Sorry for the long title...but I cannot get a lock on my GPS in maps and etc. unless I toggle GPS off and then on. It then quickly locks and my location is very accurate. But when I freshly open Google Maps...Nothing happens. My location is accurate to "2100" meters. Right when I toggle it off and on from the system, it quickly locks on.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
I have not had that issue, but have you tried tightening the screws. I know jt sounds crazy, but it helped me get a lock as well as others. You can probably find the thread if you search.
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Yeah that's not my issue. I get a very good lock to 3 meters...once I toggle GPS I get the lock.
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I've been testing alot of methods on how to get our GPS to lock fast. I found a method that I've tested on about 7 rom's and it works to perfection everytime. Follow these instructions and youll lock on in under a minute everytime. First thing you have to do is download a app called gpsfix from the market. Here's a step by step on how it works for me...
1. Turn on GPS
2. Open GPS fix
3. Hit start and let it find your location before exiting out.
4. Open maps and type in directions
5. Hit the navigation sign on upper right
This should activate the navigation almost instantly, it does for me. Hopefully it works for alot of you since our GPS on this phone is a little quirky. Don't forget to hit the thanks button if you find this tip useful
It works!
Would i have to do this every time i load up my navigation?
*edit* I notice when i turned off my wifi, my location moved about a whole block off my actual location.
Sweet! Thanx.
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Thanks for the tip but i've honestly never had a problem with the GPS on my phone, it's always almost instant for me to be picked up.
Worked for me. Thanks
my GPS locks on in less than 10 seconds using Orange sense ROM, inside my apartment. Without using this trick, could it be a ROM/Kernal issue?
wickedny15 said:
my GPS locks on in less than 10 seconds using Orange sense ROM, inside my apartment. Without using this trick, could it be a ROM/Kernal issue?
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Yeah...I wish I had the same luck as you but it would vary from rom to rom. Atleast know I know whichever rom I'm on....ill get a quick lock
Whoa...I thought my GPS locked on fairly quickly, but now seems to be locking on considerably faster. Especially noticeable in car/bus/train! Thank u for sharing.
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My location set by GPS is always on and will not turn off! It is disabled in my apps and its still on. Anyway to turn it off and anything like that??
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GPS lock icon is always on
nativesmiley said:
My location set by GPS is always on and will not turn off! It is disabled in my apps and its still on. Anyway to turn it off and anything like that??
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Sorry for resurrecting an old thread but I could not get an answer in the forum. I have the same problem, I am using AOKP 4.2.2 build 5 ROM and although the "access to my location" is off, the GPS lock icon appears constantly in the status bar and in the notification bar as "location set by GPS". I've killed all apps but it didn't help. Any thoughts?
I had this gps problem too. It was always on and I could not close it. Only a power off would close it. Found out that the app yahoo weather was causing it. Uninstalled it and problem fix.
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I just upgraded my Samsung SGH-T959W to cm-10.2-20130920-UNOFFICIAL-galaxys4gmtd
It now reports iteself as being an SGH-T959V ..... non-issue as far as I am concerned.
It works so well compared to the original ROM ....... but I have no GPS icon (top right pulldown screen or in power widget etc.) and no way that I can see to turn on GPS. If I use Google Maps it asks me to turn on wifi to help navigate .... not very helpful when I'm driving along the highway. But no mention of GPS.
Any pointers would be very useful as I got lost this morning on the way to work.
Cheers, Duncan
I have an employee that I gave an S3 to and use TSheets for clock in/clock out. Tsheets will log GPS at clock in and clock out, even with gps off, BUT it cant do the 10 minute intervals. Employees little son keeps screwing with the phone and every couple of weeks I have to turn the GPS on manually. So, my question is, is there an app or rom or work around that will either hide the gps button after its activated or force gps to stay on.
If this is in the wrong section, my apologies.
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I have an employee that I gave an S3 to and use TSheets for clock in/clock out. Tsheets will log GPS at clock in and clock out, even with gps off, BUT it cant do the 10 minute intervals. Employees little son keeps screwing with the phone and every couple of weeks I have to turn the GPS on manually. So, my question is, is there an app or rom or work around that will either hide the gps button after its activated or force gps to stay on.
If this is in the wrong section, my apologies.
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I think the best and easiest way to do this is kick the SHI,, out of the little son..just kidding, lol. OK the solution is down load this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkyeah.apphider and hide settings and map app.
ill try it. GPS is considered an App then?
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ill try it. GPS is considered an App then?
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GPS is system service, MAP is an app which can redirect to GPS to enable it, so you need to hide settings for GPS and MAP app. Open the hide app and tab on the Add(+) button, select Settings and Map then tabl save. Done.
Edit: There is another way where you could use app lock, which can be found in the market, I haven't try any so if you run into issue I need to take a look.
Does anyone else use the smart lock based on location and get inconsistent behavior? I work from home, so I spend about 90% of my time here. I set up smart lock for the location. Sometimes, it works like a champ. Other times, not so much. I've currently been "at home" for the past 14 hours or so, but it keeps insisting on a fingerprint or pin. It's making me crazy.
If anyone has found a solution to this issue, I'd appreciate it.
Oh, also, a reboot doesn't help. I really wish they had added wifi network as an option.
I'm seeing the same issues.
It seems to me that it is working after using Google Maps and clicking on the button to locate my position.
I think it helps if wifi is on and google location history is on, along with high accuracy locations.
my wifi is always on and locations are set to high accuracy with history on and it still finds a way to mess up
every time its happening i clear google location history, clear maps cache and data then open map again to check then its right
happening almost always once week
i may try to factory reset but have to wait till weekend, so i have time in case something get out of whack
This happened to me yesterday. I was home but it kept trying to ask for my pin. It turns out my pinned home location in the smart lock setting was turned off. You can manually edit the location and turn it on/off, which I found out yesterday.
My experience with location based smart lock has been bad across three different andriod devices.
Using the Bluetooth smartlock with my gear s2 has been flawless though.
Was happening to me to. Here's what I did yesterday and seems to have fixed it..
Go into the smart lock settings and delete/remove all saved locations, devices, etc. Now back all the way out and go back and add everything back. A reboot might help afterwards also.
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I turned that crap off. For that reason as well on the s7e. Imediately turned it off on the s8+. Same issues with the app IFTTT and recipes, sometimes it works and sometimes it wont.
I have had nothing but difficulty with it also. Going to turn it off and try the Bluetooth paired with smartwatch.
flu13 said:
Does anyone else use the smart lock based on location and get inconsistent behavior? I work from home, so I spend about 90% of my time here. I set up smart lock for the location. Sometimes, it works like a champ. Other times, not so much. I've currently been "at home" for the past 14 hours or so, but it keeps insisting on a fingerprint or pin. It's making me crazy.
If anyone has found a solution to this issue, I'd appreciate it.
Oh, also, a reboot doesn't help. I really wish they had added wifi network as an option.
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I solved it on my phone. I switched off every other SMART lock feature and just left Trusted Places on. Been working for over a day now after having not worked at all for 3 or 4 months.
Obviously one of the other Smart Lock features - voice, trusted devices or on-body detection is interfering with trusted places, but not sure which one at this stage.