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I still notice the gps still takes long to lock in. any suggestions?
Strange, Mines been locking on in no more that 45 seconds, Usually 10 seconds since DJ05...
DLO9 - using leaked 2.2 Rom
My GPS is taking much longer to lock also - i guess its the trade-off for getting 2.2.
The leak 2.2 rom run better than the other Roms I tried.
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Odd, mine locks on better than any 2.1 rom and almost instantly.
Oddly enough, got worse on superclean 2.2. With DL09 and superclean (with help from gps status) i was locking within 10-15 seconds, now it takes upwards of 45s-1minute, if it locks at all. A little disappointing, but nothing to make me dump 2.2. Crossing my fingers that it'll get better....
My experience with all 2.2 ROMs so far has been that GPS either locks near-instantly (<15s) or absolutely will not lock at all. It seems to be about a 50/50 crapshoot. If it doesn't work, turning GPS off, waiting a few moments, and then turning it back on and trying again *usually* gets it working.
Granted I haven't tried since jt released the updated recovery, so I'll have to check a few more times and report back.
Try flashing the DJ05 GPS fix that was tested on people with Dl01?
I've long given up on the GPS, I just use my Iphone 3GS that without data connection still locks on really fast.
I tried DL09 when first going to Superclean 1.0. The GPS would lose the signal then regain it. This happened about three times during a hour long route.
Flashed DJ05 last night and tried the GPS again this morning and not once did it lose the signal driving into work.
My gps doesn't WORK AT ALL with DL30 superclean 1.0.
Mine locks in 10 seconds or less running DL30 SuperClean 1.0 with DJ05 radio.
I have been having a problem with GPS on DL30/DL09 also. Here is how I got it to lock today in less than 10 seconds.
1. Download GPS Status from the market.
2. Run GPS Status and let it download the AGPS data.
3. Go into settings>GPS & Sensors>Auto-download AGPS data and set it to never.
4. Close GPS Status and reboot phone with GPS turned on.
5. Once booted, run GPS Status and hopefully you will get almost insta-lock.
6. Open Maps or Navigation and you should be good to go.
Next time you try GPS and it doesnt lock, go back into GPS Status>options>tools>download and manually download the AGPS data then reboot.
Its a pain but its the only way I know of thus far to get "insta-lock" after going Froyo on my phone. I dont use my GPS all that often so this method isnt a big deal for me, but if I relied on GPS daily, I would seriously consider buying a different phone at this point. That or try and get a refurb that has a working GPS like some people here seem to have.
mastamoon said:
I have been having a problem with GPS on DL30/DL09 also. Here is how I got it to lock today in less than 10 seconds.
1. Download GPS Status from the market.
2. Run GPS Status and let it download the AGPS data.
3. Go into settings>GPS & Sensors>Auto-download AGPS data and set it to never.
4. Close GPS Status and reboot phone with GPS turned on.
5. Once booted, run GPS Status and hopefully you will get almost insta-lock.
6. Open Maps or Navigation and you should be good to go.
Next time you try GPS and it doesnt lock, go back into GPS Status>options>tools>download and manually download the AGPS data then reboot.
Its a pain but its the only way I know of thus far to get "insta-lock" after going Froyo on my phone. I dont use my GPS all that often so this method isnt a big deal for me, but if I relied on GPS daily, I would seriously consider buying a different phone at this point. That or try and get a refurb that has a working GPS like some people here seem to have.
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Didn't work for me. installed DJ05 and still nothing :[
Ive had some weird experience with GPS. DI01 My gps was garbage. like 2 mile blue sphere. DJ05 my gps was pretty good... locked accurately but took about 2 minutes. Borked my phone trying to edit some stuff... redid DJ05... GPS didnt work again... did DL09... GPS still didnt work... redid DL09... GPS worked pretty well again... DID DL30... GPS locks nearly instantly and almost perfectly.
It seems like every time I flash I have different results...even when sometimes I'm flashing the same roms from the same sources. I don't really get it... I'm almost in the same areas so it should be consistant.
I always clear all the caches and everything :\
Ive done many different gps tests and here is whats happening...if you try to turn gps on through the notification pulldown...it takes a while. If you turn gps on through settings...location and security...standalone gps...its instant. After turning gps on through settings, it will work from the pulldown every time instantly. Basically it needs to be turned on from settings for the 1st time after a reboot...then the pulldown will be instant. To test this, reboot phone with gps off, when it boots turn gps on from the pulldown...it wont lock...go to settings and turn it off then on...it will lock instantly. Like i said, it seems to need to be turned on through settings initially, then it works instantly any way you use it...hope i helped.
That's strange. I haven't had an issue locking on since DI01. I also love how fantastically loud the Nav directions are now. I agree that gps status can greatly accelerate the locking on process.
Kamar234 said:
That's strange. I haven't had an issue locking on since DI01. I also love how fantastically loud the Nav directions are now. I agree that gps status can greatly accelerate the locking on process.
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daym you!! lol. maybe it's time to go get a replacement?
I couldn't reply in the developers area because I haven't posted enough, but wanted to say thanks to Raptorseye for the following:
"download gps status in market, run it, wait till it locks, then you can use your gps/maps..."
Ever since I moved to Gingerbread I've tried everything to get my GPS to work again with no luck. I've tried the ACS GPS fix, I tried remounting the file system and modifying the permissions, I've tried going back to an ec05 rom, and also swapped out the ec05 modem and ee03 modem.
But by running the gps status application from the market as recommended and letting it sit there for about 8 minutes, it finally locked on to over 5 satellites indoors. I was able to then run other gps apps and they worked.
Unfortunately, you have to repeat the connection to the satellites every once in a while using the gps status app.
There's a setting for gps status to download a gps data every hour if u want it to. In gps status click menu tools manage a gps state. Clear the do it again and click download. But as I said in the settings you can have It download assistance data every day or even every hour. Open gps status push menu settings. Gps and sensors. Then auto- download agps data and set it too what u want.
I too use GPS status, but it does take a long time. For me, the quickest solution is to power down, pull the battery and reboot. Takes less than 8 mins (which might be important if you're trying to get somewhere!) and you'll get a virtually instant lock when you go back to your favorite nav app.
Here's to hoping this gets fixed in GB!
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But by running the gps status application from the market as recommended and letting it sit there for about 8 minutes, it finally locked on to over 5 satellites indoors. I was able to then run other gps apps and they worked.
Unfortunately, you have to repeat the connection to the satellites every once in a while using the gps status app.
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This means you're not getting the ephemeris (Xtra) assistance data on boot, or at least it's not being used.
Are you able to get fixes faster using the Settings -> Update AGPS option in GPS Test? GPS Status has a similar option, but that may crash the GPS if the crash bug hasn't been addressed in EE03.
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I too use GPS status, but it does take a long time. For me, the quickest solution is to power down, pull the battery and reboot.
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Does an assistance update from GPS Test help here? Or does only a reboot fix it?
It does not take a reboot to work for me. I just reset a gps then download agps assistance. And close gps status and I lock fast every time. Of course as I said I have it set too download assistance data every hour
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Of course as I said I have it set too download assistance data every hour
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The assistance data is supposed to be valid for a whole week, so it shouldn't have to be done more often than that. Although it wouldn't surprise me if it needs to be.
I am curious as to how often folks find themselves needing to update assitance data. Once a day? Once every few hours? Last time we looked into this there wasn't a clear answer.
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Does an assistance update from GPS Test help here? Or does only a reboot fix it?
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Hm, never have used GPS Test, but I have it installed now and will give it a shot the next time it gets hung trying to get a lock.
The cold boot wasn't my idea, but I heard it mentioned on here months back. I was getting late for an appointment, so I figured, what the heck, i'd give it a shot. The OP mentioned that the battery-pull method is the only way to really clear the GPS, and I'll be darned if it didn't work. It's solved the problem every time I've run into it. I'll be sure to give GPS Test a run and see what happens.
Thanks!
I have been plagued by the no lock/10 minute lock. GPS status didn't help. None of the patches have helped, in the long run...so I just down loaded GPStest Plus, the newest one, and it seems to do the trick. Instant lock the first time out. Tried again a few hours later and nothing after a few minutes so I reset and redownloaded agps and bam, locked within seconds. Will try again in an hour when I usually would not get a lock or a very, very slow lock and see how it goes.
Currently on the official stock 4.2.2 but it's rooted.
The problem is that the GPS always lose its signal and takes hours searching. When I'm driving I turn on navigations but once I go under a tunnel or after about 10minutes the signal gets lost again. My work around is rebooting the phone every ten minutes so the GPS works but after ten minutes it goes back to the problem.
Any suggestion to this problem? Thank you!
Download GPS Status from the playstore. Run the reset and see if it fixes it.
Okay I did but then the app constantly displays "looking for GPS location" and there is no reset option. Is this the app or is it a different one?
Edit:Xda isn't allowing me to upload my screenshot
Edit2: I found out there was another GPS Status app, I'm going to download it and try again
RomsWell said:
Download GPS Status from the playstore. Run the reset and see if it fixes it.
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^^
Ok so this is what I get from both apps
Having a weird issue with the GPS on my AT&T LG G2. Phone is unrooted on stock firmware. The GPS icon will randomly appear in the nav bar. Sometimes when I check after that, it will be turned on and I can toggle GPS off. Other times it isn't on by the time I check it. I always leave GPS off for the battery life savings. I've tried doing a factory reset and immediately disabling Google Maps. This seems to keep it from happening, but once I re-enable Maps, it will again start randomly turning on GPS. Even after disabling Maps at this point, it still does it. Only a factory reset then immediately disabling Maps seems to keep my GPS off. Any ideas?
Thanks!
I've noticed this as well. I keep mine on but it location icon started flashing earlier in a phone call.
No clue why that would be.
talonted said:
Having a weird issue with the GPS on my AT&T LG G2. Phone is unrooted on stock firmware. The GPS icon will randomly appear in the nav bar. Sometimes when I check after that, it will be turned on and I can toggle GPS off. Other times it isn't on by the time I check it. I always leave GPS off for the battery life savings. I've tried doing a factory reset and immediately disabling Google Maps. This seems to keep it from happening, but once I re-enable Maps, it will again start randomly turning on GPS. Even after disabling Maps at this point, it still does it. Only a factory reset then immediately disabling Maps seems to keep my GPS off. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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fr4nk1yn said:
I've noticed this as well. I keep mine on but it location icon started flashing earlier in a phone call.
No clue why that would be.
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carrier iq
talonted said:
Having a weird issue with the GPS on my AT&T LG G2. Phone is unrooted on stock firmware. The GPS icon will randomly appear in the nav bar. Sometimes when I check after that, it will be turned on and I can toggle GPS off. Other times it isn't on by the time I check it. I always leave GPS off for the battery life savings. I've tried doing a factory reset and immediately disabling Google Maps. This seems to keep it from happening, but once I re-enable Maps, it will again start randomly turning on GPS. Even after disabling Maps at this point, it still does it. Only a factory reset then immediately disabling Maps seems to keep my GPS off. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Had the same issue, it's something called carrier IQ that tracks you without consent. Fortunately you can remove it with root access. There are a couple of threads in the qa and general sections which address this and solving it. Search for them and youll be on your way.
LG G2
In on Verizon. It wasn't reported to have that and I did run a check, which was clean, just to make sure.
Here's my light flashing after turning the screen in th change the channel.
talonted said:
Having a weird issue with the GPS on my AT&T LG G2. Phone is unrooted on stock firmware. The GPS icon will randomly appear in the nav bar. Sometimes when I check after that, it will be turned on and I can toggle GPS off. Other times it isn't on by the time I check it. I always leave GPS off for the battery life savings. I've tried doing a factory reset and immediately disabling Google Maps. This seems to keep it from happening, but once I re-enable Maps, it will again start randomly turning on GPS. Even after disabling Maps at this point, it still does it. Only a factory reset then immediately disabling Maps seems to keep my GPS off. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Not abnormal at all. This happens when your device needs to refresh locations for multiple apps to work efficiently. We are not alone. Android thing.
What have you guys done, that BIG BROTHER is keeping tabs on ya lol
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talonted said:
Having a weird issue with the GPS on my AT&T LG G2. Phone is unrooted on stock firmware. The GPS icon will randomly appear in the nav bar. Sometimes when I check after that, it will be turned on and I can toggle GPS off. Other times it isn't on by the time I check it. I always leave GPS off for the battery life savings. I've tried doing a factory reset and immediately disabling Google Maps. This seems to keep it from happening, but once I re-enable Maps, it will again start randomly turning on GPS. Even after disabling Maps at this point, it still does it. Only a factory reset then immediately disabling Maps seems to keep my GPS off. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Try disable location reporting in Settings. Also, there's a good chance Google Now! is using to access your whereabouts, unless your really want those cards, turn Google Now! off (voice search still works even after that). Look around Maps settings too, and if you see location sharing or let Google use Maps data or something like that, turned that off too.
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carrier iq
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This....it was happening to me as well until I installed Disable Service, and went in there and nuked the CarrierIQ services. No more random GPS.
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cj31016 said:
This....it was happening to me as well until I installed Disable Service, and went in there and nuked the CarrierIQ services. No more random GPS.
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This is how I fixed it, too. If you can't figure out how to remove CarrierIQ then you can just disable it after each reboot by going to settings->apps->running->android system->stop.
bryanhayn said:
This is how I fixed it, too. If you can't figure out how to remove CarrierIQ then you can just disable it after each reboot by going to settings->apps->running->android system->stop.
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it seems to be working this trick i ve done 3 factory resets till read this hopefully i solve that issue with GPS,but it turn on again F*ck this **** im going to sell this phone
Rebel Fox said:
it seems to be working this trick i ve done 3 factory resets till read this hopefully i solve that issue with GPS,but it turn on again F*ck this **** im going to sell this phone
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maybue its network problem,and i have the same issue with GPS,it turns on when make or recive call.i went to mobile company they told me its not just me with this problem,there where many others with the same issue,when i get back home i switch my phone from dual mode network to GSM, wasn't turn on during make or recive call,for now it seems problem is been fixed,so it worth to try this
bryanhayn said:
This is how I fixed it, too. If you can't figure out how to remove CarrierIQ then you can just disable it after each reboot by going to settings->apps->running->android system->stop.
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Hi,
I'm having the opposite problem. When I enable my GPS, after about a minute, it turns off. It used to work fine.
I have a Samsung, but I simply can't find my issue anywhere and I ran across this thread and I'm just praying someone might have some idea what's going on. It's frustrating!
Thanks
Hey everyone. I have and SM-N9005 on lollipop 5.0 build number LRX21V.N9005XXUGBOB6.
Now i rooted the phone and decided to see if I could get my gps to lock on faster with TopNTP app.
I think that after that my gps has had problems. It locks on really badly, or barely locks on to any satellites, doesn't know where i am with any precision.
When I use it for driving directions it doesn't follow me any more and only manages to update every 10 seconds or so catching up to where i am or even never managing to get a good position.
Now... What have I tried:
- Downloaded GPS Status, tried downloading AGPS data
- Reset TOPNTP to backup of original gps settings
- Reset through *#9009# of gps
- Even opened up the back of the phone to check that the cables were attached (they were) and lifted up the pins that attach the motherboard to the antennae just a little so that the connection would be stronger...
But nothing. It seems to get worse every day.
Is it something i f'd up with TopNTP? Is it the root? Is my hardware failing?
CAn anyone lend a hand?
Thanks in advance
Riqz said:
Hey everyone. I have and SM-N9005 on lollipop 5.0 build number LRX21V.N9005XXUGBOB6.
Now i rooted the phone and decided to see if I could get my gps to lock on faster with TopNTP app.
I think that after that my gps has had problems. It locks on really badly, or barely locks on to any satellites, doesn't know where i am with any precision.
When I use it for driving directions it doesn't follow me any more and only manages to update every 10 seconds or so catching up to where i am or even never managing to get a good position.
Now... What have I tried:
- Downloaded GPS Status, tried downloading AGPS data
- Reset TOPNTP to backup of original gps settings
- Reset through *#9009# of gps
- Even opened up the back of the phone to check that the cables were attached (they were) and lifted up the pins that attach the motherboard to the antennae just a little so that the connection would be stronger...
But nothing. It seems to get worse every day.
Is it something i f'd up with TopNTP? Is it the root? Is my hardware failing?
CAn anyone lend a hand?
Thanks in advance
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Root has nothing to do with this. But whar it can help you to do. The other app most probably is the case. Try faster gps app. If it doesn't work, you may reset or try another stock or custom rom.
Use apps that are widely used just to be sure.
TOP Ntp is a pretty well known app. Nonetheless I factory reset my phone today and i tried the gps while driving. It finally got a gps lock. Further tests have to be done but it's looking good so far!