Recently, I noticed that my phone always freezes after turning on GPS. Right now, I am still running it on 6.1.E.3.7.
I've tried several apps as well as GPS test in service menu, the results are all the same, the screen blacks out and phone automatically restarts..
I've also purge the GPS assistant data, no use..
However, if i open GoogleMap with GPS off and then turn GPS on under the request from Googlemap, "this app requires GPS service blablabla..", the phone won't freeze.
eiclkun said:
Recently, I noticed that my phone always freezes after turning on GPS. Right now, I am still running it on 6.1.E.3.7.
I've tried several apps as well as GPS test in service menu, the results are all the same, the screen blacks out and phone automatically restarts..
I've also purge the GPS assistant data, no use..
However, if i open GoogleMap with GPS off and then turn GPS on under the request from Googlemap, "this app requires GPS service blablabla..", the phone won't freeze.
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have you had this problem only on 6.1.E.3.7? (if yes then proceed)
i suggest you update or rollback to another update, it may be that that version is causing the crash, it may be fixed in a newer version if avaliable
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When trying to use google maps & the built in turn by turn navigation it will load up then just say searching for gps & it never locks on & doesn't give me the voice guided turn by turn anymore. Google maps is up to date, gps is on & showing in the status bar, & I have tried in numerous locations with the same result. Am I alone on this one?
This has happened to me a few times with diff ROMs even. GPS test app shows that there are sufficient sats in view but the system never locks in. Next day it works fine.
Could be radio or kernal related. Try clearing data and cache. Probly wont help but can't hurt.
Do you open maps first then navigation? For some reason, when I open just navigation, it will do what you say and never lock on. Get to navigation by typing the address in to maps and then hitting driving navigation.
does the same in mine no matter what... i dunno what to do. running incredibly re engineered rom (newest one)
Driving around while trying to get a lock can cause it to take a little longer... Cloudy skies can do this also. Being inside a building can also interfere.
If you just have standalone GPS turned on, well that's your problem right there. The other two assist in getting a GPS lock alot quicker. The other two that I'm talking about is Google's and VZW's Location Services. Those two will also help get a better and more precise position aswell.
NOTE: Navigation. If this was a fresh/wipe install or you get stuck at "Checking Navigation Availability" do the following:
1) Turn on GPS
2) Start Maps
3) When prompted turn on WiFi (do not need to connect to any)
4) Map should then show approximate location
5) Get out of maps
6) Reboot
6) Start Navigation
I think this stuff is all on the right track. Here's my method (I get the same thing on a de-sensed stock rom):
I think Google Maps has the ability (not so great) to 'block' itself via using huge amounts of resources whereas the GPS doesn't use much resource and needs a helper app to get itself oriented the first time. Once oriented it is fine.
The one I use is a free market tool called "GPS Status" by EclipSim. It takes ~3 seconds to get a fix. So you start GPS (via power widget settings, whatever) and start GPS Status, wait a little while and you can see it locking onto satellites, and when it says first fix = ~3 seconds or ~30 seconds, (it depends on some unknown conditions), then close it and you can use navigation because it knows where it is.
Worth a shot. I've been doing that since the 'dawn of droids'.
I completely unrooted my phone and no matter what I do it will not get a GPS lock. I deleted Google maps and redownloaded it, uninstalled updates, tried every combination of settings in location, etc. and nothing.
I tried on my wife's stock incredible also and it immediately locks on to her location and starts the turn by turn navigation without any issues.
I think there was something wrong with the internal GPS chip/locator in the phone itself. I contacted Verizon and they are sending me out another replacement. Hopefully this one works properly.
Thanks for all the replies guy's but it looks like the phone is just defective.
read on another thread to wipe dalvik cache. So I tried it and it works. After initial wipe, GPS quickly acquired satellites and locked on.
I've been running the only official lt28 JB firmware for over a month now on an LT28at with AT&T as the carrier. Overall pretty happy with it, haven't noticed any 'day 1' bugs accept for the video recording lag (which for whatever reason is phone playback only? on my pc, through vlc, all the video's look great.)
However, only July 22nd, Google released the updated maps app....and things have kind of gone south for literally anything gps related ever since...
The issue is tricky. After i installed the updated maps app, my phone froze on the map screen while searching for a gps signal. After about 5 seconds, the phone rebooted...but it wasn't a full reboot it seemed...it only took another 5 seconds or so before i was back at the lock screen. If i hadn't been physically looking at the phone, i never would've noticed it happened. Before this update; i had never encountered this problem.
After the kind of 'mini' reboot thing...no matter what, any gps related app (my tracks, gps status, Torque Pro, etc.) would do exactly the same thing. If i turned the gps off or never used a gps related app, the phone would function normal as ever...after manually rebooting the phone by either a full reset, or just turning the phone on and off...the gps would function normally again...I could get a lock, could use any of the apps, etc...
after a few hours, though...it would freeze up on gps stuff again, and get into the same boot loop issue with any time the gps sensor was used.
I've tried rolling back maps, but the problem remains...and i'm kind of stuck now...I'm positive this showed up with the newest maps update, as i had been using JB for a while before it and never had any gps problem of any kind...
what i've tried so far:
flashed an AT&T ICS firmware back...gps functioned properly for 2 days without a single problem. because this is an LT28at, pc companion cannot do a repair for this firmware. I get a 'we couldn't find any software for this device' or something of that nature. I've wiped everything through flashtool, and reflashed multiple times, without any form of back up data. I'm not rooted anymore, as i wasn't crazy about the rooting method for JB to begin with. figured i'd just wait for the time being.
tried 2 different .ftf files of the same JB firmware...both have the problem.
clearing cache of any gps related app i have doesn't seem to effect anything.
the only thing that seems consistent is that the problem only starts happening after the phone has been on for a few hours. If it try gps after a fresh boot, it works perfectly. If i try again a few hours later, most of the time it freezes and quickly resets, but keeps doing it non-stop until i shut the phone off.
is anyone having anything like this? Any help would be greatly appreciated...
EDIT: this can be marked as solved i guess...found info on other phones with 4.1.2 having similar problems...something to do with memory allocation and the adreno 220 gpu...rooting and running a memory tweaker/task killer (greenify or autokiller memory optimizer both worked) has been a good enough work around for the time being...hasn't happened once since i switched autokiller to 'aggressive' memory management...no gps problems, and not one redraw...phone is actually running better than new now haha...
Dears,
anytime I want to use GPS I need to switch it OFF and ON from notification bar, otherwise it doesn't work.
It's enough to open Maps to experience the issue: no GPS notification is shown on the bar, but after switching OFF and ON it loads position within a few seconds.
I usually see GPS notification blinking when there's no GPS app running, so I suspect an application is continuously using GPS, maybe stucking it after some time.
To troubleeshoot I've been doing a full wipe and I've been reflashing ROM; I started with a blank device (only SDcard has not been formatted) and I installed all apps one by one checking anytime the problem.
Well, I installed all apps without the problem to occour, but it started to accour again in some hours.
I don't know what to do anymore, because I'n not able to check which application is using GPS or any GPS related log information.
Can anybody help me?
Phone specs are in my signature.
Thanks and best regards
ultradj83 said:
Dears,
anytime I want to use GPS I need to switch it OFF and ON from notification bar, otherwise it doesn't work.
It's enough to open Maps to experience the issue: no GPS notification is shown on the bar, but after switching OFF and ON it loads position within a few seconds.
I usually see GPS notification blinking when there's no GPS app running, so I suspect an application is continuously using GPS, maybe stucking it after some time.
To troubleeshoot I've been doing a full wipe and I've been reflashing ROM; I started with a blank device (only SDcard has not been formatted) and I installed all apps one by one checking anytime the problem.
Well, I installed all apps without the problem to occour, but it started to accour again in some hours.
I don't know what to do anymore, because I'n not able to check which application is using GPS or any GPS related log information.
Can anybody help me?
Phone specs are in my signature.
Thanks and best regards
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I used to have that issue ..the best thing is just shut down GPS after usage and switch it on when you want
also maybe try TopNTP it's a GPS fix which allows you to lock to GPS quickly it works by patching the GPS files on your system maybe it may help...just a suggestion
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guys i need help, my phone is LG G3 D855 international (2GB ram)
i cant remember when i started having this issues : my lg g3's GPS wont lock no matter what i do
i recently installed pokemon go 0.29 beta, only to find that i had a GPS problem
enabling a-GPS, restart, wont lock
set location setting to high accuracy (network and GPS enabled), restart, wont lock
set location history on google setting enabled, restart, wont lock
tried downloading GPS status & toolbox, it shows satellites, yes, keep showing around 0/16 to 0/21 fixes, wont lock
tried reset every sensor, calibrating compass etc, and reset a-GPS setting, redownload it, restart, wont lock
tried downloading fasterGPS, set continent and region to nearby, restart, still no lock/luck
yes, my phone is rooted, and i have titanium backup installed with gnss (GPS test) apps frozen.
android version 4.4.2 kitkat, i believe i had a working network connection, also correct date and time
and i waited 5 full minutes (or more) staring GPS status n toolbox app each tries above, outdoor, with clear view of sky
and i dont mess with gps.conf file on root/etc folder except when using that fasterGPS app
any help will be much appreciated
I have the same issue. Nothing locks the GPS signal.
In my case, on v30f Marshmallow Stock ROM. I sended the phone to SAT for repairing a week ago.
The phone is not repaired yet. If your phone still has warranty, use it.
sadly m8, as i stated, the phone is rooted. and it takes a really long time or very complicated process for warranty claiming here in my country
but hey. i just went outside and managed to get a lock. i just found out that apparently, rotating my phone clockwise with the screen facing the sky greatly speed up the fix. however, its just temporary. after a few secs, or whenever i switch to other apps (from GPS stat n toolbx app) the "lock" is gone.
please. if anyone know whats going on or what i had to do, will be much appreciated.
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Hello,
I really hope I'm not the only one with this issue. The HTC 10 cannot use the GPS when it's in navigation mode.
It works great when I open Google Map, it spots me and knows my orientation, but as soon as I search for a location and start navigating, it get stuck at "Searching for GPS..."
I troubleshooted this with HTC and tried everything they suggested (white cache, start in safe mode, factory reset, use Waze to navigate, use GPS tool to reset cache again) but all failed.
I then switched my location settings from "High Accuracy" to "Battery Saver" and it worked!
I then switched the mode to use GPS only and it failed again.
It appears that any mode that has the GPS included (High Accuracy and GPS only) will mess up my navigating. The Battery Saver uses every sources but the GPS.
I'm not sure if this is a hardware or software issue. Have any of you experience this and found a fix?
It gets more bizarre here: I tried the same thing on another phone (Blu HD, also running on stock android 6.0.1) and the same thing happened to my navigation, I have to switch to Battery Saver if I want the phone to pick up my location so it can start directing me.
How can the same thing happened to two phones? It has to be a software issue right? But the problem was still there even after I factory reset. This is really puzzling for me. Please advise.