Hello!
I'd like to start out mentioning that I don't have any GPS issues, thank our beloved God. I already paid my sins with LG G2 in regards to GPS.
But two friends of mine are having some weird issues with their G3's, which only differs from mine in the ROM version... and the fact that they both didn't remove the internal transparent adhesives (or even the lower blue one) since they bought it
The problem is that their GPS cannot find enough sattelites for a lock on, and when it find a couple, it gets a 30~40m lock precision, and loses it quickly after. Mine, side by side, gets a lock on in less than 3 seconds, with 6 to 7 meter precision.
But if they reboot and quickly open up a GPS app, they get a lock quickly and with precision, and then hold it for a minute or so, until it loses lock.
I've tried to find the GPS antenna and press it (just like the G2), but I don't know where is it located, and can't find on the internets, as it doesn't seem to be a recurrent problem.
As I didn't play much with the original ROM, and quickly swapped to a custom ROM, I can't rule out software problems. Their ROMs are well updated for our country, D855P10C (which is also mine, but differs on baseband).
Is there any known issue about this? Can I do something that not requires wiping out their systems to install a custom ROM?
for no logical reason whatsoever, i kinda believe your friend's phone suffers from hardware problem
if their phones are rooted, maybe they need to try fasterGPS app first (can be found in play store)
Hi,
I also suffer from poor GPS performance (when compared with other devices). Does anybody know where exactly the G3 GPS antenna is? Cannot find it quickly on the interwebz or disassembly videos...
superbonto said:
for no logical reason whatsoever, i kinda believe your friend's phone suffers from hardware problem
if their phones are rooted, maybe they need to try fasterGPS app first (can be found in play store)
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So do I, but... they both suffer from exactly the same issue.
There's also the problem to troubleshoot it, as G2 had terrible GPS issues, anything you google for G3 GPS problems, it only gives you G2 GPS solutions.
Their phones aren't rooted, I thought about doing it, but then, if it's a hardware issue, I wouldn't want to trip any fuse or alarm.
@Molius if you reboot then immediately open a GPS app (Google Maps, Waze, GPS Status & Toolbox etc..), does the GPS works?
Hi,
Restart didn't help. If I put side by side my nexus 7 (2012), my G3 and Gf's xperia Z1, they all see the same satellites, however the signal strength on G3 is about half of what Z1 shows.
I'm having the same issues. Weak signal, slow to lock. I got rid of my note 3 for this same reason! At least g3 will lock eventually.
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even i have same problem ..my g3 shows 20-30 satellites but connects only to 1 sattelite ......
I fixed my GPS. It was a hardware issue. I unscrewed all of the top portion of the back screws, popped off back, and then gently pulled up the little brass pins on the back. There are 6 little pins that I gently pried up. They are in sets of 2. If you look on the back cover that you unscrew, you'll see little square contacts that show you where the small contact points are. I don't know which is GPS, but after pulling them all up, and putting it back together, I'm seeing all satellites in GPS test and getting 16 feet accuracy indoors with a second floor above me. Previous, I would get no indoor signal, and rarely a lock outdoors.
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swid441 said:
I fixed my GPS. It was a hardware issue. I unscrewed all of the top portion of the back screws, popped off back, and then gently pulled up the little brass pins on the back. There are 6 little pins that I gently pried up. They are in sets of 2. If you look on the back cover that you unscrew, you'll see little square contacts that show you where the small contact points are. I don't know which is GPS, but after pulling them all up, and putting it back together, I'm seeing all satellites in GPS test and getting 16 feet accuracy indoors with a second floor above me. Previous, I would get no indoor signal, and rarely a lock outdoors.
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Thanks a lot this manipulation solved my problem.
The G3 problem it isn't the same with G2 and its not hardware but software problem.
For some people the gps have signal drops sometime and this happen only for lolipop. With kitkat works perfect. The only solution for working good the gps on lolipop is only with data open and high accuracy or airplane mode and gps sensors. Then you don't have anny issue and works perfect.
If this is hardware it doesn't work with this ways and the same problem it will be on kitkat. And all this is for many devices and not only G3.
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2951515
and here http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81140
Sorry for my English
poor GPS
Hi guys,
I've just bought my first LG (I had mostly HTC and a couple Samsung) and I'm just shocked by the GPS on my G3.
I just had a 150 miles drive from Wolverhampton to London and I had to get my HTC E8 out from my bag as I could not use Google Maps on this crap.
I've bought it second hand and it's been rooted and converted to CM 12.1 at the very moment I've got my hands on it but I'm thinking of selling it because navigation is key for me.
I downloaded GPS Test while I was reading this thread and for the last 10 minutes it could not get a fix although it sees 12 sats.
I will open it up as suggested tomorrow and will see how it goes...
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Thanks a lot this manipulation solved my problem.
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Hello,
As I don't have a large knowledge in Electronices, can you please, sent a picture of your mobile and showing where the Antenna is located ?
Have a goof time
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cocous said:
The G3 problem it isn't the same with G2 and its not hardware but software problem.
For some people the gps have signal drops sometime and this happen only for lolipop. With kitkat works perfect. The only solution for working good the gps on lolipop is only with data open and high accuracy or airplane mode and gps sensors. Then you don't have anny issue and works perfect.
If this is hardware it doesn't work with this ways and the same problem it will be on kitkat. And all this is for many devices and not only G3.
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2951515
and here http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81140
Sorry for my English
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Hello,
I am not sure of what you wrote.
I have downgraded my D855 from MarshMallow to Kitkat for this purpose (having the GPS working) but I confirm that the device only sees satellite without fixing anyone.
I had the same problem in my G3. And I agree with this theory of a software problem. I've found a way to test my gps and use! I use the code 3845#*855# and access the option GnssTest 1.2, press the 3 dots button on top right corner and chose "START GPS" immediately it works. After this I could use gps apps normmaly, at least for some time. If the sinal was lost, I repeat option STOP GPS and START GPS and work again.
@Miinz
According to the LG G3 D855 service manual (page 139; paragraph 3.9.2) GPS antenna should be the highlighted sticker. The arrow is pointing where the GPS antenna sticker is going inside the rear housing.
I had removed and reattached the rear housing (I removed it as shown in first three and half minutes of this video) and it has improved GPS reception of my phone.
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Following on from THIS thread, I thought it would be worthwhile to gather results to see the extent of the problem and to see if there's any pattern with regards manafacture date/place etc.
The Issue
GPS position is extremely erratic and despite showing good precision of 4-5 metres, the position moves around by up to 100s of metres, making it near useless for most applications.
Resolutions Attempted
Clear AGPS data doesn't make a difference to everyone
Use Airplane mode or Turn off Google location service. - Seems to reduce the problem but does not completely solve it.
The Survey
Install from the Play Store - GPS Status & Toolbox and My Tracks
Open Location in the phone settings - Ensure all location options are enabled
Turn On Airplane Mode
In GPS Status & Toolbox - Menu>Tools>Manage A-GPS state>Reset
Open My Tracks, wait a couple of minutes to obtain a good fix, Menu>Record Track
There are 3 views in My Track; Map, Time & Elevation. You can select these by tapping the screen and selecting the left or right arrows.
Change to time view and after 15 minutes, Menu>Stop recording & save track
Turn off Airplane mode
Repeat steps 5 to 7
Post screenshots of your track results
Include 1st 5 digits of your serial, phone colour & software version
Note: Please ensure you are outside and have a good clear sky view so that results are not skewed by environmental variables
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Grey Model - Serial HT248 - Software is 1.29.401.11 - Airplane Mode On (Serial is from memory, will check this-evening)
Absolutely superb results with no movement whatsoever
Note: I opened the track after recording and turning off Airplane mode so I could see the map in the background.
Grey Model - Serial HT248 - Software is 1.29.401.11 - Airplane Mode Off (Serial is from memory, will check this-evening)
Not quite as good as with Airplane On but still very good and more than acceptable. In fact tthe only movement was in the 1st minute of recording so I may have just started a little too soon.
Grey Model - Serial SH24K - Software is 1.29.401.11 - Airplane Mode On (Serial is from memory, will check this-evening)
Definitely worse than the previous phone but just about useable for coarse navigation, although the elevation seems to come off much worse.
Grey Model - Serial SH24K - Software is 1.29.401.11 - Airplane Mode Off (Serial is from memory, will check this-evening)
The pictures speak for themselves, Absolutely horrendous and completely unusable. This phone is going back for an exchange.
Update: I've spoken with Phones4U (seller of faulty device) and they've agreed to exchange it. I'll post results for that one when it arrives in the next couple of days.
Hi guys,
Im having the same erratic behaviour? Is this hardware related or software related? Im wondering is this due to absence of signal filtering? So its plotting raw data directly
Edit:
Nope, its hardware related and i don't think signal filtering is an issue.
Hi, this is my test. I think the GPS is working properly. What would you say about?
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I agree. I think HTC One X has an unstable GPS .
I am not sure if it is hardware or software (i.e. OS)
I am using ATT HTC One X with updated firmware.
And this is speaking from real world usage. Which is after all what is important to us.
I used CoPilot and Google maps . Both experienced very unstable GPS signals i.e. every 30 mins there will be a drop. I had this tested twice on QEW high way, i.e. from Toronto - Niagara Falls. So it was clear sky
I had back-forth trips for 5 times on QEW. 2 out of which I used HTC-one x . the other 3 trips I used Galaxy Nexus.
For the trips using HOX, the GPS signal dropped quite often, every 30 mins or so and it takes long time to relock position, if anything at all.
While using GNex, there is no drop of GPS signal for the same route.
Any folks here proved it to be an OS issue or Hardware?
Thanks for any light on this.
Navigon works perfect for me, it always brings me to my destination. :laugh:
No problem with GPS I ques, it brings me to the door.
Probably a hardware fault with your machine, return it for warrantee.
No need to open another 'yes no yes no yes no yes no' thread, only HTC can help you with the hardware fault, not XDA. :cyclops:
Some will agree with you while others don't, so simple !!!
Hello, here attached are my stats with Airplane Mode Off, Serial - SH27J and Software - 2.17.401.2, white model. What do you think, is everything ok?
Mine is pants ... Utterly disgusted with HTC I've held off til September to give HTC a chance to resolve it, bought phone ... GPS all over the place AND no bl00dy Bluetooth voice dialing !
On top of that ... What's the point of taking it back for exchange : they nearly all seem to be like it : we got 2 me and the wife and the gps is the same, I can't tell her, she'll go ape, she's just spent 2 weeks getting it how she likes it
Miffed , very miffed
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Mine is pants ... Utterly disgusted with HTC I've held off til September to give HTC a chance to resolve it, bought phone ... GPS all over the place AND no bl00dy Bluetooth voice dialing !
On top of that ... What's the point of taking it back for exchange : they nearly all seem to be like it : we got 2 me and the wife and the gps is the same, I can't tell her, she'll go ape, she's just spent 2 weeks getting it how she likes it
Miffed , very miffed
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swapped it today at phones 4 u ... who were great by the way !
Still cr4p gps ... emailed htc, see what happens
knobbyhtccruise said:
swapped it today at phones 4 u ... who were great by the way !
Still cr4p gps ... emailed htc, see what happens
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Tried 3 different One x's toady from 2 different stores ... 3rd one seems ok !
time will tell MANY THANKS Phones 4 U, they've been great even though it was an HTC problem and not really theres:good:
stuart0001 said:
Following on from THIS thread, I thought it would be worthwhile to gather results to see the extent of the problem and to see if there's any pattern with regards manafacture date/place etc.
The Issue
GPS position is extremely erratic and despite showing good precision of 4-5 metres, the position moves around by up to 100s of metres, making it near useless for most applications.
Resolutions Attempted
Clear AGPS data doesn't make a difference to everyone
Use Airplane mode or Turn off Google location service. - Seems to reduce the problem but does not completely solve it.
The Survey
Install from the Play Store - GPS Status & Toolbox and My Tracks
Open Location in the phone settings - Ensure all location options are enabled
Turn On Airplane Mode
In GPS Status & Toolbox - Menu>Tools>Manage A-GPS state>Reset
Open My Tracks, wait a couple of minutes to obtain a good fix, Menu>Record Track
There are 3 views in My Track; Map, Time & Elevation. You can select these by tapping the screen and selecting the left or right arrows.
Change to time view and after 15 minutes, Menu>Stop recording & save track
Turn off Airplane mode
Repeat steps 5 to 7
Post screenshots of your track results
Include 1st 5 digits of your serial, phone colour & software version
Note: Please ensure you are outside and have a good clear sky view so that results are not skewed by environmental variables
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This is the solution to fix this problem (is a hardware problem,antena dont touch connectors ) Is a factory problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfH48nbCFE4
gabrielvl said:
This is the solution to fix this problem (is a hardware problem,antena dont touch connectors ) Is a factory problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfH48nbCFE4
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Very interesting Gabrielvl ... worth knowing if the fault comes back after the warranty runs out:good:
Hallo,
I'm on a Vodafone brandet hox. I had the same GPS-fault. I updated my phone to buildnumber 2.17.161.4 yesterday. I performed a factory-reset before i started the update and after the update and now the GPS works fine. No signallost or positionhopping. It seams the bug is fixed and it is a softwareproblem not a hardwareproblem.
gabrielvl said:
This is the solution to fix this problem (is a hardware problem,antena dont touch connectors ) Is a factory problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfH48nbCFE4
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Thanks, I have succesfully fixed my Wifi already using this method so if this also fixes my GPS I will be a happy man!
Will try and let you know.
Having issues with waze app and GPS. I've always had GPS issues with all of the Note series, so this doesn't surprise me. But this time around it seems like waze is the only one acting oddly. Specifically when I'm on a guided route waze intermittently sees me in a different area, most commonly when I'm on the highway it will see me on a side street running parallel to the highway. So then it thinks I'm off course and routes me back onto the highway or another direction, but I'm still on the highway. Sometimes I think it even sees me traveling a different direction, many times I'll be on the highway and it will want me to do 2 u-turns, changing directions twice but ending up going the same way as before. I also see the arrow icon representing my car on the map will constantly turn as if waze can't tell which direction I'm traveling.
My first thought is faulty GPS. I've ran Google Maps and it seems pretty solid, with none of those errors, but I'll have to test some more. Just wanted to see if anyone else got this? I may switch back to an older APK and try that as well.
No problems here. I noticed the 7's gps is way faster than my note 4 too. It finds my location on a second. My note 4 would take 5 to 10 seconds to lock in
I am having the same issue with Waze on my Note 7. It thinks i have turned onto a side road so it trys to redirect me to the the road im acually on. Its seems to think im about 30 to 50 feet to the right on the screen no matter what direction on the compass i am going.
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I've been having an issue when I'm stopped at the light, and the screen will start to spin around. It's like Waze forgot which way I was going so turns me around & recalculates the route...repeat.
Improvement over my Note 3 which regularly couldn't find a GPS signal or lost it in the middle of driving somewhere.
Were issue
I have been having issues also bit but only with the voice guidance. I get hazard alerts but that's it. Any thoughts on this?
waze always seemed to place me about 50 feet to the right of the road. It spent a lot of time recalculating on/off ramps when it didn't think I was driving through corn fields. I figured it was just a calibration issue with my device and didn't do anything about it before swapping it for a non-exploding phone.
I had no problem with my recalled Note 7. The replacement is messing up with waze. All the symptoms listed above are happening. Ugh
Hmm..that's not good..I still need to get mine replaced...
No GPS issues with Waze on my note 7. I use it daily and mine is a replacement. The only issue im having with Waze is the voice commands. The three finger option and waving just don't do anything! Anyone have an issue with that? I want my one eyed purple monster back!
IDK, I haven't checked on my Note 7 yet, I find this a bit funny though, Most GPS's should be accurate to within something like 5 feet, They are really accurate to within fractions of an inch but the Government and Military makes sure that the firmware on the GPS's for use by the general public are locked out of that level of accuracy. It really is a joke these days.
Do a search and in the search box enter in 2##2 to enable debugging and then enter in ##@rawgps and it will show you what your phone is reporting as the actual raw GPS via a yellow arrow. Send in a debug log on the very bottom of the settings every day. Could be possible that Waze can make adjustments to the note 7. I personally haven't noticed any issues with either phone yet, I do also keep my phone in a case and in a windshield car holder with a good view of the sky. When I ran the app for the first time though I did have to toggle location off and on to get Waze to get a GPS lock.
I returned my replacement unit and got another Note 7. No change. Waze is still showing me taking exits and being on the side road before correcting. Very annoying and the constant recalculate and accompanying chime make it onerous to use. Google maps seem to be fine. I submitted a ticket to waze as well as sending log files. I hope a fix comes soon. I need my alerts when commuting.
I fixed my Wave problems. Apparently when you do the smart switch transfer, it transfers some settings or calibrations maybe. I went into phone settings, application, waze, long press storage, clear cache, clear data. Then Uninstaller and re-download and install waze. Mine has been rock solid since doing this. Hope it works for you too.
after a loooot of search on the internet and after reading all the older posts here i am desperate and i am opening here a thread. Thats my last hope that someone found a solution to this issue.
So 6 months ago i bought a nexus 7 2013 wifi for a car project. i wanted to use it as multimedia and navigation system. After i modified my car (see pic. / contact me in case of interesst or advices)
https://postimg.org/image/exyp7da37/
everything was nice i was happy with the result. The problem starts when i wanted to use the navigation...
The device cant find a satelite, searching for gps signal is the only message i see. 9/10 the gps cant find satelite. One or two times it found the signal after one hour or more..
My thoughts:
1. The case is causing this issues... the tablet charges wireless and is kept in place with magnets so i can remove it in a second.
I am trying with the "naked" tablet outside with directly sky view... no change.
2. The backcover is modified with 2 small metal plates in order to get magnetizied with the magnets installed in the car dush.
i tried an other backcover.. no change.
3. I tought it is a software issue.... i was using Cyanogenmod 13 with elemental X... installed the original software / Android 6. Without any other installations only GPS Status... still no signal.. I installed android 5.0.1 ... still no signal.
4. i used various of settings changes and apps ( GPS FIX, GPS Doctor, GPS Status) ... the gps android settings are the the most accurate level. Still no change..
created the data/gps/ folder with the permissions rwxrwxr-x. Still no change.
After all that and after reading that there are many people out there with the same problem i thought thats a hardware issue.
5. Thats why i bought an other one (used)... before buying it i made sure that the tablet will find a satelite in GPS Status... i went to the sellers house.. and it did (with wifi off). I went back home i tried again and it did... i was so happy.. i wiped my storage flashed CM13 with ElementalX again ... i opened the Nav App (Sygic)... Everything worked like a charm... i was so happy i finally have gps in my car. I visited a friend stayed there 5 hours went back home... Navi still works.
I took the tablet in my home and wanted to make a restart for some reason... After restarting , tablets gps was dead again... and still looking for a solution..
i am 100% it is a software issue. in case there is someone out there with a solution i would really appreciate it.
I'm kinda on the same boat.
My trusty Nexus 7 2013, that has been through a lot of display changes due to my clumsiness. Few days ago it decided to kick the GPS boat for reasons.
It used to work just fine, without any software tricks or anything. Used to work beautifully without wi-fi (even though I tethered from my phone, many times I travelled to places without connection) with a 8-10m precision.
Now it's spotty, taking from 2 to 280 seconds for the first fix, and precision floats between 10 and 150m (which is unbearable).
Using GPS Status & Toolbox, I can see the A-GPS does it part guiding the tablet on where are the sattelites at (I see around 22 sattelites), however the tablet has a real hard time connecting to them, most of the time staying at a solid 0 connections. My phone (Moto G5 Plus) connects within' seconds to the sattelites with pinpoint precision.
When the tablets manages to fix, it only connects to a couple (5 or 8 out of 22) sattelites, thus not so precise.
I am guessing the heat might have damaged something, but I'm not also 100% sure it ain't a software issue. I flashed the sole GPS fix, but it didn't help at all. I tried every software trick on the book, but nothing. I flashed several ROMs but it didn't make even a dent.
It seemingly gets better if I keep it connected for a good while. I tried letting it overnight with the GPS connected, and it worked fine the day after at any time (between 5 and 20m precision). However it was dead again the next day.
I couldn't find anything regarding a GPS antenna for this device, it's almost like it doesn't have one... I fiddled with the Wi-Fi antenna, which has 3 pins (one I guess is for bluetooth?), but it didn't help with GPS. Bluetooth (I use an OBD2 scanner that sends too many data per second, and I still can play music through bluetooth just fine) and Wi-Fi (Speeds and latency are optimal) are great.
I can't help but think this device doesn't have a GPS antenna, and whatever it uses for an antenna has failed or is now faulty.
Have you ever managed fixing yours?
Bought OP 7T yesterday.
Today I noticed that the GPS only works when the sky is visible above in outdoors. When I'm indoor and the sky is not directly visible above the GPS does not work at all.
*GPS works with Mobile data or Wifi at my home (I live in 2nd floor, in a 7 floor building)
**tried GPS in my office building with Mobile data (9th floor in a 13 floor building). Does not work.
**tried GPS in another building (ground floor in a 2 floor building), did not work
To solve the matter:
-Tried using GPS Status & Toolbox app to reset and re-download GPS sensor data but nothing helps.
-Did a network reset but no result.
Finally did a full factory reset/wipe. Lets see if the issue is solved or not.
Anyone has any suggestion or similar experience?
Return divice!? I have no issues at all with GPS. Both WiFi and Bluetooth of and high accuracy of
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I have had similar issues, and if you search ran the farms, many other users have as well. for me it was frustrating thing is it if sometimes that's a complete 180 and it's very disoriented in terms of direction of navigation. I'm not sure how widespread this issue is, but as far as I know there is not a workable fix at this point
Umm hello gps does not work inside buildings that have enough metal in them to block the GPS radio signals. This is nothing new. Generally inside location is determined by Bluetooth and wifi as well as cellular position which is not as accurate.
This is indoors 1st floor of a 100yo 2 storey house. Wood construction. I will post a capture tomorrow from inside the steel and concrete shop where I work.
Well.. I'm not sure if I should be embarrassed or not for reading OP post the way I did but...
Of course if you are well inside in a building with reinforced concrete in roof and walls it is possible you are going to experience some issues with GPS signals.
You are practically in a Faraday's cage!
In my experience though, you should be fine if you at least have some windows.
At my work we have extremely reinforced walls and roof, but I still have GPS signal. Some drift occurre but nothing extreme
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I had the same exact experience with gps issues in my car. I would notice that the compass would all of a sudden start to go in a different direction from where I was heading. I also tried to use gps status to download the data and then use the maps program to calibrate the gps. It would never calibrate above low. I finally spoke with OP about the issue and they recommended resetting the phone from bootloader. I gave that a try and for now I get better high strength gps according to google maps.
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I had the same exact experience with gps issues in my car. I would notice that the compass would all of a sudden start to go in a different direction from where I was heading. I also tried to use gps status to download the data and then use the maps program to calibrate the gps. It would never calibrate above low. I finally spoke with OP about the issue and they recommended resetting the phone from bootloader. I gave that a try and for now I get better high strength gps according to google maps.
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Exactly how did you do that? Did you lose root?
No i don't have root. The steps are outlined in my other post.
I don't have any issues with GPS outdoor and I'm not expecting to have working GPS indoor. Reason? Because this is GPS how it is working.... (what else we are going to read). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor_positioning_system#Relation_to_GPS
This could be a one off device issue, But over the past 2 weeks ive noticed my GPS has become unusable.
Downloaded and Used a 3rd Party App called "GPS Test" to look into it in more detail.
Would appear the GPS would work but very weak and limited results after a few seconds results would dwindle down and show no signals avalible.
Reboot the device then all of a sudden the GPS Test would show results, results would appear for around 20-30 seconds then numbers would start to drop to 0.
Other time i am able to reboot the device, Open up GPS Test and it would get a Fix, I would start driving and it would loose the Fix and Google maps would say searching for GPS.
Other times i have rebooted the device and its located a GPS Fix, opened up Maps and drove home without any issues.
Other times i will drive home and it will work then stop working then start working jumping in between 5 - 10 miles in between it reconnecting.
I have factory rest the device, Made no difference.
Just downloaded the latest Formware files and flashed using Odin so its clean and has nothing installed and still experiancing the same issue.
Device has not been rooted.
Unsure what else i can do, I am starting to think its a hardware issue. (Just dont understand why it would work for a few seconds after reboot before failing)
Raised issue with Samsung and waiting for a Door Stop Repair (Slots are limited so still waiting on mine)
Unsure if anyone else has had GPS Hardware issues.
Also open to suggestions
You are probably correct about hardware issue. Mine has some issues with the compass needing frequent calibration. Not bad enough to bother replacing, but clearly not to spec. It happens.
Sounds like bad hardware or failing internal connection.
Try clearing data/cache... otherwise most likely hardware.
A failed chipset, contacts, trace or solder joint.
This was a common issue on the S4; the GPS antenna contacts would fail over time; poor design.
Not sure how it's implemented on the Note mobo. Either way the phone will need to be opened up... sorry.