Why does the GPS in these Galaxy Mega's suck so bad? It takes minutes for my device to lock onto 1 out of 25 sats when it takes litterally 3 to 5 seconds for my Note 3 to lock onto at least 14 of 17 that it sees.
MikeyLee said:
Why does the GPS in these Galaxy Mega's suck so bad? It takes minutes for my device to lock onto 1 out of 25 sats when it takes litterally 3 to 5 seconds for my Note 3 to lock onto at least 14 of 17 that it sees.
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Yes. My ATT i527 mega has the same problem. It takes very long time to lock on GPS and lost signal frequently in my car.
I am on stock 4.2.2. Googlemap takes forever to locate my current locations.
Anyone find a way to fix this?
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Hey people, what is your GPS lock time with no internet connection, I mean, only the GPS?
Thanks!
It depends where I m at. Outside it only takes a few seconds, and inside I never got a signal.
Sent from my E10i using XDA App
IgorBotti said:
Hey people, what is your GPS lock time with no internet connection, I mean, only the GPS?
Thanks!
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Compared to my old HTC TouchPro I'd say about a million times faster!
Mine takes about 20 seconds - 45 second to get a lock outdoors. Inside I never get a lock. I think SkyNet doesn't see me when I'm indoors .
haha
Thanks!
Mine is taking 60seconds on a open area, is this normal?
Before the update(E10a to E10i) it was taking about 15~20 seconds. I tried to purge assistance data, but nothing changed. Its normal?
but do you use the network support? If I just use the gps it takes several minutes to get the signal...
No I just use the GPS.
I think that there is some problem, because before I got the lock within 10~15s everywhere, now it takes a minute or so.
I will use this threat to ask a question.
Does Android have something like QuickGPS on WM HTC phones?
no more answers? I've noticed that my x10 mini is very fast in viewing the satellites (3 to 7/8 in 15/20sec) but the locking time is very long...probably because I live among high buildings..but the signal is alsways very weak
I get anything between 10 secs to 30 secs to lock when outside, and 1 minute to 4 minutes when inside a building.
Hi Guys,
I'm making an article about SGS II and I've found out, that there is again issue with the accuracy of GPS position (like Galaxy S had).
First clue was the article on GSM arena:
The LG Optimus 2X got hold of between 7 and 9 satellites and used 7 of them most of the time. The reported accuracy settled at 5m and mostly stayed there with the occasional jump to 10m.
The HTC Sensation spotted 9 satellites and used them all (more satellites potentially lead to a better lock). Accuracy started at around 8m but quickly reached 3-4m and held steady. Note that this is reported accuracy, but actual accuracy should be proportional to these readings.
The Samsung Galaxy S II performed worst in this test, using all of the 6 satellites that it managed to detect. Reported accuracy went between 18m and 20m but varied quite a bit during the test (even though the phone was completely stationary).
I've used the same application and compare it with Xperia Arc. We were standing outside on one place. Finally I got about 30-40 feet on Galaxy SII (still changing). Xperia Arc started at 10 feet and quickly settled down to stable 3-4.
Does anyone has SGS II and some other Android phone to compare it? I'm curious, if this is problem in general or just few bad pieces on market.
Thanks for help...
I tried GPS + Wireless Netwok assist, GPS test says 10 sats in view my location is not even accurate to 1Km
My GPS is great, never had an issue with accuracy. although I had to find out that my gps.conf says "north-america" as the default nntp pool instead of "europe" on a german (DBT) SGS2 is really strange, still my phone get's a cold lock with 10-20 seconds (10s standing still, 20s while driving).
Mine is very fast and precise - I would say its 1 minute to locate me when im outside with wifi switched on.
Original firmware GPS test was May 2011 .
Lock cold boot never used GPS before
no Wifi No network no AGPS .
GPS only
4 min 8 sats locked on . Accuracy 13 metres ..
Subsequent lock on faster as expected and 5/10 m accuracy .
No further tests as it just works .
jje
I use Navigon three times a week and i never got problems with my sgs2. The gps signal is like my iphone 4, i only navigate with the voice!
Real world driving accuracy : 20-30 meters (can go down to 5-10m, but only in truly wide, open areas)
Lock Speed : few minutes
Barely usable as a navigator, at least in urban areas. The above are under KE7 and KF3. Really disappointed by the GPS performance on mine.
my gps works fine often i use wifi
Changed my NTP server to asia, I can now even get a lock inside the house, sweet!
Guys, thanks for replies.
Anyway I think this issue won't appear that much on driving navigation, as this software "sticks" to the nearest road and use the speed to make the position as accurate as possible.
Bigger problem I see in terrain while searching for way home, or while playing with Geocaching.
Only positive thing is that from digging in ground at area 20-40 feet wide you will surely obtain big muscles
did you guys already look thru this thread? all the good info is in there too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062225&highlight=gps+solved
upps, I was trying to find simillar topic. Than maybe I would like to ask somebody to lock and delete this one.
Thanks...
Mine take a minute or more sometimes to lock. How sad compared to my Xperia X8. Is there aany fix for this?
Original cold boot first ever fix no network and no Wifi 4 mins 8 satellites .
Since which i dont bother to measure as it starts quick enough without bothering to time its lock .
jje
Mine take 3 to 4 minutes and it depends on location.
Any one tried the GPS on this tab. Take a long long time to find satellite. 10-20 minutes if not more.....
MikeViller said:
Any one tried the GPS on this tab. Take a long long time to find satellite. 10-20 minutes if not more.....
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I've only tried it once with GPS Test. It took about a minute to lock, which is longer than it takes with my Galaxy Note phone, but acceptable.
Go onto the playstore and instal pimpmyrom, they have some speed tweaks for gps, as well as some other goodies.
My G3 is 3 weeks old and the GPS is not working anymore. All i did is turn it off once and now it is finding satellites, like 20 of then but does not lock..and even when it does lock it just give up in like 3 minutes tops
Any advice?
rasarima said:
My G3 is 3 weeks old and the GPS is not working anymore. All i did is turn it off once and now it is finding satellites, like 20 of then but does not lock..and even when it does lock it just give up in like 3 minutes tops
Any advice?
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Have you tried Setting> Locaton and select "High accuracy"?