Every time I use the Track Location feature, it fails. I've uninstalled and reinstalled and it still won't work. It takes me to San Francisco instead of Chicago(which is where I live). It used to work the week I got the wing (about 2 weeks ago). It's pretty much stock. I don't use any ROM's and have even performed a clear storage. Any help would be appreciated. I have done a search.
Still isn't working.
It tells me to check the GPS settings. I haven't changed them nor do I know how.
Have you tried with a GPS receiver? (If you have access to one)
I have found that the track location feature while sometimes is surprisingly accurate most often is only close enough for a general location. Good for a local search but not close enough to pinpoint my location with accuracy.
But discrepancy that is off by states I have no idea. IT gets your location by triangulating from the cell towers, maybe there is a glitch in that area that is unidentified. It isn't something you could ask your provider about (actually they might have an answer or be able to help but I wouldn't bet on it), even though they might be at fault. You might see if you can report it as a bug to the google mobile maps team and see if they will respond.
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Im A People said:
Every time I use the Track Location feature, it fails. I've uninstalled and reinstalled and it still won't work. It takes me to San Francisco instead of Chicago(which is where I live). It used to work the week I got the wing (about 2 weeks ago). It's pretty much stock. I don't use any ROM's and have even performed a clear storage. Any help would be appreciated. I have done a search.
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Try a different phone radio firmware. Mine used to fail when I used the newest Radio. It's either that or the information about your towers has been set up incorrectly on google's servers. Find someone in your area with a phone that you can install google maps on and try to see if the problem is still there. If it is, contact google about it.
That just happens sometimes with Google Maps.
I live in germany and sometimes Google Maps says I am somewhere in France or Spain (one time even somewhere in the atlantic or pacifik...)
Just wait some time and try to locate again (don't restart google maps).
If that doesn't help, walk around a bit and try again.
I have a rooted SGS, but with the official ROM 2.2 (unfortunately, until the EUR 2.3.3 official rolls out for my area. I always had extremely slow GPS locks, even worse compared to the Magic and ZTE Blade I had. I had never modified the NTP server, but anyway this affects fix time only if you are connected to the internet.
2 days my GPS went off. Specifically, launching an application such as igo does makes the satellite icon in the status bar flash, indicating that it tries acquire a GPS fix. And then the icon ... disappears! First time I see something like that. Closing and reopening a navigation application, the icon now does not appear at all, as if GPS is totally disabled. But the application does not complain about lack of GPS functionality!
The only way to make the GPS icon to appear is to reboot and restart a GPS-using application. Then the icon disappears again. This happens with Google Maps, iGo, Navigon.
Running GPS Status is a bit different. In this case, the GPS icon remains flashing as long as the application remains active. But no fix whatsoever is achieved... I have tried to Reset A-GPS data and download new data into it. Nothing.
Relating what can be changed on the mobile, I remembered that just upgraded the version of google maps sometime a few days ago and I enabled caching to be able to off-line browse maps. Thinking that this could somehow be the culprit, I disabled offline browsing and rebooted again. Problem persists. Even tried changing the SUPL server, as mentioned in http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/...air-and-froyo/
Any ideas on what might be wrong here. The phone is in perfect condition, no crashes, NOTHING! It is within the guarantee period, but I'd hate returning it. Any info will be appreciated.
Phone firmware is given in my signature. This phone is, and has been, running official 2.2 out of the box. No custom firmwares on it ever.
It was that damned Google Maps update after all! I stumbled into this: http://www.google.ru/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=53e25a0d053f4eeb&hl=en
Uninstalled (the updates over the stock) Google Maps and presto: locked just fine!
Case solved
Has anyone experienced issues when Maps is trying to get a location? Can't get one, not even setting it in High accuracy. Seems odd for Google to modify control of GPS like that, i don't want my device turning it on even if it's for a short period of time. Any feedback will be apreciated.
feddexx69 said:
Has anyone experienced issues when Maps is trying to get a location? Can't get one, not even setting it in High accuracy. Seems odd for Google to modify control of GPS like that, i don't want my device turning it on even if it's for a short period of time. Any feedback will be apreciated.
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I was having the same problem, Google Maps took forever to locate me and did not work in the end. I uninstalled the latest update and it seems to work now. The newest update screws it up.
LaughinGoh said:
I was having the same problem, Google Maps took forever to locate me and did not work in the end. I uninstalled the latest update and it seems to work now. The newest update screws it up.
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same here, not just Google Maps for me, but also other apps that use location. eg foursquare and weather apps
Hey dudes, recently I've been having a problem with my note 5 where google maps/gps just doesn't work unless I reboot my phone. I'll put in the address and my location will be detected, but once I start driving the location doesn't move, it's as if the app is frozen, but it isn't. Rebooting and reopening the app makes it work which makes me think it must be software rather than hardware? I have factory reset the phone, but the problem persists. Any ideas for a solution?
GPS Toolbox app, use it, if it doesn't work try a different navigate app, like waze.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
I'm having the same problem. GPS seems to know generally where I am, but not enough to guide me through the navigation. If I ask Maps to tell me where I am right now (stationary, at home), it locates me two blocks away. If I ask Maps to navigate me while I'm on the road, it finds me a route from where it thinks I am, but is unable to update my location once I start moving. My location seems to jump around a lot during navigation and it shows me driving in the middle of the block two blocks away.
I've been trying to find an answer to this online but can't find anything helpful - my location services are on, power saving mode is off, locating method is GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks. I've tried turning location off and back on, I've tried restarting the phone. Nothing works. The problems started when I woke up (e.g. didn't change the settings and suddenly it went wrong) and the phone didn't drop or anything.
GPS toolbox did nothing for me. Waze is having the same problem. I even downloaded Mapquest, thinking that Waze was using Google tech and that was the issue, and Mapquest is having the same problem. This is so frustrating - any ideas?
I have the same issue with my Note 5. I have even had my handset replaced to fix this issue. But I'm stuck with the same problem. There is something seriously wrong with these devices and Samsung needs to own up to it. Considering how much these devices cost, you'd expect everything to work.
Hey Gyus,
I have HTC One mini 2 for two years on Android 4.4.2 all stock without any big problems until now.
I came home on last Sunday with GPS working. I do not install any new app but GPS on Monday stop working. All apps have the same problem no gps signal.
I tried sports tracker, gps test, google maps, sygic navigation. Same problem. I tried unistall every app which can use GPS( or I think that I tried unistall all of them) and nothing helps.
My last try was disable google play app and after restarting my phone, problem solved GPS working again.
Then I activate google play app again, reinstall some apps again and it was ok until next morning, situation was the same. So I deactivated google play again and after restart it was ok.
Could you give me some hint where should be my problem? )
I would like to use GPS based apps and google play together without activate/deactivate google play app.
There is some pictures for this.
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Hey Gyus,
I have HTC One mini 2 for two years on Android 4.4.2 all stock without any big problems until now.
I came home on last Sunday with GPS working. I do not install any new app but GPS on Monday stop working. All apps have the same problem no gps signal.
I tried sports tracker, gps test, google maps, sygic navigation. Same problem. I tried unistall every app which can use GPS( or I think that I tried unistall all of them) and nothing helps.
My last try was disable google play app and after restarting my phone, problem solved GPS working again.
Then I activate google play app again, reinstall some apps again and it was ok until next morning, situation was the same. So I deactivated google play again and after restart it was ok.
Could you give me some hint where should be my problem? )
I would like to use GPS based apps and google play together without activate/deactivate google play app.
There is some pictures for this.
lukenewman.cz/temp/S1.png
lukenewman.cz/temp/S2.png
lukenewman.cz/temp/S3.png
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where exacly gps not working? car, house?
works but not satellite lock.
wont work at all? no icon on notification bar?
kativiti said:
where exacly gps not working? car, house?
I do not have house without roof so I tested it in a car, and open air.
works but not satellite lock.
Without satellite fix and when google play is activated all satellites "are off", after deactivating and restart, satellites imidiately works and after few second fix is on too.
wont work at all? no icon on notification bar?
Icon in notification bar works for a first time since restart. In my opinion there some "looping or deadlock", because after first try "gps using app"(for example gps test) after restart, sometimes icon stays blinking.
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I can take some pictures or some short video if you want.
Me and my wife have the same problem, started 2 weeks ago approximately
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i only asked because it happen to me when i installed an mp3 transmitter in my car.
it turn out that GPS wont lock if a 89.5 frequency in the air.
i used this APP for problem solving. you can reset sat and see all satellites with force signal.
have you tried resenting your phone? you can do a backup with HTC Sync and then restore.
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Me and my wife have the same problem, started 2 weeks ago approximately
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Exactly it starts approx. 10days ago.
Do you find any solution? Try to deactivate google play, restart your phone if it helps... But it is only temporary solution. I am looking for better solution.
I think that there was some secret update of some google services and there is a bug.
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i only asked because it happen to me when i installed an mp3 transmitter in my car.
it turn out that GPS wont lock if a 89.5 frequency in the air.
i used this for problem solving. you can reset sat and see all satellites with force signal.
have you tried resenting your phone? you can do a backup with HTC Sync and then restore.
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I had a similar problem with a cheap chinese dashboard camera when it runs from 12V car socket, gps signal was weaker, but it is not this case.
I use simple version of your app called GPS test - I cant post links yet so there it is:
play(dot)google(dot)com/store/apps/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest
I have not tried reseting yet, because I think it is a SW problem and I think it is possible to fix it... I hope.
Luke_Luke_Luke said:
Exactly it starts approx. 10days ago.
Do you find any solution? Try to deactivate google play, restart your phone if it helps... But it is only temporary solution. I am looking for better solution.
I think that there was some secret update of some google services and there is a bug.
I had a similar problem with a cheap chinese dashboard camera when it runs from 12V car socket, gps signal was weaker, but it is not this case.
I use simple version of your app called GPS test - I cant post links yet so there it is:
play(dot)google(dot)com/store/apps/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest
I have not tried reseting yet, because I think it is a SW problem and I think it is possible to fix it... I hope.
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I have done factory reset and GPS worked over the weekend but now same problem again. If I restart 1, 2 or 3 times in a row it may start working again. I will test your solution deactivate Google Play services and restart.
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I have done factory reset and GPS worked over the weekend but now same problem again. If I restart 1, 2 or 3 times in a row it may start working again. I will test your solution deactivate Google Play services and restart.
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OK. I think you will face a problem with deactivate google play services. It was my first try to solve the problem, but I cant deactivate this in my phone. So insted of google play services I disabled google play store and it finally works(after restart).
Now I have another idea. I will try to unistall all updates from google play store app and we will see. Now it is working, but I will be more confident if it will work tomorrow(over the night) too.
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OK. I think you will face a problem with deactivate google play services. It was my first try to solve the problem, but I cant deactivate this in my phone. So insted of google play services I disabled google play store and it finally works(after restart).
Now I have another idea. I will try to unistall all updates from google play store app and we will see. Now it is working, but I will be more confident if it will work tomorrow(over the night) too.
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so i just tested mine and sat nav wouldn't get a lock.
however using the app and reloading xdata it fixed the problem.
Hi.
Same problem here.
Disabled most Google services without success. Can't disable Google play store itself.
Have tried GPS fix apps without success. Any assistance here would be great as its been about a week now and starting to have a real negative impact.
Cheers
I tried to unistal google play store update, so I had a stock version and it works ok, but I have to have internet connection disabled.
When Internet is on google play store is automaticly updated to last version which is the bad one and problem persist.
So maybe new question - it is possible to block updates for google play store app? Or is it possible to install previous version of this app?
I can use only two of them, the stock one(very very old) and automaticly updated last one. I would prefer last one minus one version that one was ok for me. Any hints how to revert to older version?
If a reset doent fix the issue, i would try to contact HTC and see what they say.
I can write to HTC, but I think I know that they will not able to do anything...
After I enable net connection google play store app update a new version(automaticly during the night even if I disable background data for this app).
Now I have version 6.9.15.G-all [0] 3104571 and after update everything works until phone restart.
Again same situation, but there is a solution, if you kill the google play store app, delete app cache and data, GPS work again.
But I think that works only to the next restart or to the next google play app start(background or by user).
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I can write to HTC, but I think I know that they will not able to do anything...
After I enable net connection google play store app update a new version(automaticly during the night even if I disable background data for this app).
Now I have version 6.9.15.G-all [0] 3104571 and after update everything works until phone restart.
Again same situation, but there is a solution, if you kill the google play store app, delete app cache and data, GPS work again.
But I think that works only to the next restart or to the next google play app start(background or by user).
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Yes, with factory version of Google Play Store (4.8.2.0) GPS works without having anything disabled
Luke_Luke_Luke said:
I can write to HTC, but I think I know that they will not able to do anything...
After I enable net connection google play store app update a new version(automaticly during the night even if I disable background data for this app).
Now I have version 6.9.15.G-all [0] 3104571 and after update everything works until phone restart.
Again same situation, but there is a solution, if you kill the google play store app, delete app cache and data, GPS work again.
But I think that works only to the next restart or to the next google play app start(background or by user).
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in order to disable Google play store (1)
First, you must have version 4.8.2 installed (just replace it in /system/app with the new com.android.vending.apk)
Download a root service from the store called "Disable service" (again make sure root is installed and the app is given root permission)
Now, in the disable service app, navigate to the system app tab and find Google play store. Tap on it and you will get a list of services
Scroll to the bottom and uncheck "check Wifi And Update" service.
You will see a "please wait" notification, and at the bottom busybox should appear, notifying you that the app was given root access
Exit the app and voila! Google play store will never update itself or Google play services ever again (unless you install a new version, in which case you would need to repeat the process)
Thank you, it is good to know for users with rooted phone.
I have my one in stock conf. without root.
I made a call to HTC and they told me that it is known problem for about two weeks for HTC One, One mini 2 and One M7.
They are trying to do their best to solve the problem but HTC support from Poland resend this problem to HTC support to Egypt and them works on it.
I think that there is only two solutions - new version of Google play store app or HTC software update for One mini 2, both are very complicated, because google do not care about HTC people and HTC stops to pruduce updates for mini 2 for about year and half ago...
They wanted to know IMEI, telephone number and they call me maybe, baby ))
Luke_Luke_Luke said:
Thank you, it is good to know for users with rooted phone.
I have my one in stock conf. without root.
I made a call to HTC and they told me that it is known problem for about two weeks for HTC One, One mini 2 and One M7.
They are trying to do their best to solve the problem but HTC support from Poland resend this problem to HTC support to Egypt and them works on it.
I think that there is only two solutions - new version of Google play store app or HTC software update for One mini 2, both are very complicated, because google do not care about HTC people and HTC stops to pruduce updates for mini 2 for about year and half ago...
They wanted to know IMEI, telephone number and they call me maybe, baby ))
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Please note that HTC uses google play for system updates.
Make sure you have the latest version of:
HTC Service Pack
I have now done factory reset of my phone again, this time without restoring my last backup and GPS are working as it should even after restart I forgot to backup my text messages though But now I get a new problem, I can't write text on to photos in landscape mode in Snapchat Text frame just run over the screen from the middle and up out of screen and keyboard doesn't pop up. No problem in portrait mode...
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I have now done factory reset of my phone again, this time without restoring my last backup and GPS are working as it should even after restart I forgot to backup my text messages though But now I get a new problem, I can't write text on to photos in landscape mode in Snapchat Text frame just run over the screen from the middle and up out of screen and keyboard doesn't pop up. No problem in portrait mode...
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I were a little bit hurry with victorius I Always turn my phone off at night and there was the problem again next day So clearing the app data for Google Play Store and restarting the phone gets GPS working again as mentioned earlier in this thread.
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I were a little bit hurry with victorius I Always turn my phone off at night and there was the problem again next day So clearing the app data for Google Play Store and restarting the phone gets GPS working again as mentioned earlier in this thread.
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I thought that you will have the problem next day and I do not want to write it there.
I think that problem is somewhere between google play store app and HTC modification of Android in our devices.
I think users cant do anything except disable google play store app, unistal google play store app and disable net connection or wait for HTC update or wait for next version of google play store app.