Who else got gps issues with this device? When location is set to gps only and data turned off, gps doesn't work. In my previous devices it would work no problem.
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You certainly have hardware problem... Try the GPS tester on play store (location on GPS only) and if it can't find the signal, you have hardware problem
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ambervals6 said:
Who else got gps issues with this device? When location is set to gps only and data turned off, gps doesn't work. In my previous devices it would work no problem.
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I spent all day figuring out this problem. When in "GPS ONLY" mode, I can't connect to GPS. After trying various forum suggestions, this one worked for me. I downloaded the app called GPS Status & Toolbar in the Google Play Store. It launches every time I open Google Maps and can now lock me onto the GPS Satellites. From my tests, I was able to lock onto GPS in 25 seconds when standing by the window at the office, 50 seconds from my office desk, and I'd imagine faster when outdoors. Hope this helps.
Galaxy S6 on Bell Network. Toronto, Canada.
ElectroJay said:
I spent all day figuring out this problem. When in "GPS ONLY" mode, I can't connect to GPS. After trying various forum suggestions, this one worked for me. I downloaded the app called GPS Status & Toolbar in the Google Play Store. It launches every time I open Google Maps and can now lock me onto the GPS Satellites. From my tests, I was able to lock onto GPS in 25 seconds when standing by the window at the office, 50 seconds from my office desk, and I'd imagine faster when outdoors. Hope this helps.
Galaxy S6 on Bell Network. Toronto, Canada.
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Thanks. Is super annoying. Never works when need it. Hope your method works.
Edit: now i remember that app from att galaxy note 3. Had same issue and this app worked great.
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master-i said:
You certainly have hardware problem... Try the GPS tester on play store (location on GPS only) and if it can't find the signal, you have hardware problem
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Not hardware problem. Previous galaxies have had same problem. Reboot makes gps work. Is just software crappy.
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ambervals6 said:
Thanks. Is super annoying. Never works when need it. Hope your method works.
Edit: now i remember that app from att galaxy note 3. Had same issue and this app worked great.
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No problem. Glad it worked out for you. Was a strange issue to me because my previous phone, Nexus 4, had no such problem.
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I bought sygic aura. He finds everything, points of interest, addresses, petrol stations, shops but my current location three blocks differs from the actual location. Even when I'm in the car nothing happens. My arrow is not with me. What is the problem here? is because the GPS is not designed for the HTC HD mini android?
greetings sven
If you look on the status page it says gps is not working
Haha, that made my day!
bruce2728 said:
If you look on the status page it says gps is not working
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yes i was forget it , thnq
superzuan said:
I bought sygic aura. He finds everything, points of interest, addresses, petrol stations, shops but my current location three blocks differs from the actual location. Even when I'm in the car nothing happens. My arrow is not with me. What is the problem here? is because the GPS is not designed for the HTC HD mini android?
greetings sven
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Which version did you install? And did it work, except for the gps of course?
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Which version did you install? And did it work, except for the gps of course?
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i think now , schlund have fix the GPS it will work, but the battery is still too weak. until that fix better to use then the sygic drive
superzuan said:
i think now , schlund have fix the GPS it will work, but the battery is still too weak. until that fix better to use then the sygic drive
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i have still no gps signal. cable is connected, gps not working in WM and android. i have tried every thing realy everything nothing work.
GPS works! I tried with Sygic Aura, Igo MyWay and working perfect so far, very quick GPS fix.
Turn GPS on and try with GPS status from market. Should fix GPS signals very fast
jomaga said:
GPS works! I tried with Sygic Aura, Igo MyWay and working perfect so far, very quick GPS fix.
Turn GPS on and try with GPS status from market. Should fix GPS signals very fast
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no there is something with my gps. it worked always no problems, but now for about 3 months my htc don't have any signal, even on WINDOWS MOBILE No signal. so i let it be , just wait 8 months than can i go for a new phone. . I now used my nokia N95 for navigation
Which WinMo ROM do you have? Have you changed it 3 months ago?
no , i had the lastest winmo version, now the oldest because i used a hard reset. so i guess i have on this moment the oldest. but i had this one a while ago : _HTC HD Mini_RUU_Photon_HTC_NLD_1.36.404.1_Radio_Signed_32.2803.05.06_0.63.05.36_Ship
For GPS issues, the first post in the tutorial "Install Android on HTC HD Mini" under the heading of known issues states in red font: GPS software in WM will not find satellites if you turn off GPS from location settings in Android
You should try the solution that is detailed in this thread. You have to follow this step even if you reflash any WM6.5 stock ROMS because reflashing won't fix the GPS issue. I know this from experience.
It is also discussed at length here
It is assumed you are using the latest build of Android for HD Mini. If there are continued issues, try a completely clean install (remove all old Android files from your SD card). If you still can't get GPS (both in Android and WM6.5), then maybe consider it is a hardware fault.
Wowser said:
For GPS issues, the first post in the tutorial "Install Android on HTC HD Mini" under the heading of known issues states in red font: GPS software in WM will not find satellites if you turn off GPS from location settings in Android
You should try the solution that is detailed in this thread. You have to follow this step even if you reflash any WM6.5 stock ROMS because reflashing won't fix the GPS issue. I know this from experience.
It is also discussed at length here
It is assumed you are using the latest build of Android for HD Mini. If there are continued issues, try a completely clean install (remove all old Android files from your SD card). If you still can't get GPS (both in Android and WM6.5), then maybe consider it is a hardware fault.
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im sure it's a hardware fault. i have yesterday buy a adapt bluetooth gps and it is working fine. Fast fix even in the house. I think my internal GPS is dead. I used a lot . Almost 4 hours a day, 1 year long.
superzuan said:
im sure it's a hardware fault. i have yesterday buy a adapt bluetooth gps and it is working fine. Fast fix even in the house. I think my internal GPS is dead. I used a lot . Almost 4 hours a day, 1 year long.
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I guess drivers are different for a BT GPS when compared to the internal one. So if the BT works, it does not ay anything about the internal gps?
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I guess drivers are different for a BT GPS when compared to the internal one. So if the BT works, it does not ay anything about the internal gps?
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but that my internal gps not finding satalites says enough? i tried everything really day in day out. are there drivers for the internal gps ?
superzuan said:
but that my internal gps not finding satalites says enough? i tried everything really day in day out. are there drivers for the internal gps ?
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I would say if you do a hard reset in WiMo then you should see at least some satellites. Did you also try the app androsensor in Android? That tells you the status of all sensors, including the gps (i.e. location and number of sats). In that case you don't need a program like Sygic to check it. It works quite nice. Maybe worth checking?
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I would say if you do a hard reset in WiMo then you should see at least some satellites. Did you also try the app androsensor in Android? That tells you the status of all sensors, including the gps (i.e. location and number of sats). In that case you don't need a program like Sygic to check it. It works quite nice. Maybe worth checking?
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im gona instal androsensor, i always work with elixir there you can also check the gps status. but im gonna try it.
superzuan said:
im gona instal androsensor, i always work with elixir there you can also check the gps status. but im gonna try it.
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i have install androsensor. but at location not found my location. speed unavailable.satalites in range :0
superzuan said:
i have install androsensor. but at location not found my location. speed unavailable.satalites in range :0
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looks bad. I understood you opened the device since you had issues with the proximity sensor? Are you sure you didnot damage any antenna cable or connector? I know there are 2 of them that are quite vulnerable, don't know where they are for.
It was allready not working before opening
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I had a problem with the GPS on EF02 and EG22 ROMS in that my GPS would work but would eventually result in a "searching for gps" message at the bottom of the navigator even though my gps was turned on. Today I haven't experienced that problem thanks to the program:
GPS Aids Free - beta (found in Google Market)
Just run the program and allow it to download the proper information regarding your phone...make sure you get passing "green" boxes to show you that each task was completed successfully. Now report back and let me know if this fixed you too.
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Wrong section, but regardless; does this fix the problem with only locking on to ~40% of satellites?
Sorry....I just posted this under development because it regarded developer releases.....not sure on how many are used but this seems to fix problem where gps gets into locked state and stops working
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showmrock said:
I had a problem with the GPS on EF02 and EG22 ROMS in that my GPS would work but would eventually result in a "searching for gps" message at the bottom of the navigator even though my gps was turned on. Today I haven't experienced that problem thanks to the program:
GPS Aids Free - beta (found in Google Market)
Just run the program and allow it to download the proper information regarding your phone...make sure you get passing "green" boxes to show you that each task was completed successfully. Now report back and let me know if this fixed you too.
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XTRA data won't download no matter what I do.
I cant get it to download the LTO or other one data. I have root.
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Wrong section, but regardless; does this fix the problem with only locking on to ~40% of satellites?
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After trying it I can say it doesn't appear to. Still only locking onto 3/7 sats here.
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XTRA data won't download no matter what I do.
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Same here. However the developer mentions that you only need one or the other (LTO or XTRA).
The 4 satellite limitation appears to be a GB leak issue and won't be overcome until official release and source code.
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The 4 satellite limitation appears to be a GB leak issue and won't be overcome until official release and source code.
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I'm locked in 5 sats today with GPS status..
this actually worked
I'm on the deodexed EG22 leak, rooted and with chris41g's kernel. My GPS was taking a while to get a lock. Things like FourSquare would take a while to "wake up" and realize my location had changed from one place to another. I'd be in City B and when I would go to check-in, it would still think I was in City A.
Anyways, after downloading and running GPS Aids, the GPS gets a fix much faster for me!
not sure if this is a related problem, but ive noticed that my compass reads my direction backwards... ie: east is west, north is south... anyone else encounter this?
duplissi said:
not sure if this is a related problem, but ive noticed that my compass reads my direction backwards... ie: east is west, north is south... anyone else encounter this?
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Sounds like you need to re-calibrate it.
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Sounds like you need to re-calibrate it.
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I have several times. Wave the phone in a figure 8 right?
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tried this, now I have NO gps whatsoever.
How do I set it back, this app broke my gps entirely
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This one's been a big help. It's only temporary, but if I run it every day or two my GPS is actually mostly usable.
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I have several times. Wave the phone in a figure 8 right?
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No.
Settings -> Display -> Horizontal calibration
Since your compass is reversed you may need to do the calibration upside down. In other words, when you push the calibrate button, be holding the phone a level as possible with the screen facing down on the underside of a table or desk.
Hi everyone,
I'm having a very strange problem with my new Nexus 5: I noticed that sometimes (many times every day, to be honest) my phone displayed wrong locations in Google Now. The GPS module seems to work because when I opened Google Maps and checked for my location it found the right position in few seconds, even setting "Device Only" in Location settings.
So, I decided to take a look at my Location History, and here's what I got:
It seems like I've been in Paris, Rawang, Kanpur and Bangkok several times in the past few days, but I never moved from Italy!!!
I think I can exclude the possibility for my Google account to have been hacked, because of the two-steps authentication which should send an SMS to my phone when someone tries to log in.
I've also restored my phone to the default settings and erased my data when I rooted it, but the problem is still there, as it was before rooting it.
Please help :crying: I don't know what to do, and I'd rather not to send my phone back to google because, apart from this issue, it's perfect.
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Hi everyone,
I'm having a very strange problem with my new Nexus 5: I noticed that sometimes (many times every day, to be honest) my phone displayed wrong locations in Google Now. The GPS module seems to work because when I opened Google Maps and checked for my location it found the right position in few seconds, even setting "Device Only" in Location settings.
So, I decided to take a look at my Location History, and here's what I got:
It seems like I've been in Paris, Rawang, Kanpur and Bangkok several times in the past few days, but I never moved from Italy!!!
I think I can exclude the possibility for my Google account to have been hacked, because of the two-steps authentication which should send an SMS to my phone when someone tries to log in.
I've also restored my phone to the default settings and erased my data when I rooted it, but the problem is still there, as it was before rooting it.
Please help :crying: I don't know what to do, and I'd rather not to send my phone back to google because, apart from this issue, it's perfect.
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I'd download My Tracks and leave that on for a couple of hours or so. See what that does.
alsheron said:
I'd download My Tracks and leave that on for a couple of hours or so. See what that does.
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But that won't help me solving my problem... actually my phone finds its right position if it uses the GPS: the issue appears only when Google Now asks for the location (based on the 3G network i suppose).
pgptheoriginal said:
Hi everyone,
I'm having a very strange problem with my new Nexus 5: I noticed that ... and I'd rather not to send my phone back to google because, apart from this issue, it's perfect.
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Give it some time. I had the same problem and it resolved after a few days.
I'm also from Italy and my geolocation using net (3g) is completely broken.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545837
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I'm also from Italy and my geolocation using net (3g) is completely broken.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545837
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And... I'm with Tre Italia (H3G), too! Maybe they're having some problems...
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And... I'm with Tre Italia (H3G), too! Maybe they're having some problems...
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Go figure.... I'm on the same provider.... City, if I may ask? Im from Rome
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Go figure.... I'm on the same provider.... City, if I may ask? Im from Rome
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I'm from Genoa, so I think it's not linked to the network cell we're connected to... I think I'll follow PhilipTD's advice and, if something happens, I'll post here.
P.S: Sorry, I just noticed your PM. If I had seen before I would have posted in your thread instead of submitting a new one...
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I'm from Genoa, so I think it's not linked to the network cell we're connected to... I think I'll follow PhilipTD's advice and, if something happens, I'll post here.
P.S: Sorry, I just noticed your PM. If I had seen before I would have posted in your thread instead of submitting a new one...
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I've been having this problem at the very least since 1 week now...
My colleague right next to me is running stock Galaxy S2 with H3G and he's localized right away, while I'm not.
tylerdurden83 said:
I've been having this problem at the very least since 1 week now...
My colleague right next to me is running stock Galaxy S2 with H3G and he's localized right away, while I'm not.
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Same here: as you can see in the screenshot, the issue appeared one week ago.
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Same here: as you can see in the screenshot, the issue appeared one week ago.
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Another "coincidence" I guess....
Anyone with quite a few modem knowledge could maybe clear up for us if this issue could potentially happen only on the modem currently used by the nexus 5?
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Same here: as you can see in the screenshot, the issue appeared one week ago.
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May I also ask you if you use Tasker or if you tried to reboot your phone when the location would fail? For example last night it'd not locate me, or actually it would, saying that I was where I work, but i left work 3 hours earlier and I live 50 km away from it, but after a while trying to get a fix I rebooted the phone and voilà, located I was...
Reminds me of when I was experimenting with intermediate pos in the gps.conf file. I got some drastic errors with positioning. You can check that manually in the file or you can download a great free app called fasterGPS which will show that.
If that's not the case check for recent solar activity online which can cause these kinds of issues.
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tylerdurden83 said:
May I also ask you if you use Tasker or if you tried to reboot your phone when the location would fail? For example last night it'd not locate me, or actually it would, saying that I was where I work, but i left work 3 hours earlier and I live 50 km away from it, but after a while trying to get a fix I rebooted the phone and voilà, located I was...
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My situation is slightly different... A reboot doesn't even temporarily solve my problem, and I don't use tasker (though I think I'd get the same location issue with that, like all the application which rely on the cellular network to determine position).
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anactoraaron said:
Reminds me of when I was experimenting with intermediate pos in the gps.conf file. I got some drastic errors with positioning. You can check that manually in the file or you can download a great free app called fasterGPS which will show that.
If that's not the case check for recent solar activity online which can cause these kinds of issues.
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We have specifically said that this is not about the gps, gps positioning is fine.
Now I'm sure: it's a Google Play Services problem.
As a matter of fact, if I delete Play Services' data when the issue pops up, and then swipe to update Google Now, it finds my correct location.
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pgptheoriginal said:
Now I'm sure: it's a Google Play Services problem.
As a matter of fact, if I delete Play Services' data when the issue pops up, and then swipe to update Google Now, it finds my correct location.
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If you can star the ticket that I opened https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=63045&thanks=63045&ts=1385805958
tylerdurden83 said:
If you can star the ticket that I opened https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=63045&thanks=63045&ts=1385805958
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Done
Now I enabled the "always scan" (scansione sempre disponibile) option in advanced WiFi settings and the problem seems to be gone, but I don't want this feature, I'd like WiFi to be really off when I disable it.
Did you have this option switched off, too, when you encountered the location issue?
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Did you have this option switched off, too, when you encountered the location issue?
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No I had it on at least once
I'll keep it on for a while and I'll see if it happens again tell you later.
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When I turn on my location setting with high accuracy the compass and location move very erratically but when I turn on device only I can't get a lock, it will keep stating it's waiting for location.
Does this mean the GPS on my phone is borked?
Maybe.
You're not using any GPS /location xposed modules are you?
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Could be a loose connection to the antenna. Pinch the upper left portion of the phone hard and that should re-seat the antenna.
Thanks, I pinched the corner like you said and it now works but it doesn't give me an accurate reading.
The compass is pointing in the wrong direction and the marker still jumps about.
Is it RMA time?
There are two choices. Rma it or take it apart and use some card stock to pad the GPS antenna so it makes full contact. Call google and RMA it.
Can I ask why my sons iPad mini that doesn't have gps pinpoints my position exactly and also with the compass pointing in the right direction on google maps yet my N5 falters?
Thanks but I'm just trying to understand if it's hardware or software.
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Can I ask why my sons iPad mini that doesn't have gps pinpoints my position exactly and also with the compass pointing in the right direction on google maps yet my N5 falters?
Thanks but I'm just trying to understand if it's hardware or software.
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If to fix it, you had to physically pinch the device, its obviously hardware.
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I have sent it back so hopefully they can replicate the issue on their end and replace.
The phone I returned was perfect apart from the GPS so knowing my luck I'll get one with dead pixels or something else!
Guess what I have the same issue on both of my devices ie Nexus 7 and Nexus 5. And even on my Mi3. When I change to device only it keeps on showing me waiting for location. On high accuracy it shows the location.
Looks like more a software or android issue rather than hardware since all the devices cant have same hardware issue.
varuntis1993 said:
Guess what I have the same issue on both of my devices ie Nexus 7 and Nexus 5. And even on my Mi3. When I change to device only it keeps on showing me waiting for location. On high accuracy it shows the location.
Looks like more a software or android issue rather than hardware since all the devices cant have same hardware issue.
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Are you using any xposed location modules?
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rootSU said:
Are you using any xposed location modules?
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Nope nothing for location
It is a frustrating issue but I was also getting a really imprecise GPS lock also. The compass would sometimes point me in the wrong direction and it would also stutter as I drove.
If the replacement has the same issue I can see myself going for the iphone 6 as I really wanted to jump over to android after the L preview, it seems so much more than ios7 and 8.
It seems to keep the price down the nexus devices all have issues regarding build quality.
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Nope nothing for location
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Ah OK. I only mentioned because I had a module to disable the location consent pop-up and it broke GPS for me.
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Somebody have problem with gps:sometimes not working at all only when restart the phone,another time working but the accuracy is 10 to 25 meters.
gyzoli68 said:
Somebody have problem with gps:sometimes not working at all only when restart the phone,another time working but the accuracy is 10 to 25 meters.
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what have you tried so far to fix it?
I would recommend a GPS calibration app, can't recommend any though. also making sure your the setting set to GPS, WiFi and Moible Network. That's gonna give you the best accuracy
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what have you tried so far to fix it?
I would recommend a GPS calibration app, can't recommend any though. also making sure your the setting set to GPS, WiFi and Moible Network. That's gonna give you the best accuracy
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I used Gps test and Gps status but this apps not for calibration.The phone is not root.
Any chance to improve accuracy?
Anyone!!!!