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Hello. Since no one seems to comment on this, I was just wondering if people have been using newer captivates and if the GPS on those units is working? If you had one built recently and had GPS flawlessly working it could mean samsung quietly fixed the bug. Just wondering if getting a cheaper captivate over the atrix is worth it since custom ROMing on this phone is so easy and fun
Thanks a lot.
I got mine in December at Walmart for $48.00. It's a 1012 build and the GPS was marginal at best on stock eclair 2.1. On any custom rom here it rocks. I've had outstanding gps on Di11i's 6.0 and on Cog 4.1 with plumbbobs .93 fix.
But to answer your question, I'd say no,they haven't fixed anything.
bigbooty said:
I got mine in December at Walmart for $48.00. It's a 1012 build and the GPS was marginal at best on stock eclair 2.1. On any custom rom here it rocks. I've had outstanding gps on Di11i's 6.0 and on Cog 4.1 with plumbbobs .93 fix.
But to answer your question, I'd say no,they haven't fixed anything.
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So in other words you can use your GPS for tracking/navigation etc and it works ok? I think these xda devs should open up their own mobile company lol. Amazing work if they can fix what a huge corporation is unable to! Hats off to you all
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So in other words you can use your GPS for tracking/navigation etc and it works ok? I think these xda devs should open up their own mobile company lol. Amazing work if they can fix what a huge corporation is unable to! Hats off to you all
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I got my phone about 2-3 weeks ago. It's a 1012 build as well. Stock 2.1 GPS was terrible and rarely worked.
With most custom ROMs it has seemed to work much better. Whatever GPS fix FireFly 2.3 uses works GREAT. I've had 75%-85% luck with Andromeda and ~50% with Cognition. Its kind of a crapshoot.
My guess is Samsung is making these phones using the absolute cheapest garbage components they can - It's the only explanation for the varying results in speed, GPS, and overall usability on the same ROMs on 2 identical phones.
I'm running Andromeda right now and use a Speedometer app using GPS and it works pretty damn well to give me +/- 3MPH.
It works great in Srendipity, haven't tried it in movement but it finds me fast and with +-30 meters radius...
I have an older Cappy, v1008, and truly I don't find it that much worse than my TomTom.
There are distinct caveats to each device. The TomTom takes far longer to lock in new time zones, but tracks a bit better. Both hate the concrete jungle, ie the financial district in SF... Manhattan.
I have a 1012 build also and have a flawless GPS....and it was that way out of the box on stock Eclair 2.1 too! Now, on Serendipity, I get a lock INSIDE the house within 6-8 seconds. On stock 2.1 it wasn't much different either.
I'm just one of the lucky ones I guess.....
I never did and still don't have an issue on either Captivate I own.
I asked before if people with issues live in cities, which would explain GPS issues with any device.
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Mine is build 1101 and out of the box I have had no GPS complaints. It locked fine in less than 10 seconds indoors with Eclair, and still does that with Froyo. Outside, it's usually less than 5 seconds. Tracking seem really accurate.
mine is one of those 1101 versions...i'm guessing it's new since i've only recently acquired it...didn't even use stock captivate, went straight to custom roms and it's gps is pretty solid...alot better than my milestone if that counts for anything
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It works great in Srendipity, haven't tried it in movement but it finds me fast and with +-30 meters radius...
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Yeah, Serendipity had good GPS as well. I've flashed so many roms in the last month it's nuts...
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So in other words you can use your GPS for tracking/navigation etc and it works ok? I think these xda devs should open up their own mobile company lol. Amazing work if they can fix what a huge corporation is unable to! Hats off to you all
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I really don't think its that they couldnt fix it but more like they didn't want to
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I've got an 1011 build and gps was crap with stock eclair. I have Cog 4.1 with xcalibur's kernel now and gps had been quick to lock.
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Are there any ROMs being developed that have a good GPS for the Inspire in North America? I really do not want to stay stock, but everything else seems to be killing the GPS.
Revolution 2.1 imo is the perfect rom. Super fast with a custom kernel overclocked as high as 1.6ghz, extremely well optimized, ridiculously awesome battery life, GPS works perfectly....
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Revolution 2.1 imo is the perfect rom. Super fast with a custom kernel overclocked as high as 1.6ghz, extremely well optimized, ridiculously awesome battery life, GPS works perfectly....
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Got a link?
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Got a link?
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=android+revolution or use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840040
i keep seeing "gps not working" on every rom thread. Yet... many of those rom users have no gps issues. I think this is not related to the rom but related to something not getting cleared out upon installing a new rom (any rom). I've used both AR 2.1 and RCmix 3.4 with no gps issues at all.
I got my inspire at Costco 2 days before AT&T release, so I know I got a pretty early model. I have tried every gps fix suggested in these forums, to no avail. I am wondering if the gps problems are examples of the hardware going kaput?
I've come across a couple posts stating that they got replacement units from AT&T (one for bad gps, one for bad screen). I am now thinking that my earlybird Inspire could be a lemon. GPS worked at first, but then quit after the 1 month mark. Granted, I have flashed a TON of ROMs, so I could have borked something. I do full wipes (lately using fullwipe1.3.zip) prior to every ROM install.
Just rolled back to 100% stock att inspire with the RUU. I can confirm the same GPS issue happening. The phone is unable to get a GPS lock. I believe the GPS receivers in our phones are going bad. I am heading to the AT&T store on monday to see what they have to say about it.
Will flashing roms screw up stuff?
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Flashing does not mess up stuff, always do a backup in cwm
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Hello all,
I'm currently running CM7 build 31 and Faux's 2.3.0 LV Kernel. Everything works excellently, but I've noticed a common "theme" across many ROMs I've been using. My GPS and Google Navigation work horribly.
The satellite locks quickly, but I notice that when I come to a stop, the map screen starts changing directions as if I were moving my car, rerouting, and all kinds of crap. I've owned a few standalone GPS units and they've never exhibited this behavior.
Does anyone experience the same thing, and if so, could recommend a way for me to fix or improve my GPS experience?
Thanks!
I do,then when I move it works fine.
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My GPS and nav have worked fine up until I installed nightly 31 and the 2.3.0 LV kernel (the 'CFS fix' one). Now it doesn't see any satellites at all.
[Edit: problem resolved by putting into and taking out of Airplane mode]
Hoping others have more input here. Seems that witeboy also experiences my problem. However, sometimes because of the issue, it takes a very long time to pick up where it left off.
i have the same problem as you, if thats any help lol. Im on iced glacier 1.1.6
GPS reception is pretty spotty also. but im using a case and dock in the car and the dock is down near my shifter, not the dashboard. so that might explain why
xiton said:
Hello all,
I'm currently running CM7 build 31 and Faux's 2.3.0 LV Kernel. Everything works excellently, but I've noticed a common "theme" across many ROMs I've been using. My GPS and Google Navigation work horribly.
The satellite locks quickly, but I notice that when I come to a stop, the map screen starts changing directions as if I were moving my car, rerouting, and all kinds of crap. I've owned a few standalone GPS units and they've never exhibited this behavior.
Does anyone experience the same thing, and if so, could recommend a way for me to fix or improve my GPS experience?
Thanks!
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It does that on stock android.
I've had this happen on stock as well.
My current phone got stolen, so I need something on a budget for the meanwhile. I was thinking of getting a captivate since it has lot of development with stable ICS builds..
My only concern is the GPS ? I had heard there were problems initially with early galaxy S units, resulting in poor GPS performance. Do they still exist in ICS roms or were they fixed ? Also if anyone know were these on hardware side or if they were just software bugs?
Mafioso said:
My current phone got stolen, so I need something on a budget for the meanwhile. I was thinking of getting a captivate since it has lot of development with stable ICS builds..
My only concern is the GPS ? I had heard there were problems initially with early galaxy S units, resulting in poor GPS performance. Do they still exist in ICS roms or were they fixed ? Also if anyone know were these on hardware side or if they were just software bugs?
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There are several threads on the gps problem and it's not related to rom, per se. I am on GB and changing the etc/gps.conf file has made my GPS reliable. The position of the GPS antenna inside the phone is far from ideal and samsung didn't ship it with best settings in the gps.conf file.
if you search for 'gps.conf' you will find the threads. it is pretty simple to replace the gps.conf file or edit it.
Some ROMs include the gps.conf fix.
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I love many things about my captivate, but the GPS is not one of them. There are fixes that help some, but it still seems too unreliable. If I'm driving it loses signal all too often.
Gps
For a decent gps signal I flash H3llstorm GPS Fix after flashing a Rom... Still Doesn't compare to other devices signal strength, but makes gps usable
It works on CM9, AOKP and MIUI
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GPS, also, depend on your baseband version.some baseband firmwares consumes more battary charge, but gives better GPS signals. I use XXJVT modem and have no issues with GPS signal.
I figured out something cool. If I hold my captivate up to the windshield it will lock on nicely, whereas if it's in my lap when driving it won't. Then I have a windshield mount where I keep it. It's been working better. This has been true on AOCP and jelly bean.
Running aokp kang build 4 GPS locks normally < 30 sec
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After flashing to latest stable Cyanogenmod 9.1 my GPS is very good. I get 8 out of 9 satellite lock in about 5 seconds where it used to take 30-40 seconds with stock ROM and about 20-30 with 2.3.5 ROM I used for a while. That's in exactly the same spot right in front of my house.
that's the only thing i hate about Captivate @@
GPS is unbelievably weak, it has to combine with gps from mobile network, i can never use pure gps with only satellites @@
The GPS is my least favorite component of my Galaxy S.
I do use my Captivate as my GPS while geocaching.
I find that for best reception I have to hold the phone so the back is pointed up. To do this is is slightly over my head and I have to look up at it. Going though some trees and leaning over the phone it will loose connection. In the car driving I only find occasionally it will loose connection. In the mount on the dash it is in the ideal orientation.
My Transformer Prime tablet has an even worse GPS but the update external GPS add-on improves the GPS to be much better than the Captivate.
If it realy matters you can get a blue tooth GPS that can work with this and probably any phone you might upgrade to in the future.
I am running ICS on my phone and under Location Services there is GPS source to select different GPS. I just tried to connect using bluetooth to my Garmin car GPS but the only bluetooth functionality it has is to send sound to car stereo. and I could not even pair the Garmin with the Captivate.
Lots of bluetooth GPS receivers to choose from on eBay.
This thread might give you some more information of some of the units others have tried.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122688
I am going to stick with the GPS in my phone. It has worked good enough for two years and will be updating my phone in Feb or March.
Jim
Honestly, you don't choose the Captivate for its GPS. Although, many ROMs have GPS fix and makes it usable. I can't say I had much issue with mine, it does the job it needs to do but depending on your connection, it might not be optimal. I did lose signal for a few seconds while driving but never lost signal to leaning over it tho eh
I almost want to say that the Captivate has the worst GPS out of most phones but I don't have much experience with other phones. The captivate is decent though and I think with the latest versions of JB, it seems to operate much better.
Hi all, I have a question. Why my GPS get fix fast and strong in gpstest apk and dont get a good fix running the google Navigator?
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Try this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19422197
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Try this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19422197
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Is It works for CM10 stable (JB 4.1.2)?
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Sorry, but nope. Just good for samsung stock gb roms or those based on that. Should have mentioned that before. My bad.
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igorgomez said:
Hi all, I have a question. Why my GPS get fix fast and strong in gpstest apk and dont get a good fix running the google Navigator?
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I've noticed that the google nav app maybe sensitive to the accuracy of the system time. When the clock is off by more that a few seconds, it seems to consistently report my position incorrectly, by 50 meters or more, in the same direction.
For example, when driving southbound, it will show me driving south, but 100 meters off the road to the east and this offset will persist until the clock is corrected.
I've installed clocksync app and set it to sync time every hour. It seems to help: Google nav doesn't give the persistant offset, but it does lose lock sometimes. I just toggle gps enable in the status bar and it recovers.
My gps.conf file uses the hellstorm fix. I am running GB debloated stock rom with Corn 7.06a kernel.
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Good morning guys,
I've tried every 'fix' under the sun to make my GPS work 'better' (takes 5 minutes to lock my loc), but to no avail.
(I'm on Scott's amazing CM10 JB rom)
Is every JB rom having these issues? Would it be better to just goto ICS?
I travel for work, so Maps is my best friend lol
Thanks in advance,
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Scotts latest CM10 initial locked for me in 1 minute 24 seconds.
So, GPS isn't broken across the board. Sometimes there are issues, and sometimes it works fine, but by and large, the issues are local to the individual user.
If GPS is that important, I would suggest that you go back to stock and work your way up. Or just stick with stock.
Understand a solution is important, however not a good idea to create duplicate threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1902360
I love the work scott has done, and i realize it isn't across the board. It just stinks that I can't use his masterpiece as a daily driver
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use cm9. every jb rom on this phone has issues with agps. weird thing is it is running but not helping to find sats. with gps.conf mods even the "use ref loc" feature seems to work which is network triangulation to help it figure out a rough location for a starting point but the phone still seems to use the standalone gps to find sats.... i tried logging it but nothing really gave me a clue to the actual problem. the gps isn't broken but it doesn't work so well for most of us without agps working to it's full potential.
It works well in ICS. Currently running cm and GPS locks in less than a minute.
In jb it would take 20+ minutes and sometimes say I was a mile away.
GPS has always been bad as far as I'm concerned. I've actually had better luck with the JB roms from late August onward than I have with Froyo or Gingerbread. Have you actually been able to rely on GPS for directions with this phone? I always end up having to ask at a gas station!
brian Marshall said:
It works well in ICS. Currently running cm and GPS locks in less than a minute.
In jb it would take 20+ minutes and sometimes say I was a mile away.
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Turn off Google location. It might be nice to have Google now but its the worst for navigation. You need real GPS location for maps. Problem is that with jb agps doesn't work correctly so the GPS lock takes forever, leave GPS on with the screen on for another 15 minutes after the first loc for the ephemeris data to download. that should last a few days before you have to do it again.
ICS on the other hand has absolutely impeccable GPS performance for me. Much better than what came from Samsung on my phone.
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I used Cypher rom, and it has great GPS lock.
atrix4nag said:
I used Cypher rom, and it has great GPS lock.
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first of all, i appreciate that GPS works fine for some people -- why are you reading this thread then?
i'm not even going to list everything i've done to troubleshoot, but before you say 'people posting things and not checking it out themselves' i can tell you that i have tried EVERYTHING, spent hours working on the GPS issue with my phone and come to the conclusion that JB does not have proper GPS on SOME infuse phones, whether it be by region or some latent hardware defect that the ICS or GB roms compensate for, my GPS dosen't lock. i've been through like 20 gps.conf files, read about every setting in the file and tried every variation thereof, gone back to GB, gone to ICS, back to JB, multiple times, testing the result, my phone locks in 5 seconds in ICS or GB, not in JB. had same results in cm10, cypher, remICS, th3bills aokp, his miui, etc...
if my hardware was bad, i wouldnt lock in 5 seconds in GB.
one of my pet peeves is everytime you ask a question in a forum being told you're in the wrong thread when it would have taken less time to provide a helpful answer. posts telling people to move to another forum are also noise, and then further posts telling people they didn't try hard enough, or 'mine works so you're wrong' are also just noise, and not helpful to anyone. the other pet peeve is being told, after spending hours working on an issue, to stop whining because it's being worked on, when you were just trying to help in the first place. or when you read the first sentence of my post and tell me to do something i clearly stated i had already tried in my post.
nobody is whining, we just use infuse phones, and like our GPS to work.
also to be clear this isnt really directed at atrix4nag in a negative way, i just happened to reply to his message.