I have not see much complaining about the GPS, so I assume it's working fine for most. For me it really sucks, however. I am coming from the ThunderBolt (running CM and AOSP mostly), and GPS there was spot on in any weather. I use it mostly to track my speed when I jog and the TB did a good job.
With the same tracking app the DNA (full stock not rooted) is almost useless. The path it tracks zig zags so much due to errors that the speed estimates are way worse than what I can do in my head lol! It is also sensitive to weather, with particularly bad results when it's overcast.
Do you think it is hardware related or have people seen improvement in GPS on different roms or after flashing some GPS patch (that did help the TB). Thanks.
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I've never had an issue with gps, regardless of what rom I'm using.
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I've only had issues recently. I'm on stock
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I had the reverse experience, my thunderbolt was awful with GPS. It took forever and pretty inaccurate. Never had an issue with the DNA.
I would have to agree that the GPS is poor when used in running apps. I've been using Strava for a while and the comparison between my last phone (HTC Rezound) and the DNA is like night and day. The DNA bounces around quite a bit which alters the run length and split times. I run the same route each time, and the length can vary from 2.7 miles - 3.2 miles (2.8 is the actual length).
I looked back even further and there are some older recordings that are not as straight, so maybe it's the app?
For everything else the GPS is awesome. Navigation, Foursquare, and any other location based services work very quickly and accurately.
I have noticed that the GPS drops off right a way if the app losses focus. Example, switching between Google maps and sms, when I go back to maps it had to relocate GPS.
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So it sounds like the issue is with maintaining a consistent lock rather than getting a lock in the first place. Maybe it's a battery saving feature for the phone.
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I been using My Tracks and no GPS problems, it works great.
GPS has always been immediate, continuous, and spot-on for me.
Isn't there an app in the market that can test your GPS strength and signal?
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Isn't there an app in the market that can test your GPS strength and signal?
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GPS Status works great, been using it for a while...shows satellites and how many are locked on...accuracy distance and coordinates
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GPS Status works great, been using it for a while...shows satellites and how many are locked on...accuracy distance and coordinates
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Boom! Thought so... Thanks for reminding me.. Maybe OP should DL this and see what's up...
I have the GPS status app. It appears the GPS locks ok, but then somehow loses lock later. I tried using My Tracks app from Google. It locks fine, but then actually does not track my run! When I checked it in the middle of the run it had a message "waiting for stronger GPS signal." Interestingly, it would lock again while I was looking at it, but lose lock some time after I started running.
I even tried to keep the screen on with a wake lock app - - same story.
Weird. Happy most others are not having this issue.
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I've had the original Droid Incredible, the Rezound, the Incredible 4G and now the DNA and the DNA has by far the most accurate GPS of them all. Also by far the best battery life.
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How is the GPS in JI6. Is it perfect like in iphone and other devices or is it still jumping on the road.
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How is the GPS in JI6. Is it perfect like in iphone and other devices or is it still jumping on the road.
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Is this a question or a statement? I will try out the GPS today and see. I haven't tried it out since i flashed JI6.
The GPS is better but it is not 100%. Mine jumped off the road twice today and at least once the Map program stated that it'd lost GPS signal... My response to the loss of GPS signal was to reboot the phone...
Not perfect but then I'm okay with it... The apps are more stable than Bing was on my TouchPro 2...
My GPS has been working perfectly since updating. Just as good if not better than any other phone I have used.
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No problems here with GPS. It is as you say 100%.
GPS sucks still. I couldn't get a lock while driving. When I'm not moving it'll take about 20seconds or so. But if I can't get a lock while in a moving car its pretty useless for me
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the gps becomes better, but not perfect. sometimes it may take some time to access your location. i haven't tried it really outside.
Not as good as my old-and-gone G1, but at least it works now, which makes it better.
The GPS in my 3D is very weak. Even outside it does not lock well and the accuracy is poor. I tried using GPS Status app and re-initializing the data, which helped a little, but it is still poor. My EVO 4G locks almost immediaty under the same conditions. Any ideas?
I also have this issue, but it's not everywhere. The first week I got it, I was using the GPS in Detroit, and if the phone wasn't right by the windshield, GPS signal would be lost and it would have a tough time acquiring my location again until I put it up past the steering wheel, and even then, it had the little radius circle showing where I "approximately" was. I was really frustrated with that because it defeats the whole purpose of having GPS in a phone. My OG EVO never had this problem.
I tried it again around where I live in SW Michigan and it was perfectly fine in my lap. No radius, just a dead on lock. Not sure why it was having issues in Detroit.
I just tried it again. EVO 4G = immediate lock. 3D = no lock. It sees some sats, but after 1 min, no lock. WTF?
Same here I keep losing signal and searching forgps.. god its pissing me off .feels like I'm using an iPhone on ATT
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Same here I keep losing signal and searching forgps.. god its pissing me off .feels like I'm using an iPhone on ATT
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LOL
Time for us to buy iPads I guess.
And I got a xoon guess ipads and iphones.
It upsets me that they put out somany devices yet they can't seem to fix any problems .
Speaker vol sucks
Gps sucks
Music playback sucks
4G sucks
No unlock bootrom
Battery life gotten better
Screen is alright (no retna display)
The phone is a downgrade from my EVO if it wasn't for the battery life I would have returned it
My main reason behind an android device is Gps and tether . If none of them work properly I might as well buy a iPhone it has better app support
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And I got a xoon guess ipads and iphones.
It upsets me that they put out somany devices yet they can't seem to fix any problems .
Speaker vol sucks
Gps sucks
Music playback sucks
4G sucks
No unlock bootrom
Battery life gotten better
Screen is alright (no retna display)
The phone is a downgrade from my EVO if it wasn't for the battery life I would have returned it
My main reason behind an android device is Gps and tether . If none of them work properly I might as well buy a iPhone it has better app support
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GPS works fine for me.
What about music playback sucks? I haven't noticed any issues.
Bootloader will be unlocked and this isn't really something that needs fixed.
Do you know what resolution the screen would have to be to be >300 ppi? Problem is: HTC doesn't make a 1080x720 4.3" screen, in fact, no one does. Not yet at least. Take your pick: 4.3" or 300+ ppi
Not sure how its a downgrade.
If its so bad then why don't you get an iPhone? You can tether with a jailbroken iPhone and there are plenty of apps to provide turn by turn GPS navigation. Sounds like thats what you really want, so you should stop wasting your time with a phone that in your eyes is not good enough and go get one.
Bc I'm tired of feeding into apples gimmics . But HTC could spend a little more time working out issues with the device . Like I said the reason I'm keeoind the device is my EVO was best to death the battery lasts me the whole day and the processor is faster .. but if the iPhone was on sprint i would probably get it no way in hell I'm paying 100+ for my phone bill
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Oh and the GPS does suck !!!!!! It loses signal all the time
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For me it locked in under 10 seconds ( first time using GPS using GPS Status in my Car ) and accuracy was 5m. So its way faster than my N1 and way way way way faster than my Vibrant / Galaxy S
GPS on the 3vo is significantly worse than the 4G. The 3vo is slower to lock, significantly less accurate, and looses lock fairly often. It works better in Google Maps than other location apps, but is still relatively poor.
I brought the 3vo and 4G on a bike ride, and used Endomondo to track my ride. The 3vo was significantly less accurate than the 4G that was right next to it.
I hope they can fix the GPS issue (along with bluetooth connectivity, overheating, camera issues & radio issues I have experienced) in an update.
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The GPS in my 3D is very weak. Even outside it does not lock well and the accuracy is poor. I tried using GPS Status app and re-initializing the data, which helped a little, but it is still poor. My EVO 4G locks almost immediaty under the same conditions. Any ideas?
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The GPS in your 3D is not 'very weak'...lol.
Google Maps is still trying to 'drive your bus', (so to speak), I'd bet.
This is a 3 step process; at least it was for me:
1) Delete Data from Google Maps apk.
2) NOW, you can use the GPS status trick.
3) Most important: You MUST update your profile. I just made sure my prl was correct at this moment before doing so.
reboot, enjoy.
It may take a bit for the profile update to 'catch', but I know that my GPS locks pretty much immediately now....This will solve any 'my 3g signal sucks, now' issues you may have as well.
Lmk if this helped.
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Has anyone else noticed a difference in their GPS since upgrading to ICS? Restarting the phone seems to help sometimes. Sometimes i have to wait in Google maps for a couple of minutes to get a lock.
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I used to get a lock in my house in seconds on GB. Now it does take a little longer inside, but outside it is still just as fast. Not sure what changed, but something is a little different.
yes the gps is not as good as GB
i definitely have significantly worse GPS after ICS. it used to take seconds to catch on, now it takes minutes. honestly, it's almost unacceptabe
Same thing for me. In fact, last week it took me 15 minutes to get a lock. It's a bit ridiculous.
Install the application gps test, and update your agps from there.
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I use waze and have to open gps test before waze inorder to get a lock.
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In my case, through all the phones I have used, more ram freed meant faster lock on the GPS signal.
With Droid Charge especially, I closed out unused apps and the phone would lock almost instantly.
That's why it seems like the reboot of the phone often gets the GPS signal locked faster.
Next time clear out any unused programs and you should be able to get a lock faster.
GPS is definitely worse than it was on GB. But I noticed the problems only with some apps. Very mysterious.
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GPS is definitely worse than it was on GB. But I noticed the problems only with some apps. Very mysterious.
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**** for me too.
I looks like it needs less battery now.. maybe they decreased signal strength!?
After using "gps status" from play store and "gps fix", where you can set the server according to your location, gps locks almost instantly.
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Has anyone else noticed a difference in their GPS since upgrading to ICS? Restarting the phone seems to help sometimes. Sometimes i have to wait in Google maps for a couple of minutes to get a lock.
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GPS lock was quicker using .214 than with .211. Now I'm on .215 and its a slow lock again. I'm going to bee making the switch back to .214 for this reason and also because .214 seemed to handle the 3g/4g hand off better.
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Sort of related to the question posed, has anyone had problems using the navigator? As in it repeats the same wording for every direction it gives you on a trip?
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GPS lock was quicker using .214 than with .211. Now I'm on .215 and its a slow lock again. I'm going to bee making the switch back to .214 for this reason and also because .214 seemed to handle the 3g/4g hand off better.
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I've actually experienced the opposite issue. I'm heading back to .211 now. .214 would take about 5-10 minutes to lock and then would be off by a couple hundred yards for the remainder of the time. I guess I'll try the gps fix app too... That takes me back when I had to use wifi fix for .211. I'm getting pretty tired of having to download apps to make my phone work properly on a stock build
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Sort of related to the question posed, has anyone had problems using the navigator? As in it repeats the same wording for every direction it gives you on a trip?
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I have the same problem with voice navigation. I just ended up turning voice navigation of. I'd love to find out if there is a fix for this. I also have very slow lock on position after the update to ice cream.
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The slow gps lock is it every time you want to use gps or is it just the first time after upgrading?
If first time then it's normal. If everytime, then i suggest you update agps. So far the easiest way it's to do it via free app gps test..
I refreshed my agps and now i get fast satellite lock on ics.. And i do so everytime i travel to a place that exceeds 50km..
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I was having the same problem as I did the incremental updates to the OTA of ICS. The other day I fastbooted then entired ICS .211 update and started from scratch again basically and now my GPS locks in instantly again.
Yes, it has not been telling me where to turn in time. Very laggy. Also her voice changed.
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Yes, it has not been telling me where to turn in time. Very laggy. Also her voice changed.
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That whore, you should slap her.
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Did you try to wipe cache/data via stock recovery? Or get the app "GPS status" and erase GPS data and download new data
When looking at the Endomondo walking map on my Rezound, it shows periodic drops at places, as though the GPS lost satellite. I've experienced this since the pre-Global OTAs and ROMs based on them, as well as the Global RUU and ROMs based on it. I'm using the stock battery and stock battery cover.
I don't have this issue with my Verizon Galaxy Nexus and wifey does not have the issue with her Droid 4 using the same walking route.
So the question is whether: a) I have a flaky GPS b) there is some HTC trickery that sleeps the GPS based on some unknown criteria (avail power? Current velocity? Free resources?) Or c) there is some incompatibility between Endomondo and the Rezound's GPS that causes intermittent drops
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When looking at the Endomondo walking map on my Rezound, it shows periodic drops at places, as though the GPS lost satellite. I've experienced this since the pre-Global OTAs and ROMs based on them, as well as the Global RUU and ROMs based on it. I'm using the stock battery and stock battery cover.
I don't have this issue with my Verizon Galaxy Nexus and wifey does not have the issue with her Droid 4 using the same walking route.
So the question is whether: a) I have a flaky GPS b) there is some HTC trickery that sleeps the GPS based on some unknown criteria (avail power? Current velocity? Free resources?) Or c) there is some incompatibility between Endomondo and the Rezound's GPS that causes intermittent drops
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I found Endomondo to be a little flaky. I personally use Cardio Trainer (I think it is by the same developers). You might check in your settings to see if it has an auto pause and start and see what the setting is.
I haven't noticed any issues. I've used it about 20 times for 1-2 hour walks and it tracks the whole thing. When I've used it for walking in my neighborhood it even shows which side of the street I walked on.
I've manually paused it when I've had to tie my shoe or something and started back up and it worked flawlessly.
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When looking at the Endomondo walking map on my Rezound, it shows periodic drops at places, as though the GPS lost satellite. I've experienced this since the pre-Global OTAs and ROMs based on them, as well as the Global RUU and ROMs based on it. I'm using the stock battery and stock battery cover.
I don't have this issue with my Verizon Galaxy Nexus and wifey does not have the issue with her Droid 4 using the same walking route.
So the question is whether: a) I have a flaky GPS b) there is some HTC trickery that sleeps the GPS based on some unknown criteria (avail power? Current velocity? Free resources?) Or c) there is some incompatibility between Endomondo and the Rezound's GPS that causes intermittent drops
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I have had the same problem while walking and riding a bike. Endomondo "customer support" hasn't responded after months of asking for help.
use GPS Test to make sure you have a good signal to many satellites
same here. i've used it in the past and found it to be pretty solid
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same here. i've used it in the past and found it to be pretty solid
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Same here, I've used many times and have found the tracking to be solid.
There was a lot of discussion about this back in 2012 - problems with inaccurate tracking in multiple apps with the screen off. People were testing different apps and posting results. I'd search the General forum (sorry, at work don't have time to look up the threads), though it might have been in Q/A, don't remember. We also tested a couple utilities from the market which are supposed to keep GPS running at a high priority when the screen is off. My personal findings were that the tracking problems weren't bad if you were moving at a higher rate of speed (e.g. driving, biking, maybe running), but became wildly inaccurate if tracking when walking or hiking. Haven't tried in a while, not sure if this is still an issue on newer ROMs...
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There was a lot of discussion about this back in 2012 - problems with inaccurate tracking in multiple apps with the screen off. People were testing different apps and posting results. I'd search the General forum (sorry, at work don't have time to look up the threads), though it might have been in Q/A, don't remember.
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This one? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1851117
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I think this is the thread I was thinking of:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537754
Also this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500516
after dozens of walks/runs/bikes, I can only remember one vague instance where I noticed a tangent line.
Is GPS flakiness still an issue with latest update 4.05.605.14?
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I know the G2 had GPS issues (I owned one) did LG solve it with G3? Slow or non-locking GPS is pretty much a deal breaker for me.
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It locks pretty quick for me but I have had maybe 3 lost signals while navigating in the last week. I am a traveling nurse and use my GPS a lot. To be fair, much of my driving is in unpopulated areas. It does pick the signal back up quickly but I am not used to hearing that notification. My previous phone was a Galaxy S3 with CM11.
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I use only internal gps with no signal assistance and it locks in maps for me almost instantly. I dont travel outside my area very often but even my One Max takes a while to lock.
For me the new version of Google Maps doesn't lock. If I use Waze, I get the pinpoint icon in the notification bar and locks right away.
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I drive for a living and use Navi almost everyday and it works great. Locks in really quick.
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No gps issue on my G2. Havent found a issue yet on My G3
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I am finding I have an issue where I will get GPS lock despite having GPS location disabled (network only). A program like GPS Status will lock on despite my having GPS disabled, for example. Is this normal? I am trying to get it so only mock locations works so that I can have my AppRadio inject GPS data for Google Maps, but I'm not getting that to work either. I had similar troubles on my Galaxy S3, and I had assumed at the time that it was Samsung messing something up, but now I don't know what's going on... Any ideas?
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For me the new version of Google Maps doesn't lock. If I use Wade, I get the pinpoint icon in the notification bar and locks right away.
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What's Wade?
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What's Wade?
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He means Waze.
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He means Waze.
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Yeeeeaaah, damn typo. That's what happens when you post at 5am.
I found the G3 GPS only 1000% better than my old S3's. Locks instantly and haven't had any lost signal.