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What I'm most curious about is the GPS, since Samsung did design the phone does it have the same issues with GPS as the Galaxy S does..
I know we probably won't know until next week, but still curious.

presence06 said:
What I'm most curious about is the GPS, since Samsung did design the phone does it have the same issues with GPS as the Galaxy S does..
I know we probably won't know until next week, but still curious.
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I am pretty damn sure that the issue has been resolved, i mean it would be absolutely stupid if they didnt

I'd hope so, but then again. The original I9000 Galaxy S phone shipped with broken GPS and then when they came to the US, they had broken GPS...

But in the end, software tweaks fixed most of the GPS issues if you had a rooted phone.

Yea my vibrant GPS is fine now but when on jfd firmware GPS and compass were faulty but was only software related.
But even now with everything working I noticed that my GPS and phone antenna interfere cuz putting my phone in flightmode makes GPS much more accurate so I'm thinking this s why they replaced the antennas.
But yea GPS should be fine on NS
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The GPS chip in the NS is different from the SGS series. It'll work just fine.

Acording to FCC they changed the antenna
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/11/29/samsung-nexus-s-fcc/
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Yes they changed the antenna. The Vibrant's GPS works anywhere, hard-ware wise. It was just some of the software builds that it didn't work on.

I just read a review that stated gps worked "flawlessly"
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Which review?
Engadget did a review but stupidly did not test the GPS. What a shame review.
fosdos4790 said:
I just read a review that stated gps worked "flawlessly"
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Il do some searching and try to find it. I don't think it talked about the gps it just had a little headline in the middle that said wifi and gps work flawlessly.
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Here's the review.
http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/google-nexus-s-review/
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[Ver] gps lock is too slow on stock rom

So I've asked this in the past but people seemed to assume I was running cyanogenmod... I'm on stock verizon ota rom but rooted.
Gps lock is painfully slow sometimes I'll even reach my destination before it locks... I tried editing gps.conf to add the north america.pool.ntp servers but it only mitigated the issue a tiny bit, anyone know of anything I can do to fix this?
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Anyone?
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reinaldistic said:
Anyone?
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Try faster gps app.... It'll back up gps.conf file before it edit in case it's not better.
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ffejy462 said:
Try faster gps app.... It'll back up gps.conf file before it edit in case it's not better.
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No fix, anything else that can fix it?
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reinaldistic said:
No fix, anything else that can fix it?
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Kit kat probably. Should be here before 2015.... my gps is pretty Ok. About 10 sec on lock with only the occasional drop on stock 11a. The funny thing is that my wife has the same phone and she gets an instant lock and no drops... Maybe hardware is suspect. Our maybe boobs are a gps antenna...

GPS was working fine until 2 or 3 days ago! Then takes forever, sometimes 20 - 30 minutes to lock.
Strange ....

ffejy462 said:
Kit kat probably. Should be here before 2015.... my gps is pretty Ok. About 10 sec on lock with only the occasional drop on stock 11a. The funny thing is that my wife has the same phone and she gets an instant lock and no drops... Maybe hardware is suspect. Our maybe boobs are a gps antenna...
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Maybe that's it, I'm updated to 12b
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GPS finally fixed!
I used the app "GPS Status" and it took 1/2 hour to get a lock outside. Since then it locks fine outside and usually within 30 seconds indoors.
Sounds to me like any sort of ROM changes with Cache clearing must also clear vital satelite tracking info. Just a hunch ...

I take that back. The GPS is just as buggy as before. I will have to get into some better outoors open spaces and re-test.
The GPS performance seems to revert to buggy lock-on as soon as the device is rebooted or some time passes.
Sucks.

Ahhhh. But wait. I went into an open space in the park and it locked in 39 seconds. There-after, it locked in 2 or 3 seconds onto between 10 to 15 satelites.
Soooooo...... The GPS works, in more exposed open spaces. Works in car as well. But does not work on patio with only 1/3 of sky visible.
Don't rely on this GPS chip to get you out of a rainforest or dark canyons!!

I too have the same issue on the stock rom . I found switching over to a kitkat rom helps as it locks on within seconds. I've tried madhi rom and Houstonn PA roms. Unfortnately, I am enjoying the Stock rom LG G2 features at the moment, particularly the knock on, LG Quick Remote and LG Quick window features of stock.
LG-D803
Kernel version 3.4.0
Build JDQ39B
Software Version D803R10c

Same location indoors, different phones:
S4 - gets lock in 30 seconds with 11 of 22 satelites.
G2 - no lock, no satelites.
Looks to me like a hardware problem. The GPS on the G2 plainly sucks.

In my d802 GPS works well. Are you shoure that isn't an hardware problem?
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Can't get accurate gps/compass

I've been having issues getting a good gps/compass lock in Google maps. I'm running Baja rom and tried using the GPS fix and also downloaded Faster GPS. The GPS is somewhat accurate but still shows a large circle meaning it's not a really accurate lock. Also, compass reading is always a little off. Says I'm facing North when facing West etc.
Any suggestions?
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My gps seems ok but I have the same compass issue.

[Q]Bad gps signal indoors no gps

Hi all.
Using cloudystock with fastergps mod and gps fix done...(youtube video)
Standing outside here is the gps status what do you think?
Indoors viewing 22 sat but no lock any suggestions?very disappointed even when i am driving if the phone is not attached to the windshield and its just in the car it doesnt lock.thanks
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Me too.
Stock G2 with dorimax kernel 5.5
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Its the biggest issue and the most common on g2 and no solution?or suggestion what it can be?
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Faster GPS mod where can I find out about that...
Yeah g2 sucks big-time GPS
Rma is only way to go u presume
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sutty86 said:
Faster GPS mod where can I find out about that...
Yeah g2 sucks big-time GPS
Rma is only way to go u presume
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Open playstore search for fastergps by dominik schurmann.
Open the app grant root permission.choose continent and country wait a couple of seconds and reboot.
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Hi All, I also have Lg G2 D802…amazing phone except for GPS! It is really disappointing and I cannot believe so bad GPS performance is belonging to LG! I’m on CloudyG3 1.1 but the same with stock and others. Fix is more or less ok (even if not really fast), BUT satellites signal is very weak (orange/yellow with GPS Test) and accuracy is not less than 10m!!!....Also with navigator I very often get GPS disconnecting (losing the fix) and precision is very unacceptable. I red on Internet about an HW antenna fix but it not seems a 100% solution so, should I consider to return my phone to LG?.....

Note 4 GPS Accuracy

I'm not getting great gps accuracy with this phone. Usually between 16-30 feet. My other devices are accurate up to 3 feet. I'm wondering what everyone else is getting with this phone. Using GPS status from the play store.

I just tested. I'm getting 10-12 feet.
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gps signal drops
I noticed that when I am using a map program like Waze or google Maps, the gps signal gets lost more often than when I had the Note 3.

raiders13 said:
I noticed that when I am using a map program like Waze or google Maps, the gps signal gets lost more often than when I had the Note 3.
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I notice this as well. My old S3 was very accurate, whereas the Note4 seems to "jump" around.
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10 feet

deeznutz1977 said:
10 feet
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What app are you using for this?
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Temetka said:
What app are you using for this?
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That's GPS Test /GPS Test +(paid). Great app.

I've noticed this as well when playing the game ingress. I wonder if it's due to the steel frame? My Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S5 was spot on.

Hmm.
Never thought about that.
My GPS does seem to perform better now that I have FireKat ROM on my phone.

Re tested.
Rooted running Firekat ROM and using some tweaks from the lag thread. GPS assist is running in the background.
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I too tested it on FireKat and got the same results. 10 ft. Makes me think it can be enhanced by a software update. Maybe in a future patch.

atrohde said:
I'm not getting great gps accuracy with this phone. Usually between 16-30 feet. My other devices are accurate up to 3 feet. I'm wondering what everyone else is getting with this phone. Using GPS status from the play store.
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Depends on your location and how many satellites are in sight but ~3 meters/~9 feet is about as good as it's going to get with just GPS. Maybe if phone locks into some Glonass satellites it could do a bit better.

Temetka said:
I notice this as well. My old S3 was very accurate, whereas the Note4 seems to "jump" around.
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I made a change on the WiFi settings and my GPS signal improved. I put a check on "Always Allow Scanning." Because I remembered that I had taken it off to try another app and that was around the time that GPS stopped working correctly.
go to Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced>Always Allow Scanning; Put a check on this option.

Google maps says GPS signal lost a lot with the note 4... doesn't seem very good at getting a location.
Definitely love the phone. Came from the s4. My first note. Thought I was the only one that noticed crappy GPS signal
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I notice my phone says searching for GPS in the drop down thing. Goes away in a few seconds but is annoying.

10' Lock almost Instantly. Fastest lock of any phone I ever owned. And keeps its lock perfectly.
Here's my VIDEO

My GPS works great on my phone.
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Even to the room I'm at. Best GPS I've had on a phone

raiders13 said:
I made a change on the WiFi settings and my GPS signal improved. I put a check on "Always Allow Scanning." Because I remembered that I had taken it off to try another app and that was around the time that GPS stopped working correctly.
go to Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced>Always Allow Scanning; Put a check on this option.
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Won't that eat battery more?
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I checked the scanning off because when driving using the maps WiFi spots pop up and I can't see where I'm going. LoL

To all those who saying they don't have issues with the GPS they probably don't use it enough to see that.