The GPS on my Vibrant was working fine until yesterday. Starting last night, the phone has shown difficulties for searching GPS, or positioning me thousands of miles away.
What should I do now, folks?
I'm on the latest JK6.
GPS is going haywire...
Im having the same issue with my gps. I havent made any changes that I can remembe so I'm not sure what is causing it. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx
+1 on this. Gps was working flawlessly for a while now but since yesterday, not even the gps restore from samsung in the market can get it back in line...
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wrong thread but, same thing happened to me, shows that im in mexico most times when im in minnesota.
wow, so I'm not alone on this...
what's happening? aliens coming?
651stp said:
wrong thread but, same thing happened to me, shows that im in mexico most times when im in minnesota.
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Same thing here, only it tells me I'm either in Santa Monica or NYC (technically in the ocean) when I'm actually in Minnesota.
I hadn't tested GPS since switching to JK6, though.... JK6 related or something else?
wxaxgxs said:
Same thing here, only it tells me I'm either in Santa Monica or NYC (technically in the ocean) when I'm actually in Minnesota.
I hadn't tested GPS since switching to JK6, though.... JK6 related or something else?
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In fact, I flashed back to JK2 tonight. The GPS seems to be still lousy (strangely, the baseband remained at JK6 without changing back)
Same here. It was working fine until late last night. The locations I got range from Bay Area to NYC but I was in LA.
check if you have " mock location" ticked or not.
its in the same place as the debugging option.
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adrianmole said:
Same here. It was working fine until late last night. The locations I got range from Bay Area to NYC but I was in LA.
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I'm in Phoenix. But I've got Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, and LA.
naack said:
check if you have " mock location" ticked or not.
its in the same place as the debugging option.
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My mock location is unchecked
I am also having the gps go crazy as of the past 2 days and I have had great gps before(for this phone). I was on V5 jk2 and after flashing jk6 modem the gps started acting up, I'm assuming this new modem could be the issue
Update * today everything is working and I did not change a thing, I have no idea what the issue was
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I just had that problem tonight. I'm wondering if something weird happened system-wide that messed up a lot of phones. Before I saw this thread, I posted in the "Vibrant General" forum on this matter. After re-booting to try to get it to behave -- with no luck -- I went into my dialer-accessed GPS settings and found that two of them had been mysteriously changed. I got the GPS back with some changes. Here's what I know:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=862594
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I just had that problem tonight. I'm wondering if something weird happened system-wide that messed up a lot of phones. Before I saw this thread, I posted in the "Vibrant General" forum on this matter. After re-booting to try to get it to behave -- with no luck -- I went into my dialer-accessed GPS settings and found that two of them had been mysteriously changed. I got the GPS back with some changes. Here's what I know:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=862594
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Same thing happened to me tonight, my gps had been working great. Till tonight when i tried using it, it kept saying i was in New York, than Cali, etc. When in fact i live in Oregon. So when i got home i asked my Gf who has the vibrant as well if her gps was acting up, she tested it and it was not acting up, so i started messing with some setting and got it to work perfectly.
I messed with the settings in "My Location Sources"
There are 2 settings in there for gps related stuff.
"Use Wireless Networks"
"Use GPS satellites"
What i noticed was if i uncheck gps satellites i could use the google app, "places" (that comes with there Google map app) that it would find lets say gas stations near my location. So i tried to navigate there, and it asked me to hit the check button for the GPS satellites, i went into settings and checked it than went to navigate to it, within 5secs it planned a route with no troubles at all.
Now it works great, so for me to able to get my gps to work, i just have to go into the settings and check both boxes (i uncheck to save battery life, when im done).
Hopefully this makes sense, sometimes i tend to go on and on lol.
Any questions feel free to ask.
I am new to this site, so be kind!! =)
mine doesn't work either...
Zach-
It sounds like there was nothing much wrong with the phone. If I'm understanding your post you had your GPS on, but it seemed like you couldn't connect, right? So you turned it off momentarily and, when you accessed an app that needed it, it told you to turn it on. When you had "Use GPS Satellites" unchecked and "Use Wireless Networks" checked, it means that the GPS is not on or being used at all, and your phone was taking location readings off cell towers (which is not nearly as accurate as location by GPS). The test of your GPS is to have the "Use Wireless Networks" setting unchecked and the "Use GPS satellites" checked. If you turn the GPS on from the task bar at the top, you'll see that the box "Use GPS Satellites" is switched on, and is switched back off when you turn off the GPS from the task bar...so there is no reason to bother to go into the Location and Security Settings to toggle your GPS on/off. If I am not understanding your post, please clarify.
If you actually want to see how well your GPS works and how many satellites it locks on, download the free app "GPS Test."
Two other things: 1) many of us find that the GPS actually works better with the "Use Wireless Networks" box left unchecked, and 2) turn your GPS off when you aren't in need of it because it can be a significant drain on the battery.
ame thing happened to me.Last night I could not get my Gps to lock in jk6. I had been in V5 and had the same thing happen the night before. I tried gpsrestore and rebooting and pulling the battery etc. I flashed back to v5 and still the same result. Either no lock or it showed that I was in Long Island and actually I am in central fl. I tried changing some settings (auto config and ms based) to no avail. I than flashed back to V5 and at first it was the same and then after rebooting twice and pulling the battery it just mysteriously began to function again. I wont use the word work as it has never really worked well. It actually saw 11 and locked on 7 which is a new record for me. Like I said earlier in the post it had happened to me the same way the night before and thats when I flashed to jk6.After flashing it seemed to be operating as usual until las night. Strange that it would happen in both v5 and jk6 and at night both times, and that flashing to the other rom and pulling the battery would right the issue Does anyone have any idea what the issue is here?.
Edit: Just went out and used Cardio Trainer and it worked quite well as the gps seemed to function as well as it ever has.
Same problem everyone else is describing. My GPS has been working very well, then yesterday locks were taking a very long time and sometimes the location accuracy was 1000's of meters off. Tried again just now and it's back to quick locks with good accuracy.
Based on posts here and the TMO forum it seems to have been widespread.
Same problem everyone else is having however I have another problem as well.
Around the exact same time I had an issue with the GPS my ability to connect to a few different wireless networks was affected as well! I can't get on my home network at all, just gets hung up on 'obtaining IP address'. My old G1 running 2.2 can hop on the network without incident.
What the hell is Samsung up to?
Im having the exact same problems, i was on axura 2.05 when i first found my gps wasnt working i thought it was just temporary, got home tried again didnt work, flashed axura final, still didnt work, went back to stock jfd still didnt work, ji6 still didnt work, i thought my phones gps was bad or broke somehow i was in the 14 day window went to the tmobile store for an exchange (those guys are really clueless he told me that it was apps problem (google maps) and that my phone didnt have an actual gps -.- seriously where do they hire these guys) after shutting him up by simply showing the drop down GPS button he gave me a new phone. Fresh out the box stock ji6 and still no luck with gps, flashed axura 2.1 (jk6)now and obviously still not working so from what i went through its not the baseband difference since i went through jfd,ji6,jk2,fresh ji6,and jk6 and amazingly still no luck. Grr im mad
Edit : When using wifi my location locks instantly but with the GPS i cant get a lock and it would say im in Puerto Rico or Houston accurate to like 12200 meters lol and im in NY :T closest i got the NY i was somewhere in the water
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After applying the GPS fix I am having an odd issue. When I fist launch google maps it shows me in some small rural village in China. Once the GPS gets a fix it goes to where I am really am. This would not be a big deal except when I take pictures it Geotags the picture as being in this Chinese village which is kind of a pain. Also it screws up my weather widgets sometimes. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe it has to do with the server it is using to pull down the GPS data, but not sure.
I am having a similar issue, but not quite as drastic. Mine just simply shows me being the last place i was before GPS was turned on. Like right now, without GPS connected but using the towers to figure out my location, it shows me at the place i at lunch, about 3 miles away, rather than at work. Its VERY frustrating.
I'm having the same problem. My GPS shows me in a neighboring city that is 50 miles away, every time.
The best way to test this is to load the 'Maps' live wallpaper. It happens every time. Also, booting up the 'Maps' application will throw me into the other city for at least five minutes, before it realizes that the data is not correct.
It's a new "google fortune" feature. It's telling you you need to travel the world.
Same problem here, however, I was thinking it had more to do with the "Use Wireless Networks" not updating my location.
-If I have gps turned off and wireless network location on. My location doesn't update at all until I reboot the phone (although Latitude shows it as being updated within the last few minutes, even though it shows me somewhere I haven't been in hours and is 50miles away.)
-If I turn gps on, it will then get a fix and properly update my location.
I did apply the GPS fix.
lol mine switches between seattle and SPAIN! wtf.
I think it has to do something with the way samsung implements the gps receiver..a friend had a sammie moment..she would be right next to me..nyc...but her gps would say shes in havana, cuba..on good days..some place in estonia..lol...and now i see the issues being replicated here...i blame samsung...my old trusty g1 locks a signal and is very accurate within a min or 2..
Thanks for the info, sync3. That's starting to become my thought as well.
What a shame. I hope an official statement is released, either way.
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Same problem here, however, I was thinking it had more to do with the "Use Wireless Networks" not updating my location.
-If I have gps turned off and wireless network location on. My location doesn't update at all until I reboot the phone (although Latitude shows it as being updated within the last few minutes, even though it shows me somewhere I haven't been in hours and is 50miles away.)
-If I turn gps on, it will then get a fix and properly update my location.
I did apply the GPS fix.
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This is the EXACT problem I am having. I dont know how to get it to update my location.
I have the same issue. I also had applied the GPS fix... I've tried reverting to stock settings, tried enabling skyhook and tried a few other things.
The only way I've been able to properly get my location is to turn off the network assist and tell the GPS to operate in standalone mode. It takes a heck of a lot longer for a fix, but it's accurate if it does get a lock. Doesn't work so well indoors though.
Who the heck were the field testers for this device? its full of more bugs than an entymologist's labratory.
Clear your GPS data
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Clear your GPS data
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That was one of the first things I tried. It didn't help.
My main concern is that this is unrelated to the GPS software issue and that this is actually a hardware issue. Does anyone agree or disagree with this?
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My main concern is that this is unrelated to the GPS software issue and that this is actually a hardware issue. Does anyone agree or disagree with this?
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I agree this is hardware related because others have reported exchanging their phones rids them of the GPS issues.. :-/
I work in Houston and sometimes while at work GPS says I'm in Pawcatuck, CT.
The question is when not using gps what function of the phone updates your location? Could it be a network issue? How do you force it to retrieve tower data that marks your location?
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Well, i exchanged my phone last night because of this issue and the new one is doing the same thing. So either this is a problem inherent to this model (hopefully the software not telling the phone to refresh tower data) that can be fixed with an update or i am extremely unlucky.
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Well, i exchanged my phone last night because of this issue and the new one is doing the same thing. So either this is a problem inherent to this model (hopefully the software not telling the phone to refresh tower data) that can be fixed with an update or i am extremely unlucky.
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Just had my 3rd call with TMobile- she now assured me that this is a software issue (which i made her mark in my account incase it winds up being hardware later) and that all phones with software # T959UVJFD have it. She said tmobile is working with samsung to fix. I told her all Galaxy S series, domestic and international, have GPS issue and samsung has yet to fix any. She said well that is something you need to consider.
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Just had my 3rd call with TMobile- she now assured me that this is a software issue (which i made her mark in my account incase it winds up being hardware later) and that all phones with software # T959UVJFD have it. She said tmobile is working with samsung to fix. I told her all Galaxy S series, domestic and international, have GPS issue and samsung has yet to fix any. She said well that is something you need to consider.
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Wow, very helpful information. How they get this fix released ASAP.
I got my streak 2 days ago and have yet to lock a GPS signal after leaving it outside for 15 minutes and keeping it on all day next to a window. I've tried turning on/off the GPS and rebooting with no success. Any ideas?
Have you tried flashing the ROM?
not that it helps but mine locks almost instantly. This was with 1.6 and 2.1 that i currently have. I use GPS daily and this was the first thing I checked...
Have you tried in an open area away from buildings?
You may be near a window but say the satellites its trying to lock on to are come from the other side of the building/house?
For example I used to have an apartment on the 3rd floor facing north and it would take forever to get a lock near a window or even out on my balcony. The second i left my apartment and went down the hallway to the window on the other side of the building (south side) i'd get a lock instantly.
Not saying south is the way the device should be pointing, but your location does help you get speedy locks.
I haven't got my streak yet but i'm pretty familiar with reg-editing windows mobile devices to get a lock instantly (cab in my sig for example).
Make sure you have the correct aGPS server and aGPS is enabled (i don't know how to do that on android yet but look through menus and see if you can find that).
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I got my streak 2 days ago and have yet to lock a GPS signal after leaving it outside for 15 minutes and keeping it on all day next to a window. I've tried turning on/off the GPS and rebooting with no success. Any ideas?
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I had a similar issue, I did a factory reset and everything works great now!!! Maybe that will help....
Still no luck...
I tried a factory reset over the weekend and still had no success. My old HTC Fuze works fine in all the same places, so it is definitely an issue with the Streak and/or the build AT&T put on it.
I called Dell about this too - they suggested the device was working fine since it picks up a location when you choose the "Use wireless networks" in Locations. I tried to explain that this data come from Google's database of cell towers and WiFi hotspots, not the GPS signal, but I don't think they understood. I tried several other GPS diagnostic apps and none of them pick up any GPS signal or otherwise work at all, so I know there is something wrong.
I asked to escalate the issue and to get a replacement unit, so hopefully that does the trick.
Have you modified APN? (Remember to enable "supl")
Did you turn on the data connection?
New unit works
The new unit worked right away. I picked up 8 satellites sitting on my couch within 30 seconds - no where near line-of-sight with the sky and where none of my other gps-enabled devices work.
I've tried every fix, every change and every hand position and the gps was still unacceptably slow and useless. After several phone calls to TMO I finally convinced them to send me a new phone.
I unpacked the new phone put my battery and sim card in booted it up clicked on google maps the gps flicked on and off about twice and then locked gps within 35 meters. Then I double checked the settings and use wireless carriers was unchecked.
Also my signal shows more bars. It still goes from 2 bars to 4 bars if i hold it by the top upside down but it was showing none (still worked) then 4?
This begs the question to me, is this a hardware issue? software? if it is soft why if they can fix on the later batches cant they fix for everyone?
New phone about:
model sgh-t959
firmware 2.1-update1
baseband T959UVJFD
kernel 2.6.29
the tech also told me to periodically do *#*#checkin#*#* on the dialer to be in the first people to get OTA updates when available. Anyone ever heard of this?
Thanks, i've been on this forum since my TMO pocket pc phone but this is my first post.
sax911
*#*#checkin#*#* or *#*#2432546#*#* is technically pinging google, sending your phones info... in the event you are on an outdated OS version you will be upgraded soon. It's not a waiting list, no one but Cyanogen goes first. then he gives google the go ahead to ship it out
For what it's worth, my phone was packaged on 8/19/10, and takes a long time to find GPS signal. I did both fixes, but ended up reverting back to Standalone mode to get semi-consistent results. Once it's locked in, it's very accurate.
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does anyone have anything different from this? i picked up my vibrant a couple days ago, and my info is the same as this.
my gps works fine outdoors, sometimes has trouble determining location indoors. signal indoors usually shows 0-2 bars of 3g with consistent speeds, with full bars outside.
i can't complain
^^ The one I ordered from Amazon on 8/31 and got delivered yesterday has the same firmware, version etc. Today morning tested GPS on way to office and no problems. Locked satellite in 2 secs and did good job re-routing couple times when I ignored the GPS lady. I dont know if the problem starts when you use GPS more frequently. Hope not!
mind checking the GPS settings and telling us what they are? maybe some screenshots with drocap?
That's great for you but a single anecdotal data point is not an official fix validation.
I just tried *#*#2432546#*#* on my vibrant and got no results whatsoever. I have rooted with the one click root but have not installed any roms. I did do a backup rom with Rom manager and I believe it ended up with clockworkrecovery mode. I have done nothing else. Has something occured that will make it impossible for me to get the OTA? I have gotten checkin successful in the past but now nothing. Any help is greatly appreciated.
OP, this is by no means a flame but locking on with 35 meters accuracy is EXACTLY the issue with the GPS. That's 100 feet, man. Not accurate in my book. With aGPS turned off, my mt3g gets within 2-5 meters in about 20 seconds. Do a GPS stats test and see how many sats you lock on. I'll bet 1 to 3 at best. If more, post pics.
Mine works after using that fix that's been going around. Only thing is that out takes a while for the gps to lock but otherwise its fine. I think lol.
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I got a new one, my GPS locked in 10 seconds up to five meters
Hi...
Up until Sunday, my Sat Nav on either Co Pilot or Google Navigation was perfect - it knew exactly where I was and was incredibly accurate (and I use it a lot!!).
On Sunday, for some reason, both sat nav apps can't seem to pin point my location and think I'm up to 30 metres away from where I actually am.. which then has a problem with navigation as it thinks I'm on another street (or if I'm on the motorway then it thinks I'm in a field!!!)
I tried re-installing the phone software (using PC Companion, so it was completely a clean install) and this still hasn't helped and it has happened for the last couple of days.
Can anyone help me?
Do you have AGPS active?
It might help.
Hi TuxStyle,
I've got all the options active..
It has been working without problems since I got the phone, I travel A LOT, sometimes I think too much, but it's never done this..
Since Sunday it's just become very inaccurate and annoying as it thinks I'm on a different road.
None of the settings have changed and I've re-flashed the phone using SEUS and re-installed the apps to make sure it wasn't a setting.
Still having problems...
This exact same thing happened to me on Friday.
After many months of my GPS working impressively flawlessly,
suddenly it is totally useless...
Loses signal a lot, cannot accurately locate me, etc.
No change in settings, no new apps installed, nothing...
HOW STRANGE!!!!
Sorry to hear that My_immortal, though I'm glad someone is experiencing this as well.
Don't flash your phone again, it doesn't help!!!
It might have happened earlier for me, though I hadn't used my phone for sat nav since Thursday (when it was working fine)...
Do you think there is something with the satellites? (Highly unlikely since there's just 2 of us experiencing...) or something to do with hardware?
Mine is R2BA026 as well, UK, Unlocked
hmm.. i suppose a lot of factors affect how accurate gps is... like.. how many satellites the phone is using for triangulation.. any buildings/obstacles whatever nearby that can cause interference(?)
mine works great though, 10m accuracy. without gps, and just 3g alone, it's a crappy 500m.
you can download an app called GPS status from the market (free), shows you how many satellites your phone is locked on (mine usually fluctuates around 10~11) BUT i'm not sure if it's a fluke or real, but i think it is real, because it showed me 10m accuracy, when i checked on google maps, it mentioned 10m too.
Hi Tookieboy,
Yeh on G Maps, I get accuracy of 10m, but when using Google Navigation or Co Pilot for actual sat navigation, it thinks I'm on another road (or in a field next to the road I'm actually on), so before it was pristine and knew exactly where i was, but now it doesn't..
no settings have been changed so it seems strange..
Co Pilot shows good signal from 11 satellites so again... confused :s
clearing the cache help? maybe a bad byte somewhere? i dunno..
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Hi Tookieboy,
Yeh on G Maps, I get accuracy of 10m, but when using Google Navigation or Co Pilot for actual sat navigation, it thinks I'm on another road (or in a field next to the road I'm actually on), so before it was pristine and knew exactly where i was, but now it doesn't..
no settings have been changed so it seems strange..
Co Pilot shows good signal from 11 satellites so again... confused :s
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Seems to be fine here in Canada thus far. Used it today and it was spot on. I do not use the AGPS just gps and so far so good.
Hi Rockjock, thanks for your input, but I'm still having problems.
I have 11 satellites showing, so technically it should be positioning me on the correct road.
I have tried all variations of the location settings.
I had a look at the cache and it appears empty :s
Any other ideas? It's just strange that it started randomly on Sunday..
My_Immortal, have you had any luck?
AGPS helps to get the lock faster.
I didn't try driving navigation. Only walking and from what i see, i'm about 10m away.
Maybe if two roads are close i would have the same problem.
I'll do a test in weekend.
I tried it yesterday, still unusable.
Oddly, it could locate me accurately when still,
but when my car was moving it lost signal often
and the accuracy grew smaller and larger,
so no use in navigation...
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Hi Rockjock, thanks for your input, but I'm still having problems.
I have 11 satellites showing, so technically it should be positioning me on the correct road.
I have tried all variations of the location settings.
I had a look at the cache and it appears empty :s
Any other ideas? It's just strange that it started randomly on Sunday..
My_Immortal, have you had any luck?
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tried it out last nite and again it was spot on. Speed was almost perfect and it did find me n the right roads and was dead on. If it just happened all of a sudden it could be a satellite issue. But you need only 3 for a positive lock. BTW I using co-pilot live 8 ... have you another handset to try out?
i'm havin same issue today with google navagation but everything is workin alright with co-pilot.. since google nav is beta version here in canada, that could be the issue for me...
Did you try the GPS test from the Phone's service menu?
just in case you don't know, the combination to access the service menu is..
m b b m b m m b
m: menu (left most button)
b: back (right most button)
tookieboy said:
just in case you don't know, the combination to access the service menu is..
m b b m b m m b
m: menu (left most button)
b: back (right most button)
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i wasn't aware of it. thanks for the info
Folks I am now seeing symptoms of stickiness in the GPS cache on both our ec05 Epics. The symptom is GPS on, application requiring GPS on, and the device not obtaining any GPS after several minutes optimum conditions, followed by a battery pull and a GPS acquisition within a few seconds.
This was a known issue on older firmware, one I never saw with eb13, which I had for a month, but which has returned on both our epics wiht EC05.
Lets track this to see if anyone else has this. Please do not cloud thread with discussions of accuracy or results one sees within a couple of days of any reset.
I've been of EC05 about a week now and its gps works fine for me so far.
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I've been of EC05 about a week now and its gps works fine for me so far.
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Did you experience the known bug we had for six months before EB13?
aero1, noticing the same thing. Very disappointed. EB13 seemed to work perfectly. Now it's back to old antics. However, it's more variable than before - I've switched off my Airave, and it seems to be a bit better.
I am seeing something like this.
My weather app for instance; has the next town over from me. If I open Google Maps; the cursor is in the next town; but then after a few seconds locks correctly.
If I close Google Maps and reopen it, its back in the tow next to me.
I tried to clear the AGPS stats using GPS Status (from the market).
It just seems to not be updating or remembering where I am; don't know why that is.
I'm sitting on a 48hr uptime and still pulling GPS indoors with accuracy within 1m.
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If I close Google Maps and reopen it, its back in the tow next to me.
I tried to clear the AGPS stats using GPS Status (from the market).
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GPS status' clear cache and download new assistance has never worked on epic. I spoke with developer some months ago and assistance data cache of samsungs is different than GPS status uses.
Town next to you could be because you are using "use wireless network" (which you should have off for this testing).
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I'm sitting on a 48hr uptime and still pulling GPS indoors with accuracy within 1m.
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Accuracy has never been the problem with epic (although reported accuracy is a fixed bug.
And this cache bug was present on all pre eeb13 epics, it is just a question of user habits that makes a difference on if you see it. Did you see it before eb13?
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aero1, noticing the same thing. Very disappointed. EB13 seemed to work perfectly. Now it's back to old antics.
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pre release eb13 with original kernal had some GPS problems but latter version including the official eb13 finally fixed the issue present since September. I was so happy. I am still testing but am 90% sure it is back as well.
The cold start workaround that worked great for us was disabled in EB13 and is still disabled in EC05. Has anyone got a working ## sequence to get to the GPS debug/settings menu?
@aero1, today seems to be much better - haven't had any lock problems, either WiFi or 3G. Perhaps there were some issues with the assistance server yesterday? I couldn't get a lock for the life of me yesterday, but as of today (with no reboots), I've gotten a lock every single time, over all data interfaces. Have you noticed any improvements?
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Perhaps there were some issues with the assistance server yesterday? I couldn't get a lock for the life of me yesterday, but as of today (with no reboots), I've gotten a lock every single time, over all data interfaces. Have you noticed any improvements?
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I rebooted in the past 24 hours for other reasons so I wont expect to see a problem for anther day. And any problem with data connection, not jut assistance server, would mimic the old issue.
I've seen similar problems to the old DK28. Didn't have them with EB13, they do seem to be back to a certain extent with EC05.
GPS status' clear cache and download new assistance has never worked on epic. I spoke with developer some months ago and assistance data cache of samsungs is different than GPS status uses.
Town next to you could be because you are using "use wireless network" (which you should have off for this testing).
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Thanks!! I will shut off using the network and test for a few days.
(don't know why that didn't come to mind .. age i guess... hehehe)
EDIT: I turned off the use network in GPS and my GPS is much better. Thanks again for pointing that out aero1.
I really do wonder if there was a problem with the backend on the assistance servers - after 41 hrs of uptime, I'm still getting locks every 4-5 seconds - with 8 hours inbetween attempts, on EC05. The first day we had EC05, I had a miserable time getting locks, with a reboot required constantly, but I must say, it's been behaving much better.
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I really do wonder if there was a problem with the backend on the assistance servers - after 41 hrs of uptime, I'm still getting locks every 4-5 seconds - with 8 hours inbetween attempts, on EC05. The first day we had EC05, I had a miserable time getting locks, with a reboot required constantly, but I must say, it's been behaving much better.
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Not an issue with the assistance servers. I could tell because in all cases I had no lock after a few minutes, I get near instant a-gps locks with a reset meaning cache is cleared and cache is successfully populated from assistance server
I looked into this a bit. While I was unable to locate the root cause of the problem (I suspect it's in the ril or radio), I've implemented a workaround that simply downloads time & assistance data every time the "Use GPS satellites" or notification widget toggle is enabled.
Would folks who have problems with the GPS in EC05, especially if they temporarilly resolve after a reboot, mind testing the workaround? It's not a perfect solution, but it may make the problem much less annoying than it presently is.