Hello guys, I have the next problem:When I use maps and click to get my location with gps off it shows a pop up message with says that I need to activate location through wi-fi (or something like this).I go to settings activate it and nothing, same error, in Google now the same error.I use greenify to greenify play services and nlpunbounced to prevent wake locks and alarms from GServices, tried to deactivate nlpunbounced and greenify but error is still there.I have no idea, help me guys!
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Hey guys, I don;t really use GPS on my Galaxy Player 4'', but I have notices that it will all the sudden display the GPS icon in the notification area even when it is off. I have disabled GPS and the "Use wireless networks" option, but the icon will appear at least once a day and won't disappear until I reboot the device. It just keeps blinking over and over until I reboot the device.
I have noticed it drains my battery way to quick when that icon appears (uses about 10% when the deviced is locked), which is crazy because it uses about (2%) battery power when it is locked during the night and the player does not shows that GPS icon in the notification area. I have killed pretty much every single application I have been able to kill to find out what app is trying to use GPS, but the icon won't go away no matter what process I kill. I use juicedefender and it has really improve my battery life, but when that icon appears, my device still will waste about 10% battery power even when it is locked with no apps running. Cannot explained why this is happening.
Has any of you had this problem?
Thank you
Try reseting to factory default, my batttery life on galaxy 4.0 is incredible.
I've had the same problem on my 5.0. I figured out it was an app that was constantly trying to get a gps signal. Simply going into the app and the exiting out seems to solve it however. It still happens but going into the app and exiting out helps. I would try to figure out which app is constantly trying to connect and if you don't use it very frequently uninstall it.
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I've had the same problem on my 5.0. I figured out it was an app that was constantly trying to get a gps signal. Simply going into the app and the exiting out seems to solve it however. It still happens but going into the app and exiting out helps. I would try to figure out which app is constantly trying to connect and if you don't use it very frequently uninstall it.
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Difficult to pinpoint this app.
Do anybody know any way to log what app is using (or trying to use) GPS?
I noticed this happening today. I have my notification bar hidden, so not sure how often this happens. I could make it go away by turning on GPS and GPS Test, then back off. I checked for apps that might be trying to find a location in running services, killed a couple "maybes", but the icon kept blinking. Only app I installed today was Simple Calendar Widget, but didn't see anything in it's options that would be pinging location...
I have Power Tudor that shows how much juice apps are using while you monitor them, the only app there that looked like it could be was something like "system_1025" or something like that.... nothing I could find to stop it.
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I've had the same problem on my 5.0. I figured out it was an app that was constantly trying to get a gps signal. Simply going into the app and the exiting out seems to solve it however. It still happens but going into the app and exiting out helps. I would try to figure out which app is constantly trying to connect and if you don't use it very frequently uninstall it.
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I noticed this happening today. I have my notification bar hidden, so not sure how often this happens. I could make it go away by turning on GPS and GPS Test, then back off. I checked for apps that might be trying to find a location in running services, killed a couple "maybes", but the icon kept blinking. Only app I installed today was Simple Calendar Widget, but didn't see anything in it's options that would be pinging location...
I have Power Tudor that shows how much juice apps are using while you monitor them, the only app there that looked like it could be was something like "system_1025" or something like that.... nothing I could find to stop it.
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Also use Simple Calendar Widget, but I don't think it's the reason.
Did you use Samsung Dive recently? I did, in order to test the ring, lock and location service provided from within Dive. The service running on device tries to establish a GPS connection even if GPS is disabled. I didn't make a location trace, only a simple location test.
After reboot GPS icon do not show up any more ...
Looks like Google Latitude might be the culprit. Try opening it and signing out of that service. Also go into "Settings" --> "Location and security" and uncheck "Use Sensor Aiding". Once I turned those off the GPS Notification went away.
What does sensor aiding do anyway? Sure doesn't help the Compass!
I had the same issue with my HTC ONE M8 I did the same process as you. Went into my settings found my battery usage and saw what was draining my battery. It was groupon. So I force stopped the app and the GPS notification went away.
Over the last few days my battery has been draining faster than usual. I've just noticed that the NetworkLocationLocator Google service is at the top of the BetterBatteryStats list, registering 196 partial wakelocks in 2:37 minutes - 13m 4s.
The problem is that I have location tracking turned off in Google Maps (location reporting, location sharing, location history, automatic check-ins and check-in notifications).
Why is the NetworkLocationLocator service draining my battery when I have location settings turned off?
check under location services in settings
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I had the same issue. Just disconnect the use networks WiFi on settings location and it will solve this problem. I was experience this on stock ics with stock kernel.
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Google now wastes a lot of battery using the process you've mentioned too.
Best way would be as suggested above, uncheck all location related boxes under location settings
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Is there any other way to get rid of the frequent NetworkLocationLocator wakelocks than disabling Wifi and Network based Location. I belive the culprit might be an app that asks the service for location and disabling that app (or the location function inside the app) could solve the problem.
Google now is disabled and I don't have Maps installed. Altough I'm having ~2.5 wakelocks per minute. Ideed, disabling network based location solves the issue, but obviously this will prevent some apps that rationally use location from providing 100% functionality (eg. weather apps).
having the same wake lock issues myself since JB 4.1.2 update on my S2, fed up of it taking the battery now. why it polls so often is beyond me.
Turn off location using wireless network under location services setting
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Turn off location using wireless network under location services setting
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That's a workaround. One might need Network Location, so there has to be a real fix of the issue.
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Turn off location using wireless network under location services setting
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That's a workaround. One might need Network Location, so there has to be a real fix of the issue.
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yep i turned it off and within an hour i used an app that needed it!
Is there likely to be a full fix to this problem? I have the same kind of issue - I turn off the Wifi/Network option in location options so that Google doesnt poll my location every x minutes, but I find this gives me options with Facebook. Instead of Facebook getting its location in a couple of seconds by asking Google to get it, Facebook instead initiates the GPS in the phone and takes a few minutes to get a lock because i'm inside the house. I'm running cm10.1 not stock btw.
Same issue - SGS2
Hi,
I had exactly the same problem on my Galaxy S2 with MIUI official:
NetworkLocationLocator wakelock from Google Services(not maps, its important!) was up at 8-20% of the time.
I did some research.
First of all, I did full wipe. Wakelock arrived on second reboot after adding google account, so installed apps are not the problem.
I found an opinion that mysterious Google Checkin Service was behind that wakelock, so I disabled that stuff completely by modifying corresponding values in GServices DB. Wakelock was still there.
I am stuck completely, at this point I have no idea what might cause this.
On another rom, 4.2 Paranoid Android, it's all fine, I get only 1-3% of NetworkLocationLocator from GMaps, but thats another story.
If anyone has any ideas - you are welcome.
If there are another MIUI users here - check your battery stats please(stock android battery graph is ok). Do you have 'barcode' on awake graph? If yes - than we have really global problem here...
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this is terrible.
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Is there any other way to get rid of the frequent NetworkLocationLocator wakelocks than disabling Wifi and Network based Location. I belive the culprit might be an app that asks the service for location and disabling that app (or the location function inside the app) could solve the problem.
Google now is disabled and I don't have Maps installed. Altough I'm having ~2.5 wakelocks per minute. Ideed, disabling network based location solves the issue, but obviously this will prevent some apps that rationally use location from providing 100% functionality (eg. weather apps).
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have you tried google settings -> location -> off
I had the google services issue on M1 and M2.
This work around fixes it for me, only had to do it once on M2.
I reboot into recovery (I'm running clockwork recovery) flash gapps (3/1) reboot.
I DO NOT wipe cache or davalink.
Seems like Google services does it after a new flash but I never really saw a reliable pattern myself.
I'm having the best battery life on M2!
Hope it helps? Let me know.
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This is a horrible issue that is still very present on latest nightlies, and has been for around two months, as of this posting.
Completely disabling location services is not a solution, and it is not a work-around.
We need some ability to trace the source of these location requests. There is no useful information in the logcat.
Location services should be providing some of its own statistics on which applications are polling for location.
seems to have dropped 90% since the google maps update!
Hi Everyone,
I can't see to get any of the location services to work.
All three services are on but none of the apps that uses location seems to get a hold of the location.
For example, in google maps it says "Your current location is temporarily unavailable".
None of my android phones has had this problem.
Thanks.
Download an app called gps status and toolbox. Let that app run. You can use it to reset a-gps info, then download sat info (in the manage a-gps menu).
Let the app run until it gets a good lock. You may need to tap the screen to keep it from timing out while it is getting a lock.
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Mine was the same when I got it. Factory reset and all is well now.
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I tried using GPS tools with no success.
Also I would hate to factory reset.
Any other suggestions?
I am having the same problem
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So using the GPS status and tools app, I can get a lock when I am outside.
However, when I am indoor else where I am not locatable, which seems to indicate that GPS does work but Google location service and/or VZW one don't work.
I am going to give it a factory reset.
Mine didn't work at first either. I turned all 3 services off rebooted then turned all 3 back on and rebooted again. Its been working fine since then.
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Mine didn't work at first either. I turned all 3 services off rebooted then turned all 3 back on and rebooted again. Its been working fine since then.
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This worked wonderfully.
Thanks.
I've seen the same issue on and off, just to add further to str8upx's answer, a reboot is all it took to fix for me (wasn't necessary to turn services off first).
Just wanted to update, while a reboot does "fix" the issue, it's not a solution. The issue does come back.
Turn off Verizon services and leave on google services, reboot the phone and try it.
I've banged on this all morning. So far, this has worked for me.
Settings > Location > enable all 3.
then
Settings > Apps and Sync > Google > Location > make sure both are checked.
then
Settings > Apps and Sync > Google > Maps & Latitude > Location Reporting > Detect your location. (I am not a Latitude user and have all the other location sharing stuff turned off.)
Finally
Open Browser > Menu > Settings > Privacy & security > Enable location > check Enable Location
AND THEN REBOOT.
So far so good. Maps hasn't been unable to locate me again and the browser can get my location.
I had the same issue when I first got my Droid DNA. Location services would not work for me whatsoever (weather, maps, etc.) As soon as I got home and connected to WiFi, location services started working. My wife, who got her Droid DNA at the exact same time as I did, never had this problem.
Once I connected to WiFi and location services started working, I haven't had any problems.
Not sure what the logic behind it is, but try connecting to WiFi if you haven't already.
From some time ago till now my apps don't stay connected to my mobile network when I switch to a diferent app. Example I'm downloading something and as soon as I goto a diferent app the download stops, or another one like WhatsApp. Only time I receive whatsapp messages is when I'm on the app. Please help as this is so anoying. And none of my apps have "background data restricted" checked. Haven't messed with anything of that. And yes I've Google everywhere and came up with nothing. Running Android 5.0.
Anybody have any solution? I only get Internet if I'm on the app I'm using once I go to another app it disconnects the previous app. I don't get any notifications from any apps.
Hi All,
I keep experiencing the same issue every time I pay using google pay or when some apps try to pinpoint my Location (for example InPost app that needs to locate me in order to allow me to open a PO box from the app itself) - both cellurar data and WiFi disconnects and sometimes I need to turn it off and then back on in the quick settings.
Thanks in advance for your responses.