I know the G2 had GPS issues (I owned one) did LG solve it with G3? Slow or non-locking GPS is pretty much a deal breaker for me.
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It locks pretty quick for me but I have had maybe 3 lost signals while navigating in the last week. I am a traveling nurse and use my GPS a lot. To be fair, much of my driving is in unpopulated areas. It does pick the signal back up quickly but I am not used to hearing that notification. My previous phone was a Galaxy S3 with CM11.
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I use only internal gps with no signal assistance and it locks in maps for me almost instantly. I dont travel outside my area very often but even my One Max takes a while to lock.
For me the new version of Google Maps doesn't lock. If I use Waze, I get the pinpoint icon in the notification bar and locks right away.
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I drive for a living and use Navi almost everyday and it works great. Locks in really quick.
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No gps issue on my G2. Havent found a issue yet on My G3
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I am finding I have an issue where I will get GPS lock despite having GPS location disabled (network only). A program like GPS Status will lock on despite my having GPS disabled, for example. Is this normal? I am trying to get it so only mock locations works so that I can have my AppRadio inject GPS data for Google Maps, but I'm not getting that to work either. I had similar troubles on my Galaxy S3, and I had assumed at the time that it was Samsung messing something up, but now I don't know what's going on... Any ideas?
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For me the new version of Google Maps doesn't lock. If I use Wade, I get the pinpoint icon in the notification bar and locks right away.
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What's Wade?
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What's Wade?
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He means Waze.
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He means Waze.
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Yeeeeaaah, damn typo. That's what happens when you post at 5am.
I found the G3 GPS only 1000% better than my old S3's. Locks instantly and haven't had any lost signal.
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The GPS in my 3D is very weak. Even outside it does not lock well and the accuracy is poor. I tried using GPS Status app and re-initializing the data, which helped a little, but it is still poor. My EVO 4G locks almost immediaty under the same conditions. Any ideas?
I also have this issue, but it's not everywhere. The first week I got it, I was using the GPS in Detroit, and if the phone wasn't right by the windshield, GPS signal would be lost and it would have a tough time acquiring my location again until I put it up past the steering wheel, and even then, it had the little radius circle showing where I "approximately" was. I was really frustrated with that because it defeats the whole purpose of having GPS in a phone. My OG EVO never had this problem.
I tried it again around where I live in SW Michigan and it was perfectly fine in my lap. No radius, just a dead on lock. Not sure why it was having issues in Detroit.
I just tried it again. EVO 4G = immediate lock. 3D = no lock. It sees some sats, but after 1 min, no lock. WTF?
Same here I keep losing signal and searching forgps.. god its pissing me off .feels like I'm using an iPhone on ATT
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red man said:
Same here I keep losing signal and searching forgps.. god its pissing me off .feels like I'm using an iPhone on ATT
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LOL
Time for us to buy iPads I guess.
And I got a xoon guess ipads and iphones.
It upsets me that they put out somany devices yet they can't seem to fix any problems .
Speaker vol sucks
Gps sucks
Music playback sucks
4G sucks
No unlock bootrom
Battery life gotten better
Screen is alright (no retna display)
The phone is a downgrade from my EVO if it wasn't for the battery life I would have returned it
My main reason behind an android device is Gps and tether . If none of them work properly I might as well buy a iPhone it has better app support
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And I got a xoon guess ipads and iphones.
It upsets me that they put out somany devices yet they can't seem to fix any problems .
Speaker vol sucks
Gps sucks
Music playback sucks
4G sucks
No unlock bootrom
Battery life gotten better
Screen is alright (no retna display)
The phone is a downgrade from my EVO if it wasn't for the battery life I would have returned it
My main reason behind an android device is Gps and tether . If none of them work properly I might as well buy a iPhone it has better app support
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GPS works fine for me.
What about music playback sucks? I haven't noticed any issues.
Bootloader will be unlocked and this isn't really something that needs fixed.
Do you know what resolution the screen would have to be to be >300 ppi? Problem is: HTC doesn't make a 1080x720 4.3" screen, in fact, no one does. Not yet at least. Take your pick: 4.3" or 300+ ppi
Not sure how its a downgrade.
If its so bad then why don't you get an iPhone? You can tether with a jailbroken iPhone and there are plenty of apps to provide turn by turn GPS navigation. Sounds like thats what you really want, so you should stop wasting your time with a phone that in your eyes is not good enough and go get one.
Bc I'm tired of feeding into apples gimmics . But HTC could spend a little more time working out issues with the device . Like I said the reason I'm keeoind the device is my EVO was best to death the battery lasts me the whole day and the processor is faster .. but if the iPhone was on sprint i would probably get it no way in hell I'm paying 100+ for my phone bill
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Oh and the GPS does suck !!!!!! It loses signal all the time
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For me it locked in under 10 seconds ( first time using GPS using GPS Status in my Car ) and accuracy was 5m. So its way faster than my N1 and way way way way faster than my Vibrant / Galaxy S
GPS on the 3vo is significantly worse than the 4G. The 3vo is slower to lock, significantly less accurate, and looses lock fairly often. It works better in Google Maps than other location apps, but is still relatively poor.
I brought the 3vo and 4G on a bike ride, and used Endomondo to track my ride. The 3vo was significantly less accurate than the 4G that was right next to it.
I hope they can fix the GPS issue (along with bluetooth connectivity, overheating, camera issues & radio issues I have experienced) in an update.
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The GPS in my 3D is very weak. Even outside it does not lock well and the accuracy is poor. I tried using GPS Status app and re-initializing the data, which helped a little, but it is still poor. My EVO 4G locks almost immediaty under the same conditions. Any ideas?
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The GPS in your 3D is not 'very weak'...lol.
Google Maps is still trying to 'drive your bus', (so to speak), I'd bet.
This is a 3 step process; at least it was for me:
1) Delete Data from Google Maps apk.
2) NOW, you can use the GPS status trick.
3) Most important: You MUST update your profile. I just made sure my prl was correct at this moment before doing so.
reboot, enjoy.
It may take a bit for the profile update to 'catch', but I know that my GPS locks pretty much immediately now....This will solve any 'my 3g signal sucks, now' issues you may have as well.
Lmk if this helped.
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I used to have a G2 and used Google Navigation ALOT. I could use it in my car with no probs. I've noticed that the Amaze looses GPS signal in my car about 50% of the time. Are there any tips or tricks to get better reception?
Thanks,
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I used to have a G2 and used Google Navigation ALOT. I could use it in my car with no probs. I've noticed that the Amaze looses GPS signal in my car about 50% of the time. Are there any tips or tricks to get better reception?
Thanks,
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I have no such problems!!! in fact i've never had it lose reception. for me this phone has had bar far the fastest gps lock and the best gps! running stock rooted rom
Somethings not right. My gps locks in less than a second. Rock solid. Even inside a lot of times.
The t-mobile rep claimed that the glonass was already enabled, and its why im getting 1 second gps locks. Is that accurate? How can i tell? I know the chip supports it.
Mine too . Super fast. Fastest out of any phone yet.
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Same here, the GPS on the Amaze has worked flawlessly for me every time I need it (which is pretty often since I'm always downtown and looking for something). Your Amaze might have a defective GPS component if it's always losing the signal or lock. I could be wrong, but I'm only guessing that that could be the issue since I've gotten superb GPS performance on every ROM I've flashed.
If you have task manager installed make sure you are not killing any system app that relates to gps functionality.
I heard a rumor that there isn't GPS on the note, does anyone who has this phone know this for sure??
That rumor is extremely inaccurate. The Note has probably one of the best GPS setups I've seen on a cell phone. It locks swiftly, even indoors.
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That rumor is extremely inaccurate. The Note has probably one of the best GPS setups I've seen on a cell phone. It locks swiftly, even indoors.
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awesome thanks for the quick reply
Not only that, but it has TWO GPS receivers, GPS and Glonass.
I used it on a hike yesterday. Drove well into the mountains far out of cell range. I could not believe how absolutely outstanding the gps was. Not only for the drive, which Google Nav took me exactly to the lat\long requested, but along the hike as well to track my distance. Just amazing!
Been using my Vibrant fo r a year or so while cycling. It was notorious for crappy GPS signal even with a plethora of "fixes". So when I started using this I was astounded by the fast lock time and amazing pinpoint accuracy. OP rumor is absurdly inaccurate, probably started by one of those apple fans while standing in line
You should probably slap the source of this rumor swiftly with a good backhand. Seriously...who would start such a rumor? As the others have said, the combination of GPS and GLONASS antennas gives the Note one of the best, if not the best GPS system in a cell phone that is mass produced today.
Coming from a Captivate, which all but seemed like it didin't even have a GPS, this is a breath of fresh air. Saves me from having to take my Garmin on my next trip.
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You should probably slap the source of this rumor swiftly with a good backhand. Seriously...who would start such a rumor?
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Probably from someone who wants to sell him an iPhone.
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Coming from a Captivate, which all but seemed like it didin't even have a GPS, this is a breath of fresh air. Saves me from having to take my Garmin on my next trip.
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Any phone GPS is better than the crap Samsung built into Captivate/Vibrant/Galaxy S.
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I used it on a hike yesterday. Drove well into the mountains far out of cell range. I could not believe how absolutely outstanding the gps was. Not only for the drive, which Google Nav took me exactly to the lat\long requested, but along the hike as well to track my distance. Just amazing!
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what do you use for gps when your out of cell range?
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what do you use for gps when your out of cell range?
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I was just using Google Nav and My Tracks. Didn't seem phased at all by being out of cell range and relying solely on the satellites. Seemed that cell phones I had in the past relied quite a bit on cell towers for accurate location, however this one does not from my experience yesterday.
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what do you use for gps when your out of cell range?
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Since the Note includes the GLONASS antenna, you don't need cell service, stock.
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GPS by itself doesn't really require cell service (that's why standalone GPS works). Having the cell service helps speed up the initial lock on satellites. Once locked, it doesn't require any cell service.
Google Nav will cache the route data once your setup the destination.
The GPS on the NOTE is by far the best GPS experience I've had with any phone/GPS unit. It literally locks in on your location in seconds!
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You mean GPS Navigation? Many apps have offline capability.. I use Locus for general "gps" activities (hiking, geocaching, etc), and there are several offline navigation apps on the market, but I don't use any offhand.
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GPS by itself doesn't really require cell service (that's why standalone GPS works). Having the cell service helps speed up the initial lock on satellites. Once locked, it doesn't require any cell service.
Google Nav will cache the route data once your setup the destination.
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Technically, cell service has very little to do with it, aGPS downloads data every few days, it doesn't poll data constantly. It could as well do it from wifi.
Agreed, cell service has little to do with the GPS position data, but with apps like Google Maps you won't get any map data (although you can turn caching on to get around that problem).
That said, yes, there are some assisted GPS techniques which use wifi and cell phone tower data to get an approximate location. But the real GPS receiver doesn't use that stuff at all.
The Note is actually capable of reaching out to 59 satellites worldwide. In my area, KY, it snags about 20 on average even when under fast acceleration from a dead stop.
Vast improvement over my Cappy.
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I have not see much complaining about the GPS, so I assume it's working fine for most. For me it really sucks, however. I am coming from the ThunderBolt (running CM and AOSP mostly), and GPS there was spot on in any weather. I use it mostly to track my speed when I jog and the TB did a good job.
With the same tracking app the DNA (full stock not rooted) is almost useless. The path it tracks zig zags so much due to errors that the speed estimates are way worse than what I can do in my head lol! It is also sensitive to weather, with particularly bad results when it's overcast.
Do you think it is hardware related or have people seen improvement in GPS on different roms or after flashing some GPS patch (that did help the TB). Thanks.
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I've never had an issue with gps, regardless of what rom I'm using.
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I've only had issues recently. I'm on stock
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I had the reverse experience, my thunderbolt was awful with GPS. It took forever and pretty inaccurate. Never had an issue with the DNA.
I would have to agree that the GPS is poor when used in running apps. I've been using Strava for a while and the comparison between my last phone (HTC Rezound) and the DNA is like night and day. The DNA bounces around quite a bit which alters the run length and split times. I run the same route each time, and the length can vary from 2.7 miles - 3.2 miles (2.8 is the actual length).
I looked back even further and there are some older recordings that are not as straight, so maybe it's the app?
For everything else the GPS is awesome. Navigation, Foursquare, and any other location based services work very quickly and accurately.
I have noticed that the GPS drops off right a way if the app losses focus. Example, switching between Google maps and sms, when I go back to maps it had to relocate GPS.
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So it sounds like the issue is with maintaining a consistent lock rather than getting a lock in the first place. Maybe it's a battery saving feature for the phone.
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I been using My Tracks and no GPS problems, it works great.
GPS has always been immediate, continuous, and spot-on for me.
Isn't there an app in the market that can test your GPS strength and signal?
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Isn't there an app in the market that can test your GPS strength and signal?
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GPS Status works great, been using it for a while...shows satellites and how many are locked on...accuracy distance and coordinates
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GPS Status works great, been using it for a while...shows satellites and how many are locked on...accuracy distance and coordinates
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Boom! Thought so... Thanks for reminding me.. Maybe OP should DL this and see what's up...
I have the GPS status app. It appears the GPS locks ok, but then somehow loses lock later. I tried using My Tracks app from Google. It locks fine, but then actually does not track my run! When I checked it in the middle of the run it had a message "waiting for stronger GPS signal." Interestingly, it would lock again while I was looking at it, but lose lock some time after I started running.
I even tried to keep the screen on with a wake lock app - - same story.
Weird. Happy most others are not having this issue.
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I've had the original Droid Incredible, the Rezound, the Incredible 4G and now the DNA and the DNA has by far the most accurate GPS of them all. Also by far the best battery life.
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After a few testing, i found that my method didn't work. I found that when GPS got lock, if you turn off GPS for a few minutes, then turn it on again, it will got lock quickly. But, turn it off and wait for a few hours, it won't lock so quickly when you turn on again.
I found settings in gps.conf is a bit strange, it is not point to any NTP server and no setting to use agps data. Also, I didn't find agps data file.
htcm7 said:
Hi guys,
Some users complaint about their GPS, how slow it is to get a lock or event won't lock at all.
I have also same problem. My GPS is so slow to get a lock.
Here are steps I tried to speed up lock process, although not sure if it will works on your G2, but on mine, is work ok.
One more thing, my phone already rooted.
1) Download and install these tools on the market https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cochibo.gpsstatus&hl=en
2) Connect to the Internet, turn on your GPS and run GPS Status - Test & Fix at outdoor
3) press Reset GPS and Get Xtra data button
4) wait for GPS Status - Test & Fix to get a lock, it could be a couple minutes, just wait, until it gets lock
5) after get lock, close GPS Status - Test & Fix, turn off Internet and GPS
6) Now, you can turn on again GPS and run your GPS app to see how fast it gets locked. I use Sygic and GPS Test (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest&hl=en) to test it
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Mine acquires GPS lock in just a few seconds!
Mine is a T-Mobile G2
I have Mobile Data on, that helps a lot to acquire a lock since the G2 has AGPS (A stands for Assisted) :laugh: (it also has GLONASS by the way)
I have never experienced any GPS problems whatsoever.
Cheers!
Rayan said:
Mine acquires GPS lock in just a few seconds!
Mine is a T-Mobile G2
I have Mobile Data on, that helps a lot to acquire a lock since the G2 has AGPS (A stands for Assisted) :laugh: (it also has GLONASS by the way)
I have never experienced any GPS problems whatsoever.
Cheers!
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My Verizon LG G2 takes minutes to acquire GPS after a reboot. It's faster after that but doesn't work well indoors where my old Droid Razr Maxx gets a very quick lock.
I used mine for the first time yesterday. I told it where I wanted it to go with Google and the only odd thing I noticed is I gave it an address of 508 and would only get the 5 right. the 08 it saw it as something else. I can't remember what, but all I needed was how to get to the street. The lock was quick.
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My Verizon LG G2 takes minutes to acquire GPS after a reboot. It's faster after that but doesn't work well indoors where my old Droid Razr Maxx gets a very quick lock.
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Have you tried modifying the gps.conf?
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garywojdan81 said:
Have you tried modifying the gps.conf?
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No how do you do that?
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GPS issues seem to anecdotally be limited to Verizon models. My T-mobile G2 gets locks within seconds indoors even with WiFi and Google location off. Hopefully big red can address this with a software upgrade.
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I use this. Works like a charm.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by.zatta.agps
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No how do you do that?
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Try this method, its always worked on my RAZR:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239713
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Try this method, its always worked on my RAZR:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239713
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Just did this and boy did it work much better. Accuracy went from 60+ feet to under 15ft.
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Just did this and boy did it work much better. Accuracy went from 60+ feet to under 15ft.
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Glad to hear it
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I have been contemplating exchanging my VZW G2 for a new handset. The GPS is no existent or intermittent on the ROMs I have tried. It seems to be better on the AOSP ROMs though. I have a few more days to do a straight exchange.
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Try this method, its always worked on my RAZR:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239713
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Tried this today myself. I was standing under an overhang of my front porch at work and when the satellites kicked in, that is exactly where it pointed to using satellite view in Google Maps. Never seen one that accurate before. Usually it would have me out by the street or something. This phone had me out by the street as well until using the fix you recommended. Great lead.
Thanks,
After few tweaks my location still takes about 1-2 minutes for the 1st lock. From there anytime I need the GPS it will lock in quickly, 10 seconds on average. Why does the 1st launch after a reboot take so much longer?
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After few tweaks my location still takes about 1-2 minutes for the 1st lock. From there anytime I need the GPS it will lock in quickly, 10 seconds on average. Why does the 1st launch after a reboot take so much longer?
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I have that same behavior on my Verizon LG G2.
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Gotta be a way to fix it. Hmmmm
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want to try this on the ATT LG G2 but i went and looked at my gps.cofig file and it has more information than what this template is showing...heres what my gps.config looks like...
I use an app called faster gps that will let you select server location, my gps locks on quick now compared to stock
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