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[Q] Problem with GPS - never locks

Anyone else having problems using the GPS on this device? I've tried several different GPS apps and none are working. The problem is that is finds 2-3 satellites, but never gets locked.

NeoID said:
Anyone else having problems using the GPS on this device? I've tried several different GPS apps and none are working. The problem is that is finds 2-3 satellites, but never gets locked.
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1 - Download "GPS Status & Toolbox" (EclipSim) from market
2 - Enable Location from Settings in order to use A-GPS data.
3 - Enable Use GPS from Settings
4 - Run "GPS Status & Toolbox" and then go to "GPS Status & Toolbox" menu where you can clear A-GPS and then download newest A-GPS data.
If you can't get a fix after this, you might have faulty SW or HW

You could also try "GpsFix" from the Market.
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA App

Thanks I'll give them a try.
I've now also tried to pair this phone with my holux m 1000 (bluetooth), but can't even get that to work. I managed to pair them, but it won't connect to the phone.
Is it just mine or is this phone so useless?

i am having the same problem too

Hi,
I'm using Sygic Mobile Maps 10 8.2 and Google Maps (unlocked with navigation). Both work fine with GPS and fix is within 5 sec.
Yet to try my stereo Bluetooth headset, will try in a sec ...
Edit: Headset at work, will try tomorrow...

This phone is very good for gps navigation.
Google Maps Navigation, Sygic Mobile Maps 10, Copilot Live, Navigon and Igomyway are working fine. They give me a lock within a few seconds.
A few tips:
Under Settings - Location and Security:
- enable using wireless networks
- enable GPS-satellites
If you're using WiFi the fix will be faster then without.
Oh yes, and one more thing: don't forget to insert your SIM-card.

For me to get gps fix, i need to stand outdoor without any roof on top of me, this is so bad if I'm indoor and beside a window, i can see a few satellites but it just wont lock on.
Is this software problem? I don't wish that it is my hardware problem

akira de aimbuster said:
For me to get gps fix, i need to stand outdoor without any roof on top of me, this is so bad if I'm indoor and beside a window, i can see a few satellites but it just wont lock on.
Is this software problem? I don't wish that it is my hardware problem
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lol its a gps you use it outdoor not indoor. is not designed to work indoor. so i can't see you problem?

Fixed it!
I called LG, and got the recipe for fixing the gps.
Do a "hard factory reset"
Turn off phone
hold HOME and VOLUME DOWN and POWER until you see the android. Then wait.
Done. It now sees 10 satelittes indoors, and uses them all, as opposed to maybe seeing one, and never using any.

MrTwig666 said:
I called LG, and got the recipe for fixing the gps.
Do a "hard factory reset"
Turn off phone
hold HOME and VOLUME DOWN and POWER until you see the android. Then wait.
Done. It now sees 10 satelittes indoors, and uses them all, as opposed to maybe seeing one, and never using any.
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do you lose al your data this way?

akira de aimbuster said:
For me to get gps fix, i need to stand outdoor without any roof on top of me, this is so bad if I'm indoor and beside a window, i can see a few satellites but it just wont lock on.
Is this software problem? I don't wish that it is my hardware problem
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GPS is for outside...

Yes you do lose everything.

Thanks MrTwig666, now I am able to detect 5 satellite and locked 4 inside my room (besides my window), before this it just able to detect 2 and locked none.
smokeweedevery said:
lol its a gps you use it outdoor not indoor. is not designed to work indoor. so i can't see you problem?
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The problem is even inside car the signal is too weak, which is contrasty comparing to other people's optimus 2x

NeoID said:
Thanks I'll give them a try.
I've now also tried to pair this phone with my holux m 1000 (bluetooth), but can't even get that to work. I managed to pair them, but it won't connect to the phone.
Is it just mine or is this phone so useless?
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Tried my Jabra BT3030 Bluetooth headset today, no problems here ..... except my battery did not last a full working day ....

MrTwig666 said:
I called LG, and got the recipe for fixing the gps.
Do a "hard factory reset"
Turn off phone
hold HOME and VOLUME DOWN and POWER until you see the android. Then wait.
Done. It now sees 10 satelittes indoors, and uses them all, as opposed to maybe seeing one, and never using any.
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i tried this... but.. nothing happened... why? ... btw i'm using a LG o2x which comes with vodafone software-branding... would that matter in this case?
thx for helping

LG made a booboo.
There is no gps.conf in /system/etc, so there is no assistance. I pushed the file from a Nexus One (attached) into place and that sorts it.

gieke said:
This phone is very good for gps navigation.
Google Maps Navigation, Sygic Mobile Maps 10, Copilot Live, Navigon and Igomyway are working fine. They give me a lock within a few seconds.
A few tips:
Under Settings - Location and Security:
- enable using wireless networks
- enable GPS-satellites
If you're using WiFi the fix will be faster then without.
Oh yes, and one more thing: don't forget to insert your SIM-card.
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Oh yeah! many thx.. thought my GPS hardware was faulty..

Rusty! said:
LG made a booboo.
There is no gps.conf in /system/etc, so there is no assistance. I pushed the file from a Nexus One (attached) into place and that sorts it.
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erm.. sorry... a newbie here... what do u precisely do with this file?
thx

I tried to use gps.conf and supl method but no luck, the issue weren't there. My gps was a jerk, last week i spent 30minutes to fix the satellite while driving in town. Even standing under the sky, the fastest I am able to fix is 200seconds, not to mention there are many times they wont even fix.
But my problem was stopped once i changed from stock to other rom. so I guess there is something else wrong in the stock rom, as the other roms are able to perform well even without gps.conf. (around 20-30 sec fix time).
So I guess only when your gps is able to lock satellite, gps.conf will help to speed it up. At least that's what happen to me

[Q] Incredible S GPS problem..

In my incredible s mobile gps fix is taking more time & sometime it wont fix at all...i have compared my mobile with my frds mobile (incredible s) in hes mobile it fix very quick.. but in my mobile its taking time to fix and most of time it wont fix the gps...
plz somebody solve these problem.....

Do you have a rooted device? Then you have some solutions for that problem.
Try FasterFix, manage & check your GPS with GPS Status & Fix
This is probably the best solution: Wipe efs cache

Had some problem connecting to the satellite just now. It was cloudy.
Then I tried FasterFix and it DID solved my problem. Location fixed under 2 minutes. Thanks a lot. =)

Mine didn't connect even after the device detected 12 satellites... even after keeping it on for 5 minutes, downloaded apps to monitor the progress of the gps fix... no luck..
I then downloaded an app called gps status and downloaded A-gps data for my area...
didn't really help,
then I turned off fast boot and restarted the phone and believe it or not I've been getting 4 second fixes now... I don't really know what did the job, but it works... just try it once, doesn't hurt to try

gliliumho said:
Had some problem connecting to the satellite just now. It was cloudy.
Then I tried FasterFix and it DID solved my problem. Location fixed under 2 minutes. Thanks a lot. =)
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No problem
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[Q] Sudden GPS problem - hardware or software?

Hi,
did a search, and couldn't find anything quite like my issue.
I have a "SIM free" GT-P1000 on stock firmware 2.3.3 build GINGERBREAD.XWJP9. 11 months old and not rooted. Until recently my GPS was operating solidly.
For about the last week GPS only works outside (and that's now a little flaky) - when it's in the screen mount in my car the GPS icon in the status bar flashes, and GPS status either shows no GPS at all, or 0/n fix/sats.
Previously, GPS has worked fine both in the car, and would usually get a fix in the house.
Just before this I'd connected the tab to Kies on the PC but there were no updates (I think the only update I've ever got from Kies was 2.2 -> 2.3). The tab got itself confused when I disconnected from Kies, and complained about USB connection when I plugged it into the car charger, and that may have coincided with the start of the problem.
Following this I did a Factory data reset, and re-installed my apps from scratch. I didn't restore anything from backups, though I did allow the "Privacy / Automatic restore" option.
Didn't help - I still have exactly the same issue.
Does this sound like a hardware issue, or could there still be something after the factory reset that is a software issue? Note that I did re-install 35-40 apps after the reset.
Any hints for me to try? I think I may have a month or so of warranty left if it's a hardware problem.
Thanks for any help.
Cheers, Martin

Just a suggestion, restock and flash overcome custom rom.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

salahmed said:
Just a suggestion, restock and flash overcome custom rom.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA
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Thanks. Restock = re-install the stock ROM?
I checked the encyclopedia and the wiki (and the first several pages of the search for "restock") and the general Android sections and can find neither a definition nor instructions for restocking.
Do you have a link to instructions for that?
I also need to check if I have the option to RMA this for a new one.
cheers, Martin
PS I'm on stock ROM at the moment.

When I was on overcome, I couldn't get satellite fix, even after applying whatever patch or entering special codes, until I use sim card with data.
It was suggested to me.
Our tab uses agps. It seems to need sim card to get guidance.
I was trying with wifi, didn't work. Pocket wifi hotspots also not helping.
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Thanks - my SIM does have data.
cheers, Martin

Get one that does, even prepaid, to rule out hardware issue.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

priyana said:
When I was on overcome, I couldn't get satellite fix, even after applying whatever patch or entering special codes, until I use sim card with data.
It was suggested to me.
Our tab uses agps. It seems to need sim card to get guidance.
I was trying with wifi, didn't work. Pocket wifi hotspots also not helping.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA
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I used overcome rom for a short time then I installed AF974 rom then hyperdroid so I don't remember.

I need help fixing GPS!

Hello. So Ive been having problems with the GPS. Sometimes i let it search for more than 20 min. and no lock. Sometimes GPS is not starting at all, I have to power off the phone, sometimes I need to start bluetooth then GPS so it can get a lock... thats wierd right?
Im on stock rom 2.3.4 V20q with HP kernel.
On CM 10.1 android 4.2.2 I get GPS lock in max 1-2 min. but on stock GB no...
My question is: Is there any FIX?

Korah00 said:
Hello. So Ive been having problems with the GPS. Sometimes i let it search for more than 20 min. and no lock. Sometimes GPS is not starting at all, I have to power off the phone, sometimes I need to start bluetooth then GPS so it can get a lock... thats wierd right?
Im on stock rom 2.3.4 V20q with HP kernel.
On CM 10.1 android 4.2.2 I get GPS lock in max 1-2 min. but on stock GB no...
My question is: Is there any FIX?
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Try "FasterGPS" from Playstore

I want the GPS fix with using the internet!

Korah00 said:
I want the GPS fix with using the internet!
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What does this sentence mean?
GPS is via satellite and not via Internet

I wanted to say that I want to use the GPS without needing to use the internet first.

Run the App one time.
It only sets the ntp server.
More about this:
hxxp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8308412/gps-how-ntp-time-injection-works

Thanks!

Korah00 said:
Thanks!
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Does it help?
I always run this after flashing a new ROM. I hope it isnt just a placebo effect (like accu calibration and such stuff

Nah... same fukin thing again... it gets signal.. but...
I use Navigon... it gets the signal but after 3-4 sec. it loses the signal... then gets the signal back.. but after 3-4 sec it loses... WTF I hate this stupid phone.

Try a different kernel. This may be an issue with HP kernel.
Sent from my LG-P990 using Tapatalk 2

I have used the app... seems to have worked. I live in Spain but I set the region for Italy and did some changes in the hidden menu. Will get it tested soon.
EDIT: same thing... it needs 10 to 15 min. to get a fix... pff..

Hi everyone,
I've made a GPS fix for LG Optimus Black (P970) and I wanted to share.
So far, I'm getting good feedback. If you want to test it, go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2205560
Since I only have a P970, I can't test on other devices. If you want to test this, make a nandroid first!

can't get a GPS fix at all

Recently I've flashed CM 10.1.3 (stable version). Everything is pretty much great (except battery...it's draining pretty fast but I'm ok with that since I got a portable charger).
But the number one thing that is annoying me the most is that I can't get a gps fix no matter what. It doesn't matter whether I'm indoors or outdoors, or what app I'm using (waze, Google maps, etc.), or what "gps fixing" apps I installed. I just can't get a freaking gps lock anywhere!
Before I flashed this ROM, the gps didn't really work well but at least it worked...
I've searched the entire world wide web (obviously started from XDA) and found some interesting answers but none of them helped me even a bit.
Is this a known issue in cm 10.1.3 or is it just me?
thanks in advance

I recently have CM 10.1.3 on my 4X HD l don't have that issue... Try flash rom again.
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Have you tried the fast gps fix in android general development?

Possible solution
Try this... Might help.

Aimbot91 said:
I recently have CM 10.1.3 on my 4X HD l don't have that issue... Try flash rom again.
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yes, I did but to no avail...
Rudjgaard said:
Have you tried the fast gps fix in android general development?
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I have no idea what thread you're talking about but I will take a second look, even though I didn't find anything in there.
Aimbot91 said:
I recently have CM 10.1.3 on my 4X HD l don't have that issue... Try flash rom again.
Sent from LG 4X HD using Tapatalk 2
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Already tried it, didn't help.
deepmanu said:
Try this... Might help.
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This looks promising... I will report back if it worked for me or not, as soon as I get off work.
thank you to all of you guys for answering!!

Ok so I've tried modifying the gps.conf like deepmanu suggested, but still couldn't get a gps fix at all.
I know that LG screwed up with the gps in this device and that it is so sensitive that even if I replace the ROM
(I don't think that the CM team played with the gps files), it won't work at all.
Has anyone experienced this and found a solution? because right now the only solution that I'm think about is getting a nexus 5 or something =\

stoned92 said:
Ok so I've tried modifying the gps.conf like deepmanu suggested, but still couldn't get a gps fix at all.
I know that LG screwed up with the gps in this device and that it is so sensitive that even if I replace the ROM
(I don't think that the CM team played with the gps files), it won't work at all.
Has anyone experienced this and found a solution? because right now the only solution that I'm think about is getting a nexus 5 or something =\
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I managed to get my GPS working better by tweaking the gps.conf file, but nothing wonderful. If I am sat in my car I get almost no signal, yet my Nexus 7 is high-quality, 13 sats and almost instant lock. The GPS chip/receiver is crap in our device and that is why I will never buy an LG again. Apart from the GPS I love my phone, but that is too important a part for me.

stoned92 said:
Ok so I've tried modifying the gps.conf like deepmanu suggested, but still couldn't get a gps fix at all.
I know that LG screwed up with the gps in this device and that it is so sensitive that even if I replace the ROM
(I don't think that the CM team played with the gps files), it won't work at all.
Has anyone experienced this and found a solution? because right now the only solution that I'm think about is getting a nexus 5 or something =\
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How about changing your baseband to v10x?

deepmanu said:
Try this... Might help.
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thank you. Works for me

deepmanu said:
How about changing your baseband to v10x?
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Thought about it, but changing the baseband to a lower version means to compromise on lower quality phone calls and these kind of stuff.
And I'd rather have a terrible gps signal with great phone calls quality, than the other way around.

SimonTS said:
I managed to get my GPS working better by tweaking the gps.conf file, but nothing wonderful. If I am sat in my car I get almost no signal, yet my Nexus 7 is high-quality, 13 sats and almost instant lock. The GPS chip/receiver is crap in our device and that is why I will never buy an LG again. Apart from the GPS I love my phone, but that is too important a part for me.
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Maybe it's not the best chip, but still good enough. Samsung Galaxy S2-series phones all have a way worse receiver, I was barely getting any signal without network.
Problem with custom roms is that nearly all of them only include the very basic necessary configuration. See CM gps.conf and stock gps.conf (included in Omni), there's a big difference. I don't say this switch did wonders (it wasn't bad at all before too), but surely stabilizes signal.

Well, i try a lot of things, but, to play ingress is not working. How can i connect gps via Bluetooth?

s1ck82 said:
Well, i try a lot of things, but, to play ingress is not working. How can i connect gps via Bluetooth?
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You can't. To connect to an External GPS source is an immediate violation of the Ingress ToS and the app will refuse to launch. This is to assist, at least partly, in stopping players from spoofing their location to cheat.
So, you can connect to an external GPS source, but you can't play Ingress while doing so.

SimonTS said:
You can't. To connect to an External GPS source is an immediate violation of the Ingress ToS and the app will refuse to launch. This is to assist, at least partly, in stopping players from spoofing their location to cheat.
So, you can connect to an external GPS source, but you can't play Ingress while doing so.
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Sure? **** my gps doesnt work like it should... Try a lot of roms, kernels, gps fix and configs... i don't want to spoof, i only want to use a very good gps signal...

s1ck82 said:
Sure? **** my gps doesnt work like it should... Try a lot of roms, kernels, gps fix and configs... i don't want to spoof, i only want to use a very good gps signal...
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I know, I have the same problem with mine no matter what I do. I normally just end up using my N7 tethered instead.

SimonTS said:
You can't. To connect to an External GPS source is an immediate violation of the Ingress ToS and the app will refuse to launch. This is to assist, at least partly, in stopping players from spoofing their location to cheat.
So, you can connect to an external GPS source, but you can't play Ingress while doing so.
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SimonTS said:
I know, I have the same problem with mine no matter what I do. I normally just end up using my N7 tethered instead.
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i really cannot play this way... Its really bad now with the regional scores and the checkpoints, Last night i made 89km(+89 back to home, key distance) and i have to wait 19 minutes to capture the portal... (overpass the checkpoint limit of course)

s1ck82 said:
i really cannot play this way... Its really bad now with the regional scores and the checkpoints, Last night i made 89km(+89 back to home, key distance) and i have to wait 19 minutes to capture the portal... (overpass the checkpoint limit of course)
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The best thing I have found is to make sure you fully close the Ingress app (Sign out and clear it from memory) when you get to the new location, then restart it and see if it works - that sometimes seems to force the app to acquire a GPS location quicker. Other than that, buy a different phone - not ideal I know.

SimonTS said:
The best thing I have found is to make sure you fully close the Ingress app (Sign out and clear it from memory) when you get to the new location, then restart it and see if it works - that sometimes seems to force the app to acquire a GPS location quicker. Other than that, buy a different phone - not ideal I know.
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:laugh: thanks anyway for the help! (nexus 5 in mind)