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GPS Isn't working after 2.2 update

I upgraded from 1.6 ATT to 1.6 02, to 2.1, to 2.2 (1.4.6) last night. My GPS is no longer working...I've searched the forums and only found this:
Get "GPS Status" from market; then:
1. Menu --> tools --> Manage A-GPS State --> Reset.
2. Menu --> tools --> Manage A-GPS State --> Download
Which I tried, but still not working. Anyone have ideas or a fix?
Thanks!

Hi there,
I had the exact same problem...
Tried the exact same thing as you and had the same luck.
It seemed that it was something to do with Geolocation as i saw that the GPS status was picking up the satilites.
I then stumbled around and found the following fix myself
I use beautiful widgets.
Tap the weather icon, the tap the middle button (opens up the configure section etc)
Tap configure, then goto advanced
Select FORCE GPS.
Then it worked, although after that I may have found another possible solution....
I very rarely use the google search bar. I did and it asked me to enable location, so maybe this is another way it would work... would be interesting to see if the second fix works first.
Anyway hope this helps & good luck

Tried enable location in google, no luck. Also downloaded beautiful widgets, went to advanced in weather app and checked force GPS, no luck. Any other ideas?

I take it the gps app is picking up the satilites?
Maybe its a case of re-flash
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I have the same problem. It seems somewhat temperamental after the update. It can see and get a fix on 10+ satellites in GPS Status and other similar apps. But getting an accurate position in Google Maps is damn near impossible. Very frustrating.

Works on my updated streak stock froyo, just disabled a-gps; both Google maps and other apps using GPS gets exact fix...
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for my 1.4.6 build feel free to try the below zip - it might fix or may make no difference
seems to wkr fine here even with assisted and wifi location turned off,
http://downloads.streakdroid.com/gpsfix.zip

I have the unlocked stock 2.2 rom with the performance fix installed. Is it safe to replace the files with those in the zip?

DJ_Steve said:
for my 1.4.6 build feel free to try the below zip - it might fix or may make no difference
seems to wkr fine here even with assisted and wifi location turned off,
http://downloads.streakdroid.com/gpsfix.zip
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DJ_Steve, I've had the same problem since moving to 1.4 from 1.1.1 (IIRC, 1.1.1 was fine and did not have this location problem).
Now, for this gpsfix.zip, do I just flash it from my recovery? Or are there some other steps to follow?

[Q] Gingerbread disable vibrate after call

I now run gingerbread as my daily rom and it is awsome. One feature that has been added recently is the vibrate after call is connected. I was wondering if it is possible to disable this feature? Full details of the rom and phone are in my signature below. It is an awsome rom and would recommend it. Love working led lights and usb mas storage. Just would really like to disable the vibrate.
I would like to keep the main vibrate option available so that when I do have an in comming call I can keep the phone on silent/vibrate mode.

im not sure about that rom but it should be under settings, call settings.

montecarlo5 said:
im not sure about that rom but it should be under settings, call settings.
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I think it was an option the chiefs put into the rom rather than a native function. I was just hoping to be able to disable it again. I know it is not on other gingerbread roms, but I like the functionality of this one and would just like to disable it.

Ahem...24 thanks and not able to go to settings, call settings, and uncheck "vibrate on answer"...?
Sorry I'm rude, but XDA servers, although they cannot talk, just agree you shouldn't have posted ANOTHER thread. This is just useless cluttering.
My 2 cents.
And no, it's been answered before, and wasn't worth a thread. Just so u know.
Like there or elsewhere.

RedWave31 said:
Ahem...24 thanks and not able to go to settings, call settings, and uncheck "vibrate on answer"...?
Sorry I'm rude, but XDA servers, although they cannot talk, just agree you shouldn't have posted ANOTHER thread. This is just useless cluttering.
My 2 cents.
And no, it's been answered before, and wasn't worth a thread. Just so u know.
Like there or elsewhere.
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In Gingerbread gone into settings -> call settings and options I have are:
Fixed Dialing numbers
Voicemail Service
Voicemail settings
Call forwarding
Aditional Settings -> Caller ID Call waiting
Accounts -> Receive incomming calls
Use interet calling
Nothing regarding the vibrate on call answer. If you have a look at the thread the rom, the Chief actually added that option him self. I think he modified the framework file to enable it. I have used other gingerbread roms that do not have this function and just wondered if it is possible to disable it by changing the code.
I have also disabled all other Haptic Feedback settings in the sound and keyboard options, and gone in to the phone dialer to see if there are any native settings there. I might be able to fix it by downlaoding another dialer and using it, but I would prefer to use the native dialer if possible.
That was also the reason why I created this thread as it is a spesific option on this build. I did ask the question on the orgional rom's thread but did not get any reply. It may not be possible to do which is fine but I was just curious.

I was having same problem with my Thunderbolt....my problem turned out to be the "profile" setting I was on. I went back to the default profile and it solved my problem.

I no longer run gingerbread, and I'm on my cell so I can't see your signature. But at one time vibrate on answer was a standard feature, and could be disabled in the settings, just like stated above.
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CM7 Fixes, Tweaks, and Work-Arounds!

Code:
I am not a member of the CM team, I am just a CM user trying to help the community.
Official CM7 Wiki can be found here.
Fixes:
Missing Market/Google Apps (or market force closing):
You either forgot to download and flash Gapps, or got the wrong one, or RomManager/Clockwork didn't flash it right. If you used are on nightly 11 or newer or RC2 or newer you will need the latest gapps. They were updated 03/07 (20110307).
Download the CM7/Gingerbread Gapps Universal here and flash in recovery
While in recovery remember to wipe cache/dalvic and Fix Permissions (after flashing while still in AmonRA recovery go to "Other > Fix apk uid mismatches").
GPS:
Firstly, Cyanogen himself knows this is a problem
cyanogen said:
The GPS in the Evo is the buggiest thing I have ever seen. Before 2.3, we were using binary blobs for the GPS driver which contains who-the-hell-knows-what from HTC to fix these things. Now we are using opensource code that is based on Qualcomm reference designs which is pretty close to correct but sometimes the hardware just fails certain calls for no apparent reason (and sometimes they work just fine).
This is a blocker bug for 7.0 final, so it'll get resolved.
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There is a "temporary fix" that seems to work for most people. It does not work 100% of the time nor does it work on 100% of phones. (Sorry I couldn't find the original poster of this for credit, if someone knows who discovered this I will give credit where it is due).
Make a Nandroid of your current CM7 setup.
Boot into recovery and perform a full wipe (or use Calkulin Format ALL zip)
Flash any Sense ROM
Open the Market and download MSL Reader, write down MSL.
Open Dialer/Phone and type ##4772579# (##GPSCLRX#)
When it asks you for a password type in your MSL
Reboot phone
BE OUTSIDE
Turn on GPS and open Maps, allow it to fully lock your location (may take a few minutes, do not just wait for initial lock).
Leave GPS on
Turn off phone, reboot into recovery.
Nandroid restore your CM7 backup
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Wifi Sleeping
This is yet another tricky issue. For some the "fix" works but others say it does nothing and makes the problem worse. Some say that the problem is the router or security type (WEP theoretically is to blame).
Go to: Menu>Settings>Wireless & networks>Wi-Fi settings>Menu>Advanced>Wi-Fi sleep policy>Never
Facebook Contacts do not sync:
There are two fixes for this:
By phone:Open Facebook app settings> Sync Contacts: pick either sync existing if you only want to match up current contacts or pick sync all if you want to add Facebook friends to your contacts list.
Now open your Contacts app and select a contact to "fix": then hit Menu>Edit Contact>Menu>Join
You will have to do this will all bad contacts.
By computer: Start on your phone and go to Facebook settings and sync contacts as before. Then go to your homescreen>Menu>settings>Accounts and sync and manually sync BOTH Google and Facebook contacts.
Then go to your Gmail on your computer (You can probably do this through your phone's browser but I have not tested it).
Click: Contacts then "More actions \/" then "Find and merge duplicates..." Be sure to double check them!
After that be sure to go back to your phone and manually sync. It may alert you saying that a LOT of contacts have been deleted, just accept that.
Wimax Disconnect Bug:
Problem with wimax/4G disconnecting? Open "Terminal Emulator" and type:
Code:
su <press enter>
killall dhcpcd <press enter>
Swype double tap to change word not working:
This is an issue with the text selection built in to Gingerbread itself. There are two fixes that are essentially the same. First is to single tap the word (placing the cursor in or next to it) then tap the "Swype" key. The second is to upgrade to the latest version of Swype (be sure to uninstall and current version). Instructions are in the next post. The most recent version simply stops trying to change the word on double tap so you will still have to tap the "Swype" key to change the word.
That is all I have for Fixes! Next post will be Tweaks and/or workarounds!

Tweaks to CM7:
4G:
4G/Wimax is a part of the nightlies and is in RC2. Simply update to the latest nightly/RC to enjoy!
HDMI:
#teamwin has this one figured out as well! As of this posting sound through HDMI is still not working but it works through the phone still (or external headset/speakers plugged in the headphone jack). You can download the app through the Market (Click here for market page). This no longer requires an accelerated kernel but it is helpful. If you are running CM7 Nightlies this has been included since Nightly 23. If you are on an older nightly, or RC1 or RC2 you can download it here.
Camera Shutter Sound Removal:
To remove the shutter sound remove or rename (through adb or Root Explorer or other file manager) shutter.ogg in /system/media/audio/ui (if it won't let you remember to mount R/W first!)
Swype:
Go to http://beta.swype.com and register for the beta. When installing a notification will pop up saying that it may interfere with stock beta; do not worry, this is for Sense users and Swype comes in stock Sense now.
Contact searching:
Again there are multiple work arounds:
The simplest is under the stock contacts tab (won't work under phone tab) simply long press Menu. This will bring the keyboard up and you can type to search.
You can also download "Dialer one" or "Dialer2" from the Market.
Visual Voicemail:
There is argument about this fix working.
Nandroid Backup your current CM7 setup. Wipe and flash a stock ROM. Use titanium backup to backup the app and data for VVM. Then Nandroid restore CM7 and restore the app and data for VVM.
The other option is simply to use Google Voice, you do NOT have to get a new number to do this. You can set this up at www.google.com/voice
SD Card speeds:
Transfer speeds are currently very slow with the newest kernel. This is being worked on and should be fixed before CM7 final. Until then you can either boot into recovery and use USB-MS to transfer files or you can download an app called Multi Mount SD-Card from the Market.
Force close ANY app via long-pressing back button:
Go to Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > check "Stop app via long-press"
ADW Launcher "Slow"?
midri said:
Those of you getting slugish results need to update their ADW settings (the defaults suck)
1) Screen Preferences - Desktop scrolling speed - set to something low-ish like 150-200, default settings are just plain moronic here. Desktop overshoot should be fine at 30 or 40.
2) Drawer Settings - Horizontal Drawer definite on (this is far superior to the scrolling drawer if you have more than a few apps, and feels much smoother).
3) Drawer Settings - Zoom effect speed - 400 is a decent setting, default was way too high.
4) Drawer Settings - Columns/Rows - 4x4 is a nice setting for portrait, if you don't like a crammed screen.
5) System Preferences - Wallpaper Hack - check this. If you have issues, change wallpapers to something of a sane size.
6) System Preferences - Use Screen Cache - check this.
7) System Preferences - Scrollable Widget support - you should start with this unchecked. Only check it if you have issues with some widgets. In my experience it didn't make a huge difference in performance or smoothness.
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For now I am using this for kernels.
Savaged-Zen [2.6.37.4] [HAVS+CFS/BFS!] [with SBC]
Savaged-Zen [2.6.37.4] [HAVS+CFS/BFS!] [with noSBC]
Tiamat [2.6.37.4] [HAVS+BFS] [with or without SBC]
If you are having any problems while using these kernels please flash the stock kernel back (by reflashing the ROM) to see if the problem is the kernel or CM itself.
Changelog:
For a changelog of CM7 go here.
And lastly if you are having any hardware problems with your phone and need to return it to Sprint: Click here to unroot.

Great post. This should help a lot of people who have basic problems.
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Hope this doesn't sound too dumb...
But how do you get holding the "back" capacitive button to force close the app you're in? I always thought that was a CM feature, but I've never been able to figure out how to enable it...

cheapskate88 said:
Hope this doesn't sound too dumb...
But how do you get holding the "back" capacitive button to force close the app you're in? I always thought that was a CM feature, but I've never been able to figure out how to enable it...
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Settings > Applications > Development > check "Stop app via long-press"
Swyped from my EVO

shift_ said:
Settings > Applications > Development > check "Stop app via long-press"
Swyped from my EVO
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Thanks, added.

There is no tweak for the weak wifi drivers in AOSP(as compared to sense)
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dirkyd3rk said:
There is no tweak for the weak wifi drivers in AOSP(as compared to sense)
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Do you have a tweak for this or just trolling?
PS: does anyone know of a
Spoiler
type tag that works on xda? I would like to have the individual sections minimized until clicked and spoiler doesn't work.

rstuckmaier said:
Do you have a tweak for this or just trolling?
PS: does anyone know of a
Spoiler
type tag that works on xda? I would like to have the individual sections minimized until clicked and spoiler doesn't work.
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Spoiler
Not trolling but I do love that word. I'm running cm7 as we speak. I love cm and sense we all know the aosp wifi drivers are weak. I don't know why and no one can explain it.
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Last I checked, HDMwIn no longer needs a special kernel. The HDMI code was merged in to CM7 Nightlies:
http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,3939

Thanks, I verified that because I wasn't completely certain. But I heard it from Shinzul himself (I guess I always just assumed Shinzul was a he, apologies if I'm wrong).

hey op can you add this
su <enter>
killall dhcpcd <enter>
Its for the wimax disconnect bug. You can put that into terminal instead of reseting your phone to get back onto wimax.

Good post. Can you link the OP to the Wiki as well? There's a CM7-specific page that has a lot of this information. Would be good to cross-pollinate.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs/CM7

id love to see some lense mods, including changing the text from black to white.

baller2319 said:
hey op can you add this
su <enter>
killall dhcpcd <enter>
Its for the wimax disconnect bug. You can put that into terminal instead of reseting your phone to get back onto wimax.
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Thanks, forgot that one because I'm not in a 4g area
sjwaste said:
Good post. Can you link the OP to the Wiki as well? There's a CM7-specific page that has a lot of this information. Would be good to cross-pollinate.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs/CM7
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Added to the OP, thanks (ran out of xda thanks.... I'll hit you back tomorrow)
fixxxer2008 said:
id love to see some lense mods, including changing the text from black to white.
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I know it may seem arbitrary but I'm trying to keep this just fixes and small tweaks that improve usability. Other mods are more of a person preference issue. I would like to see a thread for that, though. Maybe you could start it

This might also be of interest. From the RC2 Thread in the Development Sub-Forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11388458&postcount=2

Also one thing that might want to note:
RC1 requires the 20110120 GApps which are designed for Android 2.3-2.3.2.
RC2 and Nightly 11+ require the 20110307 GApps which are designed for Android 2.3.3.
The 20110120 GApps can be grabbed from http://goo-inside.me/gapps/ and the 20110307 (since they're newest) can be found at http://goo-inside.me/gapps/latest/7/universal/

Vegasden said:
This might also be of interest. From the RC2 Thread in the Development Sub-Forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11388458&postcount=2
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Yeah, that is actually where I kanged some of the material. I just hoped that having a fresh topic would help people to find the answer as many have trouble searching the CM and nightly thread.
drmacinyasha said:
Also one thing that might want to note:
RC1 requires the 20110120 GApps which are designed for Android 2.3-2.3.2.
RC2 and Nightly 11+ require the 20110307 GApps which are designed for Android 2.3.3.
The 20110120 GApps can be grabbed from http://goo-inside.me/gapps/ and the 20110307 (since they're newest) can be found at http://goo-inside.me/gapps/latest/7/universal/
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Yeah, I was aware of that but I figured no one would be on RC1 or pre-11 nightly anymore.
Thanks for all the help guys!

I just want to point out that the CyanogenMod kernel shipped by default uses the BFS scheduler. BFS in theory should be a better scheduler for a device like a cell phone than CFS.

S-voice

Yesterday I encountered problem with S-voice. It odes not respond to any command it either shows "Say Galaxy to wake me up" or nothing at all, just shows my voice command in the bubble. I do not have any custom ROMs or rooted phone, just have Swype beta installed. I've tried reboot, but same results. Any ideas how to solve this situation? Thank you

Have u tried saying galaxy or pressing the button before speaking?
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Try switching to language > English (UK) and see if it works. To get English (US) to work try going to android settings > application manager > All > S Voice > clear data. I had this problem too and got it working correctly now.

You *could* do as grimphate suggests, but it's probably easier jes tuh adopt a chav affectation when usin f**kin s-voice, innit?

it worked
Switching between languages did not work, but clearing data did. All good for now. Thank you for the help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ
s voice?

I had that issue; I went into Settings -> Applications -> All -> SVoice - Clear data
then it started working fine.

jdelano said:
I had that issue; I went into Settings -> Applications -> All -> SVoice - Clear data
then it started working fine.
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Worked for me too, but I barely used it, maybe 20 commands total. if I have to do this every time it is worthless...

Problem enabling services

Hey everyone. I've been having an issue with my At&t Note 4. When I go to accessibility and go to services. When I go to turn something on for a specific app it gives me the app permissions but doesn't let me hit ok. When I hit ok it doesn't click it but when I hit cancel that works. I was wondering if I'm doing something wrong or have a certain setting incorrect. Thank you

tEcHsAvY said:
Hey everyone. I've been having an issue with my At&t Note 4. When I go to accessibility and go to services. When I go to turn something on for a specific app it gives me the app permissions but doesn't let me hit ok. When I hit ok it doesn't click it but when I hit cancel that works. I was wondering if I'm doing something wrong or have a certain setting incorrect. Thank you
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hi,
yes, i have got this same bug...! I have N910 F, rooted, stock Rom
eversince Android v 4.4.4. ANKA4 ... .all along to Lollipop.. BOBC3.. BOB4...and also on BOC5, i had issues withthe accessibility services!
If i flashed a new Rom then i can change .. hit the ok and it is enabled..! Later...(time period unknown) i would notice that i cannot enable it(same experience.. as you) i have searched XDA, for for similar bug issue, for months and you are the first member to highlight issue?
what i do now, is to enable all my apps services etc, as soon as i had flashed new Rom... but this does not help for new apps, that must have services enabled. eg my Norton security.. market app adviser needs service permission enable to scan app prior to installation.. but yes i cannot.,get it enable.. Other services eg... Pushbullet, Noyze, Nova i am lucky to have it enabled, soon after flashing,
According to me it is a Samsung bug issue?, as i have experience it over different Roms (Netherlands.. German .. UK , Roms)
Apart from factory reset or flashing Rom , the bug remains
Clearing cache...wipe etc, from recovery also doesnot help!
All i can think of is, that not alot of members "worry/have noticed this issue, as it works and then at later time " you cannot enabled it "
Any members with positive advice?
good luck

It's very frustrating. I can't use apps properly since I can't get them to enable
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Anyone else have this issue?

Please check if you have some app that creates an overlay on the screen. Usually it could be an app that creates a color filter, eg. Twilight, Lux or similar. Disable it temporarily (Twilight has a pause button). Now you should be able to enable the accessibility service without hassle. Then enable the overlay app back.

Are you using Lux Dash ? Or a similar application to control screen brightness? Anything overlaying can cause problems throughout the system ui.