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Using Pandora

I Use Pandora almost every day and I had no problems with it on my Samsung Moment. (even though a lot of ppl. had problems)
I'm having problems now with the Shift.
It starts plays almost a song then pauses for seconds and then plays a new song and again just "Almost" and so on.. with every song.
I wonder if this is just related to our Shifts??
Thanks

I just opened up pandora to test and had no problems. I let it play through 3 songs without issue. Are you stock?

I've had this issue with my Hero and Shift regardless of ROM... however, I can pin it down locations. Basically it's a signal issue. Small interruptions in 3G can really through Pandora off it seems.
In places I have a solid signal, (or good days in the neighborhood around the office) I have no issues with Pandora on my Shift.

Shadodragon said:
I've had this issue with my Hero and Shift regardless of ROM... however, I can pin it down locations. Basically it's a signal issue. Small interruptions in 3G can really through Pandora off it seems.
In places I have a solid signal, (or good days in the neighborhood around the office) I have no issues with Pandora on my Shift.
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I live in a place where There's only one dead spot in the middle of an intersate..
Anywhere else at least 20 miles around I get perfect signal

smp420 said:
I just opened up pandora to test and had no problems. I let it play through 3 songs without issue. Are you stock?
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Yes Stock rooted

I have had the exact issue you are talking about. It just started this last weekend.

Check the network speed in that area. I get the same thing on my side of town (slow as help)
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kbrn said:
I Use Pandora almost every day and I had no problems with it on my Samsung Moment. (even though a lot of ppl. had problems)
I'm having problems now with the Shift.
It starts plays almost a song then pauses for seconds and then plays a new song and again just "Almost" and so on.. with every song.
I wonder if this is just related to our Shifts??
Thanks
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Are you having this problem while connected via wi-fi, or via 3/4G? If the latter, have you tried disabling the broken Sprint proxy? I would post a link, but apparently I haven't made enough posts here to be allowed to help people. Meanwhile, you can search XDA for "sprint proxy" if you feel this may be your issue.

Pandora has been pretty crappy for me lately. In fact, it's been crappy for the last few months. But over the last week, I had some times where it just wouldn't load a song or play 3/4 of the song and then just stop and go to the next. My main issue is that one of the more recent updates turned off the feature that would stop the music when bluetooth was disconnected. I use it in my car with bluetooth and in the old days, I would turn off the car and playback would stop but now it just switches back to the phone. Really annoying! But yeah, pandora and slacker both equally suck but in different ways

AnalogXDA said:
Are you having this problem while connected via wi-fi, or via 3/4G? If the latter, have you tried disabling the broken Sprint proxy? I would post a link, but apparently I haven't made enough posts here to be allowed to help people. Meanwhile, you can search XDA for "sprint proxy" if you feel this may be your issue.
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Yeah I did the proxy fix which doesn't really help or make any difference for me.
Other users haven't seen a difference either, seems to work different depending the area you're in.
Haven't tried the app using wifi though cause I don't have a reliable signal right now

Use Pandora everyday, no issues. Use it about an hour plus total per day . Day would suck without it.

Signal issue.... test on wifi
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Pandora Galaxy S Custom ROM Pandora
Yea I have the same issue every song .. wifi no prob. Even when I have a good 3g signal all bars are solid still plays almost one song then cuts out. Whats weird is when i had my old Iphone 3g no issues. I'm gonna try my lastfm see if it has the same issues.
Cheers guys.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935267
If you're rooted, this may help... I had issues with youtube, but did this fix and now I'm good to go... You can get your msl if you aren't rooted, but it's way easier to just use the root app...

Yeah, the proxy fix helped me. I couldn't play pandora at all till I did that
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Potential solution for your issue with Pandora
kbrn said:
I Use Pandora almost every day and I had no problems with it on my Samsung Moment. (even though a lot of ppl. had problems)
I'm having problems now with the Shift.
It starts plays almost a song then pauses for seconds and then plays a new song and again just "Almost" and so on.. with every song.
I wonder if this is just related to our Shifts??
Thanks
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Give the Sprint technical support team a call from a landline at 1-888-211-4727 or stop into a Sprint corporate store. There is a known issue with both the HTC 4G handsets in which any app that streams media data may sporadically fail. There is a temporary solution in place until a manufacturer release corrects it. Sprint's technical support representatives can push a soft patch to your handset which should correct the issue you're experiencing. It's called a soft patch because if you have to hard reset your HTC EVO Shift 4G for any reason, the patch will have to be repushed to it. Tell the technical support representative/retail store employee to type CEBU into their internet browser and they'll see the tool they need to use for the push.

Pandora 3g issues
I set my phone to Edge only and now I have no issues with streaming from Pandora.

GPS signal lost while navigate

I'm experiencing issues when I use the navigation. After a while the message "gps signal lost" comes up and my phone is not able to get a singnal again. Until, yes until I switch GPS off and back on. The fix comes within seconds and I can use the navigation for another...5 to 10min until I need to switch if off and on again...
Does anyone have the same issue and/or a fix for that?

Are you on Stock or Custom ROM?

Stock Rom, stock kernel. I only rooted it
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Not too sure. I had an issue on CM10.1 with GPS.
Have you tried GPS Status and Toolbox from the market, you can reset your GPS.
Also Faster Fix, also from the market allows you to specify your region.
Let me know if any of this has helped.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

The problem is not the fix. It just comes up with GPS signal lost. As soon as I just switch gps off and back on, the fix comes almost immediately and I can use it for another 5 or 10min. I'm not sure if this might be a temperature issue. I mean the phone feels warm but not hot.
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I have the same exact problem on mine! I'm stock everything, not even rooted. Both times I've used my gps to get anywhere this happened. The first time I was dropping someone off at the airport and was driving for about 3 hours total and the second time was yesterday when I had a 4.5 hour drive.
The first time I thought maybe it was cloudy or there was some kind of interference, although when I would exit navigation and go back in it was fine for another 10 minutes. After yesterday, I'm beginning to think it is completely unreliable. I won't be able to use it to drive anywhere because it is so dangerous to have to fiddle around with your phone every ten minutes to get the navigation to work again.
I am glad I found this in a search so I know there is at least one other person out there with the same problem. Do you think we just got bad phones and need to get them replaced?

I think I've solved the problem for my phone at least (or it's just a coincidence). Today before I drove home 4.5 hours, I installed cm10.1 on my phone and the whole time I was driving it only lost signal once. Although when it lost signal I gave it 30 minutes to find itself and it was following me but couldn't lock on and was only accurate to like 50 meters or something. As soon as I reset the navigation though it was pin point accurate for the rest of the trip.
I installed cm10.1 after reading in another thread about someone whose nexus 4 took an outrageous amount of time to acquire a gps lock. He said it was fixed by wiping his data.
So of you're still having trouble with your phone you could try backing up your apps and doing a factory reset or flashing cm10.1.

I haven't installed CM10.1 yet but thanks for the suggestion.
I installed francos kernel r15 and had on single signal lost yesterday.
I think it's heat related. I repositioned the phone after the first time it lost it and it was fine for the rest of the journey (45min)
I think the OS disables the GPS when it gets too hot. But instead of switching it off, it just doesn't work until you reset it. Werid.
I'm gonna try CM soon to see if it makes a difference to me too.
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edgeball said:
I haven't installed CM10.1 yet but thanks for the suggestion.
I installed francos kernel r15 and had on single signal lost yesterday.
I think it's heat related. I repositioned the phone after the first time it lost it and it was fine for the rest of the journey (45min)
I think the OS disables the GPS when it gets too hot. But instead of switching it off, it just doesn't work until you reset it. Werid.
I'm gonna try CM soon to see if it makes a difference to me too.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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I have the exact same problem with my Nexus 4. Galaxy Nexus worked with no problem. Nexus 4, gps lock is achieved very quickly but then lost after 10 to 15 minutes of driving. After trying factory reset and manually reinsitalling the OS, I called Nexus support and exchanged phones. I never thought it was a hardware problem, but thats the only thing Nexus support could do for me. With the new phone, I reproduced the problem with both OS versions 4.2 and 4.2.1.
Now, the exciting stuff. For a little while I decided to revert back to my Galaxy Nexus (by taking my SIM out of the Nexus 4 and putting into the Galaxy Nexus). After doing so, I also did a manual reinstall of 4.2.1 (this was all before getting my replacement phone). To test the Nexus 4 with the reinstall, I used my Galaxy Nexus's wifi hotspot and connected my Nexus 4 to it and used the Nexus 4's navigation WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM! As soon as I put the sim back into it, the problem started up again.
My hunch is that Google location services (that use cell towers to triangulate) are somehow interfering with location services in general in software, and by putting the sim card back into the phone, I enabled Google location services to interfere with the GPS software.
No resolution to the problem, but just some interesting correlations!

I am having the same issue. Nexus 4 acquires GPS signal immediately. Using GPS Status app I clocked it at under 4 seconds. However, within 3-10 minutes of navigating, GPS loses signal and NEVER re-acquires it. I tried this with Google Maps, Mapquest and Copilot Live. Restarting the navigation application re-locks the GPS almost instantly.
Ultimately, the navigation function is not usable if you have to fiddle with the phone every couple minutes while driving. Google support was of no help. I returned the phone, but now regretting it, since it was perfect in almost every other way.
There are reports floating around that 4.2.2 software fixes the GPS issue. Can anybody confirm this?
P.S.
I am on T-mobile in Washington, DC area.

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Custom ROM and kernel fixed it for me
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edgeball said:
Custom ROM and kernel fixed it for me
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Can you elaborate as to which custom ROM and which kernel? Thanks.

max_gorkiy said:
Can you elaborate as to which custom ROM and which kernel? Thanks.
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For me it is xylon room with Franco kernel
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max_gorkiy said:
I am having the same issue. Nexus 4 acquires GPS signal immediately. Using GPS Status app I clocked it at under 4 seconds. However, within 3-10 minutes of navigating, GPS loses signal and NEVER re-acquires it. I tried this with Google Maps, Mapquest and Copilot Live. Restarting the navigation application re-locks the GPS almost instantly.
Ultimately, the navigation function is not usable if you have to fiddle with the phone every couple minutes while driving. Google support was of no help. I returned the phone, but now regretting it, since it was perfect in almost every other way.
There are reports floating around that 4.2.2 software fixes the GPS issue. Can anybody confirm this?
P.S.
I am on T-mobile in Washington, DC area.
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I'm having trouble with it too, 4.2.2. definitely does not fix the GPS issue that I have too!

Did you ever got a solution for this?

I think it was a heat issue.
A custom kernel worked for me
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edgeball said:
I think it was a heat issue.
A custom kernel worked for me
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Hey edgeball,
I was wondering if using the franco kernel is still working for you, and if you have tried upgrading to 4.3.
I just bought a nexus 4 and i am very disappointed to have these problems with the gps as i use the gps all the time.
I have the same problem where the gps signal is lost but the other problem that i am having (after a few minutes of navigating is the signal becomes weak I get this halo around the arrowhead that indicates my location. This halo i believe is showing uncertainty of location, meaning I could be anywhere inside the circle. Then the circle gets bigger, like 50 feet diameter. Then my location starts jumping around. I will be on one side of the intersection, then the other, then back again. And every time this happens the route is recalculated.
Then ultimately I loose the gps signal and it keeps searching until i either reboot of turn the gps off and then on.
This morning I installed franco kernel and I didn't loose the gps signal during my 45 minute commute but I did have this second problem I described there the location becomes inaccurate I my arrowhead starts jumping around the intersection.
I was just wondering if you have experienced the same problem.
thanks.
oh btw I am trying the franco kernel on slimbean 7 (4.2.2)

whobalagosh said:
I have the exact same problem with my Nexus 4. Galaxy Nexus worked with no problem. Nexus 4, gps lock is achieved very quickly but then lost after 10 to 15 minutes of driving. After trying factory reset and manually reinsitalling the OS, I called Nexus support and exchanged phones. I never thought it was a hardware problem, but thats the only thing Nexus support could do for me. With the new phone, I reproduced the problem with both OS versions 4.2 and 4.2.1.
Now, the exciting stuff. For a little while I decided to revert back to my Galaxy Nexus (by taking my SIM out of the Nexus 4 and putting into the Galaxy Nexus). After doing so, I also did a manual reinstall of 4.2.1 (this was all before getting my replacement phone). To test the Nexus 4 with the reinstall, I used my Galaxy Nexus's wifi hotspot and connected my Nexus 4 to it and used the Nexus 4's navigation WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM! As soon as I put the sim back into it, the problem started up again.
My hunch is that Google location services (that use cell towers to triangulate) are somehow interfering with location services in general in software, and by putting the sim card back into the phone, I enabled Google location services to interfere with the GPS software.
No resolution to the problem, but just some interesting correlations!
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Given this, would it be possible to fix this issue by only turning on "GPS satellites" and not "Wi-Fi & mobile network location"? By doing so, the phone isn't looking for cell towers and WiFi. I have no idea on this topic but if a SIM card isn't inserted into the phone, would that not mean that the phone is not using cell towers for location?

[Q] My Tracks going crazy last 2 weeks?

Hi,
I noticed that for about last 2 weeks Google app called My Tracks is acting rather crazy. I'm using mobile data and have GPS on, and I want to record my driving or running tracks - but it seems that I loose signal every few hundred meters because there is nothing on the map marked. Then it starts tracking again and stops... No idea what's causing it. Is anyone esle having same issue?
After 15 minutes running it showed my average moving speed as 26km/h which would be great if it was real, but it's not.. 15 minutes running and only 3 minutes moving time according to My Tracks.
Help please!

hurdlejade said:
Hi,
I noticed that for about last 2 weeks Google app called My Tracks is acting rather crazy. I'm using mobile data and have GPS on, and I want to record my driving or running tracks - but it seems that I loose signal every few hundred meters because there is nothing on the map marked. Then it starts tracking again and stops... No idea what's causing it. Is anyone esle having same issue?
After 15 minutes running it showed my average moving speed as 26km/h which would be great if it was real, but it's not.. 15 minutes running and only 3 minutes moving time according to My Tracks.
Help please!
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For me, it's not just My Tracks. It's my Maps and Navigation as well. For some reason, no matter if I'm running X-Note, KnoxRaid, or the Verizon port rom, I cannot get a gps lock. It's kind of working, it will update my location with horrible accuracy but the GPS icon continues to blink and it never seems to get a true gps lock.
I don't know how to resolve this, but I'm not a noob to flashing or odin. If any devs out there would help us out, it would be greatly appreciated. FYI I'm on 4.3 and MI9.
Please help...I will definitely donate if a solution is posted here!! (Just quote me so I'm alerted!)

Ideas4ya said:
For me, it's not just My Tracks. It's my Maps and Navigation as well. For some reason, no matter if I'm running X-Note, KnoxRaid, or the Verizon port rom, I cannot get a gps lock. It's kind of working, it will update my location with horrible accuracy but the GPS icon continues to blink and it never seems to get a true gps lock.
I don't know how to resolve this, but I'm not a noob to flashing or odin. If any devs out there would help us out, it would be greatly appreciated. FYI I'm on 4.3 and MI9.
Please help...I will definitely donate if a solution is posted here!! (Just quote me so I'm alerted!)
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i'm on stock touchwiz rom, just rooted. it used to work okay for a while, but now it doesn't record whole tracks.
i don't use maps or navi so often, but i remember that i put both maps and my tracks at the same time, and i don't remember maps showing wrong position.. if no solution will be posted here, i'll go to samsung service.

Ideas4ya said:
For me, it's not just My Tracks. It's my Maps and Navigation as well. For some reason, no matter if I'm running X-Note, KnoxRaid, or the Verizon port rom, I cannot get a gps lock. It's kind of working, it will update my location with horrible accuracy but the GPS icon continues to blink and it never seems to get a true gps lock.
I don't know how to resolve this, but I'm not a noob to flashing or odin. If any devs out there would help us out, it would be greatly appreciated. FYI I'm on 4.3 and MI9.
Please help...I will definitely donate if a solution is posted here!! (Just quote me so I'm alerted!)
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i had a long trip yesterday, i can confirm that sygic navigation is working fine (maybe it got stuck for few seconds 2-3 times during my ride).
but my tracks is still recording like 10% of what i drived... and i have second note 3 that i took with me today, did a ride around my town and the result was that my primary note 3 is loosing signal (but only in my tracks) and the frest stock note 3 does not.. hmmm..

[Q] Is GPS working RELIABLY for anyone?

Hi Everyone,
I've seen three Note 3 on 4.4.2 and they ALL experience GPS resets and different times of the day. Unfortunately I do not have a Note 3 still on 4.3 and courtesy of Samsung I cannot downgrade. A number of users report that the issue was introduced on the N9005 with version 4.4.2.
I'm going to buy another Note 3 and NOT upgrade if this fixes the issue but I'd like to know whether anyone is using their GPS on the N9005 EXTENSIVELY, during the whole day and is not experiencing ANY odd GPS resets, GPS fix lost or other GPS related issues.
I don't want to know about the time it takes to get a fix or the quality of the signal. ALL of the phones I got to look at lost ALL satellites in places where there was NO reason to lose the fix, i.e. out in the open with clear view of the sky and ALL of them did so repeatedly.
If a new phone will fix the issue but I don't want to end up with another dud which I will then have to return. Because the issue is intermittent and somehow related to the time of day AND can only be reproduced outdoors this would be one painful exercise.
So if you do use GPS regularly to navigate etc please let me know how yours works and version of OS you're on.
TIA

I use mine about 6-8 hours a day.
Mainly to keep track of where the train I am on currently is and for navigating streets. And to map out and follow a route when I'm doing an urban or landscape shoot. (Photography).
I've never had issues with my N9005 DBT 4.4.2 NB7, nor on any of the previous versions. It's always accurate and always constant. (Except when I'm in a tunnel or on the tube. But that's physics 101.)
It has never lost all satellites, nor has it ever lost the connection without a perfectly valid reason.

I've done a factory reset and my GPS still takes over 10 minutes to find my location....... If it finds it at all.

uf21 said:
I've done a factory reset and my GPS still takes over 10 minutes to find my location....... If it finds it at all.
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What ROM are you on and is this your first device?

ShadowLea said:
I use mine about 6-8 hours a day.
Mainly to keep track of where the train I am on currently is and for navigating streets. And to map out and follow a route when I'm doing an urban or landscape shoot. (Photography).
I've never had issues with my N9005 DBT 4.4.2 NB7, nor on any of the previous versions. It's always accurate and always constant. (Except when I'm in a tunnel or on the tube. But that's physics 101.)
It has never lost all satellites, nor has it ever lost the connection without a perfectly valid reason.
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I agree with this post, never once had a problem.
I use mine for about 2 hours maximum everyday (so i can avoid traffic) mounted on my motorbike whilst riding to and from work, with a bluetooth headset in my helmet.
I am running a deodexed version of ND3
Sent from my SM-N9005

I use stock unrooted 4.4.2 on N9005 and GPS has been working fine, no issues.
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ewok666 said:
Hi Everyone,
I've seen three Note 3 on 4.4.2 and they ALL experience GPS resets and different times of the day. Unfortunately I do not have a Note 3 still on 4.3 and courtesy of Samsung I cannot downgrade. A number of users report that the issue was introduced on the N9005 with version 4.4.2.
I'm going to buy another Note 3 and NOT upgrade if this fixes the issue but I'd like to know whether anyone is using their GPS on the N9005 EXTENSIVELY, during the whole day and is not experiencing ANY odd GPS resets, GPS fix lost or other GPS related issues.
I don't want to know about the time it takes to get a fix or the quality of the signal. ALL of the phones I got to look at lost ALL satellites in places where there was NO reason to lose the fix, i.e. out in the open with clear view of the sky and ALL of them did so repeatedly.
If a new phone will fix the issue but I don't want to end up with another dud which I will then have to return. Because the issue is intermittent and somehow related to the time of day AND can only be reproduced outdoors this would be one painful exercise.
So if you do use GPS regularly to navigate etc please let me know how yours works and version of OS you're on.
TIA
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May I ask how u experience the problem maybe I just don't get it. Is the GPS not working at all while maps or any GPS based app is running? Or does the phone tell u that GPS is not working? I'm on 4.4.2 without any issues of GPS

4aces said:
May I ask how u experience the problem maybe I just don't get it. Is the GPS not working at all while maps or any GPS based app is running? Or does the phone tell u that GPS is not working? I'm on 4.4.2 without any issues of GPS
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Sure, my GPS is usually fine. Locks quickly and reception is OK. Obviously I lose signal in tunnels and in the CBD sometimes so this is not about that.
I could be in the middle of nowhere with nothing blocking my sight although it's obviously most annoying while driving. I lost the signal when I should not. It usually looks just like the GPS resets or so, without moving much at all the signal will drop from 20 satellites down to four then none within 2 or 3 seconds. Then it slowly comes back, gets a lock and works fine again. The lock could then last for a minute or two and then it just happens again. This seems to mostly happen in the afternoon to early evening.....don ask why :-|
I've tried just about everything. Initially I thought it was a hardware defect but my wife's Note 3 does exactly the same thing......what are the odds of having two Note 3 (bought different places about 2 weeks apart) the exact same problem? I had a quick look at a third one (not one of ours so I didn't get to spend much time with it) but it seemed to do the same thing as well, i.e. lost the signal while standing still with no buildings (and mountains etc) around me.

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ewok666 said:
Sure, my GPS is usually fine. Locks quickly and reception is OK. Obviously I lose signal in tunnels and in the CBD sometimes so this is not about that.
I could be in the middle of nowhere with nothing blocking my sight although it's obviously most annoying while driving. I lost the signal when I should not. It usually looks just like the GPS resets or so, without moving much at all the signal will drop from 20 satellites down to four then none within 2 or 3 seconds. Then it slowly comes back, gets a lock and works fine again. The lock could then last for a minute or two and then it just happens again. This seems to mostly happen in the afternoon to early evening.....don ask why :-|
I've tried just about everything. Initially I thought it was a hardware defect but my wife's Note 3 does exactly the same thing......what are the odds of having two Note 3 (bought different places about 2 weeks apart) the exact same problem? I had a quick look at a third one (not one of ours so I didn't get to spend much time with it) but it seemed to do the same thing as well, i.e. lost the signal while standing still with no buildings (and mountains etc) around me.
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I found this on xda
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2612757
I don't know about the rom since I didn't try it but in the quote of the link is how he fixed the GPS issue. Seems like it is a software problem. If your phones are rooted try the method described in the quote if not try reset with backup via Google. Good luck.

4aces said:
I found this on xda
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2612757
I don't know about the rom since I didn't try it but in the quote of the link is how he fixed the GPS issue. Seems like it is a software problem. If your phones are rooted try the method described in the quote if not try reset with backup via Google. Good luck.
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Unfortunately this is for 4.3 only and allegedly this issue was fixed with 4.4.2
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Hmm ok... Than all I could tell is checking the GPS settings or factory reset. Sorry mate

ewok666 said:
What ROM are you on and is this your first device?
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Stock Singapore rom. It is not my first device.
When I bought this phone it had 4.3 jellybean Australian version. Everything was working great and after I updated to 4.4 the GPS has gone to sh!t.

uf21 said:
Stock Singapore rom. It is not my first device.
When I bought this phone it had 4.3 jellybean Australian version. Everything was working great and after I updated to 4.4 the GPS has gone to sh!t.
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Same here. I just don't get the part where it's always fine in the morning, then **** in the afternoon and perfect again in the evening.

GPS lock issues

Wondering if anyone is having the same frustrating experience as me in terms of GPS locking on when first opening Maps or Waze. It seems like it's taking 2-3 minutes for Maps or Waze to actually figure out exactly where I am and properly display a route. I realize this was sort of normal years ago but not anymore. Before it locks on correctly, the route is created but a message about no GPS appears on the top of the app and I'm stuck not having directions. This was not an issue on my 5T. I'm on OOS 9.0.12 rooted. This has been the same on every version of OOS since I got the phone, even stock TMO ROM before I switched over.
Any ideas?

I use maps a lot for daily commute. For me the map gets GPS lock nearly instantly. I live in the Midwest so terrain is not a factor, and my home and work locations are not impacted by tall buildings, so I have a very easy case.
Have you tried some other apps that check number of satellites your GPS is locked to?
It's possible it is a hardware problem too.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

Frankenscript said:
I use maps a lot for daily commute. For me the map gets GPS lock nearly instantly. I live in the Midwest so terrain is not a factor, and my home and work locations are not impacted by tall buildings, so I have a very easy case.
Have you tried some other apps that check number of satellites your GPS is locked to?
It's possible it is a hardware problem too.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
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I haven't tried any GPS specific apps other than the navigation apps. I used to use those years ago but not recently. It happens in various places. I live in NH so I could be in the city for a bit and then out in the middle of nowhere with not much around later on. Seems like it happens no matter where I am. I'll get an GPS app and see whats going on with the satellites though, thanks!

Having the same issue since monday after installing latest update update to my OP6T. Can't use any navigation app....

Since I've gotten the phone, I've had issues with the GPS. Gps aiming me in the wrong direction, telling me that I'm on the perpendicular roads and all kinds of crap. Sometimes I'm on the highway and it'll think I got off at an exit. But I didn't! So now it's rerouting me then it realizes that I'm actually on the correct road. So it reroutes me again. All while I'm traveling 60, and every precious second counts.
How can I get the calibration screen back?

To me this sounds like an intermittent fault with the GPS. Hardware problem.

First thing I do as soon as I get any GPS problems with an Android:
I install GPS Status from the playstore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
Just start the app, then use your GPS and often the problem is gone. It's worth a try!

fehrcomp said:
First thing I do as soon as I get any GPS problems with an Android:
I install GPS Status from the playstore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
Just start the app, then use your GPS and often the problem is gone. It's worth a try!
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Hey, thanks for this. Even inside a building this works pretty well. It's awful that we need another app to do what the phone should do on its own, but at least it works.

xgerryx said:
Hey, thanks for this. Even inside a building this works pretty well. It's awful that we need another app to do what the phone should do on its own, but at least it works.
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Sometimes it's not necessary to use GPS-Status all the time. You can try to delete the app maybe your problem is still gone. Anyway, nice to know that you are able to use your GPS again!

There is a problem with the 6T Gps for sure. I tested two Oneplus 6T devices. Both work 100% . Gps is very nice most of the time. If I am on call I loose Gps lock and I need to terminate the call to get Gps location back. It's not app specific as it happens in all gps apps. Even gps status looses lock. It happens always in the same place. Unfortunately it's near my home. I have no idea how to solve the problem. I tried Note 3/S8+/S7 - none have this problem. Most people have no idea what I am talking about as it's location specific. Anyone else has seen this problem ?

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Any ideas?
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Had a 6T and a friend also has one. The GPS is definitely crap.
It has lock in an open field. But if you are in a city, or there are various roads around you, good luck!
Managed to already do like 30km of a detour on foot thanks to it. It also caused Waze to tell me wrong directions.
I did check other phones, like a P10, and an S7 Edge, and a Note 4 (lol). They all had like full green signals, while the 6T struggled to achieve mid-range reception. There is something wrong with the antenna, or the gain, something. Hardware/build wise. I'd just get a OnePlus 7 or 5T (if someone can't wait). This is clearly something OP can't/won't fix. It's just not possible.
There was a site where they tested GPS lock... shame they didn't do one for the 6T.

Something is more than likely wrong with the phone itself. I have driven 10k+ miles in cities, country, desert freeways with no civilization for miles with this phone. I have never had a GPS issue. If it did have one, I'd be pissed since I'm a ride share driver and I go back to California on a regular basis visiting family from Las Vegas.

If you're rooted with magisk you can try installing the Global Optimized GPS File Replacer module

I use GPS constantly to handle traffic and the 6t works fine for me both in the city and out in the suburbs. No issues.
I will say maps recently changed something such that if it expects you to exit, but you stay on the highway, it shows you going down the exit for a few hundred feet until it realizes you aren't exiting. But that's a Google thing not a 6t thing.
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There is a problem with the 6T Gps for sure. I tested two Oneplus 6T devices. Both work 100% . Gps is very nice most of the time. If I am on call I loose Gps lock and I need to terminate the call to get Gps location back. It's not app specific as it happens in all gps apps. Even gps status looses lock. It happens always in the same place. Unfortunately it's near my home. I have no idea how to solve the problem. I tried Note 3/S8+/S7 - none have this problem. Most people have no idea what I am talking about as it's location specific. Anyone else has seen this problem ?
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Same exact problem, occurring only near my workplace. Consistently, on all versions of OOS so far. If I remember to start GPS Locker before opening Maps or Waze, it is much less likely to happen but it has happened twice even that way. Never had this issue with any other phone.

CUBENSIS said:
Same exact problem, occurring only near my workplace. Consistently, on all versions of OOS so far. If I remember to start GPS Locker before opening Maps or Waze, it is much less likely to happen but it has happened twice even that way. Never had this issue with any other phone.
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I am still fighting with this issue. Just did a big install in my car and I have use Android Auto when driving and it's even harder to fix when it happens. Have to go back into the phone and launch the GPS fix app and hope the GPS starts moving on the head unit screen. It's very, very annoying.

GPS works great for me. I have only used custom ROMs so not sure how it works in stock. But using microg and osm+ I have never really had any issues. Using a GPS locking app such as GPS locker seems to help. Using Google apps for location is not working for me all the time beings how Waze requires Internet access to find locations. And beings how I use t mobile service is not available in most of western Washington. Even when using GPS locker I never have lost lock once GPS was locked. There has been two times I had to use the update a-gps from the GPS test app. If using microg local gsm seemed to be the best back end for me.