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Ive had the GPS issues since July, it seemed like it was fixed on the OTA update from Tmobile in November, the past 2 weeks the GPS has been horrendous.
For those that had the issues, did rooting your phone and installing a custom ROM fix the problem? Ive read mixed opinions that its a hardware vs software issue. If its hardware, im SOOL.
Wrong forum to post this question in, and yes
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App yes alot better with jk6 & jk2. Mc13 is smooth along with axura final
cool rom. i like it.
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Ive had the GPS issues since July, it seemed like it was fixed on the OTA update from Tmobile in November, the past 2 weeks the GPS has been horrendous.
For those that had the issues, did rooting your phone and installing a custom ROM fix the problem? Ive read mixed opinions that its a hardware vs software issue. If its hardware, im SOOL.
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With jk6 gps is as bad as with any other rom. Locks ok in the clear sky if agps data are fine, doesn't lock at all indors (all my other gps do), cold start (or no agps data) takes forever to lock [simple check for those who claim theirs works fine: airplane mode + gps on]
So I'm asking to confirm whether this is a bug or a problem with my phones hardware. Any time I'm on WiFi for an extended period of time and then turn it off my mobile network won't connect. The only way to fix it is with a reboot and then it connects immediately. My wifes phone is completely stock and she doesn't have this issue. I'm rooted with s-off.
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So I'm asking to confirm whether this is a bug or a problem with my phones hardware. Any time I'm on WiFi for an extended period of time and then turn it off my mobile network won't connect. The only way to fix it is with a reboot and then it connects immediately. My wifes phone is completely stock and she doesn't have this issue. I'm rooted with s-off.
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i fought with that problem ever since i've had the phone, installed the update released yesterday and it's fixed.
http://community.sprint.com/baw/com...e/blog/2012/07/11/htc-4g-lte-software-updates
since your wife's phone is stock she probably has benefited from that, you'll have to un-root/return to stock to apply the update or wait until someone here concocts a way for you to apply this update, or at least the radio update that it contains.
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i fought with that problem ever since i've had the phone, installed the update released yesterday and it's fixed.
http://community.sprint.com/baw/com...e/blog/2012/07/11/htc-4g-lte-software-updates
since your wife's phone is stock she probably has benefited from that, you'll have to un-root/return to stock to apply the update or wait until someone here concocts a way for you to apply this update, or at least the radio update that it contains.
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I flashed the radios yesterday and still had the issue. Flashed a stock Rom this morning based on the new ota so we will see what happens. The weird thing is my wife didn't have the issue before the ota. Thanks for the reply.
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btbamzao said:
I flashed the radios yesterday and still had the issue. Flashed a stock Rom this morning based on the new ota so we will see what happens. The weird thing is my wife didn't have the issue before the ota. Thanks for the reply.
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yeah, it seems just from reading around that some did and some didn't. i almost wonder if it wasn't related to some glitch when applying the previous update. i know that when i first powered on my phone to activate it i briefly saw some message about failing to apply an update or something.
i think the radio update may have only been half of it; seems that some of HTC's performance and power management stuff may have been to blame as well.
i can tell you that it's been several hours over 24 since i did the update and haven't had to reboot the phone once to regain 3G. before i could shut down wifi at any random time through the day and mobile network would sit there churning on "turning on..." now i can turn it off and on at will and it connects pretty much instantly.
Just something the phone does not a bug and
Hit the thanks button
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Just something the phone does not a bug and
Hit the thanks button
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After flashing full firmware package my problem is fixed.
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Glad its working now, I'm rooted with Fresh 1.0 since it came out. Only update is PRL. I have always switched instantly to 3G coming off of WiFi. Never had that issue so must be something software related on your cell, I guess confirmed by your update.
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After many weeks of GPS not locking, or taking 5 plus minutes to lock on the recent leaked AT&T ICS ROM's I have found the problem. Not everybody has a problem, but many of you do.
No matter what I did, GPS simply wouldn't work. Flashing back to stock, re-flashing several ICS ROM's with complete wipes of the phone including EMMC and SD card did nothing. The last AT&T leak, as well as the official did nothing to fix the problem. As soon as I flashed back to sauROM or any gingerbread ROM, GPS would start working perfect, with 6 second lock, but back to ICS and GPS would quit again. Last week I finally found and fixed the problem. I flashed the radio from the gingerbread bread ROM on several ICS ROM's including the new official, and it's worked perfect for the last week. The UCLF5 leak and the New official AT&T ROM. I'm running Flapjaxxx ROM with no issues. GPS locks in under 10 seconds, LTE here in Tampa, FL signal strength is the same as is LTE giving me 21MB down and 12MB up, on this UCLA1 radio. Just because it's an older radio, doesn't mean performance is effected.
Flash with Odin (I'm using v1.85) Don't unzip/extract and place it in the phone space, NOT PDA
Make sure phone is in download mode and you have the samsung USB drivers installed.
Nice work, The quirky inconsistent ics- GPS behavior is consistent with your discovery. I've had Stellar gps on gingerbread, but i have yet to test the gps with my newly flashed cm9 rom. If i experience the degraded performance being reported, i will give your procedure a go. Thanks for taking the time to shareware your findings.
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Having had mostly good but sometimes quirky GPS since running Flapp ROM based off official ICS and having nothing better to do at 1am I gave this a try. I will say that on ICS I had either gotten a quick lock or it would take 15+ seconds to over 5 minutes for a lock and it varied with no pattern I could notice (reboots, charging status, time since last used, etc.). In another post I had noticed that my 'in use' satellites had decreased.
Initial results seem positive. Got more satellites 'in use' according to GPS test (compared to just prior to testing) and locks are back down to a couple seconds. Will be able to try it out again tomorrow after the phone has been on charge all night and I can drive with it. Maybe it's voodoo but If nothing else it doesn't seem to have worsened anything.
Urkk..
ATT
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Rogers :
GB stock modem fixed my gps problems
4. I717RUXLA2_phone_secure_Q1_ROGERS_REV_00_CL870799. tar.md5 (26.09 MB) PHONE FILE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657262
I flashed now mine shows no BB in the about phone. Is that normal?
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borijess said:
I flashed now mine shows no BB in the about phone. Is that normal?
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Yep, mine says same thing. I been using this modem for several days. No bugs on my end
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Looks like it fixed my GPS issues.
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Works!
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Looks like it fixed my GPS issues.
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Same here! I flashed the GB radio on top of Flapp's ICS official ROM and GPS locks like it did when I was on GB...awesome! This kind of reminds me of my Blackberry days, using different radios and even hybrid ones, lol.
I also claim this as fixing my problem. Thanks @ OP!!
Didn't work for me. I had to flash back to uclf6.
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Ok for two days using the Ops conf no change it still doesn't lock on under 16 minutes
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I have tried this on my last note and it did not make any difference. In the mean time at&t replaced my note and this new replacement seems to be working better so far. However, flashing this modem it takes a while to connect to lte network after reboot but once it connects it works fine.
i will report back tommorrow, need more time to test 2.3.6 UCLA1 modem.
after i flashed ucla1 radio, it locks really quick! then again, i always get fast locks after a reboot.
let see if it still fast locks tomorrow without the reboot.
Thanks a lot. I was having GPS issues where the connection time was taking at least 10mins or more and at that rate I'd reach my destination before I'd even get close to a solid lock. With this radio I am now getting 2 to 6 second GPS connections.
Works
I have been using this for a week... Even before the op posted. Locking satellites as it should when I was using ginger bread. No issue so far with xalls, text, or LTE. However, I found that during navigation with google nav, co pilot and waze. The tracking was drifted, lag behind. Not significant but you miss a turn if it freeze at the right moment. I kinda pissed that they screwed up one of the important function of the phone. Iused this daily so kinda frustrated. I meed to send complain to ATT and Samsung. Just wondered if ATT and Samsung are awared of thi issue.
I dot think its the modem I have tried it. I am on the official CM9 and GPS locks within seconds inside my house using the uclf6 modem.
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Thanks for the idea, lf5 working great for me.
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Just to verify the GB radio works great paired with Flapps ICS ROM (official), I tested it as I drove around the city today. I was getting instant locks and accuracy within 10'. I honestly get the GPS locks I did on GB! It really works on my device WITHOUT ANY ISSUES and as with all things, ymmv.
Hi there, guys!
As stated in the subject, about an hour ago, I got an update notice and successfully updated using OTA from 6.7.2-180_SPU-19-TA-11.2 to 6.7.2-180_SPU-19-TA-11.6.
Is there any changelog about what has been fixed with this version? I clicked on the release notes link and it said that with this update I will get Android 4.0.4. But my previous version was already 4.0.4.
Not a big deal - just curious to find out what has been improved (I think it is now a bit faster, but it may be just my idea, since phone's uptime before this update was about 20 days..)
It's just the update from 180.33 to 180.41. Some small changes, e.g. new kernel. And this is the final ICS update rollout.
Ok thanks for the info
I guess then I won't see any big advantages/disadvantages ...
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Same thing happened to me today, it appears that everyone in Greece will get this update today. But of course, I couldn't wait, so I got ICS two months ago.
So, I would be very grateful if someone could post anything related to the differences between these two ROMs, problems encountered or bugfixes in the new version. The old 672-180_SPU-19-TA-11.2 works very well here, except for that damn bug where media wont play on the speakers until you plug and remove headset. If the newer version doesn't fix that, is there any other solid reason to risk updating? I've backed up the root, just in case.
Just update and test, there are fastboot files for both versions available.
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Face unlock works, haven't seen much else yet. Will keep testing.
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got the same this morning
thought it was JB though...lol
I updated yesterday and it actually did solve my problem with audio not rauring correctly. However, it made worse the problem with headset detection, now I have to insert it several times and wiggle it a bit until phone detects it, but it's lesser of two evils.
I've used a few Jelly Bean ROMs since switching to Straight Talk last night on my unlocked Note. Everything works fine on Straight Talk except GPS. Just can't seem to get a signal no matter what I do.
Are there any non-stock ROM's (preferably JB) that GPS works 100%?
Thanks!
I have tried almost all the roms...And use gps daily...The worst I seen is its lock time connecting...but it eventually works..also a gps fix I seen somewhere.Plus a Gps app that helps fix connection gime to satellites
But the best fix is to change out you cong files to a better region...
And you can also save google maps for OFFLINE so you can use it????
Just save the files..and open it up when needed!
CM10 nightlies lock on pretty quickly and repeatedly. May want to give them a try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tatus2&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
The above app has a feature that will reset the aGPS data and download new data as well. Works extremely well when traveling overseas or in a new area.
Trying CM10 now (latest build)...gotta get this GPS working...other than this the Note and Straight Talk has been awesome!
Padawan v3 soon to be v4
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I have no problems with GPS, been using Dagr8's ROMs for a while, King Kang, currently using the AOKP JB B5.
I found this for saving offline maps..hope this helps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412755
Well I installed Cryagen Nightly CM10 (version released today) and still no GPS...tried King Kang and AOKP with the same results...even been outside fir a while with still nothing.
Download the app for the play store in my first post. It will give you an option to download a-GPS data. Once the note has that lock on is about 5 seconds.
Tried this and still doesn't work. I'll be calling Straight Talk tomorrow if no one has any more suggestions!
Thanks!
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Tried this and still doesn't work. I'll be calling Straight Talk tomorrow if no one has any more suggestions!
Thanks!
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why not connect to wifi so its faster at home or what not..Then just save the maps for offline use? ..for now anyways till you find a more stable connection..least it will help if you need to get somewhere..the maps you can save are huge...
I am on straight talk as well for about two weeks. I needed navigation and realized i couldn't get it to work. I have tried a few different thing as well. No dice. I would be interested in how your conversation goes with ST. Please give a update.
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TO Kinz1980:
Have you actually tried to go out and about with the GPS or are you just sitting inside trying to get it to work? Also, have you tried different ROM's and what not? Read below to see my (possible) fix and current experiences.
Well, while on the phone with Straight Talk to see what the issue COULD be I was standing outside with them on the phone and all of a sudden my GPS started working. Maybe I wasn't thorough enough in my own testing (actually walked out to the street today...previously I was just on my porch)?
I tested it a few times with closing the app, restarting it...locks on to my position damn quick and is very accurate...to a degree (see below). Also my phone died this morning so maybe the battery hitting 0 then recharging or something did it, I don't know for sure.
All I know is that its working (using CM10 nightly build) with Google Navigator for the most part. I will use it later today IRL when I've got to go to a friends house then update once I know its actually WORKING turn-by-turn.
I know when I was outside today it was a tad slow in updating my position (walked about 100ft up the street a few times and it was very slow to notice the change in location/direction or didn't change at all on some occasions) and a couple times the GPS signal would drop for a few seconds, etc. So like I said, I'm going to do more thorough testing here in a bit and update with my final results.
All I do know is that it is at least WORKING...may not be super good at this point, but I am getting a lock. Its a start!
I was driving when it was not working. When i am at home it uses wifi. i am using the blackstar Rom right now. I like cm roms but i like yo use the s-pen. I guess i could flash a different Rom and see if this makes a difference. I don't use gps on a daily basis but when i use it i need it to work. I will be watching this thread closely.
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GPS works fine on BLACKSTAR.
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Well after leaving my house GPS has ceased to function. Really starting to make me wonder what the actual issue here is. I'm guessing ROMs? Will just have to try a stock ROM later tonight. Weird how it works fine for some and not for others...like, what's the missing link here?
bigfau said:
GPS works fine on BLACKSTAR.
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Hey big is there a setting or something i don't know about? I love your Rom. But this gps is killing me. I am at a lose of what to do.
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I was having the same issue, and slowly realized that the jb gapps was the issue for me. If I used the July gapps for JB it would get a signal and work, but if I used an updated version of gapps, it would not work. Might try installing the July JB gapps and see what happens. It only took me four days to finally figure out what was wrong, becuase it was working before the update to a newer gapps.
This is after 20 min moving around inside and outside.
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I was having the same issue, and slowly realized that the jb gapps was the issue for me. If I used the July gapps for JB it would get a signal and work, but if I used an updated version of gapps, it would not work. Might try installing the July JB gapps and see what happens. It only took me four days to finally figure out what was wrong, becuase it was working before the update to a newer gapps.
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So do you just have to NOT update them gapps then? I understand what you are saying...but Google Maps isn't even part of the gapps package. So what is updating in the gapps that breaks functionality?