or 70 yards compared to your shot of 50 if you didnt have the gps.
It does take about 10 to 15 seconds once you stop moving to catch up and give an accurate yardage, this is likely the program/app as some of them I have tried find it quicker some slower...
JC
Disable "Use sensor aiding" if it's enabled. Locks much faster.
After a week with this phone i have so far loved it. I have found 2 issues while on a trip to Florida. 1 the GPS is good but from time to time it will give me cannot lock GPS signal (or GPS signal loss).
Secondly, for the past few days the phone restarts itself at least twice a day! I am running the latest 4.4.4 os (i did the stock upgrade when the phone prompted me there was one available).
Anyone else having these issue? (During the restarts, the phone is on standby with Stamina mode off). I only noticed it because i saw the Sony logo screen display and the phone turning on.
Hi;
I'm using Adidas MiCoach on my HTC10, and after every 45 seconds the GPS turns down and I lose my signal. At that moment I just need to touch the phone so he turns on the GPS again. It seems some kinda battery saver setting, but I never found such option on settings.
My HTC is rooted and powered with Viper10 3.5.0.
Is someone knows how I can turn this setting off or bypass this annoying situation so I can without touch my phone every 45 seconds?
Thanks in advance
I use Timur's latest Version. But after a Week it starts to lose GPS exatct every 5 minutes, but only if the Tablet was in sleep mode for a few houres. If I start it new ists okay.
Does anyone know why?