Due to the many problems with cell phone signal and gps on LG G2, i will show you how to boost your gps and cell phone signal. It's seems to be a manifacture's defect, once you open the back cover and then close it, you can face this problem!
Speaking from Personal expirience
In order to fix this issue, please watch my guide below:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/LG+G2+F...n+2+min./44156
Direct link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfS4LpfcLfg
Looks interesting.gonna be try.
Man I hope this works! I never had a problem with my GPS until recently. I upgraded to Lollipop and within a 2 days period replaced my LCD./digitizer/frame.
Now I constantly get "GPS signal lost" while navigating. I'll be giving this a shot and will report back after using navigation a few times. I'll know right away if your fix works.
Sent from my LG-D801
just do it!
Anyone tried this? Any feedback?
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Well I tried your fix and I'm very happy to say my GPS has been working flawlessly ever since! Almost instant lock and no more "GPS signal lost" crap. I used a slightly different method (Bondic liquid plastic, Google it, it's awesome!) to elevate the connections on the back cover but it worked and I'm stoked! Thanks for the fix man!
Sent from my LG-D801
This worked for me for a while, but not for more than a few days. I've now tried a drip of solder on the copper contacts on the back cover, which has been better, but that too has since degraded.
Is this still working for you a week later?
still working
AlexOB1 said:
This worked for me for a while, but not for more than a few days. I've now tried a drip of solder on the copper contacts on the back cover, which has been better, but that too has since degraded.
Is this still working for you a week later?
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I did this fix 5 days ago and my GPS has been working flawlessly ever since. As you can see in the screenshots i took just a few minutes ago my time to first fix was 1 second, and 13 seconds. That's about as good as it's gonna get!
Try downloading this app and see what you come up with. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest
nothing is working for me, my GPS cannot get the right location (1 street away or 10km)
Did you try this fix? I assume you were testing while outside with a clear view of the sky right?
Sent from my LG-D801
I have ever done this fix, but it didn't improve my gps...
On g2 there is also a software problem, you can try this on (don't forget to save the original gps.conf
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3098819
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Have problems with cellular signal, this method didn't improve nothing for me.
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I don't think this fix works on VS980.
Tried this fix with an old credit card a couple of months ago and it definitely works.
My initial attempt was using a bit of cardboard but after a while, it started to fail. On closer inspection, I could see that the cardboard starts to mould into the shape of the spring connector and hence loses it's clean contact. Using a piece of rigid plastic to prop the antenna contacts stops this happening. If you look carefully, the lower antenna on the back cover contains a piece of rigid plastic to keep the antenna from deforming.
The easiest way to tell if you've got "faulty" hardware is to firmly squeeze the top right of the phone together (about a cm down from the top) whilst having GPS test running. You should see a sudden increase in signal strength.
FYI, I've got the UK Vodaphone LG G2 = D802
Didn't notice any difference here.
did this today and FINALLY fixed the GPS. (didn't realize i had a GPS issue until recently since i rarely had use for it before). For anyone who is still trying to fix it...my tips are:
-use a guitar pick to pry the back open if you dont have a prying tool
-like in the video, get something like the cardboard off the back of those notepads you get free
-make sure the piece is large enough to go under each connector, the idea is to just give a better connection with the pins
this was the only fix for me. before i couldn't get a GPS lock at all. now i can get it in under 10s
Has anyone tried this fix with a D800?
gbahns said:
Has anyone tried this fix with a D800?
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I did
Any problem with GPS on Tesla new rom
I don't not see any difference on first try, will try it again some other time.
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hi,
I'm thoroughly baffled here .... can anyone help please ? ... it's a long post I'm afraid, since I want to include all the info I can.
recently my beloved Legend suddenly decided it has no signal .. I get 'limited service' and the dreaded red 'X' all the time.
prior to this I had done no changes to phone nor had back cover off or taken the sim out. I have upgraded it to Blayos rom and all has been fine.
after some searching I discovered all the advice re bad antenna and a so called fix by shorting some terminals with a piece of wire.
(exactly which terminals was not made too clear though)
I am not sure though that I actually do have a bad antenna as I have cleaned the 2 under the bottom cover and 'lifted' the mating contacts ...
and have done the same with those under the camera cover.
one other thing I did was to circuit test all the 6 contacts in my phone, and they all 'ring out' ok ...
indeed they all ring out to each other, even with covers off, which suggests to me that there is a good circuit in the phone
still no service, but my GPS gets a lock pretty quickly, does it use the same antenna setup ? ...
I'm not even sure if it does really as I have read that phone will not work with bottom cover off, yet my GPS certainly does !
lastly I doubt it is the sim as it works fine in my wife's phone, but her's does not in mine.
over 190 viewings and no suggestions ...anyone please ?
in desperation I have changed my Radio from 7.13.35.05 to 7.13.35. 13 and got no improvement
Last act of desperation would be returning to stock...
If your not on airplane mode all the time I doubt this is a software issue.
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After have a long time dealing with no gps lock with my phone I thought I would check inside and make sure the contacts were ok to the antenna. well come to find out they looked like they weren't even fully contacting the antennas contacts any longer.
IT IS AT THE USER'S DISCRETION
This should help take off the back to get to the contacts.....
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+Note+Display+Assembly+Replacement/16384
And the picture attached is the contacts you should pry up just enough that they stay bent up a little more then the were...if you bend them to far you could brake them off! So be careful!!!!!!
It has also been suggested to add a thin piece of plastic under the contacts to help hold them against the back cases antennas.
Before this fix I could drive 30-45min to work and never get a lock, after the fix it locked on inside my house within 3 sec of starting GPS Test! Good result!
I'd swear that's the wifi antenna contacts. That's exactly what I did to fix my poor wifi issue
Sent from a phone that's Note-worthy, via XDA Premium HD app.
This should be stickied. I just made the repair, and after months of no GPS, I finally get a fix again.
madman604 said:
I'd swear that's the wifi antenna contacts. That's exactly what I did to fix my poor wifi issue
Sent from a phone that's Note-worthy, via XDA Premium HD app.
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Both those antennas are in that location but those contacts go to the top corner where the gps is....
exlplains a lot, i always thought antennas required 2 contacts. i guess the upper one is GPS and the lower is wifi/BT.
thanks
im hoping this thread does get stickied! I had to do some searching around to find out this info to compile it for this fix.
worked. Thanks!
Plus one on the stickie. i did this and as you can see in the pic it only took less than 30 seconds. Very cool find.
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OP, just to clarify, have you always had GPS issues? If not, when did they start? Are you running ICS? Thanks!
bigmout said:
OP, just to clarify, have you always had GPS issues? If not, when did they start? Are you running ICS? Thanks!
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GPS worked for maybe 3 months after I bought the Note when it first came out...it seamed like it would start to lock slower and slower till 4-6 months ago it wouldn't connect at all...it would see satellites but never connect. Ive been on GB ICS and JB...all had the same result with the gps. I've tried different modems and even odin flashing back to GB stock rom still the same story....im running AOPK Mile 1 right now with UCLF6 modem...
Thread has been cleaned and evaluated and not just by me...
As with any Mods/tweaks and especially with physically modification done to one's device...
IT IS AT THE USER'S DISCRETION.
So a Better Warning should be displayed in the OP.
Thread open & Thank you.
bigjoe2675 said:
Thread has been cleaned and evaluated and not just by me...
As with any Mods/tweaks and especially with physically modification done to one's device...
IT IS AT THE USER'S DISCRETION.
So a Better Warning should be displayed in the OP.
Thread open & Thank you.
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Changes made thank you for the reopening the thread!
I personally did this when I was having GPS issues. I know it DOES work as before I couldn't get GPS lock now I can...within seconds.
And yes, there is always a chance you may damage your device but as long as you are careful and maybe watch some dismantling videos on YouTube it really isn't that hard. All I use was a tiny philips head screw driver and and plastic credit card to pry the device open.
Easy as that!
Well so far this did it for me :good: Initial testing in house was great, quick lock with many satellites in use. I'll be taking a drive later to see if it really worked. Never mind slow lock, I used to drop GPS signal often wile it was in use, so a roaming test is in order for me to be truly satisfied.
Barry (NJ) said:
Well so far this did it for me :good: Initial testing in house was great, quick lock with many satellites in use. I'll be taking a drive later to see if it really worked. Never mind slow lock, I used to drop GPS signal often wile it was in use, so a roaming test is in order for me to be truly satisfied.
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Good to hear! let us know the results!
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Good to hear! let us know the results!
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All kinds of awesome :good: took a 15 mile drive and it tracked my location perfectly the whole way and never dropped the signal or gave me the circle of vague location.
If you're at all capable with common tools I highly recommend this fix. If you're not comfortable taking things apart and putting them back together, try to grab a friend who is, and have them do this for you.
Big thanks to you ksprelude01!!!
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Big thanks to you ksprelude01!!!
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Not a problem man! Just glad it fixed it!
Another happy customer
I just wanted to chime in also, my GPS is working perfect once again!
Thanks for the info man, I also wanted to add that I used a small safety pin to pry up the pins...
You need good eyes cause those pins are tiny, so be careful! Lol
Thanks again.
Xtra
ksprelude01 said:
After have a long time dealing with no gps lock with my phone I thought I would check inside and make sure the contacts were ok to the antenna. well come to find out they looked like they weren't even fully contacting the antennas contacts any longer.
IT IS AT THE USER'S DISCRETION
This should help take off the back to get to the contacts.....
http://guides.durapowerglobal.com/Guide/How+to+Take+Apart+Samsung+Galaxy+Note+i717/4/1
And the picture attached is the contacts you should pry up just enough that they stay bent up a little more then the were...if you bend them to far you could brake them off! So be careful!!!!!!
Before this fix I could drive 30-45min to work and never get a lock, after the fix it locked on inside my house within 3 sec of starting GPS Test! Good result!
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Wow. Just wow.
I was seriously pondering picking up a refurb or even the Nexus 4. I was at my wit's end. I figured, if my GPS doesn't work, what do I have to lose if I break something? So I did this, shoving a precision screwdriver under the antenna leads so they stand at about 10 degrees. I buttoned up the phone and finally got a GPS lock, albeit a slow one. After opening it again, I brought the angle to about 30 degrees.
BAM! From where I sat deep into a room with a window facing another house and a sliver of rainy skies, I was able to lock in my position in under 10 seconds.
Several reboots afterwards, each one confirming a quick position lock, I feel I can-beyond the shadow of a doubt-endorse this solution.
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Wow. Just wow.
I was seriously pondering picking up a refurb or even the Nexus 4. I was at my wit's end. I figured, if my GPS doesn't work, what do I have to lose if I break something? So I did this, shoving a precision screwdriver under the antenna leads so they stand at about 10 degrees. I buttoned up the phone and finally got a GPS lock, albeit a slow one. After opening it again, I brought the angle to about 30 degrees.
BAM! From where I sat deep into a room with a window facing another house and a sliver of rainy skies, I was able to lock in my position in under 10 seconds.
Several reboots afterwards, each one confirming a quick position lock, I feel I can-beyond the shadow of a doubt-endorse this solution.
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Good to hear that there was another successful fix! Feels good to have gps back again doesn't it?
Hi,
I've been having a somewhat mysterious problem with the wireless internet (Wi-Fi) signal on my SCH-1545, hopefully someone here can help me find a solution.
Details:
At rest, my wi-fi signal is weak, regardless of which network or router is producing the signal.
I use an oversized Anker 7800mAh battery, which adds a considerable amount of weight and bulk to my GS4.
I am currently running a recent snapshot release of Cyanogenmod (11-20140804-SNAPSHOT-M9-jflte). The last time I updated was few weeks ago, but my wifi issue began sometime early this week. Thus, it seems unlikely that the ROM is to blame. For what it's worth, my baseband version is 1545VRUAMDK.
Oddly, after some poking around, I've discovered that applying pressure to the back of the phone near the lock button seems to increase the quality of my wifi connection. For example, at rest right now my phone shows a 30% signal; when squeezed in the aforementioned manner, the signal jump s immediately to 55-60%.
I suspect that there may be some fault with the wifi antenna connector, or with the antenna itself.
My best theory right now is that a mishap or fall with this bulky battery installed may have delivered a shock to the phone's hardware beyond what it is designed to withstand. Consequently, it seems that the wifi system was somehow compromised. I've tried cleaning the wifi contacts as suggested here[1] .
Has anyone had this problem? Can anyone offer a solution?
I can't go on using my phone like this, and to get a replacement will be quite costly. However, if I do end up getting a replacement, I have my eyes on a LG G3
Thanks for your help!
aberen03 said:
Hi,
I've been having a somewhat mysterious problem with the wireless internet (Wi-Fi) signal on my SCH-1545, hopefully someone here can help me find a solution.
Details:
At rest, my wi-fi signal is weak, regardless of which network or router is producing the signal.
I use an oversized Anker 7800mAh battery, which adds a considerable amount of weight and bulk to my GS4.
I am currently running a recent snapshot release of Cyanogenmod (11-20140804-SNAPSHOT-M9-jflte). The last time I updated was few weeks ago, but my wifi issue began sometime early this week. Thus, it seems unlikely that the ROM is to blame. For what it's worth, my baseband version is 1545VRUAMDK.
Oddly, after some poking around, I've discovered that applying pressure to the back of the phone near the lock button seems to increase the quality of my wifi connection. For example, at rest right now my phone shows a 30% signal; when squeezed in the aforementioned manner, the signal jump s immediately to 55-60%.
I suspect that there may be some fault with the wifi antenna connector, or with the antenna itself.
My best theory right now is that a mishap or fall with this bulky battery installed may have delivered a shock to the phone's hardware beyond what it is designed to withstand. Consequently, it seems that the wifi system was somehow compromised. I've tried cleaning the wifi contacts as suggested here[1] .
Has anyone had this problem? Can anyone offer a solution?
I can't go on using my phone like this, and to get a replacement will be quite costly. However, if I do end up getting a replacement, I have my eyes on a LG G3
Thanks for your help!
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Have your tried doing a factory reset? I know this is a pain in the butt but maybe it will put your mind at ease. Have you dropped the phone or anything that would cause the antenna to suddenly become loose? Is your connection bouncing up and down or is it consistenly just staying low? Also before a factory reset try getting Wifi Analyzer from the app store and check to see whats going on. Just sounds rather buggy that it suddenly started happening.
Same thing been happening to mine just recently. Seems like when I squeeze the battery cover the wifi signal is stronger for a limited amount of time.
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If you squeeze your phone and it affects signals take off battery cover and try tightning all the little screws around the phone with the battery out.. might help just saying
Thanks for your suggestions folks, but I still seem to be in a pickle.
SUPERSPORT25 said:
Have your tried doing a factory reset? I know this is a pain in the butt but maybe it will put your mind at ease. Have you dropped the phone or anything that would cause the antenna to suddenly become loose? Is your connection bouncing up and down or is it consistenly just staying low? Also before a factory reset try getting Wifi Analyzer from the app store and check to see whats going on. Just sounds rather buggy that it suddenly started happening.
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I tried a factory reset, didn't seem to help according to Wifi Analyzer (thanks for the app suggestion). As I said in my original post, I fear that drop may have caused this problem: since I use a heavy extended battery, I expect the damage caused by any fall would be magnified.
FordNate said:
If you squeeze your phone and it affects signals take off battery cover and try tightning all the little screws around the phone with the battery out.. might help just saying
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I attempted this as well - I removed the back cover and ensured all the ribbon cables and antenna cables were making a firm connection, and then I tightened all the cover screws. Nothing seems to have helped. Concurrent with my previous statement, I fear one of the modules (specifically the wifi/bluetooth SIC) on the motherboard may have become slightly dislodged from a random fall.
Does anyone know of a way I can test this theory or get it fixed if such is the case?
aberen03 said:
Thanks for your suggestions folks, but I still seem to be in a pickle.
I tried a factory reset, didn't seem to help according to Wifi Analyzer (thanks for the app suggestion). As I said in my original post, I fear that drop may have caused this problem: since I use a heavy extended battery, I expect the damage caused by any fall would be magnified.
I attempted this as well - I removed the back cover and ensured all the ribbon cables and antenna cables were making a firm connection, and then I tightened all the cover screws. Nothing seems to have helped. Concurrent with my previous statement, I fear one of the modules (specifically the wifi/bluetooth SIC) on the motherboard may have become slightly dislodged from a random fall.
Does anyone know of a way I can test this theory or get it fixed if such is the case?
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i'm in the same boat, my phone is exeriencing the exact same issue. I've got a new back plate on order, hopefully replacing that and the wifi/bluetooth antenna will resolve it.
have you had any success since this post?
My 2nd post with this accound but ive been a member for qutie a while but was inactive for a few years and cant recover my account.
Anyhow i bought a Timmy E86 . Its pretty cheap but pretty good apart from the GPS
It has the mediatek 6582 chip.
Ive been through just about every mediatek gps fix.
EPO Downloads
AGPS servers
MTK Engineering mode
FasterGps
er
When i got the phone GPS signal was non existant. even after using many different gps fix apps.
I then discoverd that without the cover on and the antenna peeled back i managed to get signal, put cover back on and signal goes. So the cover is blocking signal.
I extended the antenna with a make shift foil antenna, which improved the signal slightly and allowed signal with the cover on. Great thinking its fixed, however navigation was terrible, loosing signal and the heading facing wrong way.
Then it lost all signal again after a restart and woukldnt get signal again randomly until smoe while later. Satilites show but zero signal.
The antenna is rubbish on this phone,
I know this is probably the main source of the problem, i plan on remove the case cleaning the contacts and installing a better antenna, either made of copper tape or perhaps something else.
But im pretty sure theres something else wrong deeper down in the software.
I done some further testing yesterday managed to get gps signal and 3d fix. Since i was being a passanger rather than driver i could see what was gong on. as soon as we started moving the satilite signals would drop to 0.....
ni thoughts?
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ni thoughts?
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Finally tracked the issue down to really poor GPS antenna.
Remoived it, replaced it with bare copper wire from a power cord , made sure it was well twisted so all the strands were together and neat.
Used the end of the GPS antanna that contacted the board and soldered it to the the pad of the old gps antanne end, so that when the case went back in it contacted the board pin.
Success. GPS lock indoors at a window and still picking up satilites away from window but not enough for lock.
Until i screwed everything back together and tried to put the back on, the cable was too thick and it pushed the board. GPS signal no longer works.
Even tried replacing with thinner cable and solering direct to board but same result. satalites in view but no signal, not even outside now.
Guess ive either burned out the gps somewhere or something on the board got damaged from the cable pushing on it. Even removed the SMD contact pin and soldered wire directly onto the board. Still nothing
bazsound said:
Finally tracked the issue down to really poor GPS antenna.
Remoived it, replaced it with bare copper wire from a power cord , made sure it was well twisted so all the strands were together and neat.
Used the end of the GPS antanna that contacted the board and soldered it to the the pad of the old gps antanne end, so that when the case went back in it contacted the board pin.
Success. GPS lock indoors at a window and still picking up satilites away from window but not enough for lock.
Until i screwed everything back together and tried to put the back on, the cable was too thick and it pushed the board. GPS signal no longer works.
Even tried replacing with thinner cable and solering direct to board but same result. satalites in view but no signal, not even outside now.
Guess ive either burned out the gps somewhere or something on the board got damaged from the cable pushing on it. Even removed the SMD contact pin and soldered wire directly onto the board. Still nothing
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Given up on getting this to work. either ive broken something in the gps or the phones setup has went iffy.
Satilites are apparently in view but dont ever get a signal from any, all 12 satalites sit there with zero signal even outdoors.
The easy solution?
Use my old phone that can get a lock inside next to a window as a bluetooth GPS reciever. Using Bluetooth GPS output, and then the bluetooth GPS app on my timmy phone.
Result? Perfect navigation using Tom Tom GO. This is actually a much better solution since the phones GPS is off its using much less power. My old phone is an alcatel one touch which is pretty good for battery even with gps on plus with the screen off doesnt need charged while using it for hours as gps+bluetooth.
Another advantage, i can have a gps app open on old phone for speed and have a GPS speedometer running while navagation running on my larger timmy e86.
My recomendation is just get a bluetooth GPS reciever if your gps sucks.
My AT&T H820 LG G5 is out of warranty and LG won't honor any repair since I bought it on eBay. I have tried 2 band aid fixes - shimming underneath the metal mesh damper gasket and also shimming underneath the motherboard where the 3 gold pins touch along with bending pins upward. Both "repairs" lasted a week. So is there a definitive and gauranteed fix? What is LG doing, just replacing the metal mesh and damper gasket and then it fails again? I also noticed that my metal mesh damper gasket is a different appearance than what I have seen photos of online, as if there is a revised part. My GPS is now completely non-functioning.
Anybody? Surely there has to be a lasting repair and known cause.
Seems not. I have given up, aside from occasionally popping back here to see if anyone's found something new. I have taken to using an old phone as a bluetooth GPS transmitter. It's a pain, but it works.
Unfortunately LG still uses those same old crappy useless springs that it did several years ago, and they are not very flexible hence why it fails and then fails again. I think putting items underneath will only bend it even further slightly raising them would have been a better fix and then firmly attaching the case. Probably too late for you. The only other option would be solder in some more but I haven't seen the board for ths device.
Would it be possible to use the GPS antenna from my bootloop G4?
Jezza0 said:
Seems not. I have given up, aside from occasionally popping back here to see if anyone's found something new. I have taken to using an old phone as a bluetooth GPS transmitter. It's a pain, but it works.
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I've looked how to do this and can only see how to use a phone as a GPS transmitter for a pc, please could you tell me how you did it?
Edit: I found one, worked my way through until it came to allow mock locations within developer settings, to find that as I am running android 7 this option has been removed so back to square one
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3dd1 said:
I've looked how to do this and can only see how to use a phone as a GPS transmitter for a pc, please could you tell me how you did it?[/URL]
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Sure. On the phone with working GPS you want to share, install btGPS from Meowsbox, and get the licence key too (£1 if I recall correctly).
On the G5, install Bluetooth GPS from GG MobLab (which is free and fully functioning).
Once both apps are installed, you just have to pair the devices via bluetooth, enable the transmitter on the old phone, and finally select the old phone in the dropdown on the G5 and press connect.
Is it annoying? Yeah, a bit, but actually I can keep my old phone (Samsung S3) hidden away in the car and it still gives decent reception. And because the screen's off on that device, it lasts for hours without killing the battery.
HTH.
Jezza0 said:
Sure. On the phone with working GPS you want to share, install btGPS from Meowsbox, and get the licence key too (£1 if I recall correctly).
On the G5, install Bluetooth GPS from GG MobLab (which is free and fully functioning).
Once both apps are installed, you just have to pair the devices via bluetooth, enable the transmitter on the old phone, and finally select the old phone in the dropdown on the G5 and press connect.
Is it annoying? Yeah, a bit, but actually I can keep my old phone (Samsung S3) hidden away in the car and it still gives decent reception. And because the screen's off on that device, it lasts for hours without killing the battery.
HTH.
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Thanks for that Before I buy the software for the phone with working gps, does it require GPS mock locations on the G5 as it appears that functionality has been removed from the developer settings in android 7
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3dd1 said:
Thanks for that Before I buy the software for the phone with working gps, does it require GPS mock locations on the G5 as it appears that functionality has been removed from the developer settings in android 7
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Ahh - yes, good point. I also had to set Bluetooth GPS as the mock location app. Since that's the free app, I'd install that first and see if it can be configured. Also you can test out the transmitter app for (IIRC) 10 minutes before it dies in good crippleware form. Plenty of time to make sure it's working though.
Although... I'm using Android 7.0 on my H860 and mock locations is working fine
I ended up taking a chance and dropped a very small amount of solder on each of the spring contacts everyone keeps talking about lifting or putting a small piece of plastic underneath. In the past lifting the spring helped for a month or so before it started to not seek GPS again.
Yes, I've tried the whole APN update, using GPS Toolbox (which I've had before LG G5), rooted, etc but believe too this is simply a hardware issue on the contacts.
As far as the soldering is concerned, if you're near sighted, you won't need a magnifying glass but the contacts are very small so a very steady hand is a must and of course some soldering skill is required. I'll try to take a macro shot of how it looks this weekend. So far after a month it's been rock solid.
The 3 golden pins are from the volume control. The internet has been spread with fake information relevant to fixing the LG G5's GPS Fix as I also think that opening it up and closing it back down and so on just reseats the contact from the real place for a little while See the most useful marked answer for further explaination: https://nl.ifixit.com/Answers/View/394237/GPS+Not+working+well+at+all
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