heya fellas
now here's something crazy going on with my SGS and the gps
started gps from the android power widget bar boom its on
start google maps from the menu and it starts
the map loads almost instantly from last position where i tried the gps
click on menu and choose My Location
phone says waiting for location followed by your current location is temporarily unavailable
so i goto the lbstest to check on how the gps is doing by *#*#1472365#*#*
goto Get position test and nothing shows up for 30-60 seconds
so i click back to homescreen to disable gps and reactivate it only to find out gps not going off on the notification bar and the only way to bring it to life is by a phone restart
happened 4-5 times and after the 6th restart i gave up
whats causing the gps to act like that ?
iv searched around and couldn't find a similar problem with other users
today after work on my way back home i said lets try it again but without the google maps
so gps on -- lbstest on -- get position -- and boom after 16 secs i have 8-11 sats ( mainly stood there with 10 sats for almost 30 secs with mainly high readings of 31 dBHz and up thru-out the list ) with reading from 19 to 41 dBHz as min and max
waited 60 to 120 secs and no lock just showing me that nice long list of sats
now im wondering what in gods name is going on
1. could it be launcher pro ? last installed app ( im loving the whole experiance, much faster than TWlauncher unfortunatly using homeswitcher whenever i need to check for kies updates, launcher pro wont start the mtp app )
2. could it be voodoo V4 lag fix (using the update.zip method) i so doubt a lagfix can do such a crazy thing to gps
someone tell me im not the only one with this problem
next time the GPS "freeze"
just turn off the phone, turn it back on, and it'll work again
from personal experience, it only goes into permanent sleep when it has been iddle for more than 12 hours give or take
so the best prevention, is simply to turn off GPS when you are not using it, rather than keep it ON all the time
i never keep it on , thats the problem
only before using google maps or any thing that requires gps
well just like i said a restart does solve the problem temporarily but keeps on doing that
how soon does the GPS freezes again after you reboot the phone
does it only freeze after you don't use it for a while?
Its totally random, either immediately after starting gps or after switching it on/off 2-3 times
I guess a hard reset could help at this point, totally useless now, can't get a lock no matter what I do
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My wife and I both have the captivate and for some reason her GPS is always on. (The icon in the notification bar is always blinking) Its getting to be really annoying since her battery life has gone to complete crap, lasting no more than a few hours at most. How can I figure out what is causing the GPS to constantly be running?
I don't have this problem on my phone, it is just hers that does it.
It's likely an app still running in the background, grab one of the plethora of free task managers on the market, should help you narrow it down
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Will one of these programs list everything that is running? I ask this because the GPS turns on immediately as the phone boots, and stays running. So, I know its not an errant app.
Yes they will
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You can turn off GPS
You can trun off the GPS by going to settings->location..-> uncheck use GPS
eitan123 said:
You can trun off the GPS by going to settings->location..-> uncheck use GPS
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While this is a good temporary solution for saving battery, I don't consider it a fix because then the phone would have no GPS capabilities at all.
The phone should behave the way mine does, when something requests to use the GPS, the icon shows up in the notification bar, otherwise, it does nothing. Her notification bar ALWAYS has the icon on it, blinking away and doing something.
I am going to try some task managers tonight and see if we can narrow it down.
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Will one of these programs list everything that is running? I ask this because the GPS turns on immediately as the phone boots, and stays running. So, I know its not an errant app.
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Apps can start as soon as the phone boots. Again, I suggest going through the apps you have installed that use GPS and review each one to be sure nothing is amiss.
My friend got a Captivate this week. His GPS also runs constantly. I compared our phones side by side, and he had almost no apps running - just the basic apps. We totally cleared out his home screens. I was completlely puzzled why his GPS was running.
We both went to Settings->About Phone. He was running firmware 2.1, I was running firmware2.1-update1. He just got his phone, I'm not sure why it has the older firmware on it.
I'm wondering if this is the reason?
Perhaps deactivate google location update information services.
If it happens from the get go with no apps running, your gps could be running simply to let google know your location. Reset system to factory and opt out of (allow my location - or something like that)
give Startup Auditor a try - free app on android market
If you are within return period take it back and have it replaced. You shouldn't have to use any fixes on a brand new unit. Now if you've messed with custom ROMs or kernals that could be the cause. If you've done nothing to it and it's stock I'd do an exchange.
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It's got to be an app running in the background. You didn't happen to go into the GPS test service menu, did you? Because I know some people go there and press home instead of back to quit it, and the test app runs in the background (though I would imagine once the battery dies and the phone is recharged and restarted, it probably wouldn't still be running...
Last week, I traveled to some remote area that only has 2G data service. I found my phone's GPS stayed on when I fired up the Google map and closed the app right after. This never happens when I'm in 3G data service area. The GPS will be off automatically even before the home screen shows up.
I have to use the power widget to toggle the GPS off and on to turn it off.
So, it may be something special about EDGE service.
I was able to produce a similar issue twice by switching away from the camera app using the home button without having taken a picture. This is obviously with geotagging turned on in the camera options. I even turned GPS off, but it went right back to searching for satellites when I turned it back on.
This is inside a building with no hope of getting a GPS fix.
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Try use the back button instead of home button to get out of your camera app. Most apps will do a cleanup/release resources when using back button. But if you use Home button, most apps will stay running in memory without release any resources.
SGS with Slim ICS 4.0.3
I have a feeling this is not a problem, but a feature, which makes it even more annoying.
So I'm using Ndrive navigation on battery and 20 minutes later the phone locks, the screen switches off and for some unknown reason NDrive closes too.
Is this the supposed sleep function?
I got a log from CatLog:
Code:
paste.ubuntu.com/899951/
How can I make it stay as long as the battery dies
I know about Developer Option/Stay Awake but it says that works only while charging - haven't tried if it works yet.
Also I use Droidwall to block Wifi/3G connections to Ndrive as it has some sort of built-in protection and it closes itself right after opening
Just tested the Developer Options/Stay Awake while the phone is plugged in the computer = the screen turns off after exactly 20 minutes and when I unlock the phone Ndrive has closed too.
So it is after 20 minutes every time.
I read that might be related to the Deep Idle CPU state
Any ideas?
I established it is exactly 21 minutes after starting to navigate.
Anyone, any ideas please.
For anyone having this issue: I did a reset on the settings to default = no more closing
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For anyone having this issue: I did a reset on the settings to default = no more closing
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I had this problem too but made some changes on the options menu and i think it solved.
That is a bug of the Ndrive app, it appens on 2.3.3 too for example.
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Can someone help me confirm if this is normal GPS behavior? I'm rooted on ANG3 with the latest maps 9.2.0.
If I start maps after a reboot, or when GPS is "cold" like using for the first time in the morning, the GPS indicator in the status bar will come on for a second or two, then just turn off - at which time maps stops updating my location. It does this same behavior with other GPS apps, including navigation. I found out if I wait like 10 seconds, the GPS status bar indicator comes back on and remains on - from then on behaving normally. After that, I can close maps, reopen, use navigation, use GPS status or GPS test apps, etc., all normally.
I had initially been closing whatever GPS app I was using and reopening when this happened, and the problems kept repeating...but if I found out if I just wait for those 10 seconds or so, then the problem is completely resolved until the next reboot or cold start (like if I wait 10 hours to use a GPS app again).
So do other people have that same GPS behavior immediately after a reboot or from a cold GPS start - where GPS only comes on for a second or two, then turns off for 10 seconds or so, then comes back on and will remain on and work normally?
If not, any idea what the problem might be? I've tried clearing cache of gps apps and clearing dalvik cache...but maybe this is normal behavior?
No problems with my gps here, i personally keep it turned off until i need to though so not sure if that factors in to it, you may need to take it in because that sounds like a possible hardware issue. Have you tried a factory reset/reflashing?
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Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I wonder if leaving your gps off mostly, and only turning it on when needed might affect the behavior I'm talking about. I haven't tried a factory reset yet...was hoping to avoid that, and especially didn't want to do it if others have the same gps behavior. Maybe someone else who leaves gps enabled can test this out by rebooting and opening maps?
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Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I wonder if leaving your gps off mostly, and only turning it on when needed might affect the behavior I'm talking about. I haven't tried a factory reset yet...was hoping to avoid that, and especially didn't want to do it if others have the same gps behavior. Maybe someone else who leaves gps enabled can test this out by rebooting and opening maps?
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Hate to be the bearer of bad news and all that, but i feel like if it was that big of an issue there would be more people posting about it. I know you don't want to but a factory reset fixes most issues, i may be wrong though so feel free to wait it out and see if someone has a solution :/
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I had a chance to check the behavior of my wife's Galaxy Alpha (uprooted). Actually, her gps seems to act similarly except that the period of time it spontaneously turns off is more like 5 seconds instead of 10. But that leading me to think what I'm seeing is normal. I'd still appreciate some confirmation though, so if someone could:
1. Turn on gps
2. Reboot
3. Open maps and observe the gps indicator in the status bar for about 30 seconds
4. Report if the indicator disappears during that time and for how long
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I had a chance to check the behavior of my wife's Galaxy Alpha (uprooted). Actually, her gps seems to act similarly except that the period of time it spontaneously turns off is more like 5 seconds instead of 10. But that leading me to think what I'm seeing is normal. I'd still appreciate some confirmation though, so if someone could:
1. Turn on gps
2. Reboot
3. Open maps and observe the gps indicator in the status bar for about 30 seconds
4. Report if the indicator disappears during that time and for how long
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I gave it a shot, no issues here, im no where near stock though so im not sure how much thats worth.
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Can someone help me confirm if this is normal GPS behavior? I'm rooted on ANG3 with the latest maps 9.2.0.
If I start maps after a reboot, or when GPS is "cold" like using for the first time in the morning, the GPS indicator in the status bar will come on for a second or two, then just turn off - at which time maps stops updating my location. It does this same behavior with other GPS apps, including navigation. I found out if I wait like 10 seconds, the GPS status bar indicator comes back on and remains on - from then on behaving normally. After that, I can close maps, reopen, use navigation, use GPS status or GPS test apps, etc., all normally.
I had initially been closing whatever GPS app I was using and reopening when this happened, and the problems kept repeating...but if I found out if I just wait for those 10 seconds or so, then the problem is completely resolved until the next reboot or cold start (like if I wait 10 hours to use a GPS app again).
So do other people have that same GPS behavior immediately after a reboot or from a cold GPS start - where GPS only comes on for a second or two, then turns off for 10 seconds or so, then comes back on and will remain on and work normally?
If not, any idea what the problem might be? I've tried clearing cache of gps apps and clearing dalvik cache...but maybe this is normal behavior?
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Try this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56982923
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not sure what's going on, because I haven't really tweaked anything but it's now acting normal most of the time even after fresh reboots. But I did still replicate the behavior several times on my wife's stock Galaxy Alpha. Anyway, I'm going to be keeping my eye on it and trying to see if I can figure out what variables seem to be causing the behavior. If anyone else ever notices this though, please post.
Just an update: the behavior had seemed to fix itself, but this was while I was traveling out of town for the holidays. Back home now, and the behavior returned. Since I've replicated this with my wife's stock Galaxy Alpha, I'm wondering if this has something to do with my home location being set in maps...or? Seems weird that it resolved while traveling but continues when back home. Really surprised nobody else has noticed this. Maybe it's something specific to my home location? Guess I will keep checking on it and report back if I figure anything further out.
Hello I'm having a problem with my GPS signal. I followed this guide to fix it but still have the problem: http://androidforums.com/threads/gps...-guide.761247/
I have NO PROBLEM getting my accurate location within 1-5 seconds when sharing location on whatsapp/telegram or other apps. Even opening Google Maps or Waze, they also detect my location very very fast. I'm taking less than 5 seconds and it's very accurate.
The problem comes when I try to NAVIGATE with Waze or Google Maps. This is when I'm outdoors in my car of course. My phone doesn't get a GPS signal. It takes a very very long time, sometimes 10 minutes to get a lock on. The funny thing is that when I followed this guide and I put the airplane mode on, the apps got a lockon on the GPS, but as soon as the airplane mode was off they lost GPS signal and had a problem locking on.
I have the GPS TOOL app installed and outside I get a lockon of about 10-15 satellites of 22 but it doesn't happen instantly. It takes from 10 to 60 seconds to get a lockon. But that is not even the problem. I could live with that, but the real issue is that the signal comes and goes. So sometimes the apps have a lockon for 1 minute and then they lose it for 3 minutes and again and again.
When I'm indoors it takes about 30 minutes to get a lockon on but I get from 1 to up to 6 satellites even though my apartment is the one on the top. There are no other apartments above it so I should have a bit more of a chance to get a signal. But it barely connects and sometimes never. The issue is the same. It may connect sometimes but it loses signal. 1 minute it remains connected and them loses it for 5 minutes and so on.
I attached some screenshots of how waze never has a GPS connection (unless I turn airplane mode on. I'll test this later on the road trying to get some place and I'll update if this really makes the GPS lockon but it's not ideal to have to use airplane mode to get a lock on GPS but not have internet for anyethign else). I have also attached the specifications of my phone. I hope you can help me out. It's a samsung galaxy s5 mini. And mainly I want to know if this could be because of the KITKAT firmware because I have read that many phones have GPS problems now, or if this could actually be a problem with my phone. I hope not becuase it's a new phone. I have one month with it and I'm in Mexico.
I have the exact same problem with my Samsung galaxy S5 Mini - Found this thread while looking for suggestions. So you're not alone!
My workaround is kind of annoying. I run Waze and the GPS Tool from the Play store at the same time. When Waze loses GPS, I switch back to the GPS Tool and wait for it to re-establish 3D Fix. Then switch back to Waze and it's stable for a few minutes. Then back and forth...
I have similar issues with Sygic, samsung support was not very helpful. But it seems that it is a hardware issue with S5 mini
Check out also this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5-mini/help/gps-issue-t2871145
Looking around is there a GPS problem with the mi 8
Nope.
There was a permission related google maps issue. Workarounds were either uninstalling google maps updates / installing an old version via apk or revoking google location access, and then starting google maps again and allowing location access again.
There is. I have issue with GPS. Not Google maps. No App that uses GPS is getting coordinates some time. And when that happens, compass is non functional. It is frozen on some angle, no matter what i do. Also gravity Sensor (for fliping screen, on YouTube for example) is non functional. And when i try to reboot phone freeze on Black screen and i must force reboot by holding powerbutton for 10 seconds.
Yeah that's not a general issue or known bug.... somethings wrong on your device.
But it is software Bug on mine device. Right after reboot everything works as expected. After some time (3 to 5 days) it goes bad. I have the phone for around one month. I didnt do any mods only updated everything to latest version. So i think it is bug.
Search around, there's a couple things you can try.
.) Edit/fix agps settings
.) Fix google maps through revoking google location access
.) if all else fails factory reset
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/help/issue-mi-8-gps-t3822926/page9 read this thread backwards
It is very rare. First time i have noticed it when i started waze and for 5 minutes it doesnt showed movement and i was going 130km/h. After quick reboot with powerbutton hold sorted it. Then in 3 days i couldnt rotate YouTube video. And i had a little time so i looked it up, and compass showed 349 degrees no matter what direction phone was pointed. And i also checked GPS test App, and 0 satellites were available. That all was week ago. Now everything is working fine. And i also noticed one small problem. When phone switch from 4G of home provider to roaming 2g or 3g data wont work. I need to activate airplane mode for a while, then it register again in roaming network and it works fine.