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[Q] ICS Gps not locking on?

Hi all. Was wondering if anyone out there is having GPS issues on 4.0.3?
I did the update just before I left home to go to Indonesia and now I'm here the GPS won't get a lock particularly when using google maps. Says it has sattelites in range but even with 4 or 6 won't get a lock. However did manage to get a lock a couple of nights ago using SkEye astronomy program.
Any feedback appreciated.

I experienced the sameproblem with Nexus S locking on GPS days ago. Usually when I'm in Italy, I'm always connected to internet and GPS lock very fast, helped by the network.
But days Iago I went to London, with pre-cached map of the city and in 3 days the phone NEVER locked on the GPS system unless a wireless connection. All it said was "Trying to get current position..." and after a few seconds "Impossible to get the current position. Retry later".
While trying to get the position on googlemap in the status bar I noticed the empty GPS-circle never started to blink...
Exactly the same thing happened to my brother device (also a 4.0.3 Nexus S).

What worked for me.
So Im using the Galaxy s2.
Leaked ics.
Gps bug.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/gps-doctor/com.epekware.gpsdoctor
It said it worked and now maps finds me as does 'places'.
Facebook now gives me places nearby but still says not found.
I zoomed in on maps and its pretty much got me to within a few feet. So it has to be gps. Towers gets you w/in a few states. (jk)

I have the same issue. With ICS my phone can't get a GPS lock.
I'm back on GB though.

Ive been meaning to come and debunk my own thread.
False alert everyone. It doesnt work. When I was on wifi it took my info from there and 'injected' it. For whatever reason maps etc took that as well enough.
On 3g it would seem to only triangulate my position and get it right to within hundreds of yards.
However I hope that the thread helps developers develop a bug fix. I saw qbking post a new ics vid today so maybe the latest leak is gps corrected. Well see.

flash a stock GB rom, Pete's for instance. Lock on to GPS in Maps. I use GPS test from Market also and Clear and update GPS with app. Reboot, then Flash ICS rom and benefit

GPS Test worked for me
Thanks for that. I had the same issue after updating to ICS - Glympse couldn't find where I was, Maps wouldn't use GPS, etc.
I installed GPS Test by Chartcross Limited (I haven't posted enough to post links, so I've replaced the forward slashes with back slashes "https:\\play.google.com\store\apps\details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jaGFydGNyb3NzLmdwc3Rlc3QiXQ..").
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All I had to do was to use the menu to get to Settings, and use the buttons at the top of the settings to Clear AGPS and Update AGPS (I don't know whether both of these were necessary), and everything started working. I didn't need to reboot.
Julie

[Q]Screen Randomly Turns On My Xoom

Ever since I updated to ICS, my scren will randomly turn on and then timeout 30 seconds later, whenever the device is sleeping. Here are some screenshots of my battery stats:
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I have no idea what is causing this.
Any ideas?

impass3093 said:
Ever since I updated to ICS, my scren will randomly turn on and then timeout 30 seconds later, whenever the device is sleeping. Here are some screenshots of my battery stats:
I have no idea what is causing this.
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Have the exact same problem... No explaination and just started doing it suddenly.
Battery drains in hours
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I don't have this issue. There must be an app that is waking your device/wifi during sleep.
1) go to settings/wifi/advanced and choose never for "keep wifi on during sleep"
2) get betterbatterystat app to check what is waking up your device.
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Havent changed anything and didn't install anything.WiFi is totally turned off. Even flight mode on will still cause this. It happens about 6 timed every few seconds and then stop for a while. Soft Reset the device won't fix it either. It seems like a nasty bug. After some time of use.
By the way I don't have android 4.0 but 3.2 4.0 is still not here in Europe.

sygys said:
Havent changed anything and didn't install anything.WiFi is totally turned off. Even flight mode on will still cause this. It happens about 6 timed every few seconds and then stop for a while. Soft Reset the device won't fix it either. It seems like a nasty bug. After some time of use.
By the way I don't have android 4.0 but 3.2 4.0 is still not here in Europe.
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Oops. I thought you are rooted.
If you ever want to have ics better than stock faster and more stable and not buggy. Just unlock your bootloader and flash a pre rooted rom of team eos rom.
By the way. Team eos released 4.1.1 jelly bean rom for you too. I am on it now. It is lightening super fast.
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I have ICS 4.04 now. Would love to root. Is there a good tutorial for a noob like me to do it step by step? Or can't I root from 4.04
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sygys said:
I have ICS 4.04 now. Would love to root. Is there a good tutorial for a noob like me to do it step by step? Or can't I root from 4.04
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Step by step guide is here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29733454
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Found th culprit
impass3093 said:
Ever since I updated to ICS, my scren will randomly turn on and then timeout 30 seconds later, whenever the device is sleeping. Here are some screenshots of my battery stats:
I have no idea what is causing this.
Any ideas?
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After 3 years of owning this xoom, I found out what causes the screen to randomly come on and off -- using a non default wallpaper.
Sounds silly, but all I did was change my wallpaper back to one of the default ones and I problem of the screen coming on randomly :laugh:stopped!

D800 (AT&T) KitKat GPS issues

Had AT&T Chat push the Kit Kat update. I'm not rooted.
I've noticed when I'm using my GPS (High Accuracy), it drops out a lot. I didn't have this issue with 4.2.2. Actually, I _loved_ how consistently great the GPS was before the update.
Has anyone else experienced this and if so, have you been able to resolve it?
Thanks

Driving on the highway after the KK update, with a clear and unobstructed view of clear skies, this is the best I get...
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There is most definitely something screwy with the GPS now. ?
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Odd... here's mine in my house, phone is all stock with 4.4.2
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vween said:
Had AT&T Chat push the Kit Kat update. I'm not rooted.
I've noticed when I'm using my GPS (High Accuracy), it drops out a lot. I didn't have this issue with 4.2.2. Actually, I _loved_ how consistently great the GPS was before the update.
Has anyone else experienced this and if so, have you been able to resolve it?
Thanks
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Just to make sure... because I know it's easily overlooked...
Have you set the Mode to "High Accuracy" in Settings -> General Tab -> Location ? By default the KitKat update sets it to "Battery Saving" and GPS doesn't work too well on that (I play Ingress a lot).
-Daryel

daryelv said:
Just to make sure... because I know it's easily overlooked...
Have you set the Mode to "High Accuracy" in Settings -> General Tab -> Location ? By default the KitKat update sets it to "Battery Saving" and GPS doesn't work too well on that (I play Ingress a lot).
-Daryel
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Yep, it's on High Accuracy.
oddly enough, it has improved a lot. I don't believe it is as good as it was, but it is much better. Not sure why it would improve over time, though.

Battery Drain Help?

I am on SlimKat 5.0 with latest stable Trinity Kernel. Will link a kind person that offered to help me. Any suggestions on how to fix this drain would be great though! I'm not sure how to read BBS screens.
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liquid150 said:
I am on SlimKat 5.0 with latest stable Trinity Kernel. Will link a kind person that offered to help me. Any suggestions on how to fix this drain would be great though! I'm not sure how to read BBS screens.
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Set location mode to Device only, report back.

Aerowinder said:
Set location mode to Device only, report back.
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Yea, not a lot to go on. Really doesn't look out of the ordinary
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jd1639 said:
Yea, not a lot to go on. Really doesn't look out of the ordinary
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Crap...it just occurred to me that I think I plugged in for a few minutes when I got home. Before taking these...
Not exactly a valid sample. I'll come back tomorrow.

liquid150 said:
Crap...it just occurred to me that I think I plugged in for a few minutes when I got home. Before taking these...
Not exactly a valid sample. I'll come back tomorrow.
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looks like google play services is getting you, its the nlpcollectotwakelock and nlpwakelock. try using the disable service app to stop those wakelocks coming from google play services.

liquid150 said:
Crap...it just occurred to me that I think I plugged in for a few minutes when I got home. Before taking these...
Not exactly a valid sample. I'll come back tomorrow.
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Yep the screen shots aren't showing anything out of the ordinary, the gms wake aka goole play services is at 6m for 2h30m, if you're using Google now then it's normal.
Post new screen shots after a whole day of use and will take it from there.

Okay, so I believe I have this figured out.
I recently switched ROMs and I know some of the newest gapps have been draining battery badly. Also, I think those updates in combination with using "battery saving" location while at work was draining the battery more than I am accustomed to.
I work next to an airport and the radar messes with signal I believe.

'N' icon in status bar

I have disabled NFC and all Android Pay/Samsung Pay apps, and still the 'N' icon still appears every now and then, and it will only go away if I restart the phone.
I notice that after a night of charging that most times I wake up and see the icon. I can't remember another situation when it happens, but I'm not using wireless charging so it's not being used. Does anyone know why this icon appears after disabling NFC, and how I could prevent it from doing so?
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Thank you!

clearly you have it pointed north then.

Do you have custom ROM?
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Slade8525 said:
clearly you have it pointed north then.
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Haha, I loled at that, but alas, it is not a compass problem.
almaalma74 said:
Do you have custom ROM?
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No, it's stock M. It's the AT&T variant G930A, which does not support root yet.. I'm wondering if there is any other app or something I could be doing that's dependent on NFC, but like I said I can't even turn on NFC if I wanted to, everything's been disabled which a package disabler.

brycegreen said:
Haha, I loled at that, but alas, it is not a compass problem.
No, it's stock M. It's the AT&T variant G930A, which does not support root yet.. I'm wondering if there is any other app or something I could be doing that's dependent on NFC, but like I said I can't even turn on NFC if I wanted to, everything's been disabled which a package disabler.
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...Clearly then its witchcraft, Voodoo, or the 'Ghost of Near Field Communications Past'... Considering its a phone though, who you gonna call?
In all seriousness, backup and try a full reset after you go through all Settings options fully; try restarting it as well before factory reset. Shouldnt be doing that. I have an S7 Active never had that issue but it would drive me nuts.

Slade8525 said:
...Clearly then its witchcraft, Voodoo, or the 'Ghost of Near Field Communications Past'... Considering its a phone though, who you gonna call?
In all seriousness, backup and try a full reset after you go through all Settings options fully; try restarting it as well before factory reset. Shouldnt be doing that. I have an S7 Active never had that issue but it would drive me nuts.
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Since this reply found out the G930A is rooted now! I don't know where I've been the past week. Anyway, thank you for your help, I'm gonna do a backup and root and freeze the apps. See if that helps.
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