Hi,
My G2 Mini takes a few minutes to lock the GPS, and when it does, it always loose it quickly.
I use the stock ROM.
I read that it might be a problem with the antenna connections, but I'm not sure where to find the antenna?
Should I take the phone apart for this?
Any other ideas?
I'm really lost
Thanks
Same problem here. Using Sygic GPS navigation app and can't find proper signal indoors or outdoors. Stock ROM, no root.
AxiK. said:
Same problem here. Using Sygic GPS navigation app and can't find proper signal indoors or outdoors. Stock ROM, no root.
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Hi! Did you manage to solve the issue? My wife has got the same problem on his G2 mini...
piumach said:
Hi! Did you manage to solve the issue? My wife has got the same problem on his G2 mini...
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Nope, seems to be a hardware issue, not software, tried here maps, same problem
I thank god that I own a lumia 620, I have coverage also in tunnels, it’s an amazing gps device.
Awww crap! I wasn't aware of this issue, I'm a heavy user of GPS, I thought I could leave my other phone/tablet whenever I leave.
There's another similar thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2756235
If someone else finds a fix for this, do post! Thanks!
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Hello folks,
In the last week google maps has gone from only having the requisite (for this phone) slow to no gps issues to freezing the phone, causing it to reboot as soon as I do almost anything in maps. This was constant in v4.4 (which I updated to last week), so I downgraded to previous version, 4.0. This appeared to work better for about 3 whole minutes, and then promptly caused the phone to **** its britches. Have any of you folks experienced this issue? The phone hasn't been rooted (I figure I'll wait and see what's what with 2.2) and besides the stereotypical random lagging nothing else causes the phone to lock up and die the way Maps does. Is it the app? the dodgy gps? I didn't spend this much on a phone to not be able to use all of its features, so any help is appreciated.
Cheers,
Dennis
Mine sometimes locks up if I leave gps on. I leave it off and turn it on when it loads up fully
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I'll have to try that out. I have gps set to come on when maps fires up. It just irks me that I would have to remember to do such silliness on such an otherwise very nice phone. I hope Samsung gets their stuff sorted on this gps issue., and fast. Lets hope september being when the fix comes isn't just smoke.
E Double said:
Hello folks,
In the last week google maps has gone from only having the requisite (for this phone) slow to no gps issues to freezing the phone, causing it to reboot as soon as I do almost anything in maps. This was constant in v4.4 (which I updated to last week), so I downgraded to previous version, 4.0. This appeared to work better for about 3 whole minutes, and then promptly caused the phone to **** its britches. Have any of you folks experienced this issue? The phone hasn't been rooted (I figure I'll wait and see what's what with 2.2) and besides the stereotypical random lagging nothing else causes the phone to lock up and die the way Maps does. Is it the app? the dodgy gps? I didn't spend this much on a phone to not be able to use all of its features, so any help is appreciated.
Cheers,
Dennis
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I'm getting the same issue. GPS and maps worked once for me after doing the quick fix. Since then i have updated the Maps and now opening it freezes the phone. Literally everything comes to an halt and renders my poor Vibrant useless till I pull the battery. Not a life altering problem but i do hope i can resolve it soon in case I might need to use it.
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I'm getting the same issue. GPS and maps worked once for me after doing the quick fix. Since then i have updated the Maps and now opening it freezes the phone. Literally everything comes to an halt and renders my poor Vibrant useless till I pull the battery. Not a life altering problem but i do hope i can resolve it soon in case I might need to use it.
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I turned off GPS and that seems to be the culprit. I even went back to using maps v 4.4 and it hasn't puked yet. I'm definitely tired of this dodgy gps thing.
E Double said:
I turned off GPS and that seems to be the culprit. I even went back to using maps v 4.4 and it hasn't puked yet. I'm definitely tired of this dodgy gps thing.
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Yeah I feel you on that but just have to believe samsung will hold true to their statement and a fix is on the way. Love my phone too much to worry about that
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bdveteran18 said:
Yeah I feel you on that but just have to believe samsung will hold true to their statement and a fix is on the way. Love my phone too much to worry about that
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They already have. The Epic 4G contains the GPS fix and Engadget has reported that the GPS fix indeed works.
I have the same problem, had to uninstall Earth.
zephiK said:
They already have. The Epic 4G contains the GPS fix and Engadget has reported that the GPS fix indeed works.
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That's great news. Thanks for the info.
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I had the same issue i used ROM manager ran the Fix permissions and rebooted and it works fine now..
I have been looking but can not find info. I have not been addicted to flashing in some time so I am a little out of the loop. I know some issues just never pan out and the fact that the issue remains becomes common knowledge to the xda community.
But yea like I said I am a little out of the loop and am having issues finding a status on gps in Cyanogen.
Thank you
Sorry for asking a dumb question
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By default it is broken. There is a flashable fix on here which makes the GPS work (18 feet accuracy lock within about 20 sec, amazing I know for this phone) but it also has a problem. It only works after the phone is freshly restarted. . . later on if you use the GPS it will never lock.
So to summarize:
1. GPS doesn't work out of the box
2. Fix makes the GPS lock on really fast but only works after a reboot. Cannot lock on any satellites later on.
There is now a fix (not official) for users like myself who have an EXTERNAL gps puck for cm7. I bought a used bt359 off ebay for very little money and this seems to be the best solution as we dont know we will EVER get true drivers for gps on vibrant.
Thank you guys
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I have the simply honey v5 rom. First GPS settings were wrong (mSassisted and such). GPS works only once as said. Compass doesnt work at all and it doesnt turn off the compass once you are done. It eats up the battery! Basically opening gmaps or any app that uses gmaps is not practical due to battery drainage.
present the following problem with my gps, and have tested and seen that the problem of GPS, give it to me when I use a wireless network (wifi), however when I use mobile data, location gives accurate and in less than 30 seconds. any solution for this, I invite boys forum relizar evidence for a possible solution.
use google maps.
I hope my approach is helpful for a better rom CM9
ronaldvalles said:
present the following problem with my gps, and have tested and seen that the problem of GPS, give it to me when I use a wireless network (wifi), however when I use mobile data, location gives accurate and in less than 30 seconds. any solution for this, I invite boys forum relizar evidence for a possible solution.
use google maps.
I hope my approach is helpful for a better rom CM9
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i have also the same problem
i have also a prob with gps. the gps signal drops after every 5 sec :'(
ronaldvalles said:
present the following problem with my gps, and have tested and seen that the problem of GPS, give it to me when I use a wireless network (wifi), however when I use mobile data, location gives accurate and in less than 30 seconds. any solution for this, I invite boys forum relizar evidence for a possible solution.
use google maps.
I hope my approach is helpful for a better rom CM9
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So, you get faster location with gsm data than WiFi? It is built so. That's what I understood from there.
usman_fareed said:
i have also a prob with gps. the gps signal drops after every 5 sec :'(
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umair928 said:
i have also the same problem
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I think these 2 posts are about something else than OP ment.
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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?
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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?
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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.
I haven't really seen any posts here regarding this but has anyone found any solutions to help with the GPS issues on the Note 10+ 5G?
I've been searching too........why is this even an issue? $1300 flagship phone should have this basic function working!
I have this phone, but what issues are you guys having?
Try using Waze and then get back to us. Everyone is having GPS issues with this phone. Some are worse than others.
steelersmb said:
Everyone is having GPS issues with this phone. Some are worse than others.
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No GPS issues here. Google Maps finds my position almost immediately when I tap "My location" button.
Same here
steelersmb said:
Try using Waze and then get back to us. Everyone is having GPS issues with this phone. Some are worse than others.
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I have an issue with mine as well both Google Maps and Waze are affected. My GPS eventually catches up but it can take as much as 5 min for that to happen.