I just received my bedove x21. My one issue is the GPS. When I turn on the GPS, I cant get any satellites. I downloaded all the apps to check satellites and still dont get any. I even downloaded a compass app and it doesnt move either. I am trying to contact the dealer I bought the phone from but havent heard back. How could I tell if the gps is dead or just not configured properly? I would have thought the compass would at least worked.
Larry
Did you get the GPS issue fixed?
larrygregandroid said:
I just received my bedove x21. My one issue is the GPS. When I turn on the GPS, I cant get any satellites. I downloaded all the apps to check satellites and still dont get any. I even downloaded a compass app and it doesnt move either. I am trying to contact the dealer I bought the phone from but havent heard back. How could I tell if the gps is dead or just not configured properly? I would have thought the compass would at least worked.
Larry
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Did you get the GPS issue fixed? I get a signal with mine. But it usually takes about 15 minutes which is a pain and have been looking for a solution. Thanks!
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Hi all,
Problem with the GPS on my Orbit 2! Though so far I love it to bits really.
I have done a search here but cant find anything.. I really hope it is just me asking the wrong question. Anyway someone must know something.
The problem is this:
The GPS with Copilot was working amazingly when I first got it. I was knocked out by it.
I haven't used it much but when I have I was delighted.
However, recently I have been noticing that the number of satellite signals has been going down. It has also been taking longer and longer to get a fix.
Today I could not use it at all, even when it got a "fix" It was showing me no where near the right road.!! Have some satellites fallen out of the sky!!??
Currently it has 3 days before I need to do the QuickGPS thing. So that should be ok.. I will try again with the update but is there any known problem with the GPS. If there are problems with GPS do they normally behave like that or just stop altogether?
If there is a problem I guess I need to send it back.. :-(
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give.
Its very painful when you get up in the morning and try to depend on something that is not working!
3Frog
Same problem
I also got the same problem, but I found out that a reboot solved the issue. After the reboot it found the satellites again.
Hi Guys.
Just wondering if anyone has been able to solve the problem of tomtom7 taking like 5-10mins to find a valid gps singal when installed on the htc touch pro using the internal a-gps.
Sorry if this has been covered. I've tried doing searches and there is a lot of discussion but can't seem to find a thread that actually lists a working solution.
Can anyone help?????
so that is a no?
i thought this was a common problem with a lot of people?
any solutions?
gps fix
for me upgrading to 6.5 rom did the trick
Are you referring to the leaked windows mobile 6.5 rom beta??
I use Tomtom 7 and have no problem at all getting a GPS lock. With the original radio it took around 40 seconds, now with radio 1.12.25.19 it locks in around 10-15 seconds.
But I had to uninstall Google Maps for it to work.
I also use TomTom 7 but I dont use aGPS. It use to take time earlier when I had AT&T stock ROM. After I flashed with Energy ROM 2.0 Win Mo 6.1, the satellite locks pretty fast. However it is still not 10-15 seconds.
This might be as I have kept the radio same.
Do you all guys use aGPS?
I have aGPS disabled, because the GPS doesn't work properly if I enable it. Maybe Brazil has poor aGPS support, so I'm glad the GPS itself is pretty good.
Well im using my htc touch pro on the optus network in australia.
Checking device info shows my radio as: 1.02.25.19
Im guessing this is an old version.
I dont really wanna change anything thats going to void my warranty and the whole purpose of getting this device was so i could put tomtom on it and i didn't have to carry a gps receiver with me, i wanted to use the interneal gps.
Is there any software tweaks out there or is it purely down to dodgy internal gps/ dodgy htc rom
juzz18,.. check the HTC homepages.
there's an offical fix for the GPS fix issue that should blow your warranty
juzz18,.. check the HTC homepages.
What I meant is...
there's an official fix for the GPS fix issue that should NOT blow your warranty
hey that wasn't there the last time i checked!
They've just released it by the looks of the date.
I'll try it out and let you know.
Thanks Heaps!!
juzz18 said:
Well im using my htc touch pro on the optus network in australia.
Checking device info shows my radio as: 1.02.25.19
Im guessing this is an old version.
I dont really wanna change anything thats going to void my warranty and the whole purpose of getting this device was so i could put tomtom on it and i didn't have to carry a gps receiver with me, i wanted to use the interneal gps.
Is there any software tweaks out there or is it purely down to dodgy internal gps/ dodgy htc rom
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I had this radio before, and a few weeks ago I decided do flash a new one (1.12.25.19). I was a little afraid because I had never done that.
Well, now GPS locks 2-3 times faster, finds more satellites, and sometimes locks even indoors, like inside my house.
Smaniac said:
I had this radio before, and a few weeks ago I decided do flash a new one (1.12.25.19). I was a little afraid because I had never done that.
Well, now GPS locks 2-3 times faster, finds more satellites, and sometimes locks even indoors, like inside my house.
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Ahhh ok. Well the one you flashed to is that an official radio release and if i was to flash to it would it void warranty on the device??
I fought with the tomtom software for a while and eventually gave up. Found a thread discussing amAzeGPS and installed it to the storage card. Works pretty well. Locks on really quickly. Might give it a try.
Anyone with Energy ROM 2.0 tried this?
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Anyone with Energy ROM 2.0 tried this?
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For me on Energy ROM 2.0, Google Maps gets a fix in under 10 seconds, and Chartcross GPS Test gets a fix just as quickly. From what I can tell, attempting to get a cold fix with TomTom does NOT work, at ALL. However if I start up GPS Test THEN TomTom, it fixes quickly.
Thanks for the reply. Yes I do start Chartcross GPS test first and then TomTom
It take 20-25 seconds sometimes more to get the lock. It is much better than last time when I was on AT&T stock ROM
So I guess there is no use of this patch yet for me
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
Sent from my MattedBlues CM7 Nexus S from the XDA Premium app.
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
Sent from my Nexus S
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.
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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.
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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.
Hi all,
had my Desire S for a few days now (upgraded from Nexus One), all is going great apart from today I went for a run and the app I use for tracking/timing couldnt get a GPS fix.
Downloaded GPS fix and this got a fix after 3 minutes or so, but it was then lost again.
Used GPS Essentials and I can see that the satellites were being picked up, but were vanishing every so often.
Has anyone else had any GPS issues? Wondering if I've got a dud chip
thx
I was also trying out the GPS today. Without GPS Fix i'm only getting like 2 satellites but with it, i got 8-9.
billytkid said:
Hi all,
Has anyone else had any GPS issues? Wondering if I've got a dud chip
thx
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Where do you live? I've read about problems had by two Russian Desire S owners on this forum.
I've not really used my GPS as don't drive and had no need
I use gps a lot for work. Getting house to house quickly is a must in my field of work. Ever since I upgraded and purchased the LG g5, I've had nothing but issues with the gps in it. It constantly says that it's searching for location and never finds the location. Does anybody else have this gps issue?
This is all I get.
PureLife90 said:
This is all I get.
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See post below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/gps-issues-t3358726