[Q] GPS won't turn on at all - General Questions and Answers

I have Kyocera Hydro Xtrm from metropcs. The gps used to turn on and I would see the cross hair icon in the top left corner when it was on.
Now, for some reason I can't get it to turn on at all. I've enabled in the Location setting with both satellites and wifi location on. I can tap the gps icon in the pull down bar, it will turn blue as it's on, but nothing ever happens - no icon in the left corner anymore, maps not working, etc.
I've tried to update my system as well, and it won't connect via data or wifi. I'm running kitkat (I believe it doesn't actually say that anywhere) version 4.1.2. I am rooted.
This happened a while ago but I'm just now getting around to try to fix it, so I'm not sure of any apps that would have been installed exactly when it stopped, but I don't believe any relevant apps would cause this (any suggestions of some that would?)

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HD MAXX GPS problem.....please help

I posted this first in the Android forums, but on second thought I think there is more brain power over here...been a long time lurker here, first time posting.
Been running this phone now for almost a week. Not rooted(anymore). Was rooted, until this problem popped up. Wanted to eliminate that as a problem, used the instructions here to flash original OEM image back. That all worked fine. In both cases, I then loaded all the apps onto this phone that I ran on my 1st generation RAZR. After about 12 hours of uptime, something seems to be causing interruptions to make GPS to go offline/online. I can see it in GPS test, where the GPS goes from green to yellow, and back to green again, on a continuous basis about every 10-20 seconds. Doesnt get a lock long enough for other GPS apps to use GPS. Other indicators is the GPS indicator in notification area appears and disappears.
I have since deinstalled almost all apps that claim to use GPS in the permissions list, or disable location usage in those I didnt deinstall. I think one of the apps I run is causing problems. I hate guessing and trial and error. If I reboot the phone, it will be good again for awhile. Is there some kind of log I can view to get an idea of what is interfering with GPS?
I saw another post in this section where another person was asking about being able to tell what was using GPS, when seeing the GPS icon go on/off in the notification area when nothing is apparently using it (in the foreground).
Very Frustrating.

4.3 "gremlins"- wifi/data drops on sleep, partial screen responsiveness, black screen

4.3 "gremlins"- wifi/data drops on sleep, partial screen responsiveness, black screen
Background: I went from rooted 4.1.2 (stock TW) to old&slow's 4.3 TW ML1 ROM just a little over two weeks ago (ROM thread found HERE).
-Full data wipe, cache, dalvik, etc
-Reinstalled all apps CLEANLY (didn't use any TiBu backups at all)
-No modem-related problems, etc (I'm still using the MF1 baseband version- I had no connectivity problems when I installed this custom ROM)
-Using Xposed framework (various modules: AndroidTunerFree, Disable Clear Default Diag, DisableBatteryFullAlert, Greenify, SamsungMultiple Widgets, and a few others that are app specific like Snapshare and Keepchat)
Very impressed with the ROM. I plan to keep it.
Problems (these only started happening this past week):
-Almost every time I unlock my phone (using a PIN), it's just a black screen. Every time I have to hit the home button and then it brings me to my home screen. Is there a way to find out what is bringing up this black screen (surely it's an app? Right?)
-All wifi and 3G/4G data signals are dropped as soon as I turn my phone's screen off. I know this is a common problem reported with 4.3, but with the hours and hours of reading I've done, there doesn't seem to be a consensus about what causes it, or a solution.
***RELATED TO THIS MAY BE THAT I INSTALLED the "JellyBean 4.x Airplane Mode Helper 1.0" Xposed module. My phone started being stupid once that was installed. I disabled, uninstalled, reinstalled, etc but to no effect (I find no way to configure the module's behavior itself). And no, wifi-lock apps have had NO effect.
-It's happened semi-regularly that my phone will not register screen touches- on lockscreen, home screen, etc. Not even the capacitive touch buttons. Hardware buttons work, but there's no way for me to make screen selections. The ONLY thing I have found works is that I am for some reason still able to drag down the notification bar and play around with things through there, so I think it's related to NovaLauncher Prime. To that end, I enabled "Aggressive Desktop" in NLP, which has "solved" the problem...but I want to know if there was an underlying problem so I can just solve it once and for all.
-Waze voice guidance only speaks the last syllable of the directions it's giving me. Never had this problem with 4.1.2. I've read some places that it's related to 4.3 specifically--so it's Waze's problem to fix--but I might as well ask about this one too. It makes Waze navigation almost useless, and a safety issue as I drive (since I can't just use the voice- I'd have to look away from the road to look at my phone, which can get me a huge ticket here in Utah).
Some more info on the wifi/data drop issue:
-Telephony services do NOT drop, and all pushes DO go through (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc) as if the data signal is present. But looking at my system's battery settings, it is obvious that data of any kind is on ONLY when the phone's screen is turned on. It's essentially acting like Mobile Data is turned off unless a push is received, which normally I wouldn't mind (since it means apps aren't using data on their own when my phone is off). Problem is, I don't want things like Skype (which I rely on for work) dropping just because my screen is off. Nor do I want to keep my screen on forever, to preserve battery life.
-I considered that it might be an issue with my router. So I assigned my router to reserve my phone's IP, and locked the IP my phone uses on my home network, so I don't get any of the "signal is unstable" problems. None of these had ANY effect, and it happens with all wifi access points I've used in the past with no problems.
Any and all insights on any of these three issues would be absolutely great.

Turn by turn navigation from Gmap not working

I'm currently running Alliance 4.3 with ML1 modem. Prior to that I was on 4.2 ROM with MF1 modem. I was having problem with the turn by turn navigation before and I thought it was just a google glitch but I was wrong. My friend have the same phone, running the same ROM but his turn by turn navigation works fine. Anyways, I flashed the new ML1 modem and flashed Alliance 4.3 ROM thinking that it would fix the navigation but i was wrong. Everything was running great! Here are some of the issues I saw: I get GPS locks instantly to my exact location but when I enter an address and use the turn by turn navigation, everything is off. My starting location is NOT my actual starting location. The GPS lock is way off. Then blue tracking arrow is not tracking my movements. Its not even facing the right direction. I keep getting "Searching GPS..." notification. But when I exit out of the turn by turn navigation and go back to the maps, I get instant GPS locks. Anyone experience this same problem, if so how did you fix it?

[Q] WiFi woes

Hi folks,
There are two issues with WiFi on my Nexus 5. The first, which was happening before I upgraded to Lollipop, is that my phone no longer remembers WiFi passwords and I have to re-insert them every time. I've searched around for this and been told that it's because Android only remembers a certain number of passwords so I've tried forgetting quite a few old WiFi access points but to no avail. Any ideas on this issue?
The second issue has only started occurring since I upgraded to Lollipop and is driving me nuts. Basically I can only very rarely access the WiFi menu in settings now, making it near impossible to connect to new access points. Pulling down the notification shade and tapping the wifi icon just seems to turn it on and off rather than taking me to the WiFi area in settings - is that right? And then if I go into settings and tap on WiFi the screen goes blank and I get a force close message. Very occasionally or after re-starting settings a few times it will work.
Any thoughts on either issue would be much appreciated. I've read the thread on WiFi not turning on but don't think that's the issue and as I say the latter issue has only occurred since the Lollipop upgrade.
Thanks
Alex
With the quick settings, you have to tap the network name to go into the wifi options. The wifi pie slice thing turns it on the off.
Sounds like you could use a factory reset to fix your other problems.
Dr Doom said:
Hi folks,
There are two issues with WiFi on my Nexus 5. The first, which was happening before I upgraded to Lollipop, is that my phone no longer remembers WiFi passwords and I have to re-insert them every time. I've searched around for this and been told that it's because Android only remembers a certain number of passwords so I've tried forgetting quite a few old WiFi access points but to no avail. Any ideas on this issue?
The second issue has only started occurring since I upgraded to Lollipop and is driving me nuts. Basically I can only very rarely access the WiFi menu in settings now, making it near impossible to connect to new access points. Pulling down the notification shade and tapping the wifi icon just seems to turn it on and off rather than taking me to the WiFi area in settings - is that right? And then if I go into settings and tap on WiFi the screen goes blank and I get a force close message. Very occasionally or after re-starting settings a few times it will work.
Any thoughts on either issue would be much appreciated. I've read the thread on WiFi not turning on but don't think that's the issue and as I say the latter issue has only occurred since the Lollipop upgrade.
Thanks
Alex
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I haven't ever encountered #1, so I can't help with that. However, with #2- touching the icon will turn wifi (or bluetooth, etc) on and off. If you touch below the line (where it says wifi, bluetooth, etc) it will open the settings menu. It matters where you tap.
anactoraaron said:
I haven't ever encountered #1, so I can't help with that. However, with #2- touching the icon will turn wifi (or bluetooth, etc) on and off. If you touch below the line (where it says wifi, bluetooth, etc) it will open the settings menu. It matters where you tap.
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Thanks for the replies chaps - I hadn't realised that tapping on different bits did different things. Regardless of whether I go in through the settings 'cog' or by tapping on the word 'WiFi' under the pulldown shade though the next screen is still blank and I get a force close message. In fact today one of the times I tried it the phone just froze on a white screen and only holding down the power button for ten seconds allowed me to turn it off and use it again. Anyone had any similar issues?
I'm having the same issues as you (both of them), and I'm also looking for the solution to it. For the first one, I'm trying to disable backup and renabling them. Read online that sometimes there's something wrong with the sync. Not sure if it solved the problem but will try.
For the second one, the problem is because it takes a very long time for the phone to search for wifi hotspots. So if you turn on wifi (ie clicking on the big button) and wait for about 2 minutes for it to search, wifi will work find. However, the 2 minutes is a long painful wait.... Im not sure what is the reason for the wait though, my nvidia shield tablet has no such issues.
Anybody has any solutions?
Dr Doom said:
Hi folks,
There are two issues with WiFi on my Nexus 5. The first, which was happening before I upgraded to Lollipop, is that my phone no longer remembers WiFi passwords and I have to re-insert them every time. I've searched around for this and been told that it's because Android only remembers a certain number of passwords so I've tried forgetting quite a few old WiFi access points but to no avail. Any ideas on this issue?
The second issue has only started occurring since I upgraded to Lollipop and is driving me nuts. Basically I can only very rarely access the WiFi menu in settings now, making it near impossible to connect to new access points. Pulling down the notification shade and tapping the wifi icon just seems to turn it on and off rather than taking me to the WiFi area in settings - is that right? And then if I go into settings and tap on WiFi the screen goes blank and I get a force close message. Very occasionally or after re-starting settings a few times it will work.
Any thoughts on either issue would be much appreciated. I've read the thread on WiFi not turning on but don't think that's the issue and as I say the latter issue has only occurred since the Lollipop upgrade.
Thanks
Alex
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Both of these issues sound like you need a factory reset
rootSU said:
Both of these issues sound like you need a factory reset
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I tried to do a factory reset yesterday. Took me a really long time but failed. So i ended up having to sideload the 5.01 factory firmware, which formated my entire phone.
In any case, it did not work. It still takes me a very long time 'turning wifi on...'
Any other suggestions?

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

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