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So, whoever is running this and tested GPS, what's your take on how it fixed your GPS or didn't.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780906
For me its great. I get good locks and fast. Tracks me very well on Google maps and mytracks. Rerouting is almost instantly and precise. It is definitely good enough now for me to be happy...
Edit: this thread was intended for those that flashed the whole firmware, but has gotten mixed with the flashed GPS fix.SO, THOSE WHO FLASHED ONLY THE GPS FILES PLEASE SPECIFY IN A POST FOR BETTER POLL RESULTS. THANKS
Regardless lets rejoice this is working a whole hell of a lot better...
I'm waiting for the OTA myself, but that is definitely good to hear!
works great here!
locks on to 7-10 sats in mere seconds!!!
tracks well, accurate
THe GPS nows locks on within 10 seconds and I am getting from 5-8 sats out of 10 or 11. A drastic change from before when it would lock on in about 45 seconds to a minute, if it locked on and at all and have from 0 to1 and if the moon was right 2. Also before this update it would lock on and off continually and now in a day and a half it seems to just stay locked on. Very happy with it now as it is now usable. Cardio Trainer now works and is consistent as is My Tracks. I must say a world of difference.
Before flashing this I was lucky to lock onto 2 sats. After flashing I locked onto 6/9. Seems accurate enough. Will test with mytracks tomorrow.
Excellent here, Tracks perfectly, Locks onto 9 sats w/o issues, Those that said it was a hardware issue, I expect a full apology, LMAO.
Put just the GPS fix from this thread and tremendous improvement.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782242
Locks 10/10 sats outside and 20 ft accuracy!
A great improvement. Locked on in 3 seconds flat. It's pretty much gone now.
And people said samsung was horrible.
This message is brought to you by my Samsung Vibrant, using the XDA app.
I didn't feel like flashing the entire rom so I just used the GPS Update file and its working great. I have never had a lock indoors with the Vibrant and it locked in a few seconds to 6. In the morning I will try it outdoors.
rakeshchn said:
Put just the GPS fix from this thread and tremendous improvement.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782242
Locks 10/10 sats outside and 20 ft accuracy!
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People doing this shouldn't post here because there could be other changes under the skin that DON'T change with this method.
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People doing this shouldn't post here because there could be other changes under the skin that DON'T change with this method.
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Do what? Sure there may be other changes but why say they shouldn't post here?
Personally I could give a rip what other changes there are or to come. The fact is the zip file either works or it simply lowers the required threshold of the GPS to get a lock.
So either we are really seeing an improvement or Samsung is basically lowering their standards and hoping we will too. To say we shouldn't post here is well I don't know insane. The GPS still needs work, but its one step farther than we have been since the phone came out.
For the record I voted: gps is better but still needs work
10meters is still bad in my opinion, but its better than 30meters that I had before and I'll take that since it was what 30seconds worth of work on my behalf.
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Personally I could give a rip what other changes there are or to come. The fact is the zip file either works or it simply lowers the required threshold of the GPS to get a lock.
So either we are really seeing an improvement or Samsung is basically lowering their standards and hoping we will too.
To say we shouldn't post here is well I don't know insane. The GPS still needs work, but its one step farther than we have been since the phone came out.
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Do what? Sure there may be other changes but why say they shouldn't post here?
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Because it's pollution, it's not the same thing we've done. Why don't we just have people posting with stock Vibrant's too? The OP and Title specifically states "GPS with New Leaked Firmware" and not files pulled from the firmware that probably changes half of what needs to be changed.
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For the record I voted: gps is better but still needs work
10meters is still bad in my opinion, but its better than 30meters that I had before and I'll take that since it was what 30seconds worth of work on my behalf.
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I agree with this. To me it looks like you nailed it saying they lowered the threshold for individual sat locks. Accuracy is still bad and I still drive through buildings using mytracks.
Tried the fix, the GPS still isn't any better. Still hoping for the best from Samsung.
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Tried the fix, the GPS still isn't any better. Still hoping for the best from Samsung.
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What "FIX"? ugh
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I agree with this. To me it looks like you nailed it saying they lowered the threshold for individual sat locks. Accuracy is still bad and I still drive through buildings using mytracks.
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It quite obviously receives the signal a LOT faster than before, lowering the "threshold for a lock" won't improve that. You need a signal before you can get a lock
My Vibrant with the firmware updated is sitting next to MOTOROLA CLIQ at 5M, while the CLIQ is at 3M both in GPS Status and not Google Maps. Not only that but the compass is pointing in the right direction! I wonder how the .zip file fixes that.
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zoid - you have no idea who you're arguing with - don't waste bandwidth
as to the unofficial firmware, i flashed it, and all i can say is "wow" - where my gps had gotten so bad it's accuracy circle was somewhere in the area of 1 mile, never getting a steady lock on more than 2 sats, after the flash it went to 7-8 locked out of 12 in view
did a 9 mile circuitous drive, all secondary roads, even did a circle in a gas station that had a huge metal canopy over the pumps - MyTrack logs was perfect except for one anomaly - it showed me clipping my neighbor's lawn by maybe 10 ft when i turned the corner at his house. Odd thing was i stopped before making the turn to look at the MyTracks map and it showed me at the very corner - it was later looking at the log i saw what it had recorded.
the other changes were all great, but this was what i was looking for, GPS wise - the entire trip it showed me in the actual lane i was in (some of those roads were 4 laners), and except for the one incident above never showed me in the weeds or 75 ft over in someone's yard or driving thru their house
i had the lag fix before flashing and was pulling 2000 - 2200 benchmarks before, now i'm pulling 850-900 but everything is as snappy to open as with the lag fix, markets, camera, etc
unfortunately i sent the vibrant back to tmo yesterday - had a 16th of sept return date, and there was one other issue with the screen that had developed, and in doing the flash something happened to the volume button - it had been loose, and it got "rattly" loose when pulling up the download screen
figure i'll wait till the g2 comes out and see if i like it better or buy another vibrant, but thumbs up to sammy on this firmware - i really had gotten cynical they would or could pull this off
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What "FIX"? ugh
It quite obviously receives the signal a LOT faster than before, lowering the "threshold for a lock" won't improve that. You need a signal before you can get a lock
My Vibrant with the firmware updated is sitting next to MOTOROLA CLIQ at 5M, while the CLIQ is at 3M both in GPS Status and not Google Maps. Not only that but the compass is pointing in the right direction! I wonder how the .zip file fixes that.
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I can tell you how it the .zip file fixes it.... It doesn't.
The reason I said it appears to be lowering the threshold is that it looks to me like the signals are no different than before the "zip fix" however in GPS Status 6-8 of them go green and "fix". That appears to be the only difference. I'm not seeing any difference in accuracy.
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Because it's pollution, it's not the same thing we've done. Why don't we just have people posting with stock Vibrant's too? The OP and Title specifically states "GPS with New Leaked Firmware" and not files pulled from the firmware that probably changes half of what needs to be changed.
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I agree with this. If you didn't flash the whole rom but only gps files, who says your getting the whole fix?
I say 10 meters is good enough for me. Maybe not some of you but I can find the other 10 meters with my eyes that the GPS wont. No biggie.
I agree also with heygrl as now this poll isn't proper, it was supposed to be the whole leaked rom not just files, so now we may be getting 2 different results...
Whatever the case, both the leaked rom and GPS files seem to be working nicely. Just don't know if the majority of those good now are from the whole rom or just GPS files etc.
I did the whole ROM, and glad that I did.
It is much better than the JFD.
Plus, I don't need a lagfix.
I didn't buy the phone to run quadrant on it.
If it feels snappy and fast, that's good enought for me.
No lag here on JI2
What's the state of GPS on this phone in todays date ? Did it ever get fixed to be as accurate as other phones ?
GPS files from a leaked rom has seem to "fix" the GPS problems. Personally, my gps works ten times better than it has before. Look under development for the files. You need to flash it using clockwork.
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I have never seen a lock on mine until I flashed the leaked GPS fix by itself. Then everytime I look I see at least 10 and lock on 5-6 at least.
Same here. GPS was all but useless, even with the original fixes. On a very lucky try I would lock 3 sats, but that was extremely rare. Usually the norm was between 0 and 1 locks with location accuracy being within 1200 meters.
Last week I flashed bionix 1.3, which includes one of the fixes, and now my phone will consistently lock to a minimum of 5 and sometimes up to 9 satellites.
It's still not perfect and my location jumps around a bit, but it is accurate to within 50 feet and this is acceptable for my use.
As far as I know there is still no reliable word on an official fix from Samsung as they are busy releasing all sorts of wonderful new tablets and such.
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As far as I know there is still no reliable word on an official fix from Samsung as they are busy releasing all sorts of wonderful new tablets and such.
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man, samsung looks like they screw up on the software side everytime. This time they did good on default software side (thank god no ridiculous cube), but now gps is borked and they are taking sweet time releasing the gps fix.
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GPS files from a leaked rom has seem to "fix" the GPS problems. Personally, my gps works ten times better than it has before. Look under development for the files. You need to flash it using clockwork.
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i used the same thing. Now maps locks in seconds, navigation work. Great fix!!
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What's the state of GPS on this phone in todays date ? Did it ever get fixed to be as accurate as other phones ?
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Same as everyone else: none of the "fixes" worked for me until I used the JI2 leaked GPS files. I flashed with Clockword Mod and I get fast, accurate (~7 meters, which is good enough) locks.
After flashing JI2 GPS has worked every time. For over 2 weeks now straight .. fixed for me 100%
I tried the I9000 JPK Froyo on my Vibrant and get a GPS lock as soon as I opened the map program. good news is coming for sure.
i'm still running stock everything, and i can lock anywhere between 2-6 satellites when outdoors. indoor reception is very poor
Zero problems here .
Just turned on the gps and have lock in 9 satellites.
Still no fix for mine. I think its just broken but I don't want to Send it back because I'm afraid of a hardware locked vibrant.
After this post, The XDA app probably forced closed from my froyo lacking Vibrant
sorry but what app are you guys using to 'lock' satellites?
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sorry but what app are you guys using to 'lock' satellites?
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An app doesn't "lock" a satellite -- the Vibrant (firmware) does. If you use LBSTestMode, you'll see which satellite signals are locked by the asterisk [*] at the end of the signal strength.
Alternatively, if you use Google Maps or Navigation, when the blue circle disappears, it usually indicates you have accuracy <10m, which is good enough for street navigation. You could consider this an informal "lock."
GPS status
There are also apps in the market that will show you locks and more info. I use 'GPS Status'
I initially applied the JI2 leaked update, followed by JI4. Using the GPSTest app, I was able to see a lock on to at least 6 satellites within 5-6 seconds, eventually going up to 13 satellites, depending on how many were visible at the time of the test. The leaked update definitely fixes the satellite lock and compass issue, although the GPS still experiences some very minor inaccuracies as far as positioning is concerned - nothing that renders it useless, though. As far as the official update is concerned, it sure looks like Samsung will not be able to live up to the promise of a September release.
yup, I Knew Samsung wouldnt fix this in Sept. OTA
Who cares, the leaked Rom/Custom roms with JI2 work just fine.
Id rather have that then a stock Rom anyways from Samsung.
I have not 1 issue with this phone other than samsung is backing it. No issues now GPS has been resolved in JI2. For me, its good enough to get me where I need to go.
smashpunks said:
yup, I Knew Samsung wouldnt fix this in Sept. OTA
Who cares, the leaked Rom/Custom roms with JI2 work just fine.
Id rather have that then a stock Rom anyways from Samsung.
I have not 1 issue with this phone other than samsung is backing it. No issues now GPS has been resolved in JI2. For me, its good enough to get me where I need to go.
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Agreed. Other than the occasional lag, the phone is pretty much 99% functional applying the leaked update. The problem definitely lies with Samsung, though. A lot of Samsung's apologists say "be patient, they are working on it, it'll be out soon, blah blah blah". Based on the leaked updates, it's painfully obvious that Samsung is working on it; however, based on an average lifecycle of a phone (2 years, give or take a couple of months), 10% of the Vibrant's life is already over, and still no official update. I'm definitely not one of the "I'm selling my Vibrant and leaving T-Mobile" people, but the stalling of the OTA makes me question Samsung's approach to future updates.
JI2 has made the GPS good enough for me to not ditch an otherwise great phone. I get locks on 6-10 sats at all times as compared to 0-2 before flashing.
I'm not surprised, however, by Samsung's silence regarding this issue. Unless they shock us with a massive push of a fix by Thursday, their reputation in the cell phone world will continue to slide.
I mean WTF is it going to take for my GPS to work right? Tried every freaking tip, trick and app avail. Still takes forever to find my location. I dont live in a freaking cave or a valcano! Trying to get this to work is like trying to find the cure for cancer. I give up >:-(
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I mean WTF is it going to take for my GPS to work right? Tried every freaking tip, trick and app avail. Still takes forever to find my location. I dont live in a freaking cave or a valcano! Trying to get this to work is like trying to find the cure for cancer. I give up >:-(
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The Company has even supplied a fix. What does it do? Reset everything back to default. From Samsung itself:
"During online surveillance, there is an abundance of GPS tweaks that impair GPS performance. Often times, no backup is performed to restore values prior to modifications. Samsung has released an application that restores GPS settings to recommended factory defaults for optimum performance."
http://ow.ly/3hEM1
You are not alone op. The GPS on this phone is broken and after taking it apart numerous times and applying every fix known the GPS barely works with a horrible accuracy and then stops working completely after a day or so. Sure, if I do a cold reset I can get it working again for a bit but again the accuracy is so bad it can't be used for navigation in any area with more than one road. You will get some confusing reviews on here from some people in the midwest using there navigation 20 miles from the nearest road or building taller than 2 stories but for those of us that don't have a 360 degree line of sight to the sky are pretty much screwed.
I used GPS on my 4 year old blackberry daily and I can't believe I am debating going back to it.
The GPS on this phone is broken! It is a hardware issue and is not going to be fixed on this forum. Samsung is unable to fix this issue without a recall and don't kid yourself...they are not going to do that.
Recall is such a cute word, consumers like to throw it around when they have a problem... if you think the phone is going to be recalled you've got another thing coming. "recalled" LOL
It sure is a hardware issue. My G1 if left on the flooboard of my car behaves exactly like my S with a clear satellite view. This GPS radio has a poor signal/noise ratio that no software can fix. QA missed this one.
I picked up a HTC G2 yesterday. I ran gps status on it. The gps had never been used before and it locked 9 sat's in less than 5 sec's for 9ft of accuracy. I knew my vibrant wasn't the greatest gps device, but I didnt know it was that bad. on the bright side, I never had any real navigation issues with the vibrant, so it still served a purpose. I understand some people have real lemon gps units, so I guess im lucky.
Mine gets a gps lock as soon as maps gets open and gps was turned off so that was just with cell networks finding me, turn on the gps and boom 9m accuracy, and samsung will not recall these for it.
^ mine too... I really do not understand all of these GPS threads....
well, actually I do.. darkside makes most of them.
s15274n said:
^ mine too... I really do not understand all of these GPS threads....
well, actually I do.. darkside makes most of them.
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Maybe if you had one like I do you would understand.. Makes you want to rip your hair out when some ppl have great gps and you look at yours and say pos
GPS works perfect for me right out of the box, since I bought it, only takes about 5-10 seconds to get a lock, even in bad weather. I also live in the south though which makes me closer to the satelites, so I take it the people with issues live up north?
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GPS works perfect for me right out of the box, since I bought it, only takes about 5-10 seconds to get a lock, even in bad weather. I also live in the south though which makes me closer to the satelites, so I take it the people with issues live up north?
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Locks are one thing, Accuracy is another. Look at this map. Zoom in on it. It rarely has me driving on the road. I even took a train track for a little distance.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=201142930973527917117.0004965a1c506459779a6
When I first got the phone the GPS sorta worked, after JI6 it worked better but not the greatest. Now I've reverted back to Stock JFD and have used GPS in many situations, even used it to drive 1.5hrs to the Cities with Navigation, never lost signal, was dead on (except starting out because I didn't follow it until I got onto the highway) and on my way home I used it too, no loss of signal or anything.
I've used it to check in on FS and have no problems finding my location.
I got my phone maybe a after it was released? Just saying..
My Fascinate takes anywhere from 10-20 minutes to get going. If I don't gave a general sense of direction when starting my trip, I must wait.
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Thanks Lodingi...now I can add the fascinate to the list of phones I won't be buying when I dump this one.
To those of you who can't seem to find anything wrong with the GPS try using it in any densly populated area. Even the mightiest of the GPS fanboys on here aren't getting any better than about 100 feet of accuracy. 100 feet of accuracy is crap and makes the GPS totally unreliable for the majority of the US population that live in dense areas.
Minneapolis/St. Paul is "Heavily Dense" population. I picked up a signal that was dead on in a few seconds.
Lol sure you did. What software were you using and how many feet accuracy? chirp...chirp...
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Lol sure you did. What software were you using and how many feet accuracy? chirp...chirp...
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Wow, you're a little prick aren't you?
I'm using Stock JFD, with GPS/Use Wireless networks checked. Navigation/Maps locks on with in a few seconds.
does it piss you off that it works on my phone and not yours or what?
Just tested accuracy INSIDE my office, connected to 6-10 sats and within 150FT This is inside.
Do you know what use wireless networks checked even means? You also failed to answer the how many feet question. You can keep calling me names but it doesn't mean your gps is working.
I am not the emotional one here.
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Do you know what use wireless networks checked even means? .
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Yes I do , It uses the Wireless Networks/Towers to Triangulate your location.
@samsungservice told me to do a factory format reset which actually wipes the phone clean...
After the factory format, my phone lag is gone.
GPS is once again locking within 10 seconds, however now when I come to a stop in the car, GPS wonders 100's of yards off causing the MAPS to recalculate the route which totally screws you when you lost.
I also ran run GPSrestrore app which didn't fix the wondering issue.
This GPS issue really bites. STILL
Hi all,
I have almost decided that the Galaxy S is going to be my next phone but just wanted to check what the current state of the GPS problem is (yes I have googled but can't find any definitive answer).
Have samsung fixed this and if so what is GPS reception like, how long does it take to pick up a signal etc. How does the GPS chipset compare to the HTC Hero?
Cheers,
Michael
Its not flawless....but works decent enough. The update frequency is slow and has minor accuracy issues, but something you can live with.
Why not wait for a couple months and get a dual core based phone? or even the nexus s instead
i was leaning towards the Galaxy S due to its relatively low second hand price (I have seen some go for just over £200). Moving from a HTC Hero as I am getting more and more frustrated by how much the keyboard and software in general lags and could do with a bigger screen.
Quite like the look of the HTC Desire HD but battery life concerns me.
Nexus S seems over priced for an average handset to me.
iPhone 4 very nice but too expensive and lack of Googlemaps nav is a big downer.
Everything about the Galaxy S seems nice except for this GPS issue...
It is clearly not fixed.
I tested 3 different Galaxy S with 2.1 and one that I upgraded to 2.2 (JL2) and all of them had a broken GPS. It gets a lock, but it is imprecise. Sometimes it think that you are on the next street.<
Never had this problem with: hero, milestone and optimus one.
what about the 2.2.1 roms? have heard some people have had more success with these... anyone tried these?
mine was useless but is much better with 2.2.1
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It has gone from busted to plausible, but still has a bit to go before actually being confirmed.
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You guys should upgrade to JPY, 2.2.1
I get a lock everytime within 10 seconds
2.2.1 working great 4 me also.. no jumping around or loosing lock while navigating.. have tested 4 over 2 hours now..
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You guys should upgrade to JPY, 2.2.1
I get a lock everytime within 10 seconds
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Lock time has never been an issue for me. The problem is that the GPS is wrong/not precise.
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You guys should upgrade to JPY, 2.2.1
I get a lock everytime within 10 seconds
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Same with JPU 2.2.1 roms are just perfect
If locking is not your problem, Da_G has made some awesome progress in tracking over in the Captivate forum. Try out his updates. Really interesting thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881941
What we really need is tracks to show how good the latest firmware is...
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Same with JPU 2.2.1 roms are just perfect
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It's not an option for all of us. If I flash a ROM not made for Bell Canada, I loose support for my locale.
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What we really need is tracks to show how good the latest firmware is...
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Tell me how to do the tracks and I will do them. I am also experiencing very (dramatically?) improved GPS after the official update to 2.2. Previously GPS Status was showing a lot of satellites, but only a few (3-5) locked. Now it's 10/10 or 9/9 ... Haven't tested it too much around big buildings though (just briefly and was similar to results from my G1).
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I'll try to record some track with 2.2.1, but the improvement is noticeable.
Maybe it won't be accurate enough for fitness use, but at least it doesn't jump around in a 100 meter range randomly.
Now, for the first time ever my GPS is useable. Not perfect, but reaches the minimum necessary to be useable.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=200899946886418974283.000498631226c188839f0
Google maps may not be 100% accurate here. Track was recorded from a car. Galaxy S with JPY seems to overshoot on corners, but certainly it is good enough for car navigation.
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GPS works much much better since firmware based en 2.2.1. My lock time switch from 1 or 2 minutes for 5/6 satts to 10/15 seconds with 8/11 satts. Accurancy was a bit better with JPU (nearly always 5 meters) but with JPY it's now between 5 and 10 meters.
TLDR: GPS is quite usable now with 2.2.1 ROM.
Read...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881941
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853698
I'm interested to know everyone's experiences of navigation on the Nexus S.
My experiences are that Google Navigation on the Nexus ONE was faultless. On the Nexus S though I have the following issues:
Weak GPS lock. Either loses satellites completely or not accurate enough at busy junctions where the device may put me on the wrong road, exit etc.
Secondly, the Navigation app freezes completely regularly enough to be a pain.
Third, the GPS fix seems to be impaired when the phone is in a cradle (powered).
This is a real deal breaker for me as I do travel for work and don't want to revert to Tomtom.
So, is this the general experience? Or is my device faulty?
Thanks in advance.
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I'm interested to know everyone's experiences of navigation on the Nexus S.
My experiences are that Google Navigation on the Nexus ONE was faultless. On the Nexus S though I have the following issues:
Weak GPS lock. Either loses satellites completely or not accurate enough at busy junctions where the device may put me on the wrong road, exit etc.
Secondly, the Navigation app freezes completely regularly enough to be a pain.
Third, the GPS fix seems to be impaired when the phone is in a cradle (powered).
This is a real deal breaker for me as I do travel for work and don't want to revert to Tomtom.
So, is this the general experience? Or is my device faulty?
Thanks in advance.
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i have had some ****ty experience with the S.... HOWEVER... after this 2.3.3 i am seeing much better/faster GPS lock, and it is on par with the GPS from my old Nexus One... i am even able to get a stable GPS lock indoor at floor 4 in a 6 story building... so i am very impressed with the 2.3.3 update.
veggiop said:
I'm interested to know everyone's experiences of navigation on the Nexus S.
My experiences are that Google Navigation on the Nexus ONE was faultless. On the Nexus S though I have the following issues:
Weak GPS lock. Either loses satellites completely or not accurate enough at busy junctions where the device may put me on the wrong road, exit etc.
Secondly, the Navigation app freezes completely regularly enough to be a pain.
Third, the GPS fix seems to be impaired when the phone is in a cradle (powered).
This is a real deal breaker for me as I do travel for work and don't want to revert to Tomtom.
So, is this the general experience? Or is my device faulty?
Thanks in advance.
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Same for me. I have not updated to 2.3.3 so i can't tell if the issue has improved.
I have used the nav about 7-8 times and its been perfect for me with no faults. I'm in south Florida. Not sure if my location matters
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I've been using Navigation while mounted in my car every day since launch day. It has never frozen up and has dropped the sat lock maybe twice.
There were a few days where it could not download a route for any destination, but I was flashing CM7 Nightlies + gapps on a daily basis without wiping. A wipe before the next flash fixed it.
Otherwise flawless.
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I have used the nav about 7-8 times and its been perfect for me with no faults. I'm in south Florida. Not sure if my location matters
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Same here except I'm in central FL. I've used CM alpha builds and currently using Gcollab builds. Never had an issue. Once it's locked, it's locked.
I've always used navigation on my nexus one and when I used with the S I was disappointed. It use to took even 10 mins to get a gps lock if I got one at all.
But after 2.3.3 update everything turned around, now I get a full lock with 10 sats in seconds and the navigation it's smooths and flawless.
Aside the weird colors, there's not one bad change after I updated to 2.3.3
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I constantly use my Google Navigate in Anchorage, Alaska and so far it has been nothing short of perfect. Although, any city in Alaska is probably way more simple than a larger city in the lower US.
However, there was one time it told me to take a right turn onto a one-way street, and then it proceeded to tell me to go in circles and my destination will be on the left. Weird.
Only happened once, never happened again.
GPS locks happen incredibly quickly, and I have never lost a lock.
Using CM7 RC1.
I had same GPS issues. I haven't really used much on 2.3.3 yet but it does seems a little better.
I've found the Nexus S to be quite slow to get a GPS lock.
I sat the Nexus S side by side with my old HTC Hero near a window and the Hero got a lock quickly and Nexus S didn't get one at all.
Tried the Nexus S in the car today and it did get a lock but slowly.
Running Stock 2.3.3 Rooted
I use nav almost every weekday and on the days I use it, I use it a lot. Getting a lock on isnt typically an issue. Sometimes it lags, usually it seems like its fast enough. My biggest gripe is that the onscreen position usually lags around 30-50ft behind my actual position on the road.
Also, this doesnt happen often (but regularly enough to be irritating) I will be driving on a route and all of a sudden the navi will think my position is on some other road and will re-route me. Very annoying!!!
My N1 had perfect nav. What sucked about it was the screen was not big enough, too dim and generally sluggish when moving maps around. The NS corrects all those things but now the nav is kinda sucky
7/8 visible satellites locked, indoors, with 10m accuracy, with wifi off in less than 15 seconds here just now. This was with the GPS Status app. I did notice it downloaded almanac data over 3G as soon as I started it up, so that's a bit of an assist for a lock from just a cold start.
GPS never been much of an issue on the Nexus S for me. The Galaxy S i9000 and Vibrant, that's another story.
I also have never had a problem with the GPS. I use it regularly for work and have never encountered any of the things mentioned. Could be an area issue?
I wish it was an area issue... but never had a problem with my N1
My Nexus S running the 2.3.3 OS takes very long to get a GPS lock, and at times I would reach my destination before it even get a fix.
I wonder if my phone is at fault here or some kind of bug.
I am thinking of calling the tech support to see if they can offer some help.
mine works immediately as i turn on the car, in all kind of nasty weather
99.999999999% accurate
Wonder if getting a Bluetooth GPS reciever would help
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Using a Nexus S with Android 2.3.3:
my GPS does get a fix but loses the fix quite often! Compared to my old htc tattoo phone, the gps on my nexus s is not working well.
While navigating in my car, the htc never loses the gps fix while the gps of my nexus goes on and off... :-( The weird thing is that both phones have almost identical signal-to-noise ratios (per satellite) but the nexus simply does not get a fix while the htc has no problems...
I have to say, I am really disappointed regarding the gps performance of the nexus s!
sorry to hear that guys,
maybe I'm a bit more lucky in this but I'm very happy with the navigation on my SNS.
I have recently upgraded my i9020 to 2.3.3 stock rom (was running stock 2.3.1 also without any problems) and my navigation works perfect. I'm even surprised about the accuracy of this device. This one brings me up to a few meters accurate to required destination. I didn't belive this myself as phone nav cannot realy compare with the "real" TomTom's or Garmins.
Actually, the whole phone works perfect (wifi and 3G as wel) and hopefully I will keep it this way.
greetz
BTW. Since GPS problems on my previous phone (i5800 Galaxy3) I use a GPS Booster Lite from Octy. Maybe this is the trick. I'd say, try it, dosn't cost anything.
Nexus S 2.3.2 here
Whenever I enter downtown Houston, my nav completely fails, no GPS, nada
and it's terribly frustrating because I hate navigating downtown Houston
I may just go 2.3.3 to see if it's better... won't hold my breath