after updating to froyo using the official OTA EPE54B - > FRF85B - > FRF91 my GPS will no longer lock on in the Google Maps application.. its pretty frustrating has anyone else experienced this and/or found a solution? I feel if it was a widespread issue their would be a big post about this already but I wasn't able to find much when searching the forums any help or advice would be most appreciated!
I have the same problem. I made a thread before but no one responded. Here's what I posted before:
Whenever I use the navigation feature in Maps, it gets stuck on "Searching for GPS." I've left it like that overnight and nothing happened. The entire time, the GPS icon in the notification bar is blinking. I've downloaded the GPS Status app and it can't seem to be able to find my location either.
I've tried wiping everything, installing different roms, reinstalling the radio but nothing seems to be able to fix the problem. Navigation worked fine before. This problem just popped up out of nowhere. I've tried it when I'm outside, in different cities, but that hasn't helped.
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I also went back to 2.1-update1 to use the older version of Maps but that still didn't help. I've tried searching for others with the same problem but no one seems to have found a solution yet. I don't think it's a hardware problem though since people with different phones have reported the same problem.
I actually had the same problem with my previous phone which was the milestone (aka Droid) and the problem just randomly resolved itself.. so for sure I agree it can't be a hardware bug just wondering where the problem could be coming from then since by your findings it doesn't seem to be OS specific since your able to reproduce it on 2.1 as well.. and your also saying a factory reset doesn't fix the problem, so that rules out 3rd party apps.. I read on some other forums that some ppl had similar problems with the G1 and some people reported a battery pull as a temp fix. I tried it but it doesn't seem to make a difference.. have you tried this? also is the problem intermittent for you? or has it just stopped working and you haven't been able to lock on since?
just did a factory reset and still the same thing
no one has anything I could try to attempt to resolve this issue ?
Happened to me. Fixed itself in about 4 days.
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im having the same problem since FRF50... my gps is slooooow and inacurate... ive tryed everithing, changing radios, several wipes, flashing all kinds of roms and backups... still the same...
when im in my house, the blue triangle appears at my neighbors house!
When I first got my phone the GPS wouldn't seem to get a fix (OTA FRF91, totally stock), but it essentially fixed itself. I took it outside and let it sit for 5 minutes trying and it eventually did get a fix, and now it gets fixes quickly like you'd expect. I should note that when I got to to make the first fix I had cell tower assist turned off.
Happened to me in FRF83. Went back to CM5.0.8. Started working again. I am on CM6.0 RC1 (based on FRF91) and it is working without a problem.
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I actually had the same problem with my previous phone which was the milestone (aka Droid) and the problem just randomly resolved itself.. so for sure I agree it can't be a hardware bug just wondering where the problem could be coming from then since by your findings it doesn't seem to be OS specific since your able to reproduce it on 2.1 as well.. and your also saying a factory reset doesn't fix the problem, so that rules out 3rd party apps.. I read on some other forums that some ppl had similar problems with the G1 and some people reported a battery pull as a temp fix. I tried it but it doesn't seem to make a difference.. have you tried this? also is the problem intermittent for you? or has it just stopped working and you haven't been able to lock on since?
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I've tried that too. I've had the problem for almost two months now but I never had it before. It's really starting to get annoying since none of my other apps can detect my location either [weather,news]. I hope it just magically works again some day like it did for everyone else.
could this possibly be faulty hardware? should I try sending it in for a swap??
Settings -> Location & Security
Make sure that "Use wireless networks" is checked.
I was having a similar problem.
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So for few weeks now ive been having issues with GPS, everytime i want to run navigation its unable to find my location, with that said id like figure out if its hardware/software related issue or network problem..anyone with tmobile and experiencing same problems please share
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btw im on latest nightly
Do a nandroid backup, wipe and see if the problem persists ...if you're rooted of course
thats the thing i just did a full wipe twice and problems persists, which leads me to believe its hardware or network..im really hoping it isnt the phone
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whats the problem? All nexus ones take a bit of time to lock on.
its unable to lock on, it just keeps saying unable to find location thus preventing me from using navigation, in other words it doesnt work ..
Have you tried a different rom?
I have not had any problems here in WA state.
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thanx, this is exactly the feedback im looking for, ive been trying all evening and it still doesnt want to lock on, ive searched and came up with few threads on similar problem and no resolution..im hoping im not alone and its not hardware as im pretty sure htc wont be able to give me a replacement at this point
try an app called gps status, lets see what that app tells us
ok installed ran it compass worked fine everything else was blank, rebooted phone ran it again within 30 secs i got stats, launched maps and it found my location. Its the first time in 2 days it had worked for me..weird. I also googled symptoms and came up with possibility that my sim card is "too old" (its roughly 7 years old)? could it be?
I'm not seeing many recent posts related to market issues.
I've been using Cognition ROMS, 2.16 for quite a while, and past few days I'm no 2.2b8.1.
A common fix for market download problems has been stated to delete market cache. I ahve never had any cache, always 0, but I have deleted market data, and it seems to help.
But I'm finding it to need to be done almost every time I try to get anything from the market.
Symptoms often are one of two:
I see the download icon in the notification bar, but then it never installs
I don't see anything at all, and it never installs
What I"m curious about is anyone else seeing this problem who are on stock roms? Is it recurring as bad as I am experiencing?
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I'm not seeing many recent posts related to market issues.
I've been using Cognition ROMS, 2.16 for quite a while, and past few days I'm no 2.2b8.1.
A common fix for market download problems has been stated to delete market cache. I ahve never had any cache, always 0, but I have deleted market data, and it seems to help.
But I'm finding it to need to be done almost every time I try to get anything from the market.
Symptoms often are one of two:
I see the download icon in the notification bar, but then it never installs
I don't see anything at all, and it never installs
What I"m curious about is anyone else seeing this problem who are on stock roms? Is it recurring as bad as I am experiencing?
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I had this problem a couple of times a week ago or so, the last time I put my phone in flight mode, i hit force stop then delete market data in the applications manager, then I traveled down the road to till I was sure I would connect to a different cell tower and took my phone out of flight mode and attempted a new download from the market. Ever since I have not had a problem.
Again this was just an attempt I made to re register my phone to the network to see if that would fix the issue -- i don't really know if this is what fixed it for me or if it was something else -- all i can say is I have not had a problem for a week now since doing this.
Hi all,
Sorry if this has been dealt with before, but I haven't found answer.
A strange bug occurred to my I9000: it wrongly detects an USB connection and propose me in the notification bar to mount umount SDcard on PC.
I have flashed a new kernel, rebooted. After that, it seems OK but again, this morning, having done absolutely nothing, the notification is present, as if the phone was connected to PC.
I must say that everything else seems to work properly. It's just annoying to have this notification permanently.
I've tried to clean the contacts using an appropriate aerosol but that did nothing.
Model informations : GT-I9000 2.2.1 I9000XXJQ1 2.6.32.9 root DELL105 1 rooted FROYO.XWJS8
Any idea?
Well actually, everything seems to work except that I can't get the phone recognized by PC anymore neither in mass storage nor in debug mode. :-(
Factory reset phone as first step .
jje
Sorry but we need something less rude if we want iphone users to switch to android ;-)
Such a little bug cannot be solved by just saying: hey revert to factory settings and erase all your datas. That may solve the symptoms but not the reason.
I've digged a little through the internet and there are several reports like mine. It's worthwile to understand why.
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factory reset is what it is,
it reverts phone back to factory standard. there was no issue when you first got the phone so obviously its something YOU have done.
so yes, a factory reset is whats needed, nothing rude about that.
Sorry but we need something less rude if we want iphone users to switch to android ;-)
We dont want i phone users to switch to Android they are mainly too thick don't read instructions and dont understand FAQS .
You have a problem probably caused by you or the rom you flashed or possibly settings .
Fix is to go back to stock Froyo or Eclair wiping phone but first step is Factory reset as its easier .
Or hang around and someone may have the solution or take it to a Samsung service centre .
jje
Thank you for the answer.
I'm already on an official froyo (samsung one) and didn't apply any lagfix since my last factory reset ;-)
I'm not an iphone user, I want to understand where is the trouble and help to fix it (even if I'm a noob on android, I know pretty well how linux works).
As I said before, other people seem to have encounter this problem but the solution given just erase all hints behind the possible bug (that may be hardware linked)
From my experiments it seems that the problem occur only after a first data connexion. The deconnexion is correctly detected (notifications disappear) then, randomly, a wrongly detected usb data connexion reappears.
What are the processes between detection and notification ? That's what I'm tracking.
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Hi Florent,
I am also experiencing the same issue. Did you resolve yours? Please let me know.
As instructed I made a factory reset and it was fine for 1 day. 2nd Day morning when I connected the charger it is showing MTP application as if it was connected to PC.
Can Somebody help please!
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Hi Florent,
I am also experiencing the same issue. Did you resolve yours? Please let me know.
As instructed I made a factory reset and it was fine for 1 day. 2nd Day morning when I connected the charger it is showing MTP application as if it was connected to PC.
Can Somebody help please!
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Well in a sense I resolved my problem: the phone doesn't show an USB connection wrongly any more. Problem is: I did nothing! I can't explain it. I now suspect a hardware problem, but as several people on the net report the same thing, it's surprising. That would mean that some SGS have this problem and the vast majority are ok.
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Well in a sense I resolved my problem: the phone doesn't show an USB connection wrongly any more. Problem is: I did nothing! I can't explain it. I now suspect a hardware problem, but as several people on the net report the same thing, it's surprising. That would mean that some SGS have this problem and the vast majority are ok.
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But my issue surfaced after 7 months of my purchase. And right now I am away from my Home country to get it serviced in the Samsung Service Center.
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But my issue surfaced after 7 months of my purchase. And right now I am away from my Home country to get it serviced in the Samsung Service Center.
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I shouldn't have said anything... this bug arrived again today
I just have updated my mobile from 2.2.1 to 2.3.4, i used this forum tutorial - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139050
I have issue - my phone is turning off for no reason, you know i don't have lots of apps only fb,twitter,skype and 'advanced task killer'
actually when I am doing Skype video calls, writing SMS or anything else my phone just changed to 'black screen' every couple hours and afterwards my Samsung turning off with sound. To turn on I need take battery off and then into back then he allow to turn on...
before I updated I had little bit similar situation, my phone had 2.2.1 version and i didn't have black screen, but my phone just had 'freezing' for 10 sec or more...
what's problem for? what's your suggestions ? thank you a lot.
Ed
I have this issue as well, although it doesn't happen as much since I upgraded to gingerbread. I did have it happen once the other day. I was listening to music and I needed to make a call and when exiting the music app, it froze. It then went black and I had to take battery out and put it back in. It's annoying if you got a otterbox case on it with two layers. I had heard updating to gingerbread stops this but so far I don't think it's 100%. I use my phone as my alarm and one time it went dead with a full charge and I was almost late for work.
Let me know if you figure something out.
what can say experts about our issue ?
I will take some day my mobile to repair centre.. it's sad if couple of people have same issue and nobody can tell us the problem reason.
Try to flash a custom kernel and see if it the problem is still there
can you tell me or give information what's is 'flash custom kernel' ?
I have also encountered this problem, very frequently if i may add.
the problem actually first occured a few months ago, after i updated my firmware to gingerbread.
In my case the phone does not freeze, the screen wont turn on or respond to any gestures (hardware/capacitive button won't too), however any running process still runs, in specific i can still recieve phone calls, or at least hear the ringer.
I know of many other people that encountered this problem, all came from different ROMs (MIUI, SH 3.5 and up, Stock, PilotX etc..) and i, for one, can say that in the past two-three weeks it atarted appearing a few times a day.
So - does anyone have any ideas for the nature of this BUG??
BTW I use the i9000t which i own for over 7 months now.
Same problem
Hi, I have the same problem here.
and have seen this myself on stock roms too.
It doesn't happen very often (only once on my phone for now) but it is getting me pissed off as no one knows the nature of this BUG.
could it be a problem with the latest 2.3.4 version ? or an update of one of the applications?
I don't have too many apps on my phone only skype and 2-3 games.
the only thing I can think of right now is that all people who had this bug had skype on the phone but I don't really think it's from that.
Hi, And-roid if u ll update to 2.3.4 your mobile will working deffo better, i suggest you update your mobile to 2.3.4
Hey eddys, i have 2.3.4 for over two months now, and the problem just go worst...
Hi eddys,
I have the 2.3.4 (and my brother and sister in law have it too with a stock rom).
this is happening on all roms and all kernels...maybe a problem with the 2.3.4?
I don't know but it is very weird, no one has an answer for this....
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just checked this with my phone supplier and of course they have no idea what so ever about this bug.
come to think of it they didn't even know how to fix my brother in laws "problem" when the 3G internet didn't work (settings-->wireless and network-->mobile network--> check the V on Use packet data ) so no surprise there.
Anyone???
Maybe theres another forum that this problem should be posted at??
I have this bug too, but only while tethering. I've found a solution to the tethering related crashes - after you start tethering, go to the SuperUser settings, and disable root permissions for android wifi tether. Your phone shouldn't crash anymore.
hey zyczu,
unfortunately, I do not use tethering at all, do you suggest i should disable ALL root permissions?
This bug is really getting on my nerves!!!
Everything else, but this, is working great...
Since upgrading my i9000m to 2.3.3 through Kies, my phone has exhibited similar symptoms 3 times: freezing, not responding to touch etc.
The first time I had pulled the battery when it did this, but the 2nd time I had just put the phone down a minute or 2 earlier so display was off so didn't notice it(about 2 weeks ago). And the 3rd time(today), I was using it at the time, and so started taking off my rubberized case, only to have it restart before I got the chance to pull the phone back off.
Startup took much much longer than normal, which I recall the startup was similar during the 2nd "freeze & reboot". For some reason today, I randomly though maybe its an OTA update so I checked "Settings..About Phone" and found my kernel version listed as:
Code:
2.6.35.7-I9000UGKG3
[email protected]#2
I have no idea what it was before, but September 8th was 2 days ago... It is possible it said that before today's restart but no idea. I have a PIN on my SIM so when starting up have to enter PIN for it to work, but on these auto restarts I never got asked for my PIN so it could have restarted other times too without me noticing(ie. middle of night).
Hmm, mine used to something similar when I would leave Bluetooth on but would move out of range of a paired device. After a few minutes it would just shut down or stop responding. Haven't had that issue since moving to Milkys rom.
hi guys, i just used this tutorial http://androidadvices.com/how-to-up...0-to-stable-gingerbread-xwjvh-2-3-3-firmware/
first I installed 2.3.3 XWJVB then 2.3.3 XWJVH
just doing step by step...
my phone was working fine 2days then i had same issue and then I changed to original SAMSUNG battery and it's working perfect.
try this..
p.s. what kind of batteries you have 'original' or 'non-original' ? thank you
madmigs:
I did not notice the kernel version ive had before, however i took my phone to a service center today, and for what i can see i have the same version as you do, take aside the i9000t instead of i9000m...
eddys:
Ive been using different batteries orig/non-orig on and off, although since ive noticed it hurts performance i stopped doing that, do you suggest that this might be the cause of the problem?
If so, the factory wipe i just did (formatted the internal SD card) should do the trick.
try reading this it helped me since i turn the wi fi off when i go out
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-ace/312084-randomly-turning-off.html
Are you guys experiencing turn-off issue while phone is in the locked state. I mean you locked the screen and then after a while when you picked it up for unlocking it was powered off. If anyone has this issue, then I found a solution. Just let me know
my turning off issue went back and it's getting every time more annoying, I don't know what to do...
I'm running 4.3 rooted on ML2, stock ROM. Within the last week I started experiencing a strange problem - after every single phone call made or received, I lose all network connection for about ten seconds. I get the circle with the line through it. Going into settings shows actual connection drop, not just the icon. Then, the connection reappears. I've made no modifications since rooting it in April, nor do I recall removing or freezing any apps any time recently. Powering down and/or removing the battery has done nothing to help.
Any ideas what would cause this? I can't find any threads here, or through a google search, discussing this problem. Any help is appreciated.
Update - same problems when running in safe mode.
Well, this seems to have been a local network problem, as the issue has magically disappeared. Nothing exciting to report.
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Well, this seems to have been a local network problem, as the issue has magically disappeared. Nothing exciting to report.
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Remove SIM card and clean?
Yep - did every trick in the book. Even reflashed via Odin to be sure I didn't have a corrupted radio file. It just started working again. I"ve seen the same problem reported in other parts of the country, apparently the result of something AT&T was doing to the network.