Hi I have serious problem to use zenfone 7 in navigation mode with maps and Waze. It has a very bad signal GPS and it loose connection a lot of time.
I'm on android 11 last update now. I didn't try GPS with the old android version. Have anyone faced this kind of issue?
Thanks.
Same problem here
Same problem since the last update... Has anyone found a solution?
I received the new update that is being released in these days and the gps problem seems to be solved, even though I still have to try it accurately. Has anyone tried and can confirm the problem has been solved?
I have the Zenfone 7 Pro and my GPS signal is excellent, crazy good. Check your GPS signal in GPS Signal apps, such as "GPS Status" in Play Store, see what that shows.
h8Aramex said:
I have the Zenfone 7 Pro and my GPS signal is excellent, crazy good. Check your GPS signal in GPS Signal apps, such as "GPS Status" in Play Store, see what that shows.
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Yes as I said after the update the problem is solved, even the app you suggested works good. Although in some situation (rare cases) the precision is not perfect or the phone lose the signal for some seconds... Don't know why. Thanks anyway for your help
Any place that acts as a faraday cage will effect signal.
You will have signal loss near fortified buildings or sky scrapers. Most of the modern ones have signal boosters now. Also if you go into tunnels you'll lose signal.
IronSingh said:
Any place that acts as a faraday cage will effect signal.
You will have signal loss near fortified buildings or sky scrapers. Most of the modern ones have signal boosters now. Also if you go into tunnels you'll lose signal.
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I check my update for Zenfone almost weekly. I don't run many apps, really try to stay basic as possible. I have tried resetting my phone and rebooting multiple times. And, I still have issues where I will lose GPS signal... Like all signal. I have the "GPS Status" app and I can see how many satellites are connecting. But when I lose GPS signal, I mean all, not like only 2 satellite is showing. My friend standing next to me using a Samsung and my wife using Pixel 3 are both getting GPS and I am down. So did I get a lemon, or are all Zenfone 7 GPS radio sucks?
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I check my update for Zenfone almost weekly. I don't run many apps, really try to stay basic as possible. I have tried resetting my phone and rebooting multiple times. And, I still have issues where I will lose GPS signal... Like all signal. I have the "GPS Status" app and I can see how many satellites are connecting. But when I lose GPS signal, I mean all, not like only 2 satellite is showing. My friend standing next to me using a Samsung and my wife using Pixel 3 are both getting GPS and I am down. So did I get a lemon, or are all Zenfone 7 GPS radio sucks?
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That sounds like you did get a lemon.
Do you use a magnet holder?
IronSingh said:
That sounds like you did get a lemon.
Do you use a magnet holder?
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No, use the black case came with the phone.
livingod101 said:
No, use the black case came with the phone.
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And no, most time hold on my hand, otherwise use non mechanical stand or clamp style car phone holder mount.
Maybe your network provider is different from your wife's?
If so can you try switching your sim card and checking?
The phone I have outperforms everyone else phone in the room.
According to GSM arena Asus has more gps providers.
On my zenfone 7 i have been having issues with GPS randomly going out with plenty of satellites in view...however it also seems to be affecting my galaxy a71 5g as well as GPS receiver in my vehicle. So must be the GPS system i think? I submitted a GPS outage report to the USCG after googling how to report GPS errors...have not heard back yet but just reported last night (Sat the 25th/Sun the 26th of Sept)
#3 and 4 lol... Will see if that makes it better.
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Hi Guys,
I've been hearing about lots of problems with the GPS not picking up low SNR satellites and the GPS being wildly inaccurate on the samsung vibrant and also the euro variants of the galaxy s.
Does the captivate have the same issue?
Its true. I bought it on sunday an notice that issue. Hope there will be a update(Bug fix) soon.
Compare to my G1, the Captivate take about the same time to lock and GPStest says the SNR is better. I'm happy with it.
MFister said:
Hi Guys,
I've been hearing about lots of problems with the GPS not picking up low SNR satellites and the GPS being wildly inaccurate on the samsung vibrant and also the euro variants of the galaxy s.
Does the captivate have the same issue?
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Define Wildly inaccurate. On my Captivate it is dead on (within 9 feet)
I am having major problems with GPS. I am getting a lock but only within 50-75 feet. It isn't good at all. The GPS is slow to update and throws me everywhere.
I amthinking of returning the phone if Samsung doesn't make an announcement about s fix for this.
dial this from your phone:
*#*#1472365#*#*
Change startup from hot to cold.....worked for me. GPS locks much much faster
What are the settings on your phone Citznfish? My phone is off by anywhere from 100-500ft. Thanks!
Ok, I tried it again... In the house I'm about 500 ft off from where I really am and placed in a golf fairway. Outside I am FURTHER off: I'd estimate at least 5 blocks and placed in the middle of a different golf fairway. For comparision sake, my wife's iPhone 3Gs has her within 10-20' while inside the house. To me, this is unacceptable and a great cause for concern. What can I do???
Smalls2 said:
dial this from your phone:
*#*#1472365#*#*
Change startup from hot to cold.....worked for me. GPS locks much much faster
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I'm having the same problem here. My iPhone 3GS GPS responded way quicker then this phone does. I have a Weather Channel widget up, and it doesn't find the location to display the weather for a good minute and a half after. Same goes for using Google Maps to find my location. Lot of times it says, "Your location is unavailable." I even tried switching the startup from hot to cold, and that didn't have much effect either.
When I was driving today, the GPS locator had a bad lag in it, I would be down two blocks before it would catch up, and I live in a 3G area, and not a giant city like NY or something.
I wonder if it's because it's so bloated with Samsung UI on it, or if it's just the a bug. Either way, if I'm still having issues with it, I'll see if AT&T will exchange it out for a different one. Otherwise back to the 3GS, which I really don't want to do since I'm loving Android right now.
What does hot start and cold start do?
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What does hot start and cold start do?
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Hot Start - The GPS receiver remembers its last calculated position and which satellites were in view, the almanac used, and the UTC Time. It then performs a reset and attempts to acquire satellites and calculate a new position based upon the previous information.
Cold Start - The GPS receiver dumps all information and resets. It then attempts to locate satellites and then calculate a GPS lock. This takes the longest because there is no known information. The GPS receiver has to attempt to lock a satellite signal from all of the satellites, basically like polling, which takes a lot longer than knowing which satellites to look for.
Danm a cold start sounds like it would be slower. I tried it and I still can't get a lock within a reasonable range.
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I've been reading online that the Galaxy S got a firmware update that greatly improved/fixed the GPS problems we are experiencing. I can only assume that we will have to wait as well for this firmware to completely fix the gps issue.
Try the fix/workaround in the Vibrant forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728611
I went from seeing 1 satellite and none locked to 7-10 seen and 5-7 locked.
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I've been reading online that the Galaxy S got a firmware update that greatly improved/fixed the GPS problems we are experiencing. I can only assume that we will have to wait as well for this firmware to completely fix the gps issue.
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Where did you read this? I've been looking for something like this, preferably from Samsung.
i havent had too many problems with GPS here
Google maps usually locks me in a few seconds
Third party applications can take much longer, however
The problem might be the way the third party apps utilize the GPS
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Try the fix/workaround in the Vibrant forum.
I went from seeing 1 satellite and none locked to 7-10 seen and 5-7 locked.
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Actually that isn't a fix at all. It makes locking onto satellites much faster, but nothing to address the sensitivity issues, and there is definitely an issue. I 'found' 9 satellites, but could only lock onto two of them, for a few seconds at a time, then back to zero, out in the open.
Hopefully a software fix is on the way.
Source: /showthread.php?t=728611&page=5
This fix did help me so now i get a quick lock...as ling as i dint start moving around. It stays close enough to exact to use for driving around but not more accurate than that. The problem isn't really getting a lock so much as keeping it.
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tdusen said:
Compare to my G1, the Captivate take about the same time to lock and GPStest says the SNR is better. I'm happy with it.
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Well, I change my mind. While what I said still stands, I've since found that the GPS and the Compass don't track very well. I tried find a geocache using the same GeOrg software I use on my G1. The location seemed to be stuck as I was walking. From my experience with the Tilt, I'd say the GPS is running in "Static Navigation"
The clock is ticking, GPS has to be fixed in 28 days, or the phone gets returned.
lyu370 said:
Try the fix/workaround in the Vibrant forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728611
I went from seeing 1 satellite and none locked to 7-10 seen and 5-7 locked.
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I was having problems w/ GPS on my phone as well. Would be way off in Google Maps, Navigator took forever to lock, and geo-tagging photos was also way off. I did something similar - dialed the code to get to the GPS settings. However, all I did was turn Skyhook to ON and switched configuration from manual to auto. I don't seem to have any problems between yesterday and today. It locks incredibly quick and is very very accurate.
Some of you should try this method and see if it helps with anything. Good luck.
guys give this a try and let me know if it works for you.
http://theandroidrevolution.blogspot.com/2010/07/android-tips-tricks-samsung-galaxy-s.html
Why are they running flash on that site? Bummer,i'll check later.
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Seems to me that all this is going to do is have the placebo effect that the other "fixes" have had, and give you a coarse location, something my Eternity could do, and not really a fix for the GPS issue as it uses triangulation from cell towers to locate you.
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Seems to me that all this is going to do is have the placebo effect that the other "fixes" have had, and give you a coarse location, something my Eternity could do, and not really a fix for the GPS issue as it uses triangulation from cell towers to locate you.
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No.
Cell tower can't lock onto you exact coronates
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Why are they running flash on that site? Bummer,i'll check later.
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My site works on the Vibrant and N1.
If you don't have flash or flash lite your YouTube player should open
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No.
Cell tower can't lock onto you exact coronates
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No, one tower can't. However, 3 or 4 towers can, basically you bounce a signal to multiple towers, and the time it takes for a full loop to be finished by the signal between you and the tower can be used to calculate how far you are from that tower. If you know how far you are from three separate towers, you can get a decent lock on your position. That's what the "Use Wireless Networks" function in the Location menu does.
Anyway, I tried this fix, and it didn't change the fact that my GPS signal was spotty, constantly fluctuating the number of satellites seen, and often dropping all satellites, while taking just over 7 minutes to get a lock on me that had the piss poor accuracy of approximately 30 meters.
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No, one tower can't. However, 3 or 4 towers can, basically you bounce a signal to multiple towers, and the time it takes for a full loop to be finished by the signal between you and the tower can be used to calculate how far you are from that tower. If you know how far you are from three separate towers, you can get a decent lock on your position. That's what the "Use Wireless Networks" function in the Location menu does.
Anyway, I tried this fix, and it didn't change the fact that my GPS signal was spotty, constantly fluctuating the number of satellites seen, and often dropping all satellites, while taking just over 7 minutes to get a lock on me that had the piss poor accuracy of approximately 30 meters.
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3 or 4 towers can not give you an exact location, the best I have seen was 200 meters with cell tower location.
All GPS systems fluctuate that's normal but dropping all is not unless your in a big city. for example, I have not found 1 GPS unit that works reliably in downtown Detroit and I have had 9 Nav systems in 2 years.
I turn on tower location and MS assist for faster pinpoints and indoor use .
So far out of over 300 views and 49 posts and emails only 6 people say it does not work for them everyone else says it works.
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3 or 4 towers can not give you an exact location, the best I have seen was 200 meters with cell tower location.
All GPS systems fluctuate that's normal but dropping all is not unless your in a big city. for example, I have not found 1 GPS unit that works reliably in downtown Detroit and I have had 9 Nav systems in 2 years.
I turn on tower location and MS assist for faster pinpoints and indoor use .
So far out of over 300 views and 49 posts and emails only 6 people say it does not work for them everyone else says it works.
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I would argue that cell tower triangulation can get you to a much closer accuracy than 200 meters. If my eternity hadn't taken a divot to the screen that prematurely ended it's life a month ago I'd take a video with my captivate to prove it. Sadly, you'll just have to take my word that my eternity often got my location right within about 100 feet, and while it would at times be kilometers off this was the exception and not the rule. I'm just saying that cell triangulation (or quadrangulation or pentangulation or however many towers you have) can be quite accurate, especially in urban areas where there a lot of towers to bounce signal off of. And 7 minutes to get a lock on my location within 30 meters is absurd, I don't think anyone would argue that.
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guys give this a try and let me know if it works for you.
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Waste of time...
This was already mentioned in the sticky GPS thread.
We need a fix not an intermittent workaround.
I got my GPS to work PERFECT!!!!
The trick is.............. turn on "AutoConfig"
bassahaulic said:
I got my GPS to work PERFECT!!!!
The trick is.............. turn on "AutoConfig"
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I doubt it. Try drive around using Google Navigator and see if you get precise lock through out the time. I'd bet money it won't.
So far, all the fixes are only tackling the initial quick lock on. None can fix the precision errors of the Galaxy GPS.
Hmm actually Auto Config gave me super good accuracy(5 meters), slower lock time and really laggy while driving.
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Hmm actually Auto Config gave me super good accuracy(5 meters), slower lock time and really laggy while driving.
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bassahaulic said:
I got my GPS to work PERFECT!!!!
The trick is.............. turn on "AutoConfig"
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Still good accuracy?
It works for about a day.
If you want to fix your GPS, you have to flash to the JH2 firmware. It contains the real fix for GPS. Whatever setting you play with the JF6 firmware won't make much of a difference after a few days. The driver in all the early firmwares are completely broken.
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If you want to fix your GPS, you have to flash to the JH2 firmware. It contains the real fix for GPS. Whatever setting you play with the JF6 firmware won't make much of a difference after a few days. The driver in all the early firmwares are completely broken.
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Granted there may be 2 completely separate problems, with that firmware update fixing one of them, but I'm sad to say that the JH2 firmware fix didnt make it past the 8 hour point for me. GPS refuses to lock without a reboot. I've been fiddling with the GPS configuration as well to see if the combination will be the answer, but so far no luck.
I can go ahead and say IMO its not a total fix with the new firmware, It's better, but my wifes my touch 3g slide blows this one out of the water when it comes to initial lock and tracking. I just flashed the new rom today and the gps isn't all that great now I'm scared about what my gps is gonna look like tomorrow!
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works MUCH better with AutoConfig on for me also
and wireless turned off
usually get a lock in 10 seconds or less
occasionally takes longer..
I finally had luck today by going with the supl.google server and changing my accuracy to 100 and my mode to ms based. Locked and was great for a good 3 hours. Later on it took a while to get a lock, but would lose it quickly, then wouldn't lock at all again. I exchanged it for a new one tonight and the gps is working great....just like when I first got the other one >.>
My question is this: If I wait for the "fix" they are releasing and it takes me past my 30 days, what recourse do I have? GPS is a MUST for me, without it this phone to me is broken and I can't settle for it. Do you think I would have any chance of swapping it for another model like the aria?? I hate that gps is that big of a deal but it simply is for me. Love the screen, the power, the speed, all the potential....but come ON how hard is it to make gps work these days? I am very function over fashion. I need my phone to work, if it doesn't I will get a less flashy, more reliable device.
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My question is this: If I wait for the "fix" they are releasing and it takes me past my 30 days, what recourse do I have?
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With AT&T - zero, zip, nada. I spent a lot of time on the phone and in the store with them trying to see what options I had in this situation. They were very clear with me that in the case that a real problem with GPS is found but never gets fixed, its Samsung's issue not theirs and that I must go through Samsung for a resolution. They did also say the stores do have the power to make exceptions and possibly allow you to exchange your device for something else, but there is no obligaton for them to help you out.
I know this may not be the same with everyone but I had great gps when I first got my phone. One day my phone wouldn't get a lock anymore and the only thing that had changed is that I put a case on my phone. I have never heard of case causing problems with gps but as soon as I took my case off it locked on and was using 10+ sats.
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I know this may not be the same with everyone but I had great gps when I first got my phone. One day my phone wouldn't get a lock anymore and the only thing that had changed is that I put a case on my phone. I have never heard of case causing problems with gps but as soon as I took my case off it locked on and was using 10+ sats.
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Yup, others have the same or similar problem with the case blocking the GPS signal
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12251137#post12251137
Yep i take my speck case off and i get a lock in seconds.
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i download "GPS Status" from application
i notice that satellite number varies from place to place.
inside rooms and buildings, almost no satellite detected.
turning on WIFI helps a lot in this situation.
pollux1151 said:
i download "GPS Status" from application
i notice that satellite number varies from place to place.
inside rooms and buildings, almost no satellite detected.
turning on WIFI helps a lot in this situation.
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LOL why would you need GPS in a building? Turning on Wifi gives you aGPS and less accuracy
I bought a T-Mobile nexus s to try out at best buy before committing to dish out 600$ on the att version and noticing that my GPS is having a difficult time locking a signal. Could this be because I'm on edge signal or it shouldn't matter?
I had that captivate before and I had the same issue, does this problem also exist on the nexus s also? It's a great device but I don't think its worth it to me if the GPS isn't reliable
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If the GPS is having trouble finding your location, then it's not your network's fault. It's your GPS's. Anyway, 2.3.4 should fix that, so just manual install 2.3.4 and you should be good to go.
i do note though, i have problems around areas densely populated with buildings and trees.
Not trying to be an ass, but do you even know how gps works? There's nothing to do with edge cellphone towers or anything... The phone receives signals from satellites that orbit earth and by comparing the time delay it takes to receive the signal from at least 3 different satellites it locks your location.
Now, because the signal is very weak you need to have a clear view of the sky. Buildings, trees, clouds, anything aside a blue clear sky can prevent your phone from getting a gps signal.
So every phone first use radio strength from cellphone towers to triangulate your position faster, but again it has nothing to do with 3g or edge stuff since it just compare the strength of radio signals from differents cellphone towers that have know locations.
So try out getting a gps fix in a clear day, if even in perfect conditions you don't get squat than replace the phone.
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Well I was trying to use the gps on the express way with nothing but blue sits and I wasn't able to achieve a lock until half way to my destination. As much as I like the nexus s if I have to update my rom to get the gps to work then im thinking about returning it. Plus I bought the attic 4g and the gps works wonderfully!! And even though its not as open to run the latest roms I find it far smoother then the nexus s aside from the screen im really impressed with the phone.
gratti said:
Not trying to be an ass, but do you even know how gps works? ...anything aside a blue clear sky can prevent your phone from getting a gps signal.
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Not trying to be an ass, but do you even know how gps works? it also works if the sky is black.
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Well I was trying to use the gps on the express way with nothing but blue sits and I wasn't able to achieve a lock until half way to my destination. As much as I like the nexus s if I have to update my rom to get the gps to work then im thinking about returning it. Plus I bought the attic 4g and the gps works wonderfully!! And even though its not as open to run the latest roms I find it far smoother then the nexus s aside from the screen im really impressed with the phone.
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I think the GPS lock time is decreased when you try to get it whilst moving. So if you were on express way, then that explains it. Just try to get a GPS lock in the park or standing still in an open environment. See if that helps.
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Not trying to be an ass, but do you even know how gps works? it also works if the sky is black.
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You had to try hard to make that joke, eh?
There are 21 satellites up there sending signals at any giving moment, and yeah, that includes night time
Now back to topic, I don't think that you speed effect lock time since no matter how fast you are moving in your car it won't make a difference since area covered by a satellite is huge and the time stamp on those signals are in the order of 1x10^-6 seconds. And ofc a electro magnetic wave move practically at the speed of light.
There's always a visible delay when you are moving, like the position on the map is always a bit behind of where you really are, but that's because the phone only reflash your position each 2 to 4 seconds to save some battery.
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Oh, ok gratti, thanks for the input. It was just a thought. So then what would be his problem ?
i'm gonna recommend you download gps status, go to the menu / tools / manage gps, and download the gps data - which is the location of the satellites. and this will help you get lock faster.
you're welcome.
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Oh, ok gratti, thanks for the input. It was just a thought. So then what would be his problem ?
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Well, hard to say. Most likely it's software related. He can try download "gps status" from market and use it's tool clear and redownload gps data. That seems to work most of the times... even tho I'm not sure it actually do something or if it's more like a placebo effect. If his phone can never get a location than better replace it and be done with it.
I had gps issues with all my phones at one point or another and most of the time it resolved by itself. One day it didn't worked the next worked like a charm.
As an electrical engineer it piss me off when my phone's gps simply can't locate me even with ideal conditions. It should work. Period. But like Lewis CK says "the ****tier cellphone is a god damn miracle" sooo...... yeah
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Please, watch here : http://forum.frandroid.com/topic/52821-fix-gps-full-speed/
It's my topic (in french :/) but it's a fix full speed gps.
8/8 satelites in 15s !
Hi guys,
Does anyone experience GPS issues on your Note Edge? My phone doesn't get a fix even outdoors. I used GPS Essentials to check if it can detect satellites (which it can), however can't get a fix. I'm not sure if this is a software issue or hardware. Anyone?
Try GPS Status app and be sure to have GPS enabled. It should show at least something outdoors.
A (metal) case sometime weakens GPS reception as well.
I myself are totally happy with GPS.
Still not working
zuz242 said:
Try GPS Status app and be sure to have GPS enabled. It should show at least something outdoors.
A (metal) case sometime weakens GPS reception as well.
I myself are totally happy with GPS.
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Thanks for the reply zuz242!
I have already installed GPS status but still no fix. Tried AGPS reset, downloaded new firmware from sammobile but still couldn't get a fix. My device can view up 21 satellites (GPS + GLONASS) but the signal strength is zero. Can this be a hardware problem? Maybe I have to open it up and adjust the antenna or something.. Hmmm..