[Q] Losing GPS fix quite often. - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
As in the title I've got a problem with GPS. It was working fine for long time, but just one day it started losing gps signal quite often. I'm using WAZE, and it keeps loosing signal, I checked offline navigations as well, gps fixing apps too. Yestarday I did a full wipe and installed newest version of Cyanogenmod 11 M8, but it's still the same.
Any idea what is the problem? Could be something wrong with the phone?
Thanks for answers in advance.
Peter

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[Q] GPS not fixing position - Morrisoft 0.8

Hi guys,
I've been using Morrisoft ROM since version 0.7 and since then, after some period using the phone the GPS simply stops to fix position and it never comes back, only with fresh install. I've tried with GMaps, it shows huge area of confidence, and with sports tracking apps like MiCoach or Endomondo I've had no success either: it keeps trying to find satellites without success. I've also tried to install the GPS fix provided by Notorious544d for Neutrino, but it didn't work also.
Does anyone have a clue of what's going on?
pedrohz said:
Hi guys,
I've been using Morrisoft ROM since version 0.7 and since then, after some period using the phone the GPS simply stops to fix position and it never comes back, only with fresh install. I've tried with GMaps, it shows huge area of confidence, and with sports tracking apps like MiCoach or Endomondo I've had no success either: it keeps trying to find satellites without success. I've also tried to install the GPS fix provided by Notorious544d for Neutrino, but it didn't work also.
Does anyone have a clue of what's going on?
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well,
my friend i have used tens of roms and costum roms, with this phone locking gps is almost impossible.
it's a shame because it is a beautifull phone but i got good gps with old phones like samsung i7500 and htc hd2 i can not understand why this phone has this weakness.
also tried gps fix apk and agps usa fix not results.

Help! GPS has stopped working (t-mobile uk)

Hi there - wondering if anyone else has experienced this or can help me. Have seen some similar-ish threads dating back many months but nothing exactly seems to answer this
Until last week, the GPS on my S2 was working fine. Always locked pretty quickly etc.
But for the last week or so, I cannot seem to get a GPS fix AT ALL. I have tried restarting, clearing the aGPS data, etc. etc.
I have installed GPS Status and GPS Aids from the marketplace as recommended in some places. GPS Status shows many satellites being detected in grey, but nothing locks on to them. My phone is not rooted so I have not tried to alter settings etc. as yet, as not really sure this is the problem as I have not changed anything recently. (Could t-mobile have done something on their end that is causing it maybe.. ??)
I am running stock ICS on t-mobile.
Any illumination anyone could offer would be most appreciated!
many thanks
Have you flashed any rom?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Even if it was a carrier update, no need to be a custom rom.
I use GPS-Test to "test" my GPS, can you please install it tell us what is the biggest SNR you get?
I think you will only get a lock if you have at least 3 sats with SNR above 30.
rathga said:
Hi there - wondering if anyone else has experienced this or can help me. Have seen some similar-ish threads dating back many months but nothing exactly seems to answer this
Until last week, the GPS on my S2 was working fine. Always locked pretty quickly etc.
But for the last week or so, I cannot seem to get a GPS fix AT ALL. I have tried restarting, clearing the aGPS data, etc. etc.
I have installed GPS Status and GPS Aids from the marketplace as recommended in some places. GPS Status shows many satellites being detected in grey, but nothing locks on to them. My phone is not rooted so I have not tried to alter settings etc. as yet, as not really sure this is the problem as I have not changed anything recently. (Could t-mobile have done something on their end that is causing it maybe.. ??)
I am running stock ICS on t-mobile.
Any illumination anyone could offer would be most appreciated!
many thanks
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i was using gps status and aid like you did. didnt work till i tried gps test plus.
Many thanks for all the replies
@arc Have not flashed a ROM, just using stock ROM which got upgraded automatically to ICS from gingerbread a few months ago
@zedread Installed GPS Test and tried it briefly just now. Get 7-9 satellites with SNRs of between 20 and 40. All of them stay grey and none of them get used for locking. This is similar to what I have seen in GPS status etc. (i.e. it seems to find satellites but does not proceed to try and lock any of them...all of them always stay grey)
@happily can you advise what it is in GPS Test Plus that helped? Just got the free version at the moment.
Anyone have any more ideas?
Many thanks
Try FasterFix from Google Play Store.....good luck.
Edit: *Root require*

[Q] GPS and calibration issue

Hi guys, I wonder if anyone could help me with this problem.
The phone I'm using right now is Samsung Galaxy SII (GT-I9100G). Android 4.2.2. Using Avatar ROM 2.14b.
Ever since I rooted and did a custom ROM to my phone, the GPS seems not working well. For example, when I use Sygic Navigator, under Hardware settings where you can see the GPS satellites, it doesn't show any. And there is no GPS signal at all. Weird. Is it because the issues of the ROM I'm using? Because I've changed from using ParanoidAndroid 2 to Avatar ROM just because I wanna see if there is any fix on the GPS issue. Sadly, no.
One more problem I had is the calibration issue. I started noticing this problem when I'm playing Doodle Jump. When I started the game, it doesn't jumping straight up, instead it jumped to the left, always to the left. I don't know if both problems are related to each other.
So, anyone got any idea how to fix these problems?
EDIT: The term I should be using for the 'calibration' is the gyroscope. It seems like Avatar ROM has removed this option the settings.
EDIT 2: GPS Status app always showing Looking for GPS location... even after I reset and redownload the A-GPS Xtra Data.
Theres a gps fix on rootbox thread somewhere. Im sure it can be used on all 4.2.2 roms. Have a look there mate.
Also gps fix on playsore may solve it. Have a look test them and report bk to what works to help others. :thumbup:
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Okay I *finally* got it worked. I just have to reset the factory settings.
So, for those who have the same problem, I'd suggest you to sync all the data, backup your apps and do some recheck on your files if something have missed out. Then only you can do the factory reset, this will rest everything in your phone including your installed apps. It will reverted back to the default settings.
You can also do the factory reset in the recovery mode.
After reset, you can download GPS Status app to test your GPS locking.
I can now

GPS Not working at all, any fix will be appreciated

The GPS in my phone is not working at all..I rooted the phone the next day i got it...I didn't check if the gps was working before root because without rooting i was not able to restore data from old phone. And when I finally restored the data and just started exploring the new features..I noticed that its not getting gps fix at all...
There was no fix after even after 10 mins..4 satellites is the max i got. Tested via GPS Status app
Please someone help me out.
prats69 said:
The GPS in my phone is not working at all..I rooted the phone the next day i got it...I didn't check if the gps was working before root because without rooting i was not able to restore data from old phone. And when I finally restored the data and just started exploring the new features..I noticed that its not getting gps fix at all...
There was no fix after even after 10 mins..4 satellites is the max i got. Tested via GPS Status app
Please someone help me out.
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Well, you got 4 satellites... How many satellites do you want your phone to connect so you'd consider your phone doesn't have a GPS issue?

UMI Plus - GPS/Navigation Problems

Hello,
I get a GPS fix within 10 seconds. But with Maps, however, the signal jumps back and forth. Also, the signal does not show exactly the location, or a few meters away. These problems are probably also known to the UMI users. Somehow I have read what of MTK tools, where this problem can be fixed. Can someone post a tutorial, or link?
Thx.
Hi, looking forward to fix the same issue... Any news?
Octavius_Augustus said:
Hello,
I get a GPS fix within 10 seconds. But with Maps, however, the signal jumps back and forth. Also, the signal does not show exactly the location, or a few meters away. These problems are probably also known to the UMI users. Somehow I have read what of MTK tools, where this problem can be fixed. Can someone post a tutorial, or link?
Thx.
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Gday mate,
I was having similar issues with my GPS jumping to the street next to me whilst driving and getting itself all turned around. The other issue I had was bluetooth would not connecting to my car, so I tried a few things on this list: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/fix-nougat-bluetooth-issues/
Specifically what seemed to fix my bluetooth AND GPS was this: (I also set the passcode on the car to '0000')
"This is a really good fix, confirmed to work by many people. To reset your Bluetooth settings, fire up the Settings app, and locate and tap on Backup & reset option. Now, touch ‘Network settings reset’, and then ‘Reset settings’. Confirm this on next screen. Note: This will reset all your settings related to WiFi, Bluetooth and mobile data. Keep that in mind. If you need WiFi urgently, then better do this later on."
The above made my GPS a bit more stable. Since then I have updated the device to the latest beta: PLUS.V3.02_20170208_c239v55_kw_u3_no-DB and GPS is working perfect now. Link from bencebacsi on UMi Forum: http://www.mediafire.com/file/hh1069alx7v8i6i/PLUS.V3.02_20170208_c239v55_kw_u3_no-DB.rar
Best of luck mate!
hello guys!I bought the Umi plus a week ago.The device is pretty cool but i have issues with the gps.I tryed fix it with some youtube videow but still nothing.Can please anyone have found a solution for this problem?
shadimar69 said:
Gday mate,
I was having similar issues with my GPS jumping to the street next to me whilst driving and getting itself all turned around. The other issue I had was bluetooth would not connecting to my car, so I tried a few things on this list: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/fix-nougat-bluetooth-issues/
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It's not usable for this problem.
I tested Faster GPS after rooted, MTK tools, Engineering Mode, and another more tools and tricks, and nothing helped me with better gps signal on my UMI plus.
In enginneering mode I deleted data from hot, cold, warm and full gps start without A-GPS started, A set position from detected position, download new satellites positions, then start A-GPS and it was same how before. GPS signal on Mediatek chipset is bad.
Sometimes I have fixed 12 satellites, another time zero satellites. Gps signal jumping from zero to good in the car, or outdoor.

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