Hello everyone!
I am having issues with google maps not updating my location in realtime. It takes no more than a couple of seconds to find my current position, but afterwards, once I start driving, it will only update every 10-30 seconds. This causes problems in my city since I can pass 5 turns in 30 seconds.
I have (obviously) a OnePlus One, running CM12s with the most updated ROM and Google Maps app. I am rooted with an unlocked bootloader. I have the GPS set to high accuracy, and have Google Maps allowed to use the Location services.
No amount of googling I've done could find me a straight answer. Any ideas? I appreciate the help in advance.
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So I know a lot of us (probably you if you're reading) have had tons of problems with the GPS regardless of ROM vesrsion. I've tried several ROMS (currently using Romeros (great)) and several radios (currently .28).
And here's what I've found. GPS will almost never work - except if ATT Nav is running. Then it works every time. However, as we all know, once you log into the Nav - you're being charged. This brings me to my quesiton. Have any of you Moderators / Hackers tried seeing what's in the ATT Nav that's enabling the GPS. I spoke to HTC today and they told me that the phone was designed NOT to work unless ATT Nav is running in the background. So what's that program doing to activate the GPS. And (and I'm not sure if this is how it works) couldn't we just install the app, and take a picture of the used dll's and registry changes to see what it's actually doing - and write a small program to do the same thing?
Thanks,
BZ
My GPS works without even having ATT Nav installed. It just takes awhile to 'warm up'. When I'm planning to use the GPS I will just fire up my map program, iGo or Google Maps and wait. It takes about 2 minutes to start working and then I get good GPS signal until I'm done.
i dont think this is true, since people with the unlocked/unbranded touch pro are having the same gps issues.
cladeus101 said:
My GPS works without even having ATT Nav installed. It just takes awhile to 'warm up'. When I'm planning to use the GPS I will just fire up my map program, iGo or Google Maps and wait. It takes about 2 minutes to start working and then I get good GPS signal until I'm done.
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Same here. I go out to start the car and the nav program (CoPiolot or google maps) and come back in a couple minutes. THe GPSTest app doesn't seem to get it started any sooner, just tells you what sats it's seeing and the signal strength of each.
Regis
There is a whole thread on this subject with a cab file called GPS Tweaks.cab in it. Installing that CAB file fixed all my GPS issues .. Google, Windows Live Search, iNav all make proper use of the GPS now.
My gps works with google maps..
Launch quickgps, run google maps, it picks up sats in 1-3 mins.
ATT Fuze, stock rom, google maps
having gone through Advanced Configs and changed a few settings on the GPS, my GPS seems to be working perfectly within reason of a GPS on a phone. As long as i am outside or by the window, i get at least 4 sats in no more than 1 minute. most of the times, it is accurate to at least 20 feet if i am not in fast motion (car speed)
No problems here. Stock ROM, never installed AT&T Nav, takes about a minute or so to warm up, and loads Google Maps and Liver Search quickly. Very accurate - right down to standing under a tree in a park.
There's nothing to what you are saying - it must be a coincidence. It's been proven that the GPS is not locked to AT&T Navigator.
Dear all,
My gps in my phone did not work right when I bought it a few months ago. I followed the instruction in this forum to change the setting under LbsTestMode. After that it had an acceptable performance (5 mins lock time)<=== I think I am a nice guy.
A few days ago, I updated using the official update method. Now the lock time may be more than 15mins, and it makes turn by turn error. Basically it misleads me instead of help me when the gps gives me instruction.
Please help
Can't help, but I can confirm that the AT&T "upgrade" has made my Captivate GPS worse than it already was.
I can see 8 or maybe 9 satellites, but no lock ... it will eventually lock, but is going to take AGES to do so.
Didn't have this problem before the update.
Remember search is your friend. Search the main thread for "gps fix" and find
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=61448966
See if any of those ideas help.
Added: The only thing that has helped my phone, regardless of the rom I'm using, is the gpsjm9.zip
I have also been having the same issues with my wifes Captivate (mine on Serendipity works fine). None of the "fixes" have done anything so far and have been looking for a modem I can safely flash to her phone that wont brick it and has better GPS capabilities.
Just find a way to start in 5 sec
I used GPS test (free app). It took 5 secs to lock my location. And then I went back to google map. It displayed the location at once
However, I could not get the gps lock if I only start google map and let google map look for my gps information
I have been using GPS Status on her phone to try to get a lock and never see any satellites at my house, whereas my phone gets a lock in about 3 seconds in the same location using GPS Status.
I've got a problem. When I open Google Maps it doesn't seem to activate my GPS so my location is decided by the operator-network and/or wifi, and is not very precise. I've tried to keep Google Maps open for a long time but my location is never that precise as when the GPS is activated. Also if I log into Android Device Manager on the web, I only get a location with an accuracy of 1.5-2 kilometres so that's neither located by GPS.
But if I then enter a route in Google Maps and use the Navigation, the GPS is turned on and everything is fine. It's the same if I use Sygic GPS Navigation. I've got Avast Anti-Theft installed on my phone and if I log into avast.com and send a location command to my phone, it's also located by GPS with an accuracy of 5 metres.
I've installed 'GPS Status & Toolbox' and set the app to show an icon in my navigation bar when the GPS is used. And it's the same as described above - when Google Maps is open there's no icon but when I use Navigation the icon it's there.
I'm pretty sure that on my last phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) with Android 4.4.2 Google Maps also used the GPS and I've got a precise location every time, so my question is how to get it in the same way on my new phone (Sony Xperia Z1) with Android 4.4.4? There are many times I just want to see on Google Maps exactly where I am without using the Navigation directions to a specific location.
Michael B.N. said:
I've got a problem. When I open Google Maps it doesn't seem to activate my GPS so my location is decided by the operator-network and/or wifi, and is not very precise. I've tried to keep Google Maps open for a long time but my location is never that precise as when the GPS is activated. Also if I log into Android Device Manager on the web, I only get a location with an accuracy of 1.5-2 kilometres so that's neither located by GPS.
But if I then enter a route in Google Maps and use the Navigation, the GPS is turned on and everything is fine. It's the same if I use Sygic GPS Navigation. I've got Avast Anti-Theft installed on my phone and if I log into avast.com and send a location command to my phone, it's also located by GPS with an accuracy of 5 metres.
I've installed 'GPS Status & Toolbox' and set the app to show an icon in my navigation bar when the GPS is used. And it's the same as described above - when Google Maps is open there's no icon but when I use Navigation the icon it's there.
I'm pretty sure that on my last phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) with Android 4.4.2 Google Maps also used the GPS and I've got a precise location every time, so my question is how to get it in the same way on my new phone (Sony Xperia Z1) with Android 4.4.4? There are many times I just want to see on Google Maps exactly where I am without using the Navigation directions to a specific location.
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I'm having a similar problem to this where GPS is a bit inaccurate. Would love to hear peoples solves for this. Thanks.
mojito13 said:
I'm having a similar problem to this where GPS is a bit inaccurate. Would love to hear peoples solves for this. Thanks.
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Have either of you guys tried clearing app data and see if that works? Every once in a while I get that to resolve my issues.
Michael B.N. said:
I've got a problem. When I open Google Maps it doesn't seem to activate my GPS so my location is decided by the operator-network and/or wifi, and is not very precise. I've tried to keep Google Maps open for a long time but my location is never that precise as when the GPS is activated. Also if I log into Android Device Manager on the web, I only get a location with an accuracy of 1.5-2 kilometres so that's neither located by GPS.
But if I then enter a route in Google Maps and use the Navigation, the GPS is turned on and everything is fine. It's the same if I use Sygic GPS Navigation. I've got Avast Anti-Theft installed on my phone and if I log into avast.com and send a location command to my phone, it's also located by GPS with an accuracy of 5 metres.
I've installed 'GPS Status & Toolbox' and set the app to show an icon in my navigation bar when the GPS is used. And it's the same as described above - when Google Maps is open there's no icon but when I use Navigation the icon it's there.
I'm pretty sure that on my last phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) with Android 4.4.2 Google Maps also used the GPS and I've got a precise location every time, so my question is how to get it in the same way on my new phone (Sony Xperia Z1) with Android 4.4.4? There are many times I just want to see on Google Maps exactly where I am without using the Navigation directions to a specific location.
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mojito13 said:
I'm having a similar problem to this where GPS is a bit inaccurate. Would love to hear peoples solves for this. Thanks.
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the_rooter said:
Have either of you guys tried clearing app data and see if that works? Every once in a while I get that to resolve my issues.
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i don't know about the gps not turning on at all, but it is a somewhat known bug on googles end when wifi is used to help location services, it frequently causes accuracy issues.
try turning off your wifi and see how it acts.
Yeah, off wifi it's more accurate. But yes, rooter, just cleared my app data and that did the trick, thanks.
It appears, I can't say conclusively, that around the time of the May security update on my Pixel 2, GPS and location services intermittently stop updating. For example, apps that use the phone's location (Google maps-- both on the handset and android auto, mapmyride, ingress) will not change my location as I move around. Sometimes, google maps on android auto will update, but only around every 10-20 seconds, and will place my blue dot someplace random in the vicinity, nowhere near me. Google Maps on Android Auto will say "Searching for GPS", Waze's location will just float around the map.
A restart will fix the problem, every time. But usually about once a day it comes back, requiring another restart. Very annoying.
I've done the following:
Cleared storage and cache for apps that use locations.
Cleared storage and cache for Google Maps.
Turned location services on and off, and set to "high accuracy"
Updated A-GPS data with GPS Status app.
Complete factory reset.
Any idea what could be going on? Thanks!
My wife's pixel 2 is having the same issues. She is about to toss her phone out of the moving car window on the interstate.
saepak said:
My wife's pixel 2 is having the same issues. She is about to toss her phone out of the moving car window on the interstate.
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Any update on this? I have been seeing this on a Pixel 2, and I think I'm starting to see the same on a new Pixel 3 XL.
Strange, I only have this problem with Waze on Android Auto. It appears when I'm in a call, waze lost the gps signal. But when I switch to Google Maps and then immediately back to Waze the problem goes away until the next time I plug in my phone. I have this the april update I guess and definitely a waze update caused it.
I have just purchased and installed an Android 9.0 Navigation / DVD head unit for my 2010 Toyota Camry. The system is very snappy and came pre-loaded with many useful programs; one of which is the iGO navigation app. Another app on there I was glad to have is Google Maps. After the completion of the installation, I road tested the navigation software and found out the iGO navigation app worked very well. I then tried the pre-installed Google Maps to navigate; it was able to track the GPS receiver to pinpoint my location right away; however, Google Maps attempts to re-route continuously (like every 5 seconds or so) as I drive towards the destination. I'm not able to stop it from doing this; it's so frustrating and is unusable as a navigator.
Does any forum member have a clue to what is happening to my head unit? I thought I might've been able to get away with just using the Google offline maps, but I suppose an active mobile data connection is required? Thank you.