I just installed the Cyangenmod 6.0 Froyo on my Aria and I love it!! My only problem is that my GPS takes a long time to get a lock on my location. If I open an app like Foursquare sometimes it will go 5 minutes or more without getting a lock. I got GPS Status from the market and it will get a lock in a little less time (like a minute), and then Foursquare will work fine. Google maps is the same way, it can take forever to find my location. Any idea on how I can fix this or what the problem could be? Thanks.
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I just installed the Cyangenmod 6.0 Froyo on my Aria and I love it!! My only problem is that my GPS takes a long time to get a lock on my location. If I open an app like Foursquare sometimes it will go 5 minutes or more without getting a lock. I got GPS Status from the market and it will get a lock in a little less time (like a minute), and then Foursquare will work fine. Google maps is the same way, it can take forever to find my location. Any idea on how I can fix this or what the problem could be? Thanks.
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I have this problem as well, I think this is a known issue. You could try to flash one of the nighly CM6 builds I think one of the last ones runs very well though I have not tried it myself. I find that if i keep gps on it usually doesn't take as long, but if I turn on gps THEN open the app it will take significantly longer.
I have read there are secret menus for other phones where you can adjust the GPS settings, however none of these codes seem to work for the Aria. I havent found anywhere that you can change the settings other than the stock Android ones. This is a pain especially when trying to find something quickly with Foursquare or Google Maps.
Yeah, I flashed the newest nightly build as of yesterday and I still have that problem. I agree with you, it's a bit of a pain having to wait 5 min when you need to get something quickly. Hopefully it will be ironed out in the near future.
Same issue here. Haven't been able to pin it down, yet.
im running the latest nightly cm6 firmware and I havent noticed a slow down in gps detection.
Unless you wipe data, you aren't picking up the newest APN settings.
If you don't wipe data, APN type is currently set at:
default,supl,mms
I just flashed 6.0.2.1 and did the wipe data during the install. Im still having the same problems. The APN did not change to default,supl,mms. It still said wap.cingular, so I change it manually, rebooted. Still having the same problem. GPS takes way to long to lock. Very annoying. I do thank you guys for all of your hard work though, without you I would not have Froyo.
Ki77erB said:
I just flashed 6.0.2.1 and did the wipe data during the install. Im still having the same problems. The APN did not change to default,supl,mms. It still said wap.cingular, so I change it manually, rebooted. Still having the same problem. GPS takes way to long to lock. Very annoying. I do thank you guys for all of your hard work though, without you I would not have Froyo.
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Sounds like you're changing the wrong field. The one you want is "APN type" and is at the bottom of the list in the settings. You probably shouldn't be messing with the regular "APN" field.
Actually I just noticed that. The one at the bottom does say default,supl,mms so I changed the other APN back to wap.cingular. That doesnt solve my problem though. I just timed my GPS and it took 4 minutes to get a lock. This is terrible because the GPS service is one of the things I use the most on my phone.
Me too.
Just thought I'd chime in and say that I am also having this problem, running CyanogenMod 6.0.2.1-Liberty.
If a nightly does come out that fixes the issue, could someone post that please?
Apart from this problem, and two random reboots that I have seen in the past month, I'm loving Froyo. Thank you!
If you're having a GPS lock problem. You should check out full69 nightly.
I found a workaround that works for me -
Menu, Setting, Location & Security and turn on Use Wireless Network. Mine was always off, but since I turned it on I get fairly quick lock with GPS. I still run GPS status once in awhile to adjust the location, but this seemed to have worked for me on CM 6.0.1.
The last few nightlies I get very fast gps lock. I'm currently running the build 75 nightly and the only complaint is that the phone will lock up when I try to use blue tooth.
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I think I've updated my phone with something called Kies mini... I am trying to check my location with the gps but it aint even close to where I live!!!
Everyone talks about how satellites has their gps locked on to but I have no idea how to see that... with gps test.
HELP PLEASE! It has been always showing the same location doesnt matter which city I'm on! (before the update too)...
I think once I have tested this gps fix that was around, but then I went back to normal settings (i guess)... cause it didnt work
Now it it says that I have ECLAIR.UVJI6
I am new to all this
Search the market for an app called "GPS Test". It will show you all of the information you're looking for.
Well, I'm still having GPS difficulties with the newest update (Running Bionix 1.9).
ECLAIR.UVJI6 is the newest update, so don't worry about that.
cwoodworth said:
Well, I'm still having GPS difficulties with the newest update (Running Bionix 1.9).
ECLAIR.UVJI6 is the newest update, so don't worry about that.
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At least I have the right update :/
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Search the market for an app called "GPS Test". It will show you all of the information you're looking for.
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I have GPS Test and GPS Status... The first one doest even move at all when I start the application and the second one on the bottom show it seems that is loading something forever. Where do I see the sats? Have no idea. From the second one I will guess that it could be that part that says "fix/sats" and right now is saying 0/2.
My goodness... The damn gps would so useful to stop loosing myself on the German streets
Nothing that I can do to fix it? Is there any news about if this is the last official fix for the gps?
My GPS was working great when I first odin JI6, now all of the sudden it just stop working, I try to odin it back to JI6 again and it still doesnt work so well.
I'm testing the GPS out right now. I've had the phone since wednesday, tried google maps and it's never been able to get my location. I just installed JI6 today and ran GPS test for the first time. I got 0 satellites for a couple of runs until my 3rd try where it eventually got up to 10.
Even though I get locks on GPS test, google maps/navi still can't pick up my location so it's useless =\
In my specific case, I found that the JI6 GPS update did not perform much better than the original version. Yes it was better, but certainly not as good as the JI2 update. So, I've applied the JI2 update and things seem to work much better.
Also, I've found that turning off wifi when making the initial GPS lock really helps reduce the amount of time needed to initially lock.
Good luck!
^ second that. Try to turn off wifi.
Try these maybe:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728894
FYI - Ive had good luck changing to MS Based:
From link-
""In MS-Based mode, the network provides the satellite information to the device, based on a rough estimate of where the device is located, and the device acquires the GPS signals from the satellites and calculates its location. After the initial fix, the device operates like an autonomous GPS receiver, until the satellite information must be refreshed, at which time the device goes back to the network to update the satellite information. MS-Based mode is appropriate for applications that require the device location to be updated rapidly, such as a navigation application. Can the GPS work in autonomous mode? No, the GPS receiver requires the assistance of the network elements to acquire its initial location fix.""
i flashed bionix 1.9 and had more problems with gps than when i was running 1.5. atleast before it was sort of accurate... and found a couple sats after 2-3 minutes. but iwth 1.9... nothing and not even the correct side of the street (showed me east while i was way west). then i found someone who had a gps fix based on j12 and it was in zip so... i mounted that to me SD and reinstalled using clockwork recovery... now within seconds i get gps ... extremely accurate... AND... lock on to most of the satelites that are available. i love it!
Right, so here are my thoughts and experiences while using the new JI6 update:
1) Way more accurate than the previous couple of builds that I have tried. When the GPS does lock, it usually locks onto 10/12 birds and finds my location within 5-6 meters. Not bad! Definitely not as good as when I had GPS working via one of Eugene's Franken-Twiz ROMs (between 2-3 meters), but definitely good enough for daily navigation.
2) The fix for damn sure didn't fix any of the satellite aquisition problems that our phones have been experiencing. Typically for me it will aquire satellites right off the bat about 50% of the time. Other times I'm left waiting 20+ minutes for it to get a lock.
3) Solution I have found to get a quick fix. Type in *#3214789650# (for the new JI6 update) and delete the GPS Data cache. I think it's the last button on the list. After the cache is cleared, use the top button on the list to perform a location test. I've seen this take anywhere from 30 seconds up to 2 minutes... sometimes a bit longer if I am in an area with poor signal coverage. Once I have aquired a successful lock on multiple birds, I simply back out of the application and am good to go. If I leave GPS constantly on, I have found that my phone will maintain the lock almost indef. If I turn the feature off during the day to conserve battery life I have found that it will usually aquire a lock within 30 secs or so of me turning GPS back on IF I am still in the area where I turned the feature off. If I drive to an area an hour or so away from where I turned it off, I usually have to repeat the above process to get a quick fix.
I've tried every iteration of option combinations from the lbltest menu, and have mostly been greeted by similar results, with no one option particularly speeding up the process. Based off of this I am assuming the issue probably lies with the caching of stale data on our phones, and it's inability to purge this data on it's own.
The one thing I haven't tried yet is the JI2 fix mentioned above. I might give this a whirl and see how it works!
BTW, I'm an expat working in Europe, so this might also be the cause of my slow lock times... however every other GPS I own works magnificently over here.
Moped_Ryder said:
Try these maybe:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728894
FYI - Ive had good luck changing to MS Based:
From link-
""In MS-Based mode, the network provides the satellite information to the device, based on a rough estimate of where the device is located, and the device acquires the GPS signals from the satellites and calculates its location. After the initial fix, the device operates like an autonomous GPS receiver, until the satellite information must be refreshed, at which time the device goes back to the network to update the satellite information. MS-Based mode is appropriate for applications that require the device location to be updated rapidly, such as a navigation application. Can the GPS work in autonomous mode? No, the GPS receiver requires the assistance of the network elements to acquire its initial location fix.""
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That's the first "fix" for the gps? I tried once but it didnt work.
I have tried pretty much all the "fixes" I can think of and this is what I have found. No matter the source (root mods, Bionix, J12/J14/J15/J16-leaked and OTA), changing from 'standalone' to msbased helps tremendously. Also using the google server and port is much much better for faster locks and maintaining lock even if you are not in clear view of the sky (tree, buildings etc will affect you lock). I willl say the stock JFD with the msbased and google server and port was better than just about all the other ones I have tried with the stock standalone and spirint server.
IMO The OTA J16 is the fastest and most accurate (less than 10 feet everytime, less than 30sec fix everytime) that I have tried, but even that required me to use the google server and port, and also switch to msbased.
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i flashed bionix 1.9 and had more problems with gps than when i was running 1.5. atleast before it was sort of accurate... and found a couple sats after 2-3 minutes. but iwth 1.9... nothing and not even the correct side of the street (showed me east while i was way west). then i found someone who had a gps fix based on j12 and it was in zip so... i mounted that to me SD and reinstalled using clockwork recovery... now within seconds i get gps ... extremely accurate... AND... lock on to most of the satelites that are available. i love it!
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Hey, do I need to root my phone for that?
cathardicnotion said:
Right, so here are my thoughts and experiences while using the new JI6 update:
1) Way more accurate than the previous couple of builds that I have tried. When the GPS does lock, it usually locks onto 10/12 birds and finds my location within 5-6 meters. Not bad! Definitely not as good as when I had GPS working via one of Eugene's Franken-Twiz ROMs (between 2-3 meters), but definitely good enough for daily navigation.
2) The fix for damn sure didn't fix any of the satellite aquisition problems that our phones have been experiencing. Typically for me it will aquire satellites right off the bat about 50% of the time. Other times I'm left waiting 20+ minutes for it to get a lock.
3) Solution I have found to get a quick fix. Type in *#3214789650# (for the new JI6 update) and delete the GPS Data cache. I think it's the last button on the list. After the cache is cleared, use the top button on the list to perform a location test. I've seen this take anywhere from 30 seconds up to 2 minutes... sometimes a bit longer if I am in an area with poor signal coverage. Once I have aquired a successful lock on multiple birds, I simply back out of the application and am good to go. If I leave GPS constantly on, I have found that my phone will maintain the lock almost indef. If I turn the feature off during the day to conserve battery life I have found that it will usually aquire a lock within 30 secs or so of me turning GPS back on IF I am still in the area where I turned the feature off. If I drive to an area an hour or so away from where I turned it off, I usually have to repeat the above process to get a quick fix.
I've tried every iteration of option combinations from the lbltest menu, and have mostly been greeted by similar results, with no one option particularly speeding up the process. Based off of this I am assuming the issue probably lies with the caching of stale data on our phones, and it's inability to purge this data on it's own.
The one thing I haven't tried yet is the JI2 fix mentioned above. I might give this a whirl and see how it works!
BTW, I'm an expat working in Europe, so this might also be the cause of my slow lock times... however every other GPS I own works magnificently over here.
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Gonna try this out! cheers
finds sats but won't lock on...
I'm still having GPS problems post-update. I've never installed any custom ROMs or any custom GPS fixes other than some tweaking in the LbsTestMode menus, which I have since reverted to the default.
In the LbsTest or the GPS Test app I get the same results: the phone always finds 10-12 satellites just fine (levels in the 20s) but it never locks onto my location. GPS Test will say "In View: 10" for 20 minutes but "In Use" always stays at 0.
Anybody have any ideas here? I was really hopeful that I'd finally have a functioning GPS after this update.
cathardicnotion said:
Right, so here are my thoughts and experiences while using the new JI6 update:
1) Way more accurate than the previous couple of builds that I have tried. When the GPS does lock, it usually locks onto 10/12 birds and finds my location within 5-6 meters. Not bad! Definitely not as good as when I had GPS working via one of Eugene's Franken-Twiz ROMs (between 2-3 meters), but definitely good enough for daily navigation.
2) The fix for damn sure didn't fix any of the satellite aquisition problems that our phones have been experiencing. Typically for me it will aquire satellites right off the bat about 50% of the time. Other times I'm left waiting 20+ minutes for it to get a lock.
3) Solution I have found to get a quick fix. Type in *#3214789650# (for the new JI6 update) and delete the GPS Data cache. I think it's the last button on the list. After the cache is cleared, use the top button on the list to perform a location test. I've seen this take anywhere from 30 seconds up to 2 minutes... sometimes a bit longer if I am in an area with poor signal coverage. Once I have aquired a successful lock on multiple birds, I simply back out of the application and am good to go. If I leave GPS constantly on, I have found that my phone will maintain the lock almost indef. If I turn the feature off during the day to conserve battery life I have found that it will usually aquire a lock within 30 secs or so of me turning GPS back on IF I am still in the area where I turned the feature off. If I drive to an area an hour or so away from where I turned it off, I usually have to repeat the above process to get a quick fix.
I've tried every iteration of option combinations from the lbltest menu, and have mostly been greeted by similar results, with no one option particularly speeding up the process. Based off of this I am assuming the issue probably lies with the caching of stale data on our phones, and it's inability to purge this data on it's own.
The one thing I haven't tried yet is the JI2 fix mentioned above. I might give this a whirl and see how it works!
BTW, I'm an expat working in Europe, so this might also be the cause of my slow lock times... however every other GPS I own works magnificently over here.
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exact same issue. drive an hour away and the gps is hosed unless you clear it and start it again.
I am also overseas. I wonder if grabbing the GPS settings from I9000 would help? Does anyone have them or know where to find them?
EDIT: nevermind they are the same settings
00sivan said:
exact same issue. drive an hour away and the gps is hosed unless you clear it and start it again.
I am also overseas. I wonder if grabbing the GPS settings from I9000 would help? Does anyone have them or know where to find them?
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I used the GPS for hours going between statelines with JI6, no problems requiring a signal when I closed out GPS.
The_Tim said:
I'm still having GPS problems post-update. I've never installed any custom ROMs or any custom GPS fixes other than some tweaking in the LbsTestMode menus, which I have since reverted to the default.
In the LbsTest or the GPS Test app I get the same results: the phone always finds 10-12 satellites just fine (levels in the 20s) but it never locks onto my location. GPS Test will say "In View: 10" for 20 minutes but "In Use" always stays at 0.
Anybody have any ideas here? I was really hopeful that I'd finally have a functioning GPS after this update.
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Reboot the phone, it usually works in this case.
heygrl said:
I used the GPS for hours going between statelines with JI6, no problems requiring a signal when I closed out GPS.
Reboot the phone, it usually works in this case.
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the thing is... mine worked in the states with the stock JFD without any problem. flawless.
it stopped working when i got overseas. and hasn't worked well since. It really seems like it ONLY works well in the states. I mean I can get it to work if I clear the data all the time, reset the phone all the time, but it's not supposed to work like that. It should just find me when i open maps like any sound person would expect from the device. can anyone contend? is anyone having flawless GPS functionality outside the US?
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I've rebooted at least 5 or 6 times, as well as clearing the GPS cache ("Delete GPS Data" in LbsTestMode) numerous times as well. Still never gets a location lock despite seeing 10-11 satellites.
Hi guys, thanks to those out there i have successfully installed DJ05 modem and rom on my fascinate.
However, i have questions on how the GPS is actually fixed..
Before the update, i have had 1second lock on on my GPS with wifi GPS both on..
However, i had thought that the upgrade was going to do this without the WIFI...
I dont know if this is the case for the rest of the fascinate owners out there.
Could any of you please provide me the insight as to what i might have done wrong?
In my method of installing i didnt delete cache because i didnt bother backing up my applications..
anyway
my step was:
1. install modem through odin,
2. install rom and kernel through recovery mode
Please help me out
Thanks again.
The reason GPS seems to "lock on" instantly when connected to (some) Wi-Fi hotspots is because the location of that particular hotspot is already known by Google.
DJ05 fixes the 5-10+ minute lock ons that many people suffered from, but you shouldn't expect it to give you instant lock-ons. There are a *lot* of variables that can affect how long a GPS lock takes, so depending on your location and surroundings, lock-time can still vary significantly. Mine's taken 30 seconds to a minute for an accurate position sometimes. Other times, it's taken 5 seconds.
Mine still sucks when I flash new kernels it seems to work better for a bit then stops completely.
I have tried just about everything and still no go
So I just did it and it took 4 minutes. My d1 would do it in 10 sec so did my DX.
But it did get a pretty accurate reading lol
Keep an eye on your GPS icon. Every so often for me it doesn't change into the "getting signal, or GPS lock" icon when i boot into maps. When this happens i get crappy lock or it takes forever to get a lock. This doesn't happen often, but when it does a reboot will cure it.
I'm sure that one of the reasons whey we've not seen DJ05 officially from VZW is because it's not perfect. I'm guessing this is part of the "not perfect" that kept them from pushing it OTA. Either way, it's a HUGE improvement over what we had before and over just about every other Galaxy S phone out there.
I see..
well when i am on the navigation app by google,
i have it on the bottom saying that its still searching for gps for a quite a while.
I think it doesnt show my location uner 1 minute.
I guess there isnt foolproof workaround for the GPS yet.
I guess ill keep my hopes up for something better later.
Thanks again for all the replies
Searching in internet for the easiest way to fix my gps after updating to DK28...I came across with the following instructions from user WorldWide (pcgeek forum):
"Fixing the GPS no fix issue on the Samsung Epic 4g requires you to do a manufacturer's reset by obtaining the MSL code from Sprint. Once you get the MSL Code, remove the SD Card and Enter ##786# on the dialer keypad. You will see two options: View and Reset. Tap on the Reset option and you will get a prompt to enter the MSL code. At this point you will be asked if you want to do a manufacter's reset, enter yes. The phone will shut down and reset itself after a few seconds. Once the process is complete, the phone will go through a hands free activation. After the activation process, updates may be downloaded and installed. Now that all updates have been performed, you may check to see if your GPS is working by going to Google Maps. You should be able to lock in GPS signal in under 10 seconds. Thats it. Your GPS woes are over."
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I followed the instructions above and my GPS is working perfect now.
ps: make sure you back up all your applications before doing it.
Strange, I've never had any problems with GPS and dk28.
mine stopped working after updating to DK28 ...but I followed the instructions above and now is fine
Here is my GPS issue
So here is my GPS issue, and I don't recall seeing anyone else have one like it.
I can get a fix SUPER fast, no problem. My phone always seems to know where I am when I need it to, to do a search or whatever. It is accurate too, down to 10's (20-50) of feet indoors, even better outside.
What doesn't work well for me is navigation. Google nav and also sprint nav. I load either one up, select a place to go, and everything seems fine. It starts navigating pretty quickly, because like I said getting a GPS fix almost never takes more than a few seconds on my phone. But after a few minutes of navigation, it stops tracking me. It says GPS signal lost. Then after a short period of time, at least in google navigation, it will zoom out and show me somewhere in the vicinity of where I actually am with a huge blue circle around me. Then it will zoom in more accurately, and finally start navigating again right where I actually am. But eventually it will stop again and go through that whole process. It does this OVER and OVER. I have seen the rare instance where it works fine for the entire trip, but 99% of the time that is not the case.
So my question is, is this a DK28 issue or something? I don't recall seeing this on DI18, but to be honest I was only on DI18 for a very short period of time so maybe I'm wrong about that. Is it a hardware issue?
If I have just google maps open the little blue dot will follow me all over the place and it never seems to have an issue. If I have GPS status open, it never seems to indicate that suddenly it can't see any satellites.
I've used the LBStestmode to check the GPS settings:
Session Type is Tracking
Test Mode is S/W Test
Operation Mode is Standalone
Start Mode is Hot start
GPS Plus is ON
Dynamic Accuracy is ON
Accuracy is 50
GPS Logging is OFF
I changed the SUPL server to supl.google.com and the port to 7276, but no real changes were noticed. SUPL secure socket is OFF, and AGPS mode is SUPL. Server FQDN Type is Custom Config.
Any help would be appreciated.
I'm running Nebula ROM 1.0.6, ext4 mod with no journaling.
That is very common. To me and I have seen it hapen to others. It is known that the GPS chip is weak. You obstruct its view by even a mere hand and signal lost. A quick fix is to pull down the notify bar. Toggle the GPS button, andyou are back in business immediately. Oddly enuff, I do not have this problem on ViperROM only.
supercluver said:
So here is my GPS issue, and I don't recall seeing anyone else have one like it.
I can get a fix SUPER fast, no problem. My phone always seems to know where I am when I need it to, to do a search or whatever. It is accurate too, down to 10's (20-50) of feet indoors, even better outside.
What doesn't work well for me is navigation. Google nav and also sprint nav. I load either one up, select a place to go, and everything seems fine. It starts navigating pretty quickly, because like I said getting a GPS fix almost never takes more than a few seconds on my phone. But after a few minutes of navigation, it stops tracking me. It says GPS signal lost. Then after a short period of time, at least in google navigation, it will zoom out and show me somewhere in the vicinity of where I actually am with a huge blue circle around me. Then it will zoom in more accurately, and finally start navigating again right where I actually am. But eventually it will stop again and go through that whole process. It does this OVER and OVER. I have seen the rare instance where it works fine for the entire trip, but 99% of the time that is not the case.
So my question is, is this a DK28 issue or something? I don't recall seeing this on DI18, but to be honest I was only on DI18 for a very short period of time so maybe I'm wrong about that. Is it a hardware issue?
If I have just google maps open the little blue dot will follow me all over the place and it never seems to have an issue. If I have GPS status open, it never seems to indicate that suddenly it can't see any satellites.
I've used the LBStestmode to check the GPS settings:
Session Type is Tracking
Test Mode is S/W Test
Operation Mode is Standalone
Start Mode is Hot start
GPS Plus is ON
Dynamic Accuracy is ON
Accuracy is 50
GPS Logging is OFF
I changed the SUPL server to supl.google.com and the port to 7276, but no real changes were noticed. SUPL secure socket is OFF, and AGPS mode is SUPL. Server FQDN Type is Custom Config.
Any help would be appreciated.
I'm running Nebula ROM 1.0.6, ext4 mod with no journaling.
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supercluver said:
So here is my GPS issue, and I don't recall seeing anyone else have one like it.
I can get a fix SUPER fast, no problem. My phone always seems to know where I am when I need it to, to do a search or whatever. It is accurate too, down to 10's (20-50) of feet indoors, even better outside.
What doesn't work well for me is navigation. Google nav and also sprint nav. I load either one up, select a place to go, and everything seems fine. It starts navigating pretty quickly, because like I said getting a GPS fix almost never takes more than a few seconds on my phone. But after a few minutes of navigation, it stops tracking me. It says GPS signal lost. Then after a short period of time, at least in google navigation, it will zoom out and show me somewhere in the vicinity of where I actually am with a huge blue circle around me. Then it will zoom in more accurately, and finally start navigating again right where I actually am. But eventually it will stop again and go through that whole process. It does this OVER and OVER.
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I've got the same problem. Before I went to DK28 I followed the process of Odin back to DI18 to get GPS lock before upgrading (so as not to take any chances). I didn't have any GPS problems on DK28 with Quantum 2.5 (even on a 20 hour long road trip)
However, after I upgraded to Quantum 2.7 this behavior you described began happening to me. When it loses GPS it tries to approximate your location by network (hence the big blue circle).
I think Dameon indicated he included a "fix" in 2.7 for GPS issues which might cause this behavior. I flashed Bonsai to see if it behaved the same, and it appears to.
OP thanks for sharing. I'll test this tonight when I'm travelling again. I can't reproduce the GPS issues sitting still in my office.
Also, to get your MSL without contacting Sprint go to command line (via ADB shell, Terminal Emulator, ConnectBot:localhost, etc) and type getprop - look for line ril.MSL.
If you search the original issues you will find that only removing the battery will fix the problem. I never noticed the gps cache problem becase I replace my batteries 2-3 times a day.
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I followed the exact same steps last week and finally got my gps to work.
Paltomiel said:
Searching in internet for the easiest way to fix my gps after updating to DK28...I came across with the following instructions from user WorldWide (pcgeek forum):
I followed the instructions above and my GPS is working perfect now.
ps: make sure you back up all your applications before doing it.
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Paltomiel said:
Searching in internet for the easiest way to fix my gps after updating to DK28...I came across with the following instructions from user WorldWide (pcgeek forum):
I followed the instructions above and my GPS is working perfect now.
ps: make sure you back up all your applications before doing it.
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Top Nurse said:
If you search the original issues you will find that only removing the battery will fix the problem. I never noticed the gps cache problem becase I replace my batteries 2-3 times a day.
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I had issues with the cache bug on the Eclair builds, but it is no longer present since using the dk17 and dk28 modems.
I tried this just to try it (did a nandroid backup prior) and the phone would NOT activate after this reset.
I had to go back down to 2.1 di18 and it failed the activation as well however, launching the sprint self service right after activated the phone for me.
So... becareful guys when doing this, may not work right for everyone.
ort84 said:
I tried this just to try it (did a nandroid backup prior) and the phone would NOT activate after this reset.
I had to go back down to 2.1 di18 and it failed the activation as well however, launching the sprint self service right after activated the phone for me.
So... becareful guys when doing this, may not work right for everyone.
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Thanks for the warning. However, it worked for me okay.
I just did the reset. It activated for me afterwards. The phone app did FC but after closing it came back up the and activated just fine. Also auto-updated PRL for me! Forced reboot after activation, everything looks good. Restore data, good so far!
I'll try the GPS Nav to see if it drops on the way home tonight.
Actually give credit to the user NYCSUBWAYRAT for this method I just quoted his post on androidcentral. My phone did not self activate the first time I tried it, I went into SprintZone and it activated from there. I tried it again a few days later, and it activated automatically.
Working good so far!
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Does this work fine on a device with a rom like gviper or something? Or do I have to odin back to something original?
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Verified: after a fresh Odin of DK28 my GPS wouldn't lock, it just searched and searched... Reboot didn't help
History:
one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5.zip
one.click.clockworkmod2.5.1.0-flasher-fixed.zip
ROM Manager (after updating to clockworkmodkernel.zip)
failed rom via Rom Manager/ClockworkMod 1506bdf2e04b.update-SPH-D700_DI18ToDK28.zip
DK28 via Odin sph-d700-dk28-8g-rel.tar.md5
My steps: (I forgot to remove the sd card, but lost no data)
1) Call Sprint and ask for the MSL code
2) Backup everything from ClockworkMod
3) Dial ##786#
4) Choose "Reset"
5) Enter MSL code
Results:
The phone rebooted twice, then updated the PRL.
It tried to update the software but got stuck (I hit the back button to cancel it)
No prompt for activation, as Sprint phone rep had said.
Tested the GPS - rainbows and unicorns everywhere.
This beats the old GPS fix method: Odin back to DI18 then DK28 again...
Great Tip. Got my Gps working now
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Mykon said:
This beats the old GPS fix method: Odin back to DI18 then DK28 again...
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+1 mell yeah it does!
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thanks sooooooo much.
Also, you can get MSL code without calling Sprint using ConnectBot (from Market)
Run ConnectBot, in dropdown menu in lower left corner select "Local"
Type in any name in the nickname box
Type "getprop" (no quotations) then hit enter
scroll up in the results (ril.MSL) is the MSL code
The GPS on my phone has not been locking since I flashed CM7. I searched through some fixes but none seemed to help. I went back to the backup I had before I put CM7 on and the gps seemed to lock just fine. So I tried to flash while it had a lock but still nothing. I even tried using the GPS status app and that did nothing. Any other fixes that could help? Thanks
Have you tried flashing a different kernel? Maybe x99's or scaryghoul's as they are aosp roms their in the dev section. Always wipe your dalvik-cache b4 you flash a new kernel,I have very few issues when I do.
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My GPS actually locks instantly after I flashed CM7 and x99
I have only one problem. Sometimes it'll lose a signal and will never get signal again on its own.
The quickest and only solution (that I know) is to quickly exit Navigation, then go in and tap on the most recent trip and voila, instant GPS lock again.
Not a huge problem, but a weird annoyance.
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My GPS actually locks instantly after I flashed CM7 and x99
I have only one problem. Sometimes it'll lose a signal and will never get signal again on its own.
The quickest and only solution (that I know) is to quickly exit Navigation, then go in and tap on the most recent trip and voila, instant GPS lock again.
Not a huge problem, but a weird annoyance.
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I assume you mean Google Navigation? If so I think that is a problem with Google Navigation itself. I have the exact same issue on my stock but rooted Shift. It will lose GPS lock, usually within the first couple of minutes. It then is never able to reestablish the lock on its own. If I exit Navigation and go back in, or turn the GPS off then back on it gets a lock and keeps it.
I just started trying Google Navigation. I have been using Telenav since getting the Shift about 2 months ago. With Telenav I never lost GPS lock.
i've found, atleast for me, that this tends to happen when i have GPS off, then turn it on to use it and open telenav and it just cannot find a GPS lock. so i leave GPS on and reboot my phone, open televav back up and it finds a GPS lock pretty quickly. it's like if i turn off GPS, i can't get it to work again until i reboot my phone...
needless to say, GPS sucks ass on this phone. i've never had a phone with GPS problems like this one. but other than that, everything is perfect.
mine happens when somebody attempts to call me, the lock disappears. after i ignore the call, like others have stated it locks on instantly when i go back into navigation. but i do prefer telenav over google... traffic is on point :]
i've been having gps issues, i think its a bug in google maps. havent had time to test root on it yet
It seems like nothing wants to work. I installed the x99 kernel and my GPS will still not connect. It seems like it will only connect when I'm on stock. For some reason I cannot get it to work with CM7.
Look up the ##gpsclrx# fix. I don't remember all the steps but it requires you to reflash a Sense rom, dial ##gpsclrx#, enter your MSL (found via MSL Reader on HTC devices), reboot, maybe clear cache, and then reflash your rom of choice. Fixed my CM7 gps issues (even with the MSL "password" prompt telling me that the password was wrong).
Nan to stock . Use GPS on stock leave it on. Nan to or redownload cyanogen and GPS will work. Happens to me when first putting in a rom sometimes.
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I assume you mean Google Navigation? If so I think that is a problem with Google Navigation itself. I have the exact same issue on my stock but rooted Shift. It will lose GPS lock, usually within the first couple of minutes. It then is never able to reestablish the lock on its own. If I exit Navigation and go back in, or turn the GPS off then back on it gets a lock and keeps it.
I just started trying Google Navigation. I have been using Telenav since getting the Shift about 2 months ago. With Telenav I never lost GPS lock.
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I have this exact same problem with Google Navigation. It "loses the lock" after a few minutes like clockwork, but I can get a perfect one again right after, making me believe that it is the application and not the GPS. Is there any fix to this?? It really is annoying.
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I have this exact same problem with Google Navigation. It "loses the lock" after a few minutes like clockwork, but I can get a perfect one again right after, making me believe that it is the application and not the GPS. Is there any fix to this?? It really is annoying.
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I also have the same problem. Would be interested in a fix because it's very annoying.
Hi guys,
i play Ingress and the most important is a very good GPS. For weeks i try to fix the GPS on my Note3 and came to a point where i don't know what else to do then ask for help.
Sometimes it is working fine but usually not. In GPS Test App i can usually see up to 20 sats but most of the time i do not get a lock.
Around 2 weeks ago i even made a factory reset and wiped everything. Then i installed this image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development/rom-lp-tw-rom-t3027148
I found out i was still on a very old bootloader so i updated it to J6 and for some time i thought GPS was working better. I could walk through the streets and my position always moved correctly.
I moved 5 meter forward, position moved 5 meter forward. Had the location settings to GPS only and all was fine. Now i need to play with GPS+wifi+celltower and i am not moving around i am only jumping.
I move maybe 100 meter and my position jumps. Sometimes nothing happens at all and i need to wait very long or walk back. Sometimes i jump back even more, very frustrating.
I tryed to go to newer BL OK6 but after it did not work better i installed J6 again. But it is still the same. Only under very free sky i get a lock and can move around normal.
What is wrong with my system that it is not working correct?
Well GPS never worked for me right on this phone, I couldn't even get a lock indoors and sometimes even outdoors, did almost everything I could but only one thing worked for me, the app called TopNTP. Install it, with DEFAULT settings, reboot, go outside, get the first lock and then come inside and the lock will stay for 24 hours or so.
Now, this app is about getting you a lock almost all time, it probably isn't about accuracy, but you still give it a try, and see whether it is doing what you are asking or not.
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Well GPS never worked for me right on this phone, I couldn't even get a lock indoors and sometimes even outdoors, did almost everything I could but only one thing worked for me, the app called TopNTP. Install it, with DEFAULT settings, reboot, go outside, get the first lock and then come inside and the lock will stay for 24 hours or so.
Now, this app is about getting you a lock almost all time, it probably isn't about accuracy, but you still give it a try, and see whether it is doing what you are asking or not.
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This app will only change gps.conf settings. My problem must be something else.
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This app will only change gps.conf settings. My problem must be something else.
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Yes, that's a software, so that changes another software only, but it worked flawlessly for me. If you think yours is a hardware thing then no software is there to help you my friend.
I think it is software because sometimes it works fine. But it is not the gps.conf. Then i would never get a lock or only very slow. But my problems are different.
I even tryed TopNTP now but it did not improve anything. It is all still the same. Sometimes i get a lock but also i am walking nothing moves. Very sad...
Another 3 days of testing... GPS still very bad...
Does nobody has a tip for me what else i can try?
Hi,
i have the same problem here. Tried several differnt things without success.
I'm on K6 bootloader and k6 PDA.
Any Idea?
i had the same problem here. Tried several differnt things without success, until I flashed phronesis rom V3.
please give it a try, the gps at least outdoor work fine.