Hey ive unlocked and flashed to a sweet NRG rom and love it. I just want to use google Maps (or something similar) to find my position on a map (turn by turn maybe?). I remember with my iPhone when I first had it the GPS worked great then one day I was never able to get my actual position (just within a certain amount of meters).
Did rogers shut down GPS?
Now on my new phone when I goto "GPS location" in google maps it searches for a satellite but doesnt seem to get my position (0)... Is there a setting I can turn on to allow GPS or do I need to cal rogers and rip on someone? LOL
keep up the great work guys!!!
- Eddy
I just turned 3g on and did the HTC GPS tool. I opened the port and started the test and then menu-Information and I dont seem to have a position.
any ideas guys? seems like rogers problem.
eddyg519 said:
I just turned 3g on and did the HTC GPS tool. I opened the port and started the test and then menu-Information and I dont seem to have a position.
any ideas guys? seems like rogers problem.
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GPS on the HTC is using the basic GPS Signal coming from satellites. Are u outside or near a window to a fix ?
Look http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
What u used was A-GPS what is assisted GPS with help from Cell Phone provider. It gives faster fix and a pseude gps in buildings.
Go outside with ur cellphone with clear sky view, start the htc gps tool and u should get position fix within some minutes or even seconds. There is no need for 3g because the gps itself does not need any cellphone connection. It takes satellite signals to calculate the position.
When u update quick gps it is faster in the position fix because it already knows some basic sat data. But still no phone connection necessary for using GPS.
The google map u then only see with data (3g or wlan) not because of the GPS but because of the drawed map graphics wich have to be loaded.
ok i will try the outside thing although I have the phone pointed to the window pretty much. Checking rogers website both phones only have a-GPS but I still cant get an actual location on either. Only about a 4 block square or circle.
EDIT: ok i enabled A-GPS on the touch pro and still no luck with google maps. It still seems to be looking for actual GPS
OK im managed to get it working. I changed the port to com5 and scanned found some sat's I had to change the bit thing to 56700 on com5 within google maps. Seems to be working like a charm!
Hi to everyone,
I recently obtained an i9003 (It was probably manufactured a year ago, however I dont know to check it). I'm very happy with everything but the GPS.
I know that it has been debated a lot, I read all guides on this forum and others, I followed this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069416&highlight=gps+improve
and then tried with this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032034&highlight=gps+improve
I even installed GPS Aids v2 (but my phone is not rooted!).
I tried this fix (the piece of paper to put pressure on the antenna):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13133654#post13133654
Then I decided to open my device, and modify for the connection between the antenna and the board, like explained here for a similar device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970
You cannot say that I didn't use the "search" button
So far these changes were not successful, at least the performance did not change perceptively.
Near the window, in a tall building (6 floors above) I don't get any satellite on view, on the balcony I get 3-4 at around 30dB (and I get a lock in with a very poor accuracy, like 300feet). Is it normal that the number of satellites is so low? I was wondering if the LTO file is the correct one, it is called north-america and I live in Europe... Is it normal?
Do you think that rooting my phone would help? I'm happy with the stock ROM so I would not like to root it just for fun.
Which additional info do you need to help me?
Thank you very much,
Michele
Its done and verified.
Root, Flash XXXKB3. Tats it.
20seconds max to get gps.
I evn use GPS Aids 2, LTO method. 15seconds...
U did use search bt u shld hv posted it to one of d already existing GPS threads....
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Hi to everyone,
I recently obtained an i9003 (It was probably manufactured a year ago, however I dont know to check it). I'm very happy with everything but the GPS.
I know that it has been debated a lot, I read all guides on this forum and others, I followed this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069416&highlight=gps+improve
and then tried with this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032034&highlight=gps+improve
I even installed GPS Aids v2 (but my phone is not rooted!).
I tried this fix (the piece of paper to put pressure on the antenna):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13133654#post13133654
Then I decided to open my device, and modify for the connection between the antenna and the board, like explained here for a similar device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970
You cannot say that I didn't use the "search" button
So far these changes were not successful, at least the performance did not change perceptively.
Near the window, in a tall building (6 floors above) I don't get any satellite on view, on the balcony I get 3-4 at around 30dB (and I get a lock in with a very poor accuracy, like 300feet). Is it normal that the number of satellites is so low? I was wondering if the LTO file is the correct one, it is called north-america and I live in Europe... Is it normal?
Do you think that rooting my phone would help? I'm happy with the stock ROM so I would not like to root it just for fun.
Which additional info do you need to help me?
Thank you very much,
Michele
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Do you mean that you're confident that my issue is software?
Thank you man!
Michele
I also tried all the software fixes mentioned here and nothing worked so i flashed XXKB3 and now it locks instantly. Also, since you do get a lock, i doubt its a h/w problem.
Yea i tried evry damn possible settings at LbsTestMode and evrytn up on xda bt ntn worked.
Finally flashed.xxxkb3 and bang! Saw my location using GPS for d first time thn..
Entropia666 said:
Do you mean that you're confident that my issue is software?
Thank you man!
Michele
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You will need root access for this.
Download faster fix from market
Change the server to your country and set the server
If you are in India, server should be in.pool.ntp.org
So you think that the issue is coming from this LTO file? I will try and flash XXKB3 when I receive my USB cable
ggclanlord said:
Its done and verified.
Root, Flash XXXKB3. Tats it.
20seconds max to get gps.
I evn use GPS Aids 2, LTO method. 15seconds...
U did use search bt u shld hv posted it to one of d already existing GPS threads....
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I finally flashed XXKB3, re-installed gps aids and faster fix, but Im not sure it improved the performance. On sunny day 100% clear sky, near to my window, I get 4-5 satellites max in view, it locks and unlocks intermittently and accuracy is 50m...
I set LTO file to europe also. Maybe my building is particularly rich on concrete?
U gt 4-5 satellites frm inside d bldg? Tats insanely freakish. I get 0.
Use GPS Aids 2 and Download LTO file.
Wen i first flashed xxxkb3, d gps locked in 30secs max, bt a few days later it stpd workig all together.
Gps Aids2 and bang!
No sorry, I'm in the balcony with a good view on the sky. What I meant is that I'm next to the building wall!
Wait for sometime
First time might tak smtime
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No sorry, I'm in the balcony with a good view on the sky. What I meant is that I'm next to the building wall!
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No sorry, I'm in the balcony with a good view on the sky. What I meant is that I'm next to the building wall!
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Getting 4-5 sats in a balcony is perfectly fine. Doesn't mean hardware problem. But getting a fix using only one view of the sky is difficult.
Gps fix needs 3 sats minimum to get a 2D fix (without altitude). But the sats need to be well spread to get quick fix. Accuracy of 50 mts is best u can hope on non-us-military devices regardless of whatever accuracy reported by software or others.
Try a location where sats hav about 90 degrees seperation or more. Remember just 3 good sats are enuff. Most of the time gps rejects data from other non-geometrically-optimul sats.
Let me know if this post is any help.
Sent from my GT-I9003 using Tapatalk
My question is what is the max number of satellites were you able to lock given all ideal conditions, for me the max was 4 (took 5 mins to reach this figure under open sky) on this phone while Xperia arc and HTC wildfire were able to lock 20 satellites from the same location. Is the GPS on phone really a piece of sh1t ? Just confirm this and I am prepared to sue Samsung in consumer court over this.
Adding to this, while traveling in a vehicle the other two phones (mentioned above) were showing realtime progress of the vehicle on the road, whereas Galaxy SL was highly inaccurate and even the wrong position shown was not updated constantly.
In stock condition of d phone, GPS is really a piece of sh1t....
tarey_g said:
My question is what is the max number of satellites were you able to lock given all ideal conditions, for me the max was 4 (took 5 mins to reach this figure under open sky) on this phone while Xperia arc and HTC wildfire were able to lock 20 satellites from the same location. Is the GPS on phone really a piece of sh1t ? Just confirm this and I am prepared to sue Samsung in consumer court over this.
Adding to this, while traveling in a vehicle the other two phones (mentioned above) were showing realtime progress of the vehicle on the road, whereas Galaxy SL was highly inaccurate and even the wrong position shown was not updated constantly.
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gps fix
hello
I hope i am in the good discussion,i am not very confident with the forum.
I have now 2 i9003,ifound the gps was working like my stand alone garmin gps,taking sometime a long time to fix some time not ,depending of the time it was swithed of or where i was.Like a gps without Agps.
So what i did is:
go to setting with dialing on the phone *#* #3214789650#*#*
I did some test and now for me it's obvious that the operation mode in application should be "MS assisted" (stand alone means that it doesn't use at all the data network to help for the first fix)
accuracy should be put at 100 ,it doesn't means that it will be more or lest acurate,i understood that if the value is lower that this it give data to your application(sygic or other).If it goes over 100 you will get something that "waiting for valid signal"
There you can do some test like i did :
-put opération mode to "stand alone"
-go back and "delete gps data"(so no satellites history)
-get position test ,in that case it can take 15 min to get a fix depending where you live.
go back to setting:
-put operation mode to "ms assisted",so it use satellites and network for the fix
-go back and "delete gps data"
-get position test,in that case it take less than 2 min.
If it's not the case check :
-go in supl/cp settings ,check the serveur ,i don't know if we can put the same serveur all over the world but i think yes,for me it work well with the default one
supl.google.com port 7276 ,secure socket off,agps mode supl
-remember you need to enable data in android menu :wireless and network,mobile network,network connection enable (that a traduction of my french menu)
for info,i have the original rom xwkb1
I hope it helps.For me it was night and day,now it works as well as my desire which was very good.
I just forgot to mention one thing,if you switch data to wifi and go inside house through a router,i think agps cannot locate you with the network,so they can't send you data,not sure about that,but that's the way agps works.(so no wifi)
For the 1st time i use GPS in SL.. I waited for 10min or even more with the orignal server which set to north america.. And i tot the gps for phone is so always like that.. but when i see this forum gps fix.. i just "whoa".. i dont even know there is gps problem in my phone..
SO.. i str8 root it.. flashed to XXKB3..
gps fix set to Asia.ntp ( i from Malaysia)
and i try get sattelite signal from outside of my hse with clear sky..
LOL --> result : none.. get 3 satilite but didn't lockon even with my wifi switched on
and then i go download gps aids .. switched on my wifi download the LTP file.
and try get sattelite signal
Result: 10GPs in 10 second and lockon immediately
I open my papago.. lOL.. position fix..
I didn't touch anything on the SUPL setting or standalone or wat
I didn't even go open my phone and put aluminium foil
Just like that..
GPS fix.. I think the gps aids is to use for searching satelite signal and lock on your position.. so when u open up the papago.. it will str8 lock on your position without waiting 10min or more..
Haahah..
edmund~ u r right!
ggclanlord said:
In stock condition of d phone, GPS is really a piece of sh1t....
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Agreed in most cases ...
Sent from my GT-I9003 using Tapatalk
ok guys i been seen that the new beaseband jul1511 suppost to fix the gps and some other have web problems or something.
i need help is it the rom that im using or my phone is bad?
i am running CM7 124 and my gps give me a accuarred location when im on wifi
but still navigation takes a while sometimes not to work it stays on searching for gps
but when im on tmobile network it give me a few blocks away from my location
and sometimes navigation still search for gps but in the map it gives me right where i am.
ok i did the gps fix from gps.conf but didnt help so i went back to where it was.
its getting on my nerves but i was wondering if it was the rom fault or my phone.
and about the web not working? mine works fine
first lock usually takes about 5 minutes or so, if you leave the gps on then its usually instant for about a full day or so. if you turn the device off then on later it takes about 2-3 to relock. tested on both tmobile and google supl servers.
thank you man. it dever did work when i was inside my house but as soon i went outside it picked up the right location fast. and navigation fast
gypsy214 said:
thank you man. it dever did work when i was inside my house but as soon i went outside it picked up the right location fast. and navigation fast
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GPS typically doesn't work inside unless you are near a window. It detects satellites orbitting the earth so the receiver needs a clear view of the sky.
Hey Guys
I am using now my Desire s for 1.5 year. Before i rooted my Desire s. The gps just Works fine... No issiue or anything wrong. After root gps won't work... I tried every custom and stock rom but still my gps wont show my possesion in sygic or Any gps app. Iam looking for a sulotion. Could someone please help...
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
Location Acsess
Make sure that location access is ON in the settings.
Also this patch might help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442032&highlight=gps+patch
tech_gooner said:
Make sure that location access is ON in the settings.
Also this patch might help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442032&highlight=gps+patch
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I flashed the patch but the gps still won't work
Maybe this helps
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Kingdomds said:
I flashed the patch but the gps still won't work
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try this thread,it has the same problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442032
hope it works on your DS
sorry gor my english. :silly:
Nope.... the problem is it can't find any satellites....
And i want offline gps works. not online AGPS.
tried this one twice but still my gps can't find any satellites
I am in the same situation. My GPS used to work and then it stopped. I can't even remember what I flashed or whether it stopped straight after rooting.
I've tried a whole lot of different ROMs (JB/ICS/GB, AOSP/Sense) so its not a ROM issue. I've used the AGPS patch and all those other GPS apps that are supposed to diagnose and fix the GPS, non have worked. I have eventually put it down to a hardware fault and conceded that my GPS will not work.
I'm not wondering about flashing another radio. Will that make any difference ?
No, radio has nothing to do with GPS. If it's faulty - it might just be a disconnected antenna.
Enable data
I know its not the perfect solution but by enabling mobile data and the GPS you do get a precise fix on your location and it barely drains your allowance.
Mobile data doesn't affect GPS. All it does - it enables downloading almanac and ephemeris (satellite path charts, that tell the GPS where to look and for which satellites) instantly from the dedicated internet servers, and it also allows more precise clock synchronization - all that to make the lock faster. It doesn't help maintaining the lock.
And even without mobile data, at least 1-2 satellites should be visible almost immediately.
I just tried my shield with Waze and it doesn't seem to ever find my location. Is anyone else having the same issue or know how to fix the issue?
HobsonA said:
I just tried my shield with Waze and it doesn't seem to ever find my location. Is anyone else having the same issue or know how to fix the issue?
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I just checked my GPS, and it works fine...I don't know what Waze is though. pretty good GPS, i'm sitting inside a lab room, and it was still able to get my location pretty good, looks like dead on.
GTX420 said:
I just checked my GPS, and it works fine...I don't know what Waze is though. pretty good GPS, i'm sitting inside a lab room, and it was still able to get my location pretty good, looks like dead on.
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Weird it like wouldn't connect for me at all and i finally tried the built in Maps App it found the gps rather quickly then waze worked fine after that at least everything is working lol
HobsonA said:
Weird it like wouldn't connect for me at all and i finally tried the built in Maps App it found the gps rather quickly then waze worked fine after that at least everything is working lol
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coo, right on! maybe the satellite just flew overhead and connected LoL
GTX420 said:
coo, right on! maybe the satellite just flew overhead and connected LoL
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Google Maps has a tendency to work magic for getting GPS to work. I think it helps calibrate it, which speeds it up. Just a guess...
agrabren said:
Google Maps has a tendency to work magic for getting GPS to work. I think it helps calibrate it, which speeds it up. Just a guess...
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I think its A-GPS. records your last position and can use that, combined with the system time, some hope that you haven't moved, a bit of trigonometry, a list of existing satellites in orbit and some black magic to guess which satellites are above you at that moment in time and speed up obtaining a lock (as it no longer has to ping for existing satellites, it just presumes that they are there and if your system time is correct and the device hasn't moved then its quite reliable. A hot start if you will.
Google maps also supports location detection via WiFi (it actually looks up your external IP and makes a guess on your location from that, did place me in detroit once, I am actually in cambridgeshire england). Lets say it was to locate you via wifi, I believe it can use that location data as starter info for A-GPS. Which may then give Waze a kick up the derriere.
Or it could just be black magic entirely.
I use Waze all the time but never tried it on shield. Maybe it isn't supported. Ill give it a try today and let you know how it goes