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I cant seem to get my GPS working all the time. I've got some Freecaddie software but the GPS seems to work when it wants. What do I need to do to get it to work everytime I use the software?????

It should work out of the box, and works very well.
For the first fix though, stand under open sky for a while.

Are you using the GPS indoor? Getting a fix indoor is quite difficult and not possible in most cases until you are not standing next to a window.

i have a similar problem, i´m using igo on my hd and it worked very good in the beginning, but since a while when i start it, it gets a normal gps fix but then the gps connection only lasts a few seconds (5-6) and then looses connection for about 30 secs and when it finally finds it again it lasts again only 5-6secs...
can anyone help me? it´s very annoiying when i´m in a foreign town where i don´t have a good orientation and my navi system won´t help me at all

Hmmmmm - this should work "out of the box" whenever you use a GPS application.
Try this free app: Chartcross GPS Test 1.04 http://www.chartcross.co.uk
It will scan for a GPS device if you have one (as HD does).

that´s not my problem, igo finds my gps receiver...

GPS signal dissapears for 30 seconds then re-appears.
This is resolved by a soft reset, although in one case (When I actually was lost) it took 6 consecutive soft resets to finally start working whereas normally it only takes one or two...
I would be very interested to hear if anyone has a resolution to this issue?? or any idea's what may cause it not to work properly before one or two soft resets??

mine kept stopping for 30 seconds while I was driving, soft reset is a bit of a pain.. does QuickGPS help ?

mikewd said:
mine kept stopping for 30 seconds while I was driving, soft reset is a bit of a pain.. does QuickGPS help ?
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Definitely, having QuickGPS updated won't hurt. Some people says it doesn't help much, but it should. It downloads updated data from satellites so that the internal GPS does not need to wait for that info. Anyway, GPS worked for me out of the box, without QuickGPS; it does the work very well and is quick fixing the position. Try GPS Test, as said above.

I have Duffy's 1.7 ROM (and admittidly this issue has only started since I loaded this ROM, Quick GPS is on, but shouldn't affect anything ONCE the satalites are locked... what happens is the satalites pick up for 30 seconds then off for 30 seconds then on then off ad infinitum. I use Tom Tom 7 and CheckPOInt, other than that fairly standard apps... core player etc. At the mo I'm just in the habit of soft reseting before starting GPS, from a soft reset button in touchflo programs its not so bad. Anyone else experiencing this exact thing of 30 on and 30 off??

The problem of losing GPS regularly happens if you have assisted GPS active. Uncheck this and all will work fine.

Does it still lock on fairly quick without Agps? I must admit I have not tried yet.
I have a problem where I've tried TomTom7 and in the GPS status screen it shows up to 7 or 8 satellites really quickly (maybe 10 seconds) then they all disappear a few seconds later, and it says something like "Are you sure you aren't inside a building?" (yes, I just didn't notice obviously!), then a few seconds later they all appear again & then off & on etc.
It's annoying but when they are showing they give a relevant position and speed.
Is this the same problem? No-one knows what is causing it I assume?

Crett, ( and a bunch of you above) sounds like you have AGPS enabled. AGPS (assisted GPS) must be disabled or it will do exactly what you are describing.

Cheers, and yes, I have got Agps activated. But it doesn't explain why it happens though.
Does the gps still work well without the download assistance?

It works flawlessly without AGPS and from what I remember (not 100% on this) , the AGPS is a bug through all HDs (drivers prolly) might even be throughout other htc phones

Svegetto said:
It works flawlessly without AGPS and from what I remember (not 100% on this) , the AGPS is a bug through all HDs (drivers prolly) might even be throughout other htc phones
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as i understood it, if your cellphone provider does not submit a proper agps signal, the htc always resets the gps with the faulty data. so switch of agps.

how do I disable agps??
cheers

Start, Settings, System, AGPS Settings, Disable.
And yes, it's working fine with it disabled.
Thanks

viczena said:
as i understood it, if your cellphone provider does not submit a proper agps signal, the htc always resets the gps with the faulty data. so switch of agps.
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hmm haven't heard that but good to know. Now is the problem that htc coded it wrong (waiting for a wrong signal that doesn't come?)? That would be my take on it, since i haven't heard of anyone having the agps working (otherwise I'd think it would be the cell companies fault).

not sure if this helps, but i was just pratting around with settings in tomtom as mine was loosing signal every 30secondstoo. changed to max baud rate on com 4 and its now working sweet as

[Q] Desperate help needed with GPS

Hey to every1
I've got a Dell Streask and I have a very strange problem.
Every few days my GPS stops work.
Say I'm using Navigon or the Navigator that comes with the Dell Streak it start working ok I get satellite position in a few seconds I tap in my destination does not matter if it a few miles or hundread and everytrhing is fine up to here after a while that I'm using it I loss GPS but on the taskbar the GPS shows that it has afixes but Navigon or Navigator depended which one I using at that moment say searching for gps.
I tried a few diffrent thing like disconnecting the gps and then reactivating it no joy still cannot get a fix I then launch the GPS Test that I downloaded from Google market that as well shows no statallite in view I can wait for hours but nothing.
Now I reboot the Dell Streak and now everything goes crazy it boots up ok I launch Navigon or Navigation a the Dell Streak reboots that while happen for like half an hour everytime that it reboot I fisically remove the battery but i keeps do it.
What I've notice if I lauch any software that uses GPS the system reboot if I launch any another application that is not reletaed to GPS thyen it well not reboot if I leave for about 5 minute on that I launch a software that needs gps it might reboot or it might work but not GPS satallite is find I then reboot again and then it is all ok it might work ok for a few days or only a few minute its just all over the place.
Can someone please help me in resolving this problem??????
Another thing I've noticed if I make a call I get buzzy in the speaker and I have end the call redial and it work ok .
The Rom on this PDA id Version 2.1 Update1 its was already unlock when I purchased it.
Please help me if anyone can or I have to through it in the bin.
Thanks
Gigino

[Q] I5800L GPS in Froyo roms

I have a I5800L (from vivo brazil), and when im using the stock eclair rom (VIJG7) my GPS gets a lock in less than 20 seconds. But when i update to ANY froyo rom (Kyrillos, InDroid, XXJPM, XXJPN, XXJPQ ... ) my GPS takes more than 15 minutes to get a lock. I've tried every GPS fix i found here, but it still doesn't work. Do anyone have any ideas?

When I had purchased my phone, I never used to get a lock.
Try this...
1. Look through the forum and you will find ways to configure the ntp server.(gps.conf) file.
2. Get this app called "GPS Status" and "GPS Optimization by octy".
3. Start your GPS using the GPS Optimization and then open GPS Status.
4. Go to tools--> Manage GPS-->Reset
5. Download assistance data.
Initially it will take some time to lock, but as u do this more and more, you wouldn't ever require GPS Status.
Just turn on gps with octy and you will get a lock soon.
Have patience.

When i got my galaxy 3 in Pakistan but set was purchased in UK i got the same problem..sometimes i got fix in 5minutes and sometimes when i am in a car i literally try for hour but i cant get lock...
Then i got through one thread sorry i don't know the exact name having lot of coding to fix gps..in this thread i see simple thing..
simple use this code *#*#1472365#*#*
it will open the gps setup2 do nothing and come back to your app it will caught 9 10 satellites in few seconds..
hope this will fix your problem..i am using this trick perfectly on my stock rom use offline maps in maverick..

Same problem here froyo messed up GPS.
Phone finds satellites fairly quickly (GPS status) but to get a fix on them takes forever if a fix at all comes.
Did not have this problem before froyo.
Well I did have some GPS problems but now it has become impossible.
Tried all apps I think, GPS boost, GPS aids.

I think I have the weird of all. GPS doesn't work at all. Network does. When I open Maps aftera long gap with wireless network on, it finds my location within 5 seconds, but wait ................. it jumps into completely different location instantly. originally I am from kolkata, it shows the same at first second and just jumps into JAPAN :O:O .. yesterday got the same thing but in different location, but it was within India atleast .. .. it was @ Roorkee, india. Lost all hopes.......... :|

Have you experienced GPS lock issues?

I've found that sometimes I can't get a GPS lock and have to restart the phone to get one. It makes using Waze a pain.

No.
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I'm having the same issue. Annoying.

Never had any issues. In fact this is the first phone in a while that does a pretty decent job of it

on XT1575
checking my gps using "gps status" app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cochibo.gpsstatus&hl=en)
GPS is on, able to see 20 satellites. I have a lock on 0 / 20.

No GPS locked quickly
You been outside or inside house?

Outside

I've had to toggle from the settings to get it to work without rebooting.

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I've had to toggle from the settings to get it to work without rebooting.
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I've never had an issue with my GPS. You should go to settings> location and see if you phone is in high accuracy mode. Both my moto X's came with battery save mode as the default.

Tried.
I've also factory restored. I will try again this evening.

TrenchKato said:
I've never had an issue with my GPS. You should go to settings> location and see if you phone is in high accuracy mode. Both my moto X's came with battery save mode as the default.
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It was already there. I use Waze every day. Sometimes it won't lock. I have to toggle GPS to get it to work again.

I think it might be a Waze problem. When it happens to me I just close Waze, start GPS Status app, and restart Waze with both running, and it locks right away. No other apps have this problem. Waze still hasn't fixed the semi-random shutdowns that it does in the past 2 years of use, so I don't expect a fix for this GPS problem either.

I never had the problem with my 1+1. It was always immediate. Waze hasn't shut down on me with either phone.

Random GPS lost fix during Waze navigation - suddenly Waze reports GPS lost fix - only happened to my with my Sony Xperia Z3. It happens when I put the phone on my lap - I guess putting it in a mount close to the windshield will improve this issue.
Still very disappointing as OPO, Meizu and other cheap chines phones never gave me this issue.

GPS lost
I'm experiencing the same issues since the beginning. It happens in all GPS applications. Not only in Waze.
I'm using Endomondo to track my runs. I have gaps of several kilometers. Sometimes, the lock won't come on without switching the GPS off and on.
The same issue for Pokemon Go.
I returned my phone and they replaced the mainboard.
That didn't fix the problem!
Did anyone fixed the problem?

I frequently get a message in Waze about no GPS. Typically if I kill Waze and restart then I get the GPS signal.
I only see GPS problems in Waze.

I got this all the time in Dirty Unicorns 10.6, when I switched ROM's I had no more issues.

I'm still on stock image. Not rooted yet.
I applied
Code:
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
which is suggested for Moto X Play (http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/help/gps-issues-x-play-t3248283) and Moto G (http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...-gps-custom-rom-backup-special-t2909768/page3).
Simioni (post 15 http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/help/gps-issues-x-play-t3248283/page2) suggests it's related to 3G connection.
I will do some trials.

If your rooted try FasterGPS, if not GPS Status & Toolbox can update aGPS info... Might help too.

I went for another run today and the part that was missing was now tracked perfect.
"Erase modemst" seems to fix my problem.

GPS reliability

Anyone having GPS reliability issues ? While using waze after maybe 10-15mins of use , gps signal would be lost ,sometimes it returns after a few mins but most of the time a restart has to be done for it to work again.
I've downloaded an app called GPS status and reset and downloaded the A-GPS , this used to work, but now it doesn't seem to help anymore
The most consistent fix for this issue for me is to restart my phone. But this is very annoying and troublesome especially when driving to an area that I am unfamiliar with
If it's a software issue does anyone know a way to fix it? And how would you know if it's a hardware issue??
Added some screenshots to better show the issue
Update: sometimes even a restart only rectifies it for a minutes before subjecting to failure again.

Same here,, i use zen max m1