hi, after a water damage, i changed the whole mobo and all is fine except that the GPS does not work.
dont know if it's an antenna problem or corrupted efs partition.
In gps Test app there are 0 sat in view, and also with open phone (without the mid frame) there are always 0 sat in view.
There's some way to understand the problem?
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I would like to know if anybody else have this problem with the GPS or if there is any fix for it. When I'm trying to use any app that uses GPS like GMaps, for example, the GPS icon flickers, appearing and disappearing from the notification bar and never locks any GPS. It's like the phone is trying to start the GPS but it is not able to do it and keeps trying and restarting it.
I've made a video comparing the function of the GPS between the GS3 of my girlfriend and mine where you can see the difference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcd2Ifnu39M
I've tried several stock roms and all of them have the same problem, so I'm starting to think its a "hardware" problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130812
Otherwise its hardware .
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I took it to Samsung Service yesterday. They gave it back to me today and charged me 480 RMB (about 75 USD) and now the problem it's solved.
I don't know exactly what they changed, but for sure it was a piece of hardware because they put the Samsung Sticker on top of one of the screws
Erzgheiz said:
I took it to Samsung Service yesterday. They gave it back to me today and charged me 480 RMB (about 75 USD) and now the problem it's solved.
I don't know exactly what they changed, but for sure it was a piece of hardware because they put the Samsung Sticker on top of one of the screws
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hi
i have same problem what can i do????
I have the same issue but don't want to send my phone to repair. Can I just replace the speaker?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Loud-...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item4613eb40ef
I read that the gps antenna is built in there.
Hello, I was using GPS a lot during summer on official ROM, but after summer, when I stopped using it, I've managed to switch to custom ROM. I wasn't using GPS, so I didn't know that it isn't working. Now, I tried many ROMs, including the official one flashed via KDZ. Nothing is working, so what should I do? I have fast fix, but when I start moving, even if it is 2-3meters the GPS goes nuts and lose the signal:crying:. Any advice please?
I had this. Unfortunately, was not software related in my case (although I also flashed a lot of ROMs). The sat fix was fast, but very unstable in movement, rendering navigation software useless.
Turned out the culprit was bad contact between GPS antenna and the mainboard.
The workaround: removing the battery cover, apply pressure over the GPS antenna (like trying reseat it). I made it several times, but if you try this (at least, you will see if your issue is the same as mine), please be VERY careful, or you will end up with a broken screen glass, or mainboard.
The stability improved 90%, but the precision is not the same as new (but I can use Google Navigation and tomtom again).
I downloaded the service manual, the correct is disassembly the unit and check the contacts, but I don't have that tiny philips screwdriver. Time to leave the unit in a Service Center, and get the contacts cleaned/checked.
PS: The GPS unit in this litle beast is very sensitive, but LG's quality control in assembly probably is to blame.
Thank you, I will try it when I will have a chance .
EDIT: Didn't worked, I will try it again tommorow... or send it to the service
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Thank you, I will try it when I will have a chance .
EDIT: I think that I overpressed it, because it can't find any satelites and when I start any app that is using GPS, the gps icon doesn't appear... I'm so stupid . So, only chance now is to buy a new antena or go to the service.
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My god! Sorry about that...
But are you sure the gps hardware is activated (in Settings?).
In software (ex: GPS Test), status is showing "No GPS"?
I've just edited my post, it's ROM issue (stock ROM shows the icon and about 5 satellites, but the CM doesn't show the icon and I can't get any satellite), the gps still sucks
I've recently come in posession of a DX with a malfunctioning G-sensor, that is, sometimes it worked without the cover on, but upon replacing the cover / pressing the back of the phone, it stopped registering any information.
Sure enough, i opened it up, and inside there was a component loose on the motherboard, which fell off / apart when I tried to solder it back on.
(view the attached pictures)
Now, my questions are these:
- is that small SMD component related to the accelerometer/g-sensor
- which component is it (I think i can BARELY make out 'P1' in writing, but i don't have sufficient magnification to know for sure)
- can it be ordered somewhere
The phone seems to be working fine without it so far, everything except for the g-sensor, that is.
It is a very annoying thing though, and I would love to fix it if possible.
Did You have solved this problem? Unfortunately my motherboard is damaged exactly and i can not find any electronic diagram.
unfortunately, no... maybe it's not even that component, because fully disassembled it seems the accelerometer works sometimes, but as soon as the motherboard is touched / bent in a particular way it stops working.
i'll live with it until i run the phone into the ground, it's not that much of a hassle really.
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Hey guys,
so my G5 locks on to up to 20 satellites with more satellites being visible, but doesn't establish a GPS lock. It will sometimes acquire a lock after 15 minutes or so, but accuracy will be atrocious (300m+). It used to have <10m accuracy with less satellites locked. I did not change anything about my rom or installed software. Is there anything I can try?
Do a Google search for "LG G5 GPS Fix". There are several threads both on XDA and Reddit related to this and how to fix it, but this one should get you started...
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg5/comments/4u8m9p/how_to_fix_your_gps_fixed_in_10_minutes/
Many commenters noted that bending the pins up only fixed the problem temporarily, that they eventually will lose contact w/ the back plate again. When I fixed mine last week, I put a 2x2mm square shim under the motherboard to keep the pins raised up enough to make good contact. I just cut a corner off a business card, removed the MB screw just above the pins, slid in the shim then replaced the screw. It only raised the MB a hair, but it was enough to keep the leads making contact with the back plate. My GPS has been working great ever since.
If you don't want to tear down your phone and risk voiding the warranty (or cracking the screen), others have said they had good luck sending their phones back for warranty repair. But you'll be w/o a phone for a week or more if you do that.
Thank you. The thing is, I already did that fix and my phone is seeing and gets a fix on plenty of satellites. It just doesn't get decent gps coordinates even with 20+ satellites connected.
So for anyone reading this: What worked for me was to open the phone again and actually use a slightly *thinner* piece of paper than before to raise the Mainboard. Currently seeing +-8m indoors and +-4m outdoors with 20+ SATs in use. No idea if it's going to last, though.
Apps reporting "strange magnetic field". Compass(es) shaking vigourously. Physics toolbox(es) reporting magnetic fields in xyz directions in the -120 to +120 uT range. Thats all about 4x the expected values. Resulting B calculated somewhere in the 20 to 130 uT range, varying with phone position in a reproducible way. Should have been constant and not influenced by phone orientation. Rotating phone along xyz produces qualitative results roughly as expected, but obviously with some serious quantitative errors.
Do you have a working magnetometer on the Xperia 5 IV?
Do you have any thoughts on how I might proceed to determine if this is a hardware issue, a driver issue or an issue with Android 13? I am having a hard time imagining how the magnetometer chip could produce this and thus suspect some firmware issue.
I use the Compass frequently, - but obviously not on my current phone.
Your ideas mutch appreciated.
Thanks!
Its hardware issue. I have that problem too .
I ve noticed it while my google maps couldnt get my compass to calibrate no mater how or how many times i would twist the phone . I ve tried with alternative apps sane thing happened.
This was noticed as soon as i got the phone ,that means it is ruled out as software issue. My phone was on android 12 ... Now it has few firmware upgrades and nothing has been changed.
Viper, - thanks. Saves me a lot of speculating!
I found a test menu in Settings / Support / Troubleshoot / XPeria Tests. Interestingly the magnetometer sensor seems to be the only one not listed. Could mean Sony is well aware of the issue and dont want it exposed. I then only need to know if a firmware update can fix this, or if it will never work on this phone. In the latter case I will probably return an otherwise very fine product.
I think they fckd up with wireless charging coils on assembly line and now they are interfering with that sensor or sensor itself its not working at all . Software upgrades didn't do anything so i dont think they will be able to fix that by software.
Its not a deal breaker for me, navigation still works fine. So in my case i dont think i will be sending my phone to sony ..
My compass works fine, but magnetometer is still missing in the support app. You can use a thirdparty app called DevCheck to chek if your magnetometer is working.
What do you think compass is and how it works.. compass does work relatively fine but it aint accurate
I was recently on a trip in Europe, and used my phone extensively for walking navigation. This is when I noticed the compass issue on my phone. Verified it with another phone next to it, and the compass readings were off by 130 degrees.
My GPS was also slow to acquire often times.
Sony said to do a software repair, which didn't fix it. So I'm not in the process of sending it in for repair. Hopefully they'll get is sorted out.
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My compass works fine, but magnetometer is still missing in the support app. You can use a thirdparty app called DevCheck to chek if your magnetometer is working.
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Hey which variant do you have?
XQ-CQ72.
After a comparison with my iPhone and Suunto watch, I think @viper. might be right, maybe the compass on the 5IV isn't very accurate after all.
Thought I would give an update.
I have had lengthy discussions with local Sony support about the original issue of this thread. They have replaced the phone. Same problem. I conclude that they do not understand, and have no intention of fixing.
The compasss does not work. Anything using the compass is close to useless.
The underlying problem is the magnetometer. Where I live the field is 45 uT and other phones return values between -45 and +45 along the xyz axes, and produce a vector pointing to magnetic N of length 45uT. (Use e.g., physics toolbox to view this)
This phone returns
-200 to 0 (X)
-100 to +100 (Y)
0 to +200 (Z)
The values are reproducible and use each of these scales fully, - so the sensor seems to work just fine.
However, If putting that into the formulas to calculate the vector, things will go seriously wrong.
Thats why I believe its firmware, and quite easy to fix. Just getting all 3 to return -100 to +100 would fix the direction and most apps would work as intended. The length of the vector (absolute strength of field) is not much used.
Above is about the XQ-CQ54 model.