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Whenever I go to google maps or mapdroid, and tell it to locate me. It just says "Your current location is temporarily unavailable". I am running the latest software version. The GPS worked fine about 2 weeks ago, I haven't really used it since then. And whenever I tell it to locate me, I see the GPS symbol on the bar at the top (The satellite thing on the bar you can pull down) Any ideas? And also, if it helps, I got the phone about a month ago, from Rogers.
And, I can locate myself when using wifi networks. But when I am not connected by wifi, the GPS won't work.
Have you tried all the obvious things like make sure you have clear view of the sky, Use GPS Satellites ticked under Settings menu, reboot phone etc?
Sometime mine takes a while when on other days it takes only a few seconds
l3mm said:
Have you tried all the obvious things like make sure you have clear view of the sky, Use GPS Satellites ticked under Settings menu, reboot phone etc?
Sometime mine takes a while when on other days it takes only a few seconds
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Yes, I have tried all those
And I have left apps such as GPS Test on for about half an hour, and the did not work either.
Any other ideas?
I experienced once or twice on my Arc not locking GPS signal at all. After two reboots all works again and GPS is fast.
However what I've learned from my experience is GPS sometimes has problems in some areas. And sometimes has a problem on Edge. Apparently many things can influence it's behaviour.
Try reboots.
doministry said:
I experienced once or twice on my Arc not locking GPS signal at all. After two reboots all works again and GPS is fast.
However what I've learned from my experience is GPS sometimes has problems in some areas. And sometimes has a problem on Edge. Apparently many things can influence it's behaviour.
Try reboots.
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By reboot, I assume you mean holding the power button, and shutting it off, and then turning it back on. I did that, and no help...
And also, I tried using the GPS in many locations, but it still does not work.
Although, I can get my location if I use wireless networks.
snipes1836 said:
By reboot, I assume you mean holding the power button, and shutting it off, and then turning it back on. I did that, and no help...
And also, I tried using the GPS in many locations, but it still does not work.
Although, I can get my location if I use wireless networks.
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Yes by reboot I mean turning on and off the device.
So I don't know. So you say on WiFi you get your GPS working and on mobile connection not? Looks like a strange operator problem maybe. What about resetting mobile settings on phone?
If yuo flash yore arc with DooMKernel you will have this problem flash yore arc with fresh room I have this problem if I flash this kernel
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Yes by reboot I mean turning on and off the device.
So I don't know. So you say on WiFi you get your GPS working and on mobile connection not? Looks like a strange operator problem maybe. What about resetting mobile settings on phone?
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Reset the settings, still not working.
hksalameh said:
If yuo flash yore arc with DooMKernel you will have this problem flash yore arc with fresh room I have this problem if I flash this kernel
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I am having a little trouble understanding that. But I could not find an app called "fresh room".
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Reset the settings, still not working.
I am having a little trouble understanding that. But I could not find an app called "fresh room".
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I think what he was meant to type was ‘fresh rom’ – suffering from a case of fat finger syndrome I think!
Are you running the stock ROM or have you installed a different kernel/rom. If you running a non stock rom this could be the issue
I suggest you try this....
Access the service menu (open phone and dial *#*#7378423#*#*). This should bring up the service menu. Go into service tests and scroll down to GPS. From there you should be able to run some tests on your device to make sure its working properly.
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I think what he was meant to type was ‘fresh rom’ – suffering from a case of fat finger syndrome I think!
Are you running the stock ROM or have you installed a different kernel/rom. If you running a non stock rom this could be the issue
I suggest you try this....
Access the service menu (open phone and dial *#*#7378423#*#*). This should bring up the service menu. Go into service tests and scroll down to GPS. From there you should be able to run some tests on your device to make sure its working properly.
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I am not running a non stock rom. I am using the one which came with the device.
I did the location test, but it kept saying "Please Wait" for about 15 minutes, then I closed it.
hmmmm..... not to sure what else to suggest other than a fresh install. Have you upgraded the software on the phone since you got it via SE Pc companion? If not then try that as this will put latest android version on your device.
Or perhaps you might have installed an app recently which is conflicting somehow with the GPS function
Other than that, I'm not too sure, but if it's only a month old I'd be tempted to end it back for a replacement
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hmmmm..... not to sure what else to suggest other than a fresh install. Have you upgraded the software on the phone since you got it via SE Pc companion? If not then try that as this will put latest android version on your device.
Or perhaps you might have installed an app recently which is conflicting somehow with the GPS function
Other than that, I'm not too sure, but if it's only a month old I'd be tempted to end it back for a replacement
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Ok, well. I have the latest android version, and I removed the apps I installed in the last week. Did not work..
So can you please tell me how to reformat the phone.
And is there a way I can backup my messages, apps, photos?
just connect you r phone to PC and open PC companion program from your PC...go to update.i think it will tell you that you have the latest firmware and it will give you the option to repair.just press on repair and it will instal a fresh firmware to your form, in other words it will format your phone and instal a new firmware...back up ur photos and music and other things on s card is simply by copy them to your PC...formatting your phone will not delete any files on the s card however it is recommended to copy every thing to your PC. hope this helped you
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just connect you r phone to PC and open PC companion program from your PC...go to update.i think it will tell you that you have the latest firmware and it will give you the option to repair.just press on repair and it will instal a fresh firmware to your form, in other words it will format your phone and instal a new firmware...back up ur photos and music and other things on s card is simply by copy them to your PC...formatting your phone will not delete any files on the s card however it is recommended to copy every thing to your PC. hope this helped you
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Ok.... Just did a full wipe. AND it still doesn't work!!!!
Is there anything else I can do??
Ok, spoke to soon. It did not work after I reformatted it. But, when I woke up this morning, it was working!!!
Thank you to all of those who posted and tried to help me!
snipes1836 said:
Ok.... Just did a full wipe. AND it still doesn't work!!!!
Is there anything else I can do??
Ok, spoke to soon. It did not work after I reformatted it. But, when I woke up this morning, it was working!!!
Thank you to all of those who posted and tried to help me!
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I have no luck~
I have Flashed a "International Version" 2.3.2 and then OTA to 4.0.1.A.0.283 on 4 days before! However I cannot get the GPS location till now!~
I sure I have a clear sky.
No matter Google Map or Rmap...no location have been found
anybody can help??
thanks in advanced
find a solution? my xperia play doesnt get a signal.
Hey guys, i Have a Xperia play but this thread looks more as i m passing through, i installed several roms and kernels but my GPS Wont Works, im thinking that my last overclock has burned my GPS module, is this possible?
Hi, here im again, this time i m very happy because i repaired my gps of my xperia play and think that your problem is the same, i tried so many ways:
* Custom Kernels : DoomLord, darkforest, and others,
* Custom Roms: Ics, others that i dont remember (i m on this by 2 months)
* Stock Firm: 4.0.1.A.0.283, .42, .62
* Tried to change the BaseBand so many times
* Tried to clean the main board chip (yes i disassembled my phone many times).
* Tried other things that i dont remember.
Today i flashed a 2.3.2 android stock version, and the signal is best, hsupa working better, and (not in the first time) Gps working fine.
I put "not in the first time" because the gps is a complicated part of the phone it needs so many things working together to be ok that it only worked 4 hours after i had flashed, testing an testing, purging the a-gps data, downloading so many apps to gps... at the end "GPS Status App" on the option "Manage A-GPS status" solved the problem.
Thank you for the attention,
Guys, help. GPS cant find current location but sees satellites. I flashed X-gamer with Night-elf kernel my Xperia Pro. On stock it was working fine.
So what it could be? I havent found any mentions of this problem in Firmware of Kernel threads. Maybe its some missed app?
xperia arc s gps not connecting
I have same problem with my Xperia arc s,
it is not showing a single satellite in GPS STATUS app, neither connecting with anyone, just blinking on i have spend nights on internet and hours on phone but haven't solve my problem,rebooted my phone, nothing helping me,
and anyone knows that does XPERIA ARC S has digital compass?
Hey Everyone I have galaxy gio its not rooted and has a stock rom of version 2.3.6 .My Problem is that whenever I try to connect to gps it doesn't connect. Even if I am under clear sky it just cant connect........The rom is latest one from Samsung and I bought my gio in 2012 so I think hardware problems would have been solved.
Plzz help me
Anyone can help me ????
which rom you are using?
abdullahaftab said:
Hey Everyone I have galaxy gio its not rooted and has a custom rom of version 2.3.6 .My Problem is that whenever I try to connect to gps it doesn't connect. Even if I am under clear sky it just cant connect........The rom is latest one from Samsung and I bought my gio in 2012 so I think hardware problems would have been solved.
Plzz help me
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If its the Google gps you are referring to, then it is difficult to get it up and run, instead use another gps like Sygic which is great. with this app you don't need to use data, you only need to download the map of that country you want to and use it as an offline gps, just like a Garmin gps.
muzaffarhassan64 said:
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I am using stock rom
s!mon said:
If its the Google gps you are referring to, then it is difficult to get it up and run, instead use another gps like Sygic which is great. with this app you don't need to use data, you only need to download the map of that country you want to and use it as an offline gps, just like a Garmin gps.
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Actually Sygic was also not of great use. I also tried GPS test but my galaxy dose not catches Gps signals, It doesnt lock to any satellite...
What could be the problem with my phone???
abdullahaftab said:
Actually Sygic was also not of great use. I also tried GPS test but my galaxy dose not catches Gps signals, It doesnt lock to any satellite...
What could be the problem with my phone???
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where do u live? because i got my gps fix by editing the gps.conf n secgps.conf n using the double-tape HW fix.
abdullahaftab said:
Actually Sygic was also not of great use. I also tried GPS test but my galaxy dose not catches Gps signals, It doesnt lock to any satellite...
What could be the problem with my phone???
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I have no problem with Sygic, it connects quite fast to satellites... what ROM are you using?
I had a bit of problem with this.It took almost 3-4 mins to locate my location and was really slow.I didn't like the gps at all but now with htc explorer it's lightning fast.so probably it's a fault of gio...
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munirshah77 said:
I had a bit of problem with this.It took almost 3-4 mins to locate my location and was really slow.I didn't like the gps at all but now with htc explorer it's lightning fast.so probably it's a fault of gio...
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GPS speed really differs between ROMs. Stock tends to connect pretty slowly. If you are willing to use custom roms, there are some who work significantly better. I'm using Enhanced236 and I love it. Tried to install CM9 RC1 but GPS won't work at all
GPS Status & Toolbox
Try this:
can't post the direct link so search on the google play markt for: GPS Status & Toolbox
This problem is still current on the Gio. I have several friends who got them new recently, shipped with Android 2.3.6. The problem is simply that the GPS, much of the time, cannot connect. Without a data connection it NEVER works (!!!) even out in the open. Gps status shows no satellites; Google maps cannot connect.
One of them rooted hers and is using some scripting hack which periodically erases gps configuration files - this fixes all problems. So the problem seems generally software bound, not hardware. Two years after this device has been released it still seems Samsug didn't care much about fixing it... pretty bad.
Because of the nature of aGPS I'd suggest "GPS Status & Toolbox" AND "GPS Aids" from Play Store. Should cut down cold fix time to a fairly reasonable 20-30s instead of MINUTES.
Navigation is stuck on "Searching for GPS". Is there a fix to this?
I know there is a fix around the forum somewhere for it. You might want to give us some more info like what kernel/rom you are running. I am RasBeanJelly and franco.Kernel lastest of each and my GPS locks on in less then 10secs. More info about what you are running will help us out.
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Navigation is stuck on "Searching for GPS". Is there a fix to this?
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I recommend switching to a different ROM such as Codename Android. Some ROMS have a GPS problem like you are describing. The kernel has nothing to do with it. Hope I helped.
Its coming on all ROMS D:
Still getting same error even after trying CNA. I even went to GPS settings and checked "Internal GPS antinna" or something. But still getting same error. Could the phone be faulty?
Have you tried either of these?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848259
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789543
Ryu234 said:
Its coming on all ROMS D:
Still getting same error even after trying CNA. I even went to GPS settings and checked "Internal GPS antinna" or something. But still getting same error. Could the phone be faulty?
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Do you have data on?
Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy Nexus
What could cause GPS to keep searching for signal..i was just using it but now it's not finding any signal?
EpiclyEpic said:
I recommend switching to a different ROM such as Codename Android. Some ROMS have a GPS problem like you are describing. The kernel has nothing to do with it. Hope I helped.
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i have had instances where it was a KERNEL problem..not the rom...certain kernels couldnt lock on GPS..flashed a different one and it worked..flashed back to test it again and it didnt...so it was definitely the kernel causing it...so he can try flashing another kernel
jdiddy_ub said:
i have had instances where it was a KERNEL problem..not the rom...certain kernels couldnt lock on GPS..flashed a different one and it worked..flashed back to test it again and it didnt...so it was definitely the kernel causing it...so he can try flashing another kernel
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I upgraded to 4.2 jelly bean.. and I have gps proble, always searching for gps..
I had the same problem with 4.1.2 and maps 6.14 but with 4.1.2 I installed back old gmaps app (6.12) and the problem was solved.
Now I have 6.14 maps ad default.. and the problem is here.. how can I solve it? thanks
For me even the gps icon is not blinking. How to find whether the gps hardware is faulty? So that i can stop trying other software fixes
isaacraja said:
For me even the gps icon is not blinking. How to find whether the gps hardware is faulty? So that i can stop trying other software fixes
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sygic works so it's not a hardware problem.. other gps apps show me satellites.. but maps no!
Old gmail maps works but now I don't know how to install previous version.. can anyone help me?
Maybe it's a app problem (6.14 maps..)
thanks
Install GPS status from market and let it download agps data and point it towards the sky and see how that goes. If you see satellites and they lock, go back to maps; it should work now.
Some gnex came with faulty GPS module. I have two gnex and e first one I got had the problem and hasn't been fixed with several ROM, kernel and tools and GPS scripts.
Keep us posted
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niamul said:
Install GPS status from market and let it download agps data and point it towards the sky and see how that goes. If you see satellites and they lock, go back to maps; it should work now.
Some gnex came with faulty GPS module. I have two gnex and e first one I got had the problem and hasn't been fixed with several ROM, kernel and tools and GPS scripts.
Keep us posted
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gps status show me satellites.. sygic works but google maps no!!
I don't think it's a hardware problem because with previous version of maps it works! so I think it's a google maps problem.. but I don't know what to do to make maps work!
This is a Google problem, it's happened once before to a ton of android users, it may have come with an alert "unable to sign into account" (that's how mine was this morning, plus searching for GPS. All seems well now.
for you GPS works in Europe on jelly bean roms?
Yes ?
No ?
I tried all kind of solutions, programs, change gps.conf and sirfgps.. but nothing works for me. I´m from Spain. I have read other guys from Europe have same problem, so i want to know that this problem is only for us, and if there is a solution, on new roms like the spyke555´s rom.
My GPS only find 1 satellite on my actual rom rootbox android 4.1.2 and I used all android 4.2.2 roms, with the same problem too.
Thanks
mario_isp said:
for you GPS works in Europe on jelly bean roms?
Yes ?
No ?
I tried all kind of solutions, programs, change gps.conf and sirfgps.. but nothing works for me. I´m from Spain. I have read other guys from Europe have same problem, so i want to know that this problem is only for us, and if there is a solution, on new roms like the spyke555´s rom.
My GPS only find 1 satellite on my actual rom rootbox android 4.1.2 and I used all android 4.2.2 roms, with the same problem too.
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only one sat...but do you get a gps lock ?
kick buttowski said:
only one sat...but do you get a gps lock ?
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no, never. And waiting more than 30 minutes..
gps doesnt work here with stock rom either.
I've tried many gps patch, but still nothing.
on stock rom I never got a lock, neither on rootbox(I also tried to edit the gps. conf and those stuffs, but nothing helped) , but with cm10 and cm10.1 it locks in seconds if I'm on the street, however it shows that only 2 sattelites can be seen. But my position is accurate
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on stock rom I never got a lock, neither on rootbox(I also tried to edit the gps. conf and those stuffs, but nothing helped) , but with cm10 and cm10.1 it locks in seconds if I'm on the street, however it shows that only 2 sattelites can be seen. But my position is accurate
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did you disable wifi location?
bubor said:
did you disable wifi location?
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it works when disabled as well, yes
I mean it's on in the settings, but if I turn wifi off, it works well. However mobile data needs to be on. without that I cant get a lock
soadzoor said:
I mean it's on in the settings, but if I turn wifi off, it works well. However mobile data needs to be on. without that I cant get a lock
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I think 3 sats are needed to work gps, I think your device use wifi to get your location, try to disable, and it wont work IMHO.
bubor said:
I think 3 sats are needed to work gps, I think your device use wifi to get your location, try to disable, and it wont work IMHO.
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you're wrong, it locks up quickly without wifi and I can use it (sygic) for navigation as well. However as you can see it shows only 2 sattelites
mine works only when wifi enable, mine sees 2 sats sometime, but still no position. When I enable wifi location ( without wifi enable) it shows instantly my current location.
bubor said:
mine works only when wifi enable, mine sees 2 sats sometime, but still no position. When I enable wifi location ( without wifi enable) it shows instantly my current location.
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Same here. And I can't understand how can get lock with 2 sats only, if 3 are needed.
Which rom you use, bubor?
and you, soadzoor? which rom, kernel and base band do you use please?
mario_isp said:
Same here. And I can't understand how can get lock with 2 sats only, if 3 are needed.
Which rom you use, bubor?
and you, soadzoor? which rom, kernel and base band do you use please?
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cm10.1-m3, litekernel, i927RUXKJ5 baseband.
You need 4 sats to get position, even in 2dimension (plane) you need distance from 3 points, because 2 cycle will have 2 intersection.
please european guys, respond the cuestion, only that way can find a solution together..
bubor, you think the problem is caused by the kernel or the rom?? or maybe our devices are defective? :crying:
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please european guys, respond the cuestion, only that way can find a solution together..
bubor, you think the problem is caused by the kernel or the rom?? or maybe our devices are defective? :crying:
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I'm using this spyke's guy cm rom with the kernel from kick buckowsky's pacman thread. But before I flashed that it worked with the original (lite) kernel. Again, it worked with the old dman's cm rom, but not with rootbox and never with any stock rom (ics nor gb). Modifying the surfgps and gps.conf has never really helped.
Sometimes (its really not typical) I simply dont get a lock now either, but after a reboot it works fine.(be sure to test it outdoors, under a roof it's really weak). I use sygic for navigation (it has downloadable offline maps) and I live in hungary, but when I was in Prague, it worked there well,too. Mobile data needs to be on, and those ticks that I posted before.
I hope you'll get the gps working I know how annoying a useless gps is.
well i´ve just tested the rom PACMAN by kick buttowski, and for me gps works on it, but reports only 2 sats. I know that it is a cm 10.1 issue, which i don´t know if spyke is working on in his rom or not??. While i´ll wait for the spyke´s new kernel cause litekernel I think is draining the battery so much for my daily use.
So I gather the rom is what causes the gps problem? my phone is healthy uuffff :victory:
mine works only with "wifi and mobile network location" checked, and it shows my location very fast, so I'm happy with that.
I have no clue what needs for "mobile network location", but it does its job well, since I see maximum 2 sats, while I have my position.
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bubor said:
mine works only with "wifi and mobile network location" checked, and it shows my location very fast, so I'm happy with that.
I have no clue what needs for "mobile network location", but it does its job well, since I see maximum 2 sats, while I have my position.
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Seeing 2 satellites is part of a bug. The NEMA messages, raw satellite data, aren't coming out of the driver properly in the latest build. So your software will always show that there are 2 satellites. That's incorrect.
Wifi location works because the GPS coordinates of the MAC addresses of nearby base-stations are known. When people have this feature enabled, the phone will silently upload MAC addresses and lat/long. It also uses cell tower triangulation (this was how the first google maps worked before common phones had GPS in the old blackberry days.)
You'll notice if you ever move (from one house to another) it will take Goog a while to figure out that your home wifi base station has new GPS coordinates.
If you're out in the middle of nowhere, you won't be able to get any kind of lock like this.
But, I'm fairly certain while these roms are not reporting correct NEMA, they are actually getting a real GPS lock.
In other words, software that asks the API "What's my lat/long and accuracy?" will get a valid answer.
Software that asks the API for "exact, raw satellite data, I'll figure it out myself" gets garbage.
It works for me (Italy).
I still have the 2 sats bug but it seems i get a lock in 30 secs.
I even tried with no wifi and no data connection: same result. I got a lock in 30 seconds.
I havent tried a navigation tho.
Hi guys, I'm in the u.k, and as far as I'm aware, the only person in the country with one of these phones!
But,, gps works fine for me.
The phone can see 12 satalites, and have a lock on 9 of them, giving me an accuracy of 16 feet.
Only problem is I don't know what rom I'm on as the chap rooted it for me before I got it sendt over.
I have no bugs in the rom that I've ever noticed, its 4.0.4 but that's all I know, anyone know how I can find out?
I'm guessing its stock ics, and as no other roms seem to be stable or ever finised, there doesn't seem to be any point in flashing anything else, accept maybee the litekernal which is the only stable one I could find.. but since I don't know what rom I'm running, I can't tell if the kernal will work, unless anyone else knows?
In the OGP the only way maps will locate you is with the GPS and not the WiFi, I have worked settlings but unless the GPS is on and locked nothing in Maps will work from your location aspect?
Nope
veroi said:
In the OGP the only way maps will locate you is with the GPS and not the WiFi, I have worked settlings but unless the GPS is on and locked nothing in Maps will work from your location aspect?
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Nope, I think it's the problem of your rom. Try another rom. I have experienced this once and had the same thought until I flashed another rom then I could locate easily with only internet connected
I have not unlocked it or installed a new ROM,I noticed it out of the box.Was concerned if I had defective unit
veroi said:
I have not unlocked it or installed a new ROM,I noticed it out of the box.Was concerned if I had defective unit
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I have the same problem... I just switched from the iPhone 4s to the LGOGP and the GPS is wacked out of the box. Not sure what to do about it... I just rooted and was going to flash a different rom to see if that works... if anyone had the same issue and knows a fix, let us know.
Same issue with mine.
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So, you guys are saying that you can't get a lock without the GPS on?
Personally, I always leave the GPS on. I haven't had any issues getting a lock.