[Possible FIX] Possible fix for those with GPS problems - HTC Inspire 4G

LOTS of people seem to have issues after flashing different roms and kernels. Even after doing a full wipe. If I have posted this in the wrong area mods feel free to move it. This fix corrected my GPS problem to where I get lock in about 5-10 seconds and before got nothing at all within 10-15 minutes time. May not work for all but worth a shot. Also, it's worth noting the GPS in this phone requires a good view of the sky it seems. My Iphone was able to get lock alot easier inside. If testing inside simply prop up the phone in a window
Try going to Menu>settings>location. Then click reinstall locations app at bottom of screen. After it finishes installing please reboot your phone (hold power button till menu shows and click restart NOT power off) and then once phone comes up turn off gps and turn it back on. Now launch your navigation app and report back.
Did it see the satellites now? I think it fixed mine perfectly but another persons confirmation would be great!
EDIT....... Removing any hard shell case you have on the phone wil also greatly improve GPS signal! Mine went from not picking up GPS inside house to connecting in under 15 seconds if I remove my case!

reinstall locations app at the bottom of screen under location??? no such thing.

simulatordos said:
reinstall locations app at the bottom of screen under location??? no such thing.
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I do show that on mine, it is the last option under settings/location

ebaul is right. It says reinstall in big letters and then in small letters is the rest of the text. Can anyone verify this worked for them?

I don't see the app either. I only have the following:
Use wireless networks
Use gps satellites
Phone finder

IsraelR said:
I don't see the app either. I only have the following:
Use wireless networks
Use gps satellites
Phone finder
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Ditto.
Stock unrooted ATTn rom.

For those that do see it what ROM do you currently have flashed? For those that don't what ROM or RUU do you have flashed.. I have a sneaking suspicion its only on CoreDroid..

mudknot2005 said:
For those that do see it what ROM do you currently have flashed? For those that don't what ROM or RUU do you have flashed.. I have a sneaking suspicion its only on CoreDroid..
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Possible. I don't think it will be on a stock rom. Perhaps it's a hidden option opened up by Core Droid or something. It's great for fixing an issue if you have it in core droid at least! Instant fix for mine! And I tried everything!

My GPS is fine but I do have the option on ANdroid Revolution.

laxwillsch said:
My GPS is fine but I do have the option on ANdroid Revolution.
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Thanks for commenting about Revo Glad to hear it works fine in there and looks like only custom roms have this option and not stock.

Running RCMixHD latest version and will be testing this now.
Will report back once confirmed.
Sent from my most memorable Inspire 4G

Wow, looks like it did make it better for me too.
Let's thanks this man, will be doing so later tonight.
Sent from my most memorable Inspire 4G

legend221 said:
Wow, looks like it did make it better for me too.
Let's thanks this man, will be doing so later tonight.
Sent from my most memorable Inspire 4G
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Glad I could help! Seems to be a common issue!

DUDE! Worked for me with Inspire HD ROM - now I am going back to Android Revolution, which is where my GPS problems started.
Before this fix, it took anywhere from 5-15 minutes to get a location fix. After the fix, 30-45 seconds on first try.
Will report back if this continues to work well.

Glad I could help guys I am still having an issue where I will randomly not be able to get GPS fix until I restore locations yet again. It's either happening after a freeze when I have to remove the battery or after a reboot. Haven't payed enough attention

I would also liek to make it known that after reading a post in the general forum that confirmed my suspicions, removing any hard shell case will greatly boost gps reception. I have a hard plastic case from best buy with the rubber type coating and the soft felt like material inside. Inside my house I get no GPS even after repairing locations. If I take the case off the phone will connect to GPS in less than 15 seconds

9646gt said:
I would also liek to make it known that after reading a post in the general forum that confirmed my suspicions, removing any hard shell case will greatly boost gps reception. I have a hard plastic case from best buy with the rubber type coating and the soft felt like material inside. Inside my house I get no GPS even after repairing locations. If I take the case off the phone will connect to GPS in less than 15 seconds
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I'm running Android Revolution 2.1, but I don't see the option :[

Chowlz said:
I'm running Android Revolution 2.1, but I don't see the option :[
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Humm you may ask Mike why it's not listed. I think others with Revo have said it's listed there. To recap you get there by menu>settings>location and the very last option listed should be to reinstall/recover locations

9646gt said:
Humm you may ask Mike why it's not listed. I think others with Revo have said it's listed there. To recap you get there by menu>settings>location and the very last option listed should be to reinstall/recover locations
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reinstall in big letter the rest in small ones

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[Think-Tank] Fixing our GPS?

I have been having issues with getting my GPS to work. I have tried installing the latest Radios and changing roms, wiping and rebooting...all kinds of things and when I try to use the navigate feature in the maps application, it says 'searching for gps...' forever. Any suggestions? What can we do? I know I am not the only one with this issue...
It works but its just been flaky since I went to Eclair/Froyo roms.
Never had any of these issues with the early donut stuff. So I consider it related to that.
No real need for a "think tank" on this subject - the G1 GPS has worked great since the Donut update and last couple radio updates. The problem is more than likely due to using a ROM that was never intended to be used on our G1s.
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No real need for a "think tank" on this subject - the G1 GPS has worked great since the Donut update and last couple radio updates. The problem is more than likely due to using a ROM that was never intended to be used on our G1s.
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so are you saying that by using a ROM that was never intended to be used on our G1's that my gps is now broken? Or under that ROM it is unusable ?... Also, is your GPS turn by turn navigation working fine? Mine has not been working for a while now, and I have searched and asked alot and have not been able to fix it with any of the suggestions, so I was hoping by starting this thread we could get a solution or some solutions going...
What phone u got n which Tom are u currently using
Never mind white g1 on super e that's strange man I just used it female BK to silver spring. MD I'm on. Cy rc2 are updated to 440??
I am using cyanogrn 6.0 rc2 and my gps works perfectly.
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mine works pretty decent....
I suggest to anyone trying to diagnose GPS issues, don't bother for the next couple days...
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/08/02/2028228
Mine was working perfectly on CM5.0.8 but in the past few days it's been locating me several hundred miles from my true position, without any software changes. I think we're just in for a period of noisy signal...
actually i can confirm having similar issues... it seems like the antenna is disconnected or sth... the gps chip seems to be found, no errors on that unlike on a diff. G1 i checked that had it disconnected, which gave me problems there already. also it finds satellites but only up to 3 which is not enough for location correlation... so i guess our problem is a hardware thing... unfortunately
i admit, since moving to eclair and froyo my gps has been very temperamental. It is so undependable, if i leave the house in a hurry i am screwed. I have to leave the gps on for a while to get a lock then i can leave the house.
Mines working perfect. However, if you find yourself constantly needing the use of navigation, then I suggest you go buy an actual GPS. Yes, your phone can DO IT, but it's not the main function of your phone. You shouldn't rely on your phone for an extra function. I usually only result to phone navigation when I need to get somewhere quick and right then and have absolutely no idea where its at or how to even get close to it. I've maybe used it 4 times. Every time I use it, it works perfectly for me.
As lbcoder said, many things can block or interfere with your GPS signal. Have any of you tested somewhere very spacious and open with no buildings or anything? You may be surprised at how much a difference outside can make. Mine generally does ok inside, but works much better outside. This is true for generally everywhere for me.
r3s-rt said:
Mines working perfect. However, if you find yourself constantly needing the use of navigation, then I suggest you go buy an actual GPS. Yes, your phone can DO IT, but it's not the main function of your phone. You shouldn't rely on your phone for an extra function. I usually only result to phone navigation when I need to get somewhere quick and right then and have absolutely no idea where its at or how to even get close to it. I've maybe used it 4 times. Every time I use it, it works perfectly for me.
As lbcoder said, many things can block or interfere with your GPS signal. Have any of you tested somewhere very spacious and open with no buildings or anything? You may be surprised at how much a difference outside can make. Mine generally does ok inside, but works much better outside. This is true for generally everywhere for me.
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I do not live near any tall buildings at all (the closest tall building is at least a mile or a 1/2 a mile away.
Is the antennae in place (exposed, like a small shinny screw just left of the sim card)? It’s fathomable the antennae slipped ajar or even fell out, especially if you’ve tinkered at all with it’ guts.
Regards, PK
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Is the antennae in place (exposed, like a small shinny screw just left of the sim card)? It’s fathomable the antennae slipped ajar or even fell out, especially if you’ve tinkered at all with it’ guts.
Regards, PK
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No, it is not exposed. I was thinking the same thing, but the guts have never been messed with.
I was trying to revert it back to stock the other day to see if that would change it, but I could not even find the right donut file to download.
I have the latest radio, I dont know about the SPL though (I will check when im done writing this...) and the ROM that I am currently using is Super F test 2, but I have had this issue with every other ROM...
Maybe there is a ROM or ROM/ Radio/ SPL combination that someone could suggest? (I dont know if that will even work for me though, but thanks in advance)
Like I said before, I found my gps to work much better on Donut. Try Super D 1.9.3 or enoms official donut. I never had issues with those.
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G1ForFun said:
Like I said before, I found my gps to work much better on Donut. Try Super D 1.9.3 or enoms official donut. I never had issues with those.
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are you referring to Turn by Turn navigation GPS?
Like I said, get a GPS system. You shouldn't depend on your phone for something like this. You should only depend on your phone to make phone calls.
You can try Donut. If you want to unroot here:
http://tinyurl.com/yenhdpx
Extract that, place on root of sdcard, and boot holding camera. It will detect it and ask you the press send. If you press send, you will start reverting to stock 1.0. Cupcake must be updated through a new recovery.
erebusting said:
are you referring to Turn by Turn navigation GPS?
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I am referring to the GPS used in maps that is turned on by either the power widget or via settings/location/ use GPS.
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I am referring to the GPS used in maps that is turned on by either the power widget or via settings/location/ use GPS.
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ok yeah that is what I was talking about, but...you know say in maps, when you get directions then tap on 'navigate' and then it opens 'google navigation' ...that is where I have the GPS problem...it will locate me fine but wont give me turn by turn directions as a true pure GPS device would, it just says "searching for GPS..." forever...even if I leave it over night.

Buying Used Captivate, anything to look out for?

I might be buying a used Captivate tomorrow, is there anything I should look out for?
Does the phone have a moisture seal that would show if the phone was in water?
Should be two white stickers, one on battery the other on the case in the battery compartment. Also look at the usb port for any signs of corrosion.
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If possible, try out the GPS. It seems some people have no issues at all, some without a working GPS period, and some with minor issues (like me).
Ask for a day or two test drive or a return policy. The random shutdown problem you see in a thread here seems to happen in some phones more than others, suggesting a hardware problem.
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If you plan on putting a custom rom check the bottom combos to get recovery and download mode.
Make sure it boots and isn't bricked
It might be worth checking out Samsung's warranty policy as well, just to be sure the device's warranty will transfer to you (the new owner).
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modest_mandroid said:
check for naked pictures in the gallery, then upload them here
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Hahaha lmao really I did
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If you plan on putting a custom rom check the bottom combos to get recovery and download mode.
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+ gazillion
From a phone
another quick question
Is there a way to sync outlook contacts/calender with andriod phone? That does not include the need to having all your information uploaded to google.
this is good stuff guys, I'm hoping to convert my iPhone-head wife to one of us ha!
Turn the screen up to at least half brightness and look at a completely white page, like the search screen or a browser window. Look at the color temp. Galaxy S devices (and apparently the Nexus S, too) vary widely from cool (blue) whites to neutral-and-warm (yellowish) hues. This bugs some, and doesn't phase others.
^Actually, you can see this when you look at the AT&T world phone boot screen when the phone is first turned on, too.
OK, so i bought the used Captivate, and I have to say the GPS sucks compared to my old FUZE.
right now looking for advice before I get rid of this phone.
1) GPS seems to see between 4-10 satellies but can't lock on, if it does lock on it stays locked on for 1-2 seconds
2) when GPS lock on for brief moment, tracking never works, the pointer on Google maps just stays still
3) Sometimes when it shows my location it 50-200 feet off from the actual location, and thats with GPS
For example GPS in my Fuze shows my location in backyard almost excactly to 2-3 feet, Captivate when it got GPS lock it was showing my location 2 houses down the street.
PLEASE HELP
You can try using the settings in the sticky thread on top of the forum
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You can try using the settings in the sticky thread on top of the forum
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thats the first thing I tried, didn't help, phone is already updated to Froyo btw.
Jeffu said:
If possible, try out the GPS. It seems some people have no issues at all, some without a working GPS period, and some with minor issues (like me).
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Guess he didn't listen. Whoops
From a phone
boborone said:
Guess he didn't listen. Whoops
From a phone
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well i did lisen, when i was buying the phone it did lock on location (and found the correct location), what I didn't do is go for a drive with the GPS, thats where the problem starts.
Then you just got one of the weird ones then. You say you're on froyo, try another rom. Some roms work better than others, too.
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could a cold day with snow showers affect GPS in very bad way?

On my second inspire now... And I have gps problems again

I traded in my first Inspire for a replacement after the GPS started working less reliably after a couple weeks.
Now, a couple weeks into owning this one, I am (frustratingly) experiencing weird problems again.
Yesterday I tried using the GPS to navigate to a club in Baltimore... On the way down, I never got a solid gps lock in navigation. And, oddly enough, on the way back home, the lock was rock solid all the way.
I'm beginning to wonder if this is a defect with the Inspire itself, even though I haven't heard of many people having the same problems. The only "weird" thing I do with my GPS is use c:geo, a geocaching application... I'm wondering if this somehow tampers with GPS settings and starts to affect the gps tracking itself?
I do not use a case. I have not rooted or flashed the phone (nor did I on the previous model).. I really can't think about much else that I might be doing that coudl be affecting the gps.
Anyone have any ideas?
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I traded in my first Inspire for a replacement after the GPS started working less reliably after a couple weeks.
Now, a couple weeks into owning this one, I am (frustraingly) experiencing weird problems again.
Yesterday I tried using the GPS to navigate to a club in Baltimore... On the way down, I never got a solid gps lock in navigation. And, oddly enough, on the way back home, the lock was rock solid all the way.
I'm beginning to wonder if this is a defect with the Inspire itself, even though I haven't heard of many people having the same problems. The only "weird" thing I do with my GPS is use c:geo, a geocaching application... I'm wondering if this somehow tampers with GPS settings and starts to affect the gps tracking itself?
I do not use a case. I have not rooted or flashed the phone (nor did I on the previous model).. I really can't think about much else that I might be doing that coudl be affecting the gps.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Go into your settings, location and then uncheck "use wireless networks". Try that and see how it works.
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I will try this later, but I hesitate to say that'd be the problem, when GPS test was only pulling 3-4 satellites earlier today. (under normal conditions it will get twice that easily after a few seconds).
I feel like if this hardware problem was this widespread (that an entire generation of GPS' started going bad on the inspires) more people would be talking about it... And yet I see very little discussion of this happening. Are people just not using their GPS' that much? lol
In my ecperience not all Roms have the greatest GPS for whatever reason.
Use various ones, the one in my signature is a good place to start.
legend221 said:
In my ecperience not all Roms have the greatest GPS for whatever reason.
Use various ones, the one in my signature is a good place to start.
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As I said in the OP, I am not even rooted. Using the stock ROM.
Never mind. Re read the op....
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Intermittent quality all the way home from work, even with "use wireless networks" turned off. By the end of the trip it could no longer hold a lock.
So frustrating. I would return this one, but for what? Another couple weeks and I'll be having the same problems.
Welp, rooted and flashed last night to Stock ROM Optimized, flashed LeeDroid 2.2.2. Kernel, applied this fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=997647, and I still couldn't get a strong lock on the way to work today.
This is baffling to me. I guess I just won't be using the Inspire's GPS a whole lot, which is a shame, because it's a perfect phone otherwise.
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Welp, rooted and flashed last night to Stock ROM Optimized, flashed LeeDroid 2.2.2. Kernel, applied this fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=997647, and I still couldn't get a strong lock on the way to work today.
This is baffling to me. I guess I just won't be using the Inspire's GPS a whole lot, which is a shame, because it's a perfect phone otherwise.
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Flash the new miui and follow the setup instructions exactly. Lock was a second or 2 for me!
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Flash the new miui and follow the setup instructions exactly. Lock was a second or 2 for me!
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Could I have a link to exactly what you're talking about?
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Could I have a link to exactly what you're talking about?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969436
magnumforce2006 said:
Welp, rooted and flashed last night to Stock ROM Optimized, flashed LeeDroid 2.2.2. Kernel, applied this fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=997647, and I still couldn't get a strong lock on the way to work today.
This is baffling to me. I guess I just won't be using the Inspire's GPS a whole lot, which is a shame, because it's a perfect phone otherwise.
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I have this exact same setup on my phone, same Rom, same kernel, and my gps didnt work. I reflashed the stock radio and now i get a lock in under 3 seconds. Give that a try.
Almost forgot I used THIS method to flash the radio, if that matters...
*BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS PROCESS YOU CAN BRICK YOUR PHONE WITH A CORRUPT RADIO.IMG*
To flash a radio using hboot with radio S-OFF you can simply take the zip file PD98IMG.zip from the hack kit (Thanks ATTN1) and remove the radio.img file from it using winrar or 7zip, and put a new radio.img from elsewhere in the zip named radio.img and using store (NO) compression. Make sure it is named exactly PD98IMG.zip and put it on the root of your sdcard. Reboot your phone into hboot and the new radio will prompt you to load. Press volume up on the phone and it will load automatically and ask you to press power to reboot.
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Since your flashing the stock radio no need to take any radio.img file out or put a new one in, just simply flash the PD98IMG.zip in hboot
tdesbien31 said:
I have this exact same setup on my phone, same Rom, same kernel, and my gps didnt work. I reflashed the stock radio and now i get a lock in under 3 seconds. Give that a try.
Almost forgot I used THIS method to flash the radio, if that matters...
Since your flashing the stock radio no need to take any radio.img file out or put a new one in, just simply flash the PD98IMG.zip in hboot
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Yeahp, I'm gonna give this a try tonight, fingers crossed.
What did you use before the Stock Rom Optimized (and leedroid kernel)? I came straight from stock, and was already having problems so... hmph.
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Yeahp, I'm gonna give this a try tonight, fingers crossed.
What did you use before the Stock Rom Optimized (and leedroid kernel)? I came straight from stock, and was already having problems so... hmph.
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I ran alot of other roms, and noone of them were working for me, never got around to trying anything to fix it until i came across someone who reflashed the radio and it worked using the Stock Optomized rom in the thread, so figured id give it a try low and behold it worked for me as well.
Re-flashed the radio last night, don't think it made much of a difference.
Navigation to work today was spotty... Hanging at spots, and never getting a very solid lock (the circle around the little blue arrow would remain probably 20-30 meters large or more). When viewing GPS status I'll usually be anywhere from 4-8 satellites.
I dunno... maybe I'm expecting too much? It has been cloudy/rainy here the past few days, and maybe that's just really affecting it.
I just know that when I first got this phone (and the last one) I'd have strong locks very quickly that would stay strong for the majority of the trip... And it never seemed very weather dependant. *shrugs*
Be happy you get a GPS lock lol, i owned the Captivate for about 5 months and got 1 lock the entire time mo matter what fixes i tried, and the 1 lock was the day i got it.
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Be happy you get a GPS lock lol, i owned the Captivate for about 5 months and got 1 lock the entire time mo matter what fixes i tried, and the 1 lock was the day i got it.
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Yeah, I guess inconsistently functional is better than nothing. I just don't get why I'm having these problems, when most Inspire owners seem to have perfect GPS still.
I might try trading in for ONE MORE model, just to see what happens... HTC's warranty should cover me for 9 months, right?
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Yeah, I guess inconsistently functional is better than nothing. I just don't get why I'm having these problems, when most Inspire owners seem to have perfect GPS still.
I might try trading in for ONE MORE model, just to see what happens... HTC's warranty should cover me for 9 months, right?
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Your guarantee from AT&T itself is 30 days exchange for anything policy regardless. Trade it in for a different phone or another Inspire.
Just make sure you follow the back to stock flashing instructions in development thread before you take it in just in case they want to be assholes about you having alternate software running.
You should try GPS Status from the market.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&feature=search_result
It downloads new AGPS info like once a day if you want it to and has quickened up my fixes a whole bunch. I would try D/L'ing the app, clearing the exsisting AGPS data through the app, and D/L'ing the data new.
Faster fix from the market works awesome to and always fixs my gps after a new rom install .
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[Q] CM7 stable Inspire 4G No GPS lock

I have been trying everything and nothing works. I get 40m at best and up to 900m worst. I really need any help i can get because i am new to android and this phone.
nerdkiller14 said:
I have been trying everything and nothing works. I get 40m at best and up to 900m worst. I really need any help i can get because i am new to android and this phone.
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Do you have a case on your phone? If so, remove it and try again. Go outside with a clear view of the sky and wait till the GPS icon stops flashing.
Just took the case off fixes alot closer and more accurate to my location. Is there any case that i can keep on? (What case are you using?)
I use the speck candy shell. I don't use Gps much so it doesn't bother me that my case blocks some of the Gps signal.
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I'm a believer. Flashed the North America zip, amazing stuff. AngelDeath knows his sh!%, Can't wait to see what he does next.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036253
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I'm a believer. Flashed the North America zip, amazing stuff. AngelDeath knows his sh!%, Can't wait to see what he does next.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036253
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It did zero good for me. I'm gonna hafta unroot and get mine replaced next week when the 30 day "buyers remorse" is up. I tried to get it swapped but ATT's being a jerk since I don't have the original packaging.
Here's what I have to do to get GPS to work. Sorry for the crappy video but I don't have a decent camera, the best I have is my old Sony C905.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFf_df-1oXU <---before the drop to make GPS work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDKFjNit58 <---after the drop and a reboot
lrs421 said:
I'm a believer. Flashed the North America zip, amazing stuff. AngelDeath knows his sh!%, Can't wait to see what he does next.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036253
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Ya i gotta give props that post resolved my GPS issues 100% i get lock so fast now and its super accurate. Anyone having issues with GPS this is the way to resolve it!
Drew
Tx Redneck said:
It did zero good for me. I'm gonna hafta unroot and get mine replaced next week when the 30 day "buyers remorse" is up. I tried to get it swapped but ATT's being a jerk since I don't have the original packaging.
Here's what I have to do to get GPS to work. Sorry for the crappy video but I don't have a decent camera, the best I have is my old Sony C905.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFf_df-1oXU <---before the drop to make GPS work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDKFjNit58 <---after the drop and a reboot
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Wow I just watched that first video and cringed. The reboot lock didnt surprise me, because thats normal usually, once it has a lock that info is remembered. But I would suggest that if you have to drop it like that to get it working, send it in, cause no one should have to put the phone thru that much abuse to get it to work. There has to be something broken (like soilder) or cracked that when you drop it it makes a connection again. EESH!
The odd thing is started doing that on its own, it was never dropped or anything. Fwiw, the first was after flashing your script and after 3 reboots.
Since it started working on the second video, it's worked every time like it should but I'm not sure why.
nerdkiller14 said:
I have been trying everything and nothing works. I get 40m at best and up to 900m worst. I really need any help i can get because i am new to android and this phone.
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any other bugs in cm7? i was thinking about flashing it..

[Q] Should I return my Infuse? GPS issues!

I know many people have complained about the Infuse's GPS performance. I have read and tried about 10 different "fixes". It does not matter what I do, it is just horrible.
I am coming from an HTC Inspire, which could sit on my lap in the car, lock within 10-15 seconds, and not show me driving in the trees.
With my Infuse, I have to hold the phone up to the windshield, with the back facing out (cannot lay it on the dashboard), to acquire a lock in 2-10 minutes. After I get a lock, if I do not keep the back of the phone at the windshield, I loose lock.
I have worked with Angry GPS & GPStest. I have tried ATT Stock UCKD5 & UCKE3, S7 (awesome ROM), Infused and Stock with Community Kernal.
Is this just how bad the Infuse performs or should I call Amazon and send it back?
Try my fix click on my name and search posts you'll.find it. If you follow directions it works. Pm me for help
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tyshemi said:
Try my fix click on my name and search posts you'll.find it. If you follow directions it works. Pm me for help
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Your fix was one of the fixes I have already tried. I tried it under Stock and S7 and tried it again today with S7. Still no improvement.
Question for you Tyshemi which might help clarify this problem. When you have your Infuse indoors and outdoors what are the typical DBHZ (AngryGPS) or SNR (GPSTEST) #'s that you get for satellites?
Here are my typical numbers
[1]Laying on desk 2 foot from window (one floor house), 28-35
[2]in hand 2 foot from window, 17-25
[3]outside laying on leg, 22-28
[4]outside fingers only holding phone by the sides with back of phone to the sky, 25-32
[5]laying on the hood of my wifes Toyota RAV4, 35-45
[6]in the RAV4 on my lap, 20-27
When the phone is on the hood of the RAF 4 it will lock very quick, even after clearing data. But, after locking, not clearing data, I can go to any of the other positions, except #4, and it will not lock.
I am very interested in hearing what you numbers are.
Thanks for the quick response!
Also, it would be interesting to hear from other people what numbers they get and if they have issues or a working GPS.
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First inside two story house
Second outside
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I.can help you step by step if ya want
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I really appreaciate the offer but I feel at this point I have followed the directions as well as trying other fixes.
Please correct me if I am wrong but your fix as well as other fixes do not actually change or affect how the OS uses the hardware or how the hardware processes the incomming signals. I believe most fixes just affect how the phone processes available location services. The fixes may help but I doubt the fixes can help failing/deficient hardware.
I think a very clear example of a hardware issue is the fact when my phone is laying in my hand, outdoors, it may or may not reacquire a lock and if it does lock my accuracy will never go less then 100ft. When I place the phone in a metal cake pan (indoors) or on the hood of the RAV4,, my TTFF is about 60sec and accuracy holds 13 to 25ft.
I really wish you could help me but I am convinced this is hardware and I am going to try and return it and get another one.
I will follow up to let you know what happens.
Thanks again for your help.
Hmm thats weird man... i used thie fix proposed by tyshemi thread:
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/guide-gps-quickest-fix-solution.2022/
Now i get locked under 30 secs In and out doors no matter the situation....
Maybe you do indeed have a bad gps on that phone.... Probably change it as gps not working, just remember to flash back to stock xD and risk it with another Infuse or change.... but those radically unfuctional gps are not common... i seriously havent had ONE single trouble locking my position on different countries, including north and south america...
sixn,
Are you sure you applied the fix and turned on auto in angry gps?
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marty331 said:
sixn,
Are you sure you applied the fix and turned on auto in angry gps?
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Yes, but thanks for checking. I have tried multiple scenarios over the last week and have spent a lot of hours trying to figure this out. I think I finally have the answer. Check out this thread I just created, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1260944
SOLVED
I contacted Samsung and discussed my GPS issues. I was issued an RMA on 15 Sep. I just received the phone back today and there is a huge improvment. Right out of the box (I flashed back to stock before sending of course) locked in less then 30 seconds. Much more accurate then prevously. Repair ticket indicates they "replaced component".
At least it is working better

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