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May just be me but I've noticed with the update to 4.5, when using navigation, it causes the entire phone to lock up. Have downgraded to the previous version, no issues. Any thoughts?
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Everytime I've ever had issues I've used Rom Manager and the Fix Permissions option.
Of course you need to be rooted to perform.
thanks for the tip, I am rooted, will give it a shot.
I had lock ups every time I had gps enabled with 4.4, 4.0 and 4.5. I've downgraded and then gone back to the most recent, and they all mess their shorts more often than not. 4.5 even locks up sometime when GPS isn't on. I was on the phone with those geniuses at T-mo tech support a few hours ago because I'm tired of lock ups, and lagging so bad system wide that I'm missing calls. They had nothing for me except sending me my third phone in 6 weeks. I'm tired of this garbage; I purchased my phone with the even more plus plan, which is fine, as I've lived outside the country long enough and purchased enough phones at the real world non subsidized price that I'm totally cool with spending 5 bills on good tech. But I do have a problem with spending that much and having to carry my 2 year old Blackberry Bold so I can make a damn call or you know, get some directions without the phone puking. And I feel some kind of way about basically voiding my warranty to flash a rom on there to get the phone to work as it should from the bloody manufaturer (no irony there, yeah?)
I just hope that this GPS fix and froyo come down the pike soon, because I don't have much more before I pay this phone off, toss it and t-mo in the street, and then try not to vomit when I join my wife on ATT and get an iphone. Most of the time when we go someplace I'm having to use her phone because mine is busy either locking up or deciding whether I can make a call or not. I'm not a big apple fan, but at least you can make a phone call or use maps without any undue drama. I'm sorry for the rant, but this is ridiculous.
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May just be me but I've noticed with the update to 4.5, when using navigation, it causes the entire phone to lock up. Have downgraded to the previous version, no issues. Any thoughts?
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First post, long time lurker.
Right off the bat I would like to thank all of you out there in the community who have and are contributing their time and energies, again thank you!
I'm not worried about coming off as a noob (because I am) but I've been experiencing a laundry list of issues since I purchased the phone (T-mobile in the states) and the consensus was that most likely updates would resolve them overtime.
I finally got the latest OTA from t-mobile 2 days ago and my GPS is still messed up! It worked better with the GPS fix I had found on here, has anyone else noticed this? 0 satellite fixes! and also I've been getting this annoying clicking & stuttering sounds during any audio (streaming, playing mp3s). I had read that it was a program running in the background that was most likely culprit. Has anyone tracked this one down as of yet? Last but not least, battery life! After getting the OTA I decided to see if it would make a difference and it seems just the same if not worse! I let it power it self down and then charged it 100% and over the course of no phone calls and 3 txt msgs (No GPS/Wifi, no 3g, just edge) in less than 24 hours it had died. At first I thought the battery life was due to me constantly playing with it but I have since given up using the phone if I know I'm going to be away from my charger for more than 3 hours,this is starting to get to me!
So to boil it down, should I wait for froyo or should I try and get a replacement?
Any solutions or advice will be greatly appreciated, thank you!
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First post, long time lurker.
Right off the bat I would like to thank all of you out there in the community who have and are contributing their time and energies, again thank you!
I'm not worried about coming off as a noob (because I am) but I've been experiencing a laundry list of issues since I purchased the phone (T-mobile in the states) and the consensus was that most likely updates would resolve them overtime.
I finally got the latest OTA from t-mobile 2 days ago and my GPS is still messed up! It worked better with the GPS fix I had found on here, has anyone else noticed this? 0 satellite fixes! and also I've been getting this annoying clicking & stuttering sounds during any audio (streaming, playing mp3s). I had read that it was a program running in the background that was most likely culprit. Has anyone tracked this one down as of yet? Last but not least, battery life! After getting the OTA I decided to see if it would make a difference and it seems just the same if not worse! I let it power it self down and then charged it 100% and over the course of no phone calls and 3 txt msgs (No GPS/Wifi, no 3g, just edge) in less than 24 hours it had died. At first I thought the battery life was due to me constantly playing with it but I have since given up using the phone if I know I'm going to be away from my charger for more than 3 hours,this is starting to get to me!
So to boil it down, should I wait for froyo or should I try and get a replacement?
Any solutions or advice will be greatly appreciated, thank you!
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Before we suggest anything, why dont you check your system status to see what is using your phones battery life. might be that is a good start.
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Before we suggest anything, why dont you check your system status to see what is using your phones battery life. might be that is a good start.
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Doh, good suggestion! I will do this today and find out. Thank you!
I too have noticed that the gps is still not working. My location locks and after after minutes of navigating, the gps signal drops and I have to constantly exit and renter navigation every time it says "SEARCHING FOR GPS"
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I too have noticed that the gps is still not working. My location locks and after after minutes of navigating, the gps signal drops and I have to constantly exit and renter navigation every time it says "SEARCHING FOR GPS"
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First thing I did after OTA was try the GPS, it put me in the middle of a auxiliary football field by my house
justjaydawg said:
First thing I did after OTA was try the GPS, it put me in the middle of a auxiliary football field by my house
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Wow I know exactly what you mean but If you find a solution to this gps thing let me know
Somewhat of a solution, do the GPS fix along with the J16 update. IE use the 'supl.google' server and 'msbased'
With these two "fixes", I get a lock inside the house and even not being near a window, it can place me either in my bedroom or the living room
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Somewhat of a solution, do the GPS fix along with the J16 update. IE use the 'supl.google' server and 'msbased'
With these two "fixes", I get a lock inside the house and even not being near a window, it can place me either in my bedroom or the living room
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I tried *#*#1472365#*#* to get into the sat menu but it doesn't work now after I've updated.
Get SGS Tools from the Market - it keeps the codes current.
-bZj
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Get SGS Tools from the Market - it keeps the codes current.
-bZj
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Alright thank you very much, that did the trick. GPS issue is now once again resolved. But the main one for me right now is these clicking/stuttering sounds when I play/stream music, any ideas on that one?
Hi all
Theres alot of talk about GPS problems with this device.
Im a Navigational Officer with a marine survey company and GPS troubleshooting is in my day to day line of work.
The biggest problem i have with new units is well theyre built in Asia and then these units get shipped over to the USA and Europe. So when they first get turned on they are expecting a satalitte geometry for Asia.
These means it can take a long long time for devices to get a lock. Once it gets it though future times you use the device should be nice and quick an easy. Now the equimpment im using is completely different to the Tranformer Prime but the stuff i use is worth millions of millions of dollars. So its safe to say if it can take up to several hours for a first time lock to occure with a million dollar piece of gps equipment how long will it take for a tablet? Most of the time i have to reprogram the card and tell it its at a certain lat long this reduces first time start up to maybe 40-50 minutes before it gets a good strong signal. So bare that in mind when your saying GPS isnt working with the device have you really tested it?
Now i dont have my Transformer Prime yet ( preordered through amazon uk) and when i do there will be a extensive test done on wifi and GPS and some tweaking to improve them best i can. But here are some suggestions you might consider.
1. WIFI - yes turn your wifi . Yes i know this sounds stupid but it helps the tablet find itself that first time it tells it ohh im in this country and i need to look for this. Do this several times then turn your Wifi off and try GPS on its own.
2. Leave it alone - I know its hard to do but just turn your GPS on and then just leave it dont move it touch it play with it. Just let it find itself and the satalittes. After finding itself a few times it will become quicker.
3. Wait for Update - Im in not doubt that a good firmware update will fix this problem in the future even with masking from the aluminium shell of the transformer its still going to be able to get a GPS lock even if its just a handfull of sats and technially you only need 4. With a new firmware it will allow the device to find itself a little better. I do it in work all the time reprogram for different regions.
I hope this helps anyone. But the end of the day GPS isnt instant guys. Tom Tom and Garmin have made it look easy the end of the day but thats with the programing of the units in advanced that allows for fast geometry fixes. Just be patient.
fishbowl_00 said:
Hi all
Theres alot of talk about GPS problems with this device.
Im a Navigational Officer with a marine survey company and GPS troubleshooting is in my day to day line of work.
The biggest problem i have with new units is well theyre built in Asia and then these units get shipped over to the USA and Europe. So when they first get turned on they are expecting a satalitte geometry for Asia.
These means it can take a long long time for devices to get a lock. Once it gets it though future times you use the device should be nice and quick an easy. Now the equimpment im using is completely different to the Tranformer Prime but the stuff i use is worth millions of millions of dollars. So its safe to say if it can take up to several hours for a first time lock to occure with a million dollar piece of gps equipment how long will it take for a tablet? Most of the time i have to reprogram the card and tell it its at a certain lat long this reduces first time start up to maybe 40-50 minutes before it gets a good strong signal. So bare that in mind when your saying GPS isnt working with the device have you really tested it?
Now i dont have my Transformer Prime yet ( preordered through amazon uk) and when i do there will be a extensive test done on wifi and GPS and some tweaking to improve them best i can. But here are some suggestions you might consider.
1. WIFI - yes turn your wifi . Yes i know this sounds stupid but it helps the tablet find itself that first time it tells it ohh im in this country and i need to look for this. Do this several times then turn your Wifi off and try GPS on its own.
2. Leave it alone - I know its hard to do but just turn your GPS on and then just leave it dont move it touch it play with it. Just let it find itself and the satalittes. After finding itself a few times it will become quicker.
3. Wait for Update - Im in not doubt that a good firmware update will fix this problem in the future even with masking from the aluminium shell of the transformer its still going to be able to get a GPS lock even if its just a handfull of sats and technially you only need 4. With a new firmware it will allow the device to find itself a little better. I do it in work all the time reprogram for different regions.
I hope this helps anyone. But the end of the day GPS isnt instant guys. Tom Tom and Garmin have made it look easy the end of the day but thats with the programing of the units in advanced that allows for fast geometry fixes. Just be patient.
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great post. I know I haven't really really tested mines because I got impatient after a couple mins..lol plus never really took prime outside yet. thanks for the info. patience is a virtue.
tomorrow im going to cold boot from airplane mode, let it sit outside for like 30 minutes in navigation and see what happens
fishbowl_00 said:
Hi all
Theres alot of talk about GPS problems with this device.
Im a Navigational Officer with a marine survey company and GPS troubleshooting is in my day to day line of work.
The biggest problem i have with new units is well theyre built in Asia and then these units get shipped over to the USA and Europe. So when they first get turned on they are expecting a satalitte geometry for Asia.
These means it can take a long long time for devices to get a lock. Once it gets it though future times you use the device should be nice and quick an easy. Now the equimpment im using is completely different to the Tranformer Prime but the stuff i use is worth millions of millions of dollars. So its safe to say if it can take up to several hours for a first time lock to occure with a million dollar piece of gps equipment how long will it take for a tablet? Most of the time i have to reprogram the card and tell it its at a certain lat long this reduces first time start up to maybe 40-50 minutes before it gets a good strong signal. So bare that in mind when your saying GPS isnt working with the device have you really tested it?
Now i dont have my Transformer Prime yet ( preordered through amazon uk) and when i do there will be a extensive test done on wifi and GPS and some tweaking to improve them best i can. But here are some suggestions you might consider.
1. WIFI - yes turn your wifi . Yes i know this sounds stupid but it helps the tablet find itself that first time it tells it ohh im in this country and i need to look for this. Do this several times then turn your Wifi off and try GPS on its own.
2. Leave it alone - I know its hard to do but just turn your GPS on and then just leave it dont move it touch it play with it. Just let it find itself and the satalittes. After finding itself a few times it will become quicker.
3. Wait for Update - Im in not doubt that a good firmware update will fix this problem in the future even with masking from the aluminium shell of the transformer its still going to be able to get a GPS lock even if its just a handfull of sats and technially you only need 4. With a new firmware it will allow the device to find itself a little better. I do it in work all the time reprogram for different regions.
I hope this helps anyone. But the end of the day GPS isnt instant guys. Tom Tom and Garmin have made it look easy the end of the day but thats with the programing of the units in advanced that allows for fast geometry fixes. Just be patient.
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Nice summary. I think the amount everyone here has learned about the workings of GPS is college equivelent. But other tablets don't require any priming or special conditions to work. They just do. And that includes Asus' own TF1 and Slider.
Quite true other devices dont have the same problem you are right. But you have to remmber Asus have rushed this tablet out on the Market so to beat the competition. The firmware might not be as up to date as they may like and some nessicary tweaks may need to be in order. Im sure Asus main concern are other areas of the tablet like getting it to power up and run. GPS fixes are more secondary.
I could be wrong and there could be a defect with the tablets ( i hope there arnt any problems) but im hopeing with new updates sat tracking and lock will become much quicker.
While waiting for Prime, I upgraded my OG Droid to Samsung Galaxy Nexus. No GPS issues. And compared the TF Prime to my wife's Samsung 10.1 Tab. No GPS issues.
Couple that with Asus Rep from TF1, and I expected better. Disappointed in GPS perf.
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Quite true other devices dont have the same problem you are right. But you have to remmber Asus have rushed this tablet out on the Market so to beat the competition. The firmware might not be as up to date as they may like and some nessicary tweaks may need to be in order. Im sure Asus main concern are other areas of the tablet like getting it to power up and run. GPS fixes are more secondary.
I could be wrong and there could be a defect with the tablets ( i hope there arnt any problems) but im hopeing with new updates sat tracking and lock will become much quicker.
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People have tested it with an external Bluetooth receiver and it works well. If it was a general s/w issue I'd imagine it wouldn't. And remember, it's the OS that talks to the GPS chip not s/w that Asus had/has to develop on thier own. The chip itself is made by Broadcom and is similar to what's in the G-Tab and TF1 so there's nothing unique about the Prime compared to other HC devices (GPS wise).
as we speak my tablet was put into airplane mode i did a reboot now it is sitting in my window and running gps test looking for satellite not going to touch until 930 and see if we find anything
Fare enough put in my place hahaha. Well they are only suggestions with what ive observed with other GPS equipment. Truth be told im not familiar with Mobile and Tablet GPS, more of the high end gps surveys stuff. Thanks for the input
Good luck, It may or may not work but just thought id over some ideas for what ive observed in work
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Fare enough put in my place hahaha. Well they are only suggestions with what ive observed with other GPS equipment. Truth be told im not familiar with Mobile and Tablet GPS, more of the high end gps surveys stuff. Thanks for the input
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What you added was great - I didn't mean to seem negative. You're kind of coming in to the play in the fourth act. If you like GPS related stuff there's some really good info starting around page 33 on the big-ass GPS thread with the poll attached.
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Good luck, It may or may not work but just thought id over some ideas for what ive observed in work
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well we will see and i will post results for sure
fishbowl_00,
Great thinking, but once you get your prime you may have a different line of thought. I've been testing mine for days, using every conceivable configuration imaginable. I've been using GPS since it was released during the LORAN days and have never seen anything this weak!
Mine can usually get a fix outside with a good view of the sky. I even got it to lock on indoors a few times. The problem is it can't hold the lock. Sitting in the same position it will suddenly lose all eight or twelve satellites for no apparent reason and then slowly start searching and maybe finding them again after several minutes. The signals are always marginal. Driving around I can usually get a lock some of the time, if I hold the prime up to the window. Then for no reason it will show me driving out through the forest and then get lost! This is not a one time thing. It happens over and over again.
After several emails to Asus tech, I've been told everything to "it must have a Wi-Fi connection for GPS to work" to "meantime please try to use Google Maps app from the main menu by tapping APPS -> then MAPS icon, please check if your 'current location' is displaying correctly. If not I would suggest to have it exchanged with your place of purchase or you may proceed with a RMA service to have the issue corrected."
Now this morning, Asus has said "Please note that this product is not a professional GPS device and signal performance can be easily influenced by factors including, but not limited to: weather, buildings and your surrounding environment." Never mind that the other tablets and cheap receivers on the market aren't professional GPS devices either, but seem to operate without these problems.
The last straw was when then removed GPS from their specs online this morning on their website. Seems they think that if they pretend it isn't there no one can complain! After all *specifications are subject to change without notice.
Sorry if I sound a little bitter, but I've had it with Asus.
My test airplane mode on, reboot, open gps test, let sit for 30 minutes
Update 1: 10 minutes in we have a really cold prime from sitting in a window on a 20 degree night but we have zero satellites
Update 2: 20 minutes in the prime is now even colder and still zero satellites only 10 minutes left and we will see what happens
Update 3: tablet dropped to 61.7 degrees wow its freeezing but still no lock on gps my test is complete GPS = FAIL
thomslik said:
fishbowl_00,
Great thinking, but once you get your prime you may have a different line of thought. I've been testing mine for days, using every conceivable configuration imaginable. I've been using GPS since it was released during the LORAN days and have never seen anything this weak!
Mine can usually get a fix outside with a good view of the sky. I even got it to lock on indoors a few times. The problem is it can't hold the lock. Sitting in the same position it will suddenly lose all eight or twelve satellites for no apparent reason and then slowly start searching and maybe finding them again after several minutes. The signals are always marginal. Driving around I can usually get a lock some of the time, if I hold the prime up to the window. Then for no reason it will show me driving out through the forest and then get lost! This is not a one time thing. It happens over and over again.
After several emails to Asus tech, I've been told everything to "it must have a Wi-Fi connection for GPS to work" to "meantime please try to use Google Maps app from the main menu by tapping APPS -> then MAPS icon, please check if your 'current location' is displaying correctly. If not I would suggest to have it exchanged with your place of purchase or you may proceed with a RMA service to have the issue corrected."
Now this morning, Asus has said "Please note that this product is not a professional GPS device and signal performance can be easily influenced by factors including, but not limited to: weather, buildings and your surrounding environment." Never mind that the other tablets and cheap receivers on the market aren't professional GPS devices either, but seem to operate without these problems.
The last straw was when then removed GPS from their specs online this morning on their website. Seems they think that if they pretend it isn't there no one can complain! After all *specifications are subject to change without notice.
Sorry if I sound a little bitter, but I've had it with Asus.
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People do not turn on your Wifi to test your GPS its a decoy. When you do this of course it will work because Google maps uses Wifi location as well this would just patch it.
If you really want to test the OP theory of the Asia region that is easy, we need some one with ROOT to download a GPS neuter app from the market. When running you can uninstall the current config and download the GPS data.
I would have done this myself but I do not have root with the firmware I received.
Can someone confirm with ROOT?
tylermaciaszek said:
My test airplane mode on, reboot, open gps test, let sit for 30 minutes
Update 1: 10 minutes in we have a really cold prime from sitting in a window on a 20 degree night but we have zero satellites
Update 2: 20 minutes in the prime is now even colder and still zero satellites only 10 minutes left and we will see what happens
Update 3: tablet dropped to 61.7 degrees wow its freeezing but still no lock on gps my test is complete GPS = FAIL
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Is there somewhere outside it can get a clear view of the southerly sky? It should lock then because other's have gotten it to.
tylermaciaszek said:
My test airplane mode on, reboot, open gps test, let sit for 30 minutes
Update 1: 10 minutes in we have a really cold prime from sitting in a window on a 20 degree night but we have zero satellites
Update 2: 20 minutes in the prime is now even colder and still zero satellites only 10 minutes left and we will see what happens
Update 3: tablet dropped to 61.7 degrees wow its freeezing but still no lock on gps my test is complete GPS = FAIL
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i recommend that u use gps status with wifi turned on to find satellites for the first time. it worked for me. will take 10+ mins. once u get a lock, next time is easier. also try this outdoors in open area and not from window sil
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Maybe they installed the Eastern hemisphere GPS chip instead of the Western one.
smrsxn said:
i recommend that u use gps status with wifi turned on to find satellites for the first time. it worked for me. will take 10+ mins. once u get a lock, next time is easier. also try this outdoors in open area and not from window sil
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And as soon as your Prime changes location and/or can't access Wi-Fi it will lose lock and not be able to reacquire satellites. For people that only need GPS when they have access to Wi-Fi this really isn't that big an issue. Mapping and navigation while moving (without a wireless signal) is pretty much impossible.
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Is there somewhere outside it can get a clear view of the southerly sky? It should lock then because other's have gotten it to.
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will try tomorrow morning in the middle of my lawn for 30 minutes
I understand the GPS is a major problem for many Prime owners.
I have ICS on my tablet and it has detected, at most, 1 satellite, for about 5 seconds. This is with and without wifi, and in and out of the house. It has been overcast here so I haven't tested it under clear skies yes. I live in a rural area with no large buildings.
Is this what most people's experiences are or should I exchange the tablet?
Please read the forums a bit more, GPS issues have been already discussed.
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*Sigh*... Really? Read around, been discussed plenty of times
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*Sigh*... Really? Read around, been discussed plenty of times
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Read the post. I have spent the last 3 hours on this forum and a couple more else where trying to determine the breadth of the issue.
I am being very clear: My GPS, for all intents and purposes, does not work at all.
Is this the current state of the GPS post-ICS update for most Primes or is mine especially bad and worthy of an exchange? If the consensus is yes, most Prime's GPS are this bad, then I will return it. If people can generally get a few satellites most of the time then clearly mine is a particular breed of bad worthy of an exchange.
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Read the post. I have spent the last 3 hours on this forum and a couple more else where trying to determine the breadth of the issue.
I am being very clear: My GPS, for all intents and purposes, does not work at all.
Is this the current state of the GPS post-ICS update for most Primes or is mine especially bad and worthy of an exchange? If the consensus is yes, most Prime's GPS are this bad, then I will return it. If people can generally get a few satellites most of the time then clearly mine is a particular breed of bad worthy of an exchange.
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you spent three hours on this and still made this thread? haha
No that is NOT the case for everyone. Some work better than others. Mine works OK but not as good as my Galaxy 10.1 with is very fast. It takes a while to lock onto the satellites (10-30 seconds) but seems to work fine after that. It doesn't lock on well in a moving car but maybe the Galaxy doesn't either. Not the kind of tool that is easy to use while driving anyway and have not done much testing that way. I too am in a rural area and have tested it in heavy overcast.
i can sympathize, i too had some varrying results when i first started reading here.
Yes, that is normal. Some people can connect to GPS after a few seconds, my last prime couldnt hold a solid connection even with GPS fix installed, facing south, the whole nine yards. The best fix i had was three sattelites and within 300 meters. garbage. I returned that prime, maybe this new one is better, have yet to test it
I stood outside today with a friend, we received our Primes on the same day at the end of December, both came from BB.. He was able to lock on to multiple satellites within seconds without wifi.. I didn't even see any satellites, much less lock on, and using wifi didn't help.. What DID help was me rebooting. After I did that, but I saw 16 satellites and locked onto 8, but only with wifi.
My gps strength has fluctuated with OTAs.. I think. Hello I don't know anymore but I know I used to be able to sit in my chair 5 feet from a window an eventually get a lock with wifi on.. Now I can't..
Have you tried 11.1, have tried rebooting, did you ever lock on Before?
I am on 11.1 and have been able to lock onto 10 satellites in about a minute. It is weird how different it can be from prime to prime.
45 threads on GPS and another one? Where are the moderators?
Don't you understand that multiplying threads multiply places where you have to search when you want to have info I the subject? The more threads you have, the less informative they are, and that push people to open new ones?
Hello:
Yesterday, I spoke with Aaron at ASUS about my GPS problems. This is the new department that is devoted to GPS issues (maybe WIFI too). I was very pleased that he offered me a full refund (including accessories). It was the right thing for ASUS to do. That was great yesterday, but today I considered what it might be like to part ways with my ICS 4+1 tablet, and had second thoughts about the refund.
So I called them back again today and spoke with Aaron. I asked if there are in fact any units that have functioning GPS in them. He said "Yes, I have one in front of me right now". Aaron reassured me that if I did go through the RMA process again, the next tablet would be 100% tested prior to shipping. He said that everything would be sent to his attent 7ion in California and shipped overnight to me. I asked, "How can I be sure?" I didn't want to do RMA again unless I know the next one has working GPS.
Aaron offered to take screenshots of his working GPS and send them to me via email. From there, I could decide if I did want to RMA again. Great idea!
Are these results any good? How do they compare to other "working" TF201s or other devices in general?
Thanks.
If all you want to do is geo-location, that's fine. Notice in all those screen shots the speed indication is zero.
I get that kind of results outdoors with my prime, but as soon as I start moving, it drops lock. It can see birds, but it just can't lock while moving.
So, depending on what you want to do with the GPS, it's good or bad.
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I have screenshot, many posted around here, where I have better numbers than that... sitting still... like him... then I tried to drive
That's the type of reception I get with my Prime. Not a strong signal but it does lock onto a number of satellites. I don't think it would be strong enough to navigate with as the signals are pretty low but you might be able to.
Jeff
i have had two primes with working gps first one with c10kas sn, which i returned n exchanged due to stuck pixels after 2 weeks of usage.
second one is with c20kas sn also has working gps, but suffers from the reboot issue after the .14 update (waiting for the .15 update to be released which hopefully address the reboot issue).
but i can tell you that, dont expect to be able to use turn by turn gps navigation even when u get a prime with working gps.
your best bet would be to tether gps from your phone via blue tooth if gps navigation is what you are trying to do with the prime.
gd luck.
Interesting, so this is what ASUS defines as 'working.'
Hey guys, I need to take down these photos because there was a disclaimer in the email that said they shouldn't be posted. Oops . Sorry.
But it seems that locking 5-10 satellites at 20 or so signal strength is normal. And to not expect to be able to hold that lock if you move.
Thanks for posts.
I have had as many as 15 sat,s with locks on 10 of them accuracy to 24.2 feet in the house than the very next day I can maybe only get 2 sats and no locks. I think its very location and weather dependant.
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I have had as many as 15 sat,s with locks on 10 of them accuracy to 24.2 feet in the house than the very next day I can maybe only get 2 sats and no locks. I think its very location and weather dependant.
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No its called the alumnium back is such kryptonite to GPS signals thats its always on the edge of locking and not locking which is also the reason when it moves it cannot stay locked. Think of it like listening to a radio station in your car and your driving out of state and you start losing the station cutting in and out fading out etc....
alanhzl said:
i have had two primes with working gps first one with c10kas sn, which i returned n exchanged due to stuck pixels after 2 weeks of usage.
second one is with c20kas sn also has working gps, but suffers from the reboot issue after the .14 update (waiting for the .15 update to be released which hopefully address the reboot issue).
but i can tell you that, dont expect to be able to use turn by turn gps navigation even when u get a prime with working gps.
your best bet would be to tether gps from your phone via blue tooth if gps navigation is what you are trying to do with the prime.
gd luck.
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That doesn't work with all phones. Definitely doesn't work with Tmobile galaxy s2.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
GPS Test
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GPS will never be as good as on a phone with the Prime. Why do people still think sending it n will somehow fix it?
I want to add to the OP. Since last week, Aaron from ASUS took more screenshots for me, this time while he was driving to work. The TF201 he used had about 20-30 signal strength while driving about 30 MPH. Again, really impressed with this new hotline. I'm not a fanboy. This is my first tablet and android product. But it's really cool that Aaron actually knows me by name and responds very courteously to my concerns.
I am gonna test mine today for you guys. My new Prime, had many lol. Gets 12-15 Sats easy while in my house even on rainy days. With the wifi off. Gonna take it with me today for a ride and see how it does. I will take a picture too of course proving i am in the car driving.
For me the GPS does not matter. But testing is the fun part.