When looking at the Endomondo walking map on my Rezound, it shows periodic drops at places, as though the GPS lost satellite. I've experienced this since the pre-Global OTAs and ROMs based on them, as well as the Global RUU and ROMs based on it. I'm using the stock battery and stock battery cover.
I don't have this issue with my Verizon Galaxy Nexus and wifey does not have the issue with her Droid 4 using the same walking route.
So the question is whether: a) I have a flaky GPS b) there is some HTC trickery that sleeps the GPS based on some unknown criteria (avail power? Current velocity? Free resources?) Or c) there is some incompatibility between Endomondo and the Rezound's GPS that causes intermittent drops
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When looking at the Endomondo walking map on my Rezound, it shows periodic drops at places, as though the GPS lost satellite. I've experienced this since the pre-Global OTAs and ROMs based on them, as well as the Global RUU and ROMs based on it. I'm using the stock battery and stock battery cover.
I don't have this issue with my Verizon Galaxy Nexus and wifey does not have the issue with her Droid 4 using the same walking route.
So the question is whether: a) I have a flaky GPS b) there is some HTC trickery that sleeps the GPS based on some unknown criteria (avail power? Current velocity? Free resources?) Or c) there is some incompatibility between Endomondo and the Rezound's GPS that causes intermittent drops
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I found Endomondo to be a little flaky. I personally use Cardio Trainer (I think it is by the same developers). You might check in your settings to see if it has an auto pause and start and see what the setting is.
I haven't noticed any issues. I've used it about 20 times for 1-2 hour walks and it tracks the whole thing. When I've used it for walking in my neighborhood it even shows which side of the street I walked on.
I've manually paused it when I've had to tie my shoe or something and started back up and it worked flawlessly.
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When looking at the Endomondo walking map on my Rezound, it shows periodic drops at places, as though the GPS lost satellite. I've experienced this since the pre-Global OTAs and ROMs based on them, as well as the Global RUU and ROMs based on it. I'm using the stock battery and stock battery cover.
I don't have this issue with my Verizon Galaxy Nexus and wifey does not have the issue with her Droid 4 using the same walking route.
So the question is whether: a) I have a flaky GPS b) there is some HTC trickery that sleeps the GPS based on some unknown criteria (avail power? Current velocity? Free resources?) Or c) there is some incompatibility between Endomondo and the Rezound's GPS that causes intermittent drops
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I have had the same problem while walking and riding a bike. Endomondo "customer support" hasn't responded after months of asking for help.
use GPS Test to make sure you have a good signal to many satellites
same here. i've used it in the past and found it to be pretty solid
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same here. i've used it in the past and found it to be pretty solid
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Same here, I've used many times and have found the tracking to be solid.
There was a lot of discussion about this back in 2012 - problems with inaccurate tracking in multiple apps with the screen off. People were testing different apps and posting results. I'd search the General forum (sorry, at work don't have time to look up the threads), though it might have been in Q/A, don't remember. We also tested a couple utilities from the market which are supposed to keep GPS running at a high priority when the screen is off. My personal findings were that the tracking problems weren't bad if you were moving at a higher rate of speed (e.g. driving, biking, maybe running), but became wildly inaccurate if tracking when walking or hiking. Haven't tried in a while, not sure if this is still an issue on newer ROMs...
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There was a lot of discussion about this back in 2012 - problems with inaccurate tracking in multiple apps with the screen off. People were testing different apps and posting results. I'd search the General forum (sorry, at work don't have time to look up the threads), though it might have been in Q/A, don't remember.
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This one? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1851117
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I think this is the thread I was thinking of:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537754
Also this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500516
after dozens of walks/runs/bikes, I can only remember one vague instance where I noticed a tangent line.
Is GPS flakiness still an issue with latest update 4.05.605.14?
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I've used CardioTrainer several times per week over the last year on an EVO4G. The EVO3D is giving me different distance results than what I was seeing on the 4G for the same routes.
For instance a 2.7 mile route on EVO4G shows as 3.9 miles on EVO3D.
Bug reported here:
https://code.google.com/p/worksmart/issues/detail?id=964
Anyone else getting weird GPS results..? Can you recommend another distance tracking app that is accurate on the 3D?
If you drive the same route with your car, you'll find both are off some.
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I've used CardioTrainer several times per week over the last year on an EVO4G. The EVO3D is giving me different distance results than what I was seeing on the 4G for the same routes.
For instance a 2.7 mile route on EVO4G shows as 3.9 miles on EVO3D.
Bug reported here:
https://code.google.com/p/worksmart/issues/detail?id=964
Anyone else getting weird GPS results..? Can you recommend another distance tracking app that is accurate on the 3D?
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I have the same problem as well. Wife and I took both our phones on a walk last time. She had Runkeeper on her phone running and I had CardioTrainer on mine. Runkeeper seemed much more accurate. It said we went 6 miles in less than an hour...walking!
do you both have EVO3D? I'm curious if Runkeeper is working correctly on the 3D and this bug is strictly limited to Cardiotrainer.
anybody affected please star and leave a note in the bugtracker so we can get this more attention.
https://code.google.com/p/worksmart/issues/detail?id=964
I've used several
I've used several on a Hero and found Runkeeper was the most accurate. I bought a 3vo and Runkeeper is way off showing 5.7 miles for a 3.1 mile route. So now trying endomondo which showed 3.48 m for the same route. Only used endomondo once so who knows.
My Hero was never exact but usually showed 3.2/3.3 on Runkeeper for our 3.1 route which I set up with my car and a Garmin GPS to validate distance.
I was hoping the 3vo would have better GPS radio/antenna or what ever and would be exact but so far very disappointed.
Will be trying Cardio Trainer which I like but was not good on my Hero.
If y'all find one that is accurate please share
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I've used several on a Hero and found Runkeeper was the most accurate. I bought a 3vo and Runkeeper is way off showing 5.7 miles for a 3.1 mile route. So now trying endomondo which showed 3.48 m for the same route. Only used endomondo once so who knows.
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I tried Sports Tracker and had weird results; the gps zig-zagged across the map. I've been using Endomondo for two days now and the gps accurately maps my route and I'm off by a few feet instead of a few miles.
still sucks
Second day with Endomondo and got 4.25 miles for a 3.1 mile route
This is not going to work!
I use to have that problem(distances way off, zig zag tracking) until i went tinkering with the GPS settings on Cardiotrainer. i had the freq on 30secs (trying to save battery) but thats no good so i put it on 1 sec and although it murders my battery it recorded my distance really well my route is est 1.1 miles i went around 5 times and it said 5.6 miles. So if you havent done so check the Freq under the GPS/Ped menu in your settings. Also i have the filter on "Good" hope that helps
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do you both have EVO3D? I'm curious if Runkeeper is working correctly on the 3D and this bug is strictly limited to Cardiotrainer.
anybody affected please star and leave a note in the bugtracker so we can get this more attention.
https://code.google.com/p/worksmart/issues/detail?id=964
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No I haven't. I might try something else today to see if it's an EVO 3D issue or related to Cardio Trainer. I have Nike+ on my Nano. I will compare the mileage on the two and report back.
I haven't had a chance to try any these of these apps on my 3vo, but I use it on my previous phone (Samsung Moment) during the first month when the GPS actually worked. I recall CardioTrainer having a setting that lets you get GPS updates more often. Has anyone tried messing with that(If it exists)?
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I haven't had a chance to try any these of these apps on my 3vo, but I use it on my previous phone (Samsung Moment) during the first month when the GPS actually worked. I recall CardioTrainer having a setting that lets you get GPS updates more often. Has anyone tried messing with that(If it exists)?
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Yes it exists I use it
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Yes it exists I use it
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So I'm guessing that changing up that setting didn't make any difference, right?
yes it made a difference see post #8
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So I'm guessing that changing up that setting didn't make any difference, right?
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That's not the issue, I have mine set at 1 sec and the distance tracking is way off. 3 out of 3 times I used it on the 3D.
I tried Endomondo last night and it did give me an accurate distance so I'm going to use that for now. I see that d12bn reports this is giving flawed results too so I'll watch for that.
Well it worked for me. what is your filter level set to??
Charge your battery to get 100% before going for a run. Let the app refresh/update the gps as much as it wants, you will get better results.
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Well it worked for me. what is your filter level set to??
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"Good" as recommended.
I didn't have any problem on the EVO4G with accuracy and I used it over 150 times in the previous year (also using 1 sec / Good). There is some problem with the EVO3D... maybe not even specific to CT.
d12bn - bad results with Runkeeper and Endomondo.
thetaman - bad results with CT.
PHAMOS1 - good results with CT.
OS10 - bad results with CT, good with Endomondo.
lionmane - bad results for Sports Tracker, good with Endomondo.
Used Run Keeper on my run during lunch today. It was off, but not nearly as bad as Cardio Trainer. I think off by a half mile and the average pace was too quick as well. I did notice earlier in my run that it was off more...improved the longer I went with the run. I may try other apps keep comparing.
thetaman: try Endomondo. Used it again today, same route, same good results as yesterday.
Mine has been wonky from the start but I got a new phone today so we'll see if this one does the same thing.
The Sat after the phone release (2 weeks ago) I drove for an hour and was only ever 30 minutes from downtown Columbus OH. During that hour, it lost the GPS signal at least 10 times.
Then I did a run with Runkeeper last Sunday and it tracked my 4.5 mile run as a 5.8 mile run.
I used this as an excuse to try a new phone so I'll report back once I get some results with the new one.
I'm sure everyone knows about the GPS bugs that plague the first generation Galaxy S. I've read the SGS 2 reviews and they said the GPS issues have been fixed, but can I get some opinions on whether anyone experienced any GPS issues? Is the GPS on the SGS 2 as accurate and good as the one on the iPhone 4?
Works fine. Faster lock than my IP4.
Its much faster than the Galaxy S1. I found the GPS to be close to useless on S1. On my S2 its close to perfect
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Works great and picks up signals inside buildings.
I had the sgs1 for about 6 months and now the sgs2 for about 3 weeks. I was soooo disappointed with the first sgs and like you I was unsure if I wanted to give the 2 a try...
Well I read a bunch and it seems that most people are happy so I bought it...
I can say with out a doubt that the GPS is way better on the 2 than the sgs1. I could not use Google navigation at all with the sgs1... it was useless and could never lock on and would have me blocks away from where I was. I've used my sgs2 GPS with Google navigation on more than a dozen trips /drives and it has always been spot on and never had me in the wrong location.
I will say that lock times are very slow when Im driving
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I run every other day for an hour or two, I use runkeeper, also when out hiking I use mmtracker to read my o's maps, I can safely say especially with runkeeper the gpx routes recorded through the SGS2 are far more accurate than the iphone4 even managing to stay accurate whilst running through the forest, actual initial cold starting is about the same if not slightly faster with the sgs2. Oh yes and practically every time I recorded a run with the iphone4 through a certain part of my forest run it would create a spike where I was apparently running at 250mph hmm not sure I am that fast, but the sgs2 always keeps an accurate smooth record, hope that helps
for me, flaky. some days i'll get a lock within a minute and then it's fine. this morn and yest - takes ages to get a lock.
basically, ymmv
Download FasterFix. You can choose from a list of servers. Choose the country closest to you or, if it is in the list, your own country. This way you'll 'half your fixtime' so it connects faster to GPS-Sat.
It's like using the aiding sensors (e.g. WiFi).
I get a fix in >10sec max.
Hope it helps.
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i think gps on SG2 is far from perfect. It's "OK" but i had much better gps on my previous phone (HTC Hero)
What is the average time for a fix, for you guys?
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Mine takes between 10 seconds and a minute. Sometimes it just sits there doing nowt lol.
Xperia X10 used to lock in 10 seconds every time, but the rest of that phone was slow lol
The only time I have ever had a problem getting a fix, I simply opened up google maps and it seemed to get a fix instantly then returned to my other gps application and all was ok.
First thing in the morning outside fix within a few seconds
Indoors sometimes can take a little longer, but never more than about 10 seconds
I use GPS a lot
biffsmash said:
Mine takes between 10 seconds and a minute. Sometimes it just sits there doing nowt lol.
Xperia X10 used to lock in 10 seconds every time, but the rest of that phone was slow lol
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I use GPS a lot
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I guess you said this to clarify that you've got good statistics, but a very interesting thing is that if you use the GPS often you likely get shorter fix time
The reason is that if you used the GPS recently (within hours) the cached GPS info is more accurate so the GPS doesn't need complete messsages to determine the position (it takes 30 seconds to send one complete position message from a satellite), and if you get interruptions you need to wait even longer, that is why it sometimes takes more than a minute to get a fix.
A-GPS also helps fix time in many cases.
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Download FasterFix. You can choose from a list of servers. Choose the country closest to you or, if it is in the list, your own country. This way you'll 'half your fixtime' so it connects faster to GPS-Sat.
It's like using the aiding sensors (e.g. WiFi).
I get a fix in >10sec max.
Hope it helps.
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already done. still slow
THUDUK said:
The only time I have ever had a problem getting a fix, I simply opened up google maps and it seemed to get a fix instantly then returned to my other gps application and all was ok.
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Same thing happened to me.
Absolutely brilliant.
90% of the time it gets a lock within 30 secs , there's been sometimes when it needed a restart to get gps working properly but that's down to an app I was using previously which messed things up a bit, but on the whole I very happy with it.
The seamless integration with google maps is great. The external speaker is plenty loud & clear enough to hear the instructions but would like a less robotic sounding voice, re routing is quick & so far its been 100% reliable.
I have a built in gps system on my Land Rover but I almost always use the SGS2 gps over it. I used to have the SGS1 but the gps on that was a piece of crap. Gps on HTCs, etc, are probably just as good/better/worse, I don't know but one thing I'm sure about is the speaker volume would never be as loud & clear as the SGS2.
I get a lock up to 4m accuracy. My Captivate always had about 1500m accuracy and couldn't use it. Using navigation works perfectly on my sgs2
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Excellent
Like others here, i suffered from the original SGS gps nightmare
SGS2 gps has been great for me, able to use google maps/navigation/RAC app all without problem
I didn't realise how much location based services I used untill the problems with SGS gps clearly highlighted this. Now, with my SGS2 all is good.
Is there an app like the LBStesmode for froyo that I can use to change/check the gps settings?
i made a little test with Endomondo sport tracking application to see how accurate my gps is. I walked the straight street for 0.64 kilometers and this is what it looks like:
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/ilRz0mnqvJA
I was wondering if that is normal or should it be more accurate? Or can i make it more accurate?
edit: don't mind about the duration, i forgot to turn the app off when i got inside!
My GPS isn't very accurate, but I am in the heart of Hong Kong, so I can't expect it to work well with so much interference. It would detect my exact location in Maps, but it the blue arrow won't lock, and jumps around to as far as two blocks away.
I've tried some gps improvement apps, but they do not work for me.
mine sgs2 does not have very good acuracy. My old htc desire was very acurated compared with sgs2
jankhner said:
i made a little test with Endomondo sport tracking application to see how accurate my gps is. I walked the straight street for 0.64 kilometers and this is what it looks like:
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/ilRz0mnqvJA
I was wondering if that is normal or should it be more accurate? Or can i make it more accurate?
edit: don't mind about the duration, i forgot to turn the app off when i got inside!
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Wow, sorry but i kinda laugh when i saw the ziggyzag lines. No, the GPS shouldn't be that way, I've used mine several times while driving and it just flows smoothly, like a real GPS device! Once I even had 10 out of 10 satellites locked in a few seconds!
Maybe the GPS in your phone is defective or something, I say exchange your unit for a new one. Hopefully it's still under warranty
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Wow, sorry but i kinda laugh when i saw the ziggyzag lines. No, the GPS shouldn't be that way, I've used mine several times while driving and it just flows smoothly, like a real GPS device! Once I even had 10 out of 10 satellites locked in a few seconds!
Maybe the GPS in your phone is defective or something, I say exchange your unit for a new one. Hopefully it's still under warranty
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You cannot tell that from that log. It depends on the circumstances, e g bad reception due to high buildings can easily cause problems like this.
I suggest jankher does some more tests in others locations.
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You cannot tell that from that log. It depends on the circumstances, e g bad reception due to high buildings can easily cause problems like this.
I suggest jankher does some more tests in others locations.
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Yeah jankhner, do some more tests, probably in some other place. Update us what happens
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Interested in this thread.
I've had my SGS2 for a couple of weeks and have been testing the GPS for accuracy. From my experiences, the accuracy is OK when you are using a 'proper' satnav app (e.g. CoPilot) as the system knows to try and keep the arrow in the middle of the road.
However, one of my hobbies is Geocaching which I need an accurate GPS for and here's where I have had real problems. At a known cache location (i.e. standing exactly on top of it), my SGS2 showed 5 sats locked on, 25m accuracy & 32m to the cache !!! My HTC Wildfire (in my other hand) showed 8 sats locked on, 2m accuracy & 1m to cache.
Time to read more threads and see if this can be improved by software or if I'll have to think about keeping the HTC for caching (which would annoy my 11 year old who now has it) or consider selling the SGS2 and getting a HTC Sensation or Motorola Atrix.
Anyone else had problems with MapMyRide on the Razr? I have problems with it dropping portions of my route. Cell signal and GPS signal are fine everywhere I do training rides. When I get to the end of my ride, I am missing portions of the map. This sucks because MapMyRide worked fine on my other Android phones.
I finally resolved to try some different cycling apps. Tonight I tried out Bike Computer and it met the primary requirement well, it tracked my 26.85 mile after work ride perfectly. But it's kind of a weird app, you have to register on some German website in order to upload your data. That being said it has a lot of options, including offline map data, which is a great feature when you ride in remote areas.
I have a few others to try, including Endomondo, My Tracks, and Strava Cycling. I've looked at the Motoactv, but I don't know if my next phone will be a Motorola or not, so I'm a bit resistant to that one.
Anyone have any other suggestions on cycling or running apps they are using successfully with their Razr?
I use endomondo. Stays solid. You may want to keep wifi and all location services on.
This phone, the maxx, has had the best GPS of any phone I have owned.
I do long rides, 30+ miles as well as inline speed skating and this phone rocks for tracking activities. I also have clear skies on my routes with low buildings(Vegas).
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I used endomondo for a while-pretty good. Next was Mytracks-liked it a lot, especially how it puts all your stats up into a spreadsheet. Now I'm using Strava-fun going against all your mates.
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Anyone else had problems with MapMyRide on the Razr? I have problems with it dropping portions of my route. Cell signal and GPS signal are fine everywhere I do training rides. When I get to the end of my ride, I am missing portions of the map. This sucks because MapMyRide worked fine on my other Android phones.
I finally resolved to try some different cycling apps. Tonight I tried out Bike Computer and it met the primary requirement well, it tracked my 26.85 mile after work ride perfectly. But it's kind of a weird app, you have to register on some German website in order to upload your data. That being said it has a lot of options, including offline map data, which is a great feature when you ride in remote areas.
I have a few others to try, including Endomondo, My Tracks, and Strava Cycling. I've looked at the Motoactv, but I don't know if my next phone will be a Motorola or not, so I'm a bit resistant to that one.
Anyone have any other suggestions on cycling or running apps they are using successfully with their Razr?
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My brother had your problem using Strava on a Maxx. Upgrade to ICS fixed it. You may want to try the .215 leak and see if that fixes the problem.
Also, I highly recommend Strava: great app.
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I have been happy with JogTracker. You can select what activity you are doing when you start it.
Strava
I started using Strava as well. It's a sweet cycling app. It's a great way to enhance riding.
I have not see much complaining about the GPS, so I assume it's working fine for most. For me it really sucks, however. I am coming from the ThunderBolt (running CM and AOSP mostly), and GPS there was spot on in any weather. I use it mostly to track my speed when I jog and the TB did a good job.
With the same tracking app the DNA (full stock not rooted) is almost useless. The path it tracks zig zags so much due to errors that the speed estimates are way worse than what I can do in my head lol! It is also sensitive to weather, with particularly bad results when it's overcast.
Do you think it is hardware related or have people seen improvement in GPS on different roms or after flashing some GPS patch (that did help the TB). Thanks.
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I've never had an issue with gps, regardless of what rom I'm using.
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I've only had issues recently. I'm on stock
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I had the reverse experience, my thunderbolt was awful with GPS. It took forever and pretty inaccurate. Never had an issue with the DNA.
I would have to agree that the GPS is poor when used in running apps. I've been using Strava for a while and the comparison between my last phone (HTC Rezound) and the DNA is like night and day. The DNA bounces around quite a bit which alters the run length and split times. I run the same route each time, and the length can vary from 2.7 miles - 3.2 miles (2.8 is the actual length).
I looked back even further and there are some older recordings that are not as straight, so maybe it's the app?
For everything else the GPS is awesome. Navigation, Foursquare, and any other location based services work very quickly and accurately.
I have noticed that the GPS drops off right a way if the app losses focus. Example, switching between Google maps and sms, when I go back to maps it had to relocate GPS.
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So it sounds like the issue is with maintaining a consistent lock rather than getting a lock in the first place. Maybe it's a battery saving feature for the phone.
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I been using My Tracks and no GPS problems, it works great.
GPS has always been immediate, continuous, and spot-on for me.
Isn't there an app in the market that can test your GPS strength and signal?
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Isn't there an app in the market that can test your GPS strength and signal?
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GPS Status works great, been using it for a while...shows satellites and how many are locked on...accuracy distance and coordinates
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GPS Status works great, been using it for a while...shows satellites and how many are locked on...accuracy distance and coordinates
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Boom! Thought so... Thanks for reminding me.. Maybe OP should DL this and see what's up...
I have the GPS status app. It appears the GPS locks ok, but then somehow loses lock later. I tried using My Tracks app from Google. It locks fine, but then actually does not track my run! When I checked it in the middle of the run it had a message "waiting for stronger GPS signal." Interestingly, it would lock again while I was looking at it, but lose lock some time after I started running.
I even tried to keep the screen on with a wake lock app - - same story.
Weird. Happy most others are not having this issue.
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I've had the original Droid Incredible, the Rezound, the Incredible 4G and now the DNA and the DNA has by far the most accurate GPS of them all. Also by far the best battery life.
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