Bad / useless GPS reception.
Sorry for the long first post but I have been here for a while reading and absorbing all the information on here. I wonder if anyone can help me here.
Basically my GPS reception is rubbish. Lots and lots of people with this phone say it is great so it must be something wrong with my phone, either the hardware or some setting in the software.
I have posted some questions on another forum but I still cant understand what is wrong so I thought I would post on here as there seem to be a great wealth of knowledgeable people on here. Please feel free to tell me to look somewhere else if you know of some answers and I will apologise now for wasting your time.
Should I be looking at installing a different Rom, mine is the factory default, if so which one may make it better does anyone know.
Thank you very much for any help.
Keith.
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Here is some of the previous transcript which should explain the problem:
More of a rant really than a question, but I have come to the conclusion that the GPS on my phone is useless. When I first got the phone (feb 11) it seemed to work ok. I could use gps quite happily for navigation apps, but now it is rubbish. I put another thread on here a while ago saying that it could ‘see’ satellites but would not lock and give a position. Now it only occasionally sees any. Can the reception degrade over time? I am using it out doors with a perfectly clear sky, wifi on, data on, and have tried putting the phone down in case holding it impairs the signal but it is just rubbish. I loaded an app recently called GPS test (this is android btw) and this shows the signal strength of each satellite. When it eventually sees some or any, the strength is always in the low (orange SNR10) range again with clear sky etc. I recon when it does occasionally get a signal in the yellow (20 SNR) that’s when it locks on and gives a fix but I cant prove this as it does it so rarely these days. I am guessing there is something faulty with the phone or GPS receiver. Anyone know if this reception can be improved in any way? Eg. standing on your head with a finger in you ear. Anyone else have this phone and find the same as me, or is it just mine? My Nokia that I had before was great and would lock on straight away, is the HTC just rubbish?
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On quite a few HTC phones the config file is set to USA ... the file is a text file named gps.conf and resides in \system\etc folder
it can easily be replaced if you phone lets you have access to that folder, or a 'fix' can be re-flashed if your phone is rooted.
the correct settings for UK are as below, and if you want a working gps.conf file, or the flash, PM me and I can supply them.
if you can 'see' and edit your current file, and it is not as follows, then edit it as shown.
note that # signs are just comments and those lines need not be included.
## NTP Time server, use a local one ##
NTP_SERVER=0.europe.pool.ntp.org
# NTP_SERVER=0.uk.pool.ntp.org
# NTP_SERVER=0.asia.pool.ntp.org
# NTP_SERVER=0.oceania.pool.ntp.org
# NTP_SERVER=0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
# NTP_SERVER=0.south-america.pool.ntp.org
# NTP_SERVER=0.africa.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=
XTRA_SERVER_2=
XTRA_SERVER_3=
DEBUG_LEVEL = 3
## Intermediate positioning, reduces accuracy, increases speed
INTERMEDIATE_POS=1
## Accuracy threshold for intermediate positioning
## 0 for no threshold causes 'Skipton bug'
ACCURACY_THRES=5000
## Enables network positioning before you get a gps fix
ENABLE_WIPER=1
### AGPS SETTINGS ###
## Use Google AGPS server
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276
## Comment the above 2 lines & uncomment the lines below to use Orange UK AGPS server
#SUPL_HOST=agpss.orange.co.uk
#SUPL_PORT=7275
## More AGPS settings
CURRENT_CARRIER=common
DEFAULT_AGPS_ENABLE=TRUE
DEFAULT_SSL_ENABLE=FALSE
DEFAULT_USER_PLANE=TRUE
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I hope have fixed it. It is working great now. . . . . for the moment.
I tried lots of things, rooting the phone so I could modify the gps config file, followed all the suggestions about recalibrating it, installed FasterFix. Nothing. In fact it got so bad that it just wouldnt work at all. My next step was going to be to install a different rom to see if that made it better. I had one already to go, but first it says to perform a full factory reset. so I did this. mmmm I thought, I wonder if that makes the gps work... and sure enough this is what seemed to fix it. It now locks on with in 10 secs and is perfect, just as it was when new. I didn't bother with the rom just carried on with the original one after the reset.
So if you have a similar problem, I can recommend you do the same - perform a full factory reset.
Remember you will loose everything you have installed and all your contacts so make sure you back these up first. I then went through reinstalling all my apps and GPS is still working well. Something must have go in there to stop it working but I havent found what it was yet. Fingers crossed it keeps on working.
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Solution found! I had a HTC desire and sold it coz it had this issue. I got myself an s2 and same issue.I spent a couple of hours messing with kernel and stuff to no avail anyway the solution I found is: Download any giffgaff apn app from market and delete all old apns than add and delete giffgaff apn a couple of times and presto gps suddenly works fine with about a 30second time until first lock followed by about 3seconds overtime after that God knows what the apn has to do with gps but it works!
I hope this helps others with similar issues!
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Do you know I think you are on to it here. Well it defo works again at the moment after doing as you suggest.
I downloaded the app called giffgaffAPN. Deleted and re added it a few times. At first, it didnt seem to be any better but I then reset the phone and ta-da instant (ish) lock on. It has been ok since the weekend so looking good. I wonder how long it will go this time before it stops working. When it does Ill do the above again. Hopefully this is the fix. But like you I wonder why the APN settings affect it. Strange.
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This fix above defo worked for me to start with but now it wont. I was out the other day and needed the GPS so did the above procedure but it wouldn't work. I tried it what must have been a dozen times, deleting, restoring and resetting the phone, but nothing. It just sits there and maybe after 10 minutes it will see a couple of satellites but after 1 hour I gave up waiting for it to fix position. It is infuriating. Why is mine so bad when others say it is no problem on theirs? Time for another factory reset to see if that fixes it. Trouble is I loose all my downloaded apps which is a real pain. Anyone know how to fix this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442032
Worked on every rom i tried.
All hail crypted!
Tried that AGPS patch quite early on. Made no difference to mine.
I am going to do a factory reset again to see if it works after that.
Next I might try a new ROM. Which one is best for GPS reception? Do they differ at all?
Thanks.
for me, I dont need to use any gps patch or manual edit. I dont know why, my gps is working so good. Better than iPhone 3GS. lol.
maybe my radio version? i dont know @@.
anazhd said:
my gps is working so good. Better than iPhone 3GS
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Incredible isn’t it. Why is mine so bad then. It is so bad I would probably never buy a HTC phone again because of this. I am assuming it is the phone. I must have some faulty hardware I guess. The wife is after a new phone and I won’t be getting one of these or even going Android. Will have to spend the extra and go with apple even though I personally don’t really like these either.
Im not really sure about this, whether it's hardware problem or what. Maybe you should try flash everything, from hboot, radio, to rom. Make it variance. Maybe you can get a good gps locking somehow? :good:
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Samsung just tweeted this:
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=558&AT_ID=310271
Basically search market for GPSRestore
No idea more then you....
Maybe not really a fix. Who knows.
EDIT - seems to restore to factory default and write to system file. Maybe a stepping stone to other fixes later?
As you said, search for GPSRestore. Don't follow the wonderful advice in the link and search for GPSSamsungRestore, like I did.
Weird - it doesn't even change your supl settings. It left mine pointing at google's server. All it did was change it to Standalone mode.
This doesn't even work. Samsung can't get a Position fix. HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
Removed because skinien and Radukk have all the answers
And no sense of humor
Errrrr..
If you read the description you would see that it RESTORES your lbstestmode settings back to FACTORY settings. So how the MOD EDIT does that fix anything again? The factory settings are what sucked from the start.
You guys are hyping up something that is literally 100% worthless.
This really is embarrassing
The galaxy s line was supposed to be samsung's fresh start and chance to redeem themselves and shed their bad reputation with regards to mobile device support. Having watched the debacle this GPS situation and the update situation has become, I think the verdict is in. I really couldn't recommend any samsung mobile device in good conscience.
cappysw10 said:
"During online surveillance, there is an abundance of GPS tweaks that impair GPS performance. Often times, no backup is performed to restore values prior to modifications. Samsung has released an application that restores GPS settings to recommended factory defaults for optinum performance."
Lets break this down:
"During online surveillance" => We don't have a clue how to fix it so we're looking for help from the community
"there is an abundance of GPS tweaks that impair GPS performance" => Apparently they haven't tested any of them because some of the tweaks work.
"Samsung has released an application that restores GPS settings to recommended factory defaults for optinum performance." => Their mispelling. Apparently they are still so convoluted as to think that factory defaults work at all!
Samsung, get your head out of your collective [email protected]@es. We do have to give them a bit of slack though. Being a Korean company we can't expect them to get everything right. Look at how they, South Korea, are handling the current situation with the North.
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Let's break this down:
"During online surveillance" => We don't have a clue how to fix it so we're looking for help from the community
Or, they go online to research issues with the phone to try to fix them. It could be that they can't fix it because it's a hardware issue. Considering that the community doesn't have the driver source, I doubt that they are looking for the community for help.
"there is an abundance of GPS tweaks that impair GPS performance" => Apparently they haven't tested any of them because some of the tweaks work.
I'm sure you've read a lot of the GPS posts. People have mixed results with ALL of the tweaks. Apparently, they are changing the application settings back to standalone. I'm wondering if using MS-Based/Assisted is causing the bad tracking issues. Their app changed the mode back to standalone but left the google supl settings and I still got a fast lock. I'm not sure if I've ever tried navigation with google's supl and standalone mode.
"Samsung has released an application that restores GPS settings to recommended factory defaults for optinum performance." => Their mispelling. Apparently they are still so convoluted as to think that factory defaults work at all!
Your misspelling.
Samsung, get your head out of your collective [email protected]@es. We do have to give them a bit of slack though. Being a Korean company we can't expect them to get everything right. Look at how they, South Korea, are handling the current situation with the North.
Has nothing to do with Android. Save this for another forum.
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Samsung, get your head out of your collective [email protected]@es. We do have to give them a bit of slack though. Being a Korean company we can't expect them to get everything right. Look at how they, South Korea, are handling the current situation with the North.
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So you expect South Korea Companies should handle military issues? That is not related unless you want make this as racism blaiming all Koreans.
Anyway this app keep failing on last stage saying get on the clear sky even I am on, full HSPA signal. JM9 modem fix might be help to me.
GalaxySsupport ATTN #CAPTIVATE users: We've created an app to help optimize GPS. Go to the Android Market & search "GPSRestore Samsung" http://ow.ly/3hEpr
LOL they are getting spammed back from everyone saying it doesn't work on Twitter
I think they are trying to create a way to establish a baseline... so if you walk into AT&T and say your GPS doesn't work, they now have a way to "test" it.
"Oh look it got a lock; thanks! Buh bye"
This isn't going to fix anything, huh? I'll give it a shot anyway, I suppose. If it doesn't work, @GalaxySsupport deserves to be spammed!
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Errrrr..
If you read the description you would see that it RESTORES your lbstestmode settings back to FACTORY settings. So how the MOD EDIT does that fix anything again? The factory settings are what sucked from the start.
You guys are hyping up something that is literally 100% worthless.
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Hope you don't mind, but I just posted this quote on samsungs twitter page. I agree 100%! Well said.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
the app download page in the market has the developer phone number and email.....
just saying .........
On a completely different note:
If you look at those GPS coordinates from the app screenshots posted on Samsung's site, it's clear that the "fix" came from Samsung, Korea
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...27.063665&sspn=0.026336,0.043559&ie=UTF8&z=17
i've installed the app and my Captivate is locking on to satellites instantly. I have it running GPS Test and the accuracy is about the same as my Tab on this rainy day on the MS coast. I hope it continues to stay like this and not flake out in a couple days.
Funny that they have the time and manpower to put forth effort into making an app that restores tweaked gps settings to their factory settings but apparently none to put towards admitting there's a problem with said settings or doing anything productive to fix them.
For my next business venture, I'm going to sell condemned houses as "new" and then offer people a visit from a wrecking crew to restore their house back to a demolished state should they try and rebuild it themselves...
mr. haison said:
i've installed the app and my Captivate is locking on to satellites instantly. I have it running GPS Test and the accuracy is about the same as my Tab on this rainy day on the MS coast. I hope it continues to stay like this and not flake out in a couple days.
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I'm rooted and running Cog.v2.3b6 and my GPS has been working pretty damn well for a while. I'm interested in running this new app just for s&g's to see if it can improve it anymore. Will being rooted and running that version of Cog hinder my ability for this "fix" to work??
Check out this video, the Samsung Continuum has great GPS performance (accuracy anyway).
The video compares the Samsung EPIC 4G, Captivate (before and after this GPS Restore), and Continuum. There is definately some issue with the Captivate/Vibrant compared to their CDMA cousins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piTGDFeerv8&feature=player_embedded#!
GPSRestore did NOT switch to Standalone for me!?!
After reading here how the only thing the GPSRestore did for some was to change the Operation Mode to Standalone, I thought I would try Standalone mode by itself. I made the change and then got distracted and came back and downloaded GPSRestore and ran it. Then I went outside and tried to acquire a lock. FAIL.
Then I went and changed the Operation Mode back to MS-Based and got a lock within 10-15 s. This is about what I was getting prior to messing around, although the accuracy is subpar (16.4 - 32.8 feet). With a Bluetooth GPS receiver I can consistently get ridiculous accuracies (2.7 feet) that appear real on Google Maps/Nav.
Just for grins I ran GPSRestore again and it got a lock about as quickly, but when I examined the Operation Mode is was still at MS-Based! It did NOT change it to Standalone as someone else observed (not questioning their observation, just listing mine).
OK, so I've dug around the forums and have yet to really find anyone who had a similar issue and wasn't able to fix it with either FasterFix or GPSStatus so thought I'd start a new thread. If anyone knows this answer and knows it's in another thread then let me know and I'll shut this one down...
Anyways, the issue in a nutshell is that Maps refuses to work without "Wireless Networks" being checked (it throws up an error that tells me to turn on My Locations or to turn on either "Wireless Networks" or "GPS satellites" even though GPS sats is checked in the settings) and even then the accuracy is horrible (on tower-based, which is more or less to be expected since it's a triangulation, I believe), Navigation/Locations will both get a location but it appears to be "Wireless Network" based, GPSStatus shows a max of only 3/3 sats even outside on a clear day but no other app sees those even those 3 sats. I basically think my GPS chip is locked up. (Is that even possible?)
The GPS issues started one night on CoreDroid's V5.0 after working for quite some time on CD's various builds, including working on 5.0, so I flashed up to 5.1 and still no-go. Wiped everything, reflashed 5.1 and still nothing. Moved over to RCMixHD 5.9 and it still acts up. It used to be that I could uncheck "Wireless Networks" and it would just bounce off of the GPS sats but now nothing seems to see the chip. I've wiped everything, reflashed numerous times, flashed a new radio (the latest Mar leaked GB radio), gone inside, outside, around the house, around the town, etc etc etc, cleared the Maps cache, uninstalled/reinstalled Maps, reinstalled Locations several times, reset the GPS state with GPS Status, redownloaded the GPS data w/ GPS Status, changed out the gps.spade.so file in CoreDroid 5.0/1 with one from the Inspire Dev Forum (I think, may have been General) that modded files based off of FasterFix files that were supposed to fix the GPS if FasterFix doesnt (the files worked for a whole one test...then everything quit working right again) and I've reset the NTP to North America's server via FasterFix and STILL nothing. I'm getting rather frustrated at this point and any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys!
How about flashing back to stock Rom?
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What would the advantage be? I mean I've already flashed different ROMs and gotten the same issue so part of me doesn't care to flash another couple of times but another part of me wonders why it'd help any since it's just going to be overwritten when I flash back to RC or any other custom. Will flashing to stock somehow reset the GPS. I know flashing to stock is generally one of the first suggestions but I've always wondered how it actually helps. Guess I'm off to hunt down the stock on my computer while I wonder lol...thanks
Did you use RUU to get back to stock Rom and radio? RUU does more than just flash the Rom. It flashes the radio to stock. Only reason I'm saying this is cause someone else had Gps issues and when they went to stock unrooted, everything worked as it should.
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Do a forum search for inspire RUU. Should come up.
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Awesome, thanks. I was unaware that the Inspire had an RUU. Well, most RUU's I've run across have been packaged into a program like ODIN but I think I can do the RUU manually via ADB. Hopefully they have a program out, though. Think all my stock stuff has been done via ADB and the Hack Kit so I'll dig around for an all-in-one program. Thanks!
Sadness...no such luck even on RUU stock.
Just curious, what method did you use to do this?
Is this the same one you used?
http://www.filefactory.com/file/b50...60.19_26.06.04.06_M_release_166557_signed.exe
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I have been having similar GPS issues on my stock Inspire. After a long HTC customer service call, I was advised to do a factory reset on the phone. Voila, the problem appears to be solved. I now get 8 or 9 satellites and lock in about 30 seconds. Also, after this reset, my battery life is much better. So, I am not sure what bug I eliminated in the factory reset, but I accomplished something. What would affect both battery and GPS? I know this is not the same as for a rooted phone, but perhaps there is some connection. By the way, just what SNR do users with solid GPS performance get on GPS Test? I never get SNR over 25 on any satellite, whether indoors or out...
HtcOmega,
I helped another person with an inspire, so maybe it might work for you too, Try the link in my sig and see if replacing the gps.conf with one of mine may help you. It has been very successful so far, it might help with your dilema as well. And if your going to ask whats different about mine then fasterfix app, the answer is alot.
Let me know.
AngelDeath said:
HtcOmega,
I helped another person with an inspire, so maybe it might work for you too, Try the link in my sig and see if replacing the gps.conf with one of mine may help you. It has been very successful so far, it might help with your dilema as well. And if your going to ask whats different about mine then fasterfix app, the answer is alot.
Let me know.
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I was having the same issue as HtcOmega and decided check out your link. I must say that my GPS is working as it should now. Takes at most 30 seconds for a lock without the case on. I flashed the north america zip instead of choosing the north east version. Is there any reason why you wanted people to choose their specific region?
Primarily the reason is I broke up the USA into 6 regions and made a script for 62+ individual countries because I am not using the generic ntp servers from the pool, these are ntp servers specifically for that location, and by narrowing down the location and not using a general ntp it should make lock times faster. If you read the thread for the most part quick reading you will see that the NA script is made primarily for people who travel to many places frequently and do not want to keep changing scripts, as well as people in the common wealth countries would use the NA script.
I am currently testing out 1.2 with a handful of beta testers to see if the new script can be a little more consistent, there are new commands in the new script, which is phase one at least for the HD2 since the HD2 is a prt and lacks the support for true agps.
Ive perused several different phone threads and many ics threads regarding the gps bug (even some official nexus gps people are having probs).
Whether this works for all phones Idk. I have the gs2 Touch.
On fc07.
I didnt want to go thru going back to gb.
Tried several gps apps.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/gps-doctor/com.epekware.gpsdoctor
This one did the trick. (not affiliated with them in anyway) I know sounds like spam but Im just happy to find a quick fix.
Gps still says searching but Im getting exact locations on maps and 'places'. Facebook is now showing me places nearby BUT still giving me a not found message. Previously fb would not show me any places in 'check in' and then also give me the not found message.
This is by far the easiest fix Ive come across in the many threads. doctor appears to erase all gps data and then downloads whatever and 'injects' it. You guys likely will know better than I.
Some screens attached. There is 'auto' and 'manual' I did the auto twice. Im attaching the manual screens for those that know what the hell all that is.
peace hope this helps.
(just tried again - turned off gps - back on. Opened maps and the arrow was way off. clicked the little circle button to 'find me' and it said 'locating' then bam snapped to my exact location)
Did this work for anyone else??
I tried it again and didnt have such exact results without wifi. So idk.
This gave me magical results...
Hey there!
Try GpsFix Deluxe, by Android Labs. It costs some $$$ but it hasn't failed me yet. I had an array of problems with fixing my GPS for long journeys, but alas, no more!
I give it the highest of recommendations.
it work for italy too?
I eventually get a gps signal... it takes a lot longer than stock rom... I hope there is more support for that soon
Moved to fc28 and Im all good.
The gps fix I used above never worked Im sorry to say. It seemed like it did. I guess it worked 'better' but didnt really work.
Gps would still be off by a block or so.
With the latest ics its off by feet. And it says 'lock' or w e it says to indicate lock.
woops fc24 not 28.
The problem I have is that sometimes GPS will not get a lock even after an hour or more. Other times it will lock on to 9 or 10 satellites in 3 or 4 seconds. I installed GPS status & tools and when I can't get a lock it shows all the satellites stacked one on top of the other located at the tip of the North arrow - I attached a screen shot to show what I'm talking about.
I tried putting the phone in airplane mode and rebooting and GPS seems to to work, but I'm still testing since the error is intermittent.
I was getting the error before upgrading to ICS 4.03 and thought the new software might correct the issue, but it's still there.
Try Faster Fix in the market. Make sure that the location you're in is set to the location that you live at.
I used to have issues where roms would have a European base and I would have to download the North America GPS config for it to work. Haven't had those issues since Gingerbread, but it's worth a shot.
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Try Faster Fix in the market. Make sure that the location you're in is set to the location that you live at.
I used to have issues where roms would have a European base and I would have to download the North America GPS config for it to work. Haven't had those issues since Gingerbread, but it's worth a shot.
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I've tried faster fix in the past and all it does is modify the gps.conf file and I still had the issue. Since I still have the problem after updating to ICS 4.03 I'm beginning to think it's HW related. Just wonder if anyone else has seen this and what they did to correct the problem - new phone?
At this point, especially considering you had the issue before the update, its probably hardware related. You could open it up to see if there are any loose connections, but other than that I'm not sure.
Sorry about grammer, posted from phone.
try cleaning the contacts with rubbing alcohol and a qtip. also make sure the contacts are good as well.
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So I land in Orlando on vacation, get my rental car, and enter the hotel address into Maps ready to push the navigation button as soon as I'm out of the garage. I do this and gps can't get a fix. I start driving in a random direction assuming it'll get a fix soon. Long story short, it never does!
I've been using gps, maps, navigation all with no issues until now. Had my phone since mid July. Tried restarting, tried battery pull, of course gps on/off a million times. Downloaded a free gps test app - if I was reading it right it seemed to show about 8-12 satellites it was picking up but 0 fixes. It's like the gps hardware is working fine but it won't get a fix on my location.
I'm on stock ROM. Haven't done anything weird or installed any new apps other than a fee games.
Any suggestions? I was counting on having maps/navigation while on vacation.
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So I land in Orlando on vacation, get my rental car, and enter the hotel address into Maps ready to push the navigation button as soon as I'm out of the garage. I do this and gps can't get a fix. I start driving in a random direction assuming it'll get a fix soon. Long story short, it never does!
I've been using gps, maps, navigation all with no issues until now. Had my phone since mid July. Tried restarting, tried battery pull, of course gps on/off a million times. Downloaded a free gps test app - if I was reading it right it seemed to show about 8-12 satellites it was picking up but 0 fixes. It's like the gps hardware is working fine but it won't get a fix on my location.
I'm on stock ROM. Haven't done anything weird or installed any new apps other than a fee games.
Any suggestions? I was counting on having maps/navigation while on vacation.
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The only thing I can think of is reprovision/factory reset. *2767*3855#. You'll lose EVERYTHING on your phone though. Make a backup first. If that doesn't work I don't know of any other way to fix GPS.
It sounds like the GPS receiver is working if it shows satelites, it just needs to download the catalog. You might try going outside and running some GPS software for an hour and getting a good download. Or you should be able to download a program like GPSstatus. then go to menu, tools, manage a-gps. From there do a RESET, then a DOWNLOAD. Then go outside for a while and you should start seeing fixes on satellites.
I like worwig's suggestion. I'm not familiar with GPS fixes, so it's great if what he said will work. Reprovisioning tends to fix anything related to radio problems (if IMEI was never lost)
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The only thing I can think of is reprovision/factory reset. *2767*3855#. You'll lose EVERYTHING on your phone though. Make a backup first. If that doesn't work I don't know of any other way to fix GPS.
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Tried this. Problem still persists. Can't get lock in Maps unless I let it go for over a minute. If I use GPS Test or GPS Status, it IMMEDIATELY reports 27 satellites in view, but shows connected to 0 for a good 20~30 seconds, then slowly starts to connect to one at a time.
Again, fully stock, non-rooted, locked bootloader.
try this in the Market:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlab.gpsfix&feature=search_result#?t=W10.
its been listed in other forums that it works, and as i haven't used it myself, will go by what others say that works.
if nothing else, its free
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try this in the Market:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlab.gpsfix&feature=search_result#?t=W10.
its been listed in other forums that it works, and as i haven't used it myself, will go by what others say that works.
if nothing else, its free
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This is the ONLY app I have not tried on the market and I finally got a working gps on my S3 with Synergy Rom & Unlocked bootloader (of course) ... So thank you for the mention of the app!
Thanks to everyone who's tried to help. I've tried everything here except for a factory reset which was my last resort. So far nothing has worked. The first time I did the GPS Test thing, it worked, but then 5 minutes later when I went to use maps, it wasn't working again. I tried the other app - GPSfix as well - nothing. Also spent an hour on the phone with a Verizon Tech trouble shooting - not that I thought they'd know more than I could find on my own here, but figured it was worth a try.
I'll be factory resetting in a week or so (don't wanna do it now cause I don't have time to reset up everything on my phone right now). When I do I'll report back. Also I did find over on droidforums that there are several people who've had this exact same issue with their S3 - GPS worked fine then suddenly didn't work at all. So it may be a bigger glitch that's triggered somehow in some phones. All I know is I need my gps working and reliable on my phone...
If anyone else has had this issue and figured it out, let us know. Otherwise, I'll report back after the factory reset...
GPS Issue
hollywoodfrodo said:
Thanks to everyone who's tried to help. I've tried everything here except for a factory reset which was my last resort. So far nothing has worked. The first time I did the GPS Test thing, it worked, but then 5 minutes later when I went to use maps, it wasn't working again. I tried the other app - GPSfix as well - nothing. Also spent an hour on the phone with a Verizon Tech trouble shooting - not that I thought they'd know more than I could find on my own here, but figured it was worth a try.
I'll be factory resetting in a week or so (don't wanna do it now cause I don't have time to reset up everything on my phone right now). When I do I'll report back. Also I did find over on droidforums that there are several people who've had this exact same issue with their S3 - GPS worked fine then suddenly didn't work at all. So it may be a bigger glitch that's triggered somehow in some phones. All I know is I need my gps working and reliable on my phone...
If anyone else has had this issue and figured it out, let us know. Otherwise, I'll report back after the factory reset...
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Hollywood,
Just out of curiosity, were you ever running Synergy?
With my situation, it took three calls to VZW, and an hour-long phone call to Samsung (which resolved nothing) to get a new phone shipped to me. The only good thing that came from the Samsung phone call was that I used it as ammunition when calling VZW the last time ("Look, I was even on the phone with Samsung tech support for an hour today, and they couldn't help me."). The Samsung rep had never even heard of the term "GPS Lock" and didn't understand the concept. She was totally convinced that if the blue arrow came up in Google Maps, that my GPS was working as it should, despite the still-flashing GPS icon and the "Searching for GPS" message in the pull-down screen. Also, she didn't think it was a problem that my positional accuracy never got closer than 3,400 meters.
A complete factory reset didn't help me; I even used Odin to reload stock, non-rooted, locked bootloader OTA ROM with original kernels, recovery, radios, etc.
I also tried the re provisioning dialer code, which didn't help.
I tried the GPS Fix program, GPS Test, GPS Status, and everything else I thought looked promising. Nothing helped.
GPS Fix helped after initial lock, but only while it kept GPS control. Once it released "fix", Maps would go back to having the same problem getting a lock after a while.
Good luck!
Search for the agps patch. Any forum will work. It works on all android. I just flashed it and I'm running beans. It also works for like cm. I used the 3.1 cwm flashable patch. It locks gos on instantly.
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GPS Issues
So now that I have my new SGS3 on the way (should be here in two days) my GPS starts working again out of the blue. No changes to my phone, no new apps. Too weird that after three weeks of it not working right, it suddenly works perfectly again.
At least the issue shouldn't repeat once the completely new phone arrives.
check this link out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=8541888
Ryezen said:
So now that I have my new SGS3 on the way (should be here in two days) my GPS starts working again out of the blue. No changes to my phone, no new apps. Too weird that after three weeks of it not working right, it suddenly works perfectly again.
At least the issue shouldn't repeat once the completely new phone arrives.
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My phone is doing something very similar, it's finding various satellites and finding a fix on 3 of them. Although, in Google Maps and Navigation, it will stay stuck on searching for GPS. This phone has been great since day 1 including GPS, strange that it will stop working just like that. I tried clearing data for Maps, running other GPS utilities, and a factory reset to no avail.
Decided to phone Verizion, and they will send me another S3 (refurb).. Hoping the new one works as it should.