gps location problem. - HTC U11 Questions & Answers

hi all, after updating to 2.42.400.7, the location problem occuring.
forexample, when i am using the google navigation app, the pointer is following me 40 or 50 seconds after.
is there a fix for this.
my u11 s not rooted. i am using it in Turkey.

If it, the GPS, is consistently slow then you need to factory reset the phone. If the location is always wrong then you need to reflash the stock firmware. There is also the possibility that you may still have to flash the firmware even for your problem.

i'm having the same issue, where a GPS signal is not found or if it is, it detects where i am and loses signal. In order for it to work properly i have to restart the phone. it then works fine. any ideas?
i'm using software number: 2.33.401.10

i have done hard-reset to my u11. this solved the problem. thank you.

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[Q] GPS Not working after updating to Stock Rooted ICS 40 S hTC Asia HK 2.42.708.3

Hi,
Last night I flashed my One XL with Stock Rooted ICS 40 S hTC Asia HK 2.42.708.3, and I have noticed today that the GPS is on, but the phone is unable to find the current location, and none of the GPS dependent apps are able to pick it up.
I only flashed the rom.zip file, and nothing else. Everything else seems to be working very smoothly though. Also, I am using TWRP recovery.
Maybe I missed flashing any other file. Could someone please help! Thanks.
Hmmm, I just flashed this yesterday, but haven't tried using GPS yet. I'll give it a try later today and let you know how it goes.
It finally started working last night (without me doing anything), and all the apps are now detecting it. Google Maps showed some erratic behavior initially - the position was inaccurate, and kept jumping from place to place, but now seems to be stable. Also while using the GPS Test app, it showed that many sats were in view, but none were getting connected. It is connecting quickly and properly now.
EDIT: It is now not working again. GPS Test can't connect to any satellite. And other apps are showing incorrect position.

[Q] MT7-L09 : Help needed, After encryption GPS not working

Hi guys,
I need help. Once I encrypted my phone. Location service/GPS is not working on my phone.
Before encryption. There is the location icon always comes up when I access something like Google Maps. even tried installing GPS toolbox. Able to see the satellites and all.
But after encryption, the location icon does not come up. But somehow in High Accuracy mode, it does get somewhere of an approximation of my location.(from network and Wifi).(This does not go well when you are navigating around)
Have you guys encountered this. I have even tried flashing the new L09 Rom and it is still the same.
Also searched around the forums (Looks like the old Samsung phones had this issue where after encryption the GPS would not work). But the post is way back in 2011. And they din follow up on the posts on how it was fixed.
I have factory reset my phone a number of times, flash new rom(the one shared on this forum)
Also played with the settings nothing happens. I still cannot get GPS to work after encryption.
Also another thing I notice is that during the encryption a strange error came up and say that Settings have stopped working. I do not know whether there is a coincidence or not and whether it has anything to do with this GPS problems..
Any help is welcomed. as having a phone with no GPS is really driving me up the wall.
nchee said:
Hi guys,
I need help. Once I encrypted my phone. Location service/GPS is not working on my phone.
Before encryption. There is the location icon always comes up when I access something like Google Maps. even tried installing GPS toolbox. Able to see the satellites and all.
But after encryption, the location icon does not come up. But somehow in High Accuracy mode, it does get somewhere of an approximation of my location.(from network and Wifi).(This does not go well when you are navigating around)
Have you guys encountered this. I have even tried flashing the new L09 Rom and it is still the same.
Also searched around the forums (Looks like the old Samsung phones had this issue where after encryption the GPS would not work). But the post is way back in 2011. And they din follow up on the posts on how it was fixed.
I have factory reset my phone a number of times, flash new rom(the one shared on this forum)
Also played with the settings nothing happens. I still cannot get GPS to work after encryption.
Also another thing I notice is that during the encryption a strange error came up and say that Settings have stopped working. I do not know whether there is a coincidence or not and whether it has anything to do with this GPS problems..
Any help is welcomed. as having a phone with no GPS is really driving me up the wall.
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Really sorry for late response - but you can fix this problem using attached file - this is apk from China version of Mate7 make you be able to give (or revoke) access to system data storages (including GPS) to applications.
I had the same problem as you - and using this apk i've fixed it successfully.
it doesn't work for me - can anybody sent printsceen of settings of this app?
Thanks
@nchee + @mireczeque
Have you BOTH re-flashed the stock rom by using the official HUAWEI procedure (i.e. three buttons pressed togheter and ROM saved on DLOAD folder)? If so, do you have ALSO applied a WIPE DATA FACTORY RESET plus a WIPE CACHE PARTITION?
I had some problems with APPS crashing when I tried restoring my HAM with B130. I WIPED everithing and THEN re-flashed fresh B130 from DLOAD sdcard procedure, and everithing worked perfectly. I hope this help.
mireczeque said:
it doesn't work for me - can anybody sent printsceen of settings of this app?
Thanks
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Google maps navigation not working

I dont know if anyone is having this problem. But since i got my phone i haven't
Been able to use the google maps to navigate. I dont thinkis the gps i think it might be
The gyroscope. My note works great.
I think I'll have to exchange it.
I also erase clear data and everything from google maps but no luck.
you must to do a wipe of phone
garciaop said:
I dont know if anyone is having this problem. But since i got my phone i haven't
Been able to use the google maps to navigate. I dont thinkis the gps i think it might be
The gyroscope. My note works great.
I think I'll have to exchange it.
I also erase clear data and everything from google maps but no luck.
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Try calibrating your GPS. I had similar issue. Got solved after calibrating. Check you GPS signal using GPS test app.
Not sure if you found a fix but I'm having the same problem.
Used it first today and as I drove down my street I realised my GPS thought I was facing the opposite way and it wasn't moving at all on the screen.
I kept driving because I knew half of where I was going and about 5 minutes later it changed but was showing me still in my street.
It's like it's lagging but when I quit out and hit the find my location button. It found my location?
GPS on and off
I have model SM-G930W8.
Android 6.0.1
Baseband version G930W8VLU2API1
Kernel version 3.18.14-9105000
I had this issue earlier this year. It's any app that uses GPS (Google Maps, Strava etc.). Took it to a Samsung auth repair center. The tech mentioned that this can happen when doing OTA software updates so he basically wiped the phone and re-set up through his computer that he said had the updated software. It worked for a few months but now I'm having the same problem again.
GPS won't lock. I downloaded GPS TEST app and it cannot fix the location of my phone. I've tried resetting the phone, calibrating the gps sensor and none of them fix the problem. Tried pretty much all the workarounds I can find on the internet and nothing works.
I'd hate to have to keep bringing it to a service center for a proper wipe every few months.
Anyone with any thoughts?

GPS not detecting satellite

So I bought this phone a month ago, and I just noticed that it wont use waze properly or g maps for that matter. Then upon checking Phone tester, to my surprise it doesn't detect any satellites. Is there a fix for this?
I also tried other apps and look, it doesnt detect satellite
Hi there,
I'm having the same problem. At first I thought it was Google Map apps but I've tried other navigation apps as sygic, tomtom and waze, all with the same problem. When I install the GPS apps I can see the the phone is unable to lock the GPS signal. I've send the phone back to the service center and what they did was a software update (though I think what they did just hard reset the phone) but the problem still occurred. I've done the hard reset myself numerous time but no difference whatsoever.
Is this a random problem to the P20 model or is it region based problem? I've read somewhere not all the P20 is having this issue. Could this be related to Android Oreo (8.1) itself? Currently I'm on version EML-L29 8.1.0.132 (C636patch01). Mine was purchased from Maxis Malaysia. I've been thinking either to install custom firmware, downgrade to Nougat or rebrand to other region but am not sure whether it will solve the problem. Anybody else with the same problem and is there a fix for this?
I have the same problem. Tried to install other apps, did a hard reset as well... But problem still exist.
I also had the same problem, I performed a hard reset and nothing happened, I returned where I bought and they sent me a new one, it is now working correctly
send it back to Huawei service centre. I just had mine fixed. Changed motherboard, with new IMEI. 2 weeks phone. it sucks to be honest. hopefully nothing goes wrong after this. #fingercrossed

GPS not working, even after a "hard paper" fix

Hallo everyone,
after many years of use without problems and with the Stock Android OS my GPS stopped working. I noticed that using first Google Maps, then I had the confirmation using the app "GPS Status" (Screenshot here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5xikt3yd4fz4sen/Screenshot_20190113-135600.png?dl=0).
I tried to use the "Hard Paper" fix under the GPS contatcs, but It didn't change anything.
Any tipps?
Update: I changed the Backcover (inclusive GPS antenna) with a new one, but It didnĀ“t change anything. Could maybe be a software problem?
The contacts may be busted. Neither NFC or GPS work on my N5 anymore. The contacts failed after the years of use/abuse. I didn't dig much deeper into fixing it than just confirming the problem as I only use my N5 as my snowboarding phone/media player.
Thanks for your answer. I checked the contacts of the Motherboard too, but the seems completely fine. I didn't had any Problem with the NFC, but the GPS still doent work. I have done a factory reset of the whole OS, hoping it was a software problem, but there's no difference and the GPS still doesn't work.
I still want find the cause of this. Any other tipps?
Maybe the gps.conf file is broken (it usually happens when you install a custom rom but maybe it happened on stock aswell)
Try to replace your gps.conf file with this one here. (need to be rooted)
Klyno said:
Maybe the gps.conf file is broken (it usually happens when you install a custom rom but maybe it happened on stock aswell)
Try to replace your gps.conf file with this one here. (need to be rooted)
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Thanks for your tipp.
I first installed Lineage 14.1 (the OS works really well in comparison to the old Stock Rom) but the GPS still didn't work. So I tried first to install the new gps.conf via this guide, with no change. Then I tried the the app TopNTP, seems that it doens't work. So I gave a change to another App, GPS Fix/Optimzer, but even if it install of the .inf file succeded, the GPS don't work.
Im running out of ideas an hoping for a miracle. :angel:
Sorry, I thought that with the Lineage OS installation there was an automatic root of the phone. Of course I was wrong, and that's why the TopNTP and GPS Fix/Optimizer didn't work.
I rooted the phone right now, and tested the Apps in order to fix the GPS Issues, sadly without much success.
I tried different combinations with TopNTP, then used the GPS Fix/Optimizer standard options for my country. With both the Phone GPS can't reach a better accuracy of 1,5 Km. I don't remember if before was better, but the GPS is still not usable.
Still looking for help, every tipp is welcome! :good:

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