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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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
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
Anyone else experiencing GPS issues on the S23?
Sometimes it will work fine for a day, sometimes for a couple of hours. Then it stops.
Occasionally rebooting resolves the issue, but generally it doesn't. Yesterday I restarted and/or turned off/on 5 times without resolving. Some hours later, it just starts working again.
Looking at nmea loggers and GPS Test app, when it stops it either shows no data at all, or sometimes shows signal from just one or two and never finds any more so can't get position lock (other than network based). My old S20 right next to it will show 18-20 satellites at the same time and never faults.
I submitted a fault to Samsung. They said the uploaded system log showed nothing coming from GPS (fault was currently being exhibited) and phone will need to go back. This isn't always the case however, as sometimes it works OK.
Is there anything I can try before I send it off?
Have others had similar issues?
Try restarting in emergency mode (SOS) and do your tests.
If I were you, I would factory reset or even install firmware with Odin just to make sure everything is OK.
Send to Samsung is the last attempt.
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give them a go and see what happens.
Calibrate your GPS in google maps. Tap your location and it had you move your phone around to increase its accuracy.