I just bought an Honor 5x brand new. The GPS doesn't seem to be working at all. Is there a fix to this or should I just return this phone?
I'm having similar issues with GPS. Does not lock on or stay locked on if it does.
Just registered to say that GPS isn't working well for me either. I have the 6.0.1 update installed on an otherwise stock, non-rooted, phone.
Are you guys on 6.0.1 or still on Lollypop?
GPS worked well for me out of the box, and continued to work well after a few updates (including the most recent MM). I'd return the phone and get a new one...
It's an issue with Marshmallow and the GPS. If you google Marshmallow GPS Not Working you will find a link to Issue 190376 under Android's Issue Tracker where hundreds of people with phones using the Marshmallow update having this same issue.
I'm also having this issue after upgrading to Marshmallow and will most likely be re-downing the Lollipop firmware from June 4th and downgrading. I had no issues on Lollipop, only after upgrading. I also did as much troubleshooting as I could including factory resetting my phone.
TL;DR It's a known Google issue. No ETA on them fixing it.
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Hi all,
this is about getting Cyanogenmod 11 installed on a LG L7II (P710).
Why should I do so?
* If you upgraded your phone to the stock 4.4.2 roms, then GPS is severly broken.
* If you use the stock rom, the google apps do use a lot of memory so that system performance is just awful.
I've been loosely following some other threads here on XDA how to solve the above problems. As a result I have written up a precise summary specifically taylored to the LG L7II and CM11.
The summary is currently on my external site. Since I am a newbie to this forum, I cannot yet post external links. So here is how to navigate to it: Goto open-terrain.org and enter "CM11" in the search box. First hit is the summary.
I hope it will be useful for others struggling with the stock 4.4.2 roms.
Cheers,
Stefan
PS: When I have time I will put the external description here.
roettger said:
Hi all,
this is about getting Cyanogenmod 11 installed on a LG L7II (P710).
Why should I do so?
* If you upgraded your phone to the stock 4.4.2 roms, then GPS is severly broken.
* If you use the stock rom, the google apps do use a lot of memory so that system performance is just awful.
I've been loosely following some other threads here on XDA how to solve the above problems. As a result I have written up a precise summary specifically taylored to the LG L7II and CM11.
The summary is currently on my external site. Since I am a newbie to this forum, I cannot yet post external links. So here is how to navigate to it: Goto open-terrain.org and enter "CM11" in the search box. First hit is the summary.
I hope it will be useful for others struggling with the stock 4.4.2 roms.
Cheers,
Stefan
PS: When I have time I will put the external description here.
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In stock 4.4.2 check system/etc/gps.conf...
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In stock 4.4.2 check system/etc/gps.conf...
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Yes, I would have loved to fix the system gps setup, but to do so a rooted device is necessry. On my LG L7II 4.4.2, however, I did not find any exploit that was acutally working as proposed.
So the only option I found was to use the LGFlashTool and flash a completely new rom. When flashing a new rom anyway, it is best to not flash a modified stock 4.1.2 or 4.4.2 rom, since those do not play well with memory and make the system awfully slow - at least compared to the CM11 system I choose to flash.
The main reason is the number of google services and non-removable gapps installed, so that the free memory is very low - in the low 200 MBs. This leads to a complete wipe of the launcher when a new app is started. Switching forth and back between the launcher and gmaps, for example, took an endless minute on my system at the end (I remember that is was much faster with the initial versions of the google apps, which came shipped with the stock rom).
So to sum up: Do not upgrade your LG L7II to the stock 4.4.2 roms. Stay with 4.1.2 or flash CM11 for a much better experience.
roettger said:
Yes, I would have loved to fix the system gps setup, but to do so a rooted device is necessry. On my LG L7II 4.4.2, however, I did not find any exploit that was acutally working as proposed.
So the only option I found was to use the LGFlashTool and flash a completely new rom. When flashing a new rom anyway, it is best to not flash a modified stock 4.1.2 or 4.4.2 rom, since those do not play well with memory and make the system awfully slow - at least compared to the CM11 system I choose to flash.
The main reason is the number of google services and non-removable gapps installed, so that the free memory is very low - in the low 200 MBs. This leads to a complete wipe of the launcher when a new app is started. Switching forth and back between the launcher and gmaps, for example, took an endless minute on my system at the end (I remember that is was much faster with the initial versions of the google apps, which came shipped with the stock rom).
So to sum up: Do not upgrade your LG L7II to the stock 4.4.2 roms. Stay with 4.1.2 or flash CM11 for a much better experience.
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Since I have tried almost everything you could to try to P710 (published, unpublished, from different sources, including my own efforts/mods), I agree that for now the fastest fw for our device is stock JB 4.1.2.
But, CM11 and KK4.4.2 is by performances equal. You must don't look on that performances on fresh install, you must try them in real world, with all added software you use every day. Of course, I didn't talk about stock 4.4.2 out of the box, you must uninstall bloatware, and fine tune it. I don't see problem with installing prepared rootable kdz, it is easy for every noob. So CM11, imo is not significantly better experience, but it is different, and that is nice.
And if you have time, you can try Christi's CM10 ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/optimus-l3-l5-l7-l9-ii/orig-development/rom-cyanogenmod-10-l7-ii-t3048672 ). This is early release, with some problems, but this is also rom we all waiting for, try and see.
For the end, 4.4.2 is not so desperatly bad, if you like KK features, but need some workaround to get what you need. I use it half year...
BR
I can say that when I upgraded my P714 to CM11, GPS could hardly get a fix. Installing FasterGPS helped a bit, but I still couldn't get fixes most of the time. Very frustrating when you use Waze for instance. I don't recall having such problems with Stock 4.4.2. Anyway when reverting to Stock (Purified) 4.1.2, GPS came back to normal (and many other problems were solved, mainly the device performance and stability).
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I can say that when I upgraded my P714 to CM11, GPS could hardly get a fix. Installing FasterGPS helped a bit, but I still couldn't get fixes most of the time. Very frustrating when you use Waze for instance. I don't recall having such problems with Stock 4.4.2. Anyway when reverting to Stock (Purified) 4.1.2, GPS came back to normal (and many other problems were solved, mainly the device performance and stability).
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I did a quick test: I've got a new untouched stock 4.4.2 LGL7II and an old one with CM11 (former 4.1.2). I put those two onto the sill and let GPS run for a quite a while. They both had trouble to get a fix in the first place. Eventually the CM11 found a fix with 7 satellites and about 12m resolution which is about what I would expect for the conditions. The stock 4.4.2 found a fix with even 8 satellites but still reported an accuracy of no more than 70meters no matter how many satellites it found.
I mean, the GPS module of the LG L7II is not one of the most renowned ones, but showing 70m accuracy while the other one reports 10m under the same conditions is not what I expected. There must be a software or setup problem with 4.4.2. The actual position was identical to the CM11, but the accuracy appears to be bogus. Could it be that the hardware is working well in principle, just the accuracy is reported wrong due to a software bug?
In comparison to 4.1.2 the CM11 may appear to find a fix slower, but in my experience the accuracy is about the same as with 4.1.2. And I occasionally had the 4.1.2 search for 15 minutes to get a fix. It also had a "bad-hair-day" in Sardinia, when it searched for more than half an hour under pretty good conditions. Afterwards it reported an altitude of -3000m. If you really are into outdoors there are better options, but it is still a nice cheap device to play around.
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I did a quick test: I've got a new untouched stock 4.4.2 LGL7II and an old one with CM11 (former 4.1.2). I put those two onto the sill and let GPS run for a quite a while. They both had trouble to get a fix in the first place. Eventually the CM11 found a fix with 7 satellites and about 12m resolution which is about what I would expect for the conditions. The stock 4.4.2 found a fix with even 8 satellites but still reported an accuracy of no more than 70meters no matter how many satellites it found.
I mean, the GPS module of the LG L7II is not one of the most renowned ones, but showing 70m accuracy while the other one reports 10m under the same conditions is not what I expected. There must be a software or setup problem with 4.4.2. The actual position was identical to the CM11, but the accuracy appears to be bogus. Could it be that the hardware is working well in principle, just the accuracy is reported wrong due to a software bug?
In comparison to 4.1.2 the CM11 may appear to find a fix slower, but in my experience the accuracy is about the same as with 4.1.2. And I occasionally had the 4.1.2 search for 15 minutes to get a fix. It also had a "bad-hair-day" in Sardinia, when it searched for more than half an hour under pretty good conditions. Afterwards it reported an altitude of -3000m. If you really are into outdoors there are better options, but it is still a nice cheap device to play around.
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What can I say, what I experienced was the opposite. Same device, same conditions, only difference was the ROM.
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What can I say, what I experienced was the opposite. Same device, same conditions, only difference was the ROM.
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After quite some testing with my two devices, I conclude that the GPS module of the LG L7II in general is flawed, at least on my older one and to some extent on my newer one. With CM11 the problems persist and unfortunately I cannot tell whether or not they are caused by the GPS module, a particular rom or model number/age. Probably the entire package. The GPS module occasionally is experiencing severe startup problems even under optimal conditions both with CM11 and with 4.4.2. My older device with CM11 sometimes sits there for 15 minutes doing nothing other than reporting 10 satellites but not getting a single fix. Next day it gets a fix on the same location in a couple of seconds. My newer device with 4.4.2 does not behave much different, but on average it shows 1 or 2 satellites more. Whatever reason there might be for it.
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After quite some testing with my two devices, I conclude that the GPS module of the LG L7II in general is flawed, at least on my older one and to some extent on my newer one. With CM11 the problems persist and unfortunately I cannot tell whether or not they are caused by the GPS module, a particular rom or model number/age. Probably the entire package. The GPS module occasionally is experiencing severe startup problems even under optimal conditions both with CM11 and with 4.4.2. My older device with CM11 sometimes sits there for 15 minutes doing nothing other than reporting 10 satellites but not getting a single fix. Next day it gets a fix on the same location in a couple of seconds. My newer device with 4.4.2 does not behave much different, but on average it shows 1 or 2 satellites more. Whatever reason there might be for it.
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Right. Your experience with CM11 (showing many satellites, but not getting a fix) is exactly what I had in this ROM. Right now with 4.1.2, I have momentary losses of satellite reception when driving, but overall experience is OK. I agree that there are other devices with better GPS modules.
Greetings all,
newbie to XDA so please bear with me.
I have been looking over posts for a while and still noticed the same issues with the Sprint Glaxay Note 3 and custom Roms.
So, can someone please tell me the process that works for getting you GPS to work and stable netowr (LTE/WiFi).
I noticed any Rom with a KitKat base works fine, however, when you move into a lolipop based Rom
or CM12, GPS and Network fail.
I use TRWP and have found no solution in getting the GPS to work.
What am I doing worng?
Thanks all,
I found this solution for the mobile data issue:
forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/development/baseband-modem-nh7-odin-flashable-t2882926
I'm still trying to find a fix for the GPS issue myself. GPS will somewhat work sporadically but it won't get a solid Lock like it's supposed to
Thanks, I found the priest rom works flawlessly and GPS is working with stronger signal.
I also found less wifi and sprint network issues.
KitKat killer worked as well but had issues on sms and others were it would freeze up. Connectivity issues as well.
Priest is the best I have found and can't say enough good things about it, wish it was easier to find and updated to the 5.1 base, other than that, it solved my problem.
Hey crew.
So I've searched high and low for information about the 6.0.1 update for Z5 (Compact). I've seen news pertaining to a global rollout for the Z2 and Z3 series, and have read that there was a plan for it to be released to Z5 series soon (these articles were back in early April). However, anything relevant for the 6.0.1 update on Z5 series has been vague information. I haven't found anything on the forums relating to this topic.
I was curious to see if anyone knew anything more about the 6.0.1 update for the Z5 series, or had sources to link to?
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Also, I'm curious to know what everyone's experience on 6.0 has been so far for Z5 compact. I've seen a lot of mixed reviews, mostly negative based on bugs and issues relating to Wifi, External Storage, Google Play Services crashing, etc. Then I've seen other posts saying these things have been fixed, while others are still waiting for a fix. So it's been a lot of conflicting information, and I've remained on Lollipop (on AT&T in the US). So are there fixes for these issues, and is it worth it to upgrade to Marshmallow in the meantime?
I've not had any issues that I can think of. 6.0 has run fine, however since I rooted I have had issues.
Firstly I have Wi-Fi issues. This may not be due to root but my phone definitely isn't as good at retaining a good connection. This occurs when I'm at university walking about and the phone is connectecting and disconnecting from different routers. I don't get any Wi-Fi issues at home though.
Secondly, I'm victim of the "Fingerprint hardware is not available" issue that you can find in another post. Many consider it's an issue with the dose function since it affects some Nexus devices. Mine seems to break daily, but I've given up using it for the mean time. This is the main issue I have and want 6.0.1 to fix.
And finally I've have random slow downs and non responsiveness here and there, but nothing too serious. Sometimes all but the nav keys go unresponsive, so I have to lock and unlock. But this is hardly an issue, just an annoyance.
I've also looked around for 6.0.1 info and websites are all vague and unreliable. I like the phone but it's in a constant state of "this needs to be fixed" which I fear won't be for another few months. Sony are pushing their X range right now so I'm afraid that the Z5 is already being neglected. However I think their lack of update may mean they're trying to get it right this time round. All we can do is hope and be patient.
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I've not had any issues that I can think of. 6.0 has run fine, however since I rooted I have had issues.
Firstly I have Wi-Fi issues. This may not be due to root but my phone definitely isn't as good at retaining a good connection. This occurs when I'm at university walking about and the phone is connectecting and disconnecting from different routers. I don't get any Wi-Fi issues at home though.
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The wifi issue is a bug for all versions on this phone. It does not auto connect when the screen is off.
girthmaul said:
The wifi issue is a bug for all versions on this phone. It does not auto connect when the screen is off.
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Something must have changed, though. I didn't have this issue with the original firmware, my phone stayed connected to wifi with screen off. This changed with the update to M. I'm noticing this very obviously, because I hear the GSM or LTE signal noise via my unshielded monitors, which is annoying as hell, when my phone is just lying on the desk.
Do you, or someone else, know, if Sony acknowledged this bug? Because if they're not going to fix it, this will be a reason for me to switch the phone.
6.0.1
I have read from reputed shafiq01(xda member) that the 6.0.1 update is on the way and it brings xperia x features to z5 and UI too and he had previously also been right so just be patient. Xda him and see for yourself.
http://en.yibada.com/articles/12497...w-xperia-z2-xperia-z3-xperia-z4-xperia-z5.htm
Just found this article. Why would the new version (32.1.A.1.163) have a smaller number than the current version (32.1.A.1.185)?
dave
bigdfmartin said:
Just found this article. Why would the new version (32.1.A.1.163) have a smaller number than the current version (32.1.A.1.185)?
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32.1.A.1.163 is for the Z3+. It's the same that the Z5 also got at some point depending on your location/provider.
Don't trust those clickbait sites.
Amanansari said:
I have read from reputed shafiq01(xda member) that the 6.0.1 update is on the way and it brings xperia x features to z5 and UI too and he had previously also been right so just be patient. Xda him and see for yourself.
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Really ? That Will be awesome
bigdfmartin said:
http://en.yibada.com/articles/12497...w-xperia-z2-xperia-z3-xperia-z4-xperia-z5.htm
Just found this article. Why would the new version (32.1.A.1.163) have a smaller number than the current version (32.1.A.1.185)?
dave
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In case of the Z5 Compact, 32.1.A.1.163 was the first Marshmallow firmware released in early March. 32.1.A.1.185 rolled out a month or so later, apparently to fix bugs.
Personally, I haven't run into any issues with Wi-Fi or fingerprint reader in both Marshmallow firmwares. I'm happy with what I have, but 6.0.1 and a more up-to-date security patch wouldn't hurt
Has anyone else noticed frequent GPS issues with the new 5.1.1 update? My D6708 either sees GPS satellites and can't triangulate, or it can't see any. I've reset the agps settings and tried all of the GPS fix apps on the play store, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions?
Yes, have noticed it since the update, both of our phones do it, only thing we have done to get it to work is restart the phone, will work for a while then stop again.
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Yes, have noticed it since the update, both of our phones do it, only thing we have done to get it to work is restart the phone, will work for a while then stop again.
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I've noticed it happen even after I restart the phone several times. I just downgraded back to kitkat, so hopefully that fixes the problem until Sony or the community releases a patch.
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I've noticed it happen even after I restart the phone several times. I just downgraded back to kitkat, so hopefully that fixes the problem until Sony or the community releases a patch.
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I don't think reverting back to KitKat will be with the trouble. 5.1.1 is the possibly the latest and only thing the Z3v will ever get.
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I've noticed it happen even after I restart the phone several times. I just downgraded back to kitkat, so hopefully that fixes the problem until Sony or the community releases a patch.
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Yeah don't see MM coming or any other patches from VZW or Sony.
I am just killing time with this phone (Z3v) until all the accessories get here so I can start using my BB Priv.
I also noticed this recently. It was the first time I had really used GPS since the latest update. I thought it might be related to having to reattach the back cover due to separation but now it appears it's a more general issue.
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I don't think reverting back to KitKat will be with the trouble. 5.1.1 is the possibly the latest and only thing the Z3v will ever get.
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I reverted back to kitkat, and I'm still having issues with the GPS. I'm pretty sure that the problem is hardware related, so I'm going to have to just wait until my Verizon contract is up. I've read a few articles online with the GPS issues of the Z3 models in general. I'm thinking that it might have just been one of the areas they cut corners on. If anyone has a fix in mind, I'm open to try anything at this point.
The general question:
If, for a given device, the gps is broken in the last official stock ROM available for that device, but working properly in a custom ROM w/ a newer version of Android, is there any way to backport/copy/etc the relevant files to the older stock ROM?
The specifics (posting here, though, since I think it has MUCH broader implications to anyone with an older device w/ now useless GPS due to the 2019 Week Rollover Bug):
XT926 on Stock 4.1.2 (same problem in 4.4.2), gps rarely gets a position fix, even though 8 or more satellites have strong signal (in GPS Status & Toolbox)
If I flash cm-12.1-20160822-NIGHTLY-xt926, the GPS works PERFECTLY.
I have to believe there's a way to 'migrate' the CM12 fix back to 4.1.2, and that this would be more generally applicable across devices/ROMS?
Thanks for any expertise on this.