Thl w8s gps problem - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
Ive tried many things for fix but the gps of my thl w8 s still not working
Has anyone any solution for fix it?
Thank you
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Have you tried looking in your device forum? Off topic is not really the place to find answers to device problems.
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Ive not found thl forum
Could you link the appropriate forum?
Thank you
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gappy_ranks said:
Ive not found thl forum
Could you link the appropriate forum?
Thank you
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If you tried and can't find it, most likely there isn't one.
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We don't have any thl forums, but you'd still be better off asking in Android Q&A. I'll move the thread there

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Thank you
I hope someone could help me
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Bump it
No one knows a solution?
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gappy_ranks said:
Bump it
No one knows a solution?
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Tried MobileUncle tools? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileuncle.toolbox

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gappy_ranks said:
Hi
Ive tried many things for fix but the gps of my thl w8 s still not working
Has anyone any solution for fix it?
Thank you
Enviado desde mi W8s usando Tapatalk 4
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This article may help you: http://www.thlmobilestore.com/news/gps-fix/

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I ve tried but it doesnt work, anyways thank you for your help
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I got mine working satisfactorily. Three things are required:
1. Activate AGPS.
2. Enable Auto EPO downloads.
3. Select a local NTP server (default is Chinese)
There are a number of apps and tools to achieve steps 1 and 2 (Eg MobileUncle)
However step 3 I think requires root access (edit gps.conf file in Root Explorer), or some means of flashing a new gps.conf file to system\etc
Anyway, hope this helps.

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_ossie_ said:
I got mine working satisfactorily. Three things are required:
1. Activate AGPS.
2. Enable Auto EPO downloads.
3. Select a local NTP server (default is Chinese)
There are a number of apps and tools to achieve steps 1 and 2 (Eg MobileUncle)
However step 3 I think requires root access (edit gps.conf file in Root Explorer), or some means of flashing a new gps.conf file to system\etc
Anyway, hope this helps.
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How to root THL W8S?

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Lindsay02 said:
How to root THL W8S?
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I rooted my W8S using eroot v1.3.4 from http://www.runamux.net/search/view/file/9fLmV0ty/ERoot-1014.html

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_ossie_ said:
I rooted my W8S using eroot v1.3.4 from http://www.runamux.net/search/view/file/9fLmV0ty/ERoot-1014.html
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Do you have the steps to do?

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Lindsay02 said:
Do you have the steps to do?
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From memory:
Download eRoot and install (unzip) on your computer.
Connect the phone to computer with USB debugging enabled.
Run the eroot program. Click the "root" button. Ignore the Chinese stuff.
Wait for a few minutes - you get a message when it's done, again in Chinese, but it's pretty obvious.
Disconnect. Reboot. Done.
The instructions are on http://www.movilesdualsim.com/threads/tutorial-root-thl-w8s.41804/
but they are in Spanish and need translation

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_ossie_ said:
From memory:
Download eRoot and install (unzip) on your computer.
Connect the phone to computer with USB debugging enabled.
Run the eroot program. Click the "root" button. Ignore the Chinese stuff.
Wait for a few minutes - you get a message when it's done, again in Chinese, but it's pretty obvious.
Disconnect. Reboot. Done.
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Thank you very much

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_ossie_ said:
I got mine working satisfactorily. Three things are required:
1. Activate AGPS.
2. Enable Auto EPO downloads.
3. Select a local NTP server (default is Chinese)
There are a number of apps and tools to achieve steps 1 and 2 (Eg MobileUncle)
However step 3 I think requires root access (edit gps.conf file in Root Explorer), or some means of flashing a new gps.conf file to system\etc
Anyway, hope this helps.
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Strange how someone copied and pasted my entire post above to the thlmobilestore website:
http://www.thlmobilestore.com/news/thl-w8s-gps/
This certainly improves GPS performance, but it does not stay fixed reliably to use for car navigation etc. Possibly the antenna is too weak.

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While there are many advice on how to tweak software side of GPS in THL W8, W8+, W8S, W8 Beyond, none of them won't help with GPS signal reception. Only HW mod can help with that, and finally, thank to befano71, there's one very simple that works...
For THL W8S GPS antenna mod [simple HW mod], check here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46327334#post46327334
Post your results, please...