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I am in need of Android guru assistance. Currently Google Maps app will not update/detect current location and repeatedly request 'Please enable a My Location source in system settings'. Location will only be updated if GPS is turned on (which was not required until this happened)
I have ticked the all the settings under the 'Locations' tab, but still the same occurs. Several apps are affected by this i.e Foursquare (unable to get location), Waze (crash upon launch).
The issue surfaced after I accidentally 'killed' the Maps app using HTC task killer, and tinkered with the Locations Settings under the Maps app.
Tried to return to default values by cross referring to a HTC Butterfly, but problem persist. Anyone has any ideas? Thanks in advance
Device : HTC One X
Rom : Stock Sense 4+
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There is an option in settings to reinstall gps service. Setting > location >reinstall
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Hi Vceck,
I've already tried reinstalling as suggested. Problem still persists. Google Maps (and apps relying on its positioning) will not work with solely wifi/mobile network and requires GPS. It's quite a weird one, since I believe GMaps positioning can use wifi. Or am I wrong?
VDread said:
I am in need of Android guru assistance. Currently Google Maps app will not update/detect current location and repeatedly request 'Please enable a My Location source in system settings'. Location will only be updated if GPS is turned on (which was not required until this happened)
I have ticked the all the settings under the 'Locations' tab, but still the same occurs. Several apps are affected by this i.e Foursquare (unable to get location), Waze (crash upon launch).
The issue surfaced after I accidentally 'killed' the Maps app using HTC task killer, and tinkered with the Locations Settings under the Maps app.
Tried to return to default values by cross referring to a HTC Butterfly, but problem persist. Anyone has any ideas? Thanks in advance
Device : HTC One X
Rom : Stock Sense 4+
Unrooted phone
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Try dissabling FAST BOOT from settings>power then restart the phone and a message asking permission if you agree that google use your location shold appear
I'm having problems with location too! Today all of the sudden all google apps ask me to enable google location services but they are already enabled and there's just no way to get it working..
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internetjlmb said:
Try dissabling FAST BOOT from settings>power then restart the phone and a message asking permission if you agree that google use your location shold appear
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Hi internetjlmb,
Already did as you suggested, no change. Thanks for the tip tho'.
Now a grimmer issue surfaces -- the 'Maps' app is draining the battery, crazy fast. Unplugged my phone from charger at7.00AM with minimal usage (two short phone calls, no mobile network / wifi enabled), by 8.00AM battery was down to 91%, with 'Maps' taking up 71% of the usage. Screenshot is attached.
I have to disable the 'Maps' app for the time being as everytime I enable it, battery goes down and phone overheats, I kid you not.
Already sent a feedback to Google, but not hoping for any response. Anyone else knows how to solve this predicament? Just to confirm, whenever we 'tick' the 'Google's location service' under the [Location] tab, should it ask any question such as 'Are you sure?' or anything. Mine just ticked and did nothing.
zodiark said:
I'm having problems with location too! Today all of the sudden all google apps ask me to enable google location services but they are already enabled and there's just no way to get it working..
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Hi zodiark,
Same issue here. My Location can only be updated if GPS is activated. Which is a bummer. I don't think GPS is necessar to just update location. Or am I wrong on this?
VDread said:
Just to confirm, whenever we 'tick' the 'Google's location service' under the [Location] tab, should it ask any question such as 'Are you sure?' or anything. Mine just ticked and did nothing.
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In my case I have two options to enable google location services. One of them asks me to accept the terms of service of google, but again nothing happens.
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Same here. Only the 'Location & Google Search' tab will prompt a question when clicked. I had to disable Maps app due to its excessive battery usage.
Hi,
Anyone with a solution to this? This annoys the heck out of me. Is it a phone or Google settings issue?
Thanks.
Issue with recent Google services update
Having exactly the same problem as described by VDread. Folks over Android Central are reporting similar problems and suggest that the problem is with recent Google update and that google is aware of this and that they are working on it.
I was going to do a factory reset but perhaps I settle for disabling Maps for now.
Hi Kreisi,
Thanks for the info. At least me and Zodiark arent the only one with this issue. This however beckons the question : why only some units affected, as opposed to a global scale issue. Hmm.
I have just realized that I am experiencing the same issue. It could also be responsible for the poor battery life on my phone...
Welcome to the club svucinic811. Hope Google / HTC can resolve this soon
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Welcome to the club svucinic811. Hope Google / HTC can resolve this soon
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Well it comforts me to see that there are others and that this is Google related, and that they're working on it. It would be more annoying in the long run if this was just another messed up update by HTC and we had to wait for the next one, hoping it will make the phone usable (like it was supposed to be). I do however hope the fix will come SOON -- my phone seems to be awake all the time, all the location-related services are non-functional, the battery life is piss poor.
Svucinic811,
Disable the 'Maps' apps for the time being. That has been draining my phone's battery. That should help alleviate the heavy usage -- as the phone tend to overheat even in sleep mode. Weird error. Reports from Android Central says that a certain folder/data was somehow misplaced by Google when HTC phones are updated. Could be a Sense v Google settings issue.
VDread said:
Svucinic811,
Disable the 'Maps' apps for the time being. That has been draining my phone's battery. That should help alleviate the heavy usage -- as the phone tend to overheat even in sleep mode. Weird error. Reports from Android Central says that a certain folder/data was somehow misplaced by Google when HTC phones are updated. Could be a Sense v Google settings issue.
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Thanks, will do and see if it helps. It's not like I care about the stupid Maps anyway...I've had my share of nonsense like this, my next phone will be iPhone or a dumbphone.
Yeah, I've read that thread @ Android Central Forums and that "Network Location" app is in the Downloaded Apps section for me as well.
Same problem here. Can´t get a location and the battery consumption is in the highs!
I had to freeze maps with Titanium Backup for now. Are there other devices being affected by this "bug"? Anyone know if this is google side or HTC side?
Warell said:
Same problem here. Can´t get a location and the battery consumption is in the highs!
I had to freeze maps with Titanium Backup for now. Are there other devices being affected by this "bug"? Anyone know if this is google side or HTC side?
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Apparently also affecting the One, One S and even the EVO.
Some LG phones are also affected. Could be an issue between Google vs ROM settings.
My phone returned to normal after I disabled the 'Maps' apps. The downside is, I can't use Google Now, Google Maps and any apps thats related to those. Even Waze. Total bummer.
According to Android Central (http://forums.androidcentral.com/an...w-keeps-saying-my-location-service-off-2.html), the issue is the recent Google update caused some data folders i.e Network Locations to appear in user's 'Downloaded Apps' folder instead of the Android system.
Factory resetting wont help either -- most have the issue resurface after several hours of use.
Owh well, the issue turned my smartphone to a semi-smartphone.
I seem to not having this issue..
or that's just me that didn't realize it? -_-
although yea i must turn on GPS to be able to pinpoint my location
even if i want to update current location i need that stupud GPS to be on
Im using a unlocked i747 motherboard with tmobile coverage and everything is working besides a few apps. Snapchat recieves snaps but I cant send or download stories, Megapolis acts like I dont have an internet connection, Google chrome when I try to download an image the download fails immediately but when I go to default internet browser and save an image it works just fine, And some other apps that involve downloading a file the download never initiates. Does anybody know the cause and/or the fix to this because it is pretty weird that other apps utilize data and others cant.
You could be experiencing problems because the i747 does not natively support aws.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344627
I forgot to mention these problems still persist when on wifi. I also have 4g connection. You think that will still help? I noticed I cant safe pictures that I take on snapchat and when you enter the inapp camera on instagram it says "please insert sd card before using the camera" and I have free internal storage and a sdcard with more than enough space.
EDIT: to add to the downloading files problem and saving pictures. I can't save a simple text document on catlog
The problem has been resolved. It was actually my rom's fault and I downloaded a custom one and everything was working properly.
Hey everyone, I am currently on LeeDroid MM rom. I am having this really strange problem. Some of my apps cannot detect my online connection after a while. These apps include Yelp, slickdeals, and fivestars. When I open them, they tell me that I am offline (when I'm obviously not). A reboot would fix it, but after a while (various period of time), they would fail to detect my connection again. This only happens to a handful of apps. Other apps like chrome and google work just fine.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance
Hello together,
actually till now i was a silent reader and never had any big issues, but the topic i have since Saturday giving me question marks all over and i would kindly ask if any of you guys have any (even litte) ideas--
I'm using a Huawei P20 and had excessive mobile data usage the last 7 days, coming up with my provider's mail "You have used up to 80%" ...
What I found out so far:
6GB Download Usage / 100Mbyte Upload Usage
under "System & Services" as "General" - so not really helpful.
19. Juni ~ 1,76 GB
25. Juni ~ 0,8 GB
26. Juni ~ 4,3 GB
27. Juni ~ 1 GB
What i checked so far:
1) System update
Should not be the point - my P20 runs with version 10.0.0.185 (that is dated 2020) and Upload via WLAN is enabled
2) Google Play Updates & Huawei AppStore
Should anyhow show up as separate app but even if, update via WLAN only is enabled
3) Virus / Malware
Should also not be the point. Which virus downloads over 6GB data, i'm using bitdefender since 24. June and i'm a dev by myself, so not that easy that i install viruses or malwares ..
To go closer to what app it is i started to limit my bandwitdh to 300Mb and turned of my wifi since yesterday. Also using the app "data counter widget" helps to at least figure out what falls under "General".
Current situation
The only thing i could find out is that the app "com.huawei.iconnect" (Geräteverbindungsservice) have used like 40Mb Mobile traffic today. ( Download ! )
No other app i found, at least not today. And it seems the data which shows under "Energy usages" is only countable for the current day, not the days before..
Does anyone of you guys have other ideas to track down the issue or did anyone encounter something similar?
Hi, I have same problem. Did you find a solution for that problem?
Hi Daven,
i'm still in contact with the Huawei Support, even the technical one, but they did not yet gave me an exact reason why this was happening.
It seems indeed to be the "com.huawei.iconnect" app that is responsible for that.
Support told me that this app is responsible for updates, but that sounds a bit vague to me.
They told me to deactivate "Background data" for the apps:
1) AppGallery
2) PlayStore
3) System updates.
But, they are already set to only download by Wifi.
I did not exactly what they told me to do. What i tried was disabling Mobile data for "HMS Core". And at least in the last 3 days i did not had any excessive usage of "com.huawei.iconnect".
But that might not be the solution.
I will also deactivate mobile traffic for all huawei apps and see if it works for longer time.
Did you check if it's also that app responsible for it? How much data usage you had? And i guess you set all the app and system updates to Wifi only ?
What i did so far that seems to work ( for now )
1.) I deactivate mobile and roaming for the apps:
- HMS Core
- HMS Service framework
- Systemupdates
- AppAssistent
- AppGallery
2.) Setting a daily mobile download limit to be able to act before it happens again
Anyway, absolutely amazing that you buy an not so cheap phone and after 2 / 3 years you won't get any security updates anymore ..
"NaviDot"? Is it the component of the system navigation?
You may try to deactivate this NaviDot on your Huawei P20 Pro.
Settings - System
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NaviDot
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Wrong Thread? No one said something about NaviDot nor P20 Pro
I must say, i'm done.
Yesterday another 260MB Systemapps
Today another 880MB Systemapps
Today 150 MB from the com.huawei.iconnect App.
The another 730Mb i could not even find where it is coming from not even a single systemprocess is listing that download.
260Mb every day? Thats my traffic.. 10 Gb per month.
To be mentioned: It's still DOWNLOAD not UPLOAD
I feel like Huawei is implementing **** in 3 year old phones to get people buy new one's.
I'm a Linux Admin by myself, so it should be not the problem in front of the screen.
Ii thought about even erase the phone, but what would this change? I didn't install anything in the last weeks ......
Interesting fact:
I just deinstalled "com.huawei.iconnect"
And suddenly it shows in the App "Data Widget Counter"
Removed Apps: 881 Mb
This is interesting.
How you deinstalled "com.huawei.iconnect"?
How you deinstalled "com.huawei.iconnect"?
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Last answer from Huawei regarding the app and complaining about another data usage of 1 GB:
Huawei: "Just deinstall/deactivate it".
I pretended to be stupid and ask them:
"How can I uninstall them - it's a system app. And what does this app do?"
I noticed that the data starts to grow when I am connected to wifi without internet (wifi with an exclamation mark). I still can't fix this problem. Have you managed to solve it yet?
Did you check that the app i mentioned is causing this issue?
My problem seems to be solved after i deinstalled it.
Huawei was not helpful. last message was "they don't even know this app". Does Huawei not know what apps they are using? I find other threads about this app so im pretty sure it is from Huawei.
I think, that's same app iconnect.
Which ADB command you use for uninstall this app?
see the links i sent you above, it's written there
Thanks, it's help
My ROG Phone 6 (USA Version) on AT&T network is having an issue with mobile signal every time I use Google DUO (now Google Meet) every time I am on WIFI my mobile connection, connects and disconnects randomly but continuously until I finish the call or turn off WIFI, it only happens on this app, to the point that it can force a reboot sometimes.
I have also tried different video call apps such as whatsapp, telegram, facebook messenger, and the problem does not happen on such apps.
I have tried several things that came to my mind, such as, turn off 5G, turn off 4G, turned off seamless connection between WIFI and Mobile data, I turned off mobile data while on WIFI, I tried turning off Dual Band WIFI, I switch SIM card slot, I tried multiple combinations of all this options and still doing the same thing.
Has anyone faced the same issue, or is it only me? can anyone else on AT&T try such thing on Google DUO?
Maybe it's an app issue (are on latest version of app?) - look at app review/ feedback & try other VOIP apps (e.g Zoom/ Teams etc) to see if same issue, & also Meet on another phone if possible.
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Maybe it's an app issue (are on latest version of app?) - look at app review/ feedback & try other VOIP apps (e.g Zoom/ Teams etc) to see if same issue, & also Meet on another phone if possible.
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I have tried various other apps for video calling apps already, I read DUO app reviews on play store, but can't find a similar issue to mine on the reviews