Hi All,
Indeed I've been struggling to fix my GPS which is one of the thing I can't travel without and I am too much dependent on it. I tried several below methods to make it work in anyways possible but its failing every time and I have almost given up. I have no idea what could be the problem which is not letting GPS triangulate my current position. Basically the problem is while I start the GPS (Maps) the phone is able to detect the location but while I start driving, it stucks saying (Searching for GPS) all the time! I really need some help here.
Tried all these following methods to fix this issue:
* Rooted phone with CF Auto Root believing that it might solve. And no luck here.
* Flashed E500H with custom firmware through Odin [And it didn't work]
* Installed GPS Status & Toolbox to re-calibrate the compass [That also didn't work. I tried with a cracked version too and still no luck]
Is there anything that I am missing out here? Please help if anything can be done here.
Thanks a lot in advance!!
- Ping
I had same problem in CM 13 Galaxy E5 Cutom Rom. I was not able to fix it.
But it works in my stock ROM
I finally got a solution
This post worked for me https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/fix-google-maps-crazy-mm-cm-13-oem-fix-t3384447.
Hope this helps
If you run Stock Rom. Then the GPS is already OK.
If you install CM12. Then also GPS works.
If you install CM13 which is the best ROM till date as far as I have seen, then GPS doesn't work well. For that Install an application from Fake GPS location. And go to Developer Options and Allow Mock Locations. Then Run the app and locate your position manually and enable the faking. So now you can run the apps which needs location. But problem is it doesn't change as you move. You have to change it manually. So your problem persists. But I think some of your problems will get solved by this.
If you install Lineage 14 which is developed recently, GPS works fine. Indeed I am running Lineage 14 though its not as fast and smooth as CM13, but I love it.
So , best solution for you is install Lineage 14 .
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Apologies for another GPS thread but i have tried all suggestions in popular threads using methods such as faster fix and GPS status's A-GPS tools and the method posted in "GPS CM7 fix".
Im currently running CM 7.02 (Stable) and radio 26.08.04.07_M3, which i was told had great overall performance including GPS. Ive tried using different ROM's and different radios but had no luck in finding a secure GPS lock. Recently i have been unable to even find even a single satellite using GPS test or GPS Status.
Before rooting and flashing new ROM's i used to get a fairly consistent GPS lock but even returning to the default HTC Sense ROM now does not return the GPS to working order. I also used to get a lock when i first flashed CM but since flashing various radios and ROM's ive been unable to get GPS working properly and I think this is partly to blame.
Ive done a fresh wipe and wiped dalvik cache but this has also not helped. Any suggestions or full methods on how to restore GPS would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
If you've tried every suggestion and tried the radio / Kernel recommended for your ROM by the ROM Creator then you may have to consider it being a hardware fault.
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Im hoping this isn't the case but perhaps you be may right. The only reason im hopeful of a software fix is that i have had sporadic cases of GPS working using different ROM's in the past and theres no sign of external or damage to the phone in any other way.
Would there be a way to test it if a hardware fault was the cause of the problems?
It won't be hardware issue I have the same problem, there is a file you can fladlsh that fixes it but I cannot find it
Im hoping thats the case, also does anyone have any experience with RIL's that work with CM7? im not sure if they may help with the problem as it does seem as if there could be a problem lying between the radio and the ROM.
Is this file you mentioned anything to do with RIL's or is it a GPS log file flash or something along those lines?
I'm sure it was a .lib file, from the android revolution or leedroid thread agggges ago ill have q.look if I can find it
ok thanks, im assuming this could work with CM7 aswell then?
Yeh its the only way I could get GPS working on cm7, now I can't find it I have no GPS lol so I need it aswell
Ha, well let me know if you manage to find it. Do you know why this happens on CM7 and why not many people seem to know about it?
I think its something to do with drivers, some.peoples chips are different and the normal drivers aren't fully implemented
think i found it, just about to give it a whirl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12208708&postcount=425
Ok then, so im guessing i just adb push the first file (gps.spade.so) and as im in Europe (UK) i flash the EU_GPS_HD.zip in recovery as a zip file?
yeh, just follow the instructions and it should work
Seems to have improved things, got 3 satellites in view but still no lock, il leave it to search for a while. Thanks
Try going into recovery and wiping cache and dalvik cache I got instant lock
Yep this seems to have worked, still abit inconsistent with the locks but i get about 5/6 satellites but not too accurate (60ft range). Can anyone recommend a Radio to work with CM 7.02 for GPS. Im on Orange UK if this alters things. Currently using 26.04.02.17_M2 but im sure there will be a more reliable one out there. Thanks.
I just installed ParanoidAndroid, latest build and latest gapps after a clean flash. I've only used stock up until now but figured I'd give it a shot (although I've done plenty of ROM installation, etc. on my last phone).
Everything works great except GPS; I can't get a fix at all. I tried getting assistance data with GPS Status, tried rebooting, no luck. It just keeps waiting for a fix. Any idea what's wrong?
Hi all, hoping to get some advice in regards to a brick wall I've hit.
So background, my Galaxy S4 (i9505 running 4.2.2) has had ongoing USB recognition issues and thus I haven't been able to upgrade to a custom rom for a while. After following a couple of very detailed and useful guides on here, without success I had decided that it was likely one of two things:
A hardware problem (I have a third party charging port installed after the OEM stopped working)
Or when I was playing around with settings I derped and uninstalled the MTP application or some related core service.
So I left it for a while but today I decided to do something about it and discovered Mobile Odin (4.20), bought it and clean flashed SlimKat 4.4.4 (http%www%slimroms%net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/1182-jflte). Took a while but the rom booted, really liked the look and I tried to install 3rd party apps and set up phone as usual but noticed that Google Play Store was missing. Manually installed V4.9 but it kept opening and closing so I uninstalled and the flashed the normal gapps and the AIO gapps through Mobile Odin (with and without clear cache), both processed OK but upon reboot none of apps ever installed.
So I decided to re-flash the SlimKat, I had to re download as I performed a factory restore in amongst things and had the original rom stored on internal. When I flashed inject root was checked as were all the other default options but upon reboot Mobile Odin is giving me "Could not detect device model" which after looking around basically means I lost root .
So my questions are: Without connecting via USB (because it's still not working) what are my options for flashing another rom or regaining root? Is there a way to get to stock 4.4.4 without USB?
Really appreciate any advice, currently the phone has network service and WiFi so in the mean time, without Google Play store it is just a significant inconvenience, but still operational.
Regards,
Marc
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I don't know how but my root has been restored while I was playing around clearing app cache's etc. So now I have SlimKat 4.4.4 but unfortunately still no Google services/Store etc. When I manually install it, it has this issue where it automatically opens and then closes, so still working on fixing that. Again appreciate any input.
Hello, I've been flashing ROMs for a while now and I can't think of a way to regain root from within the ROM itself. How did you get root on your device in the first place to install mobile odin?
I have never used a play store application for any type of flashing, was never sure if it would be reliable or not. That being said, have you installed a custom recovery into your phone whilst you were playing around with it? If you did then you can fix this without fixing your USB connection.
However if you still have stock recovery, you probably need a USB connection to regain root. If that is the case, what have you actually tried to fix the USB problem?
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Hello, I've been flashing ROMs for a while now and I can't think of a way to regain root from within the ROM itself. How did you get root on your device in the first place to install mobile odin?
I have never used a play store application for any type of flashing, was never sure if it would be reliable or not. That being said, have you installed a custom recovery into your phone whilst you were playing around with it? If you did then you can fix this without fixing your USB connection.
However if you still have stock recovery, you probably need a USB connection to regain root. If that is the case, what have you actually tried to fix the USB problem?
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Hey @lichking21st. Mobile Odin is allegedly just odin without the need for USB. I have tried to fix the USB to no avail
Actually just about to update my original post, I don't know how but my root has been restored while I was playing around clearing app cache's etc. So now I have SlimKat but unfortunately still no Google services/Store etc. When I manually install it, it has this issue where it automatically opens and then closes, so still working on fixing that. Again appreciate any input.
Problems solved!
Clean flashed stock rom then clean flashed back to SlimKat. Google play and root carried over.
USB still not working have to put it down to a hardware issue now. Oh well, so happy
@MOD you can close this. Thanks again for the help LichKing
grinchenator said:
Problems solved!
Clean flashed stock rom then clean flashed back to SlimKat. Google play and root carried over.
USB still not working have to put it down to a hardware issue now. Oh well, so happy
@MOD you can close this. Thanks again for the help LichKing
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Glad to see your problem is fixed, I would still advise you to get a custom recovery so you have some options if you really get stuck without root for next time. I recommend using TWRP but CWM works too.
I currently have the last temasek cm11 build on my phone. GPS works fine. No problem at all. If I switch ROMs and restore my data, GPS still works fine.
However, the GPS will NOT work AT ALL on *any* other ROM I try. Whether it's AOSP cm11 or cm12. Whether it's a samsung build. Whether it's a stock samsung build. GPS will NOT lock. I run GPS Status apps and it just sits trying to get a lock, forever. Nothing.
Flash back my current ROM. BOOM. GPS Works fine.
IF I flash another AOSP build and DON'T wipe data/cache/etc.. GPS will still work fine. It only breaks when I do a clean install.
So, wtf? What could possibly be on my /data that is keeping my GPS working, and some how not even touchwiz ROMs also contain? It's an 900T, and currently on AOSP, so the codes I see floating around don't work. Granted, I could flash a touchwiz ROM and try them again, but right now GPS is working as long as I'm on one ROM, I'm afraid to use the code and completely break GPS. It just doesn't seem to be something at that deep of a level as flashing back to my current ROM always fixes it. Which tells me it's some simple config that I need.
Anyone know what the heck could be causing the problem? My cm11 build is sooo dirty from xposed and massive tweaking that bluetooth and other things lock up daily, so I really want to run another ROM or at least do a clean install, but I can't lose my GPS. It's used daily.
I have asked in the specific threads, but I'm getting ignored.
I have tried the HTLE version, but my phone won't take that version. It shows error, that is not for my phone.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Tibor
tibimakai said:
I have asked in the specific threads, but I'm getting ignored.
I have tried the HTLE version, but my phone won't take that version. It shows error, that is not for my phone.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Tibor
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Just go to the regular Note 3 development section and grab the AryaMod Port S7Edge Port, and it works on the T-Mobile N900T as well. Most of the ROM's over there will work on this phone.
Or this https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development/rom-t3565746
tibimakai said:
I have asked in the specific threads, but I'm getting ignored.
I have tried the HTLE version, but my phone won't take that version. It shows error, that is not for my phone.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Tibor
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Why don't you ask/look in the T Mobile forum ???
I haven't found any that allow for proper GPS locking. You can get location, but the satellites won't stay locked. Aside from that, I haven't been unable to install any of the Nougat or Note7 ports on my T-Mobile phone. Some aren't 100% stable though, and that goes for almost any device.
It's fun to play with them, I guess, but so far the only safe daily driver is the stock ROM, if you want full stability, battery life, GPS, 100% functional. Personally I can't wonder if my alarm will go off, or if the battery will randomly drain, and shoddy GPS is an issue since I'm not currently using a standalone GPS device. I don't know about you, but the possibility of my phone crashing or rebooting during a call, while navigating, or while relying on the alarm is just not worth the eye candy that you can get just by rooting and installing aftermarket tweaks.
I've run two of the Cyanogenmod 14.1 based roms, maybe more, and they all had those issues. Same thing with the Phronesis ROMs. All are unreliable for every day use.
So, in short, I don't there is a best Nougat ROM, because I can't see using any of them aside from dual booting into them here and there, out of boredom, and to check if things have improved.
Thanks for that. I was afraid of this, that they are not reliable. I guess, I will just have to wait, for the Note8 then.
Guys, if your problem is that your phone is seeing satellites but never actually locks, there's a fix for that. Grab the gps.conf from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-devs-fix-gps-users-ntp-to-localhost-t3531891
Move that gps.conf to /system/etc/ through whichever means you prefer (recovery, root file manager, whatever), set it to 0644 permissions (rw-r--r--), reboot and you should never have trouble getting a GPS lock again (until you flash another rom, then just do it again). Long story short, there's a stupid bug with most ROMs out there that they're trying to sync to the GPS satellites using data from a server over the internet instead of the (very accurate) internal clock, and since there's a delay over the internet it can't sync and never locks. That gps.conf fixes that issue.
I have ended up, installing this update and it seems like it's working great, except when I reboot it, it's going in reboot loop. The only way I can boot it up, if I remove the battery for a while.
I did not try gps, yet.
I'm using RR rom 7.1.1. It works great
Do you have, US T-Mobile phone? If yes, than from where did you get that rom?