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Gps Maps VS Nav?

I have noticed that when i try and find my position with google maps. i have issues. However, its a million times better with nav. Am i having gps problems or what? any1 else thinking they have problems try the nav program.

I have issues with NAV. It seems to take FOREVER to get a fix on my position and i'm in a car with a sunroof and it's open (not that it should matter).
I got some hokey answer from HTC support saying to clear the Google Maps cache, turn off the phone, remove battery, and then put it all back together and turn it back on.
Oddly this seems to temporarily solve the problem but then it reoccurs. So it's not really the answer.

I had noticed the same thing. With mine I could get a quick fix going into navigation from.the car home but not going into maps or navigation directly. Have you downloaded the app gps stat? It has helped a lot with mine, now I get a quick lock no matter what

GPS not working

it takes 7min for GPS to find my location...any help

Verizon/HTC update should have fixed this lock-on issue. Go to settings and check for an update. Might take awhile to get since its a rolling update
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man my gps is still off before and after update but it locks on quickly tho

I don't get it... my GPS seemed to work fine before the OTA... now I can't get a lock for the life of me - whether I'm outside or inside...
When I load up Maps, the Wifi or Cell location finds me fine... but when I try to get a GPS lock, forget about it. The map icon and GPS icon just keep blinking - forever. Correct me if I'm but with a GPS lock, those 2 icons will stop blinking.
Navigation takes nearly 15 mins to lock on... None of the suggested fixes have worked.. nor am I rooted so I can't go and change the gpsconfig file...
I'm in NYC so I'm assuming the buildings have an effect on getting the GPS lock...

mdeblaz said:
I don't get it... my GPS seemed to work fine before the OTA... now I can't get a lock for the life of me - whether I'm outside or inside...
When I load up Maps, the Wifi or Cell location finds me fine... but when I try to get a GPS lock, forget about it. The map icon and GPS icon just keep blinking - forever. Correct me if I'm but with a GPS lock, those 2 icons will stop blinking.
Navigation takes nearly 15 mins to lock on... None of the suggested fixes have worked.. nor am I rooted so I can't go and change the gpsconfig file...
I'm in NYC so I'm assuming the buildings have an effect on getting the GPS lock...
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Same here. Before the OTA my GPS was fine. Sure it might take 30-60 seconds to get a lock if I've had the GPS radio off for a while, but once it locked it worked great and would re-lock quickly in the future. Now, I keep dropping GPS signal while using it, and using the GPS Test app shows it's not getting a good signal or locking on to as many sats as it was before. Clearing the A-GPS data and downloading the list seems to help, a little, but it's temporary. (Stock, unrooted)

Try GPS Status and Toolbox from the Market.

FMTesla said:
Verizon/HTC update should have fixed this lock-on issue. Go to settings and check for an update. Might take awhile to get since its a rolling update
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No it didn't. The update was worthless.

Mustang02 said:
No it didn't. The update was worthless.
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I wouldn't call it worthless - it did fix a few things like video cam sound and 3G<=>4G transitions, but there are certainly some lingering problems.

tbcpn said:
Try GPS Status and Toolbox from the Market.
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I've tried that about 20 times now... never got a GPS lock by using that app. I use to the app to reset it, then download the data... nothing. What else needs to be done while using that app?

Disabling VZW Location Services has helped my situation dramatically. I tried using GPS status tricks to no avail.
I did this yesterday and now I get GPS locks at roughly 3 seconds.
May not work for everyone but it's worth a shot.

mdeblaz said:
I've tried that about 20 times now... never got a GPS lock by using that app. I use to the app to reset it, then download the data... nothing. What else needs to be done while using that app?
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That's all I did. If I open Google Maps, I'll lock in less than five seconds within 100-ish feet, and lock spot-on in another five-10 seconds.
(Currently running das BAMF 1.6 Debloat / 1.16.00.0402w_1 baseband (new radio) / Adryn 4.3a kernel.)

Before the OTA it was taking me 30-60 seconds to get a lock. Now it's not unusual for me to lock in 5-6 seconds.
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My gps is working a lot better since the update.
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Try this:
open google maps or navigate and navigate to some address
Open dialer
type ##GPSCLRX#
hit send
GPS should lock right away
Credit: PorscheGuy

go to the dialer, type ##778#, call, edit, password is 000000, modem settings, Rev A, Enable

bill102938 said:
Disabling VZW Location Services has helped my situation dramatically. I tried using GPS status tricks to no avail.
I did this yesterday and now I get GPS locks at roughly 3 seconds.
May not work for everyone but it's worth a shot.
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Wow, that helped a lot. I didnt notice but the ota reenabled that.
-sent via 1.21 giggawatts of android.

I never use VZW, always google location
And I keep the satellite on

Makaveli1490 said:
I never use VZW, always google location
And I keep the satellite on
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Same here, just didn't notice the OTA turned VZW LS back on. Turning that off again flat out cured all of my lock timing issues. It's insanely different now, back to what I was used to before the OTA.

[FIX] GPS locking

I noticed my GPS was not locking at all after the EE4 update.... Download the GPS testing app off the market power off power back on run the app and you should have instant lock. Automagically fixed.
Hope this helps.
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Awesome. Thanks for the tip!

Beware... this app bricks captivate and other galaxy s device sometimes
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There is an app called gps aids that I have tried to use and it never was able to fully work. All of a sudden it fully works and gave me an instant lock once I used it. It requires root access but it helped me out today.
Edit: This app is amazing, in 15 seconds or less I get locked on to 9/9 satellites. Before I ran this it would usually see around 9 but only use 4 or so and it could take awhile or never even lock on. It is free in the market but if my gps continues to work well with the app I will be buying the paid version for sure.

helped some

The app GPSTest (if that is what you are referring to) locks onto many satellites quickly.
However, when i leave the application screen, my GPS icon remains lit in my status bar and task manager does not show the app running whether it is or not. When I uninstalled it, the GPS icon in the status bar went away.

Worked perfectly for me on stock EE4, no root.
I was grumbling earlier when I went on my afternoon walk/jog and GPS was refusing to work - I assumed the update had broken it...
FYI: I used the "GPS Test" app from Chartcross Limited.

I installed the "GPS Test" app from Chartcross Limited powered off and back on, but still sees 0. Am I missing something?

Navigation - Maps are rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

Hi
I am having a weird issues with Google Navigation. The GPS seems to work fine, but the maps are rotated 90 degrees.
Basically when I am driving, the maps are showing me travel sideways. It is kind of disorienting to look at the maps this way.
Is anyone experiencing the same issue. This was working until a week ago. I did search the forums but did not come across anything.
Any help is appreciated.
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I believe you can just rotate the maps using two fingers and twisting.
At least you can on Google Maps.

sammycap said:
Hi
I am having a weird issues with Google Navigation. The GPS seems to work fine, but the maps are rotated 90 degrees.
Basically when I am driving, the maps are showing me travel sideways. It is kind of disorienting to look at the maps this way.
Is anyone experiencing the same issue. This was working until a week ago. I did search the forums but did not come across anything.
Any help is appreciated.
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Is your auto-rotate enabled? Also there's a blue arrow button on the lower left corner of the map when you're navigating, hitting that will reorient your map to the default "chase" view.

Maybe try going to Settings>Apps and clearing data and cache for Maps? Never seen that one, but clearing data/cache sometimes clears up random bugs in various apps.
So is everything rotated on the screen, including text? Or just the map graphics? And only in Maps?

Hi redpoint
The text bar on the top and bottom are oriented correctly. There is no problem
With the text or the location. Only the map is oriented in a direction other than the one I am driving. Sometimes it is doing 90 degrees other times it is doing 180...270 etc. I should have mentioned this in my original post..apologize for that.
I have just cleared the data for maps and I have to wait a few hours to test again because I am at work.
Thanks
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Quick Update: Clearing the cache for maps resolved my issue. Thanks everyone for your help.
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sammycap said:
Quick Update: Clearing the cache for maps resolved my issue. Thanks everyone for your help.
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Good to hear. If it ever happens again, let us know what you were doing when it happened. This is the first time I've ever heard of this.

sammycap said:
Quick Update: Clearing the cache for maps resolved my issue. Thanks everyone for your help.
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Glad to see it worked. Be sure to hit the "thanks" button for any posts that were helpful.

[Q] Jelly Bean update - navigation crash maps stopped working

After the Jelly Bean update from T-mobile (running this custom ROM) whenever I try using google Navigation, I am seeing this message after a minute or less: "Unfortunately Maps has stopped working." Then the graphical display stops working, although it appears that Navigation itself still works in the background (I still get audio updates). Turning navigation into 2D mode (by pressing the compass icon) seems to resolve the issue.
Has anyone else had received this error since updating and if there's anything else that can be done to fix Navigation (3D mode)?

I've had that same issue for a while now not just on that ROM. I had it when I was running CM10.1 as well.
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I'm having the exact same problem and my phone is stock. Never had an issue until the JB update, and my wife's stock One S does not have the issue even post-update.
I tried uninstalling/reinstalling Maps and Search wondering if it had something to do with Google Now, but that hasn't helped. Not sure what else to try short of a factory reset, but I use the nav somewhat frequently and it's pretty annoying to rely on the audio only.

Big Smooth said:
I'm having the exact same problem and my phone is stock. Never had an issue until the JB update, and my wife's stock One S does not have the issue even post-update.
I tried uninstalling/reinstalling Maps and Search wondering if it had something to do with Google Now, but that hasn't helped. Not sure what else to try short of a factory reset, but I use the nav somewhat frequently and it's pretty annoying to rely on the audio only.
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Mr. Smooth, You can still use Navigation, just in 2D mode by hitting the compass icon in the upper left.

mongoosesRawesome said:
Mr. Smooth, You can still use Navigation, just in 2D mode by hitting the compass icon in the upper left.
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Appreciate the tip. I will try that next time out. :good: Would still like to see a fix soon though.

This is so weird.
My friend has the problem on their device and I have tried navigation for over a hour of driving a day for a week and can't replicate the problem.
Is it with any specific settings maybe or something? I do have 3d on too not 2d.
I am using a stock rooted rom on the phone from the recent T-Mobile update.