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Post Your GPS Lock Speeds / Times

Please post your GPS Lock Speeds (how long it takes approx. to get a lock) and how accurate (meters).
In addition, i would love it if you could post what ROM you are on, and any fixes you have used.
I have been ROM hopping and trying various settings and things. IF I ever do get GPS signal in GPS Test, it's never more than 2 Satellites, and that's like after 2 minutes. And I have only ONCE had Google Maps actually accurately keep track of my location.
Last question, when I ODIN Back to the original AT/T Stock, does the ENTIRE phone get reset? Modem, baseband, GPS firmware, etc? Cuz on both stock 2.1 and 2.2 i cannot get ANY LOCK EVEN IF I LEAVE IT FOR 10 minutes.
My main concern is GPS, I want a good lock, within 10, even 20 meters is okay, I have seen it done on YouTube before. I don't care so much about speed and battery meh. Anybody have good ROMS that have a high success rate of GPS lock-age? Again, once upon a time on like 1 ROM i got good GPS, since then, no luck. I have tried all the fixes on the internet / settings changes, etc.

i get a lock withing 20 seconds with 15 (often)-5 (rare) meter accuracy. running 2.2 i9000 froyo rom with jk3 modemand setiron kernel

Iget a lock within 10 seconds with 5-10 meters accuracy. Tracking is e excellent too. I got this by using the JM9 GPS files. I posted a lot about this in the Axura thread. Check it out. Hans is actually using it in his next release as I did extensive testing with only positive results.
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i currently live in sao paulo - brazil.
my lock times take 30-60seconds, but after locked it just stays on 5-10m
but i´m happy with that.

how do I check my gps speed?

GPS fix on samsung captivate with CM9.1 stable

Hi! I am just new in this forum and I dont know where to go. I was trying to post in this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493695 but I couldn't because I just recently registered.
I have been reading thru the forum link above. I tried the fix, it worked great when I was not moving. I got a lock on satelites. Minimum of 6 locks in 20 secs and maximum 12 locks in a minute and has an average signal of 28 (used GPS TEST app) but once I drive my car, my phone's gps suddenly starts searching again. Somehow all the satelites that it locked onto while i wasn't moving had low signals when i started moving and only says view and not used. Please help me out on this one. Don't know if it's a hardware problem or firmware. Just need a fix for this. Thank you!

[Q] Any GPS fixes?

I'm really starting to miss the GPS rapid lock from my Thunderbolt. As soon as I'd start maps up that thing would pinpoint me in my bathroom. Since I've gotten this bionic, it won't even lock on me in my house and it's slow to do it even when I'm outside.

If you haven't tried it, TopNTP is a good app to try. It updates/changes the gps to use only addresses in your area to cut down on the fix time*. It's not instant like you referred to on your thunder bolt, but I've found it to help a lot in my case.
I'll come back and post a link if i run into one again.
Link to thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2198319
*I retract this statement. You can choose servers based on your location, but he advises this is not always best. Some times other servers are faster or more frequently updated for accuracy. He explains/understands better than I.
typed on a Bionic running Eclipse 1.3 on ICS build 232.

I think that helped a little. It locked on in a couple of minutes. The first time I tried it today.

A couple minutes is really slow, I couldn't say mines ever been that bad, unless of course i was in a position where i wasn't going to get a lock at all.
Just curious, what's your bionic running? Stock ICS, JB? Rooted, ROM'd?

chrisp6825 said:
A couple minutes is really slow, I couldn't say mines ever been that bad, unless of course i was in a position where i wasn't going to get a lock at all.
Just curious, what's your bionic running? Stock ICS, JB? Rooted, ROM'd?
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IT's running the Carbon rom

There's not much else i could help you out with, unfortunately. I'm running the same setup as you, and usually get locks in about 15 seconds or less.
I've seen some people mention a free app called gps status i think. It can time how long it takes to grab a lock, and clear & grab new settings for the gps.
I haven't had a look at it myself, but it may be worth a shot if you get a chance. If i find anything helpful, or for some reason start needing to fix mine at some point, I'll pop back in
typed on my Bionic

Might have fixed itself. When I was in Rockford with my parents I uninstalled maps and reinstalled, next thing I know it was locking on instantly.

SuperSquirrel0129 said:
Might have fixed itself. When I was in Rockford with my parents I uninstalled maps and reinstalled, next thing I know it was locking on instantly.
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If you run into this again, I'd recommend a couple troubleshooting tips.
1) Boot to recovery, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, fix permissions. Reboot.
If the issue persists
2) Force close Maps and wipe it's cache and data. You'll have to re-configure Maps as you like.
3) Download GPS Status & Toolbox. Download the GPS data in here before opening Maps or Navigation. This should get you quicker GPS fixes. It's free in the market btw.

I'm having trouble getting my gps to work on cm10.1, I restored a previous backup of 10.1.2 and it didn't work. I've dirty flashed, wiped everything and reflashed, cleared the cache & dalvik, gps status clear, rebooted to stock and it worked, and the gps worked before I installed the backup. Running the latest nightly. Any ideas?
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jethead102 said:
I'm having trouble getting my gps to work on cm10.1, I restored a previous backup of 10.1.2 and it didn't work. I've dirty flashed, wiped everything and reflashed, cleared the cache & dalvik, gps status clear, rebooted to stock and it worked, and the gps worked before I installed the backup. Running the latest nightly. Any ideas?
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I had a similar problem I posted under CM10.1 ROM topic. What I ended up doing is I boot back to stock (Icarus, actually) and ran GPS Test app. Confirm the baby worked. Went Safestrapped booted back to CM10.1 (slot 1) and ran the same app and this time it worked. It's almost as if there's something "stuck" in the hardware despite using a different ROM.
I just say the lockon was quite a bit slower in the Bionic. My old Droid (original) locks on in about 15 seconds. Bionic under stock ROM locks on in 35-39 seconds, and CM10.1 locks in 43 seconds.
I'll try the recommended app and see if that helps.

Problem is intermittent. I tried that recommended top BTM app and did not see any noticeable changes I reverted back to factory and there are no changes noticeable either. The phone just sometimes refuse to see any satellites the GPS test app shows 0 satellites. If I reboot the phone the GPS make sure a few satellites brawl with low signal and it takes about 2 minutes to get a fix. This did not seems to happen under Ice Cream Sandwich.
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[Q] Buggy GPS, am I the only one?

Hey guys, I'm having GPS issues with my phone. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same.
I'm getting a decently long lock time and then afterwards, every 10-15 mins I'm getting a lock loss followed by a little delay then a lock again.
In case it helps, I'm on stock build KTU84P.N910TUVU1ANJ7.
Consequentially, if someone could help me out by giving me the following files from their phone, it'd be really appreciated:
/system/lib/hw/gps.default.so
/system/lib/libloc_core.so
/system/lib/libloc_api_v02.so
/system/lib/libloc_eng.so
/system/etc/gps.conf

Same here.. Across ROMs(NJ7 based ROM and stock NJ7) as well. Did the compass calibration but didn't fix it. Navigation on this phone is pretty terrible since it loses gps every 15 minutes like what you're seeing.. Any suggestions from anyone would be great!

I flashed the new baseband and still am having the issue of a buggy GPS...

I did have initial issues.
But the compass calibration seems to have resolved most of those.
Though yesterday I did lose the gps signal, which I thought was weird.
It was the first time it did that which I can remember.

It's happened to me on all my Note phones. Samsungs gps is less than spectacular.

Ya I'm having the same issue it doesn't matter the ROM still same issue. But think its a Samsung firmware issue. It works for me initially on a trip A to B but seems way back B to A it stops. Didn't have this issue with note 3. Part of my reason for bigger phone is GPS use so this is irritating. If not fixed with lollipop might have to change.
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My Note 4 is currently completely stock/unrooted NK4, and I've seen the same thing - GPS works for several minutes, dies for about 5 seconds, then comes back. I've also once had GPS fail to lock at all until I rebooted the phone. :-/
Oh, well. It's still way better than my old S3 which had been dropped quite a few times.

I'm not having any gps issues. The new updated maps is doing it for me.
But, on other phones I have installed the faster fix app when having gps issues. It can be acquired in the playstore:

Mi5 gps

Hello guys, wanna ask something
Are you guys experiencing the gps cannot lock, and always "searching for gps"? I tested it outside with google maps and high accuracy settings but still no luck.
Im currently on miui 8 global stable, is there any way to fix this gps issue?

me too and actually lots of people having this gps issue on mi5. I'm looking for solutions to it also.

Try updating again via updater, click the 3 dots on the top right, it will download the whole package, and reboot again. It works for me

I have the developer MIUI 8 6.8.25 and my GPS works perfect.

Can anyone recommend a good free app for GPS testing?

TheGiantSquid said:
Can anyone recommend a good free app for GPS testing?
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Try 'GPS Status & Toolbox' from the Play store.
+1 on this, I am also having constant issues with my gps, it seems to be pretty random as it would sometimes lock immediately while the other time i have to wait up to 15min.
I am currently on 6.4.27 from xiaomi.eu as it seems to be the one of very few roms where download transfer rate is not an issue.

Doesn't work when plugged in to either of my QC 2 fast chargers (car and home).
Works fine normal slow charger.

I think it's software related regarding the GPS issues in mi5
Because right now I'm on the custom ROM, the latest multirom, the GPS works flawlessly with no issues at all when I'm using google maps to navigate. Meanwhile the latest global stable has a very bad GPS performance, unusable even.
So I guess I'm gonna keep using this multirom instead of the official stable release, and hope that the devs who're responsible for developing the global release finally fix the issue in the next global release :good:

I had gps problem with all v8 miui rom, cannot get gps locked on google maps. when using gps test the fone only see 5 satellites. No fix solution working yet!

Guys,
Couldn't it be that a certain batch of MI5s has been manufactured with a faulty GPS module? I have tested it on countless rom versions both MIUI and AOSP/CM. It is always the same, my Mi5 takes ridiculous 20-30mins to obtain a lock and then loses it every 2-3mins.
The only occasion when GPS was working fine was few days after I've bought the phone and took an 800km trip, it was stable all the time and I was very happy with its performance as it obtained a lock almost instantly. I was on 6.4.27 from xiaomi.eu back then. Problems have started when I was driving back (and I didn't change ROM during that time) but it was nothing compared to what I'm experiencing now, I am under impression that this is getting worse with each day.
I am back on 6.4.27 now and it's not any better.The GPS is unusable in its current state and I'm considering sending my phone to the seller for a replacement.
My phone was manufactured in May 2016 (says the box), it's a 32GB black version, could you guys please let me know when were yours produced so that we can (or can't) establish a common pattern here?
Cheers.
EDIT:
The issue seems resolved with the latest update (6.9.1 from xiaomi.eu). GPS on my Mi5 has been stable for the last 4 days with an average of ~23 satellites detected, it takes around 30s to obtain a fix. That's a huge improvement, keep it up and we might see other issues resolved once and for all

wiadrovit said:
Guys,
Couldn't it be that a certain batch of MI5s has been manufactured with a faulty GPS module? I have tested it on countless rom versions both MIUI and AOSP/CM. It is always the same, my Mi5 takes ridiculous 20-30mins to obtain a lock and then loses it every 2-3mins.
The only occasion when GPS was working fine was few days after I've bought the phone and took an 800km trip, it was stable all the time and I was very happy with its performance as it obtained a lock almost instantly. I was on 6.4.27 from xiaomi.eu back then. Problems have started when I was driving back (and I didn't change ROM during that time) but it was nothing compared to what I'm experiencing now, I am under impression that this is getting worse with each day.
I am back on 6.4.27 now and it's not any better.The GPS is unusable in its current state and I'm considering sending my phone to the seller for a replacement.
My phone was manufactured in May 2016 (says the box), it's a 32GB black version, could you guys please let me know when were yours produced so that we can (or can't) establish a common pattern here?
Cheers.
EDIT:
The issue seems resolved with the latest update (6.9.1 from xiaomi.eu). GPS on my Mi5 has been stable for the last 4 days with an average of ~23 satellites detected, it takes around 30s to obtain a fix. That's a huge improvement, keep it up and we might see other issues resolved once and for all
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i'm planning to buy a mi5 but first i want to be sure that i won't have gps issues as had with g5!
at first you said that gps was weak either on MIUSI or CM/AOSPA.. that seems to be an HW issue.. so how is it possible to have solved gps issues with a SW update? do you still have rock solid GPS tracking? i need it for sport and gaming purposes

any clue how to fix it?

For me it always flworked outside but i didn't work inside my house only...

kemalafiantoro said:
I think it's software related regarding the GPS issues in mi5
Because right now I'm on the custom ROM, the latest multirom, the GPS works flawlessly with no issues at all when I'm using google maps to navigate. Meanwhile the latest global stable has a very bad GPS performance, unusable even.
So I guess I'm gonna keep using this multirom instead of the official stable release, and hope that the devs who're responsible for developing the global release finally fix the issue in the next global release :good:
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Its still not fixed....its been 5 months and still not fixed... I still dont understand i spent 350$ on this piece of ****
Someone please help me fix this issue..

Mine has always worked fine. I am always on the latest global dev of miui. What did you try to resolve it?

I've tried different GPS fix in the google store, changed to xiaomi.eu in 2-3 different versions, changed to global developer, wiped everything, edited the gps config, turned off miui battery optimization and granting google maps permisions to all. Nothing seems to fix it, always 15 or less satellites, bad signal and about 2-3mins to lock the position.
Nothing seems to work... Now trying to install 6.11.10 xiaomi.eu and then switch to the latest xiaomi.eu stable as recommended. If I find any solution I'll let you know, but I'm staring to think it's related to hardware, my GF owns another mi5 and 0 problems since the first day.
Edit: Installed 6.11.10 without formating system aaaaand.. nothing changed.
Installed again formating system and 6-10s I get my location for the first time, more GPS showing and seems to work fine.
I'll update again to last xiaomi.eu and test it to see if all keeps working.
For the time being: 6.11.10 xiaomi.eu with format system corrects the GPS error

Because of the unusable and unreliable GPS, my very expensive Mi 5 Pro Ceramics will be sold.
Nothing will ever be fixed for this phone, because​ Xiaomi does not care about a solution.
What is a phone worth that has GPS problems? I paid 370 USD for the 128 GB version.

My GPS has working fine but since 2 months I have the same problem.
I am using a magnetic holder in my car for my MI5.
But without problems until that moment.
Are you usign magnetic holder??? Perhaps that's the problem, but I am not sure.
I will sell my MI5 because i need the GPS for my job.

I don't have GPS issues per se, but when it is connected to the USB for power in the car it doesn't work. The moment I un-plug it the location is fixed and it works as per normal.

Having the sa,e f*** issues
I am having problem with the GPS since I bought the phone...
At the beginning was taking super long to fix the position... sometimes half an hour.
It was working and failing apparentely randomly...
but now... worst!!!! is not working at all. 0 Satelites
The internal test of the GPS fails...
So I think that if I am still on time I will give it back or change it or something!!!!