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I'm sure everyone knows about the GPS bugs that plague the first generation Galaxy S. I've read the SGS 2 reviews and they said the GPS issues have been fixed, but can I get some opinions on whether anyone experienced any GPS issues? Is the GPS on the SGS 2 as accurate and good as the one on the iPhone 4?
Works fine. Faster lock than my IP4.
Its much faster than the Galaxy S1. I found the GPS to be close to useless on S1. On my S2 its close to perfect
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Works great and picks up signals inside buildings.
I had the sgs1 for about 6 months and now the sgs2 for about 3 weeks. I was soooo disappointed with the first sgs and like you I was unsure if I wanted to give the 2 a try...
Well I read a bunch and it seems that most people are happy so I bought it...
I can say with out a doubt that the GPS is way better on the 2 than the sgs1. I could not use Google navigation at all with the sgs1... it was useless and could never lock on and would have me blocks away from where I was. I've used my sgs2 GPS with Google navigation on more than a dozen trips /drives and it has always been spot on and never had me in the wrong location.
I will say that lock times are very slow when Im driving
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I run every other day for an hour or two, I use runkeeper, also when out hiking I use mmtracker to read my o's maps, I can safely say especially with runkeeper the gpx routes recorded through the SGS2 are far more accurate than the iphone4 even managing to stay accurate whilst running through the forest, actual initial cold starting is about the same if not slightly faster with the sgs2. Oh yes and practically every time I recorded a run with the iphone4 through a certain part of my forest run it would create a spike where I was apparently running at 250mph hmm not sure I am that fast, but the sgs2 always keeps an accurate smooth record, hope that helps
for me, flaky. some days i'll get a lock within a minute and then it's fine. this morn and yest - takes ages to get a lock.
basically, ymmv
Download FasterFix. You can choose from a list of servers. Choose the country closest to you or, if it is in the list, your own country. This way you'll 'half your fixtime' so it connects faster to GPS-Sat.
It's like using the aiding sensors (e.g. WiFi).
I get a fix in >10sec max.
Hope it helps.
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i think gps on SG2 is far from perfect. It's "OK" but i had much better gps on my previous phone (HTC Hero)
What is the average time for a fix, for you guys?
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Mine takes between 10 seconds and a minute. Sometimes it just sits there doing nowt lol.
Xperia X10 used to lock in 10 seconds every time, but the rest of that phone was slow lol
The only time I have ever had a problem getting a fix, I simply opened up google maps and it seemed to get a fix instantly then returned to my other gps application and all was ok.
First thing in the morning outside fix within a few seconds
Indoors sometimes can take a little longer, but never more than about 10 seconds
I use GPS a lot
biffsmash said:
Mine takes between 10 seconds and a minute. Sometimes it just sits there doing nowt lol.
Xperia X10 used to lock in 10 seconds every time, but the rest of that phone was slow lol
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Have you tried FasterFix?
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I use GPS a lot
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I guess you said this to clarify that you've got good statistics, but a very interesting thing is that if you use the GPS often you likely get shorter fix time
The reason is that if you used the GPS recently (within hours) the cached GPS info is more accurate so the GPS doesn't need complete messsages to determine the position (it takes 30 seconds to send one complete position message from a satellite), and if you get interruptions you need to wait even longer, that is why it sometimes takes more than a minute to get a fix.
A-GPS also helps fix time in many cases.
BryanNL said:
Download FasterFix. You can choose from a list of servers. Choose the country closest to you or, if it is in the list, your own country. This way you'll 'half your fixtime' so it connects faster to GPS-Sat.
It's like using the aiding sensors (e.g. WiFi).
I get a fix in >10sec max.
Hope it helps.
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already done. still slow
THUDUK said:
The only time I have ever had a problem getting a fix, I simply opened up google maps and it seemed to get a fix instantly then returned to my other gps application and all was ok.
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Same thing happened to me.
Absolutely brilliant.
90% of the time it gets a lock within 30 secs , there's been sometimes when it needed a restart to get gps working properly but that's down to an app I was using previously which messed things up a bit, but on the whole I very happy with it.
The seamless integration with google maps is great. The external speaker is plenty loud & clear enough to hear the instructions but would like a less robotic sounding voice, re routing is quick & so far its been 100% reliable.
I have a built in gps system on my Land Rover but I almost always use the SGS2 gps over it. I used to have the SGS1 but the gps on that was a piece of crap. Gps on HTCs, etc, are probably just as good/better/worse, I don't know but one thing I'm sure about is the speaker volume would never be as loud & clear as the SGS2.
I get a lock up to 4m accuracy. My Captivate always had about 1500m accuracy and couldn't use it. Using navigation works perfectly on my sgs2
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Excellent
Like others here, i suffered from the original SGS gps nightmare
SGS2 gps has been great for me, able to use google maps/navigation/RAC app all without problem
I didn't realise how much location based services I used untill the problems with SGS gps clearly highlighted this. Now, with my SGS2 all is good.
Is there an app like the LBStesmode for froyo that I can use to change/check the gps settings?
One of the main reasons why I bough a smart phone was in order to use the GPS. And while I'm quite happy with my Ace, GPS is so slow is almost useless.
I already a long research about it, and tried some of the fixes available, like this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284506, and indeed, the speed to detect satellites has improved.
I'm using this app: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest&hl=es, to check what is the gps status, and it has been very useful.
Apparently, the problem is not the phone having problem to see the satellites, it could see and use 4 relatively fast, instead the seems to be that it need to use at least 9 satellites to get the actual position. Is that normal? Reading about gps, it says it only need 3 or 4, for some reason, even with 8, my ace could not calculate the coordinates. So it could take sometimes more than 20 minutes to know where I am.
Usually, the satellites receptions goes between 20 and 40, which is not much, but I'm not sure that is the cause of the problem.
So if any know how it supposed to work, I will be thankful for any info. Also, if your phone is quick to tell you the position once you enable, I will really appretiate if you can make a quick test with the above app (or another), to let me know how many satellites are needed to know the coordinates, and that is the signal range you are getting, so I can compare and see where my phone is failing.
And of course, if you have any suggestion, they are welcome.
take a look at this fix, just introduced a few days ago. It only works for CM7.x!, but for me it gives a very fast lock. It uses stock rom libs and a basic gps.conf file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465402
For me this gives a lock in about 5-10 sec. Really great! More satellites = more accuracy. You can get a lock with just one, but the lock is just worse.
remark: if you flash it you lose your old lib files and re flashing PFGPS tweak won't work, so make sure you make a system backup.
acceleratus said:
take a look at this fix, just introduced a few days ago. It only works for CM7.x!, but for me it gives a very fast lock. It uses stock rom libs and a basic gps.conf file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465402
For me this gives a lock in about 5-10 sec. Really great! More satellites = more accuracy. You can get a lock with just one, but the lock is just worse.
remark: if you flash it you lose your old lib files and re flashing PFGPS tweak won't work, so make sure you make a system backup.
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Thanks for the suggestion! Now for sure works different... I think it could see the satellite even faster than before, but while before it could use them almost as soon as it see them, now it take longer to start to use them, and use only 3 or 4, and the accuracy is not as good as before (between 150 and 200). Still I think is a improving, at least it give me roughly my position.
It will be really helpful for me if you could make a quick test with the application I mentioned above, I need to know how the gps usually works when working like yours, how many satellites can view, how many of them use, how much time it use.
If you can do that for me, I will be really grateful.
Same as UCLF5. Mine unable to lock indoors and take more than 5 min to lock while driving.
CWM Fix file from UCLF5 thread would work on this but seriously they should have tested it before release to public.
Mine works just fine, lock indoors in less than 10 seconds. Outdoors, same. Running stock 4.0.4 ATT I717. You must just have a bad chipset causing problems.
Also no problems on mine.
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Works great here in Ohio
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762090
Works great on official ICS for me.
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GPS is fine here..
I too have gps issues. It will not lock, best I get is 20m radius. This is not precise so navigation will not start either.
GPS works fine before and after the update.
Had the Samsung captivate, it had a bad gps
Had the Samsung Infused, it had an ok gps
Now on the Samsung Note, the GPS works perfect, locks within a sec or two.
I get locks indoors in 5 seconds or under.
My GPS improved over GB.
From my Galaxy Note
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I too have gps issues. It will not lock, best I get is 20m radius. This is not precise so navigation will not start either.
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20m radius is still a lock, unless it simply doesn't sit still for a minute or more
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Radukk said:
Same as UCLF5. Mine unable to lock indoors and take more than 5 min to lock while driving.
CWM Fix file from UCLF5 thread would work on this but seriously they should have tested it before release to public.
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Some people have issues with gps lock and some don't.. I believe certain roms help because they add different tweaks .. or build props to "enhance" or tune. Other devices just have a better response time or better reception I guess everyone's phone is different as we see...
wish777 said:
Some people have issues with gps lock and some don't.. I believe certain roms help because they add different tweaks .. or build props to "enhance" or tune. Other devices just have a better response time or better reception I guess everyone's phone is different as we see...
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Being on Android for over a year, it's become very apparent that even with the same internals and install procedures, every phone is treated differently, and treats the user differently in turn. It's just something that's unforeseen and probably the main reason things are redone a lot by manufacturers or developers to account for every possible account that the software could change through normal use, by either power users, normal simple users, on all of the extremes.
Can't wait to see developers get at the new build and for source to finally drop.
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slight issues for me only from initial use if not used for a day. A quick gps on / off toggle fixes it and it instantly locks.
I had issues with GPS lock on my last two roms. Now I am on stock UCLF6 and GPS locks in seconds.
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I have the same gps issue as well. I will give it a day and see how it goes, but need be I am going to go back to GB wipe everything and try again. LF5 didn't work for me either, but the first leak was fine.
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Reflashed it again, now even worse than before. Navigation is not working at all. I tried to turn on and off gps but it's still not working. I think I'll have it replaced but funny thing is that on gb and previous ics leaks, except on latest leak, it worked flawlessly.
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My GPS...
...was fine on stock UCLA1 and is flaky as hell on stock UCLF6 after doing the Kies update. I used to get a solid lock indoors, now it randomly takes forever if I get a lock at all sometimes and is fine others. I'm trying to sort this (see what might be causing it). Gonna be lots of pissed people if their GPS gets borked by the update.
Edit: GPS Test app always shows 20+ satellites in view but satellites in use can inexplicably vary from 0 to apx. 14, even if left alone. Cold boot fixes it.
Has anyone tried using gps test and clearing / updating AGPS data in the settings? Also something that usually helps me.
I love my G2 (d802) but it became apparent after I purchased it that the GPS is not up to par. As I use navigation software a lot this was very important to me.
I believe there are 2 issues
1. Hardware - The sensitivity of the antenna appears poor. There is not much you can do about this although I have seen one fix on YouTube.
2. It has a problem with the injection of AGPS data. (As a rule of thumb if it is taking longer than 30 seconds to get a fix under clear sky then AGPS data is not being utilised)
On my device I have managed to get the GPS working adequately with a couple of fixes.
The first is to use Tytung's AGPS injector widget. I have it set to inject AGPS data every six hours. This is probably overkill and once a day should be sufficient if you are worried about data use. (Tytung was the dev who got the gps libs working properly on the HD2)
It can be found here on Playstore.
The second was to use Derek Gordon's AGPS patch (Info and links to XDA threads here). To make things even easier he has now released an app called TopNTP. Don't be afraid to experiment with the various configurations until you get one that works well for you. I have used his patch on a number of devices in the past and have never had issues with it. Just make sure that you make a backup on first use of the app.
To test your GPS's functioning I recommend GPS Test. In fact if you do not want to use Tytung's app to automatically inject AGPS data you can do it manually with this app.
Thank you very much.
Testing on LS980 and report soon.
GPS is the biggest flaw on this device (and maybe also phone signal).
Will try these steps and see how it goes.
I get a GPS fix within 30 seconds, but I keep losing the fix while driving in the car. Very annoying.
In my D806 KK the gps work PERFECT.
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I get a GPS fix within 30 seconds, but I keep losing the fix while driving in the car. Very annoying.
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Yes this is pretty much the issue I would have. This fix seems to have vastly improved that.
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In my D806 KK the gps work PERFECT.
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My guess is that the fundamental issue is with the antennas. The hardware fix I have seen involved readjusting these.
If it's a quality control issue in production then some people will get units that work perfectly, some not at all and many in between.
This fix will improve things for those in between by getting the most out of what they've got.
For me that means it now works adequately but not perfectly.
For example I still have a very slow fix indoors. Prior to using the fixes I had none.
If I compare it with other devices I have access to. (2 Samsungs , a levovo and a couple of old cheap Chinese GPS units they all still beat it heads down unfortunately.
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Tried this fixes and I don't see any change really.
Inside buildings is where I have a problem. Outside no problems finding my location quickly, but not perfectly accurate.
Sensamic said:
Tried this fixes and I don't see any change really.
Inside buildings is where I have a problem. Outside no problems finding my location quickly, but not perfectly accurate.
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You should not be concerned trying to get a GPS lock inside a building.. What are you trying to do? Map to the other side of the mall?
Sfkn2 said:
You should not be concerned trying to get a GPS lock inside a building.. What are you trying to do? Map to the other side of the mall?
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I know it's not really essential, but my Nexus 7 2013 and SGS3 can find my location inside my house and the G2 can't.
Sensamic said:
I know it's not really essential, but my Nexus 7 2013 and SGS3 can find my location inside my house and the G2 can't.
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Do you have the location settings set to "High Accuracy"?
Has anyone checked if on 20F the GPS works better?
For anyone who is interested in the hardware fix I mentioned in the opening post you can find it here
http://youtu.be/UdDJqFxpRy8
I've not been brave enough to try it so have no idea if it's effective or not.
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LS980 with the fix under the back cover.
Location - Israel.
G2 GPS Test: http://youtu.be/4awGV2kr_m8
Faster gps for il server and gps status for testing.
Made it 2 mins ago.
Enjoy.
Sensamic said:
Has anyone checked if on 20F the GPS works better?
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Unfortunately reported that its the same.
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corrsea said:
I love my G2 (d802) but it became apparent after I purchased it that the GPS is not up to par. As I use navigation software a lot this was very important to me.
I believe there are 2 issues
1. Hardware - The sensitivity of the antenna appears poor. There is not much you can do about this although I have seen one fix on YouTube.
2. It has a problem with the injection of AGPS data. (As a rule of thumb if it is taking longer than 30 seconds to get a fix under clear sky then AGPS data is not being utilised)
On my device I have managed to get the GPS working adequately with a couple of fixes.
The first is to use Tytung's AGPS injector widget. I have it set to inject AGPS data every six hours. This is probably overkill and once a day should be sufficient if you are worried about data use. (Tytung was the dev who got the gps libs working properly on the HD2)
It can be found here on Playstore.
The second was to use Derek Gordon's AGPS patch (Info and links to XDA threads here). To make things even easier he has now released an app called TopNTP. Don't be afraid to experiment with the various configurations until you get one that works well for you. I have used his patch on a number of devices in the past and have never had issues with it. Just make sure that you make a backup on first use of the app.
To test your GPS's functioning I recommend GPS Test. In fact if you do not want to use Tytung's app to automatically inject AGPS data you can do it manually with this app.
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I just did a simple fix.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54525017
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thanks for the suggestions i will try them out and report back
Sensamic said:
Has anyone checked if on 20F the GPS works better?
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Bored of problems and fixes, I started from zero, flashing a 20F kdz and then Cloudyflex 2.5. Huge improve in adquisition (less than 15 seconds in cold start, and instantly on hot) without any fix or trick. Maybe a little less precision.
Try it.
I have a v10 and noticed that the antenna to the gps is on the back cover. There are metal prongs that connect to the back cover when you place the cover on. Try to lift the connectors so that the connections occur better. That fixed my gps after all the settings and software stuff were failing to fix my gps.
Hello everybody from Xda,
I'm looking for a new phone for my mother and I am really interested to know what the GPS is like. If the gps is any good I will join the Xiaomi army.
Why am I so interested in this?
Well my mother her navigation system just died and, I would like to install the tom tom app on her phone, I've got it currently on my oneplus one without internet and it's great. My mom will also have no data plan with her phone so google maps or anything isnt an option for her
So my question to you guys is, does anybody of you have had any ecperience with the gps.
Thanks in advance XDA,
Deameong
I am curious about the same thing. I use GPS without any Internet or even phone signal (normally on airplane mode to save battery). And I would like to know how reliable it is.
Attached a Screenshot, few Seconds (about 30) after switching GPS on. GPS receptions is really good, from my point of view.
cataplines said:
I am curious about the same thing. I use GPS without any Internet or even phone signal (normally on airplane mode to save battery). And I would like to know how reliable it is.
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Just recieved it now,
Using google map and waze, locking on me very fast,
Looks good and stable with great reception of the GPS...
Can you say how much time in seconds need to lock satellites?
Thank You
Thanks alot for the advice guys,
Going to order it tonight!
I've just come back from holiday and I used GPS extensively with the offline Co-pilot app. It worked almost flawlessly both in the car and when cycling. I can't begin to tell you how much better it is than older MTK eqiluipped phones. Lock times varied from four seconds to nearly a minute. One thing I noticed is that it was much faster to lock in Co-pilot when I was connected to the internet. Accuracy was great, though I never went into a big city with lots of high rise buildings.
GPS, Wifi and network signal 2-3 times better than on my Note 4.
GPS is sick, in my room after 2-3 sec.
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Hello,
Runkeeper with someone tried, I hesitate to buy the premium just because of that?
(avec Runkeeper quelqu'un a essayé, j'hésite à acheter le Prime juste à cause de ça?)
I really want to know about the gps as well. I use the gps so much. Now I have the lg g3, I would like to know if this one is around the same as g3.
Thanks
D.
Ill give uadvice gps locking depends onyour connection and area,i use gps in city with locking time vary from 10 -80 sec or more the signal was good but for gps signal its not good so it some time locks slower, this is qqualcomm 400 chipset ,newer version of mediatek might performs better and i have ever try gps with airplane mode one using gps test on aa mountain area and it lock 30 sec or less,the signal came out by it self with no connection so everything depend on your area and your xhipset ,newer chipset performs excellent on gps
I'd like to know more about how the GPS in this phone is faring for you because for me it's an endless horror story. Neither Google Maps nor Endomondo give even acceptable locations and tracking.
And the compass is so bad I wanna puke.
The phone is great in almost every other aspect, but GPS is fairly important for me and I'm starting to regret purchasing this phone. May it be fixed with better ROMs or is it a hardware fault?
Or3 said:
I'd like to know more about how the GPS in this phone is faring for you because for me it's an endless horror story. Neither Google Maps nor Endomondo give even acceptable locations and tracking.
And the compass is so bad I wanna puke.
The phone is great in almost every other aspect, but GPS is fairly important for me and I'm starting to regret purchasing this phone. May it be fixed with better ROMs or is it a hardware fault?
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I used it yesterday for half an hour in inner city traffic. The phone found the GPS signal in a few seconds with data connection, without it takes a minute or two. Navigation itself was worrisome. Went under a bridge and signal was lost for about 2 minutes. Then Google maps always thought I was going inside buildings or streets next to my actual route. Really weird.
Inside my room 2 - 3 seconds lock, the best gps on any of my past smartphones.
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Inside my room 2 - 3 seconds lock, the best gps on any of my past smartphones.
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And what is that information good for since the moment you open Google Maps, Runtastic or something along those lines it doesn't have any accuracy and keeps jumping the whole time?
I'm sick of people sharing screenshots of GPS Test or GPS Status like they're proof of anything when what's really important is real life apps behavior.
This device GPS should be good..
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And what is that information good for since the moment you open Google Maps, Runtastic or something along those lines it doesn't have any accuracy and keeps jumping the whole time?
I'm sick of people sharing screenshots of GPS Test or GPS Status like they're proof of anything when what's really important is real life apps behavior.
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I don't know what you're on about, but GPS Test uses the same API and sensor as any other app. I'm getting the same 5-7 second fix indoors from GPS Test and HERE Maps. Both don't jump around and show my correct position.
Or3 said:
And what is that information good for since the moment you open Google Maps, Runtastic or something along those lines it doesn't have any accuracy and keeps jumping the whole time?
I'm sick of people sharing screenshots of GPS Test or GPS Status like they're proof of anything when what's really important is real life apps behavior.
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Well we use diagnostic tools to know accurately if something is wrong or not, nothing wrong with that. With GPS Status we can know how many sat signal we got, how strong, what is the margin of error, etc.
And i don't have any problem in real life apps and GPS status confirmed that fact.
If you want positive info or help don't start with a negative.
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China ROM GPS problem
But with china stable rom, the map apps is using Baidu, and if your GPS location is not available, the device will report your network location (wifi/3G), which is in simplified chinese to your requesting apps, that sucks, however, I can't deny the hardware GPS here in RN2 is the best I ever used.
I tried GPS in the city. High accuracy, pretty fast lock and it worked just fine, no problems. Accuracy is usually 3-5m, 17 satellites in use on average. I'm not exactly sure what kind of problems you're facing. However, I can tell you this. A friend has Meizu M1 Note, the GPS was at first very good. But somehow at some point after updating, the accuracy's became horrible, 80m+ and it kept losing connection, IF it managed to establish one. It's most likely not faulty HW, but a misconfigured gps config.
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