Loving my S8 but I seem to be having an irritating issue with GPS.
I have the latest update but I can't get a solid lock when using any GPS application.
I've yet to try some suggestions like turning off WiFi. I've calibrated but alas I'm still having the issue.
I've tried clearing my cache partition but am not rooted or have a custom ROM.
Have you ever found a solution? I'm having the same issue. Just tried a factory reset (after clearing my partition, disabling power saving mode, etc..) still no luck.
Do you use a case? I was having the same issue with my S8 and it was fault of the case. Took it off my phone ane never seen the "lost GPS signal" again.
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Hi guys,
this is my first time using these forums and I wouldn't have done that if the problem was easily solvable. However, this is a major problem for me and I couldn't find a thread nor a solution to it, so I'll post it here.
I have the i9305 4G version of the S3. I have had it for about a month now, and it worked fine, up until now. The phone suddenly starts to restart itself (not reboot!) for about 10 seconds, then goes back to the dashboard.
The problem seems to be the WiFi. Right after I get the "Connected to ... network" message on the bottom of the screen, the phone vibrates immensely once, then everything freezes for a few seconds, then another 2-3 vibrations, before the Samsung logo comes up with the LED light on. After a few seconds again I'm back in the dashboard until I get the "Connected to ..." message, and so on the process repeats itself.
Turning off WiFi seems to solve the issue, but once I turn it on again the problem reoccurs.
Something else I've noticed is that if I have WiFi turned off and cellular data network (for instance 4G) turned on, the "4G", "H+" etc. logo does not appear, even though I'm connected to cellular data! Don't know if it can be related to my main problem.
I have tried everything I'm aware of. Unplugging the battery, factory reset and back up, hard reset, wipe cache pertition. After the factory reset I can use WiFi again, but only for a few hours until the problem reoccured. I THINK once my battery is fully charged the problem occurs.
Note: I haven't even touched stock ROM, kernel etc. Nothing is flashed. Phone is in the same condition as when it came out of the box. Android version: JB 4.1.1
I would be forever grateful if you could help me out here, I can't have a phone restarting itself and vibrating like crazy every 10-15 seconds.
(Sorry in advance if this was the wrong place for this thread.)
- Payam
UPDATE:
Seems like my issue isn't just related to Wifi. Cellular data network was actually related to my issue, as I first feared. If Wifi is turned off and cellular data turned on, the same thing happens. Seems like the issue occurs every time I try to use the internet either way.
Anyhow, if I let the phone reboot itself without turning on or off anything at all, it will reboot about 5 times until either Wifi or cellular doesn't work anymore even though the status bar tells me that it is turned on!
This seems to be a serious connectivity issue and for the first time I'm suspecting interference with the phone's wireless network hardware. If none of you are able to provider an answer, I guess I have no choice but to hand it in to get it repaired or replaced.
Still noone who has a solution to my problem?
Payam93 said:
Still noone who has a solution to my problem?
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My solution to your problem would be to just bring it to whoever you bought it from and demand a replacement. That isn't normal behaviour.
you can boot into recovery and do a factory reset and cache wipe
if wiping does not solve your problem, just return your phone.
I don't know if this is related, but, I had this issue once (the cause is not wifi though), and samsung fixed (or replaced) my phone.
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I'd wipe the phone and return it. This is not normal behaviour and should fall under warranty... Wiping might fix but this may happen again if there is an inherent problem with your handset....
So this morning my WiFi was working just as usual. But after that I went out so I turned it off and when I return home, my WiFi isnt working anymore. Its not that it wont work completely, but it keeps connect and disconnect. I just can't use it. After an hour I'm going out again so I turned off the WiFi. I was so annoyed by what happened so I decided to play with the WiFi toggle. Guess what, it wont turn on. When I tapped on the toggle it slides to the right remained greyed out, and stucks there. It will not turn on. I rebooted it many times, it worked for about a second then it stops working again. I tried to find out if it was software problem or what, I rebooted several times, disabled root, reflashed ROM, cleared cache, but it still wont work. I even factory reset it by clearing data and caches and reflashed my ROM but it still wont turn on.
Then just now I did a few Google and found out it may be hardware problem and many solved the issue by whacking it at the back. I tried it it worked for a second and the problem comes back again. Then I suddenly remembered that I heard some shaky sound from the upper part of the phone when I shake it. I noticed the sound long time ago but I didnt bother. And I did some sports this morning with my phone in my pocket so I think its the wifi antenna contacts.
Okay assuming it wasn't a hardware problem, is there anything I can try to be more sure that it's a software fault? I did factory reset from recovery. And is that shaky sound a hardware bug or it's normal?
Update: I can't turn on Bluetooth too so it's definitely a hardware problem since they share the same antenna. More over I saw this line in logcat thus making me more sure it's the antenna
06-27 23:10:14.776 E/wpa_supplicant(19055): Could not read interface wlan0 flags: No such device
Yes it's hardware.
I had tried many different ways, such as:1. Wipe cache. 2. Clear Bluetooth cache. 3. Reset Network. 4. Factory Reset. None of them work out. And I almost need the Bluetooth all the time for my headphone, smartwatch, speaker.
I am having the same issue with my S7 Edge from AT&T.... It was working just fine my bluetooth watch was synced to it up till all the sudden bluetooth refuses to turn on at all... I'm miffed as to why.. I"ve tried all the cache wiping factory resetting also.. no dice... I am super mad its broken...
Let me know if anything comes of this.
I was thinking maybe it was caused because I installed root access on it, but it was working fine for quite a while after rooting so I doubt thats the case.
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I am having the same issue with my S7 Edge from AT&T.... It was working just fine my bluetooth watch was synced to it up till all the sudden bluetooth refuses to turn on at all... I'm miffed as to why.. I"ve tried all the cache wiping factory resetting also.. no dice... I am super mad its broken...
Let me know if anything comes of this.
I was thinking maybe it was caused because I installed root access on it, but it was working fine for quite a while after rooting so I doubt thats the case.
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I bought a used S7 Edge with AT&T that has a bluetooth issue and I believe the OTA update was installed before I ended up with the phone. Can I back up to the previous update to see if that will fix the problem? Bluetooth will not turn on, slider moves, but doesn't lite up, and reverts back to off as soon as I leave that screen. I think that reverting to previous update might restore Bluetooth function.
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Right. This has rarely happened to me. But just did.
I tried taking a picture with the flash on but all of sudden the phone turns off and doesn't turn back on.
So I had to pop out the battery and reinsert it.
Happened twice.
But now it's working fine again after I cleared the cache and data of the camera app.
I was wondering if it's a software or hardware problem?
*Note: I did recently buy a new battery from a local shop.
Have you seen other apps' crashes? Especially when executing Setup Wizard?
It may be memory hw problem.
After this last weekend, I've noticed that Bluetooth no longer works. Specifically, it is off, and when I tap to turn it on from any menu, it grays out and never turns on. I've tried rebooting several times, turning airplane mode on and off, clearing the cache and data from the Bluetooth app and force stopping it, and even booting into safe mode where it still does the same thing. As of last week Bluetooth was working fine and I used it daily for audio streaming and syncing with my smartwatch.
This issue coincides with a software update a few days ago (G950U1UEU1AQH3). I wonder if it has anything to do with that.
I want to avoid a factory reset if at all possible.
my bluetooth works fine after upgrading to AQH3, probably a bad update, im afraid outside of a factory reset not sure how else you can fix it.
Got a fix - I went to "Reset" in Settings and reset all network information. It reset wifi as well, but right after I did that Bluetooth started working. No idea what happened, but at least I avoided a factory reset...