My wife and I are big into Geocaching now. Can anyone tell me what rom/kernel has been the most accurate them? It doesn't matter to me what version of android I use. I am finding that NFX 2.1 gets me to the relative position but acts a little crazy at times. As far as CM6, I am finding it to be even less accurate. I'd like to avoid buying a handheld gps if I can.
I have also tried downloading the GPS Status & Toolbox from the market and reset and downloaded GPS assist data. While this works sometimes, I find that it often freezes the GPS temporarily.
Any thoughts guys? Thanks in advance.
P.S. I have already searched the forum for answers and have not found anything specific to what I am looking for.
Any stable rom/kernel combination will be as accurate as any other, in any given situation. The algorithm used to determine GPS positioning is imbedded in the radio software, and is independent of the rom or kernel.
I've been using Google MyTracks for a long time, on many different roms, to record my mountain bike rides deep in the woods. I've not seen any accuracy differences between any of the roms/kernels I've used. I've observed that accuracy is highly dependent on the quality of signal I'm getting from the satellites ... deep in the woods, my position might be off 20 feet or more, but out in the open prairie I'll be accurate to 3 feet or less.
bernard_photography said:
My wife and I are big into Geocaching now. Can anyone tell me what rom/kernel has been the most accurate them? It doesn't matter to me what version of android I use. I am finding that NFX 2.1 gets me to the relative position but acts a little crazy at times. As far as CM6, I am finding it to be even less accurate. I'd like to avoid buying a handheld gps if I can.
I have also tried downloading the GPS Status & Toolbox from the market and reset and downloaded GPS assist data. While this works sometimes, I find that it often freezes the GPS temporarily.
Any thoughts guys? Thanks in advance.
P.S. I have already searched the forum for answers and have not found anything specific to what I am looking for.
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The accuracy of the GPS is actually very dependent on hardware. Where you get assistance in accuracy is using the cell tower positions to help your location results in combination with the GPS receiver itself. That has a lot more to do with a radio than a kernel. I would try to make sure your using the most recent radio, if it doesnt work better, then flash an older one. There are several geocaching apps on the market that help you with your GPS coordinates. There is no perfect science to geocaching, and your phone GPS will never be as accurate as a dedicated mobile GPS unit. That being said, I use my phone for it, and the extra time it takes to find the cache is part of the enjoyment of doing it in the first place!! Good luck!
Hey Guys,
I am currently running XXJVP with CF-Root 3.7.
Since around 2 weeks I have the Problem that my GPS doesn't lock on any Satellite, it actually finds, if at all one or two Satellites in GPS Test but can't connect to any of them.
I searched now the whole week for any Fix, tried several solutions (set the NTP Server to at.pool.ntp.org), checked the settings in Lbs Test Mode, tried various in there, updated to the last Firmware (was on FroYo before) but it all didn't help.
I am not sure if it is an hardware issue as it does find satellites but is actually just not able to lock on to them.
Any suggestions what else I shall have a look at?
Thanks a lot in advance and best regards,
stefan
You might want to try this method, which seems to have helped some
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043034&highlight=how+i+fixed+my+gps
Ah thanks for that.
I will have a look later on when I am at home and give it a test.
The second suggestions looks a bit more complicated actually.
But anyway - i think it is fantastic to pay 200€ for a smartphone for having then manually fiddle around on the gps antenna to get it working....
"thumbs up" for that!
Just wanted to let you know the first Hint worked for me so thanks alot again for it
still have problems with the battery but will check other threads and see if I can find out something.
Hello, I'm a recent owner of a SGS, and like many others, GPS is somewhat of an issue to me. However, reading around, there are a lot of fixes and solutions, and I want to know what people generally recommend to do on latest stock firmware to increase its accuracy?
Thanks!
I know it's a dumb name, but give "GPS AIDS" a try from the market. It was primarily made for SGS users. Try the free version first if still available...
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stock jvt gps is really good in comparison to out-of-box performance, and a lot better than wife's htc desire running on cm7.1. I get 10+ satellite lock in a few seconds, with a 10m accuracy. honestly, I don't need anything more than that (more often than not, I DO know where I am...) . Just make sure gps.conf file points to your region.
I tried recently a couple of these "fixes" ($omator, pfittech) but reverted back to stock files. I did not find any significant improvement, but of course you can give it a try, maybe in your region things are different
Well, thing is I don't know if GPS is working or not for me. In Google Maps the most accurate I can get is 30 meters, is that using cell triangulation or GPS?
Apparently 30 meters is not GPS from what I've been reading around. Guess that means I haven't used it at all.
Try GPS AIDS.
My GPS never worked before, I tried GPS AIDS and it gave me surprising results .
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Anyway, I tried GPS Aids, and I get 10/11 found, and in use alternating between 5-10.
I just want to confirm, what does accuracy average at for you guys? It was mainly at 30 meters for me most of the time, with it rarely at 10m. Is there a way to increase accuracy?
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Anyway, I tried GPS Aids, and I get 10/11 found, and in use alternating between 5-10.
I just want to confirm, what does accuracy average at for you guys? It was mainly at 30 meters for me most of the time, with it rarely at 10m. Is there a way to increase accuracy?
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Mine is accurate enough to tell which house I'm at. In Google Maps, there is no blue circle around my location (well, only when it's still searching).
I use GPS AIDS. If the program doesn't work, read about what it does. You can also edit the files manually.
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Mine is accurate enough to tell which house I'm at. In Google Maps, there is no blue circle around my location (well, only when it's still searching).
I use GPS AIDS. If the program doesn't work, read about what it does. You can also edit the files manually.
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Nope, I have a blue circle around me all the time. Guess that means it's not working well for me?
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Nope, I have a blue circle around me all the time. Guess that means it's not working well for me?
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Yep, it probably could be better than that. Give GPS AIDS a try.
Lesiroth said:
Hello, I'm a recent owner of a SGS, and like many others, GPS is somewhat of an issue to me. However, reading around, there are a lot of fixes and solutions, and I want to know what people generally recommend to do on latest stock firmware to increase its accuracy?
Thanks!
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How to do GPS Fix
http://www.hdtechvideo.com/?p=43
Ever since I flashed to JVR stock, my GPS has been locking on the satellites like a charm. I'm not sure if the credit goes to the new JVR or higher firmware, but definitely give that a try if you're still on some of the older Gingerbread firmwares.
GPS AIDS doesn't seem to improve that much, still usually on 30m, rarely at 10m, not really accurate.
I really need help with this, thanks in advance!
Hi there,
I'm not allowed to post in the proper ROM-Threat, hence my question in this threat:
I flashed VorteX 1.2 on Monday and now have a real problem with GPS. No matter what I do, I don't get any GPS-Satellite on my position.
At first I tried the GPS w/o any app, didn't get a fix on any satelite.
Then changed to FasterFix (preinstalled), didn't work either.
Deinstalled the app, installed FasterGPS and tried that.
Still don't get any fix.
I try finding satelites with GPS Test now, but still I don't get any signal.
I am using both, GPS Satelite positioning and allow finding my destination via network connections, except wlan (which I do not intent on using).
Do you have any suggestions what I can do?
Thanks for your time,
greetz, gogo
Hello. Maybe the problem is hardware.
Check this out. It solved my GPS problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697217
Also my I9000
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697217&page=38
Hope this helps
That would be really bad. I do hope, it is software-based, since I am not keen on soldering and doing other stuff, which results in permanent changes to the hardware. Still, I do not remember, whether or not GPS did work on the stock-gingerbread-rom; don't even remember, whether or not i tested it.
What I did find in the meantime is this threat dealing with an AGPS fix. It seems not to be a good idea with my device, though (I think, I don't have the i9000 4G; how can i found out, to be sure?)
Well, what do you know...
I did try the fix you suggested, zcata2008, but only the one bending the contact a bit so that the contact to the gps antenna will be stronger.
Seemed to work; i now have a quick 6-satelite fix, which seems to be quite a goof result in my area and from within the house..
thanks a lot!
greetz, gogo
Hello everyone,
After searching everywhere on the internet(Google and "here on xda"), I have decided to plant a new thread on a strange and weird problem I have with my Samsung Galaxy SIII.
Smartphone Details:
-Phone: Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300
-Android: 4.3 Official
-Rooted: Yes
-Additions: Clockworkmod
I have been searching for a couple of days and I haven't found the solution yet. I have tried multiple solutions regarding SIII related GPS issues:
- Skrews tightening.
- AGPS
- Clear Cache
- Factory Reset
- Reinstall Google Maps
- Reboot...?
I am out of options and I have no idea what's going on. I used GPS Test and GPS Data to see if I get an actual view on any satallites. But not a single satallite is found and it seems as if "GPS" is infinitly repeating on starting itself when I want to use gps for something.
There should be a GIF showing what I mean with GPS repeating search and in GPS Data the app shows GPS going on and off...
The main point is, I'm not getting any GPS signals and I was hoping for someone to know what the solution could be.
Thank you in advance. If anyone knows a thread where the answer is already there, please let me know.
Greetings,
Montana1Jones