Hello,
Last week I bought a Moto G8 Power. The thing is that when I use the GPS in the car, after a few seconds the signal is kind of lost (there is no "signal lost" sign but the speedometer goes from "30km/h" to "0"). After another few seconds, the signal is back and recalibrates the location.
This happens in a loop, don't know if the times are exactly the same, but the cycle is the same (get sign, lost sign for a few seconds, get sign again and in a short time loses again).
Any ideas before asking for customer service?
Edit: Tried the GPS apps from the PlayStore like GpsFix and GPS Toolbox but nothing happened. Also tried with Google Maps and Waze (in both happens the same).
I found out that if I turn the Mobile data off, the GPS works like charm (have to download the maps of course).
But when mobile data are active, the GPS connects and disconnects all the time.
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If i leave gps on.... and all the apps i have that may use gps (travel, voucher etc) do not run in the back ground,
except google maps.... will this really drain random battery throughout the day.
The reason I ask this is when using google maps...i see the gps symbol on the top of my phone, but once i back out of it...the symbol disappears, and when i go back into it to resume what i was doing the symbol turns back on and the gps has to find my location all over again.
Hence I come to the conclusion that the gps is not 'always on' when you don't need or (given you don't have any dodgy apps)
Then I could turn off googles location sharing thing, because if I am correct you need that on if you want to use location services without gps?
SGS2 uses sirfstar IV
http://www.sys-con.com/node/1822443
http://www.csr.com/products/25/sirfstariv-gsd4t
This is a modern GPS chip, it don't think it uses much battery. I've always GPS on and I've no battery issues. And I agree that it seems that the chip is set to some kind of standby when not in use so turning off the GPS in the settings (or notfication pull down) seems more like a privacy thing than power related.
Thanks for confirming. Will now try leaving gps on and location services off and see what happens. sometimes gps on its own takes a few extra seconds to locate you...might be annoying with certain apps
If you refuse location sharing you will not be able to use WIFI positioning service, but can still use cell tower positioning if your GPS is off. Personally I never use WPS since WIFI use a whole lot of power so I always keep it off. There are situations where it's useful (i.e. inside downtown can't get a GPS signal), so you can decide if you want it or not.
I usually keep my GPS off too, since when I open maps I just want to look at map, I don't need to know my exact location (and use the extra power).
My Galaxy S2 GPS sucks the battery life when I keep it on. My partner keeps his Galaxy S2 GPS on and the icon only comes on when something like Maps loads but immediatly goes away when you you exit Maps. Mine seems to stay on all the time and I can't see any obvious process running all of the time (except Maps). I monitor the battery usage with a tool and GPS is certainly running my battery down far quicker than if I turn it off.
Anyone else experiencing the same?
marklyn said:
My partner keeps his Galaxy S2 GPS on and the icon only comes on when something like Maps loads but immediatly goes away when you you exit Maps. Mine seems to stay on all the time and I can't see any obvious process running all of the time
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I have the GPS setting turned on all the time, but my GPS only really turns on when I open an app that uses GPS, like Maps or Facebook. Just like your partner.
I actually want to keep it on all the time... like yours
Can you send me your /etc/gps.conf and /etc/sirfgps.conf ?
I'm not sure if that's what control this behaviour.
Noed said:
I have the GPS setting turned on all the time, but my GPS only really turns on when I open an app that uses GPS, like Maps or Facebook. Just like your partner.
I actually want to keep it on all the time... like yours
Can you send me your /etc/gps.conf and /etc/sirfgps.conf ?
I'm not sure if that's what control this behaviour.
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I only had the gps.conf, not the sirfgps.conf file. Attached here.
I have to turn on GPS only when I need it for something and turn it off, otherwise it clearly drains my battery, in pretty quick fashion.
I had to rename it gps.txt to upload it.
Keeping GPS on is not draining your battery, because its realy turning on, only on application requests. Battery drain may come from some buggy app, which not close it GPS connection. You can easily see this by your GPS indicator. No indicator - no app using GPS atm - no battery drain, flashing indicator - GPS trying to lock ur position, indicator on - GPS is used and got lock on sattelites.
incident404 said:
its realy turning on, only on application requests
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Is there a way to keep GPS always on, independent of an application request?
I want to control it on/off manually
I leave GPS on all the time. Only works when apps request / need it. No battery life issues for me.
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Hi everyone
I've just got my player but I can't get the device to lock on with the gps, has any one had the same problem?
Have you try doing it out door with an open sky? It will still take a while to get an initial lock. If you have a wifi connection, it will be faster because Google will use the wifi access point location in estimating your current location.
Get the program GPS test. Turn on your GPS (you do not need wifi at all). Go outside. You should get a lock in less than a minute. The program will show you the satellites it sees and when you are locked. When locked it will give the latitude and longitude coordinates and the UC time.
First time I turned on the GPS indoors the samsung "saw" 9 satellites, and locked in less than 30 seconds. The GPS is the fastest I have seen on any device. I have locked on in a moving train as well.
Ive found a fix for the problem
All is now working fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304259
"Ive found a fix for the problem."
Mine worked without this so-called fix. My device is running Gingerbread, and the GPS worked and I got a fix the first time I tried it.
I have the international sgs3 with 32gb, non rooted, everything is stock. My rom build number is IMM76D.I9300BUALF1. I can get a lock very fast (<5 secs) but after ~15 min the phones looses the gps lock!. This happens with all apps: Google Maps (ver 6.6, i don't use 6.9, it is to glitchy), latest igo and gps status. When this happens gps status shows me that the phone sees ~15 satellites but is not locking on any of them (to be more precise: when i open gps status it shows 0/15 fix/stats ). It does not lock again until i disable gps from settings, and re-enable it after a 10 sec of inactivity. In location services i have everything selected. i always have data connection. I am in Bucharest, Romania (if it counts). It always loses lock after ~15 min, it doesn't matter what i do, what app i use, or what time of day it is
Please help. What is the problem? I have cleared and re downloaded agps data with gps status and it still happens. Is it solar activity? if so, anyone else has this issue? Is it a faulty gps unit in my phone? Is it a common problem with sgs3 or with this rom? if so, we should make this problem known. Any help is appreciated.
My GPS works fine.
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I have the international sgs3 with 32gb, non rooted, everything is stock. My rom build number is IMM76D.I9300BUALF1. I can get a lock very fast (<5 secs) but after ~15 min the phones looses the gps lock!. This happens with all apps: Google Maps (ver 6.6, i don't use 6.9, it is to glitchy), latest igo and gps status. When this happens gps status shows me that the phone sees ~15 satellites but is not locking on any of them (to be more precise: when i open gps status it shows 0/15 fix/stats ). It does not lock again until i disable gps from settings, and re-enable it after a 10 sec of inactivity. In location services i have everything selected. i always have data connection. I am in Bucharest, Romania (if it counts). It always loses lock after ~15 min, it doesn't matter what i do, what app i use, or what time of day it is
Please help. What is the problem? I have cleared and re downloaded agps data with gps status and it still happens. Is it solar activity? if so, anyone else has this issue? Is it a faulty gps unit in my phone? Is it a common problem with sgs3 or with this rom? if so, we should make this problem known. Any help is appreciated.
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Hi. I also have the SGS3 - I9300, International, non rooted, all stock, in australia.
GPS has worked fine for me - did a 3hr trip, kept GPS lock (as far as I can remember) all through the trip. Even when it lost cellphone signal.
I was using the NAVIGON app (included, maps are predownloaded so I don't need internet connection through the whole trip).
I've even had it get a lock inside buildings - usually even normal GPS-es have problems with GPS inside buildings...
So it might just be your specific phone. I don't know whether your location matters - is it always pretty much on 15min? If so it's possibly a manufacturing error. Can you take it back to where you bought it and get them to send it in for warranty fix?
If it's a manufacturing error, they should be able to get it fixed for free.
Thats old firmware you could try updating .
Certainly GPS is not a problem on SGS3 .
jje
I've had this issue for a while now, but I'm wondering if it's just me or if this is something common.
Every once in a while, my Player (5.0 US) will show the GPS trying to acquire a signal icon, but it won't go to lock. I've been in places where I have good GPS signal normally, and it will stay that way for hours.
To add at my confusion, it sometimes comes up even if the GPS is turned off. In these cases, I've turned on a GPS reporting tool, and it can see that I've got a good connection with several satellites. I turn the GPS officially on, and it gets the lock (thanks to the program). Close the program and the GPS goes dormant again.
The only thing I can remotely think of is Google location services trying to pin point where my wifi is, but that doesn't explain why it can't get a lock.
Anyone else seen this or know what it is?
Hi there,
I have exactly the same problem as you. GPS is turned off but its symbol is flashing in the notification bar. I noticed this problem tomorrow morning wondering why my battery is low although I charged it yesterday afternoon.
Are you using gingerbread?
Sorry for the late reply. Yes, stock setup right now
So everytime I open Maps or Waze to help me navigate. It always keeps searching for gps, and it will not navigate without gps. Also , my location in both apps are completely wrong. I'm very sure that I've turned on gps in settings. Is it a software problem?
I have had the GPS problem from day one and have never found a solution; I have tried every suggestion located. It is extremely frustrating when I am trying to get somewhere and it has me driving circles: telling me to turn around, stating to turn early (or late), constantly recalculating, etc.
The map shows I am close to where I actually am, but it is off just enough to cause an issue. When I am in my home it shows I am actually up in some farmer's corn field rather than my subdivision. When I drive it shows I am driving through fields rather than on the road.
Im really upset because Ive had returned the mobile 2 times to the store because the GPS problem. Every damn Xperia XA ultra starts working great with the GPS and after 6 months or so it becomes to stop working. Ive used the app GPS test and it shows that the phone wouldn't connect to any Satellite signals. Then I try GPS test in my GF smartphone (Samsung J5 prime) and it connects to 20 or more satellites.
Did you find a solution?