Ok, here's the deal. I haven't been able to get a GPS lock in months. I've tried everything.
Right now I'm running stock 198_6. Rooted, unrooted, doesn't matter.
I've done several resets, I've wiped through recovery, I've wiped my internal storage, tried several SBF's etc.
I've been working on this problem for months and I'm finally frustrated enough to ask for help. No amount of googleing or flashing has helped thus far. On my old galaxy S phone, there was a GPS restore program that worked beautifully. I'm hoping for either a comparable program for my MOPHO or a way to COMPLETELY return to stock. Every file, every directory, every partition. Flashing SBF's isn't working.
Any help or insight would be amazing. Thanks in advance
Download gps status from the market see if you get any locks. You've already did all the steps needed but aren't working.
Again though clear all data including on the SD or just switch out to a empty one. factory data reset then sbf and do not restore your data when you log back into gmail. It could be a app conflicting with the GPS you never know.
Try out the rocko rom he has a locked version now so try it out and see if that helps
I tried gps status and a couple others, it won't even see a satellite, much less get a lock. Trying the long road workaround for alien with 4g, see what happens. Thanks for the advice, I didn't think about a new sd. I'll give that a shot.
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I have a question to ask you do you have the GPS turned on in settings? If so have you ever dropped your phone? Because the only time I've had problems was when GPS wasn't Turned on. I'm sure that was the first thing you looked at but it can be overlooked
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Though I do appreciate your input, I can absolutely assure you after working on this issue for a long time, the gps is not turned off. Besides, it would just turn back in after a wipe.
I did drop my phone once as I got out of the car, but I keep it in an otter box commuter case and the fall from the seat of my tC didn't hurt it.
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Don't mean to be a pest, but how about a bump in hopes somebody with an answer will see
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How long are you waiting for a lock? I have seen some devices take quite a while (15 mins) to lock after being moved a long way from where the last fix was stored. I am thinking that the almanac or ephemeris data may be corrupt for some reason.
Did you try the agps assistance within GPS status?
Is your date and time set correctly?
Do your other sensors work correctly in the GPS status app? Gforce and rotation?
Do you have an absolutely clear view of the sky at a wide angle?
Is there anything transmitting withinin the 1227.6—1575.42MHz range nearby? It doesn't even need to be that close to that frequency range as a strong VHF (30-300 MHz) can overpower a GPS signal if the transmitting station is radiating enough Watts. Imagine the emi nightmare it is packing radios in the HF VHF shf and uhf spectrum on a boat mast. Along with GPS, RADAR, DirecTV and such.
I believe that you have one of the following:
1. EMI from a rogue emitter.
2. Corrupt almanac/ephemeris/date and time
3. Broken GPS hardware inside the device.
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Thanks for the info. It's not an issue with interference as I've tried it over 100 miles from home.
So, is there a way to fix the almanac info?
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F.Y.I., I just got GPS Test from the Market. I like the Globe View where it shows exactly where each one is!
Hmm as someone said before it can take time to get a lock and it can be a hardware problem too did you drop it recently or has it been exposed to any big amount of pressure?That can be a problem.
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Unfortunately it's sounding like you may have to bring it in and have it checked out by a phone tech. It definitely sounds like a hardware issue. If it's still under warranty then you're in luck.
In case you have the warranty just make sure to unroot and be on stock.Otherwise they won't accept it.
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Yeah, it's under warranty and I had it unrooted. The sprint store wanted to charge me $35. I laughed and left. I figure I'll port the number to my verizon phone and send it in to Moto. I considered looking for a GS2, but I'm not spending more money on wimax phones since sprint will be converting to LTE.
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Yeah, it's under warranty and I had it unrooted. The sprint store wanted to charge me $35. I laughed and left. I figure I'll port the number to my verizon phone and send it in to Moto. I considered looking for a GS2, but I'm not spending more money on wimax phones since sprint will be converting to LTE.
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Lol fkin thieves why the hell would they charhe you for a warranty repair.Tou have done the right thing by going out.I hope you can fix your phone soon.Good luck!
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So, after an hour and a half on the phone tech support finally decided that what I told them in the first 30 seconds was right. They're sending me a new phone. I have a feeling it's going to end up on craigslist.
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Ok, so this is my third replacement for the trackball issue and this one is even worse than the rest of them. I don't know if its even worth replacing again but that would be my question. Is like to get one that I can use for more than two weeks which is how long I've had this one and its going nuts selecting things randomly and switching home screens on its own. Forget when its charging, its totally impossible to use when its plugged in. Anyone have any advice on this or should I just talk to Verizon again. After three replacements is rather not but almost impossible to use at times.
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The magnets get messed up, its not the trackball. Avoid using the phone while plugged in to avoid the problem. I've had the same issue as well.
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Unfortunately, they laid out the circuit kinda stupidly in this phone for the charger. The USB port is right on the opposite side of the board that has the 4 electromagnetic sensors that sense when the trackball's magnetic fields change. I'd agree with the poster above me, it's definitely the magnetic field being interrupted by electromagnetic interference. I've been having the same issue as well. I think I just might try something drastic, like completely rebuild that circuit.
Same exact problem here... was considering replacing but I see that apparently this is a common issue.
Absolutely no way to fix? Is there a way to disable the track ball with root or something?
Yeah, I've been through 4 Eris' for the trackball issue. I finally talked Verizon into switching to MOTO Droid for free. It comes in Tuesday. I do like the Eris but have so many problems with it. Ive had this one for 2 weeks and had same issue it still looks brand new. Can't wait for new phone now. Thanks guys.
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I should also say its not a device upgrade or anything else. They're doing a warranty swap for free to a brand new device. I kept calling them for almost two weeks and finally when I called the Verizon dealer near me they said they would do it for free. They initially wanted me to pay 289.00 for the MOTO Droid swap. I think they got sick of me. Lol
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I lose my data connection constantly. Pages won't load unless I toggle mobile data at least 5x a day. My market app is also not loading often unless I go into settings and force it to close, then re-open. My camera also locks up a lot. Sometimes my home screen even holds that 3d aura after using the camera sometimes.
Anyone else run into these issues?
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I lose my data connection constantly. Pages won't load unless I toggle mobile data at least 5x a day. My market app is also not loading often unless I go into settings and force it to close, then re-open. My camera also locks up a lot. Sometimes my home screen even holds that 3d aura after using the camera sometimes.
Anyone else run into these issues?
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I seem the camera issue once but not the data problems you might need to reprogram the phone, or take it to the sprint store
If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d
It is pretty annoying to have to toggle mobile data damn near every time I use the web.
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I've noticed that with the power saving settings enabled (can't remember exactly what it's called) it takes a little bit to reconnect to data (like it automatically turns it off when not in use). It might be related to that if you have that on. But I don't have that problem. Only related problems I have are the camera freezing/locking up (but mostly on other camera apps rather than the stock - but still on stock here and there) and the delay in turning off the 3d screen mode.
You arent the only one having problems, I have posted something similar in the Android central forums. I've noticed the signal to be weaker than on the evo 4G and the 4G signal drops a lot more and I have to manually reconnect it.
I have tested this both at work and at home where I used to get a good signal.
I have tried everything except a factory reset, which I may try this weekend but even then according to others that have tried this, that's still only a temporary fix.
I have also done a prl and software update, turned the phone off then on again and finally took it into a sprint store. They ran their diagnostic programs and found no issues. The thing is, one of the sprint reps also owned a 3D and had the same issue. None of them could figure out what was wrong.
I have emailed HTC and bothered them on Twitter but the response I got was basically "sorry you are having problems, try a factory reset".
I am past my 30 day exchange and I'm not paying for a repair. I don't know what else to do.
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Dude ur not the only one my pages hang daily also phone rattles its ass of when typing and with a slight shake u can hear it inside the phone . Takin It to sprint today.
I've seen the camera freeze on my last 3D..this one I have now has not done it once! I'd swap it out if your having this problem. Go to another store to do a swap, hopefully their stock is from a different lot!
Hitraj47, that stuff should still be covered under the one year warranty.
I don't really have the time, or even want to deal with going into a sprint store. I know I'll hear the "factory reset" answer, and still have the same issue when I leave.
My og evo would hardly ever roam. My 3d roams a lot more.
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Mine roams all the time, and plays my default notification whenever it switches to insure that I pull it out of my pocket and look at it for no reason. I'm also having the wonderful issue that seems to be common over at androidforums.com, with the default music player constantly skipping when I have it plugged up with the 3.5mm to my car. No issues with the camera, yet. All in all I love the phone and I'm not going to move to any other device. Just want this silly stuff fixed. It's only the beginning with these things, everything will eventually get worked out.
I don't play my music through earphones but I do through the car. I thought the music skipping was because of google music beta. I have not experienced the skipping in Pandora or anything else.
It will only skip once though so I don't get annoyed.
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I don't play my music through earphones but I do through the car. I thought the music skipping was because of google music beta. I have not experienced the skipping in Pandora or anything else.
It will only skip once though so I don't get annoyed.
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Had the skipping problem all the time on the OG Evo..
Also I have the data problems also... And how is your 30 days up...earliest you could have gotten it was the 21st I thought...
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Had the skipping problem all the time on the OG Evo..
Also I have the data problems also... And how is your 30 days up...earliest you could have gotten it was the 21st I thought...
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I signed up for sprint because I switched from tmo to sprint for a $125 service credit. The promo ended 23rd which was a day before the 3D came out so I signed up before with an evo 4g and then used my 30 day swap to get the 3D (paid the difference, on contract price)
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no issues here but I think you guys need to need a soft reset once ina while.
Soft reset? As in reboot the phone? Already tried that
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The day after I traded my Evo 3D for a Photon I started having to powercycle the phone to be able to make or receive calls. Out of my 30 days. Stuck with phone. Dont want a refurb. Anybody heard of any resolutions to this? Further research has shown I am not the only one to have this problem.
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The day after I traded my Evo 3D for a Photon I started having to powercycle the phone to be able to make or receive calls. Out of my 30 days. Stuck with phone. Dont want a refurb. Anybody heard of any resolutions to this? Further research has shown I am not the only one to have this problem.
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Some of the phones have this issue, but very few, give Sprint a call, and see what they can do, but first, check and make sure your settings are all set and that you are all activated properly...
Did this only happen once, or more???
If once, don't sweat it, we all have a few glitches, am I right?
If not, stay posted, as I myself would like to hear the insite of other posters, as myself.
Happens everyday at least twice
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No sound or. Ant even make calls?
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This has happened to me 4 times so far for both incoming and receiving calls.
It will make the call but no sound.
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It will make the call but no sound.
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Same here. Only a couple of times, but I probably only make 10 calls a month.
Rumor has it if you remove the sim card it will fix the problem. It eas the first thing i did when i got mine.
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Could Be the Sim??..??
I had this problem when I first got the phone, and I had to reset at least once to twice a day to make Phone Calls, it would make and connect the call, but I could hear nothing and neither could the person I connected with.
While just trying an At&t sim in it, to see if it would work on their towers, I changed out the sim, and once i changed back to the sprint sim, I have not had this problem since, So while I can't say that's what fixed it, it can't hurt to try it.
May be stupid question but leaving the card out wont cause in any problems? ......think I just figured out the answer to that.
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May be stupid question but leaving the card out wont cause in any problems? ......think I just figured out the answer to that.
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Mine doesnt seem to have any ill effects.
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Thank you DSD I'll give it a try.
I have the "no audio on calls" issue and its very annoying I usually power cycle my phone twice a day because of this. There is supposed to be an update on the 22nd but who knows for sure. I'm gonna try and take the sim out and see if this makes a difference.
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megan23247 said:
I have the "no audio on calls" issue and its very annoying I usually power cycle my phone twice a day because of this. There is supposed to be an update on the 22nd but who knows for sure. I'm gonna try and take the sim out and see if this makes a difference.
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I've only had my MoPho for about a week now, but have had to power cycle my phone multiple times due to this same issue. Tried the sim card theory..it still did it today. Maybe it's something in the framework? About the update on the 22nd...isn't the same day that Sprint is pushing Gingerbread to the Epic?
Install cache cleaner from the market and set it to clear cache every hour.... It takes care of this silent call issue
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Which cache cleaner?
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Which cache cleaner?
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Can be any cache cleaner but i use app cache cleaner by infolife llc and never had the silent call issue since
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Some of the phones have this issue, but very few,
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Very few? Some Best Buys are reporting that EVERY Photon they have sold have come back with the no audio on calls issue. On EVERY board dealing with cell phones, Android, Sprint or Motorola there are long threads of users dealing with the no audio on calls issue and trying to find fixes. IMHO this is a serious issue with the phone and Motorola and Sprint have yet to issue a statement or give any time table for a MR.
Here are some of the suggested fixes, none of which have worked for me.
1. Install MR5 found in the developers section
2. Set the Network to Sprint Only.
3. Install APP Cache Cleaner.
4. Install Juice Defender.
5. Power Off Power On the phone every morning.
I bought my phone from sprint, but have never had this problem.
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Install cache cleaner from the market and set it to clear cache every hour.... It takes care of this silent call issue
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Thank you for this suggestion. I just downloaded the app cache cleaner and plan to give it a whirl for a couple days see if it sorts out the silent call issue. Just for the record, I bought my phone from Sprint (so it's not necessarily isolated to BB purchased phones)...got it for $18, so I can't complain too much.
I had my iPhone 4 stolen (right in front of my eyes) before I switched to GNote.
I was wondering if there is an app/mod to enable password entry before a phone could be shut down. I guess you can simply take out the battery, if you really wanted to shut down even with this app/mod.
If it is possible, I might consider superglue-ing the backplate to the phone. So, if my phone is stolen, I will hopefully have more time to track my phone and recover it.
Anyone?
Then how would you access your sim or SD card? I would highly suggest just keeping it in your pocket when you go out from now on.
And if you're held up at gunpoint just give it to him and chalk it up to the cost of staying alive.
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P.s. this is coming from a guy that's had a gun put to his head for $80 and a phone.
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Then how would you access your sim or SD card? I would highly suggest just keeping it in your pocket when you go out from now on.
And if you're held up at gunpoint just give it to him and chalk it up to the cost of staying alive.
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I was at McD's with my brother and my girlfriend. My brother was sitting across from me, and the phone was on the table inches away from me.
This teenager came up behind my brother, reached over him across the table to grab my phone and took off. We chased after him outside. He sprayed us with a bear spray (stronger than pepper spray), but I had glasses on, so I still caught him. But while we were struggling, he tossed the phone to another kid and I chased after him. By this time, I was too tired and they both got away.
I lost my phone, ruined a very nice coat and shoes because bear spray won't come out of it, and police lost my driver's license while taking my statement.
It was a very sh***y day, and if you don't have anything constructive to say in response to my question, don't reply. I know I won't be able to access the SIM card and SD card, but I rarely ever need to anyways, unless there is a major issue. I will deal with it then.
Jesus man thats terrible I am really sorry to hear about that. Ill keep my phone much closer to me now.
As for those kids you should have gave the one you caught something to remember. Something he will remember for the rest of his life.
I would have taken his left eye with my thumb.
Get a pistol for next time and he'll stop one way or the other. Preferably the other imo. One less wannabe thug making babies.
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^ yep.
Got my CCW last year havent looked back since.
Well, in any case, is this type of mod possible?
Or, maybe a fake shutdown mod? It looks like the phone is shutting down, but it is not?
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Well, in any case, is this type of mod possible?
Or, maybe a fake shutdown mod? It looks like the phone is shutting down, but it is not?
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I'm sure you could write an app to do it.
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There are apps where you can find GPS coordinates. Might help if someone steals your phone.
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There are apps where you can find GPS coordinates. Might help if someone steals your phone.
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You are missing my point. If someone powers off the phone or pulls the battery, GPS tracking stops.
I want to make it as hard as possible to power off the phone.
Try Visidon - it's a face unlocking app - i use it to lock my settings, play, email and other apps you want to face lock
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You are missing my point. If someone powers off the phone or pulls the battery, GPS tracking stops.
I want to make it as hard as possible to power off the phone.
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Perhaps I really just do have bad luck but thought I would share my experiences... I got the One through pre order and the device was solid except for a small gap at the bottom that I could live with. However, about 3 weeks in I was using my speakers to listen to some music using google play all access my device was burning hot when I picked it up from my bed (hot enough to a point in which I actually felt the burning sensation in my palm) I immediately ended all processes and did a restary just to be safe, when the device restarted I noticed there was no boot animation sound and soon realized that my speakers were inoperable and wouldnt generate a sound for anything. Then when I got my warranty replacement I noticed that my screen had a warm tint and flickered quite often and after about an hour of using it thw device shut off and wouldnt turn back on no matter what key combination I tried, and the led wouldnt turn on either. I visited a local at&t store that happened to be the store that the regional manager was visiting that day (the only piece of goodluck) where he just took the device (without box or anything at all just the phone) reversed my upgrade and let me pick any device of the same value for free.. (which I couldnt believe because even customer retention said I was out of luck and would have to try again with another refurb, btw I grabbed a gs4 which im ok with for now, might be back to the One once these issues are sorted out) sorry for the rant but this experience with at&t has definitely instilled some faith for me that at&t isnt always useless.
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this needed a WHOLE nother thread there is 3 or 4 threads about the "defects" on the phone ...
Ok so the point of this thread isss?
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Ok so the point of this thread isss?
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He's letting others know and maybe asking if its common. People who don't have the One yet, like me, want to know how detective the phone can be. I'm not gonna use my upgrade until later when all of this is fixed with the future batches. Thanks for the info OP!
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