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Hi. All. My TP2 has not arrived yet, but cruising another forum, I stumbled across this link. I know it's in the asia site, but anyone have any insight as to whether it applies to CDMA phones?
http://www.htc.com/asia/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=250&act=sd&cat=all

Odd. My GPS is working wonders compared to my XV6800 so I don't think I'd need a patch personally.

GPS is fantastic on my Verizon pro2. 3rd party software all day long HUGE difference from my xv6900(vogue). No need for a patch.......

I haven't really tested "lag" when driving, but signal locks have been within a couple of seconds every time I've used it (even after a soft reset - so "cold" start).

Yes odd indeed. I got my TP2 up and running today and it locks on very quickly and in areas where my XV6800 could not. Maybe Verizon actually rolled problems that cropped up from the T-Mobile version into the CDMA version? Who knows.

anyone using third party, what's the accuracy that the radio is getting? like within 5,10,20 meters..

football0552 said:
anyone using third party, what's the accuracy that the radio is getting? like within 5,10,20 meters..
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I agree as far as not needing a patch. From my experience with Google maps this morning, I would say anywhere from 5 to 10 meters. I was parked on the corner and google maps showed me that I was slightly into the intersection. I also locked on very quickly. I just had to set google maps manually to com4 and 4800 baud rate then config the gps to give my location always instead of just with 911 and it locked on like a charm. I'm gonna test Garmin & Tomtom this afternoon to see if they have to be set manually as well.
UPDATE: I was also able to successfully run Tomtom & Garmin without any manual configuration. All is well with my TP2. I could not be happier. Definitely an awesome device. The only thing that could make it better is a custom rom. I know it takes time so I will wait patiently.

normalguy said:
Hi. All. My TP2 has not arrived yet, but cruising another forum, I stumbled across this link. I know it's in the asia site, but anyone have any insight as to whether it applies to CDMA phones?
http://www.htc.com/asia/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=250&act=sd&cat=all
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That patch is actually a Radio ROM, it's for GSM only.

Has anyone got their Verizon TP2 to work with Garmin Mobile XT? I do have it enabled for devices other than 911. I've been playing with this for about 7+ hours now and no matter what I do, I can get XT to find the GPS. Iv'e tried using different COM settings and just about every permutation of the "External GPS" settings under the settings menu. No matter what I do, it won't find my GPS. If you do have it working, please post your exact settings for GPS, both within XT and also in settings for the device.
Thanks much,
J.

Yeah - I've got it working. Just installed GarminXT and it started working right away - no custom settings or anything.
You have Garmin updated to the latest version 5.00.20?

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how did you get the gps to work in programs like bing and google maps mine dosent.

Since we're talking about it. What is the best GPS Navigator program out there? Garmin is 99 and TomTom is 89 so they aren't cheap. Any cheaper/free alternatives that are just as good?
edit: my bad, looks like there is no tomtom software for the US and WiMo

Humble1 said:
Yeah - I've got it working. Just installed GarminXT and it started working right away - no custom settings or anything.
You have Garmin updated to the latest version 5.00.20?
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Same here. As soon as I put my sd card from my old titan to the tp2 it asked if I wanted to install it, I click yes. It installed, and within 2 minutes I got a lock. Then it only took about 5-10 seconds to get a lock each time after that. Maybe it is the specific version you are using.

I'm using Garmin XT as well but it does have lag. The lag isn't killer but it is annoying.
I'd like to know if there is a fix for this problem. I've looked at the registry hacks and they don't seem to conclusively work.
Does anyone have a verified fix for this problem?

Have been messing around with Waze lately. It's an interesting concept, and I like the idea of everybody contributing traffic information. I'm not nearly as paranoid about annomously submitting my driving info.
On the subject of accuracy, it seems about the same as my TP, but the lock is SOOOOO FAST...

The lag is about 10 seconds. What seems to happen is that the GPS position is updated once every 10 seconds or so... On most systems it's updated at LEAST twice a second. So this is like 20 times slower then it's supposed to be... Even once a second wouldn't be so bad but a ten second update is irritating. It's not app killing really because I can just look at the map and remember the position is slow. But it's not as good as my apache (with external GPS receiver).

I am using the Sprint TP2 and the google maps GPS is erratic in location and sometimes its WAAAAAAAAAY off its quite buggy .. i am sad to say the GPS on the Iphone is the Best in real time tracking ... even on foot

michelangeloz3 said:
I am using the Sprint TP2 and the google maps GPS is erratic in location and sometimes its WAAAAAAAAAY off its quite buggy .. i am sad to say the GPS on the Iphone is the Best in real time tracking ... even on foot
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Do you have a big blue circle around your location? if so, you are using cell tower location tracking, not GPS. the GPS should be within about 20 meters. It works just fine for me. It actually works very well.

GPS in CDMA
Hi.. I have a HTC_TouchPro2 ROM ROM 2.01.558.7 Radio 2.21.00WV from movilnet, Venezuela. The GPS works good in GSM mode; but when i tried to make it work in CDMA mode, nothing happens. How can this be? I appreciate any help from you.

Did you run quickgps? Do you have location set to on instead of 911 in cdma mode.

No GPS fix after update to 2.3.3

Always was a dificult to get fast fix with my NS but after the update can't get at all
With Gps status App I can see the gps is seeing 1, 2 or 3 sats but never fixes.
Is anyone experiencing the same after update?

Nope 10char
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No GPS problem ever since i got the phone . now on 2.3.3 RC2.

No issues with GPS here.

Since 2.3.3 for me. GPS takes 1-2 minutes to lock on, even then 20 meters is best accuracy...
wasn't like this with 2.3.0 to 2.3.2
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Is there any chance to be a carrier issue because it uses A-GPS?

Never experienced any GPS problems since I purchased the phone.

I´ve been doing some tests and my conclusion is that the GPS on 2.3.3 is little bit better. For me, it fix better but if in movement, it takes too long.
I use GPS test to monitor the signal... before, I was able to see (not to lock or fix) the signals in my living room. Now, inside the house never get a single satelite. But if you go outdoor, even on cloudy day (its been raining for 10 days now) in less than a minute took 8 sats and lock some seconds after.
it is obvious that if you want a real GPS, buy one...

Never had a gps problem.

i have the same problem! I Purchased my NS few days ago and this is devastating since i use gps a lot, I think if rooting will not fix this, I will sell it

Did you guys activate:
Settings -> Locations & Security:
1. Use wireless networks
2. Use GPS satellites?
these two have to be on for GPS to work.

zephiK said:
Did you guys activate:
Settings -> Locations & Security:
1. Use wireless networks
2. Use GPS satellites?
these two have to be on for GPS to work.
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both?!
i never used GPS, but yesterday facebook updateded their app and now i can use "locations" since that i had GPS on all the time, but it online worked for me the first time i turned it on, then i have to reboot the phone to find my location

GPS lagg? ?? Never! !!!

Getting a fix with 2.3.2 was a piece of cake, very fast and accurate, now with 2.3.3 it’s an odyssey to get the first one, almost 2 minutes. Any suggestion to improve the time that gps needs to get the first fix?

eiabea said:
both?!
i never used GPS, but yesterday facebook updateded their app and now i can use "locations" since that i had GPS on all the time, but it online worked for me the first time i turned it on, then i have to reboot the phone to find my location
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not really.. the first one has to ALWAYS be on if you want location, with the first one enabled only.. it'll detect your location via towers / network
with the second one enable, its able to precisely track your location providing accuracy on the street.
3rd: turning WiFi on
turning all 3 of those on will guarantee pin point position. but usually i only have to go to at least 1st and 2nd for it. these tips were found in Google Maps

I had a slow gps lock problem when I went to 2.3.3. I flashed the radio image and my gps is working like normal now.

I tried the older radio myself last night. Got GPS fix in less than a minute. I later put kb1 or kb3 back and just takes too long to get a fix position. 1 to 2 minutes and even then its slow at updating my location on screen. Cuts out alot.

ScotchtapeLoser said:
I had a slow gps lock problem when I went to 2.3.3. I flashed the radio image and my gps is working like normal now.
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I just flashed KB3 radio and I can say that It got better, 11/11 satellites and very fast fix in my first try. Thanks for the advice ScotchtapeLoser.

NVMENOR said:
I just flashed KB3 radio and I can say that It got better, 11/11 satellites and very fast fix in my first try. Thanks for the advice ScotchtapeLoser.
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how you find out how many satalites your phone gas found?

sinatosk said:
how you find out how many satalites your phone gas found?
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I use "GPS status" app from the market.

GPS signal

Has any one else noticed the GPS signal is extremely week on this phone? Next to my Verizon nexus this thing is a joke. It gets confused on which street I'm on and jumps around a hell of a lot street it finally locks. I read there was an issue with the international version but anyone else noticing this problem too?
Forget the built in nav, that takes forever already. I downloaded sygic and co pilot live to see if they would help and they help with the locking on by a few seconds to minutes. This is in queens New York, nj and long island. All with clear views of the sky.
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Download gps status and check how many satellites your connecting to. I usually hover around 8-11 consistent connections.
I'm from the Bronx and drive between here, the city and Westchester County on an almost daily basis. Never had a problem with GPS.
Edit: Google navigation gets a permanent connection within 5-10 seconds of setting my destination. Maybe there's a simple fix? Try clearing A-GPS data within the gos status app, that always helped me with my wonky Inspire 4G at least.

I can't say that I've experienced any of this. I'm in Milwaukee, WI and I have had no issues with jumping, and my lock is within 15sec tops. maybe try to recalibrate gps?

I usually lock on 4-6 tops and they drop out a lot. The nexus at the same time locks on 9-11 or more at the same time. So weird. How can I recalibrate the GPS? I've wiped and flashed roms and it never helps.I've even tried faster fix and that doesn't help. Come to think of it, it has been doing it since the 1.85 ruu, not sure about the prior version because I didn't test out the GPS then.
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Download GPS Status & Toolbox from the play store. Open it, hit menu, tools, and select Manage A-GPS state (make sure you are outside with a clear view of the sky when you do this), hit reset, then download. Should help as a temporary fix.

Thanks! I'll give this a shot tomorrow.
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No problem, let me know how it turns out. I'm curious if it'll fix it for you. If not, it may be a hardware defect.

I think the GPS on this phone rocks. I've only read great reviews of it and I have had similarly great results.
Not hard to beat my old captivate though
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Unless I'm underground, I can almost always get a lock within 10 seconds. I usually connect to 10+ satellites too. The GPS on this device has been nothing short of excellent.

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Unless I'm underground, I can almost always get a lock within 10 seconds. I usually connect to 10+ satellites too. The GPS on this device has been nothing short of excellent.
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Agreed. Been super impressed with the GPS. 13 satellites within seconds.
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NYC was tough for me, but I am from Oklahoma and probably should have updated with GPS status. Otherwise, live the GPS on this.
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As with everyone else, I really think the HOX nailed it with the GPS. Fast 3-4 second locks upon starting maps, runkeeper.
Compare this to my S2 international....its 3 times quicker.
Keep in mind: (On a really really simplistic level, the only way I understand it ,really ) it may take a good 15 seconds the first time you lock your phone. Your phone will then learn the satellite positions/data, and your next lock should be quicker. The more locks you get, the more satellite positions your phone will learn.
Something like GPS status etc will help with this. Look for a good 8-10+ locks (the more the merrier!) and you should be set! =)

This phone has been great as far as GPS is concerned for me. I've seen a minimum of 15 satallites any time I've checked (usually locking onto 11 - must be the max I'm guessing) but I'm usually seeing 20.
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If you have any issues with the GPS connection (weak/jumpy), try turning off you WiFi connection. That makes a huge difference for me!

GPS accuracy problems with newer radios

I've discovered that apps that track your movements via GPS and require fine GPS coordinates do not work well with new radios on Sensation. RunKeeper is a prime example. A running app that tracks your running, including speed, distance covered etc. The problem is the accuracy is bad enough to make it appear as if you've run an additional 1/4 mile per every mile or so. throwing off speed and distance calculations by a great deal. So far the 11.69A radio seems to function properly, with a side effect of taking a long time for the initial GPS lock , the newer radios lock faster but lose all accuracy.
Does anyone have insight as to when this will be fixed so I can start using newer otherwise better radios? Or maybe there's a way around this without it being fixed by HTC in the radios code.
Thanks

Turns out there are other bugs when using 11.69A with latest ROMs. .. one was a stuck wifi bug, I left my house and wifi usually drops out and 2g/4g takes over but nope, it just stuck there claiming full signal. ugh.
jd603 said:
I've discovered that apps that track your movements via GPS and require fine GPS coordinates do not work well with new radios on Sensation. RunKeeper is a prime example. A running app that tracks your running, including speed, distance covered etc. The problem is the accuracy is bad enough to make it appear as if you've run an additional 1/4 mile per every mile or so. throwing off speed and distance calculations by a great deal. So far the 11.69A radio seems to function properly, with a side effect of taking a long time for the initial GPS lock , the newer radios lock faster but lose all accuracy.
Does anyone have insight as to when this will be fixed so I can start using newer otherwise better radios? Or maybe there's a way around this without it being fixed by HTC in the radios code.
Thanks
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Nothing?
jd603 said:
Turns out there are other bugs when using 11.69A with latest ROMs. .. one was a stuck wifi bug, I left my house and wifi usually drops out and 2g/4g takes over but nope, it just stuck there claiming full signal. ugh.
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So.. to make things more confusing this also happened with 11.69A in the first 1/4 mile of my run today, but then it corrected itself. great, so now I have no idea why the accuracy is so broken.

11.76A seems to be working fine even using my GPS, I've not ran into any issues! Perhaps give that one a try its 11.76A 3504.00P, I know what works for some might not work for others depending on area, but its worth a try. If its not working just reinstall the working radio. I've had no issues with GPS and this radio . Hope this helps.
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Other people are having this issue. Do you have sensation 4g? Are you saying GPS is fine while tracking running/distance/speed etc?? GPS works fine for geolocation, thats not my issue. it's accuracy when running/biking with apps that track it.
One thing I haven't tried is wiping EFS.. is there an efs wipe tool for Sensation?
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11.76A seems to be working fine even using my GPS, I've not ran into any issues! Perhaps give that one a try its 11.76A 3504.00P, I know what works for some might not work for others depending on area, but its worth a try. If its not working just reinstall the working radio. I've had no issues with GPS and this radio . Hope this helps.
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GPS problems on the Oneplus One

Is there anyone else experiencing problems with their GPS? It actually started yesterday on the trip to North Carolina to play golf. I couldn't get a lock on the GPS with google maps for GPS status app. I finally did and it would come and go. I used my golf gps app and after 15 seconds it got a lock and worked all day. I needed to use my maps today for navigation and it seemed to be doing fine until I got near my destination lost GPS lock. I did regain it but I'm wondering if anybody else is having this problem? It was working fine up until yesterday

Install fastergps and set it for your country/region, it'll lock faster and be more reliable...
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Wombat said:
Install fastergps and set it for your country/region, it'll lock faster and be more reliable...
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I will give it a try and see how it does.

Wombat said:
Install fastergps and set it for your country/region, it'll lock faster and be more reliable...
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What about accuracy? Will it improve?

GPS if fine on mine, never had any probs once I set it to my country etc...
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Well I have tried everything and I'm still having GPS problems. When I do get a fast lock now it will freeze somewhere during navigation and lose GPS. My golf GPS app will take a but but will do OK once a lock is obtained. I can't believe I'm the only one with this problem.
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I use the GPS all day for work so it on/off multiple times, I always set my phones with fastergps so don't know if there was a problem on stock GPS info...
Have you checked it set to use 100% hardware GPS and not part software lock etc..
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How's the GPS performance for everyone else on stock?

No GPS issues here... Used Google Maps navigation a fair bit.

dmarden said:
No GPS issues here... Used Google Maps navigation a fair bit.
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Same, works fine here. I can recommend the app "GPS Status", this allows you to quickly see why you lost GPS lock and how near to regaining it is. There are many reasons why you could have lost the lock other than possible hardware defects.

I have the same problem though. Usually takes below 10 secs to lock but sometimes it takes forever to get a lock on. But rebooting solves it...

soralz said:
I have the same problem though. Usually takes below 10 secs to lock but sometimes it takes forever to get a lock on. But rebooting solves it...
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I am having GPS issues as well. Received my phone over the weekend and attempted GPS for the first time yesterday. I couldn't get it to lock on at all my entire hour long commute. Attempted 2x yesterday and 1x today, still no luck. Also tried Waze just in case it was an issue with the app but no luck. Really frustrating. I looked on the 1+ forum and looks like someone else reported the same issue. Did any of those other recommended apps make the situation better for you?

epps720 said:
I am having GPS issues as well. Received my phone over the weekend and attempted GPS for the first time yesterday. I couldn't get it to lock on at all my entire hour long commute. Attempted 2x yesterday and 1x today, still no luck. Also tried Waze just in case it was an issue with the app but no luck. Really frustrating. I looked on the 1+ forum and looks like someone else reported the same issue. Did any of those other recommended apps make the situation better for you?
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Try reboot your phone, switch on data connection and High Accuracy location settings. Under open area it should lock under 10 seconds.
I am pretty sure it has something to do with this buggy CM11s.

soralz said:
Try reboot your phone, switch on data connection and High Accuracy location settings. Under open area it should lock under 10 seconds.
I am pretty sure it has something to do with this buggy CM11s.
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Thanks, I'll give that a try. I did try rebooting previously but I may have been in the parking garage already which is a reason it didn't work.

Oneplus one GPS problem
I am experiencing the same issue. No gps satellite reception at all. I cleared all the caches and rebooted. Data and high accuracy are both enabled. I ran GPS Status and there are no satellites registering with wide open view of the sky. Can we simply swap the GPS files like we all did on the Samsung? This seems more like a hardware issue than buggy locking.
Thanks! Keith

Did you try downloading the A-GPS Data through GPS Status? I get good locking (at least 8 satellites)
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dansou901 said:
Did you try downloading the A-GPS Data through GPS Status? I get good locking (at least 8 satellites)
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thanks for the tip, downloading app now

dansou901 said:
Did you try downloading the A-GPS Data through GPS Status? I get good locking (at least 8 satellites)
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I have downloaded every app and tried different settings but still does the same thing. It seems to work fine and then when you get close to a destination it just freezes. I get a lock eventually but it goes away especially on maps. It seems to keep a lock on my golf gps once i get a lock. Getting old having to take an extra phone just for gps,

well, I just sensed some time until it gets the lock. after locking the signal, I've found no problems at all. Ingress, plays just fine
kudos

Oneplus one GPS problem possible clue
OK, I tried the following after every easy fix known. My GPS was never locking. I had no satellite signal what so ever! I pulled the 6 GPS files from the newest CM nightly and over wrote the existing files then rebooted. Cleared the GPS state and cash with no change. I then wiped the device and re-flashed the OPO stable cm11s ROM and started with nothing but GPS Status installed. The GPS worked perfectly. I then reloaded every other previously installed app. Once they were all installed the GPS was again dead. One of my apps is causing a conflict with the location services. I am now installing them one at a time and then testing the GPS. So far I have not identified the culprit. I will post an update when I do. My suspicions lie with one of the root mods like Juice Defender or Greenify.
Stay tuned.... This will take a while.