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123 Best gps fix!!! Thanks Daryelv.. December 9th 2011

IM RUNNING CALKS latest and greatest btw... Most all fixes get a fast lock, or at least a lock after a reboot. The REAL test is:will it still get a lock after, lets say, 8hrs? This is the only "fix" that has truly passed that test... Try it, and you will agree I like to open gps status and get a lock on satelites before i use my gps too, if that makes any difference.
This zip, plus GPS status works the best. Wipe dalvik and cache then flash away....
Best way to check is use GPS to get first lock and directions.... if that's good, then try to do the same thing a few hours later BEFORE A REBOOT.... works like a charm.... I finally think this one works guys... check this out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13140032&postcount=17953

What problem is this fixing?

I have been using GPS Status for a long time. I would do the same on my Epic...open GPS Status, let it lock then Maps and Telenav had much better and quicker lock. I wasn't aware of those area fixes though. Telenav has been flawless on this phone for me around L.A. but I will definitely see what they're about. Thanks
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Bielinsk said:
What problem is this fixing?
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A good number of unlucky people like me were experiencing SHAKY GPS.
This is fixing my gps not working at all... Sometimes it would work off of several reboots.Same for my gf's et4g. i was tempted to exchange it for another et4g. I've had my phone since day 1, and gps has never worked consistenly.. Now it works flawlessly! Thanks again Angeldeath!!

##GPSCLRX# + MSL will reset your gps, a lot less of a pain too if your having problems getting a fix.

i think the gps is very weak. i can never get a lock in my basement while my evos never had a problem. when im outside, my e4gt will get a lock eventually.
tried all kinda of fixes none work. though i think i must have borked it somehow. maybe a complete reformat will fix it but dont wanna do that any time soon

JohnCorleone said:
open GPS Status, let it lock then Maps and Telenav had much better and quicker lock.
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Now, do I need to do this every time I need to use Maps or Telenav? Is there no slightly more permanent fix?

I got 10/10 locked inside within 3 meters. Very nice. Thanks
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My stock gps locks prefect. But for location weather apps like fancy widget and minimalistic text show the wrong location. Will this help? Or does it only help with location locking? My maps and nav work prefect though
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locoboi187 said:
My stock gps locks prefect. But for location weather apps like fancy widget and minimalistic text show the wrong location. Will this help? Or does it only help with location locking? My maps and nav work prefect though
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Anyone else try this to confirm a fix and do you need to be rooted?
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ebuechler3 said:
i live in iowa so i used the US-Mid-East zip from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953630
Depending on where you live should determine which zip you should download. And if you travel all over the u.s., just use the north american zip.(i recommend using the zip for the actual area that you live in)... Next, flash from recovery, then install GPS Status & Toolbox from the market.Turn on gps, open up gps status & toolbox, and select menu/settings/Display & Tools.. Then check "Show time to Gps fix"...keep gps status & toolbox open till sats are fixed..DONE. NOW I get immediate locks!!!
Anytime you reboot or power off, you have to open GPS Status to fix sats... THANKYOU ANGELDEATH and Xenova FOR THIS WONDERFUL GPS FIX THAT ACTUALLY WORKS FOR OUR PHONES!!!
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Another Iowa Native! Me 2, whereabouts?
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Lol there's a Florida specific zip? I didn't know we were that ****ed.

this fix doesn't work
my phone was good until last week, now navigation never works, GPS takes 30-90 seconds to get a location within a few meters of me.
i've been trying everything, as many have been, and this fix only works for the first minute after using gps status. if i wait an hour and check maps again, i have to reset and re-download to get sats again and it still doesn't always work.
at this point i'm mildly convinced it's a hardware issue. unless a new driver is found, i'm going to try to get an exchange soon.
Edit:
Going back to square one (so far) has been a good fix - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351761
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Nope, going back to pure stock works as temporary as flashing regional GPS sats or clearing GPS cache

pyrostic said:
Another Iowa Native! Me 2, whereabouts?
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des moines

FINALLY!!!
elingreen said:
my phone was good until last week, now navigation never works, GPS takes 30-90 seconds to get a location within a few meters of me.
i've been trying everything, as many have been, and this fix only works for the first minute after using gps status. if i wait an hour and check maps again, i have to reset and re-download to get sats again and it still doesn't always work.
at this point i'm mildly convinced it's a hardware issue. unless a new driver is found, i'm going to try to get an exchange soon.
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Going back to square one (so far) has been a good fix - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351761
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Nope, going back to pure stock works as temporary as flashing regional GPS sats or clearing GPS cache
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i counted my chickens before they hatched, because i had the same problem as you. But look what i found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1100114&page=220
This gps.config below works for our phones and actually fixes OUR problem.. it doesnt require constant reboots or anything... i also use gps status and toolbox.... just replace your gps.conf using root explorer and you are good to go. its in the /etc folder... dont forget to take off the .txt before you replace the gps.conf

Awesome! beweather now gets a lock inside my house instead of constantly searching

Originally Posted by elingreen
my phone was good until last week, now navigation never works, GPS takes 30-90 seconds to get a location within a few meters of me.
i've been trying everything, as many have been, and this fix only works for the first minute after using gps status. if i wait an hour and check maps again, i have to reset and re-download to get sats again and it still doesn't always work.
at this point i'm mildly convinced it's a hardware issue. unless a new driver is found, i'm going to try to get an exchange soon.
Edit:
Going back to square one (so far) has been a good fix - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351761
Edit 2:
Nope, going back to pure stock works as temporary as flashing regional GPS sats or clearing GPS cache
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i counted my chickens before they hatched, because i had the same problem as you. But look what i found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1100114&page=220
This gps.config below works for our phones and actually fixes OUR problem.. it doesnt require constant reboots or anything... i also use gps status and toolbox.... just replace your gps.conf using root explorer and you are good to go. its in the /etc folder... dont forget to take off the .txt before you replace the gps.conf
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Thanks! Im in the car and pulled up Google maps. My GPS didn't lock on. I used your file, rebooted and launched maps again. It locked on within seconds. Before the file change it wasn't locking while moving in the car even after a few minutes.
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locoboi187 said:
My stock gps locks prefect. But for location weather apps like fancy widget and minimalistic text show the wrong location. Will this help? Or does it only help with location locking? My maps and nav work prefect though
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Some of those weather apps use the network location, not gps, and some display the nearest weather reporting station instead of your exact location. It all depends where the apps get its information from.
Beautiful widgets reported Dudley as location, the town next to me, probably using that tower. Weather Bug reports popular bluff airport, 25 miles away.

Why is thw Xtra download flag disabled? What is Xtra download?
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Possible ICS ROM GPS workaround

I was able to gain GPS lock in an ICS ROM without flashing a GB ROM. I performed this on Calk's E4GT2 1.2 ROM with FC22 Modem (FC18 kernal). I did a fresh install and confirmed that I was unable to get GPS lock in Google Maps and Nav.
I was able to achieve lock 100% of the time within 30 seconds after using this procedure. I got this idea from the way people have been tricking thier GPS to work: with a GB flash. I figured that here must be a GPS cache or buffer that is holding data - but I am no expert.
You will need these apps: GPS Status (market), FasterFix (forums or market), and TeleNav GPS (backup from Sprint ROM or maybe market (IDK)).
At each step of this procedure, see if you are getting lock in Maps/Nav. If so, good for you. If not keep following the procedure.
1) First, see if you are getting lock in Google Maps/Nav (duh).
2) Install the apps.
3) Trick #1: Use FasterFix to set the North American Server (try for lock).
4) Trick#2: Load GPS Status go to Menu>Tools>Manage A-GPS state. There are two options. "Reset" is likely not useful. "Download" installs helper data into your GPS cache. Use this Download feature. (try for lock).
5) Trick#3 Load TeleNav GPS. Input an address and start navigation. The status bar at the bottom should say "WEAK GPS." This will go away eventually as TeleNav GPS achieves lock.
6) Trick #4 At this point, I was able to get lock in Google Maps/Nav right away. Later, I wasn't able to get lock. I did the procedure above and let Google Navigation continually stay locked for 5 minutes or more (to get data in the GPS cache) and moved around (just around my building). After this I was able to get lock 100% of the time in different locations, all several miles apart.
I am guessing that this works because TeleNav GPS is a better GPS program than Google Nav and uses the GPS radios more effectively. You should be able to use TeleNav GPS for Trick #4, too (getting data into the GPS cache).
Of course, the advantage to this method is that you don't have to flash any ROMS. Less flashing means less likelihood of getting a bricked phone. The disadvantage is that it takes a bit of time.
I look forward to seeing if anyone else can get this method to work. I also look forward to any comments on the technical aspects of this.

Interesting. I've always just made sure I got a lock before flashing ICS.works every time lol.
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This didn't work for me. Hopefully this is successful for enough people that some community wide fine tuning happens

Actually I tried using GPS status before and it never worked but I got an instant lock after using faster fix. This is the first time I've had GPS in weeks thanks.
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PlagaDeRock said:
Actually I tried using GPS status before and it never worked but I got an instant lock after using faster fix. This is the first time I've had GPS in weeks thanks.
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This worked great for me! Thanks OP

revamper said:
Interesting. I've always just made sure I got a lock before flashing ICS.works every time lol.
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lolwut
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I flashed a GPS fix zip a few Weeks ago that I found on the blazer ROM thread that worked nicely. (not just for blazer tho, just saw the link mentioned there) It just adds a file onto your system folder or something. Too lazy to search on my phone, but that might be another option if this doesn't work.
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lolwut
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if you have gps lock on a GB rom and then flash over to ICS it seems to solve the issues people were having getting/keeping lock on ICS, its an older solution from the ICS leaks but it works, for whatever reason...

Improving Nexus' GPS

So far the only problem I'm facing with nexus is that it has a lousy GPS. It keeps putting me off road inside houses and is kinda inaccurate. Any suggestions on improving this?
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Can't really help there, my GNex's GPS is quite accurate; between 5-10 meters.
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Dragooon123 said:
So far the only problem I'm facing with nexus is that it has a lousy GPS. It keeps putting me off road inside houses and is kinda inaccurate. Any suggestions on improving this?
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GPS Fix
Go there and download the GPS.conf file, took mine from a 5 min or more sat aquire to less than 5 seconds. There are also apps in ther market that help determin your location then look for the proper sats. However this .conf file has many other cool tweaks. It's an awesome read to gain some good info too.
Edit: Ok so silly me didn't see you weren't in the USA. The actual fix on that thread might not work for you but there is enough info that I think you can modify it to work. Good Luck.

Hello! Sorry to get back to this topic but I still have problems with the GPS...

kompressorgpl said:
Hello! Sorry to get back to this topic but I still have problems with the GPS...
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What problems are you having with your gps? Most gps problems are solved by:
1. Going outdoors. Get a clear view of the sky and let the phone try to determine position for up to 10 minutes.
2. Rebooting
3. Reset agps data. Download GPS status app from the play store, reset is on the tools menu.
4. Gpsconf mods. If you are rooted, try installing faster gps app from the play store.
Provide some details and let's see if we can help.

klobkelosh said:
What problems are you having with your gps? Most gps problems are solved by:
1. Going outdoors. Get a clear view of the sky and let the phone try to determine position for up to 10 minutes.
2. Rebooting
3. Reset agps data. Download GPS status app from the play store, reset is on the tools menu.
4. Gpsconf mods. If you are rooted, try installing faster gps app from the play store.
Provide some details and let's see if we can help.
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Well: on open spaces on the first connection of the day the GPS tends to take 6 minuts or more to lock I have a friend with an Iphone and the damn phone locks in seconds... I tried everything...

kompressorgpl said:
Well: on open spaces on the first connection of the day the GPS tends to take 6 minuts or more to lock I have a friend with an Iphone and the damn phone locks in seconds... I tried everything...
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Ok, by everything you mean you tried all of the steps I listed above?
Some more info please. Maguro, Toro, or toroplus? What ROM are you running? Are you boot unlocked? Rooted? What country are you using the phone in? Do you have active cell service?

klobkelosh said:
Ok, by everything you mean you tried all of the steps I listed above?
Some more info please. Maguro, Toro, or toroplus? What ROM are you running? Are you boot unlocked? Rooted? What country are you using the phone in? Do you have active cell service?
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Ok: ROM - Purity 5.3; Kernel - AK - 099; Un locked; Portugal. Active cell: dont now...

kompressorgpl said:
Ok: ROM - Purity 5.3; Kernel - AK - 099; Un locked; Portugal. Active cell: dont now...
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Ok, by active cell service I mean you have an active sim with phone and data service?

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Ok, by active cell service I mean you have an active sim with phone and data service?
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Only active SIM. No 3G...

I've always had issues with my GPS locking ever since I've started putting custom roms on my Toroplus Gnex. I'm currently running MMuzzy latest build and my gps will takes several minutes indoors to lock if it ever does where my wife's stock Toroplus Gnex will lock in seconds. Outdoors I can generally get a lock quicker, but it still generally takes a few minutes where her's will take just a few seconds. I'm not sure if it's MMuzzy build, I doubt it as not everyone seems to have the issues I have, or it a built issue between Gnexes. I remember back when I had my HTC Hero certain phones would have GPS issues while others wouldn't; the thought was that depending on where and when the phone was built determined if it would work or not. Either way it's frustrating and there really isn't a solution as I've read that even if I went back to stock others have had continued issues with GPS lock.

hey i also have problems with this method
what am i doing wrong ?

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Only active SIM. No 3G...
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That's the problem. The gnex uses assisted gps (agps) which requires a data connection to fetch agps data. You should use the gps status app to automatically download agps data so you don't have to wait for the gps cold start ephemeris data.
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hey i also have problems with this method
what am i doing wrong ?
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ebtek220 said:
I've always had issues with my GPS locking ever since I've started putting custom roms on my Toroplus Gnex. I'm currently running MMuzzy latest build and my gps will takes several minutes indoors to lock if it ever does where my wife's stock Toroplus Gnex will lock in seconds. Outdoors I can generally get a lock quicker, but it still generally takes a few minutes where her's will take just a few seconds. I'm not sure if it's MMuzzy build, I doubt it as not everyone seems to have the issues I have, or it a built issue between Gnexes. I remember back when I had my HTC Hero certain phones would have GPS issues while others wouldn't; the thought was that depending on where and when the phone was built determined if it would work or not. Either way it's frustrating and there really isn't a solution as I've read that even if I went back to stock others have had continued issues with GPS lock.
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You might try playing with gps conf. Try faster gps or swapping the gpsconf file from a stock toroplus ROM. Mmuzzy's builds are aosp, so the conf file probably doesn't have the carrier optimizations. Also, on Toro, I have found that the stock ROM gps drivers work differently from the ones Google publishes to aosp.

Where is the GPS config file located?
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i think there is also something with the radio(baseband)

ebtek220 said:
Where is the GPS config file located?
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system/etc
I prefer U-Center to help with getting a GPS fix as well
oubeichen said:
i think there is also something with the radio(baseband)
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Dont think the baseband has anything to do with GPS
tapatyping fae a Nexus7

Hello! So I change to the lastet AOKP. Another thing: I stop using the APK there are on the market like GPS status and so on. I used a GPS navigation call TMN drive (based on Ndrive software) and the "lock" apends in seconds!!!

oubeichen said:
i think there is also something with the radio(baseband)
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Definitely not.
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Hello! So I change to the lastet AOKP. Another thing: I stop using the APK there are on the market like GPS status and so on. I used a GPS navigation call TMN drive (based on Ndrive software) and the "lock" apends in seconds!!!
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Great! Glad you worked out the issues.

If you are in North America, rename the file /system/etc/gps.conf and save the following text as that file name. Reboot and see if that helps.
NTP_SERVER=us.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=north-america.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=1.north-america.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=2.north-america.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=3.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
ACCURACY_THRES=3000
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276
Outside of the USA, search for a gps.conf file for your region

Crypted aGPS Patch and a link to TopNTP which should apply the patch for you if you don't feel comfortable messing with the files

[News] Were you having GPS issues over the weekend?

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/galaxy-nexus-gps-issues-over-the-weekend/
Just posting this so everyone knows what's going on. On Sunday I was having the worst time figuring out why my phone couldn't lock onto a GPS signal, and now that I've heard this the issue seems to be fixed. I ran a quick fix on some GPS apps and all of them seemed to work (GPS Doctor, GPS Test, GPS Status).
Reports have been said that some meteor passed by earth (?) or a solar storm hit a group of satellites.
Hope this clears up the confusion.

Yeah, glad everything is back to normal now >10s locks

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http://www.xda-developers.com/android/galaxy-nexus-gps-issues-over-the-weekend/
Just posting this so everyone knows what's going on. On Sunday I was having the worst time figuring out why my phone couldn't lock onto a GPS signal, and now that I've heard this the issue seems to be fixed. I ran a quick fix on some GPS apps and all of them seemed to work (GPS Doctor, GPS Test, GPS Status).
Reports have been said that some meteor passed by earth (?) or a solar storm hit a group of satellites.
Hope this clears up the confusion.
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I run the ZIP file doing something to gps.conf file and got GPS fix immediately after that. Before that restarted phone several times, etc.

Mine isn't fixed yet
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phantasybm said:
Mine isn't fixed yet
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Nor mine. Tested on Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S Plus.

Had issues. Generally fixed now. Sometimes slow but usually locks now.

phantasybm said:
Mine isn't fixed yet
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MS. said:
Nor mine. Tested on Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S Plus.
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Reset aGPS data in tools with this and then download the extra data in tools:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lY2xpcHNpbS5ncHNzdGF0dXMyIl0.

toggle google location services off then on, finally got it working again for me today after it quit again. worth a shot for those still having issues...

I've posted this elsewhere, but we had a solar storm this past weekend.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/21/sun-solar-flare-sunspot_n_1690576.html
Google may have had issues with the gps satellites. Just my two cents.

AlexWekell said:
Reset aGPS data in tools with this and then download the extra data in tools:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lY2xpcHNpbS5ncHNzdGF0dXMyIl0.
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Already did so number of times with no luck. Also i have added proper servers to gps.conf - doesn't help either.
Kohawk09 said:
toggle google location services off then on, finally got it working again for me today after it quit again. worth a shot for those still having issues...
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I haven't enabled that option ever because of privacy concerns. And i don't need it after all.

Fixed here, didn't make any attempt to try myself.

"SOLVED" GPS issues on note 3 T-mobile

credit by 
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 @drakeymcmb
this is a GPS file fix from international version n9005
the fix http://www.mediafire.com/?j9tq965psemg9nv
flash it and report back here
maybe you have to download "fasterGPS" from Play store
combine both it's help my GPS lock 12/15 sats within 5-7 seconds
Share this if you see this useful
thank you

Flashed and my phone won't boot....

Jason Syn said:
Flashed and my phone won't boot....
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Mine did boot and didn't help it's fricking Google maps is the damn issue.
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Mine would boot then froze. Then black screen
For the people with wonky GPS have you tried downloading faster fix
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Double.FasterFix
from the playstore
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deeznutz1977 said:
Mine would boot then froze. Then black screen
For the people with wonky GPS have you tried downloading faster fix
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from the playstore
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But FasterFix says "**Not for usage on phones with android 4.2 or newer**". I'm on 4.4.2 on my N900T.
Thanks
Dennis

I downloaded an ap called topntp. Look it up in the play store. I get gps lock in less than 1 second.
SM-N900T: Powered by X-Note V13/CivZ-SnapKat 2.1

Faster Fix on playstore working fine for me.

Lorettaa said:
Faster Fix on playstore working fine for me.
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Cool. Will give that a whirl if I need to.
I downloaded GPS Status from the playstore and did a GPS reset/download data and I'm able to finally get a GPS lock and use Waze, etc.
I could not get any stable GPS lock for the past 2 days before -- was a little annoyed by that.
I even rebooted to ensure GPS still getting lock and it is.
I'm hoping this stays working but will keep an eye on it.
Thanks,
Dennis

well good luck on that, mine was doing fine until now

hlcm151 said:
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@drakeymcmb
this is a GPS file fix from international version n9005
the fix http://www.mediafire.com/?j9tq965psemg9nv
flash it and report back here
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Is there any confirmed success stories from SM-N900T users?
To everyone that's successfully get GPS lock, can you confirm if the GPS is still working under airplane mode please. Just to make sure the GPS data is not from a-GPS.
And what's the Knox status on your device?
XxLostSoulxX said:
Mine did boot and didn't help it's fricking Google maps is the damn issue.
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deeznutz1977 said:
For the people with wonky GPS have you tried downloading faster fix
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Double.FasterFix
from the playstore
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FFTony said:
I downloaded an ap called topntp. Look it up in the play store. I get gps lock in less than 1 second.
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Lorettaa said:
well good luck on that, mine was doing fine until now
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hlcm151 said:
credit by
@Agent
@drakeymcmb
this is a GPS file fix from international version n9005
the fix http://www.mediafire.com/?j9tq965psemg9nv
flash it and report back here
maybe you have to download "fasterGPS" from Play store
combine both it's help my GPS lock 12/15 sats within 5-7 seconds
Share this if you see this useful
thank you
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I download faster GPS from play store and install it but when I run this app it automatically goes home manu. please help>>>>>>>>>

Lorettaa said:
well good luck on that, mine was doing fine until now
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It's been almost a month now. The way I get GPS to work for me is:
1) Use GPS status ; use Tools->Manage A-GPS state; then click Reset and then Download.
2) Go outside or near a window and get a lock ; the lock should not take that long. For this step, I like "GPS Test" app (not sure it actually makes a difference but it seems to).
3) Keep GPS turned on (for Kitkat, it will be in Battery Saving mode and not used much until something asks for it.
If I do this, I've gotten consistently working GPS and locks that don't take long at all (usually less than a minute and usually faster than that).
I use Waze to/from work 5 days a week and a few times during the weekend.
BTW, I'm running CM 11 2014 05/09 nightly for hlte on my Note 3 n900t. I don't think the ROM matters.
If I reboot or power off, I plan to use the above 3 steps. Having to do this is not optimal but having a predictable way to get GPS working is useful.
Dennis

Hmm might be why I don't seen to have a problem GPS, I leave it on all the time since it doesn't use the battery unless an app is actively using it.

FFTony said:
I downloaded an ap called topntp. Look it up in the play store. I get gps lock in less than 1 second.
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TOPNTP is the only thing that solved my GPS locking issues. Thanks for the heads up FFTony
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i have downloded but when i unzip its not showing any file inside. kindly advice how to flash it. i am useing sm - n9005 andriod 4.3 version. I have tried all the said procedure in the post but still its not getting the gps fix. in the gps test its showing approx 21 satellite but its not getting locked.
my mobile version 4.3

ajit561472 said:
i have downloded but when i unzip its not showing any file inside. kindly advice how to flash it. i am useing sm - n9005 andriod 4.3 version. I have tried all the said procedure in the post but still its not getting the gps fix. in the gps test its showing approx 21 satellite but its not getting locked.
my mobile version 4.3
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I wouldn't flash this. Only one person said they did without causing problems for their phone and it didn't fix the issue (for them).
You are better off trying the TOPNTP app instead. I have GPS on all the time and don't have a locking problem.

Same problem here. When I use the GPS TEST it works. When I try using Waze or Google Maps, nothing. What's funny, if there's some fun in this, is that waze works ok in background when GPS TEST is open. At least I get voice directions. When I try oppening both in multi-window, Waze stops again... I've tried everything, from stock to every rom I found, but nothing makes the GPS works with Waze and GM.