This may have been posted already but I figured out how to stop my GPS from toggling itself on. If I turned off my GPS it would turn itself on and say searching for GPS, or turn itself on when I would be on a call or be in an area with no signal. Even after rooting, installing twrp and flashing Clean Rom 1.1 (THANKS SCOTT) it was still there. Looks like it was the carrier IQ causing the issue. I've done these three steps and haven't seen it since. Step 1: Settings>Location access> check 'Wi-Fi & Mobile network location' then uncheck 'GPS Satellite'. Step 2: On your device go to Settings>apps>runnings>Android System> IQServices> Stop. Step 3: Download 'Disable Services' app, open the app and go to android system the uncheck IQServices. I read that if you reboot your phone it could come back on and you'd just have to do the same steps to turn it back off. Also I heard that AT&T can turn it back on but at least you know how to shut it off. Let me know if this helps
Thought I'd update here and state that this does not affect VZN. This is the only bloatware they outed out of ?
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jrgilbert79 said:
Thought I'd update here and state that this does not affect VZN. This is the only bloatware they outed out of ?
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from all the threads I've read it seems to just be AT&T
Actually T-Mobile has it too but gives you an option on initial setup. And of course you can still opt out after the fact.
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On the Clean rom Scott set it up so that it does the google initial setup and it ask you the Wifi and GPS question but on the unrooted AT&T version I don't remember it giving me that option. I don't even think they want you to know about CarrierIQ. Thing that sucks is it drains your battery
compumasta said:
Actually T-Mobile has it too but gives you an option on initial setup. And of course you can still opt out after the fact.
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On the Clean rom Scott set it up so that it does the google initial setup and it ask you the Wifi and GPS question but on the unrooted AT&T version I don't remember it giving me that option. I don't even think they want you to know about CarrierIQ. Thing that sucks is it drains your battery
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anyway to get to this with Titanium Backup and freeze/unistall?
I haven't personally tried that and not currently using Titanium Backup so I wouldn't know honestly.
antawnm26 said:
anyway to get to this with Titanium Backup and freeze/unistall?
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Try disabling 'remotely locate this device' in android device manager..
It helps preserve battery too..
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my photon only downloads apps when on wifi not 3g. how do i fix it so it works on 3g???????
3G Data is too slow to use to download applications, it can take about 15 minutes to even begin to download an application. Sprint 3G is about 10kbps, if that, and that is not fast enough to download an application.
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Umm no thats 1x, I average 600-2800 kbs. You Sir may not have 3g in your area.
To answer the orginal question, really big apps require because not everyone has unlimited data.
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3G Data is too slow to use to download applications, it can take about 15 minutes to even begin to download an application. Sprint 3G is about 10kbps, if that, and that is nit fast enough to download an application.
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My mistake, I was wrong, my data speeds are 630kbps+, and Sprint is planning to do 3G/4G data speed, and voice upgrades within the next 6 months.
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go to market and hit menu and it should have the settings on how to change it
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I think there is something else going on. Mine works as expected, but my buddies photon will only download over wifi too. I made sure that all the settings are the same and even uninstalled the market updates, cleared the data, and let it reinstall. Its pretty weird. The only thing that I have not looked at is the build.prop. He is on the latest stock ROM and is not rooted. We are in a 3g area for what it is worth.
Any other ideas?
Go to settings, Battery and data manager, Data saver. if that is enabled it will not download apps or app updates unless you are on wifi.
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Go to settings, Battery and data manager, Data saver. if that is enabled it will not download apps or app updates unless you are on wifi.
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Nailed it. I didn't even think to check that. Thanks.
so i downloaded and installed senselessRom 2.0 ICS and did full wipe installed the zip and it auto installed the kernel at fastboot. loaded it up and i get no data. signal is good and wifi works but no data. i checked md5 and its right, wiped and flashed again with same result. rom is beautiful and most things work great other than the random system ui FC but that is a known issue and not a big deal. i checked in phone info and under mobile network state it says disconnected but mobile data is checked always on in settings =. ive tried everything i can think of anyone have any ideas? im comming from ineffebilis v1.0 if that maters. and also verizon data is not down in my area either lol.
You have to go to data usage, I think it's called, in settings, and it'll say Mobile Network, and have an on/off switch. These roms come with data turned off by default.
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Go into system settings, data usage, and enable mobile data on.
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lol you guys are awesome thank you so much lol
try
checking in settings under mobile data settings, mine was off by default when i installed the rom
I had this problem too but didn't notice it until hours after I had flashed the rom because I was on wifi all day. Once I got off wifi I was like wtf no data? I was about to get rid of it until I went into that and found that mobile data was turned off, kinda dumb IMO.
Took me like 10 minutes to find the switch. Why the hell is buried under THAT menu, and not with the BT/wifi/airplane etc menu? Because that might be logical?
Ya the ics menu is quite a bit different I never even saw that and in a completely different part of the menu there is the option for auto on mobile data and that was checked so I was stumped but ya thank god you guys told me where it was lol
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reverendbill said:
Took me like 10 minutes to find the switch. Why the hell is buried under THAT menu, and not with the BT/wifi/airplane etc menu? Because that might be logical?
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hondapowergt30r said:
Ya the ics menu is quite a bit different I never even saw that and in a completely different part of the menu there is the option for auto on mobile data and that was checked so I was stumped but ya thank god you guys told me where it was lol
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My thoughts exactly. I saw that and then posted in the senseless thread asking if my phone was screwed up since there wasn't a data connection. Once I found it I went back in deleted that part of my post lol
Does this happen to anyone else? I used to have it on all the time, but now it turns off. I can't get any messages from Whatsapp messenger or other apps.
I have sync on and always-on mobile data.
what rom are you using?
Settings, mobile network, enable always-on data. Boom, good to go.
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what rom are you using?
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I have the stock ROM from Rogers.
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Settings, mobile network, enable always-on data. Boom, good to go.
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I already said i have that on...
Are you using stock rom unrooted or you rooted? Could be wireless issue or something else some folks said the latest update that had smith apk in it would shut your data off when your screen was off. That was on the 2.17 OTA software update.
So far there has never been any proof that it does that. Anyway's if it only shuts off when your screen is off that would help save battery.
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Are you using stock rom unrooted or you rooted? Could be wireless issue or something else some folks said the latest update that had smith apk in it would shut your data off when your screen was off. That was on the 2.17 OTA software update.
So far there has never been any proof that it does that. Anyway's if it only shuts off when your screen is off that would help save battery.
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Rogers stock unrooted. And i'm still at 1.20 software.
I need the data even if the screen is off, because otherwise i won't get my messages.
moonheart16 said:
Rogers stock unrooted. And i'm still at 1.20 software.
I need the data even if the screen is off, because otherwise i won't get my messages.
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Why don't you update to latest software if you have the chance.
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Why don't you update to latest software if you have the chance.
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Rogers does not have the update.
Did you install any battery saver apps like juice defender? Try disabling always on mobile data and reenable. Also try turning fastboot off and reboot phone after that
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Did you install any battery saver apps like juice defender? Try disabling always on mobile data and reenable. Also try turning fastboot off and reboot phone after that
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Thanks. Figured it out just before i refreshed the browser and saw your reply, haha.
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Thanks. Figured it out just before i refreshed the browser and saw your reply, haha.
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Glad you got it figured out
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first off let me start by posting this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272011
essentially after searching YouTube,Google, of course here, friends etc....no help in finding an answer to "searching for gps" continuously.
so currently im backing up my app data to my box and going to try a factory reset
but I keep thinking maybe theres a better app out there?
any ideas?
Changing the app isn't going to fix the issue if you can't get a good GPS lock. You're on the right path restoring the phone.
To test the GPS though and speed up locking you can get GPS status and tool box.
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whoaman said:
To test the GPS though and speed up locking you can get GPS status and tool box.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265387
This is third gps thread by op, I already posted screens of location settings and gps test app.
Sorry guys....its just that nothing was working
I'll shutup now
Just delete this post
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If you keep it in one thread and reply back it will be easier to help. Can you tell me if your location access settings are enabled and do satellites show as in use with test app.
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If you keep it in one thread and reply back it will be easier to help. Can you tell me if your location access settings are enabled and do satellites show as in use with test app.
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location settings are enabled
thats with me at my house with 4g lte ....thats when its working....when im the road comes the problem
Bases on your storied history of gps problems, I'd imagine it's a hardware defect or an efs problem.
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Bases on your storied history of gps problems, I'd imagine it's a hardware defect or an efs problem.
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thats funny.....Lg says its my providers problem...i am rooted and unlocked but stock rom stock everything....
I sent LG an email saying:
My issue is that even with perfect 4g LTE Reception my GPS tracks me perfectly which is awesome, however when I'm on the move(usually driving) and I'm using the device as a navigation unit, it constantly "searches for signal" . The device will not track my moving location at all. I did do a factory reset and I've recovered my data with the exception of my location settings( thinking something in the old settings is wrong causing the issue). I'm using both Google maps default app and mapquest, I'm using both because Google says its navigation feature is still in beta development.
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From the description of the navigation problem, it would seem that your network service is not providing the correct data in the signal to allow tracking operations. This is seen in the fact of having the same problems with both versions of the GPS apps on the phone. If only one of the apps had the problem, then it would have been possible for the phone to be the problem. Finally, for the physical differences between these phones, there is a very minor difference in the size of the casing. Hopefully this answers your questions. If you have further inquiries, please feel free to contact our Wireless Customer Interactive Center at 800-793-8896. ^NE
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What is "EFS"?
thats funny.....Lg says its my providers problem...i am rooted and unlocked but stock rom stock everything....
I sent LG an email saying:
My issue is that even with perfect 4g LTE Reception my GPS tracks me perfectly which is awesome, however when I'm on the move(usually driving) and I'm using the device as a navigation unit, it constantly "searches for signal" . The device will not track my moving location at all. I did do a factory reset and I've recovered my data with the exception of my location settings( thinking something in the old settings is wrong causing the issue). I'm using both Google maps default app and mapquest, I'm using both because Google says its navigation feature is still in beta development.
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From the description of the navigation problem, it would seem that your network service is not providing the correct data in the signal to allow tracking operations. This is seen in the fact of having the same problems with both versions of the GPS apps on the phone. If only one of the apps had the problem, then it would have been possible for the phone to be the problem. Finally, for the physical differences between these phones, there is a very minor difference in the size of the casing. Hopefully this answers your questions. If you have further inquiries, please feel free to contact our Wireless Customer Interactive Center at 800-793-8896. ^NE
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That is a lot of b.s. from LG. Right now your phone is faking your location without using GPS.
If you are rooted and unlocked I am assuming you know how to make nandroids and flash ROMs. Try the fix in this link and let us know how you make out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2278873
I know how to flash to a Rom yes and androids saved my bum seeing as LG has no way to backup their devices....I edited part of the message I sent them and part of their reply. ..they suggested using Polaris office to backup my contacts. ..that's it....
What is efs?
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I have an idea to try first, when mine was broke it would show SATs in view but wouldn't lock. Yours isn't even seeing them. This app TopNTP will set up the servers, try as shown in screenshot.
vasilli said:
I know how to flash to a Rom yes and androids saved my bum seeing as LG has no way to backup their devices....I edited part of the message I sent them and part of their reply. ..they suggested using Polaris office to backup my contacts. ..that's it....
What is efs?
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It is a partition , I know it stores your imei number. In am sure it does more than that, sorry I cant give better answer.
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I have an idea to try first, when mine was broke it would show SATs in view but wouldn't lock. Yours isn't even seeing them. This app TopNTP will set up the servers, try as shown in screenshot.
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So I should install it with those settings?
or just take a screenshot of the settings?
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It is a partition , I know it stores your imei number. In am sure it does more than that, sorry I cant give better answer.
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that's more of an answer then ive seen before so thank you
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So I should install it with those settings?
or just take a screenshot of the settings?
that's more of an answer then ive seen before so thank you
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You could start by installing those settings, then see if GPS test apps shows SATs in view.
Well I'm leaning towards hardware problem
Ill have to do the efs tomorrow
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vasilli said:
Well I'm leaning towards hardware problem
Ill have to do the efs tomorrow
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There is a one year manufacturer warranty on hardware. You can send it to an LG repair center yourself.
Well went to ATT today,the swapped out the Sim cards and that actually made it worse so they called warranty for me and a new device should be here within 2-5 business days
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Well I got the replacement lg optimus g and within half an hour of unwrapping the new I tried the gps only find the exact same problem so as you can see from my signature., no longer am I using lg...ever
Thats my opinion
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Maybe it's just me, but it seems like I can't keep my wifi off.
Every time I turn wifi off it gets turned back on by itself.
I'm sure I'm just being a complete noob and missing something.
Stock unrooted latest update.
Was ok before update.
Any help appreciated.
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mjcollum said:
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like I can't keep my wifi off.
Every time I turn wifi off it gets turned back on by itself.
I'm sure I'm just being a complete noob and missing something.
Stock unrooted latest update.
Was ok before update.
Any help appreciated.
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Sounds like Sprints "Connection Optimizer" here, I think there's a way to disable it, but I just deleted the APK from the system folder, are you rooted?
mjcollum said:
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like I can't keep my wifi off.
Every time I turn wifi off it gets turned back on by itself.
I'm sure I'm just being a complete noob and missing something.
Stock unrooted latest update.
Was ok before update.
Any help appreciated.
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Settings>connections>more networks> mobile networks> connections optimizer then uncheck the box.
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Awesome thank you folks. Knew it would be something simple.
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After you uncheck it, if you're rooted, use TB to freeze or uninstall so it never comes back to haunt you. I've been freezing apps until I decide if they're fully safe to delete and that I'm sure I won't want them.
Not Sprint but note 3 having the same issue
My phone is not sprint. I'm using an international version of note 3. And having the same issue. Could you please help me with that?
(Note: device is not rooted)
Mbilal001 said:
My phone is not sprint. I'm using an international version of note 3. And having the same issue. Could you please help me with that?
(Note: device is not rooted)
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Connections optimizer isn't onlyfor Sprint. Fix is probably the same, but might be named differently, but similarly.