I have noticed that when i try and find my position with google maps. i have issues. However, its a million times better with nav. Am i having gps problems or what? any1 else thinking they have problems try the nav program.
I have issues with NAV. It seems to take FOREVER to get a fix on my position and i'm in a car with a sunroof and it's open (not that it should matter).
I got some hokey answer from HTC support saying to clear the Google Maps cache, turn off the phone, remove battery, and then put it all back together and turn it back on.
Oddly this seems to temporarily solve the problem but then it reoccurs. So it's not really the answer.
I had noticed the same thing. With mine I could get a quick fix going into navigation from.the car home but not going into maps or navigation directly. Have you downloaded the app gps stat? It has helped a lot with mine, now I get a quick lock no matter what
My GPS locks but its slow to lock on cold locking. Also if i use GPS status and download AGPS data I don't think it downloads anything and makes no difference to lock speed. Is there any way to debug or fix this? I am on CM7 nightlies.
Sometimes even on the roof of my building with clear sky view in all directions it will take a LONG time to lock from cold boot. I think AGPS is broken?
Try downloading mapquest it works perfectly for me instant lock google maps works once in a while.
Use waze!!!
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Ok, here's what I do which works every time:
1. Open GPS Status and let it Dl the data
2. Restart phone
3. Re-open GPS status and get a lock in a few seconds, if that.
4. Open maps and do what I need to do.
And for the record I'm using Euroskank's nightly.
I use public transportation and usually have a few different ways to get where I need to so if I'm out, say at work, and need to get home I need to be able to bust out with maps and get the info i need and since I either read or am doing something on my phone, I prefer to have maps scream at me to get off at the next stop so I don't miss my stop.
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.
Hey, so lately Google Navigation has been rerouting my trips for no reason. It almost seems like if I hold the phone a certain way it thinks that it's going in a different direction. The issue is becoming very annoying. I'm on PA currently, and might switch back to stock and see if it still happens.
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.
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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?
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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?
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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