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[REQ][APP] to wake up GPS

Well, now that most of us have the Fuze GPS working, one thing that would nice is a little app/service that wakes the GPS up several times a day and attempts to get a fix.
Rather than waiting until I need to use the GPS, then turning it on and waiting for a fix, it would be great if it had at least connected sometime during the day.
Thoughts?

ryanrands said:
Well, now that most of us have the Fuze GPS working, one thing that would nice is a little app/service that wakes the GPS up several times a day and attempts to get a fix.
Rather than waiting until I need to use the GPS, then turning it on and waiting for a fix, it would be great if it had at least connected sometime during the day.
Thoughts?
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I think the software you are looking for is called QuickGPS. If the satellite position information does not expire your device should get a fix within under 10 seconds, so there is no need for any additional software. Just use QuickGPS so that the satellite positions are always up to date and that's it.

http://www.geoterrestrial.com/
I think this is what you are looking for.
Check out their FAQ.

DeepThought said:
I think the software you are looking for is called QuickGPS. If the satellite position information does not expire your device should get a fix within under 10 seconds, so there is no need for any additional software. Just use QuickGPS so that the satellite positions are always up to date and that's it.
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I think he means more so after a soft / hard reset it can sometimes take several minutes to get a full fix even after running quickGPS.
I have had it take 4 - 5 minutes even after running quickGPS. It started with one satellite and slowly grabbed 1 every 20 - 30 seconds until it had about 7 then it got full lock. Once that was done reacquiring a lock took no time at all.
I wonder if it goes to "sleep" or something as a power saving feature?

That's all well and good if you are in the same spot as you were when QuickGPS ran last. However, my problem with many GPS systems is that I don't use them often enough to maintain a sync.
What would be ideal is if GPS would stay on all the time and/or there was enough battery to keep GPS on all the time.
If you use your GPS to drive to your dentist, for instance, then drive to work without your GPS because you know the way, then need GPS to meet friends for dinner, your GPS cache is based on your dentist, not work.
What I'm asking for is an app that kicks off GPS (presumably) while you are at work. If this happens multiple times a day, it shouldn't take much battery life, but your data would always be up to date.
Alternately, is there an easy way to just run QuickGPS multiple times a day?

Moved to software.

Try Beeline GPS or Visual GPS.
http://www.visualgps.net/VisualGPSce/default.htm
http://www.visualgps.net/BeeLineGPS/default.htm
I use it for the same job.

[Q] GPS after the JP0 update

Hi all,
just wanted to know whether you experienced any GPS improvements after the update?
Mine seems to be functioning a a lot better, however, it turns off by itself after like 10-15min of use. The little satellite dish disappears and I lose GPS tracking even though the GPS is turned on in the notification bar. I have to turn it off then on and it starts working again but it's annoying as hell.
Anyone else experiencing this?

GPS test
I used it today for about 1,5 hour, while driving.
It took a few minutes to start up. It was pretty precise in nav mode.
I lost the GPS signal one time, where I also lost the data connection. (At the time i was also playing with the phone.
Over all a good experience.

Tried yesterday, found satellites instantly, can keep gps lock, but still have some accuracy issue.

i used it on the way to work today with track booster and it seemed much better
however i tried again on the way home to test and lost data connection
once you loosed connection you dont seem to be able to get it back you have to restart the phone which is annoying
i will not say its fixed untill i have used it more and got consistant result

Just as bad as ever here, not locking many sats and still keeps losing them.

I can def use the phone for turn by turn navigation now, which is a massive plus.
But after working flawlessly for a couple min, it loses the GPS connection and doesn't even attempt to reconnect.
I then switch GPS off, then back on and it's working again.
This has got to be a software glitch.

still very bad. sometimes it simply cannot get a lock at all. this happens away from buildings and under clear sky. sometimes it gets a lock instantly but loses it quite quickly.
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I have the feeling that my gps is now with froyo better. Now i have more sattelits but works good enough with eclair.
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Better, but still unacceptable.
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66 secs first sat fix.
Locked on 7 sats.
For me, waaaay much better with Froyo.

used mine on the way home from work and was a little better but still jumped around when stationary

[TUT] Fix Captivate GPS issue easily!

So i know there are tons of posts about this, but none have worked for me :/ However i seemed to find a super easy fix that worked for me!
1. you need to get into LbsTestMode which you can do by getting "Any Cut" in the marketplace.
2. With Any Cut go into "Activities" and make a shortcut to LbsTestMode.
3. Choose Delete GPS Data
3.Then go to "SUPL/CP Settings"
4. Enter These Settings:
Code:
Server: h-slp.mnc410.mcc310.pub.3gppnetwork.org
Server Port: 7275
SUPL Secure Socket: ON
AGPS Mode: SUPL
5. Now go outside and do a Get Position Test, you should get a lock quickly!
And there you go!
Tested On:
Stock AT&T Captivate Eclair ROM
Leaked AT&T Captivate FroYo ROM

Getting a lock usually isn't the problem. It's keeping the lock while moving.
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curti.nogg said:
Getting a lock usually isn't the problem. It's keeping the lock while moving.
Sent from my Captivate
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I'll 2nd that. Position locks aren't that useful to me if I try and use the phone to navigate somewhere.

norcal einstein said:
I'll 2nd that. Position locks aren't that useful to me if I try and use the phone to navigate somewhere.
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I don't know about that..when you have to get into a navigation mode, it helps to get a lock in a timely fashion.
On another note: what supl server is that? I would want some more info on it before putting it into my settings

fldude99 said:
I don't know about that..when you have to get into a navigation mode, it helps to get a lock in a timely fashion.
On another note: what supl server is that? I would want some more info on it before putting it into my settings
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You don't know about that? I know about that. You can get the quickest lock inside or outside, but the main issue is the accuracy while driving. You can get a quick lock with a 50+ meter accuracy (all fine and dandy) but when you are driving around with a 50+ meter accuracy the issues become quite obvious. Here are some examples:
1) The device thinks you are either on the street you are actually on or a street that is adjacent/parallel/etc to it...if it thinks you are on another street, navigation will try to route you and give you incorrect directions.
2) You make a right turn as indicated by your navigation, but due to the inaccuracy, navigation thinks you are going straight....because it doesnt know better....resulting in rerouting you since it thinks you didnt make the turn you were supposed to.
3) You get a good satellite lock but all the sudden, your devices loses the lock and "quickly" locks again...resulting in repositioning where the device thinks you are in a 50+ meter radius....which might not always be where you ACTUALLY are....resulting in rerouting you. (I call this GPS teleporting).
4) You are already moving and all the sudden, you see a big blue circle around your arrow icon (using google navigation here). The GPS thinks you are somewhere in that blue shaded circle. A city with lots of adjacent streets and an inaccurate gps makes your unit a useless GPS navigation tool as your device will keep bouncing from street to street (and rerouting you in the process) and you lose your way.
Now think of all those possible combinations with either 2 or 3 or all 4 examples happening at the same time. Sure, it may take 20 seconds for your device to correct itself but 20 seconds while driving can cause you to miss the correct turn (in the city), cause you to make the incorrect turn (in the city), cause you to miss your freeway exit (on the freeway), etc.
If I wanted to know my rough location, then sure, getting a quick gps lock is great, but if I wanted to drive around with it and navigate me....not so great.

Of all the GPS phones I've had this is the worst. Just saying that's all. My hacked HD2 w/Android locks quick and holds accurately MUCH better than the Captivate. Does anyone know why the GPS on the Captivate is so horrible? Software? Hardware?

juiceppc said:
Of all the GPS phones I've had this is the worst. Just saying that's all. My hacked HD2 w/Android locks quick and holds accurately MUCH better than the Captivate. Does anyone know why the GPS on the Captivate is so horrible? Software? Hardware?
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Software...

gormander said:
You don't know about that? I know about that. You can get the quickest lock inside or outside, but the main issue is the accuracy while driving. You can get a quick lock with a 50+ meter accuracy (all fine and dandy) but when you are driving around with a 50+ meter accuracy the issues become quite obvious.
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You know about what...that...that what? What I was saying to your post is that it IS important to get a quick lock when needing to get into nav mode on the go. The accuracy issue while moving is not in question. On mine, I haven't fortunately had much of an issue once locked..it consistently stays on 5M accuracy..just the time it takes to get a lock (up to 2 minutes) is a problem. 50+M accuracy on yours..fuggedaboutit..may as well not even have it

juiceppc said:
Of all the GPS phones I've had this is the worst. Just saying that's all. My hacked HD2 w/Android locks quick and holds accurately MUCH better than the Captivate. Does anyone know why the GPS on the Captivate is so horrible? Software? Hardware?
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I usta think software, I'm thinking antenna now due to the fact that if I'm navigating, which u usually did, with the phone on my lap, had bad accuracy problems. But I tried to hold it up near the console near the front windshield and most of rouge time out works perfect. No dreaded blue circle, rerouting or gps signal lost.
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Sooooooo, back on topic.. Did this work at least some what for anyone?!
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fldude99 said:
You know about what...that...that what?
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LMAO. That's hilarious.

The settings you listed are what shows up on mine when I set the Server FQDN Type to AUTO Config in the SUPL/CP Settings. Doesnt work that well for me..I can get a lock 4 out of 5 times maybe but then navigation sucks...

Caliesv said:
Sooooooo, back on topic.. Did this work at least some what for anyone?!
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It worked in getting a gps lock faster for me. That saves me about 5 minutes of driving aimlessly (or in the direction I think I should be going) for 5 minutes until it finds my way. However, after the lock, there were times when it kept thinking I was on adjacent roads which told me to take turns that didn't exist and rerouting me. While doing that, I missed a turn here and there and had to find my way again or pull over to the side and wait for my the nav to correctly position me. Either way, it added more than the time it saved me for getting a quick lock (5 minutes) to my trip.
However, as stated earlier, getting a quick lock IS more important than accuracy while driving. So in short, yes, this fix worked!

skimberk1 said:
Software...
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Hardware.
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One of my friends contacted me and told me it helped him. sorry he is not a XDA member.
And when i said lock that doesn't mean just lock...
After applying these settings i get a quick lock AND it stays accurate the entire time.
He and I both have Samsung Captivate and AT&T Service, however we live in very different states.

[Q] GPS Question

Like many other Captivators I've tried all the GPS fixes and nothing really ever worked very well. I flashed Apex 10.1, changed SUPL settings to the Google server like I always do, but still no real improvement. A few days days ago I thought I'd screw around with the General settings and try out the different Operation Modes (I've always had it on MSBASED). None of them did much except the Standalone option. Now my GPS works almost perfectly with gmaps. I get 15ft accuracy and it doesn't bounce around like it used to and I get an initial lock within about 10-20secs. I've been trying it out every day since Monday to make sure its not a fluke and doesn't degrade over time, but so far its been great.
This kind of goes against everything I've read in these GPS posts since last year. Is my phone just weird or has anyone noticed this also?

Have you ever tried Heathens GPS fix? Search it out, after installing change a few settings in lbstest.
Operation mode MSASSISTED
Accuracy 40
Then delete data.
Now, download GPS status from the market. Let it dl it's data. Then check maps. I had locks down to 5ft in less than 20 seconds, maintained 5ft lock at 60 mph.

mrhaley30705 said:
Have you ever tried Heathens GPS fix? Search it out, after installing change a few settings in lbstest.
Operation mode MSASSISTED
Accuracy 40
Then delete data.
Now, download GPS status from the market. Let it dl it's data. Then check maps. I had locks down to 5ft in less than 20 seconds, maintained 5ft lock at 60 mph.
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Just tried it out but no dice. It was really strange when I used MSASSISTED though. It got the first reading for the satellites then GPS would turn itself off. Tried it out with GPS Test and still did the same thing. Tried it with MSBASED and STANDALONE and GPS stayed on and it jumped between 5 and 15m, 7-9sats.

[Q]Anyone having issues with GPS?

As a previous owner of Samsung's Captivate, and Infuse I have had plenty of experience of how bad GPS can get.
Also having owned the Note 1 and Note 2 I was able to realize just how AWESOME GPS/GLONASS can be! My S2 was somewhere in between.
With EACH of the previous 5 AT&T devices I always left WI-FI assistance OFF for better accuracy with at times down to single digits of feet using a purchased app called GPS TEST PLUS.
Enter my two day old Note 3. It sees more than twenty satellites like my earlier Notes, but doesn't use nearly as many. GPS on Note 3 also seems to go to sleep in less than a couple minutes whereas all 5 earlier Galaxies didn't.
Google Maps starts to hone in and gets within several yards and then jumps a mile or so away before coming close again.
I have uninstalled/reinstalled gps app. Cleared/renewed agps data.
Full factory reset also without any improvement.
Accurate GPS is critical to me for marine navigation using Navionics app a couple of weeks each year on rental boats in FL Keys. Last spring we broke down and I sent owner an edited screen shot for him to come tow us.
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bluetoothless said:
As a previous owner of Samsung's Captivate, and Infuse I have had plenty of experience of how bad GPS can get.
Also having owned the Note 1 and Note 2 I was able to realize just how AWESOME GPS/GLONASS can be! My S2 was somewhere in between.
With EACH of the previous 5 AT&T devices I always left WI-FI assistance OFF for better accuracy with at times down to single digits of feet using a purchased app called GPS TEST PLUS.
Enter my two day old Note 3. It sees more than twenty satellites like my earlier Notes, but doesn't use nearly as many. GPS on Note 3 also seems to go to sleep in less than a couple minutes whereas all 5 earlier Galaxies didn't.
Google Maps starts to hone in and gets within several yards and then jumps a mile or so away before coming close again.
I have uninstalled/reinstalled gps app. Cleared/renewed agps data.
Full factory reset also without any improvement.
Accurate GPS is critical to me for marine navigation using Navionics app a couple of weeks each year on rental boats in FL Keys. Last spring we broke down and I sent owner an edited screen shot for him to come tow us.
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Yes, I have noticed the same thing. Not sure what do about. I have also noticed that my signal quality is really lower than it used to be on Galaxy Note 2, as well.
Garrett

Considering return within 14 days. Not acceptable for me especially if custom ROMs won't be available to improve upon.
Have not compared GN 1,2,& 3 FCC diagrams to see if GPS antenna was moved.
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I also have the same issue. I explained this to an att store that the gps is half as good as it was on my s4 or note 2. Lock on in maps kept going in and out and when i drove, my arrow would be driving over houses. All they said was they can't do anything because they can see anything wrong. While maps is open it locks on but accuracy keeps fading in and out. Again i said well it's more noticeable when driving. He said that i should take a photo of it happening... and that Gps accuracy is normal within 100 feet. I looked at him in disgust and repeated "normal within 100 feet?". I basically lost my sh*t immediately after that grabbed my phone out of his hand and walked out. I have no idea what to do.
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Same issue with my Note 3. Very inaccurate GPS. I have sent mine for repairs and if they can't solve it I will not keep it.
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YEAP .mine does the same thing. Hear we go again with a galaxy and a gps ! Note 2 was flawless and this issue makes me miss that phone
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This seems like a widespread issue and exchanging for another seems pointless. Right?
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I exchanged my pre ordered unit. It is stronger/better, but still not up to note 1 and 2 standards.
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jajoj said:
Same issue with my Note 3. Very inaccurate GPS. I have sent mine for repairs and if they can't solve it I will not keep it.
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did you get yours back? i'm thinking of sending mine in to samsung for repair. I don't want to send it in if their repair dept doesn't do anything.

cmjkxa said:
This seems like a widespread issue and exchanging for another seems pointless. Right?
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That's exactly what I would like to know, because I have a similar issue. For me, using google maps works great until it suddenly says "GPS Signal Lost" and stops working. If I turn off GPS and turn it back on, it gets a fix again pretty quickly, but this shouldn't happen so often. It happens at least once every time I use maps, and often it will happen multiple times.
I have the "GPS Essentials" app so I ran it alongside google maps and checked it when the signal got lost. The satellites basically went from a count of about 17 down to 0 and then started adding themselves back.
I was going to exchange my phone for an exact replacement tomorrow. But if this is a software issue or an issue effecting the hardware on all phones, then it doesn't make sense to exchange it. I'd really like to pinpoint the issue exactly. Has anyone managed to get rid of this issue completely?

Someone should try exctracting a old version of maps from a note 2 or note 1 rom, uncheck auto update in the play store and see if the older version of maps is any better or if it will even work. I'll give it a try.

I just exchanged my phone today for a new one because of the GPS issues I was having. I used google maps navigation twice since and didn't hear "GPS signal lost" once. Seems like my new one doesn't have the GPS problem, but it may be too soon to tell. It could just be that a significant portion of the Note 3's out there have buggy GPS chips and my new one has a good one.
Another thought I had was maybe it has something to do with software we all have installed. Did everyone who had this problem root their phones? My old phone was rooted with Root De La Vega. I also froze AT&T navigation. I'm hoping the problem doesn't return when I root the new phone and install all my apps, but we shall see.

Having mobile data "on" helped me improve the GPS signal on my Note 3

Thanks for posting your experiences.
My phone has been on repairs twice with no improvement. I will go back to the store tomorrow and give them one more chance to solve the issues before returning it permanently.
I love the phone in every possible way except for the poor gps. It looses the fix constantly even in places where the sky is clear and reception should be perfect.
Below is an example of note 3 vs S4 running the "GPS Status & Toolbox" app. Worth noting is that the Note 3 had been searching for a fix for 20 minutes while the S4 was booted up just seconds prior to the photo:
i43.tinypic.com/2a7781g.jpg (copy paste in browser)
Both phones having the same settings enabled (wifi, gps) and swapping their positions did nothing to improve the situation. 1 minute after the photo was taken the S4 was down to 3m accuracy. Note 3 never goes below 10.
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xfive420 said:
That's exactly what I would like to know, because I have a similar issue. For me, using google maps works great until it suddenly says "GPS Signal Lost" and stops working. If I turn off GPS and turn it back on, it gets a fix again pretty quickly, but this shouldn't happen so often. It happens at least once every time I use maps, and often it will happen multiple times.
I have the "GPS Essentials" app so I ran it alongside google maps and checked it when the signal got lost. The satellites basically went from a count of about 17 down to 0 and then started adding themselves back.
I was going to exchange my phone for an exact replacement tomorrow. But if this is a software issue or an issue effecting the hardware on all phones, then it doesn't make sense to exchange it. I'd really like to pinpoint the issue exactly. Has anyone managed to get rid of this issue completely?
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I had the same issue, except I would lose the GPS signal every time I plugged the phone in. I would have a good signal then plug it in and it would drop the GPS. Even the GPS icon would disappear. I took it to the ATT store and they exchanged it. I don't have that issue anymore, although my compass app seems way and useless.

tinpusher said:
I had the same issue, except I would lose the GPS signal every time I plugged the phone in. I would have a good signal then plug it in and it would drop the GPS. Even the GPS icon would disappear. I took it to the ATT store and they exchanged it. I don't have that issue anymore, although my compass app seems way and useless.
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So that's more evidence that the hardware may be to blame... unless you had a profile manager or something that launched conflicting software when the phone was plugged in. Seems like poor QA on the GPS chips to me.
About your compass issue, I think you have to rotate the phone at least twice around each axis to get that to calibrate. Although that may be just with certain apps.

So I installed maps apk from a note 1 rom so I'll give it a try and report back if it is any better. Its a long shot but worth a try.

xfive420 said:
I just exchanged my phone today for a new one because of the GPS issues I was having. I used google maps navigation twice since and didn't hear "GPS signal lost" once. Seems like my new one doesn't have the GPS problem, but it may be too soon to tell. It could just be that a significant portion of the Note 3's out there have buggy GPS chips and my new one has a good one.
Another thought I had was maybe it has something to do with software we all have installed. Did everyone who had this problem root their phones? My old phone was rooted with Root De La Vega. I also froze AT&T navigation. I'm hoping the problem doesn't return when I root the new phone and install all my apps, but we shall see.
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Just an update...
I rooted my phone again and installed all my apps, and my GPS still works perfectly. So basically my software stack is the exact same as it was when I had issues, but now the hardware is all new. This tells me the software is not to blame, and the GPS issue is most likely caused by a crappy GPS chip with poor quality control.
A word of advice: If you have GPS issues in your Note 3 and you're still within the 2 week window AT&T gives you for returning the phone, exchange it for a new one. It seems to have fixed my problem.

xfive420 said:
Just an update...
I rooted my phone again and installed all my apps, and my GPS still works perfectly. So basically my software stack is the exact same as it was when I had issues, but now the hardware is all new. This tells me the software is not to blame, and the GPS issue is most likely caused by a crappy GPS chip with poor quality control.
A word of advice: If you have GPS issues in your Note 3 and you're still within the 2 week window AT&T gives you for returning the phone, exchange it for a new one. It seems to have fixed my problem.
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I was a pre-order (received it on the 4th) so I'm well past the 2 week window. I didn't really use the GPS until after I rooted with the initial Root De La Vega (MI1 FW). Then I noticed just terrible GPS performance (jumping around, poor refresh, losing lock, etc.) I re-rooted using the MI9 FW, and my GPS performance improved dramatically. My compass is still terrible. But I can navigate with Gmaps without always jumping to different streets. Just my experience.

dtm1087 said:
I was a pre-order (received it on the 4th) so I'm well past the 2 week window. I didn't really use the GPS until after I rooted with the initial Root De La Vega (MI1 FW). Then I noticed just terrible GPS performance (jumping around, poor refresh, losing lock, etc.) I re-rooted using the MI9 FW, and my GPS performance improved dramatically. My compass is still terrible. But I can navigate with Gmaps without always jumping to different streets. Just my experience.
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For what it's worth, I rooted with MI9 on both phones. The first one had the GPS issues and the 2nd works perfectly.