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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.

GPS Problems?

I've tried this fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308297 and the one that uses bloater but my gps never seems to be able to lockon immediately or within a reasonable time frame. It was a bit wonky at first but after trying the first fix it just got worse. Are there any fix that actually works? Running on Weapon.

updating to the july baseband worked AMAZING for me! before updating i had no GPS locks at all. Then i used the gps fix by Krylon and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079304 and it at least locked for me within 3-5 minutes, and stayed locked. Now after updating the baseband (simple process btw, just follow the steps) Now rediculously FAST locks, i get blue arrow and voice navigation before the page finishes loading! Hope that helps.

Cannot get GPS to show accurate location

My GS3 is currently running Bean's Custom Rom build 14; was briefly running Jellywiz RLS8 (nice but too buggy for me) and prior to that was stock/rooted/unlocked with the toggle mods and nothing else. I had updated the radio as the new ones came available. Anyhow, some time ago when I was still on the stock Rom, I could no longer get a GPS lock. Prior to that it had worked just fine. So I flashed crypted's "fix" from this thread (tried both the GS3 specific and generic Google builds) and I was able to almost instantaneously get a "lock," which to me meant the GPS icon in the notification bar went to solid.
HOWEVER, I was now showing my location as being outside of Raleigh, NC - I live in Atlanta, GA. With standalone and Google/VZW gps turned on I would get a relatively accurate location (~30 meters) in Maps but a completely wrong location in Foursquare and my weather apps. So I followed Crypted's directions. I tried wiping cache/dalvik, tried modifying RIL in build.prop from 2 to 1, finally tried the solution where I unchecked all three options in Location settings, powered off, battery pull for 30 secs, reboot to recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, reflash his zip file, boot up, enable ONLY standalone GPS and go to nav, put in a destinaton and let it sit outside for 10 mins. After that it FINALLY gave me an accurate standalone GPS location. Problem is, when I rebooted my phone sometime later in the day, the GPS went back to North Carolina and was essentially broken again. Only after repeating the same process from before did I get it to work again, and even at that it takes a good 10 mins for standalone GPS to update my position when change my location. So what the heck is going on here? Clearly GPS is working on the hardware side, if ever so slowly. Anybody have any suggestions? My next step is to Odin all the way back to stock and see if that fixes it, but I'd really prefer not to have to go through all that trouble. Thanks for any suggestions.

Hey anyone with ideas on this? I know the OP was long but the short version is that after every reboot my standalone gps location reverts back to raleigh, north carolina, a place far from me that my phone has never been. Then it takes about 10 minutes of sitting outside w/ navigation on for the phone to get back to an accurate GPS location. I ran GPS Status during that time and noticed the phone is not locking onto any satellites during that time, up until it finally repositions itself accurately.

You can try this one. Works for some that can get lock but get erroneous locations.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1880810

Thanks, will give it a shot. Hope the issue is addressed in the next ota.

prdog1 said:
You can try this one. Works for some that can get lock but get erroneous locations.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1880810
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The fix didn't work for me. We have (4) GS3's in my family and mine is the only one that doesn't get a lock in seconds, even indoors. I finally bit the bullet and am exchanging it...

could synergy have broken my GPS

I have never had any problems with GPS until I installed synergy 290 now I cant get GPS to lock no matter what rom I use I have even odined back to factory right now and still cant get a lock. all location stuff seems to be on. The weird thing is that if I nand back to pure rls12 that i have GPS locks within 1 second but even if I take that rom and try and put purerom 14.1 over top of it I cant get a lock. any tips I have also used the gps app and still nothing

I have heard people having luck with an app called "gps fix".
I haven't had any gps problems, that's all I can offer. I'm sure if that doesn't work, someone else will be able to help more.
Did you try the link that was posted to your question in the rom thread?

shawnten said:
I have never had any problems with GPS until I installed synergy 290 now I cant get GPS to lock no matter what rom I use I have even odined back to factory right now and still cant get a lock. all location stuff seems to be on. The weird thing is that if I nand back to pure rls12 that i have GPS locks within 1 second but even if I take that rom and try and put purerom 14.1 over top of it I cant get a lock. any tips I have also used the gps app and still nothing
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would suggest going back into the forum and reading about 40 or so pages back, OR use search in TDA to find "PDroid Fix". it is in there somewhere.
i had a problem with one of the earlier versions with the multi window, but 290 is totally fixed for me.
reflash (can be done dirty) select TrevE's PDroid version
make sure all your location stuff is turned on
open PDroid app, slide down to i think Maps, click on item in upper right corner and select "allow all" (or something like that).
walla walla bing bam, GPS will work. how well depends on your signal, but its all in the forum, just have to read a little.
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Try this.
If you haven't already, download GPS fix, so to settings, clear AGPS and then download it. After that, go to the "Maps" app, clear all data and cache. Assuming you have a custom recovery, boot into it and clear cache and dalvik cache.
I used to have the same issue, and this fixed it.

the weirdest thing is I even odin back to factory and still cant get lock then after i reroot and everyting and nandroid back to my old purerom rls12 it locks instantly. but if i dirty flash to pure 14.1 I cant get gps to lock again

Question Samsung S22 Ultra GPS problem

Hi
I am having an issue with my UK based Samsung S22 Ultra. The GPS stops working on it, no map app can use GPS until I restart the phone and then it starts working again.
I found this thread on the samsung.com which seems to other users having the same issue.
S22 Ultra problems with GPS
No GPS signal, but my Note 9 had no problems!
eu.community.samsung.com
I've tried turning location services on and off and setting performance to maximum but still the same issue persists. Would be very grateful for any ideas
Thanks
Imran

Wouldn't be the first time, Was it the note10 there was a Issue when device went to 5G it would kill the GPS and i would not reconnect without a reboot.
Only a few experienced the issue, myself included. It took way more effort than what it was worth to log it with samsung and for them to admit there is a fault and they are looking to patch it in the next update.

Yes, remember hearing about the note 10. This seems slightly different
After a period of inactivity, and the GPS stops working. After a restart it works again.....Really disappointing.

I can confirm the same issue. Only assisted GPS works (i.e. when near wifi/bluetooth devices), but pure GPS sensors don't work until restart.

check permissions for GPS for trashy apps and block it all, allow for Gmaps or gps test app only. reboot and test again.

Same problem here...

From another forum (Haven't tried it myself)
Quick fix is to have installed the GPS Status & Toolbox app (the icon looks like an orange satellite antenna in a corner of a grey square) , once opened is not going to find any GPS signal...of course.
But if you open Menu (upper left corner, tap screen once to reveal it) then go to Manage A-GPS, it will pop a window A-GPS XTRA Data with 3 options RESET, CANCEL and DOWNLOAD. Press RESET and in a couple of seconds the GPS signal is back without the need to restart your phone.

Veridion said:
From another forum (Haven't tried it myself)
Quick fix is to have installed the GPS Status & Toolbox app (the icon looks like an orange satellite antenna in a corner of a grey square) , once opened is not going to find any GPS signal...of course.
But if you open Menu (upper left corner, tap screen once to reveal it) then go to Manage A-GPS, it will pop a window A-GPS XTRA Data with 3 options RESET, CANCEL and DOWNLOAD. Press RESET and in a couple of seconds the GPS signal is back without the need to restart your phone.
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Doesn't work for me.

Same here. Uk exynos. Gps only is all over the place. Poor fixing. Google maps location sits grey for an eternity. If I put WiFi on it jumps to my correct location but gps only is really bad

Really strange, which apps are you using that kill your GNSS?
My S22U Exynos gets some satellites even indoors (my Note 10 not) and with Orux, GPSTest and YGPS I can stop and use it several times and it keeps working again.
The accuracy is good, the only thing is the accuracy when logging with the display off (but this another topic from another thread).

Disable all power management... destroyer of worlds.
Try clearing the system cache.
Easy fixes if they work... many times they do.

I have the same problem, after a few hours the GPS signal stops working.
I tried using the GPS Test app and it can't find any satellite, Google Maps says "GPS search in progress" and it stays that way.
From recovery I tried to do a cache reset and an app repair but it didn't help.
If I restart the phone the GPS works perfectly, GPS Test app finds 30 satellites immediately, after a few hours it stops working again.

I remember reading about this on a Samsung Korean forum. Seems to be a known issue which I hope Samsung can fix with a software update. The first time it happened I got lost and ended up going 20 miles out of my route because the damned thing gave me the impression that it was working after initially saying "GPS signal lost" and I just carried on. A reboot fixed it but I don't know if/when it will happen again.
I have received a second March update since then so fingers crossed that Samsung have fixed the issue.

thecrater said:
I remember reading about this on a Samsung Korean forum. Seems to be a known issue which I hope Samsung can fix with a software update. The first time it happened I got lost and ended up going 20 miles out of my route because the damned thing gave me the impression that it was working after initially saying "GPS signal lost" and I just carried on. A reboot fixed it but I don't know if/when it will happen again.
I have received a second March update since then so fingers crossed that Samsung have fixed the issue.
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Yesterday I received the S908BXXU1AVC6 update but the GPS problem has not been fixed.

saturn3000 said:
I have the same problem, after a few hours the GPS signal stops working.
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So it is not about starting different location apps several times? Is it just a question of time and suddenly it stops working?

ZXR said:
So it is not about starting different location apps several times? Is it just a question of time and suddenly it stops working?
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That's right, after a few hours the GPS stops working and to make it work again you have to restart the phone.

saturn3000 said:
That's right, after a few hours the GPS stops working and to make it work again you have to restart the phone.
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It's likely either power management, an incorrect setting or a 3rd party app.
Try safe mode.
Look for what apk cache register when it happens, guilt by association to catch it.

My issue of location sitting grey in google maps. I found if I shut down maps and immediately reopened my location would turn blue straight away.
I have since uninstalled the maps update and now get blue location almost immediately every time I open maps.

s3fan said:
My issue of location sitting grey in google maps. I found if I shut down maps and immediately reopened my location would turn blue straight away.
I have since uninstalled the maps update and now get blue location almost immediately every time I open maps.
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Have you tried with programs like "GPS TEST" to see if it finds the satellites?
When the phone restarts the GPS works but after several hours the GPS stops working until the phone is restarted.

I have a 6 hour long drive coming up in a week. Is the best workaround for this issue for now to restart the phone every hour or so? I damn well don't want to get lost