Hi guys, i'm almost bying the Mi8 but i want know about the GPS issues....
I'm reading that a lot of peoples are facing problems with the GPS, how bad is the GPS? They Fix with some kind of updade?
Any pokemon player here can help me?
I know this sounds like a cry, but i have an Oneplus 5, and i'll buy a new device soon from china, unfortunately i can't test until the person get back to Brazil. If someone could help, i'll appreciate. Thx thx
I have the same issue, impossible to play sometimes. Could not fix it yet
I don't know why everyone is talking about issues?
My Mi 8 china with miui 10 from Xiaomi.eu has not a single problem with gps. Okay it is not as accurate as they advertise but 4m is fairly good!
Mirzam02 said:
I have the same issue, impossible to play sometimes. Could not fix it yet
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You are getting the "GPS not found" message?
Whitch version do you use? Chinese or European?
bassbounce said:
I don't know why everyone is talking about issues?
My Mi 8 china with miui 10 from Xiaomi.eu has not a single problem with gps. Okay it is not as accurate as they advertise but 4m is fairly good!
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Humm, maybe the European software version is better than China version?
I really really like the Mi8, but so many persons with GPs issues...
One question, how much accurete is the GPS? You can stay in one place without problem?
Thx for the answer
@thiagoserrao
I have not a single problem with it same as my Oneplus 6.
Speak Thiago. The problem is that the appliances for sale, is Chinese variant. And as the device has not yet been released in its Global variant, many users with the Chinese version system are having problems with the device. All this is just a lack of optimization at the moment.
Mine is already on the way, and soon I will pass the Global system version. Since we will not have our language in the Chinese version. The device is recent, and its development is still crawling.
I come from a Nexus 6P and this is no doubt the best GPS I've had in a mobile phone. In my experience, the Xiaomi is much much better than the Nexus, both faster and more accurate. I'm using the official global ROM but the Chinese ROM was perfectly accurate as well.
after play pokemon go the mi8 gps will lock and no data received with gps test tools
My new buyed MI 8 from Taiwan store has GPS problem,
I noticed when I play pokemon go and the gps not found message appear and disappear
I shut down the pokemon go and open gps test tool
no data will be received
I restart the phone and stuck
I must turn off it by push power button 10 secs
and start it again
then the gps test tool can receive data from gps
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You are getting the "GPS not found" message?
Whitch version do you use? Chinese or European?
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Yes, I keep getting it.
Miui Global 9.5 / Stable 9.5.13.0.
2 days ago I installed the "Gps status and toolbox" app from the play store and used the "Manage A-GPS State" option to reset and re-download the A-GPS XTRA Data.
After rebooting no issues for the whole day. Today the annoying message is back.
Don't use MIUI 9. Try MIUI 10.
ssssssss530 said:
My new buyed MI 8 from Taiwan store has GPS problem,
I noticed when I play pokemon go and the gps not found message appear and disappear
I shut down the pokemon go and open gps test tool
no data will be received
I restart the phone and stuck
I must turn off it by push power button 10 secs
and start it again
then the gps test tool can receive data from gps
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Sometimes i install the MIUI 10 on my ONEPLUS 5, but i always got the message "GPS NOT FOUND", same problem that you are getting on MI8, i think this is really a Software issues :/. Well, thx for your reply, i really really appreciate! If this problem occurs to me, i'll have to install the Lineage or something like that :x.
Hope my Mi8 don't have this problem :/.
Anyway, the Taiwan version do not have the Band 28 LTE, right?
thiagoserrao said:
Sometimes i install the MIUI 10 on my ONEPLUS 5, but i always got the message "GPS NOT FOUND", same problem that you are getting on MI8, i think this is really a Software issues :/. Well, thx for your reply, i really really appreciate! If this problem occurs to me, i'll have to install the Lineage or something like that :x.
Hope my Mi8 don't have this problem :/.
Anyway, the Taiwan version do not have the Band 28 LTE, right?
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I unlock bootloader yestoday, all data reset, and reinstall app again . I go outside and open google map, the gps get position soon,but after 50 mins without shutdown google map , I found the position is not changed, the gps hang. I use gps tool to clean and repair agps data , the mi 8 soft restart , but the gps is still hang, I shutdown and turn on the phone again , the GPS live again.
My mi8 is running global stable version miui 9 9.5.13.10. I saw the newest develop version miui 10 have many bugs , so I am still waiting the right version released.
By the way,Taiwan version do not have the Band 28 LTE, just include B1 / B3 / B7 / B8 / B38 / B41，and suppot 2CA include B1 + B3、B3 + B3、B7 + B7.
Use gps mode with only device to prevent from fused lcation service lock gps
I flash the 8.8.7 global developer miui 10
Gps still hang when pokemon go or gps test tool run
Even when camera use location tag
You need shutdown the phone and force restart it by click power button for 10 secs
After some test, I use the gps with only device mode
The gps is normal for 30 hours without hang(gps tool shows no gps, not 28 gps without signal).
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I unlock bootloader yestoday, all data reset, and reinstall app again . I go outside and open google map, the gps get position soon,but after 50 mins without shutdown google map , I found the position is not changed, the gps hang. I use gps tool to clean and repair agps data , the mi 8 soft restart , but the gps is still hang, I shutdown and turn on the phone again , the GPS live again.
My mi8 is running global stable version miui 9 9.5.13.10. I saw the newest develop version miui 10 have many bugs , so I am still waiting the right version released.
By the way,Taiwan version do not have the Band 28 LTE, just include B1 / B3 / B7 / B8 / B38 / B41，and suppot 2CA include B1 + B3、B3 + B3、B7 + B7.
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ssssssss530 said:
I flash the 8.8.7 global developer miui 10
Gps still hang when pokemon go or gps test tool run
Even when camera use location tag
You need shutdown the phone and force restart it by click power button for 10 secs
After some test, I use the gps with only device mode
The gps is normal for 30 hours without hang(gps tool shows no gps, not 28 gps without signal).
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This is so non sense, Xiaomi do not fix this for like 2 big updates, i don't know what they are doing there... x_x
I bought mine yesterday, if they still fu** up with GPS, i'll sell it and buy one oneplus 6 >_>, i hope everything happens well!! :crying:
i am facing a weird issue with xiaomi Mi8 when i turn the AR mode in pokemon go, the pokemon moves too much, like not normal at all sometimes it even flies out of screen, i did the sensors tests and all are working good someone with the same issue?
jdaniel98x said:
i am facing a weird issue with xiaomi Mi8 when i turn the AR mode in pokemon go, the pokemon moves too much, like not normal at all sometimes it even flies out of screen, i did the sensors tests and all are working good someone with the same issue?
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I'll soon get mine, my friend is backing from china in 1 or 2 weeks, than i'll test it!
I'm on Miui 10.0.5 and have a lot of troubles with GPS (seems like a-gps is not working, even with all permission and no battery restriction for all apps...).
Did you solve this ?
For Pokemon Go, the compass don't work too (but work in the compass app, so weird...).
did you test it?? i am now in xiaomi.eu 8.9.24 bit still the same...
thiagoserrao said:
I'll soon get mine, my friend is backing from china in 1 or 2 weeks, than i'll test it!
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did you test it?? i am now in xiaomi.eu 8.9.24 bit still the same...
jdaniel98x said:
did you test it?? i am now in xiaomi.eu 8.9.24 bit still the same...
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Same issue, problems in xiaomi china 10.0.5 too
Hi,
I've bought xiaomi Mi 8 from Shanghai last week. It is china rom currently on miui 9.6. I've installed all the google services and given all the permissions properly. But phone not getting gps at all. It keeps searching for gps. But could not locate the locations in google maps. It's too much frustrating. Tried all the tips found in online but didn't work. People are asking to flash to global stable. But I wanted to stay in china rom.
So could you guys please tell me that if there will be any fix for this issue? Is there going to be any update? If there will be any update for fixing this issue then how much it will take? Should I wait or just flash to global stable? Please let me know. Thanks.
I'm on MIUI 9.5 and Google Maps work. Using a VPN of course.
current status
I've found that google maps and others gps tools apps are working great in outdoor where I'm under the direct sky. But whenever I get inside of a room or building it stops working.
samshad.ru said:
I've found that google maps and others gps tools apps are working great in outdoor where I'm under the direct sky. But whenever I get inside of a room or building it stops working.
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Hope this not happens to me, or i'll re-sell it and buy another phone :x
Disable non interactive mode
Battery & performance / Smart scenes / toggle off non interactive mode
Now I'm having constant gps
Hello all! I am running the latest official EEA rom (10.2.26.0). Every 3 or 4 hours, when I open google maps and try to navigate to somewhere it shows that I am offline. The phone is connected to the internet (i open a browser to check and it works). The problem is solved with a simple reboot. Has anyone noticed the same thing?
I googled and found that one possible solution would be to uninstall and then reinstall the updates to google maps, via the play store. Try and update if it helped.
Thank you crazybill, I came across the solution but thought it was just an answer like "Have you tried to turn it of and on again" . I will give it a try and report back in a few days. I am preparing myself for a factory restore if everything else fails!
You might want to switch from the EEA ROM to Global. Xiaomi has been having problems with bugs on supposedly stable MIUI builds but the MI 9 EEA ROM seems to be plagued with far more serious bugs than the Global.
When I was running EEA there was a bug that killed the sound from incoming calls on Volte and disabled WiFi Calling. This was on a "beta stable" build that Xiaomi pushed out to many phones (including mine) via OTA. That was last month but there have been recent reports on XDA from MI 9 owners running EEA who are currently experiencing the same issue.
Reportedly the latest EEA OTA is also bricking some phones--but that's why I always unlock the bootloader on Xiaomi phones. The same thing was happening to some owners of Mix 2, Mix 2S and MI 8 phones--a routine OTA bricked their phones. With your bootloader unlocked it's usually easy to recover but with a locked bootloader it's virtually impossible unless you are willing to open the phone and attempt an EDL Test Point reset.
You might also want to take a look at your phone's location settings. When I got my MI 9 running EEA out of the box the location settings were set to a power saving option instead of high accuracy which I didn't realize so Google Maps would lose my location periodically.
Google Maps also didn't have all the permissions it should have had and didn't ask for them which I think might have something to do with the privacy laws in the EU that the EEA ROM was created to comply with.
After reading this, instead of just doing a factory reset I switched to global stable (I had already asked for unlock permission but never got around to do it). Google maps work without any issues, thank you very much
cranton said:
After reading this, instead of just doing a factory reset I switched to global stable (I had already asked for unlock permission but never got around to do it). Google maps work without any issues, thank you very much
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Yw
I get some trouble with my 11 and android auto on uconnect 7 fca. The phone normally connects to to connect with aa, but after a phone calling, the audio (spotify ecc), start to hear from the phone speaker and not from the car speakers. Tried everything but no success.
got the same issue
Tried everything without success
What rom are yours?
I have the same problem, with Global EEA ROM.
Waiting 3 more days to unlock and flash xiaomi.eu. Hope it will solve the issue.
I confirm - xiaomi.eu weekly rom fixed the issue..
Is there any other solution.
I have MIUI 12.5.9 global and this problem persist.
forgotten_jp said:
Is there any other solution.
I have MIUI 12.5.9 global and this problem persist.
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Hm.. .9? I just got an update here of MIUI Global 12.5.7 and thought that was the latest. I still have the same problem though So annoying that I went back to an really old huawei phone instead.
Me too same issue, each time a firmware update comes I test it and I pray they fixed that annoying issue without any success. This issue is been since the day one I got the phone. This is sad since my old Oneplus 6 works just fine :/
The only way i find to resolve this problem was unlock bootloader and flash another rom, in my case One OS. :/
JuanSebastianG said:
The only way i find to resolve this problem was unlock bootloader and flash another rom, in my case One OS. :/
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How is that rom otherwise compared to the Global rom?
I've spoke to some people of Xiaomi forums and the admin over there is claiming AA is broken not just on Xiaomi but also other phones and that is an Android 11 problem that was not resolved yet on Android open source project, not sure if that is true as I don't have another phone on Android 11 to test.
I've already opened a ticket with Xiaomi for that, several months ago. Still no updates on it. If someone has any other android 11 phone that is not xiaomi and could test to confirm it would be great!
Mephisto_POA said:
I've spoke to some people of Xiaomi forums and the admin over there is claiming AA is broken not just on Xiaomi but also other phones and that is an Android 11 problem that was not resolved yet on Android open source project, not sure if that is true as I don't have another phone on Android 11 to test.
I've already opened a ticket with Xiaomi for that, several months ago. Still no updates on it. If someone has any other android 11 phone that is not xiaomi and could test to confirm it would be great!
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As I understand there was an Android 11 problem that is solved. I have talked to people using andoid 11 on Oneplus devices that works fine they claim.
I have the problem only with Waze. After a phone call, Waze is hearing from the phone speaker. The rest of the apps working ok. It's a Skoda...
I had some problem also with Samsung Note 10 before and it was the same problem with Waze app but not on every phone call. Let's say 3 from 5.