Hello there,
I searched throughly in forums before asking this, but
I can't seem to turn off GPS location attachment in Camera photos.
When taking a photo, gps satellite appears up left. Doesn't make a difference if my GPS radio is ON or OFF in Settings.
And my last known location gets attached into photos.
There is NO SETTING about "Location" "GPS" or something alike in camera settings/options.
My setup is I9000 8gb with Stock JPY/JPY/JPY, no lagfix, Speedmod K12K kernel applied for rooting purposes.
And my camera app is not updated from some another device. It IS the app which comes with official JPY package.
Please help
Thanks
Well, it looks like XPY is an internal firmware of 2.2.1, and the rumor says there are no GPS settings in internal firmware camera apps.
I disabled "Use wireless location service" thing in Location settings, and camera can't get location data now. Even though it still tries with satellite icon blinking.
Very silly and annoying thing.
Hope someone comes with solution.
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Hi, i had problems with my GPS, i had enabled the two option avaliable in the location settings. However i am able to find my location using the cell tower, but my gps sign just keeps on flashing and it was not able to lock to satellites. May i know if it is hardware issues or software?
I am able to lock to satellites before, however now it takes forever. Thank You.
Are you trying outside? It's difficult to get a signal inside.
"GPS Status" free from the market shows you some good data, like how many birds it can see.
BTW "flashing", the icon itself is appearing and disappearing or the icon is animating? Also what ROM are you on and in which application(s) are you trying.
This may not help that much but I damaged my long coax to the gps chip while I changed my housing. Since then it acts the same as you described, so you could be experiencing a hardware issue. The parts for the gps can be found online for about $40 if you determine its a hardware issue.
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Hi, i am on KB7SQI's Rogers Mod 2.3, hmm i did tried it outdoor before and it refuses to lock on to the satellite. The icon of the gps will come on and off, it does not stay fixed, i have also tried on Google Maps App. It cannot detemine my location. Locking onto the satellite should take a few seconds, however mine took forever.
I am hoping it is not a hardware issue, importing parts would be very very expensive for me. I believe if it is a hardware issue,the icon will not even appear. Is there anyway i could test out whether my gps chip is working? Thank You.
hazeline said:
Hi, i am on KB7SQI's Rogers Mod 2.3, hmm i did tried it outdoor before and it refuses to lock on to the satellite. The icon of the gps will come on and off, it does not stay fixed, i have also tried on Google Maps App. It cannot detemine my location. Locking onto the satellite should take a few seconds, however mine took forever.
I am hoping it is not a hardware issue, importing parts would be very very expensive for me. I believe if it is a hardware issue,the icon will not even appear. Is there anyway i could test out whether my gps chip is working? Thank You.
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did you try a factory wipe/reset?
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I have just upgraded from v2.1 with a wipe, thus this is a wierd problem for me. Any Idea, besides hardware problem? Thanks
9000i UK Model with Vodafone 2.1 firmware.
If you have GPS turned off and load the camera app, the camera takes photos but doesn't turn on the GPS and record geo-location information
(as you'd expect with GPS being off)
You can go into settings in the camera app and turn on GPS and take the photo and it works as it should.
My question is this, I'm sure on the Mytouch (although I had various firmwares towards the end) that when geolocation was enabled in the Camera app, it turned on GPS if it was turned off on the phone,
The Galaxy S implementation seems to be rather pointless as you have to remember to turn GPS on all the time -
My questions are , is this the correct behaviour? and does 2.2 work in the same way? and if the answer to both of those questions is yes, is there a third party app that will automatically turn on GPS when you launch the camera app.
(Phone is rooted btw)
Thanks
Hi,
I got a Samsung Galaxy S here in Australia, rooted it and upgraded from 2.1 to 2.2 I know that GPS worked just fine with 2.1, I was able to walk home and see my position updating very nicely on Google maps
Since updating to 2.2, GPS hasn't worked at all. When I turn it on, and start an application that uses GPS (Navigation, Maps, etc), the GPS icon sits there and flashes back and forth between those two types of icons and I don't get anything on the maps which shows me where I am. I haven't chased this up since upgrading, but it's starting to bug me now
After searching these forums for 'gps not working', I've pulled down the 'GPS test' application and I don't know for sure, but it appears to find one satellite:
PRN SNR Elev Azim Flags
2 11.0 74.0 150.0
But the GPS icon just sits there flashing back and forth.
I may have missed something since upgrading, do I need to do something to the phone to get my GPS working again?
Thanks!
OK, I seem to have fixed the problem I turned on "Use wireless networks" and voila! I now have successful GPS lock and position in my maps
I would have thought that you could use GPS without having "Use wireless networks" turned on!?
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I now have successful GPS lock and position in my maps
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Wouldn't call it a successful GPS lock. Since you got it with the mobile networks. (in my case when I use it . the accuracy in my village is about 1000-1500m since the BTS is that much far from me )
So if you get into an area with weak mobile networks, wont help you much .
Wouldnt call this as resolved with "BAD GPS" cuz your GPS still sucks as before (and doesnt work , you just found a workaround that was there also before , 2.2.1 has even some other function for GPS that tries to fix it (or help?) )
But since you can use it now, its ok I guess . OH and there are kinda almost no real fixes for this. Most of SGS GPS suck . There is GPS aids, shutting down wifi, GPS status app, changing the something according to your country.
Ok!
I got the same problem as the user from the post.
GPS worked like a charm on my Galaxy S (NDrive or Google) running 2.1.
I updated it to Froyo 2.2.1 JS7 and since then it doesn`t work anymore.
I can't get a fix.
I did the GPS position test and It locks on 8 satelites. Why the F%CK it doesn`t work anymore?
I am almost going back to Eclair.
Any sugestions?
TY!
So you get a lock when doing the GPS test, but no luck in any other applications? I couldn't get a lock at all until I turned on my wireless as well as the GPS, then it worked for GPS test as well as applications...
I get a lock on 8 satelites on the Location Test with and without "Use Wireless connections".
BUT
I can't get a lock when I am using Google maps, with or without "Use Wireless connections".
I bought the AIDS GPS app on Market, but it did't work neither.
PROBLEM SOLVED!
I updated to Gingerbread (2.3.3) and my problem was solved. Hope it helps somebody!
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PROBLEM SOLVED!
I updated to Gingerbread (2.3.3) and my problem was solved. Hope it helps somebody!
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made the gps worse for me -.-*
is it the stock-gingerbread?
any changes on your gps-settings?
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made the gps worse for me -.-*
is it the stock-gingerbread?
any changes on your gps-settings?
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I also installed GPS Aids and paid for it.
This program does automatic changes to your GPS settings.
Maybe it works for you.
Hi guys,
ok, my GPS has not worked on my Galaxy S for a long time now. I am always flashing new roms, kernals and it may be something to do with that.
Currently I am running the MUIU Beta rom, but it hasnt worked on previous roms like Darkys.
I decided to download GPS aids from the market ro run some tests.
It downloads the LTO test file, but is unable to copy it.
It says "The application cannot copy files from SDcard to a SYSTEM folder. Maybe it is a busybox problem"
Busybox 1.18.4 is installed to /sbin/
GPS aids has superuser permissions
Google maps hasnt been able to get a fix for a long time. GPS Test cannot find any satelites.
Not sure what I did to cause this problem, but can it be fixed?
Is this a hardware issue?
I know it sounds silly, but do you have your wireless turned on when you are trying to use your GPS? After flashing to 2.2 on my Galaxy S, I found that I couldn't get a GPS lock without having my wireless turned on!
Edit: My original thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=986151
Thanks for the quick answer.
Yes the Wifi is switched on, but nothing. Not even one satelite.
The funny thing is that the GPS used to work great. A lot of people werent happy with it but I had no problems.
I got a lock within 10 seconds. I just dont know what I have done to stop it working! lol
Flashing roms you may now have a bad modem or wrong set up especially as you have a beta rom and darky rom .
I would flash stock with pit 512 and reparation checked in other words build a clean phone .
jje
Have you tried the gps test app to see if it is at least seeing the gps satellites or possibly getting a lock?
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Have you tried the gps test app to see if it is at least seeing the gps satellites or possibly getting a lock?
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Hi, yes Ive tried that app. It doesnt find any satelites at all. Nothing!
Unfortunately, I really can't think of anything else. Sadly I believe JJEgan's advice above maybe the only other option
This thread has another possible option http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974702
You may also want to check out the GPS settings on the phone. I'd have to search the forums for the code that gives you access to them.
*#*#1472365#*#* for 2.1 Eclair.
*#*#3214789650#*#* for 2.2 Froyo.
Not sure, but give this a try... my i9000 can get a gps lock in about 5 seconds with no wifi.
Download Fasterfix from the marketplace.
Run it and choose the region that you are in.
In the Location settings, turn off "Use wireless networks" and turn on "Use GPS Satellites"
Go into the LbsTestMode
*#*#1472365#*#* for 2.1 Eclair.
*#*#3214789650#*#* for 2.2 Froyo.
Application settings - Operation mode - Standalone
Application settings - Accuracy - 100
SUPL/CP Settings - Auto Config
Re-boot your phone
Go back into the LbsTestMode
Get Position Test - Let it run for at least 3 minutes while your phone is outside (clear sky view).
Delete GPS Data.
Hopefully that will work for you as well. I was unable to get a GPS lock without wifi prior to this, and now my GPS locks perfectly on its own.
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Hello all,
I have the S5 Mini Duos (SM-G800H) with Android 4.4.2, rooted, everything works nice, good battery life, except the following:
Location does not work indoor and some times in the car. GPS can lock on satellites when in open sky but sometimes in the car the signal is lost. For that times the phone should take it's general location from WiFi and mobile networks, which it does not because when I set the Location mode to "power saving", disabling the GPS sensor, the phone never shows an estimate location (a large blue circle in Google Maps), in fact Google Maps gets a very poor location overall, even when outside and GPS on, the location is not precise, the direction of my movement is not pointing, I only use Waze and it works but it works so much better on an iPhone, in car or inside when I try to check-in or search or Google Maps, I can't do anything inside with the S5 Mini.
Since I am trying to get a location from WiFi and mobile networks I guess it is not a problem of GPS sensor. What can I do to have a location (general location not accurate) inside using networks? Should an update to 5.1.1 can cure this? Can I try something before the update which can be tricky to do as there is no official release yet?
LE: Baseband version: G800HXXU1ANGF / Build number: KOT49H.G800HXXU1ANH2
Thank you!
In my case after updating to lollipop (stock) everything worked fine
Try to update might work as well
Hi all, I have installed 5.1.1, TWRP and rooted using the checklist here and yes it now takes the location from wifi&mobile network.
Still no improved location on GPS (in the car with Waze still do not show the triangle moving as it should do with a good 3D location set).
5.1.1 is a good experience overall, much improved notifications, speed is also good, battery life good with some tweaks and killing some samsung and google apps.
But, this morning my phone (not touched) said it is not rooted anymore (when trying to check wakelocks), and when I tried to restart it started to boot loop. Had to do all the installations again. Hope will not happen again.
Hi all,
After a few days ago I have reinstalled again 5.1.1 and rooted it, today in the middle of the day when trying to launch Titanium Backup, the root was gone again. Now it is loop rebooting What is wrong? The 5.1.1 build, the TWRP or the SuperSU?