Hi,
I have a totally strange behavior with my GPS. I'm using CM 13 right now and tried it with the official CM 12.1 and the stock ROM, all with the same behavior. Which I figured out so far is that the GPS need around 5 Minutes to get a lock. The only solution I found so far is using GPS Locker from the play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.silentlexx.gpslock). With this app I'm able to get a lock within 10 seconds or faster. But I like my phone as clean as possible and so I want to fix the GPS without the need of an app. Hopefully someone of you could give me an advice how to fix that.
That are the solutions I tried already:
- Flash the stock ROM, wait until I get a GPS lock and flash a custom ROM
- Download several GPS Fix Apps to reset the agps data
- Modified the gps.conf file
- Open the device to check if the antenna cable is connected probably
Flash the stock ROM, wait until I get a GPS lock and flash a custom ROM
Does nothing as you have over written the system .
GPS is a kernel effect .
agps Patch from xda/derekgordon may be worth trying .
Thanks for your response. I got some time to give it a try but it didn't helped. It seems that Google maps doesn't work without an app that locks the GPS. Gps testing apps are working great only maps seems not able to find the right position by itself. Any other ideas someone?
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fyi when I was on KitKat my gps locked quick and worked great. Since going to lollipop, I cannot use my gps as it constantly drops. So frustrating so I have tried other apps to see if I could clear the data/reset but none have worked. I was going to flash back to KitKat today but I am going to try GPS Locker as you have provided and see.. if not going back to 4.3...
ok so long update. What a PITA... I got back on KitKat 4.4.4 and gps seemed like it was a go.. but then died on my 65 mile drive to work. bout half way.
i was getting 15 satellites found and 3-6 in use...
so I got tired of the annoying.. hey upgrade now so went back to Lollipop. I then googled last night and found this..
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNote3/comments/2xcvpi/fyi_easy_fix_for_note_3_gps_problem/
WOAH!!!! just opened me phone up and viola. Unplugged. I just walked outside and BAM!!!! 21 satellites in view and locked on 18!!!! WOAH and in 3 seconds...
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Hi guys,
I've installed Trigger 3.2 and flashed the S.GPS fix, im trying to use the GPS using the "NAVIGATION" app but it wont lock on signal... it keeps showing me this "сhecking navigation availability" message while the gps icon on tray keeps flashing...
i left it a coupe of times for half an hour but it still wont lock on signal...
the starnge thing is i tested it using "GPS TEST" app and the apps shows that the GPS DO work and it allready found 12 birds and is using like 8 right now...
what do you guys think could be the problem?...
I just tried it on trigger 3.3 beta. At first it did as your saying. I reflashed the s.zip fix, went to gps test after reboot got a good lock. Then ran navigation no problem.
When I was still stock gps test was the only way I could get mine to work. So its habit for me to use it to get a lock then go about maps/navigation.
Dunno might work might not.
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following this guide:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974702
do i need to Wipe Dalvik before or after flashing the S.gps zip fix?
DR-EVIL23 said:
following this guide:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974702
do i need to Wipe Dalvik before or after flashing the S.gps zip fix?
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The fix does it itself. No need to do it manually.
Same problem. Ether way the GPS on the Vibrant sucks monkey balls. Horrible compared to other android devices! And there is not a good fix for that! Tried about 20 Roms and GPS still sucks even tried 4 Vibrants devices. Sh*t out of luck! Nice screen but crappy GPS.
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I used to think that too. But i recently grap a captivate from my friend and i suppose they have the same GPS as we do. Very crappy for Froyo, but once i flash it with
Andromeda 3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005841
I was totally surprise with the GPS lock.. It takes forever to lock before i flash this rom. But after using this ROM.. guess what? within a few seconds i got the gps lock. I don't know what they do over there but it sure works.. I need to find out what are they fixes and see if they are able to work on my Vibrant or not.
Seriously GPS lock in a few seconds for Galaxy S device is just simply magic. Let me know if anyone know what they did on that rom that make it sooo much better.
THanks
Ok, i followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912777
and installed "Waze", with this app the gps finds birds and gets a lock in seconds with great accuracy!
but on the Navigation app it still wont find them...
Dear users ,
as i told , i have a big problem with the GPS it take LOOOOOONG time to fix
i did google the problem thy advice to tried *#*#1472365#*#* and *#*#3214789650#*#* but nothing happens when i type the numbers
is it software or hardware ! and what is the fix
The answer is all over the forums. But some more information about your device would be helpfull. Ill assume that you are running a stock ROM. Many people have had great success fixing the GPS by flashing to XXKG6 firmware. That worked for me. Give it a go.
sometimes i can get a lock in 30 seconds and sometimes it take 5 mins and that`s with a clear sky, and i have tried must of the gps test apps with downloaded assistance data.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
sometimes i can get a lock in 30 seconds and sometimes it take 5 mins and that`s with a clear sky, and i have tried must of the gps test apps with downloaded assistance data.
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What version firmware version are you running? Do you have a custom ROM installed? Rooted? I to had the exact same issue with my phone. I was running the stock Bell ROM from Canada. Firmware was MUGKG2 standard on Bell/Virgin Phone. I rooted my phone with CF roots available for KG2 and had used all the GPS data tools that I could find. Then I flashed my phone with Cognition ROM which is using XXKG6 and BOOM GPS working. I found all this on this very forum. I will search and and post it for those who cant find it.
Eahaih
My phone Information
1- Rooted.
2- I9100xxKF1
3- kernel : 2.6.35.7-1900jpkg2-cl342890
[email protected]#2
Please note that My phone support Arabic
Get the GPS Status app and the Faster Fix app. Reset the A-state.
Set the server to your region. I got amazing results just from that.
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Enable wireless networks to locate if you have data. Found me in less than 3 seconds. I suppose - that's what iphone does automatically.
not work at all !
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not work at all !
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In order to get the most help possible instead of saying not work, why don't you say what you tried to do, what happened when you tried, and then say it didn't work. That way you can get the most help as possible.
Update your firmware to a newer version.
I did install :
GPS Status app and the Faster Fix app.
point Faster Fix app to Asia.
restart the phone
open the "GPS Status" and open google maps !
still the locator blinking for more than 30 min !
Thank you
Try updating your firmware. As i stated I tried everything as well. It wasnt until I updated the firmware did I get consistant GPS connections.
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Mine locks within 5 secs without any firmware change, a Galaxy S II right out of the box. Maybe you're in a place without much satellites or you're indoors? Or maybe there's a malfunction with your network an A-GPS.
Hi I had the same problem - GPS could see plenty of satellites but would not get a "fix".
I then rebooted the phone and then within a few sec it could get a fix even indoor.
So try to reboot.
prinzhernan said:
Mine locks within 5 secs without any firmware change, a Galaxy S II right out of the box. Maybe you're in a place without much satellites or you're indoors? Or maybe there's a malfunction with your network an A-GPS.
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But you forgot to say what firmware version you're using. Stock is not a version label.
Hi, i have updated my Samsung Note with the German official ICS rom, i installed Navigon but the GPS seems doesen't work..
Anyone has a solution?
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Hi, i have updated my Samsung Note with the German official ICS rom, i installed Navigon but the GPS seems doesen't work..
Anyone has a solution?
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Yesterday, I got an update of the Navigon program; in the release-notes was a line, that this was an update for the Galaxy Nexus on ICS, but ONLY for v4.0.4...!
ICS on the Note, is v4.0.3...!
I can't test it yet, because my Note in stil on v2.3.6 (I update the official way, NOT via ODIN)...
Maybe you should inform Navigon about this problem!
I've updated last weekend to ICS and yesterday to the new Navigon version - everything works as expected.
I have the same problem.
After the update to ICS, my Sygic stop working. It could not detect the GPS signal anymore though the software is running.
I am on LPY stock. Sygic works fine. Testing the GPS can be done with GPS Test app.
Hi, i'm on the official ics german lpy and my navigon is working as it should. I installed the rom with mobile odin with wipe. All great here
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its not working for mine too.
Yeh mine seems to be pooched as well... anyone found any fixes yet?
Cheers
Dave
I used to use navigon for my note, since updated to ics i had to remove it and installed sygic. Did try the new version but didn't work either. At this moment i'm still with sygic and i advice you all to do the same. I think the problem is not with the note (all problems seem to be related to this phone, don't know why ??) but with the navigon program itself. I tried several gps apps and they all worked fine... need to see if they are ics compatible though !!!
becosemsaida
I am on Official UK ICS and i can get a GPS lock in my house with GPS Test, and it has steel reinforced walls, and i am on the ground floor.
John.
After getting ICS update on my Note, GPS has taken 10 minuits to fix first time. Now it is taking only 20 seconds to fix with any GPS related applications even inside building.
Mine wouldn't lock for a while either after an OTA update, left it on for a bit with navigation on then re booted. Ask good now.
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I'm on ICS XEN and GPS is fine. Both Mappy and Route 66 lock, even indoors...
Hi,
First time on these forums ... I also have the issue with ICS 4.0.3 (official) on my Samsung Galaxy Note and my GPS not working. I already spent several hours digging the internet for no solution.
I tried several applications to get a "faster fix" with no change.
The symptom with Google Map or GPS Test is the GPS notification raised for about 1 second, then off for a few seconds, then on again ...
GPS Test is able to download AGPS fix with no error.
I tried to get the system logs and I am a bit stunned with this message :
07-10 00:58:55.485 E/gpsd ( 6311): ASSERT: ASSERT(!"GL_STOP_HW_PANIC") failed in /tmp/11617007/proprietary/deliverables/android/gps_interface/../gpsd/common/GlGpsdInterface.cpp:774
I put more of the log as an attachment.
Any help would be greatly appreciated !
Hello you can install a GPS satellite software to try
I have flashed following ICS LPY,LPF, LQ2,LP8 and LPA
i never have GPS issue on Google map/Sygic
i have tha sema problem 2
do u find any solution ?
Try reflash your stock ROM. I never had this issue - now on stock LQ3 and everything OK.
Possible Fix
Hi guys,
I've been experiencing the same problem you are describing for about 2 months now since I flashed the official 4.0.4 ICS o my GT-7000.
About an hour ago I solved the GPS problem and this was how:
1-I was on a Wifi network
2-All GPS and other sensors were ON
3- Went into Maps for about a minute without a GPS fix.
4-While on Maps and the GPS icon flashing on the notificatio bar I rebooted (did this by only holding the power button and hit reboot).
5-When it rebooted and the "mounting SD" notification came up I went into Maps.
6-It got GPS fix right away.
Hope it helps because I was desperate cause nothing worked for me! And this solved it in 2 minutes!.
tyrcho said:
Hi,
First time on these forums ... I also have the issue with ICS 4.0.3 (official) on my Samsung Galaxy Note and my GPS not working. I already spent several hours digging the internet for no solution.
I tried several applications to get a "faster fix" with no change.
The symptom with Google Map or GPS Test is the GPS notification raised for about 1 second, then off for a few seconds, then on again ...
GPS Test is able to download AGPS fix with no error.
I tried to get the system logs and I am a bit stunned with this message :
07-10 00:58:55.485 E/gpsd ( 6311): ASSERT: ASSERT(!"GL_STOP_HW_PANIC") failed in /tmp/11617007/proprietary/deliverables/android/gps_interface/../gpsd/common/GlGpsdInterface.cpp:774
I put more of the log as an attachment.
Any help would be greatly appreciated !
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I have the exact same problem as you, the gps icon flashes in the status bar and then dissappears...and is back...and dissappears in intervals of about a second. I've flashed stock ROM, wiped a-GPS data, used fasterfix. And have no idea what's wrong, and only know it 'sort of' happened around the time I tried CM10, but, really can't pinpoint the exact moment, just don't know.
My GPS is totally useless now
Any ideas?
So I installed a few different stock Kitkat roms on my note 3 (Australian version). At some stage I realised that the gps wasnt working by not getting a singal. I've gone and done many fresh installs with odin of different stock roms and still can't get it to work.
I've used gps status and after fixing a-gps data it will sometimes show many satellites on the horizon but with a very weak signals. If it does finally get a signal after a reboot it won't work again.
I've manually replaced the gps config file and it doesn't help. Also when I use an AOSP rom the gps works perfectly, locks fast and accuracy good.
Any ideas/suggestions on how to get the gps working again will be appreciated!
Not sure to be honest but I have two Notes here with different antennas (our whatever it is that sits on top of the GPS chip), running different Roms but they both seem to get into a state where they suddenly lose the signal, from 10 Satellites or so down to none, then reset GPS and eventually get it going again......could take quite some time or require reboots.
I find that X-Note (non stock kernel!) is much better but did not completely eliminate the issue.
I've rooted one of the phones so I can't return that for warranty and knowing Samsung Australia they would do nothing to help me anyway.
I'm pretty sure that ALL Notes have the issue but it seems to be random and only triggered after some time off operation.....so if you're not running GPS all the time you may not notice.
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Lousy gps
matust said:
So I installed a few different stock Kitkat roms on my note 3 (Australian version). At some stage I realised that the gps wasnt working by not getting a singal. I've gone and done many fresh installs with odin of different stock roms and still can't get it to work.
I've used gps status and after fixing a-gps data it will sometimes show many satellites on the horizon but with a very weak signals. If it does finally get a signal after a reboot it won't work again.
I've manually replaced the gps config file and it doesn't help. Also when I use an AOSP rom the gps works perfectly, locks fast and accuracy good.
Any ideas/suggestions on how to get the gps working again will be appreciated!
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Someone has posted a gps fix zip. Which is supposed to work. I was afraid I might break something so didn't try it. I installed bob cat rom hoping that would fix it. but it didn't. Mine is international lte. So it isn't supposed to have the gps problem. Knox has tripped over so I am out of warranty. As the aosp rom works go back to that. Or just go from rom to rom till you have what you want which has gps working. I think x rom has working gps but not sure yet. Will know once installed. And i will find that gpsfix zip and install that.
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Someone has posted a gps fix zip. Which is supposed to work. I was afraid I might break something so didn't try it. I installed bob cat rom hoping that would fix it. but it didn't. Mine is international lte. So it isn't supposed to have the gps problem. Knox has tripped over so I am out of warranty. As the aosp rom works go back to that. Or just go from rom to rom till you have what you want which has gps working. I think x rom has working gps but not sure yet. Will know once installed. And i will find that gpsfix zip and install that.
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That GPS fix zip is for 4.3 ONLY and will create a boot loop on 4.4.2.
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That GPS fix zip is for 4.3 ONLY and will create a boot loop on 4.4.2.
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Thanks, wouldn't happen to have a list of n9005 4.4.2 roms with gps fix installed would you? I think thousands of people would happily void their warranty to get it. That is the only reason I installed another rom and voided mine.
But it didn't fix the gps neither do the gps status etcetera.
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Thanks, wouldn't happen to have a list of n9005 4.4.2 roms with gps fix installed would you? I think thousands of people would happily void their warranty to get it. That is the only reason I installed another rom and voided mine.
But it didn't fix the gps neither do the gps status etcetera.
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Sorry but I don't. I think ALL 4.4.2 have that bug, at least all the ones I looked at. I don't know whether this is an Australian thing but it's very strange.
When it gets 'confused' the map that usually shows the satellites in view (or that should be in view) has ALL of them in one spot at the top end of the circle. A clear AGPS data usually fixes this but it sure looks like a software bug. I assume Samsung will eventually fix this. It ONLY happens certain times of the day. yesterday it did not happen before 14:30 but when it did, it did so on both Note 3 I have access to.
my note 3 lte gps woes
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Sorry but I don't. I think ALL 4.4.2 have that bug, at least all the ones I looked at. I don't know whether this is an Australian thing but it's very strange.
When it gets 'confused' the map that usually shows the satellites in view (or that should be in view) has ALL of them in one spot at the top end of the circle. A clear AGPS data usually fixes this but it sure looks like a software bug. I assume Samsung will eventually fix this. It ONLY happens certain times of the day. yesterday it did not happen before 14:30 but when it did, it did so on both Note 3 I have access to.
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For me in australia with lte version it is a case of never getting enough satelites to get a fix and losing soon after. While my i9305 and my wife's n7100 both work fine all the time. So I cannot see it as just an at and t or verizon usa problem. My phone is with optus who updated the firmware as soon as I turned it on. But as I wrote no go so tried sweet, x, omega, bobcat stuck with bobcat 8 more success with gps on 8 than 9. Hopefully 10 will be more like 8. Perhaps 4.4.3 has a fix..
cheers
Curious, there seems to be a multitude of Australians with this issue..
You're going to have trouble aquiring a GPS lock these few days everywhere though. There has been a CME on 04/06/2014 (international dating) that hit Earth at 07/06/2014 and sparked a G2 geomagnetic storm. It plays havoc on all radiosignals, including GPS. It'll be bothersome for another week or two, most likely.
Gps experience with stock rom
Here is my experience in Without rooted complete stock ROM GPS Locking Time.:good:
Bought SM-N 9005 in December(U.A.E)- Jelly Bean- GPS Lock within 4 to 5 Seconds without any Help of Internet.
January Flashed Kitkat Poland (XEO) GPS Lock within 60 seconds without Internet, with Internet 30 to 40 Seconds,:crying:
April Flashed UK (BTU) GPS Lock timing same as Poland.:crying:
May Flashed U.A.E version again GPS LOCK WITHIN 4 to 5 Seconds without any Help of Internet.:good:
I am from U.A.E my question is GPS has anything to do with region? I mean GPS software is inside CSC or ROM or Kernel????
Try entering root folder and open up etc>gps.conf using text editor and change LPP_PROFILE to 3 instead of 0.
sama with me. i alteady try many rom include stock ne4 firmware. cannot lock the gps signal. felling sad.
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Hi.
I'm using the Samsung galaxy note 3 with magma nx note 8 rom. My phone cannot lock into a satellite despite detecting it. I tried reset gps, download new a gps state. The phone still can see the 20+ satellites but no fix is there. Tried outside and it is still the same. Any ideas how to fix this?
Ask in your roms thread .
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Wrong GPS.conf settings .
Wrong Modem/ Baseband
Loose cable connection
Hardware
At least one thousand identical questions posed use search .
GPS.conf settings fixed mine a bit a while back, but was still slow to lock on. At the time, my battery life sucked, I thought it was the ROM. Finally caved and bought a new battery as the other one was original, and not only did the ROM last for over a day of battery life, my GPS locking is almost instant now. FWIW
mystvearn said:
Hi.
I'm using the Samsung galaxy note 3 with magma nx note 8 rom. My phone cannot lock into a satellite despite detecting it. I tried reset gps, download new a gps state. The phone still can see the 20+ satellites but no fix is there. Tried outside and it is still the same. Any ideas how to fix this?
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Having the same problem using google maps. It must be from the rom..
Usual is user not rom.
Their are hundreds of GPS Fix posts .
Start by reading rom OP search rom thread.
Flash latest Nordic Countries modem (GPQB1) and bootloader with odin. Your gps will works really good with any rom.