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Workaround to GPS problems

Hi all,
I don't know if this will help anyone but it seems to have resolved my GPS issues on the I9000 running stock JPO (with z4root and OCLF).
Prior to this workaround, my GPS was crap and I was about to give up on it. Also, it was fine when I upgraded to JPO initially and then got worse after a few days and then became totally unusable. Note that I am not on any mobile plan (just prepaid calls) so I do not have AGPS assist at all.
I saw this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6QnNMxuCig&feature=related which mentions that you can use GPSStatus to update the AGPS info on the I9000.
Not expecting much I tired the AGPS update and to my surprise my GPS is now working like a dream, I get locks within 10 seconds and the tracking now works! I tried tracking in a bus where I am seated near a window and it works 100% (it was raining hard as well). This did not work at all before. BTW, I used CoPilot for the tracking test.
So updating the AGPS does help and also might explain why my GPS worked after the JPO upgrade and then deteriorated over time.
Anyway I hope this help someone coz it worked for me

Please. Even orange has admitted the gps problem and agreed to exchange it for me...
There's no point doing this type of setting. A good gps should be working without too many complicated settings.

A-GPS is assisted GPS and uses the network to get better/faster fixes. Get out of the city and you'll find out your GPS is probably just as bad.
The Nexus S was delayed due to hardware problems. Once the hardware was fixed and the phone was passed through the FCC again guess what part was changed? The bluetooth, WIFI and GPS atennas.

Schmich said:
A-GPS is assisted GPS and uses the network to get better/faster fixes. Get out of the city and you'll find out your GPS is probably just as bad.
The Nexus S was delayed due to hardware problems. Once the hardware was fixed and the phone was passed through the FCC again guess what part was changed? The bluetooth, WIFI and GPS atennas.
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yeah i read this on engadget few days ago was about to start new thread on it glad i seen your comments first. orange do know about the gps issues but still samsung is quiet on the issue. After slagging off apple about there antenna issues i highly doubt they will ever admit to the antenna's being the sole cause of gps / wifi issues alot people are reporting. if this is not the case then why re-design new ones? samsung you dirty rats this is my last samsung phone ill ever own!.
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yeah i read this on engadget few days ago was about to start new thread on it glad i seen your comments first. orange do know about the gps issues but still samsung is quiet on the issue. After slagging off apple about there antenna issues i highly doubt they will ever admit to the antenna's being the sole cause of gps / wifi issues alot people are reporting. if this is not the case then why re-design new ones? samsung you dirty rats this is my last samsung phone ill ever own!.
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That letter would make an epic forum signature for GalaxyS owners... an all time reminder.

What exactly is this GPS problem I wonder if i have it .
jje

it takes the biscuit this forum I posted http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855541 yesterday and every body said it proves nothing all I can say is thanks as it proves it can't be fixed

Strange that some work and some dont. I've used Google nav and co-pilot since August on a daily basis without ANY issues.
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Well if it's a hardware problem it can't be an issue with all Galaxy S phones. Mine seems to work pretty well even from the ground floor of my 2 story home.
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Strange that some work and some dont. I've used Google nav and co-pilot since August on a daily basis without ANY issues.
Thats why i asked what the problem was mine seems ok .
So if its a hardware problem then its either a part like aerial so why should my aerial be ok and others not . Or it could be a bad connection on the board that would be more likely as its poor GPS not across the board on all sets .
jje

Phantom Touchscreen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j77BY2rfB3M
Second Xoom I've physically seen experiencing this problem- the touchscreen is responding to touch events that aren't happening.
As you can see, this Xoom is still in the plastic wrap it came in, just exchanged my last one for it (the last one had a dead/lazy pixel)
Has anyone else experienced this? Is it maybe a software bug or a hardware problem?
Seems to happen at random, but this happened shortly after unlocking the thing from a night spent unplugged on my nightstand.
I might also need to add that this is rooted and overclocked to 1.5 GHz, but the last one wasn't and it experienced the same thing.

Does this happen with the plastic wrap off?

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Does this happen with the plastic wrap off?
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It did with the other one, but I'm waiting to take the plastic wrap off on this one until I get a protector. It cuts down on the glare and fingerprints noticeably.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j77BY2rfB3M
Second Xoom I've physically seen experiencing this problem- the touchscreen is responding to touch events that aren't happening.
As you can see, this Xoom is still in the plastic wrap it came in, just exchanged my last one for it (the last one had a dead/lazy pixel)
Has anyone else experienced this? Is it maybe a software bug or a hardware problem?
Seems to happen at random, but this happened shortly after unlocking the thing from a night spent unplugged on my nightstand.
I might also need to add that this is rooted and overclocked to 1.5 GHz, but the last one wasn't and it experienced the same thing.
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Whats the weather like where youre at? Any chance that the device got wet (taking it out of the box, parking lot, etc)?
Has it been seen outside of your house?
Has the been seen both indoors and outside?
Do you have humidifiers running?

i did have this problem with my xoom the first day i got it.
Mine wasn't a big issue, it was in the gallery app. Looking at pictures off my camera, i was trying to swipe to the next picture, and it kept zooming like i had pinched it. It probably did this for about 3 minutes, somewhat amusing me/ somewhat scaring me.
But i just turned my device off and then back on and since then i've had no issue. its been about 2 days since then, and i've used my Xoom probably 40 hrs of the 48.

gigglebox said:
Whats the weather like where youre at? Any chance that the device got wet (taking it out of the box, parking lot, etc)?
Has it been seen outside of your house?
Has the been seen both indoors and outside?
Do you have humidifiers running?
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I've only used this one indoors, and there's no chance its gotten wet. It is actually about 70 degrees here (really unusual for this time of year), not sure about humidity.. though it is about to rain.

jondwillis said:
I've only used this one indoors, and there's no chance its gotten wet. It is actually about 70 degrees here (really unusual for this time of year), not sure about humidity.. though it is about to rain.
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Im wondering if there's an evironmental factor here. The fact that you've personnaly seen this twice, on 2 different xooms really fights against the probability matrix of defective devices.
Does it only happen when you hold it, or shortly after?
Did you get them at the same store? (i.e. potentially part of the same shipment, potentially same production batch... long shot, but still)

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SLIMER!!!
I laughed!

I had this problem until I removed the plastic from the screen.

Never had this problem.. works real good for me so far.

Just one more reason to love it ;]

You know how sometimes when ur bored u simply open a browser and start searching for more reasons to fall in love with ur new gadget?
Let's see if that helps
-> http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s624273
No idea why this wasn't. . well more advertised but indeed I get the fastest (and most stable) GPS fixes i ever had.
Just sharing the joy. .

bahkata said:
You know how sometimes when ur bored u simply open a browser and start searching for more reasons to fall in love with ur new gadget?
Let's see if that helps
-> http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s624273
No idea why this wasn't. . well more advertised but indeed I get the fastest (and most stable) GPS fixes i ever had.
Just sharing the joy. .
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GLONASS support and fast GPS fix is well know...
Since it works so well, no one cares to complain ( like in SGS ) and less know.
You r right. GPS fix is fastest that i have ever seen. Way better than my garmin devices. Even on a cloudy day

GPS lock is insanely fast on this device. Samsung did a great job on this Peabody.

Barometer.

barometer can only make a difference in the altitude readings ( how high you are ) Broadcom states that the Note can use data from twice as many satellites than, let's say, GS2. And as winnie the pooh said: The more - the mucher

I can't wait to finally have good GPS again. My Captivate actually isn't too bad - for a Captivate. Having come from a Garmin iQue 3600, however, I have been very frustrated with it.
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GPS lock is insanely fast on this device. Samsung did a great job on this Peabody.
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Peabody - I can't believe you said that. I wonder how many will get the reference?
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bahkata said:
barometer can only make a difference in the altitude readings ( how high you are ) Broadcom states that the Note can use data from twice as many satellites than, let's say, GS2. And as winnie the pooh said: The more - the mucher
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Altitude has always been an issue with GPS. Garmin came out with an aviation 3600 that sold well, but the standard GPS measuring tools are better on the horizontal plane, rather than the vertical, it will be interesting to see how this has advanced.

bahkata said:
You know how sometimes when ur bored u simply open a browser and start searching for more reasons to fall in love with ur new gadget?
Let's see if that helps
-> http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s624273
No idea why this wasn't. . well more advertised but indeed I get the fastest (and most stable) GPS fixes i ever had.
Just sharing the joy. .
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BCM47511 chipset? I was hoping the Note would have the SirfstarIV chipset...
But seems to be everybody is happy with the Note's Gps performance anyway so....it's all good..
Gonna get my Note in January....it's about time to make new gps videos...
The ones on my sign is from my sgs's eclair times

I can confirm the incredible quick fix of the Note'GPS: the best one I ever had .
Even the sensitivity is great. I just tried now to fix with the phone inside the apartment. It took 8 seconds for a cold fix while other phones or gps system were not even able to get a fix (including my previous GS II) .
In the car it takes +/- 5 seconds for a cold fix. In the past I could start driving for sometime while waiting for the gps fix in other phones or GPS system.
I'm fully satisfied with the note gps.

Motion on ATT version not working?

it just mine but motion isn't working. i'm ready to exchange if thats the case. my guinea pig phone*

Just double checking that you actually have it turned on??
I have the International version, but they should be the same. Green check mark in box to turn on. Green sliders on options means on. Gray off. Pretty self explanatory. Again, just double checking.
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ofc they are all turned on- that's why i'm posting this thread. anyways i'm waiting on someone who has the att version to try it out

Nice first defective ATT S3 worst part is theres no where u can take it in to get it exchanged for at least a few days =/

I have the AT&T version as of about 5 hours ago and although I have not tested all the motion controls, the ones I have all work. Tap top, moving icons on homescreens, tilt to unlock, tilt to zoom are all ones I know are working for sure. I will let you know if I find any that are not.
edit: I just tested pan images and it works too.

Try restarting? See if that might work.
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i did restart several. pan does work strangely (holding icon to place on a home screen), but screen capture, tapping top, and prolly a bunch of others i didn't try dont work. no problem i'll just play with this till they get new ones. 30 days is fine

Did you try recalibrating it? That's a really important and potentially easy fix. Sorry if you said you did; I'm tired and didn't read carefully.

yes turning on motion, calibrating, etc were all the things i first did before posting this thread. i just want to mainly see if mine is defective or if its a universal thing

How about a factory reset? I think it's always a good idea to factory reset out of the box before getting the phone setup for daily use.
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My S3 seems to be doing ok, I calibrated it on a perfectly level surface, and has been fine since.

kyan~ said:
it just mine but motion isn't working. i'm ready to exchange if thats the case. my guinea pig phone*
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all motion feature is not working??

Try palm screen capture, won't work (motion is on).
Back to Power+Home work just fine

You actually have to touch the screen with the side of you hand and sweep it across. You can't just sweep it without touching.
Sent from my GT-I9300 Galaxy S3.

Baldilocks said:
You actually have to touch the screen with the side of you hand and sweep it across. You can't just sweep it without touching.
Sent from my GT-I9300 Galaxy S3.
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Got it :good:
I thought it's malfunction or something

pakxelaos said:
Got it :good:
I thought it's malfunction or something
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Yeah. They don't make it very clear.
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kyan~ said:
it just mine but motion isn't working. i'm ready to exchange if thats the case. my guinea pig phone*
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arent you the guy who ordered on the 20th or something and got it the next day? if so...guess all that bragging came back to bite you in the ass!

Mine works, although tapping the top is skitchy... i have to tap it quite hard for it to recognize. white att gs3

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arent you the guy who ordered on the 20th or something and got it the next day? if so...guess all that bragging came back to bite you in the ass!
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lol? u some stalker? well screen capture does work i needed to touch the screen

Pink and purpul lines in back cam note 4 910c . Help

Hello brothers i have been using note 4 910c for some time now but recently i m facing this issue with back camera. U can see in pic attachted. The line appear in only dark environment in night or in doors not in day.or well lit area. they also appear in pics.
Things i have done so for to fix it.
Reset to factory settings serval time.
Changed from stock rom to custom glamor s6 rom. With stock kernel.
Use third party camera apps.
Cleared cache serval times.
Nothing helps. Till now so i posted here.
One thing more this is my third note 4 910c
The first one had no issue i sold and
Got a brand new one and when i opened the box it had this issue pink and purple lines so. I return it and they gave me a brand new one. Its been 4 months now and recently. The same issue appears in this one.
I cant replace it. Coz its not coverd in warranty. Anymore it in international warranty.
Things i think r related to my issue camera firmware or kernel.
Also i have never droped my fone. Fone has no physical damage of any kind.
Any kind of help would be much appreciated.
Anyone who is facing same issue plz post here.
Regards mohammad haris khan
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Adding two more pics so u could understand the issue the obejct is same but one with flash and one without flash.
This a screen shot of camera ui
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Guy any help would be much appreciate
. Help me out thanks
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brothers a little help. will be much appreciated

Hello guys any useful tips
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any help guys i tired no solution any where so far.

Hi there
I'm having the same issue. however its less apparent, most likely a hardware failure.
warranty is void in my case i chose to live with it

RaininHanoi said:
Hi there
I'm having the same issue. however its less apparent, most likely a hardware failure.
warranty is void in my case i chose to live with it
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so their isnt any fix for it yet.

I think camera is faulty now
Maybe you need to change it
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Water damage to the camera
A bit of a late post, but I had this exact same issue on my note 4 right after it got water damaged. I bought an armband sports pouch for my phone so the water damage incurred was from my own sweat due to my Jogging. I put the phone in rice for three days and it went back to normal with no more camera issues. I guess what I'm trying to say here is that maybe the link to that issue is water damage and maybe all you need to do is leave it open, battery out, stick it in rice and let it dry for a couple of days. I never though that sweat can water damage a phone so even if you know that you haven't splashed it in water at some point. There could be small unnoticed factors that may cause it. Cooking while the phone is next to you can cause water damage because of the steam from the pots. Taking a shower while the phone is with you in the bathroom is also not good. Think back. Try drying it up. Hope this helps