Has anyone of you owners of DHD able to get the gps lock just incase you don't have internet connection for A-GPS to work. I had an iPhone 4 who will lock to GPS in few seconds even without a sim card and on dhd its impossible or will take very long to lock location without AGPS . IT'S THIS a problem or I am doing something wrong
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I was recently out of my own country and data roaming was set to off. I never realised it at the time but everytime I tried to use GPS (Copilot Live) it took literally 20 mins to get a lock, apart from once and then I had access to wifi. Sounds like this was the problem
niks_5in said:
Has anyone of you owners of DHD able to get the gps lock just incase you don't have internet connection for A-GPS to work. I had an iPhone 4 who will lock to GPS in few seconds even without a sim card and on dhd its impossible or will take very long to lock location without AGPS . IT'S THIS a problem or I am doing something wrong
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i usually get the lock well under a minute without any DATA connection like edge or wifi when i'm outdoors,
indoors it needs good 4-5 mins to get a lock.
Strange because iPhone 4 locks in minimum 7 seconds even without a simcard . That's means that DHD is using a cheap GPS receiver which will become unusable without data connection.
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There is something called "Hotfix".
If you have previously locked on a GPS signal, it will be faster to lock for the 2nd time.
BUT, if you started from a "coldfix" (means if you try to lock for the first time or quite some time after the 1st lock or far away from the location of your first lock), it could take minutes to lock.
However, I have to admit that DHD tends to have a slower lock...
Correct me if I'm wrong.
A-GPS dosent need a web connection, it uses the internet once a week to download the latest sat data to make gps lock quicker..... you can use apps like gps toolbox to download the latest A-GPS data.
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Doesn't the DHD download the A-GPS data automatically in the background?
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Doesn't the DHD download the A-GPS data automatically in the background?
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No you need an app to download the data, maybe some apps can be set to auto download the data though
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Then what app is the best? It only needs to be able to download the A-GPS data, nothing else.
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Then what app is the best? It only needs to be able to download the A-GPS data, nothing else.
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Search for gps toolbox in the market, there is a free and paid version, both let you download the latest sat data
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I checked while reading this topic and my DHD got a lock within one minute of GPS (satellite only) being turned on. I had the phone in airplane mode before I turned it on so it was in effect a cold lock. I'm indoor at night so there's no direct line of sight either. Quite fast in my opinion.
I get gps lock within 3 to 10 secs with or without wifi,data. I have installed open gps tracker and first I ran it for 30 mins.
I don't know if that app is helping in gps lock.
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IPhone 4 locks in 7 seconds without a sim. You will never be able to geotag your photos in any android phone cause most of them have cheap and lousy GPS which relies on AGPS data for lock. Geotag will work best on iPhone if you give AGPS option to iPhone it works instantly
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IPhone 4 locks in 7 seconds without a sim. You will never be able to geotag your photos in any android phone cause most of them have cheap and lousy GPS which relies on AGPS data for lock. Geotag will work best on iPhone if you give AGPS option to iPhone it works instantly
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is that all ur guna say? shut up, unless your guna bring sumthing useful to the discussion. Maybe the iphone locks in 7seconds in ur wet dreams, but in reality thats bollox.
I mean you didnt even know what A-GPS was you thought it required a constant gprs connection while navigating lol
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Yes it does require a constant gprs connections you fool. Google yourself for details or create a post for replies
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Yes it does require a constant gprs connections you fool. Google yourself for details or create a post for replies
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AGPS is only used to locate the sats, you fool lol it downloads a file with the latest sat positions, so you device knows where to look speeding up sat lock lol no wonder you love the iphone, you have about as much processing power as one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS
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Anyone else use this, I find that after about 20 minutes of driving it looses signal..
If I reboot the phone it'll find signal again..
Yeah, experiment same matter here. Pretty annoying that is.
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No, I regularly use the navigation and have driven for 45+ minnutes without losing signal
Seems to be working ok now since using the newer hd4 betas..
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works pretty fine for me..
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So I don't know if I am the only one, or if there is something wrong with what I did but after relocking my xoom, rooting using this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078019 . Then flashing the Newest Titamat kernel through CWM, I have a non-functional GPS. Even outside on a clear day my xoom only sees 3 sats max, not using a single one. PLEASE HELP!! My GPS used to lock in seconds inside to 11 sats.
So I think I just need to push the correct GPS module. Anyone got it?
Really??? No one is willing to help???
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same issue
Got the same issue need help too
So I re flashed the newest titamat 1.6 and it fixed it, I think it was just a bad flash.
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I've been having issues getting a good gps/compass lock in Google maps. I'm running Baja rom and tried using the GPS fix and also downloaded Faster GPS. The GPS is somewhat accurate but still shows a large circle meaning it's not a really accurate lock. Also, compass reading is always a little off. Says I'm facing North when facing West etc.
Any suggestions?
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My gps seems ok but I have the same compass issue.
Hi all.
Using cloudystock with fastergps mod and gps fix done...(youtube video)
Standing outside here is the gps status what do you think?
Indoors viewing 22 sat but no lock any suggestions?very disappointed even when i am driving if the phone is not attached to the windshield and its just in the car it doesnt lock.thanks
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Me too.
Stock G2 with dorimax kernel 5.5
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Its the biggest issue and the most common on g2 and no solution?or suggestion what it can be?
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Faster GPS mod where can I find out about that...
Yeah g2 sucks big-time GPS
Rma is only way to go u presume
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sutty86 said:
Faster GPS mod where can I find out about that...
Yeah g2 sucks big-time GPS
Rma is only way to go u presume
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Open playstore search for fastergps by dominik schurmann.
Open the app grant root permission.choose continent and country wait a couple of seconds and reboot.
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Hi All, I also have Lg G2 D802…amazing phone except for GPS! It is really disappointing and I cannot believe so bad GPS performance is belonging to LG! I’m on CloudyG3 1.1 but the same with stock and others. Fix is more or less ok (even if not really fast), BUT satellites signal is very weak (orange/yellow with GPS Test) and accuracy is not less than 10m!!!....Also with navigator I very often get GPS disconnecting (losing the fix) and precision is very unacceptable. I red on Internet about an HW antenna fix but it not seems a 100% solution so, should I consider to return my phone to LG?.....