Gps doesnt work - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

My gps cant find my location. Only works whith wifi connection.
I bought my cellphone when I was in the US but now Im in Brazil
Anything to do with Att network?
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Vinao said:
My gps cant find my location. Only works whith wifi connection.
I bought my cellphone when I was in the US but now Im in Brazil
Anything to do with Att network?
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There is a thread or two about GPS already that has some suggestions that might help you. Or, at least it won't hurt for you to try. You can use the forum's "search" function in this forum or the "general" forum to find the threads. Good luck.

I saw the topics you are talking about
I've tried to turn on/off remove the battery etc before create this new one
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Try installing this GPS status & Tool Box. That might help.

Vinao said:
I saw the topics you are talking about
I've tried to turn on/off remove the battery etc before create this new one
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I'm not sure what you searched for or what you saw, but if you searched for "GPS" in the "General" forum, this is one of the threads that should have come up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279112
And it has the tips within this thread that I said might help your situation.

pakxelaos said:
Try installing this GPS status & Tool Box. That might help.
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I tried this one too
Actually I only found out this problem with my GPS because someone posted this app to solve compass issues
But thanks anyway

scott14719 said:
I'm not sure what you searched for or what you saw, but if you searched for "GPS" in the "General" forum, this is one of the threads that should have come up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279112
And it has the tips within this thread that I said might help your situation.
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I'll take a look thanks dude.
I think I have a serious problem because my gps can't find my location it searches forever until time out.

It might sound obvious, have you turn on "Use GPS satellites" ? in the Location services.

pakxelaos said:
It might sound obvious, have you turn on "Use GPS satellites" ? in the Location services.
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Yes I did, my device only finds my location through wifi connection.
If I switch off wireless networks and only use gps satellites it wont find

Vinao said:
Yes I did, my device only finds my location through wifi connection.
If I switch off wireless networks and only use gps satellites it wont find
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If GPS status and toolbox isn't showing you locking onto any satellites and you have GPS enabled, I think you might have a hardware issue.
You might also try installing other apps (such as radarNow) from the play store and see if they can successfully use the GPS or not.

I guess it is a hardware issue, tried everything. The only option left is factory restore. ****!
Thanks for the help guys.

Vinao said:
I guess it is a hardware issue, tried everything. The only option left is factory restore. ****!
Thanks for the help guys.
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can anyone read logcats? my best is guess work lol, i can post one up duplicating the situation where GPS doesnt "turn back on" unless turned off/on from the toggle or within settings menu. check out other thread ive replied in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268357

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gps probs

Hi all,
Im new to the g1 and am having a problem.
I cant get my gps to locate any satellites, I am using a rooted and unlocked g1 with no data plan and just want to use gps and not agps. I know there are satellites around as I can find them with my other cell (lg incite using just the gps and not agps). I thought it might be the rom so I flashed 3 different ones with no luck on either and Ive been searching the net and on here but cant really find any help. Does anyone have a solution?
Thanks in advance
It has taken up to 10 minutes for my phone to find satellites without the data connection to assist. How long did you wait for connection?
mdneilson said:
It has taken up to 10 minutes for my phone to find satellites without the data connection to assist. How long did you wait for connection?
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About an hour lol
mistamikel said:
About an hour lol
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Yikes! Have you tried in a different app? I don't really think it would make a huge difference, but weirder things have happened.
Ive tried 3 different ones with no luck. Allthough I did use google sky maps but I dont know if that was using the gps or not.
mistamikel said:
Ive tried 3 different ones with no luck. Allthough I did use google sky maps but I dont know if that was using the gps or not.
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What ROM are you runnning? Radio? Rooted? Can you capture a logcat (alogcat from the market makes log capturing easy)?
mdneilson said:
What ROM are you runnning? Radio? Rooted? Can you capture a logcat (alogcat from the market makes log capturing easy)?
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Its rooted and running 2.1 but Ive flashed 4 different roms from 1.5 to 2.1 and none of them can pick up the gps signal. I will try the alogcat and post back.
I am having this problem too. Without data the G1 seems useless for GPS. Rarely it would get GPS lock. I had to put back on data and now gps lock is quick and reliable.

Another GPS fix

Hey guys give this a try and let me know if it works for you.
http://theandroidrevolution.blogspot.com/2010/07/android-tips-tricks-samsung-galaxy-s.html
Worked great for me.
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Try these firs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739662
This worked great for me, better than both the original fixes. Thanks for the heads up.
I was actually going to post the Auto Config tip on the original GPS fix thread. This fix works best for me. It's still flaky sometimes but it's much better than stock or the first fix.
I left in my initial settings from the first fix, and supplemented it with the auto setting from this fix. And though I leave use wireless networks disabled, I get an exact lock in about 5 seconds now!
now if only we could fix the compass...
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NP guys
I was just playing with the settings and found that this worked great so I made a vid.
I also turned on MS Assisted so I can get a lock indoors
So this doesn't require you to have wireless networks turned on?
this one works great...
I actually never really had a problem with gps in the first place but usually it only finds 7 satellites and this fix instantly found me 11...
hah2110 said:
So this doesn't require you to have wireless networks turned on?
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You do not have to
can someone put it in text instead of video?
jkcheng122 said:
can someone put it in text instead of video?
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1. Disable "Use Wireless Network" under Settings > Location and Security
2. Dial *#*#1472365#*#*
3. Go to SUPL/CP Settings
4. Change Custom Config to Auto Config
5. Restart phone
6. Reenable "Use Wireless Network"
Thanks, any mention of Accuracy (50 or 100) or Operation mode?
just tried those settings on my vibrant (exchanged my 1st one - this one just arrived today) and GPS was crap before the settings, and worse after the setting changes
just tried the settings and mine is even worse.
just joking, just joking OP, thanks for the tip. finally, after the first gps fix that was put out, this locked me on in my exact location, not 3 blocks away, from the start.
No change when using GPStest. But was not expecting it to.
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Tried fix and on the way home gps navigation started acting wacky.
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glensta said:
Tried fix and on the way home gps navigation started acting wacky.
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On mine if I use Maps and Nav it works fine but if I try and use Google Buzz and then maps it does not work until I reboot.
I just stop using buzz and it work fine now, not great but fine. it's accurate to about 3 feet for me if I have it in standalone mode, if I enable MS assist it accurate to about 15 feet.
heygrl said:
Try these firs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739662
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I did try heygrl's config settings. The results were pretty decent but not perfect driving, not good walking. See results and my analysis here.
I had pretty good success with this fix too. Not perfect either, but good enough for me.
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I just want a new rom with a fully functional reliable GPS! :(

I cannot get the GPS to work correctly on any ROM that I flash. It either never finds the GPS and says searching for signal or finds it and cuts out really quick and gets stuck on searching for signal.
Ever thought its a hardware problem and not software?
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Which ROMs are you flashing? The only one I've had trouble with GPS has been CyanogenMod, but it's a known issue there that the GPS doesn't work right.
jhoffy22 said:
I cannot get the GPS to work correctly on any ROM that I flash. It either never finds the GPS and says searching for signal or finds it and cuts out really quick and gets stuck on searching for signal.
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Download GPS status from the market. Hit menu then select tools. Open manage agps state. Click clear data. Then download agps data. See if you get a lock then.
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xfullmetal17 said:
Which ROMs are you flashing? The only one I've had trouble with GPS has been CyanogenMod, but it's a known issue there that the GPS doesn't work right.
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I flashed the most recent kushdeck ROM and MIUI. With both I have the same problems with the GPS.
Rem3Dy said:
Download GPS status from the market. Hit menu then select tools. Open manage agps state. Click clear data. Then download agps data. See if you get a lock then.
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If that doesn't work, then try the CM7 GPS fix.
First make sure you are on a Sense ROM.
Get your MSL using the MSL reader app from the market.
Open your dialer and dial ##GPSCLRX#
When it asks for a password, enter your MSL and then your phone will reboot.
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@kd0... I drove truck for 15 years!!
I always use GPS Status, but with Miks, I connect to all my Sats in seconds!

gps not working in stock froyo

hey guyz i just got a galaxy s and using stock rom froyo 2.2 and i am a noob, and today i tried using my gps but it is not working and i have also installed a gps test application from the market but that is also not working and on the maps it is keep on saying, "your current location is temporarily unavailable", i was in my university so i thought that its because of the place, so i came home, but still the gps is not working, i tried the *#*#3214789650#*#* solution but still no use, please help me
Goofy name, but try "GPS AIDS" from the market and see if that helps at all...
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hey thanks for the app but the gps is still not working, i guess i have to upgrade it by rooting... thanks anyways
hammadiqbal37 said:
hey thanks for the app but the gps is still not working, i guess i have to upgrade it by rooting... thanks anyways
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Or, it might need the connectors for the gps aerial bending slightly, as they are made of a weak metal, and get pressed in over time in. There are several threads about it.
I did the fix on mine, and the gps works brilliantly now!
Hope this helps
Mike

GPS not working in CM7?

I tried using Google maps yesterday with only GPS for location ( i have cell triangulation turned off) It searched and searched but never got a lock. I thought i read somewhere that CM7 sometimes has a GPS issue and that there's a fix, but after searching and googling, i can't find the damn posting. Can someone help me out?
Thanks!
SilverStone641 said:
I tried using Google maps yesterday with only GPS for location ( i have cell triangulation turned off) It searched and searched but never got a lock. I thought i read somewhere that CM7 sometimes has a GPS issue and that there's a fix, but after searching and googling, i can't find the damn posting. Can someone help me out?
Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132412
i'm using Qualcomm Vision GPS Driver v1.1, no issues.
quocamole said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132412
i'm using Qualcomm Vision GPS Driver v1.1, no issues.
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Just applied this to my phone. We'll see what happens when i get outside later this evening. Office high rises just aren't conducive to GPS signals.
Thanks for the tip!!

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