I never used GPS much as I was pretty happy with the Google's location service. But I have read a lot about people facing issues with GPS on Canvas HD and thought, Why not give it a try! So here is the solution
The issue first
1. I keep waiting and waiting, but it shows "Searching for GPS"
2. What do do now?
Here are the steps:
a. Go to settings
b. Under settings, go to Location access
c. Under location access, see if 'GPS sattelites' - The option is checked
d. Click on 'GPS Satellites'
e. You will see something like this
f. If 'GPS EPO assistance' is unchecked, Check it.
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g. Done! now give it a try
3. The end result..
Canvas HD GPS working
Proof that GPS is working
Tests done using different apps
Hope this small tutorial helped you with solving the GPS issue. Please post in your valuable comments and let me know if I can help you further! Hit thanks if this helped
thanks but..
Thanks for sharing this solution but sorry to say it didn't work for me. I did exactly what you wrote.
Hi Verma... Make sure that you are in an open area and have a pretty good internet service. You might have to wait for some time to get it started initially...
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Hi Verma... Make sure that you are in an open area and have a pretty good internet service. You might have to wait for some time to get it started initially...
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Just tried it again I was outside for like 30 minutes and it was continuously searching for GPS.
Note : I have a 3G connection and I tried it with wifi too at home..
Same issue here as well
It Worked!!!
Hey man!! It worked!!! At first I got hopeless when it didn't work for me but somehow a couple of days ago I tried it again and it took a while but eventually got my location and since then its working great for me!!! I use it all the time and its just great.. Although I'm not sure how much data it uses to pin point my location if you could find out or tell me how much more data it uses when we turn a gps and GPS EPO on. Thanks bud cheers! :victory:
Ty atlast worked
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Good to know it has worked for a few of you!
just little settings can resolve this...thnx.... i think thats a bug of its stock rom..but now i happy to fix this for just a single click...good work..thnx
@techpick
I am on StarkHD 3.5. GPS was ok and was fixing fine at some extent. Sometimes slow. But after this setting, even I got bit fast gps lock. Even indoors some sattelites were seen, but not locked. It was not possible before. I get full lock near window now.
Thanks a lot pal.
PS: Lolz! You blocked your area in Google Map screenshot, but hey you forgot to block your co-ordinates and that reveals your exact location. he he
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@techpick
I am on StarkHD 3.5. GPS was ok and was fixing fine at some extent. Sometimes slow. But after this setting, even I got bit fast gps lock. Even indoors some sattelites were seen, but not locked. It was not possible before. I get full lock near window now.
Thanks a lot pal.
PS: Lolz! You blocked your area in Google Map screenshot, but hey you forgot to block your co-ordinates and that reveals your exact location. he he
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Haha! True.... I am pretty bad with those co-ordinates aspects. So yea, I screwed up! :cyclops:Also was a bit too 'over excited' when I got this solved... Posted this in a hurry. End of the day, good to know it has helped most of you . Cheers bud
I'm on Naturewiz HD and facing problem with GPS. Used GPS Status tool. It did something, but still there was no GPS lock. After that I just went to my balcony (from where sky is visible) and got a GPS lock almost instantaneously.
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Don't know if I should even post it here.. but since we're talking about GPS and stuff.. I am currently using Google maps and I want to set my home location on of so I can instantly use it whenever I want. However, when I turn my GPS on and set my current location as home, it takes the address of that place and fill it out for me and when looking at that address on map its nowhere near my home so I starred the exact location of my home on map but I don't know how to set it as home. Has anybody faced this issue? I have a feeling if I can get that starred location's latitude position I'll be able to set it as my home and it will be accurate.. am I wrong?
Please if anybody has faced this issue or knows a workaround that guide me. Thanks coz I really wanna use that feature as I travel a lot.
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Don't know if I should even post it here.. but since we're talking about GPS and stuff.. I am currently using Google maps and I want to set my home location on of so I can instantly use it whenever I want. However, when I turn my GPS on and set my current location as home, it takes the address of that place and fill it out for me and when looking at that address on map its nowhere near my home so I starred the exact location of my home on map but I don't know how to set it as home. Has anybody faced this issue? I have a feeling if I can get that starred location's latitude position I'll be able to set it as my home and it will be accurate.. am I wrong?
Please if anybody has faced this issue or knows a workaround that guide me. Thanks coz I really wanna use that feature as I travel a lot.
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Yes, you are right, you should not post it here. Go in help and troubleshooting section. You problem is about location application and not gps fix. Help everyone to save their valuable time. :silly:
Works for cavas fun a74
Its works for my canvas fun a74. Locks in about 30-45 seconds. Checkout the screenshot
Thanks..Finally, it works.!!
Will test it on raods..!!Keeping my fingers crossed..!!
on stock it worked without this setting, but on custom rom we have problem. can we get some hint here?
kashy said:
Same issue here as well
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Maybe u should also try this too :
go to epo settings > tick auto download satellite position data.
check out this mod for quick GPS fix
Credits: I, me and myself
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49415292&postcount=3
i have tried all the things available on the net for gps but it still is not able to fix. it keeps on blinking on the navigation pane.
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My friend is visiting home in the U.K. and he has a Sprint Touch Pro. Understandably, the phone does not work in England, but he fully expected the GPS to work, yet he cannot get it to work at all.
He has been trying with different GPS software, but can't get any indication the GPS is working...
Currently, he is at his parents' house and can surf just fine on their WiFi connection, but no GPS...
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Matt
MultiMatt said:
My friend is visiting home in the U.K. and he has a Sprint Touch Pro. Understandably, the phone does not work in England, but he fully expected the GPS to work, yet he cannot get it to work at all.
He has been trying with different GPS software, but can't get any indication the GPS is working...
Currently, he is at his parents' house and can surf just fine on their WiFi connection, but no GPS...
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Matt
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The GPS requires a cell data connection because it is "assisted GPS"
TheBigCheese said:
The GPS requires a cell data connection because it is "assisted GPS"
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If he had tom tom or something that doesnt require downloading maps it would work though right?
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If he had tom tom or something that doesnt require downloading maps it would work though right?
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That's a very good question, and one I haven't have the opportunity to test on my Touch Pro yet. I have iGo Nav-n-Go on my device. What if I were in the middle of nowhere in Kentucky or Indiana, with no cell signal - wouldn't I still be able to navigate? If not, that is a HUGE disappointment in the GPS capability. I thought A-GPS was one thing (triangulation from towers) and full-on GPS (with a dedicated GPS chip) communicated directly with satellites...
Matt
Alright, I disproved that theory about assisted GPS. Last night while driving home from hockey, I turned off my phone via the Com Manager, then opened up iGo Nav N Go and right away my GPS found where I was at, and the program worked flawlessly.
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It didn't require the Sprint radio to be running at all. Granted, apps like Google Maps or Live Search would be ineffective with the radio turned off, but if you have a stand-alone GPS application such as TomTom, Nav N Go or something similar, then GPS should work just fine.
Obviously in the case of being in the U.K., it would require having the maps for that country, otherwise the stand-alone apps wouldn't be able to show you squat!
Matt
Why do people still thing these phones NEED data connections to get GPS fixes? They *can* use them to achieve a quicker fix but do not require it. Keep in mind, without a connection it might take a while to get a fix.
This has been proven many times... Actually, I personally had comm manager off on my phone on a plane, but the GPS on, watching the speed and altitude. I don't know if the airline would have liked that...
GG
edit* Certian GPS nav software will let you load the maps from other sources, googlemaps for instance will not.
Just heard back from my friend after he read my message about the success of my test. He said the main thing he's wanting to do is geotag photos, and the Touch Pro simply will not find a GPS signal with the camera app nor footprints. He's not even concerned about using a map application at this point (heck, it's his hometown!).
Not sure why he can't get a signal for geotagging purposes, but it's just not happening. What a drag...
Matt
MultiMatt said:
My friend is visiting home in the U.K. and he has a Sprint Touch Pro. Understandably, the phone does not work in England, but he fully expected the GPS to work, yet he cannot get it to work at all.
He has been trying with different GPS software, but can't get any indication the GPS is working...
Currently, he is at his parents' house and can surf just fine on their WiFi connection, but no GPS...
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Matt
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Not, sure but the Crackberry Pearl user on my account gets data for a huge roaming rate over there. All her emails came through, and we all know the Pearl isnt a better phone, so maybe its his plan? Who knows. Sorry
I was in poland recently and also treyd to get tomtom with poland maps on it to get a fix, on my sprint touch pro with agps disabled...
BUT WITH NO LUCK!!!!
I treyd everything like turning off phone in comm manager and so but it didnt work.
Anyone know if you can actually make the phone NOT need a data connection to use the GPS??? I had an Alltel Touch Pro with Tomtom that NEVER needed a data connection to get a lock but now that Im with Sprint and have a Sprint Touch Pro, Im using the same version of Tomtom with the same map and installed it the same way but no matter what, it ALWAYS want to use a data connection. Anyonw have a clue why?? I tried turning my radio off and it could not get a lock for about a half hour. As soon as I turned the radio back on it got a lock within seconds. Any ideas. Thanks.
I can't get a gps lock without reboot first. Really annoying because I have and use the vehicle dock! I've seen a lot of post about the excellent GPS compared to the captivate. But for some reason my phone's gps just doesn't work. It will instantly lock sometimes, but then go back to "searching for GPS signal." Other times it will lock but show me not moving at all from the location it locked at. Any input/ help would be much appreciated...
Feels like the captivate days
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I can't get a gps lock without reboot first. Really annoying because I have and use the vehicle dock! I've seen a lot of post about the excellent GPS compared to the captivate. But for some reason my phone's gps just doesn't work. It will instantly lock sometimes, but then go back to "searching for GPS signal." Other times it will lock but show me not moving at all from the location it locked at. Any input/ help would be much appreciated...
Feels like the captivate days
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Need more info...
Are you rooted?
Stock ROM?
Custom?
If you are indeed rooted.
Do a full wipe, re download your ROM. Check md5. And reflash.
If you are stock. Try clearing map data.
Otherwise get a exchange.
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In addition to that ^^ also check out gps test
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest&hl=en
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You can easily see how many satellites can be seen by your phone and more importantly you can use it to clear agps and then update agps.
Depending where you live and what gps issues you're having this could be the fix you're looking for.
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Yea im on stock everything as of right now, haven't had time to root this one yet.
Downloaded the app just now, got an instant lock. Bout to go for a drive and see what happens. Will thank both of y'all as soon as I'm near a PC! THANKS!!!
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Mine flakes out and i have to use an app called faster fix to make mine work again. Really annoying, it's definitely a software issue. Maybe some kind of app causing it, i am not sure.
When I had my nexus S I had several problems with my GPS too
I read from this http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google Mobile/thread?tid=7ef31b73f08281d5&hl=en site that you can download an app called "GPS STATUS" and go:
Menu -> Tools -> Manage A-GPS -> Reset
And that fixed my prob.
Also in that thread a guy says that his problem persisted with a Vibrant, so he tried the option to download gps info and it fixed it. Im not sure how the app suggested before works, but in my case GPS Status did the trick! Good Luck with that!
I'm rooted with unnamed and I can't get a GPS lock at all, ever. I regret not testing the GPS when the phone was stock. Meanwhile my Dell streak gets a lock instantly right next to it. I'm going to have to flash back to stock to see if it fixes it. My 30 day exchange window is closing super soon.
There's certainly something going on with GPS. I'm on Unnamed 1.3.0 and I had Siyah's kernel v.2.3 installed. While Google Maps and GPS Test seemed to be getting signal and showed plenty of satellites, Google Navigation read a perpetual "Searching for GPS..."
Due to other issues with that version of Siyah, I flashed Entropy's latest Daily Driver (12/12) and it SEEMS to have fixed it. I stepped outside, pulled up Navigation and it found me within seconds.
Interestingly, Siyah's kernel had a heck of a time with Wi-Fi as well. Flashing Entropy's fixed that as well.
So it's possible that it's a kernel issue. Try flashing DD 12/12 on top of Unnamed.
Moxie, thanks for the reply. I'll flash it hopefully tomorrow and report back.
I am using the stock rom but rooted and cwm installed. My GPS worked very well with this setup for months. Recently, the GPS will find 8-10 satellites but not lock on to any of them until I reboot my phone. I am wondering if this is due to some app I've installed.
Unamed here comes with DD kernal. Problems often. Very annoying. Reboot fixes ever time. Flashing a different kernal probably isn't what fixes it, the reboot fixes it.
Working the other day had to be somewhere by 2pm, GPS stopped working got there a half hour late...lovely...before I knew reboot fixes. Still its ridiculous
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Say guys, any GOOD gps apps out there where we can just acquire and download maps that don't weigh a ton instead of HAVING to use data?
Unnamed with entropy dd kernel. Never have any issues...
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I am on unnamed 2.1.1, Entropy's DD 1212 kernel and on GPS Test app my phone is not even finding satelites at all. Its like nothing on the gps is working. Does anybody have any ideas as to how to fix it?
I just updated to 2.1.1 as well, GPS test isn't working. HOWEVER, go into google maps and GPS is now working.
edit: as I was typing this GPS test started working. Leave it on for a bit perhaps?
In conclusion: It's a software issue.
F2a said:
I just updated to 2.1.1 as well, GPS test isn't working. HOWEVER, go into google maps and GPS is now working.
edit: as I was typing this GPS test started working. Leave it on for a bit perhaps?
In conclusion: It's a software issue.
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Yea i let it sit for a bit and never managed to get it to see any satellites...I am gonna go home and try to flash unnamed again and see if i get any improvement. Hopefully it was just a bad flash.
Every samsung phone has a gps problem....doubt that this is software alone. I love my GSII but this is one of the shortcomings.
GPS on my phone locks fine.
So the reflash worked. My gps problem is now resolved.
I lock all but one satellite indoors, and have seen as low as 14ft accuracy indoors. Locks all satellites and 9ft accuracy outside.
My 4G Slide, by comparison, consistently locks every satallite and has 9ft indoors. All satellites and 3ft accuracy outside.
The Gps bug affects all stock Xperia 2011 phones.
The bug is simple, i explain it better then possible:
i turn on the Gps, wait for a fix, and start to navigate, after 5 minutes the signal drops for about 30 seconds, then works for other 5 minutes and again drops, other 5 minutes and drops, and again again again
every 5 minutes the gps drops without exceptions
now the datas collected in months of this problem:
1) this happens with traffic data OFF, background data OFF, absolutely no contact to the network at all, and offline app like Sygic, Navigon, Copilot etc
2) this not happen with Maps, also in offline mode, with a little portion of map downloaded before, and no data traffic
3) this not happen with Data enabled or Wifi enabled
4) this also not happen in Flight mode, and perhaps it is the most important information, so is not an hardware problem.
5) with the build 3.0.1.A.145 this didn't happen with data disabled !
Here a log of the bug by a user with the same problem.
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What do we think about? :
for an unknown reason Sony firmware attempts to collect data every 5 minutes, also if the phone have data disabled. If don't find data, there is a drop out !!
Basically A-gps works always, even if data are disabled (i have no data traffic, my sim is disabled for internet connection), and this must not happen, because it causes a drop, its attempt is not silent for who have data OFF.
P.s OFF topic replies will not be tolerated more.
This thread is for share real problem, confirmed by Sony itself.
If you don't see the bug, is better for you, but please don't discridit these words.
Here the official Sony discussion: http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/25770?start=0&tstart=0
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I hope you tried at Arc forum. Maybe you will have better luck.
Just one question though, have you tried ICS beta? Maybe they solved problem there, so it will be available when ICS comes.
A SW developer on talk.sonymobile says:
"I can now confirm that my fix will be included in the ICS update.
Since the problem occurs because the phone tries to connect to a server to download satellite orbit information there are there are three things you can do until you've got the ICS update:
- Download assistance data while connected to a Wi-Fi network. You can do that by installing the "XtraData Downloader" from Android Market. While on a Wi-Fi network press the "Download XTRA data immediately" button. Do this right before leaving the network since the data is only usable for a limited amount of time.
- Make sure that the signal conditions are good while using the GPS receiver. It will only try to connect to the server until it has successfully decoded the information from the satellites. If using the GPS indoors or while driving in a city the satellite signals will be too weak, but if using the GPS in conditions where the signals are not obstructed by buildings the connection attempts should stop after about 20 minutes when the information has been decoded.
- Activate the data connection (I understand that this is probably not a reasonable solution for you)."
We just have to wait ICS
Madfysh said:
I hope you tried at Arc forum. Maybe you will have better luck.
Just one question though, have you tried ICS beta? Maybe they solved problem there, so it will be available when ICS comes.
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Thanks, i will try in Arc forum.
No, i don't want to unlock bootloader and install custom rom.
magobetz said:
A SW developer on talk.sonymobile says:
"I can now confirm that my fix will be included in the ICS update.
Since the problem occurs because the phone tries to connect to a server to download satellite orbit information there are there are three things you can do until you've got the ICS update:
- Download assistance data while connected to a Wi-Fi network. You can do that by installing the "XtraData Downloader" from Android Market. While on a Wi-Fi network press the "Download XTRA data immediately" button. Do this right before leaving the network since the data is only usable for a limited amount of time.
- Make sure that the signal conditions are good while using the GPS receiver. It will only try to connect to the server until it has successfully decoded the information from the satellites. If using the GPS indoors or while driving in a city the satellite signals will be too weak, but if using the GPS in conditions where the signals are not obstructed by buildings the connection attempts should stop after about 20 minutes when the information has been decoded.
- Activate the data connection (I understand that this is probably not a reasonable solution for you)."
We just have to wait ICS
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I know the Oscar's reply, but we have to wait other 2 months, and we are waiting alredy from 5 months, it is no possibile.
maRRRco89 said:
Thanks, i will try in Arc forum.
No, i don't want to unlock bootloader and install custom rom.
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You don't need to. You can just ask someone who is still using stock ICS beta, for example in official xda thread for ICS beta: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513172
Although I don't know if that bug is only on Neo or on Arc also, but I guess you know that
New demo video add in first post.
very embarassed bug, not expected from Sony
and also 6 months of wait
Inconceivable !!!
Not a problem I have... but then again, I use data. Because I can.
Have you searched this out? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250226
As for "Sony" being somehow bad, I suggest you try the Taiwanese or Korean brands and then comment. The "bug" is largely a Google/Android issue. Apparently.
Why don't you simply sell the phone and buy something that actually suits your needs? I'm not being anyway sarcastic, but that's what I would do... particularly as you have had this problem for ages and received no insight from any of the umpteen posts you have made.
The bug is "by Sony" in this case, because was introduced with the new firmwares.
When i bought the phone the Gps worked perfectly, or i would have return the phone to my local shop.
Now change it with Samsung or Htc, have no sense, i will lose 50% of the real price, for a problem introduced by Sony itself !
When you say "the bug is an adroid issue", you mean this Gps bug, or the generic world of bugs?
I never saw a Gps bug like this in any android phone.
I searched that discussion, and i wait for a reply by Crypted, the author.
GLONASS
Just want to share an article with you about GPS, which is written by Sony Developer (GPS) who claimed that Sony Devices 2011(Neo V included) are capable of showing more accurate GPS date then others,
GLONASS support in our latest Xperia™ phones
kormatoes said:
I'm confused at why u post this all over ,
Return hand set and move on, and a old one at that
I think what I'm trying to say is what fw you using is it old is it rooted what u changed what apps you using
Are you using correct fw for your region
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I don't understand the first part of your reply, sorry, but my english is not too colloquial.
About the second part, my firmware is absolutely stock and not rooted, without change in the system.
4.0.2.A.0.62. The bug was introduced since the first 4.0 firmware, with the old 3.0 one was perfect. But i don't want to downgrade, old firmwares weren't so good and there is a lack of important features.
Actually i use Sygic gps navigation.
I repeat it: is not an app problem, but a system one, a real bug.
My firmware is appropriate for my region, it is that correct.
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Just want to share an article with you about GPS, which is written by Sony Developer (GPS) who claimed that Sony Devices 2011(Neo V included) are capable of showing more accurate GPS date then others,
GLONASS support in our latest Xperia™ phones
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Yes, good feature, but useless if the Gps drops continuosly.
Hi,
I got a Sola yesterday and I cant get GPS to work
In GPS test I have satellite in view but 0 in use, they are grey.
In Maps no GPS signal neither.
Thanks
Using gps without any problem
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Thanks for your awnser.
Does the satellie appears normally on GPS Test?
Kess78 said:
Thanks for your awnser.
Does the satellie appears normally on GPS Test?
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Is that what you wanted to see?
EDIT: I know it's not from SOLA, but I think it should look the same way
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Hm I was talking about the GPS test app on Market. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5jaGFydGNyb3NzLmdwc3Rlc3QiXQ..)
I attached what I have.
BTW is this the app from the service menu ? How do you have access to it ?
Thanks
Kess78 said:
Hm I was talking about the GPS test app on Market. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5jaGFydGNyb3NzLmdwc3Rlc3QiXQ..)
I attached what I have.
BTW is this the app from the service menu ? How do you have access to it ?
Thanks
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Go to dialer and dial : *#*#7378423#*#* (service) then go to service test and on the list there should be "GPS"
Thanks for the tips.
Thanks for the tips.
My device get stuck on Please wait after hitting the GPS Location Test... Hope its not a hardware pb
Kess78 said:
Thanks for the tips.
My device get stuck on Please wait after hitting the GPS Location Test... Hope its not a hardware pb
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I'm sorry to say that but it looks like a hardware fault. If restart or wipe don't fix this, it does look like a hardware issue. Are you running stock software?
I'm not familiar with SOLA but it shouldn't be that different
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i tried again the gps location test this morning and it fix after 9 minutes !
Then i tryed again and it was in 13 seconds. Satellites now show ok on GPS Test...
I think GPS needed to warm up Lol.
Kess78 said:
i tried again the gps location test this morning and it fix after 9 minutes !
Then i tryed again and it was in 13 seconds. Satellites now show ok on GPS Test...
I think GPS needed to warm up Lol.
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I'm glad to hear that
Mine GPS locks on about 50% of times. Factory reset didnt help also
Will KA02 SSpeed Custom Rom remove this problem?
Kess78 said:
i tried again the gps location test this morning and it fix after 9 minutes !
Then i tryed again and it was in 13 seconds. Satellites now show ok on GPS Test...
I think GPS needed to warm up Lol.
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Does your GPS still has problems or is it working like charm??
I got mine just yesterday and the gps doesn't seem to work well either. I updated to the latest available to me on simfree and it's
6.0.B.3.184 ECO Jul 30, 2012
http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=21035
OK actually I think it does get better as you use it - it must store some temporary data. It first didn't work well, then took 43 seconds, now 18 seconds. That's OK with me!
It works fine for me I navigate using this!!
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GPS Still waiting location
Please help
GPS problem
My Xperia U seems to have the same issue...
The devices that came with the NovaThor U8500 chipset are experiencing this GPS problem. It is a hardware problem.
When I use the A-GPS function (using 3g data during the satellite search to calculate the distance of the device until the antennas making a triangulation) i can get signal much faster.
Unfortunately the GPS receiver of these devices is disappointing.
ismalwill said:
My Xperia U seems to have the same issue...
The devices that came with the NovaThor U8500 chipset are experiencing this GPS problem. It is a hardware problem.
When I use the A-GPS function (using 3g data during the satellite search to calculate the distance of the device until the antennas making a triangulation) i can get signal much faster.
Unfortunately the GPS receiver of these devices is disappointing.
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You're right. I can't help but noticed that most android devices that i've seen don't have satisfactory GPS experience. When i compare them to other phones this is the only area that lacks the most. Let's just hope for better in the future
This dude right here is the file that you've to edit to get GPS working, there is a post in this forum that fixes GPS problems in any phone.
Take a look at this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953630
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Hi.
About three weeks ago the gps on my galaxy s2 stopped working. I have been running CM9 nightlies since about march with no issues before this.
This isn't a matter of not locking properly, and the internal gps is set properly in settings. It simply seems like the phone cannot communicate with the GPS modal. No GPS symbol appears in the status bar. I do most of my testing in the GPS Toolbox app.
Is there a way to tell if this is a software issue or a hardware issue.
any advice would be useful.
Back to stock firmware in the first instance. If you have the same problem running stock, then chances are it's a hardware issue.
MistahBungle said:
Back to stock firmware in the first instance. If you have the same problem running stock, then chances are it's a hardware issue.
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Did this a while back. No change, exact same behaviour. Is there some way i can test to be 100% sure it is a hardware failure?
your last chance is to change the modem , try diffrent modems , and give your gps some time too be locked , also try some gps patches " you will find alot around here "
run your test in avery very clean sky to be sure it is ahardware fault , thats what i can tell you
btw : run the test with gps status app , i know it very well , and it will download the agps data auto while you are connected to the internet , and will provide with alot of usefull info , and have alot of settings
evaworld said:
your last chance is to change the modem , try diffrent modems , and give your gps some time too be locked , also try some gps patches " you will find alot around here "
run your test in avery very clean sky to be sure it is ahardware fault , thats what i can tell you
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I am almost 100% sure that your modem had no control over the gps, only the data it downloads to help clock sync to the gps signal. I don't need to be outside to test this, It's not a gps locking issue, its a gps working at all issue.
I switched back to an old modem that it use to work on anyway, no luck.
1) You are absolutely correct re: modem having nothing to do with GPS ;-)
2) I doubt there's any way that you as a phone user (as opposed to someone who is used to tinkering with the hardware/fixes them for a living) can test definitively for a hardware problem so far as GPS is concerned. Honestly, you've tried everything a user could possibly try to rule out a hardware problem (unless it's something really obvious we're both missing here).
Me, I'd send it in for warranty service. Out of warranty/warranty service too hard to organise ? Take it to a mobile repair shop & explain exactly what the problem is & exactly what you've been doing with the phone up until now (they don't care you've been running non-stock firmware as it's not a warranty job; the few mobile techs I've met run non-stock firmware on their phones).
Dimand said:
I am almost 100% sure that your modem had no control over the gps, only the data it downloads to help clock sync to the gps signal. I don't need to be outside to test this, It's not a gps locking issue, its a gps working at all issue.
I switched back to an old modem that it use to work on anyway, no luck.
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MistahBungle said:
1) You are absolutely correct re: modem having nothing to do with GPS ;-)
2) I doubt there's any way that you as a phone user (as opposed to someone who is used to tinkering with the hardware/fixes them for a living) can test definitively for a hardware problem so far as GPS is concerned. Honestly, you've tried everything a user could possibly try to rule out a hardware problem (unless it's something really obvious we're both missing here).
Me, I'd send it in for warranty service. Out of warranty/warranty service too hard to organise ? Take it to a mobile repair shop & explain exactly what the problem is & exactly what you've been doing with the phone up until now (they don't care you've been running non-stock firmware as it's not a warranty job; the few mobile techs I've met run non-stock firmware on their phones).
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Yep, There is a place I know that i will probably take the phone too. Just trying to make sure I am not missing something stupid here.
Yep that's what I've been sitting here going thru in my head in the 20 minutes since my last post. I can't find anything obvious other than maybe do a completely clean install of stock ?
That is format cache, data, system, & internal sd card in CWM, then flash stock in Odin then see what happens. Don't restore anything at all until you've tested the GPS with a 'clean' setup. Obviously install GPS Status from Google Play to test it out.
I know you did a wipe/factory reset when you tried stock, which would have taken care of anything that may have been left behind from CM9 or whatever.
Unfortunately that's all I got :-( Hope you've been able to think of something in the interim we might have missed.
Dimand said:
Yep, There is a place I know that i will probably take the phone too. Just trying to make sure I am not missing something stupid here.
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Dimand said:
Hi.
About three weeks ago the gps on my galaxy s2 stopped working. I have been running CM9 nightlies since about march with no issues before this.
This isn't a matter of not locking properly, and the internal gps is set properly in settings. It simply seems like the phone cannot communicate with the GPS modal. No GPS symbol appears in the status bar. I do most of my testing in the GPS Toolbox app.
Is there a way to tell if this is a software issue or a hardware issue.
any advice would be useful.
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Hi,
Sorry for digging those thread out. i have exact the same issue with my I9100.
The GPS icon will not show up once launching an gps app.
Also returned to a stock firmware, same issue.
I have checked the antenna connection between the 2 boards and this is fine.
What was your solution?
Thanks a lot,
Mark
maxmax20 said:
Hi,
The GPS icon will not show up once launching an gps app.
Also returned to a stock firmware, same issue.
I have checked the antenna connection between the 2 boards and this is fine.
What was your solution?
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Read MistahBungle's posts above mate!
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maxmax20 said:
Hi,
Sorry for digging those thread out. i have exact the same issue with my I9100.
The GPS icon will not show up once launching an gps app.
Also returned to a stock firmware, same issue.
I have checked the antenna connection between the 2 boards and this is fine.
What was your solution?
Thanks a lot,
Mark
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It was a hardware issue. Repair guys replaced the mainboard and all was well.
I had to send it to them twice as nothing showed up on their debug and they sent it straight back. Give them specific instructions to try and actually use the GPS so they catch the problem.