I've been running BarePop for a while now (love it) but I'm having some issues with GPS. I first had a issue on V1, clean install from BarRin. It wouldn't lock on my exact location, it's close to me (a couple of miles away from my exact location, so in the neighborhood so to speak) and Google Maps won't navigate, because once I hit navigation nothing happens, my location never changes. So I clean flashed TE_V1 and dirty flashed the update along with the new kernel recently. I don't use GPS much, but when I used it today still the same issue even after the clean install on the Themers Edition.
Any suggestions would be great, thanks in advance.
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I have been using CM for years, first on the Evo 4G and now on the GS3. Ever since I can remember, I've had issues with GPS on CM. In the Evo days, I always remember flashing a GPS fix (or doing a CLR fix after flashing in from a Sense ROM). Now, with the GS3, I continue to have challenges with GPS on CM. When I had the M builds, I had decent performance with GPS and could get the navigation to lock - as well as maps finding my location. Ever since I went to the CM10 stable build, the navigation just sticks on "waiting for location" and the maps cannot find my location. Super frustrating. I even switched over to AOKP for the time being as the GPS seems to be working great (as well as most of the other features).
I am still itching to get back to CM though...
Here are my questions:
1. Is there a flashable fix for the GPS problem in CM10 on the GS3?
2. I've seen that a few people flashed into ICS, locked nav, and then flashed back to CM - does this work? if so, after doing this, can I re-flash a backup or do I have to wipe clean first?
3. Even if one of the two fixes above works, will I still have sub-par performance with GPS?
Thanks in advance.
Not my answer, rochers from androidforums:
took me quite some time to figure this one out, thought i should post it here in case anyone else has a similar problem.
When i updated to android 4.1.2, i noticed that my google navigation stopped working. It would simply sit there endlessly "waiting for location..." fortunately, there's a simple fix:
1. Go to "settings > accounts > google > location settings".
2. Flip the switch to "on" (i found this was off in my case).
3. Try google navigation again, it should work fine.
I'm not sure why google decided to break up the location settings into two different places like this, but it's a bit silly imo as it's definitely going to catch some people out.
Found this solution on xda, cant post link, but this works.
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I'm running the debloated, deodexed ICS that Santod put together. Everything has been great so far. GPS worked without issue the first time I tried it (used Navigation). Now, however, my standalone GPS isn't even turning on. No icon in the status bar when it should be on (opening up maps, navigation, GPS status, etc). Yes, the proper location services are turned on (I have all 3 checked). I tried flashing the agps patch to no avail.
This seems like a weird issue. It's not that I'm not getting a lock, the GPS isn't even trying. Anyone have any ideas or similar issues?
edit: And yes, I have the newest ICS radios.
Bad wipe maybe ? wipe with 4 ext then go to tools and wipe ext3 data system and cache then flash the rom again ive used all of santods roms and i havent had an issue.
Just got my phone back from mobile tech..immediately unlocked, flashed a recovery and threw on viper 1.3.0 with elkays 096 kernel.
Everything runs great but I cannot get a GPS lock in Google maps ever.
I have downloaded a couple GPS test apps and I'll get 8/11 or 10/12 satellites and it gets ever so close to getting a lock in maps but never does.
Any ideas? Could the JTAG have "fried" the GPS?
Or should I try a stock Rom and kernel and see the behavior there?
I drive way too much to not have an accurate GPS lock on my phone.
Any ideas or help is much appreciated in advance.
bakemcbride21 said:
Just got my phone back from mobile tech..immediately unlocked, flashed a recovery and threw on viper 1.3.0 with elkays 096 kernel.
Everything runs great but I cannot get a GPS lock in Google maps ever.
I have downloaded a couple GPS test apps and I'll get 8/11 or 10/12 satellites and it gets ever so close to getting a lock in maps but never does.
Any ideas? Could the JTAG have "fried" the GPS?
Or should I try a stock Rom and kernel and see the behavior there?
I drive way too much to not have an accurate GPS lock on my phone.
Any ideas or help is much appreciated in advance.
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Apparently Google is having some problem with location services across multiple devices. I really cannot wait for this to be resolved as it is somewhat of a safety hazard, and my friend just lost his phone and cannot locate it due to this issue.
I can't get a lock either in any apps. Any suggestions?
bakemcbride21 said:
Just got my phone back from mobile tech..immediately unlocked, flashed a recovery and threw on viper 1.3.0 with elkays 096 kernel.
Everything runs great but I cannot get a GPS lock in Google maps ever.
I have downloaded a couple GPS test apps and I'll get 8/11 or 10/12 satellites and it gets ever so close to getting a lock in maps but never does.
Any ideas? Could the JTAG have "fried" the GPS?
Or should I try a stock Rom and kernel and see the behavior there?
I drive way too much to not have an accurate GPS lock on my phone.
Any ideas or help is much appreciated in advance.
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Same here had mine Jtaged and now no locks i see 0/19 sats but will not lock on Stock or Custom Roms.
There is some problem with the new version of google maps. Last night I used it to navigate me to my daughter's friend's house and it totally navigated me to the wrong place a few blocks away, even though it showed the correct destination on the map. It was really odd. I hope they fix it because I liked their navigation program before that last major update.
Regarding the GPS, try an app called "GPS Test" from play store. It will show all the satellites and will tell you how accurate your lock is. Make sure you run this when you are out side with clear view of the sky for optimum testing. Also I would try a stock rom for testing too. I know the aosp roms had some gps issues early on. Make sure your radios are updated too. Radios need to be updated separately from roms. I think there was a gps update in one of those radios updates, but I am not positive on that. Good luck.
I've been on Pure.V5.4.1 since it was uploaded. For the last 4 days (at least), Maps/Navigation hasn't worked at all. I get an hourglass and then 'No Network Connection' (or whatever the message is) or if I'm on the map itself it just never fills in - a blue screen. I do have network - either WiFi or LTE (I can run chrome and do a search, etc), but Maps never connects. Clearing the Maps data/cache didn't help. I the past I needed to do that when installing one of your roms so that it would ask me for the basic permissions again.
Any ideas? I must have Maps!
Peter
The GPS issues across the board with this device are strange. I'll have to sit down and figure it out one of these days.
Basically, the arguably weird fix for any and all GPS issues is boot into a TW ROM(backup your current install) get a GPS fix in TW. Then restore your desired ROM.
It seems really weird to me because I don't see why GPS configurations would get messed up randomly and by only non-TW ROMs.
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"No Network Connection" in Google Maps
I have the same problem with the new version of Maps only if I start the Navigation app first.
If you open the Maps app first, then start navigation through there, it locks on and searching for a destination works without error.
-Mike
mcapozzi said:
I have the same problem with the new version of Maps only if I start the Navigation app first.
If you open the Maps app first, then start navigation through there, it locks on and searching for a destination works without error.
-Mike
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I tried that before posting, with no luck. However, following Dubbsy's suggestion to flash a TW rom, get Maps working and then re-flash v5.6 worked perfectly!
Peter
i have weird issues with it as well(paranoid android) the newest build (396) fixes it but breaks just about everything else lol, ill have to try this tw fix
I have a GPS problem / question. I'm on Galaxy Note fre3 Hybrid De[Odex] v2.11 but I don't believe this is a ROM issue. I have certain apps that require location services and GPS to be on, example would be the WWE app or even our SBarometer app. If I turn GPS on and enable location services, the apps do not detect that GPS is on and I have no GPS icon in my status bar. If I use GPS Status it's fine. Any ideas? It's not app settings because on my Mega when I open the same apps the GPS icon comes on immediately and the app works properly.
Have you found a fix for this? I am on stock 4.4.2 with root, and I have been having the same GPS issue for several months now. Whenever I use Waze, it's constantly looking for a GPS signal, and MapMyRun will find it and drop it several times while I run making it impossible to track my runs. One other thing I did notice, is when I'm using Waze, if I turn the screen off, it locks on to the GPS. I can tell it's locked on because the voice commands start giving me directions, but when I turn the screen back on, it looses the GPS signal again. I would really like to get this issue fixed. The only other option will be to take it back to Sprint for an exchange.
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Have you found a fix for this? I am on stock 4.4.2 with root, and I have been having the same GPS issue for several months now. Whenever I use Waze, it's constantly looking for a GPS signal, and MapMyRun will find it and drop it several times while I run making it impossible to track my runs. One other thing I did notice, is when I'm using Waze, if I turn the screen off, it locks on to the GPS. I can tell it's locked on because the voice commands start giving me directions, but when I turn the screen back on, it looses the GPS signal again. I would really like to get this issue fixed. The only other option will be to take it back to Sprint for an exchange.
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I too am having a GPS problem. I'm Stock and not rooted with the most recent Sprint OTA (NK4). I've been suffering with this since NH7 came out and no ROMs, stock or otherwise have fixed my problem. Any recommendations on what I should flash? I'm considering doing an Odin Flash of NC5 just to see if that would help.
I have read through this thread, the first thing I would try is to update your PRL and profile. If GPS works on some apps and not on others I'd be willing to bet there's nothing wrong with the device or a stock rom running on it. I would try and contact customer service for the app and see if others are having the same problems with the apps., and see if there is a fix.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlab.gpsfix I've heard people say this app has helped them with there GPS issues. Hope it helps
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