I've been using HyperDroid rom for a long time and been having issues with my navigation software for a while and I'm not sure what the exact problem is.
I'm using iGO My Way and sometimes the GPS will work fine for a while and then a lot of times it loses signal after about 4 minutes and won't lock back on until I reboot the phone and restart the program.
Then at other times the phone gets hot and will just freeze.
I also noticed after these things happen it won't help turning the GPS on/off, it will keep draining the battery even if I turn it off. I always have to reboot to get everything back to normal.
So I don't know if the GPS module is bad, or if it's not a good idea to use iGO.
I haven't tried using other navigation software since I need an offline one with maps of Israel. I don't have a data plan.
I did use SportyPal many times in the past for cycling with GPS and it never froze.
Try to use Sygic for a week...with this one I doesn't had any of your issues since android was given to our leo!
Hey thanks! I gave Sygic a try and the GPS actually connects much faster and so far I didn't lose signal in the middle. Also the phone doesn't get as hot as with iGO. It only froze once, but I'll keep testing it. It's much smoother and faster than iGO though.
Well, sadly, I lose signal with Sygic also...
I don't know what the problem is :/
Sygic
i have been using Sygic from quite a while now. It does not works well with few of the ROMS.
Currently i am using American Android 2.3.7 and it works like a charm for me with it.
Which ROM are you using ?
HyperDroid 5.8.0 but seems like no one else is complaining about GPS issues.
Could be the radio version (2.15.50.14) or maybe the GPS module on my phone is defected...
chance your rom
You can change your rom bro.I think you have to
Because radio is not problem 2.15....... is very good.I am using same radio,but different rom.I havent problem with igo or sygic
Yeah but I like HyperDroid. It's fast and stable!
I'm waiting for the ICS roms to get better... then I'll probably switch.
Hello
Sorry for bumping this but I have exactly the same problem. This has nothing to do with Sygic. The problem can arise with any application that uses the GPS and fails to shut it off properly (at least that's what I understand). From the moment that this happens, the GPS doesn't work anymore, heats up the phone and drains the battery fast. The only way to get it back working is to reboot the phone. Turning the GPS off and on, doesn't change anything.
I had this problem since 2.3.7. I had found a kernel update that had fixed the problem in that version (dorimanx's kernel but I can't remember the version) but since I upgraded to ICS and now JB the problem came back. With JB it works much better but it is there. With ICS it was a nightmare. I have tried many (over 10) different ROMs and each and every one of them had the problem. This is something that has been around for ages and nobody seems to have found the real cause or a remedy. I'd love to cure it since I love my HD2 and it's the only thing that is marring its performance. Have you had any success with it?
Regards
George
i to have had this problem and i find it to be a rom problem will work ok for a hour or two then have to reboot the phone the only rom i seem to get it to work ok are the old gb light roms its about 120 deoxd
Had the same problems with most of the sensation or other sense Roms. The problem is solved since i use 4.x.x Roms as dataonsd installations. Now googlemaps works like a charm. Love the traffic info
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Hello everyone, i've my SG3 flashed with Gsam101 ultraclean SPF rom + modified JPB kernel + lagfix v2!
I've solved the GPS slowness using the post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10385614&postcount=43
The main issue is that opening googlemaps already slows down the phone (cause it's kind of heavy application!) then with this software glitch it becomes even more slow... it's a sort of 3310 with froyo on it! :-(
I've kind of few applications installed btw and NO services started at boot, so i would exclude the cause of 3rd party applications causing this...
Did you actually fix the unresponsiveness? Or just the GPS fix time? I've managed to get the GPS fix to work, but the phone becomes very slow, even after the GPS is turned off.
exactly my problem, the gps fix with the method posted before is really fast!!
The phone becomes slow though, as you said :S
Ok I think I've found the problem. The stock GPS I5800XXJPF actually works really well. With a fresh install, my GPS would lock on for the first time within 20 seconds or so, and the phone would work fine. However, after reinstalling all my stuff with Titanium, the GPS went back to being very slow, and the phone would remain slow (laggy) until reboot.
So... I checked my GPS settings and I had 'Use sensor aiding' checked. Unchecked it, reboot and voila! No GPS problems. I still use GPS toolkit to make the first fix, but that is the only thing different from stock. GPS works great now and phone runs at full speed.
Does this make a difference for you guys?
You're my new hero...this "fix" works and gpsfix it's still fast and stable!
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disabled "sensor aiding" on Galaxy-3 i5800
Hi,
I was planning to make a new thread on the lagging behaviour of the galaxy-3 i-5800 when i found this thread.
problem I had for long time :
My phone went to 100% cpu after "closing/ending" an application which uses gps, like g-maps,copilot,lattitide etc. It took me many weeks to pinpoint the problem, when it happened. Reason it took so long is that i found by accident, the 'remedy' , which is switching off the display and switch it on again. This interfered with the root-cause analysis , because when the screen went out automatically, the problem dissappeared :-S
"Finally" yesterday i found the root-cause of the lag.
It was "sensor aiding" in location and security setting. After disabling this setting, the lag problem is gone.
In dutch the setting is called "sensorondersteuning", which is located under "locatie en beveiliging".
So I want to spread the word to many galaxy-3 owners (i-5800/5801) to NOT use this feature (even not in the lates JPM firmware).
From yesterday, I'm a happy galaxy-3 owner again
enjoy it.
its JPF not SPF and its kinda stock like, many stock apps are removed, social hub etc. I dont think any are added, besides superuser since i suspect its prerooted
So i'm using google maps/Latitude on my Desire HD , and it take quite some time to pinpoint my exact GPS location, but its too often some kilometers away from where i am.
For example my house, its almost always showing that im way off from where i really are, so i started up my good old HD2 with WM 6.5, and it took the HD2 5 SECONDS to get a correct gps fix!?! why is my Desire HD struggling with this?
The HD2 also have something called Quick GPS where i can download satellites from the internett, i havent found anything like this on Android Marked.
So, is the HD2 simply better on GPS, or what?
i find this too before the update when my DHD was standard (think it was about 1.74) i had no problems with GPS since i got an OTA update from tmobile to 1.82 or 1.84 my GPS went to completely useless, have since modded the ROM, kernal, radio and RIL but still having intermittant problems, hoping that its resolved soon!,
i have tried GPS status and reseting my AGPS and redownloading but still nothing sometimes my lock is within 10secs sometime 10mins
yeah, sometimes (not often) it pinpoint my excact location at home, but usually it cannot! annoying, specially when i know the HD2 do not have this problem!
On Market download Fasterfix and GPS status. In fasterfix, select europe (or wherever you are) ntp pool, in gps status, hit Menu and go to Tools and select Manage A-GPS state, reset and download. Go outside with gps status open and you'll get fixes enjoy. btw desire hd sucks for gps in the house unless you're really close to a window.
that didnt help on the google location att all. the arrow in google maps is following me when i turn around, but still its off by 550meters (added my HD2 so i can see exact distance)
does wifi position you correctly on google maps?
Sorry, I'm using XDA app and can't see sigs. What ROM, network etc. are you using??
As a general rule, there is nothing wrong with the DHD for GPS. This will more than likely be a network customisation or ROM issue.
Downloading GPS Status app and using that to see how many satellites are detected is a good suggestion too.
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Try flashing a new radio, I use 26.08.03.07 and I get a fix in about 10 seconds...
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Try flashing a new radio, I use 26.08.03.07 and I get a fix in about 10 seconds...
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Yes you're right but only if you're outside without any clouds and so on... I get fix faster with latest radios but not as fast as iphone.. The real solution is not to turn off GPS when it is fixed but then the battery will go off quickly because when we lock the phone the GPS stops searching.... Simply HTC should think better about it and solve this problem finally!
Using Revolution HD 3.6 with Radio_12.41.60.19_26.06.04.14_M
I'll try a new radio. today att work even outside with NO CLOUDS what so ever, it took a loooong time before i got a fix.
my mom got a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc with Android 2.3.2 today, and it got the location spot on in a mather of seconds!
EDIT: Radio_12.35d.60.140fU_26.08.03.07_M_Test is now Flashed! i'll test it tomorrow!
New radio is working great!!! I now get gps lock within 10 seconds! How can it be such a big difference?
I think HTC changes somehow the algorithm for processing GPS signal. I flashed yesterday latest for GB radio and it is also big difference... So we can only guess why HTC need so much tries to make it good...
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I was a little fast on the trigger there!
It seems that i still have trouble, strange, becouse it worked like a charm earliger today, then i started to drive home from work, and suddenly now GPS lock att all!
So, new Radio again!
im now on Radio_12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2 with Android Revolution HD 5.1.0 with Gingerbread. so gingerbread rom+radio.
i now got lock instant even inside. so i'll test it today and report back. seems promising so far.
Now we have so many great Android ROMs for HD2. However, I have yet failed to find a ROM that has GPS working completely. Some RoM has GPS locking issue, other locks but freeze so many times. lets face it, we are driving, we are on the road, and we are lost, and the next thing you want is your GPS stop working on you in the middle, taking the phone out of the case, and pulling the batteries, and waiting for it to boot up again, probably by then most of us has left our destination about 10 miles away.
So in this thread, I want everyone to list the ROM that has the GPS working completely.
Thanks,
move to question forum. AGPS is not working yet, thats why there is the GPS issue
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Now we have so many great Android ROMs for HD2. However, I have yet failed to find a ROM that has GPS working completely. Some RoM has GPS locking issue, other locks but freeze so many times. lets face it, we are driving, we are on the road, and we are lost, and the next thing you want is your GPS stop working on you in the middle, taking the phone out of the case, and pulling the batteries, and waiting for it to boot up again, probably by then most of us has left our destination about 10 miles away.
So in this thread, I want everyone to list the ROM that has the GPS working completely.
Thanks,
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I have never had GPS issues with any of the Android ROMs I have used. Occasionally when using IGO8 I have had the phone reboot but this was only minor. See my sig for the ROM I am currently using without a problem. If you still experience issues then I suggest you try removing any additional programs you installed as they may be causing conflicts. You don't say what navigation program you use as this could also be a problem. In addition to using IGO for car navigation, I also use MM Tracker for hill walking so I always make sure that I fully test GPS on any build I use as I could end up lost on a mountain!
Try Typhoon ROM with the GPS fix .. without GPS fix it takes as long as 10 minutes but with the fix its as fast 15-30 second .. I've been using for over a month and haven't had any problem. Battery and Bluetooth is unbelievable. And I do agree that at this point if it freezes up its probably some apps that cause the problem .. not the ROM itself. G'luck!
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hi all.
Ever since I went from Froyo to Gingerbread-based ROMs (and since then to ICS) my GPS has never worked.
AngryGPS doesn't find a single sattelite after 15 minutes, it just like the GPS is dead.
All ROMs I try claim to have a good working GPS, however none actually works.
The GPS lock icon, which should be blinking, is there but not blinking.
Since most people claim to have a working GPS with ICS, could it be a problem with the phone itself?
(I always try the GPS after a reboot)
Thanks for your help.
Been having the same issue, i have tried tens of solutions and flashed tens of fixes, i even opened it to try to fix it and it still doesnt work like its suppose to. Google maps never get my accurate location, its usuallly about a mile off, mapquest however is able to give me turn by turn navigation albeit its often late in its guidance. Very frustrating.
Ics has had good gps for me since day one with ics passion....
Gb had great gps after jagf on eugene's kernel
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Ics has had good gps for me since day one with ics passion....
Gb had great gps after jagf on eugene's kernel
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Well, I do use ICS passion right now and I did use eugene's kernel at some point in the past (maybe with MIUI, don't exactly remember).
Anyway none of them had working GPS.
My phone was manufactured at July 2010. Could it be some old revision with GPS problems? Although I did apply the hardware fix back when I was using 2.2, which did help back then.
This is why I'm sadly back onto 2.2. GPS still sucks but better than on GB.
I did everything possible to get GPS to work on GB. I've done the hardware fix, I've flashed everything possible, and the only time it worked was after each reboot, and only then temporarily.
Agree 100%
GPS in ICS is flaky. It usually works right after reboot then it's a gamble. A few times it would work for me for a day, sometimes second run of GPS Test doesn't bring GPS icon up at all.
To make things worse, external GPS support is equally bad. I have a feeling it uses the same driver/daemon.
Obviously there's either not-so-compatible driver in kernel or the API is broken.
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Try a app from the market called GPS Aids. It does help for me.
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Try a app from the market called GPS Aids. It does help for me.
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Unfortunately the "donate" version does nothing but ask for donations.
I would kick in something if it actually worked, but not on speculation.
GPS at least sort of worked with stock (whatever was on the phone when I got it used) but never at all with any CM build, including with various fixes applied. It at least sort of worked with Onecosmic's ICSSGS, at least once, maybe with some fix or other applied.
A quick update : Turns out, I need two conditions for the GPS to work:
1. The phone needs to be after a reboot, so it didn't go to deep sleep
2. Data connection (WiFi / 3G) should be enabled before you try to get a lock. Even when you use a satellite-only location! I think it downloads the satellite data from the internet. When you get a lock, the data connection can be disabled.
This is the only way I could get my GPS to work in ICS. Even in ROMs that promise the deep sleep problem was fixed.
Cyanogen never let me down, I was usually using some kernel that a worked with the ffc mod, but I literally never had a problem. Also try any miui with angry GPS
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H ave any of you tried this? You just flash it from CWM. Worked wonders for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974702
Slim ics +sub zero and hw GPS fix= way better GPS than any froyo/gb rom put together ....try it..
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Slim ics +sub zero and hw GPS fix= way better GPS than any froyo/gb rom put together ....try it..
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I did the this (kept stock kernel though) and flashed the files from this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550327
The trick that worked for me was to get a GPS lock as soon as the phone boots up but before the screen shuts off (see Post #26 by dark79 in the above link). Usually takes about 30secs to look but works great even after deep sleep.
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I did the this (kept stock kernel though) and flashed the files from this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550327
The trick that worked for me was to get a GPS lock as soon as the phone boots up but before the screen shuts off (see Post #26 by dark79 in the above link). Usually takes about 30secs to look but works great even after deep sleep.
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same here! doing this CM9+SZ work like a charm
CM7+yagf patch
My stock roms (Eclair & Froyo) never locked satellites properly until i started using CM7 and other patches. Worked OK for me but still it wasnt a very good solution.
Hallo,
I would like to make a question about a problem I noticed...
I used androits GPS Test to check if my GPS was working correctly after I flashed a new ROM (worshiprom) + Kernel (dorimanx 2.0)!
Just a test of 30 secs or so...
Today, after 12 hours of phone usage i checked the battery status and it tells me that Androits GPS test has the biggest usage of all! Its on 66% percent!
CPU usage just 30 secs.
GPS about 12 hours!
However, the battery last quite enough.. Just a 20% drop with 1h 30mins display and some wifi and data!
Is it just a display bug or is the GPS really on???
Tried a restart now and seems that the GPS usage stopped...
Do i always have to restart after using this application so the GPS truly stops working or am I missing something??
Thank you!
It's a bug with Google maps.
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Make a nandroid backup and try flashing back the stock rom or another custom rom and see if the Problem is still existing
The problem is not worth trying a new ROM / Kernel as everything else is working extraordinary!!
Its easier for me to restart it after a GPS use (I don't use GPS apps a lot)
I just wanted to know what causes the bug and if its possible to fix it with any changes in my current setup!
Like reflashing gapps... etc...
Nevermind. Thank you guys for your answers!
If any1 else knows a solution rather than reflashing ROM and Kernel he is welcome to post it, otherwise i will have to live with it
Same problem
Hi,
I have the exact same problem but not with Google maps. Many times, when I enable GPS for a few minutes, and then turn it back off, It keeps running according to the power settings. The only way to switch it off is actually to restart the phone.
Hope we will find a solution. I have CM11 installed and I am pretty happy with it.
zacharias99 said:
The problem is not worth trying a new ROM / Kernel as everything else is working extraordinary!!
Its easier for me to restart it after a GPS use (I don't use GPS apps a lot)
I just wanted to know what causes the bug and if its possible to fix it with any changes in my current setup!
Like reflashing gapps... etc...
Nevermind. Thank you guys for your answers!
If any1 else knows a solution rather than reflashing ROM and Kernel he is welcome to post it, otherwise i will have to live with it
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