google maps - Epic 4G Apps

Google maps transt is broken for me, all it says is no route found. Is anyone else having this problem or know of a fix?

What are you on. Froyo or gb
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Get GPS Test and make sure your GPS is working.

Thanks for replying. Discovered after a lot of tweaking and reinstalling it was because my local transit authority wasn't speaking Google's language. They made up and are friends again.

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[Q] maps eating cpu and battery

Anyone else experience this? I'm currently using CM7, but I've seen this across other ROMS and even when stock. Using Google maps even for a second results in it staying open in the background and chewing up battery (I get warnings from Watchdog). I have to use Watchdog to force close the app to fix the problem. Doesn't seem like this should be happening.
Yes, GPS is off. Location by network is on, so maybe that's to blame?
Yeah I turned network location off too and my battery has improved dramaticly. Maps turns on anytime something requires location services ie location based weather services that what my issue was.
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ctinsley said:
Yeah I turned network location off too and my battery has improved dramaticly. Maps turns on anytime something requires location services ie location based weather services that what my issue was.
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But I don't have the problem unless I've actively opened Maps... it doesn't spontaneously open. I also kinda want network location to be on as I find it useful...
Unfortunately this seems to be a fairly common problem on the dinc. Some people have solved it by downgrading maps to an earlier version. I haven't found any other fixes though.
whethers said:
Unfortunately this seems to be a fairly common problem on the dinc. Some people have solved it by downgrading maps to an earlier version. I haven't found any other fixes though.
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Oh man that's unfortunate. I have no intention of downgrading Maps, that seems like a ghetto fix. I guess I'll just have to be aware of when I use it and make sure I back out of it afterward. Otherwise, Watchdog does a pretty good job of letting me know when it needs to be closed. Just annoying.
I had a similar problem also, not rooted just stock. I had just upgraded to Maps 5.1 from whatever Maps version came with the phone. I found that Maps would be running in the background using 90% of my battery. My solution... Factory Reset... yeah a little much, but I had just got the phone and didn't really care. My phone was acting up all sorts of ways though, missing apps, missing widgets, so I did a factory reset. Now after that I have downloaded the new version of Maps and everything is fine. Hope you figure it out and don't have to do a Factory Reset.

GPS navigation app?

I'm taking a road trip, can anyone recommend me a GPS besides the google one it's kind of glitchy and I want something a bit more dependable.
caaznkid said:
I'm taking a road trip, can anyone recommend me a GPS besides the google one it's kind of glitchy and I want something a bit more dependable.
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Well if you don't like Google Navigator, what about the Sprint Navigator? I used it a couple times and it works fine. But I always remove it and just use Google since it's built into Google Maps.
Sprint Navigation. Better then Google. And it gets a gps log on right away. Google Navigation has his issues with it.
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telenav (sprint's nav) can be download for free through the market
i will give telenav a try. thanks guys. if there are any other AMAZING GPS apps that nobody knows about, let me know haha.

[Q] GPS fix for Epic 4G (NOT touch)

Is there a thread for Navigation fix for Epic 4g? I have:
SPH-D700
BASEBAND S : D 700.0.55.FC09
KERNEL 2.6.35.7
BUILD GINGERBREAD.FC09
HARDWARE D700.0.5
The Navigation app (google) will work for a few minutes but then say "GPS Signal Lost".
TeleNav has no problem finding and sticking to GPS signal, but I don't like that app at all (open other app? have to relaunch TeleNav!).
I know there was a fix several months ago but I've reset my phone for unrelated reasons and now the GPS problem is back. I can't find the threads or videos about how to fix it. I remember the fix file was something like 'gps_fix.zip' or 'gpsfix.zip'
Please help. Thanks!
saminbama said:
Is there a thread for Navigation fix for Epic 4g? I have:
SPH-D700
BASEBAND S : D 700.0.55.FC09
KERNEL 2.6.35.7
BUILD GINGERBREAD.FC09
HARDWARE D700.0.5
The Navigation app (google) will work for a few minutes but then say "GPS Signal Lost".
TeleNav has no problem finding and sticking to GPS signal, but I don't like that app at all (open other app? have to relaunch TeleNav!).
I know there was a fix several months ago but I've reset my phone for unrelated reasons and now the GPS problem is back. I can't find the threads or videos about how to fix it. I remember the fix file was something like 'gps_fix.zip' or 'gpsfix.zip'
Please help. Thanks!
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Yes, it is called gps_fix.zip. It's here somewhere, a quick search will find it for you.
Delete maps and reinstall. If telenav works then this is your solution.
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Delete maps and reinstall. If telenav works then this is your solution.
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Is there no need for the GPS fix with this method?
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It depends on the problem. The OP said TeleNAV worked fine. That means GPS is ok but for some reason google maps isnt able to keep access to the location function of the phone. The GPS fix flashable file is actually GPS drivers from another phone (facinate, I think) but since it isnt actually a problem with the GPS, reinstalling google apps could solve the problem.
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Is there no need for the GPS fix with this method?
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THe GPS_fix file only corrects the problem with only connecting to 4 satellites (with it, you can connect to the max number visible). Sometimes people were having a problem with google nav because it went to 3 satellites and it would lock up. The GPS fix doesn't necessarily fix problems with GNav. So if you want to get more than 4, you would still need this.
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THe GPS_fix file only corrects the problem with only connecting to 4 satellites (with it, you can connect to the max number visible). Sometimes people were having a problem with google nav because it went to 3 satellites and it would lock up. The GPS fix doesn't necessarily fix problems with GNav. So if you want to get more than 4, you would still need this.
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Thanks! I ended up deleting Google Maps and reinstalling it along with flashing this GPS fix and solved 95% of my navigation problems. My phone did, however, lock up twice, once when someone called and the other at random but overall, it worked and got me from point a to b!
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Some of your lockups may be related to low memory. For instance Facebook, if you use it, will always stay running, but uses about 11MB of RAM. But when you open it, Facebook uses anwhere from 30-50 MB until you force close it. You may want to clear memory when using navigation. You can use the Taskmanager if you don't have a Taskkiller or Memory Manager app.

Google Now Not Displaying Cards After Awhile

Does anyone have this issue? After about 60hrs of reboot Google Now just stops to display any cards and it is just blank with the google searchbar on top...
I have Google Now enabled and never had this issue before. Tried clearing cache and app data and that doesn't fix the issue. Only reboot helps. This is annoying. Any help is appreciated. I am running stock Android 4.3 (no root).
Thank you!
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Ive had this happen before. I dont really know what causes it, it just fixes itself usually. I did, however, find that at one point I had both of my devices with Google Now and they had different settings enabled and it was messing up what was shown. That was a while ago and I think the settings sync now. But you never know. If you have two devices, try that. Also, you can try to clear the data for the app and see if it fixes it.
I have tried clearing the app data and that didn't do much. Still having the issue. I will check the settings on my tablet for Google Now, maybe you are right and this is what causes my problems. Thanks for the idea-will give it a try.
It's generally "normal" I think.
I really wish Google would give us more control over Now... Soon?
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I'm also experiencing this "issue". I use Galaxy Note II and CarbonRom 1.8 here. Decided to search Google for this and found this thread.
I thought it was due to a lot of ROM flashing I was doing here, so maybe it eventually messed up my Google account info on servers and made my Google Now became empty some times, but I realized that probably it's some technical difficulties on Google Now server itself, since it's happening with more people.
Let's hope for an update to solve this. It's pretty annoying!
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I'm also experiencing this "issue". I use Galaxy Note II and CarbonRom 1.8 here. Decided to search Google for this and found this thread.
I thought it was due to a lot of ROM flashing I was doing here, so maybe it eventually messed up my Google account info on servers and made my Google Now became empty some times, but I realized that probably it's some technical difficulties on Google Now server itself, since it's happening with more people.
Let's hope for an update to solve this. It's pretty annoying!
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Did this issue get resolved for you? I have found the problem and I temporary fix.
The issue is related to the new Google play services 3.2..they changed location to use wifi as Android 4.3 has it on at all times.. This is to save power from using GpS.. Anyway if your not running 4.3 and have wifi on all the time your location based cards will not work...
The solution, downgrade to Google play services 3.1 Everything works great on 3.1..
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Did this issue get resolved for you? I have found the problem and I temporary fix.
The issue is related to the new Google play services 3.2..they changed location to use wifi as Android 4.3 has it on at all times.. This is to save power from using GpS.. Anyway if your not running 4.3 and have wifi on all the time your location based cards will not work...
The solution, downgrade to Google play services 3.1 Everything works great on 3.1..
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This issue got solved by itself here, but thanks for the tip anyway!
By the way, I'm using 4.2 here and in fact I don't have wifi enabled all the time. Need to say also that Google Now in Brazil is not sooo much great, it does not have so many services, only the basic ones, so maybe it had something to do with Brazilian Google servers issues on that time.

Google maps sucks

Anyone else having issues with Google maps not working properly. It is always showing me behind my actual location or going down a street or two over from where I actually am. Any fix out there for Google maps cause version 7 and 7.5 are not working at all.
When I revert back to version 6 it won't lock on to gps either. It must be my phone e then. Any fix out there?
Which ROM are you running? If you do, how often do you flash Roms. One thing I experienced from being a flashaholic is that after awhile it will poop your GPS. My fix is to return phone back to stock ROM, turn GPS on and go back into recovery and flash ROM of choice. If that's not your situation then you could try multiple GPS fix apps out there
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Maps does suck..try using gps tools or gps fast fix to set your satellite server
I reverted back to an older version of maps with navigation separate
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Google maps works perfect for me, to my exact location. Although I have only flashed CM11 and now on Jedi5.
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Yeah I have no complaints
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I would say it's not a Google maps issue. As of two days ago I had a nexus 5 with the latest version of maps and I use it frequently without the slightest issue.
Then two days ago I got the note 3 and I notice that navigation is behind a lot. It's the phone not Google maps
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No issues at all.
TWEAKED 1.0 NOTE 3
I don't have any issues like you mentioned by the sound for the directions sucks
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Working prefect for me on all roms
Official CM11 & Lean Kernel v1.1 Powered SM-N900T
I had the same annoying problem. The GPS would take a minute to lock, and would always think I'm a street or two over, and telling me to turn constantly. It annoyed the hell out of me. Strangely I flashed Willl03s CM11 rom and mine locks quickly now and is much more accurate. As earlier mentioned, I've had luck with using Odin and installing the stock rom too.
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GPS works fine, hardware-wise, but not in Google Maps.
catchjeff said:
Anyone else having issues with Google maps not working properly. It is always showing me behind my actual location or going down a street or two over from where I actually am. Any fix out there for Google maps cause version 7 and 7.5 are not working at all.
When I revert back to version 6 it won't lock on to gps either. It must be my phone e then. Any fix out there?
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I am having this issue specifically with Google maps. I did thorough testing driving around tonight-- it does not happen with Waze. For me, the issue is not getting a lock-- it gets the location correct pretty quickly. The issue is that it stops updating maps (even though the phone is clearly getting current, accurate GPS data).
I was split-screening Google Maps and GPS Status. GPS Status updated location frequently and never showed an error range of above about 10-20m.
In Google Maps, the location sticks very frequently-- it will show me in the right location. Then it will stop updating my location (on the map) and catch up with me half-a-minute later or so. It does this same thing in any app that relies on Google maps, too.
Are you guys talking about driving around with google navigation or google maps? With google navigation it works flawlessly for me, if I drive around with google maps open it does tend to jump around for some reason. I dont understand why Navigation would be spot on but not maps.
use Waze
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use Waze
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Never ever had luck with that. Took me to a place that was like 10 miles away. I was pissed.
TWEAKED soon 2.0 NOTE 3
BACARDILIMON said:
Never ever had luck with that. Took me to a place that was like 10 miles away. I was pissed.
TWEAKED soon 2.0 NOTE 3
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:-/ then I don't know, I remember having issues on my SGSIII and Waze was the best option...I'm using it now with my Note 3 and so far no complaints...

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