Hi there!
I'm sure you've seen a lot of these posts before, but I can't seem to find an answer. My HTC Desire HD won't find any satellites at all. I've installed the latest radio, installed the gps fix for htc desire hd, and I've soldered a wire for use as better antenna, but still, no connection at all.
It doesn't matter where I am, indoors, outdoors, no satellites.
For the moment I run slimrom, but it has been this way on all roms after it started doing this. I don't know when it happened either because one day when I just happened to have to use it, it didn't look on to any satellites.
I am suing GPS status app for testing.
Do you have any suggestions?
as you wrote, you made hardware hack, if hardware hack not helping i think your gps chip is dead
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Am i doing something wrong or am i right to believe that the gps on the desire is pretty pants?
I have tried testing it several times on different journeys and i can't say that its reliable. I never had a problem when navigating using my son ericsson w900 with a bluetooth gps reciever. but this is just.......... i makes me want to throw the phone out the car window!
The desire is always losing gps signal, and im not 100% sure here but it seems to work better when its not plugged into the car charger but then we all know about the battery.. the phone locks onto gps whenever it wants to. ive used the gps test app and it doesnt really tell me much more than what i already know.
im using a stock unbranded desire.
can anyone clarify what the problem is here?
thanks.
Maybe you have an athermal windshield and something goes wrong. Have you tested the gps out of the car?
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i found the gps to be excellent when i was on stock rom
since i rooted and flashed custom roms i havent really used gps
I find the GPS to be brilliant. I get a GPS signal even indoors and only have small windows.
Mmm maybe ill give htc a call.. i cnt be arsed to send it off again though pffffff..
Do u guys use google nav?
I use the gps all the time and it's very precise and fast.
Maybe you have some specific problem that you need to fix.
since moving to r5/r6 (was fine on stock and mcr 3.1) mine;s crappy. 10 minute walk into work and normally it would lock on within seconds of leaving the house, now it goes 0/6, 0/8, 0/9, 0/10 - until i'm almost in work. about 6-7 minutes of walking till it finds me. that's pretty pathetic really.
when it locks on it's fine. problem is, i went from 100% to 85% since during my 8 minute walk trying to get the damn thing working. if i was driving i'd be going in one direction waiting for the damn thing to kick in before it tells me which direction i should take
I have found that the Desire with the Telstra ROM on it has some what inaccurate GPS. I know the GPS with most Desires is excellent, but the Desire with Telstra has had GPS issues from day one. It didn't even work when they first released the device. Wondering if a stock rom being flashed over the Telstra one would fix the issue.
I am sure if it is their ROM that is causing the problem, that flashing a different, stock ROM would fix the issues?
GPS on my Desire is excellent, fast lock and very precise. Drains the battery rapidly though
Yep my gps is bang on.. connects almost instantly and is precise.
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GPS on my Desire is excellent, fast lock and very precise. Drains the battery rapidly though
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Same here! My Desire is locking fast and it's very precise on the roads... I'm using unbranded Desire with stock 2.1-update1
A bit off topic here, but i would like to ask, if i wanna install a different GPS software on the Desire that is not being downloaded via the market, do i need to have my phone rooted?
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A bit off topic here, but i would like to ask, if i wanna install a different GPS software on the Desire that is not being downloaded via the market, do i need to have my phone rooted?
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Shouldn't have to. As far as I know no commercial Android apps require root access.
I use GPS Essentials to get a view of what my Desire can see.
I found that it helps having the data connection ON. I guess that's what the A (assisted) in AGPS does: -)
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Torben said:
I use GPS Essentials to get a view of what my Desire can see.
I found that it helps having the data connection ON. I guess that's what the A (assisted) in AGPS does: -)
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GPS Status is the only app
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
The most recent update uses geoid height for altitude, which afaik no other app does, so the altitude reading wherever you are should be damn accurate
Yeah cant complain either, gps usally always works alright both in copilot and waze etc.. sometimes it can take time to lock in but its rare and it depends where u are.
and i use this program to check status, its the best one ive used so far.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.chartcross.gpstest
Mine doesnt connect when plugged into car charger, i guess this doesnt happen to anyone else?
Hello All.
I know this has been covered a little before through the search but im still after some advice.
I "upgraded" from my n85 to the HTC desire last week. I imediatly got the 2.2 update on there OTA and all was well and good. However i appear to be having issues with regards to getting a gps fix.
A-GPS apears to work fine and i can get a position on googlemaps within a a min. All well and good if it actually showed my proper location. So im sat there waiting for a gps fix. I.e. last night i was sat there for 10 mins on the moors in the car, frweezing my knackers off, and still nothing!
Sooo
if i reboot the phone i can get a gps fix within a min or so. But i have to do this if i want to use the gps which seems a bit rubbish to be frank and ive got the iphone boys laughing at me because theres fixes straight away.
So what am i doing wrong? how can i get a good fix from the off? Its spoiling anotherwise good phone.
I have this problem in Google Navigation also. As you say, after rebooting the phone it finds a fix pretty much straight away.
This is my biggest annoyance with the phone right now and I hope they fix it soon. Prior to 2.2 I didn't have this problem at all so I am sure it is a software problem.
Hmm i'm afraid there is nothing really to fix. My Desire gets a GPS-Fix out of any situation straight away within 3-5 seconds (outdoors of course)...
Maybe a different radio would sort out this problem? I`ve heard talk of different radios being better for some and not for others, Trial and error I supose.
O and my GPS fix seems rather slow too.
I also have significant delays in getting a GPS fix. I do not recall if it was the same behavior before I did the HTC OTA FroYo update.
I also notice that I never get very good "signal strength" (as measured with the app GPS Test) from any of the satellites, even when I DO have a fix.
Hello.
I recently bought a secondhand HTC Desire and I am having the same issue.
It has stock 2.2 on it and it can not get any GPS fix whatsover.
I have tried rebooting, taking sd card out and back in, taking sim card out and back in, etc. without any luck.
I have tried apps such as GPS Status, GPS essentials and GPS Test and they all either are stuck at searching for ever or show 0 visable and 0 used satellites.
How can I fix this issue? It is rather important. If I install one of the various custom 2.3 ROMs will it fix the issue?
There isn't Desire with vanilla Android. If it has stock FroYo, then it's custom ROM.
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There isn't Desire with vanilla Android. If it has stock FroYo, then it's custom ROM.
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Sorry, my mistake.
I meant it has the official 2.2 Froyo with HTC Sense as far I can tell. The previous owner must have upgraded it to that.
Anyway, is there any way to get my GPS working?
Try to root, s-off then update the radio to the latest. Search the forums for info on how to do that. It's rather easy if you're a little versed with computers.
TVTV said:
Try to root, s-off then update the radio to the latest. Search the forums for info on how to do that. It's rather easy if you're a little versed with computers.
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Done. Still doesn't work.
That's weird. It may be a hardware issue, then. Get GPS Status from the Market, install it and see what's going on under the hood. Does the phone "see" the satellites but can't get a fix or does it not "see" any satellites at all?
its not difficult understand if there is an hardware fault or not
run the latest froyo ruu, go out of ur house, enable internet connection, enable gps, open gmaps...after few seconds u should get ur exactly position with a possible error of 1/2 meters
if even after some minutes, and even in different locations/city, it doesn't show ur correct position, call htc and sent it to service with warranty.
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0 satellites seen and 0 satellite fixes.
According to the previous owner it didn't have the GPS problem before the 2.2 ota update, which would make me think it is software related.
Never trust the seller. Of course he/she will not admit that the product they've sold you has/has had issues. I would return it, to be honest.
My HTC Desire cannot detect any satellite for GPS, could this be a damage in the software or the hardware?...
I've change the rom version and radio but still doesn't make any difference. What are the chances that the hardware is dead?...
I've did Factory Reset for many times...
is it expensive the replace it?...roughly how much it cost?....
is there any GPS driver or some files that might be missing while I updated the rom myself??
I never tested the GPS function when it is newly bought. I tested it only after I updated the Android version from 2.1 to 2.2.
For your info, I've used Papago X5, GPS test, and many other apps to search for satellite but all fail, even after being outdoors for a long time....any help here?....HTC is gonna charge me a bomb for repairing it
Did u check ur gps outside in open sky??? bcos GPS doesnt work under roof!!
I've been outdoor with clear skys for a long time....still nothing... my fren's Galaxy S detects the satellite in just a few seconds....need help please..
Same problem here. Did you managed to solve the problem ?
same issue here, is it a hardware problem?
Try to turn on mobile data it's helped me find so much faster.
try a different ROM.. I remember google maps wasn't able to find me on MIUI, but when I switched to cyanogen it was fine.
Also you can download an app called Faster Fix from the market, it helps locate gps satellites
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I've tried different roms (Aurax, CM7, LeeDroid, ...), different Android version (2.2, 2.3) and different radios but it still doesn't work. I've also check "Faster fix", "GPS Status" applications, ... My first impression is a hardware issue but I'd like to be sure. Thanks to everyone for your answer.
Hi,
Since I am new to the DHD I still do not know the correct way to get the GPS to work.
I have the GPS turned on, and I launched the Navigation app and it says "searching for GPS". It has been searching since the last 30mins without any luck.
Is this a hardware or software issue ? Anything I am doing wrong ?
MJ
You sat inside by any chance?
Yes I was inside my room but I was standing by the open window with the phone outside.
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Yes I was inside my room but I was standing by the open window with the phone outside.
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Ok, I have had similar problems and posted similar questions....
the first gps fix will take some time....the 2nd, likely a lot less...
What worked for me:
- I have setup gps to not work with network (wifi or 3G), this means it only uses the gps module....
to get a gps fix, especially in the car, it helps if you put the DHD near to the windscreen, so it is better able to pick up the GPS signal...
when I was inside my home, it took forever to get a fix, when I now put it in behind the windscreen, my DHD with silicon case gets a fix in about max 1 minute....if I use the Wifi or 3g network it is even less....
hope this helps
Try the miui site gps fix
http://www.miui-au.com/howtos/faster-gps-fix/
It works extremely well for me, and i do it every time i flash a new rom.
You could also try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252011
I don't see that much of a difference, but i guess its because i don't have a network connection on most of the time.
You can also try different navigation software. There are heaps of free ones on the market, and they seem to get a much faster GPS lock (Than google or HTC navigation).
I just realised that this thread was from ages ago :/
I'm also not too sure how i got to this thread in the first place...
Get gps fix or gps status & toolbox from the market to lock
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try a few of the suggestions from Q14 from ARHD thread. Updating the gps.config file as described (Q14:5) sorted it for me. I get a sat lock in seconds now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840040
My gps sucks. I dont know why. Im stock umrooted with new 2.3.6 update. My gps can't find a damn. Thing. When i use the gps test app the light is yellow and can never find a satellite. It was great when i first got it.
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Yes, that's just how this phone is. Reboot it and GPS will mostly work. If you don't reboot it regularly, you have little chance of GPS working.
Also, even when it does work I've found it loses the GPS signal around 5-10% of the time (whereas on the same routes, my HTC Hero never lost the signal).
Samsung is infamous for having bad GPS, and while this phone may be better than some, it's still far more flakey than other brands of phones.
Eric