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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?

klobkelosh said:
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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Chaoskid72 said:
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!!!

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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

AlexWekell said:
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.
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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.

[Q] GPS issues - check-in

Hey guys,
Ever since the ICS update, my GPS has been failing to lock, even when 10+ satellites are visible (according to various GPS utilities).
I've tried all the GPS fixes (external_lna = 0, updating certificates, switching to non-ssl, adding time servers, AGPS reset/download, etc).
I'm trying to determine if this is a hardware thing, or a software thing.
Can anyone post their ROM version, how many satellites are visible, and whether or not you get a fix after one minute (outdoors)?

The 3.1 agps google patch I used can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447591
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The 3.1 agps google patch I used can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447591
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Which one did you use ? I also am having a horrible time with GPS not locking.. I've tried editing my gps.conf, external lna=0, gps aids etc etc and still can't get this thing to lock after ICS update using UCLH2 Literom 0.6 build by thegreatergood, as well as with 9 satellites located... Iwill lock but as soon as i move my phone I loose it.
I used the gps 3.1 from the site mentioned in the above post but still have no success in locking GPS.

Yeah, I tried the AGPS patch.. no dice. I'm suspecting it's not an AGPS issue at all. A cold, unassisted lock should take no longer than a minute or two; this feels like something firmware or hardware related.

I also had this problem but for longer time, my gps couldnt lock with GB either..It took about 10 min, sometimes even more to lock.. or sometimes just simply didnt lock.. so I tried every possibilities Ive found, and after long weeks of searching and trying millions of useless apps and fix methods,I found this app,called gps doctor:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...edium=organic&utm_term=gps+doctor+google+play
after a little hesitation I gave it a try.. yea i know it costs about 2dollars but it was my last hope and i was about to give up trying, so i really hoped this would work.. and so it did! Now I get a lock within seconds!
sometimes my gps starts to be ****ty again though, but that is when I open the app and press quick fix, that makes some kind of "xtra injection" i guess.. After seconds everything is back to normal for days/weeks and I can actually use navigation and positioning without a problem, like never before

soadzoor said:
I also had this problem but for longer time, my gps couldnt lock with GB either..It took about 10 min, sometimes even more to lock.. or sometimes just simply didnt lock.. so I tried every possibilities Ive found, and after long weeks of searching and trying millions of useless apps and fix methods,I found this app,called gps doctor:
after a little hesitation I gave it a try.. yea i know it costs about 2dollars but it was my last hope and i was about to give up trying, so i really hoped this would work.. and so it did! Now I get a lock within seconds!
sometimes my gps starts to be ****ty again though, but that is when I open the app and press quick fix, that makes some kind of "xtra injection" i guess.. After seconds everything is back to normal for days/weeks and I can actually use navigation and positioning without a problem, like never before
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**** Heads up!!! I have seen this EXACT post before in other threads... looks more to me like someone's spamming their app....
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lambgx02 said:
Yeah, I tried the AGPS patch.. no dice. I'm suspecting it's not an AGPS issue at all. A cold, unassisted lock should take no longer than a minute or two; this feels like something firmware or hardware related.
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lambgx, what ICS build are you using? When I was using CL9 My GPS works fine... when i've reverted back to that nandroid backup, it seems to be ok ...
I'm going to play with it a bit more to confirm this issue... I've been having some minor issues with the ULH lite rom I've installed so I'm going to bounce back and forth and see if this seems common.
I can post my gps.conf if I find it works.... I'm on Rogers in Canada. My GPS was also working in GB so not sure what your issue may be..

yohan4ws said:
**** Heads up!!! I have seen this EXACT post before in other threads... looks more to me like someone's spamming their app....
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lambgx, what ICS build are you using? When I was using CL9 My GPS works fine... when i've reverted back to that nandroid backup, it seems to be ok ...
I'm going to play with it a bit more to confirm this issue... I've been having some minor issues with the ULH lite rom I've installed so I'm going to bounce back and forth and see if this seems common.
I can post my gps.conf if I find it works.... I'm on Rogers in Canada. My GPS was also working in GB so not sure what your issue may be..
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Hrm. Well, spam or not... it actually seems to have worked! I bought the app about an hour ago, but only tried it just now since you posted the warning. Got a lock in about 45 seconds, and warm restarted in under 5! I wasn't able to get a lock after 15 minutes prior to that...
So, could it be simply invalid or stale data gets cached on the GPS chip, and it's simply a matter of purging it? Looks like that might be the case!
I'm running the stock UCHL2 build and LiteKernel v1.0, also on Rogers.
I'll keep testing over the next few days and post my results, but it looks like this fix may have done it!

lambgx02 said:
Hrm. Well, spam or not... it actually seems to have worked! I bought the app about an hour ago, but only tried it just now since you posted the warning. Got a lock in about 45 seconds, and warm restarted in under 5! I wasn't able to get a lock after 15 minutes prior to that...
So, could it be simply invalid or stale data gets cached on the GPS chip, and it's simply a matter of purging it? Looks like that might be the case!
I'm running the stock UCHL2 build and LiteKernel v1.0, also on Rogers.
I'll keep testing over the next few days and post my results, but it looks like this fix may have done it!
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I cracked and bought it too ... i'll also follow up...
so far so good, gps locks quick in gmaps... less than 20seconds.
From what i've read you need to keep it installed and run it periodically, i would love to know what it actually does behind the scenes so it could be made free and contribute to the scene.

yohan4ws said:
**** Heads up!!! I have seen this EXACT post before in other threads... looks more to me like someone's spamming their app....
yea I did post it in another thread because this app really helped me.. But I get no money if u buy this app, Im not related to it at all, all I wanted was to help u..sorry if it was a lot alike as my other post, my english is highly limited, i didnt mean to spam
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soadzoor said:
yohan4ws said:
**** Heads up!!! I have seen this EXACT post before in other threads... looks more to me like someone's spamming their app....
yea I did post it in another thread because this app really helped me.. But I get no money if u buy this app, Im not related to it at all, all I wanted was to help u..sorry if it was a lot alike as my other post, my english is highly limited, i didnt mean to spam
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No worries. You saved me a bunch of money; I was just about to buy a new phone! :highfive:
Thanks for the recommendation!
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yohan4ws said:
I cracked and bought it too ... i'll also follow up...
so far so good, gps locks quick in gmaps... less than 20seconds.
From what i've read you need to keep it installed and run it periodically, i would love to know what it actually does behind the scenes so it could be made free and contribute to the scene.
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2$ is not much when you think of it. I may buy this as well but want to see if JB fixes all our GPS issues first since I will be switching to it once the camera is fixed. I agree if it is only deleting some files we should be able to do this ourselves but it states that it replaces some files with valid data. Here is what they say they do"GPS Doctor works by clearing stale cached values that can mislead your GPS chip as it searches for your location, then injecting the correct values into the chip using data downloaded from NTP and XTRA servers."
JB

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2$ is not much when you think of it. I may buy this as well but want to see if JB fixes all our GPS issues first since I will be switching to it once the camera is fixed. I agree if it is only deleting some files we should be able to do this ourselves but it states that it replaces some files with valid data. Here is what they say they do"GPS Doctor works by clearing stale cached values that can mislead your GPS chip as it searches for your location, then injecting the correct values into the chip using data downloaded from NTP and XTRA servers."
JB
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Actually, I gotta say it is a very well written app, and appears to do quite a bit. I suspect the GPS problem some of us are seeing on the Glide is endemic across all Android devices (possibly other OSes) too.
I've had this problem on every phone I've ever owned. Some worse than others, obviously. But, the day you buy it, it locks in 5 seconds. Every year seems to add 5 minutes to that lock time. I assumed it was antenna degradation, but maybe it is just a bug in the sirf firmware; it continues to accumulate bad predictive data and never expires it.
I suspect this won't be the last device I use GPS Doctor on, and to say $2 isn't very much is an understatement. :good:

Totally buying this app, but, I'm pretty sure anybody with some coding skills, can take it apart and make it part of the system.
Any takers ? dman ? If you, or anybody can achieve this, $ 10 are waiting on my PayPal account. You can ask dman, I've already donated more than $ 40, and I haven't even downloaded his ROM yet XD

As much as I'd like to see this incorporated into CyanogenMod or something, I also don't want to cut out the developer who worked hard to figure out what this problem is...
I just downloaded/bought it. $2 is cheap. I finally bought Titanium Pro, since I've been using it forever too. Rather than paying someone else to make it free and undermining the work of the original developer, why not support the original developer? Imagine how you might feel if dman was the developer of this and someone from another forum broke it apart and incorporated into their ROM, for free?
Thoughts on the app, though? Wow! It locked my GPS immediately. Sideloaded it on a few other devices I have just to see how it handled... And yeah. 5 seconds and it locked. Just amazing. Removing now, but this thing is totally worth it. $2 well spent!

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As much as I'd like to see this incorporated into CyanogenMod or something, I also don't want to cut out the developer who worked hard to figure out what this problem is...
I just downloaded/bought it. $2 is cheap. I finally bought Titanium Pro, since I've been using it forever too. Rather than paying someone else to make it free and undermining the work of the original developer, why not support the original developer? Imagine how you might feel if dman was the developer of this and someone from another forum broke it apart and incorporated into their ROM, for free?
Thoughts on the app, though? Wow! It locked my GPS immediately. Sideloaded it on a few other devices I have just to see how it handled... And yeah. 5 seconds and it locked. Just amazing. Removing now, but this thing is totally worth it. $2 well spent!
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I totally get your point, but you have to admit that having this feature available for any ROM Developer to put it into his own ROM, would be a major breaktrough for the Android Community, just think about it, GPS lock, in just 5 seconds, whatever devices/ROM you're using, sick !

Conspiracy theory time. So like, what is it about SIRF chipsets that makes them prone to degradation over time? As I mentioned earlier, I've had this problem on countless devices.
It seems like such an obvious problem, solved by either regularly purging stale data, or at least to presenting the user with a reset option.
What hasn't Antenova, Google, or even Samsung resolved this issue? Planned obsolescence? Do they just not acknowledge the issue?

Even after paying for GPS Doctor I'm still having issues locking a signal ... It took about 5 minutes the other day to lock on, while my TomTom was working the entire time guiding my way.
Other times I can lock w/ GPS Status in 24 seconds.
This morning I tried again from a rural area outside of my city (Calgary) and after sitting for 2 mins, no wifi anywhere near, I didn't even FIND more than 1 satellite let alone lock onto a signal.
I've tried using gps doctor, resetting the info re-download agps settings ... nada.
I'm going to flash back to stock GB rogers build sometime in the next couple of days w/ Odin and see if I can get the GPS to lock.
I'll need to do some more reading as I've read there's more than just the gps.conf that are involved in finding the signal (ie certificates etc.).
If someone can summarize which files I should look for if I get it working or point me to the right thread to explain it, it'd be much appreciated.
(and soadzoor my apologies for accusing you of spam, gotta be wary on anything internet these days )

No problem
another suggestion: last time my glide had troubles with even viewing a sattelite,just like yours.. Not even the gps doctor helped, but when I RESTARTED the phone AND used the app again, I got a lock in 20 seconds under clear sky.. if Im indoors, the chances are a lot worse to view sattellites and lock to them.
so u can try restart the phone and then try again, let me know if it helped..
by the way im also thinking of going back to GB, I had less problems with that (less bugs,smoother gameplay), but first I'll try dman's JB. just waiting for a release that camera and physical keyboard work on

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No problem
another suggestion: last time my glide had troubles with even viewing a sattelite,just like yours.. Not even the gps doctor helped, but when I RESTARTED the phone AND used the app again, I got a lock in 20 seconds under clear sky.. if Im indoors, the chances are a lot worse to view sattellites and lock to them.
so u can try restart the phone and then try again, let me know if it helped..
by the way im also thinking of going back to GB, I had less problems with that (less bugs,smoother gameplay), but first I'll try dman's JB. just waiting for a release that camera and physical keyboard work on
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Ya I've found that helps too; actually pulling the battery used to help on my old phone. Seems the GPS chip doesn't always power down across reboots.
Also waiting for dman's JB. I think CM will solve so many issues on our device. Can't wait.

Fixed by the new ATT update. FYI.
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GPS SatNav Failure

I have found the first real issue with the M8.
The GPS fails during navigation and cannot get proper lock. That meant it kept trying to recalculate routes etc...
My friends have also had same issue.
Location settings were set on the best option too. Full mobile signal and internet as well.

gavinfabl said:
I have found the first real issue with the M8.
The GPS fails during navigation and cannot get proper lock. That meant it kept trying to recalculate routes etc...
My friends have also had same issue.
Location settings were set on the best option too. Full mobile signal and internet as well.
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Hardware related or do you think it's a problem with the OS?

No problem on GPS here. I get a quick lock and it stays on.
Using Sygic.

hija31 said:
No problem on GPS here. I get a quick lock and it stays on.
Using Sygic.
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Google navigation and TomTom both failed on different M8s.
It works for a bit, but when it goes wrong you will know about it.
I am hoping only software, but I have no idea of issues or how to fix it.

If you are rooted or unlocked, try this GPS config ... its for quick good AGPS lock before actual GPS one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2709759

Prefer not to root as phone rocks. And rooting will void warranty of my new phone.
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Try installing GPS tools, it does a few logic jiggery pokery things in the background that may help
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Using with Co-Pilot Premium and works great. Locks on quickly and stays on. No problems at all.

Can't say I've noticed the issue. I use Waze. My Note II used to constantly lose GPS fix. Was irritating! Hope it doesn't start on my M8.
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Prefer not to root as phone rocks. And rooting will void warranty of my new phone.
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I didn't know people who prefer not to root actually use XDA.

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I didn't know people who prefer not to root actually use XDA.
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I'm not adversed to anythng BUT I have just bought a £500 plus phone. I would rather not void a warranty yet.... also some of my apps won't work on a rooted device.

I have no problem on my phone. all is ok.

GPS has been the best I've ever experienced on a smartphone. Locks quickly and accurately and the only device ever to get a decent lock inside my concrete flat.
However, yesterday the GPS failed completely whilst driving with clear view of the sky. A reboot fixed it and it was then rock solid again.
That's the only time it's done it in about a week since owning it with about 20 hours driving with it.
I'm hoping that means it's a software issue somewhere.
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gavinfabl said:
I have found the first real issue with the M8.
The GPS fails during navigation and cannot get proper lock. That meant it kept trying to recalculate routes etc...
My friends have also had same issue.
Location settings were set on the best option too. Full mobile signal and internet as well.
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I can confirm that my GPS nav has been broken for about a month or more, using Waze and Google Maps
The latest System update released on 6/15/2014 has resolved the issue

eniac said:
I can confirm that my GPS nav has been broken for about a month or more, using Waze and Google Maps
The latest System update released on 6/15/2014 has resolved the issue
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Thanks for update. That's good news.

grentuu said:
Using with Co-Pilot Premium and works great. Locks on quickly and stays on. No problems at all.
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Yep gonna agree works perfect with copilot. Also better than sygic imo. I also wouldn't bother with Google navigation. Better to use an offline satnav app.

I have this problem too... Doesn't seem to matter which app one are using, it also happens with my golf app... And the only way to fix it, is to reboot the phone.. This is really annoying...
It seems to be related to bluetooth use... If I use BT to play music/listen to audiobook at the same time as I use the navigation app, then I have this problem.. If I turn off the BT, then the problem does not seem to appear... I am saying seem to, because it seems to be random when this occurs so not 100% sure that turning off BT fixes the problem but so far I have not had this problem when BT is off..
I also thought this was fixed in the latest update but yesterday it happend again....

gavinfabl said:
Thanks for update. That's good news.
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Do you still have GPS issues?
My G-900F cannot find any satellites at all. Think it might be a hardware problem I have

Yes, I have the issue on my replacement phone. I have to reboot in order to use GPS...

jeffreycentex said:
Yes, I have the issue on my replacement phone. I have to reboot in order to use GPS...
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I contacted samsung & was told to take it to a service centre. They had to send it back direct to samsung for repair, will take 10 working days

Please test RCB 2 for me

Hi guys. Could someone please test my app root call blocker 2 on the trltetmo?
Ive had reports of issues, cant check as im in europe. On our side of the pond everything up to and including BOB7 works fine.
Any ROM will do. Ideally would like a test on lollipop too if anyone has it installed.
You can use this link or go to the main thread in my signature:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.beta
Thanks in advance!

I have had issues where RCB has broken my wifi calling. I will give this a shot and see how it works. This is bar none the best call blocking app I've ever used and have tried almost everything on the market. While unrelated, I wanted to be sure to drop props your way.
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Side note, I have RCB Pro installed and it says there is a version conflict. I am fine with helping out, but will there be reduced functionality?

rootcid said:
Hi guys. Could someone please test my app root call blocker 2 on the trltetmo?
Ive had reports of issues, cant check as im in europe. On our side of the pond everything up to and including BOB7 works fine.
Any ROM will do. Ideally would like a test on lollipop too if anyone has it installed.
You can use this link or go to the main thread in my signature:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.beta
Thanks in advance!
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Stock deodex has issues right away. Did everything from clearing caches to trying to wipe data from app and still same thing. Enabled debug log but froze my phone. Upon reading other review the guy was right it shuts off the radio on off just by watching the phone. Funny thing is what ever it changes now I have the issue even when app is uninstalled. Will report back what fix is for that.

Random signal/data drop on KK TW Rom with stock kernel.

This to. Not sure what app does when it gets super user access

wcoast said:
Random signal/data drop on KK TW Rom with stock kernel.
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I had to redo my Rom. After uninstall of app it kept doing the signal drop.

illstaygold13 said:
I have had issues where RCB has broken my wifi calling. I will give this a shot and see how it works. This is bar none the best call blocking app I've ever used and have tried almost everything on the market. While unrelated, I wanted to be sure to drop props your way.
Side note, I have RCB Pro installed and it says there is a version conflict. I am fine with helping out, but will there be reduced functionality?
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Thanks man. Im still not certain why this happens, im guessing its something to do with the american operators. But it doesnt seem to happen on all firmware.
wcoast said:
Random signal/data drop on KK TW Rom with stock kernel.
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Could you elaborate please? Does random mean once at first run/every boot, or is it literally random as in it happens all day? Also did you make any test any calls?
BACARDILIMON said:
Stock deodex has issues right away. Did everything from clearing caches to trying to wipe data from app and still same thing. Enabled debug log but froze my phone. Upon reading other review the guy was right it shuts off the radio on off just by watching the phone. Funny thing is what ever it changes now I have the issue even when app is uninstalled. Will report back what fix is for that.
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BACARDILIMON said:
This to. Not sure what app does when it gets super user access
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BACARDILIMON said:
I had to redo my Rom. After uninstall of app it kept doing the signal drop.
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Also seeking some elaboration here - what are "issues right away" please? What actually happens? Have you waited until you get the RCB service started notification?
Its supposed to restart the radio at first run and at every subsequent boot. Also it is not possible to uninstall it without rebooting - to remove the daemon, a reboot is necessary.

rootcid said:
Thanks man. Im still not certain why this happens, im guessing its something to do with the american operators. But it doesnt seem to happen on all firmware.
Could you elaborate please? Does random mean once at first run/every boot, or is it literally random as in it happens all day? Also did you make any test any calls?
Also seeking some elaboration here - what are "issues right away" please? What actually happens? Have you waited until you get the RCB service started notification?
Its supposed to restart the radio at first run and at every subsequent boot. Also it is not possible to uninstall it without rebooting - to remove the daemon, a reboot is necessary.
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The screen shot I posted happened right away. Then starts the lag. I waited a bit and noticed the radio going on and off on and off very often with phone just sitting. When I uninstalled I cleared the app then removed it rebooted radio was still going nuts.
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Maybe a beta pro version is different. Or our chipset. Not sure.

BACARDILIMON said:
The screen shot I posted happened right away. Then starts the lag. I waited a bit and noticed the radio going on and off on and off very often with phone just sitting. When I uninstalled I cleared the app then removed it rebooted radio was still going nuts.
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Maybe a beta pro version is different. Or our chipset. Not sure.
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Hi again. Could you please test the latest version for me? Im going to release a major update tomorrow with a bunch of new stuff and less restrictions in the free version and id like to make sure that its working good on the major phones. Thanks in advance!

rcb
Had this paid app since the day it came out no problems to report here the wifi call is an issue but it goes away if you switch calling off then on hope that helps

mrcartagena2000 said:
Had this paid app since the day it came out no problems to report here the wifi call is an issue but it goes away if you switch calling off then on hope that helps
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Theres not a lot i can do about it. Though its possible the upcoming general SIP fix will also work here...