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I got the phone at 8 am today, it's a great phone ( till now) . I tried to use the GPS many times ( I turned off assisted location and just kept the GPS). At my window where I used to get around 6-7 satellite with MT4G , I am getting 0 , nothing in the view. When I got out and tried in the street, while standing I got 2 sat only. So I think there is a problem with the antenna. Any tips to verify if it's really defected or something else, I read about some folks getting locking in few seconds and with 7-11 Sats.
Update: After few hours, GPS started to work just fine. I don't know why but now it's very fast and pretty accurate.
I opened Google Maps 5 and it instantly was locked on me. No complaints there!
Oh ****. I realized I voted "no" because I thought the poll question was the topic title. D'oh.
Ok... My GPS wasn't working for like. Since I got it. But now suddenly, 5 hours later, after I pulled the battery multiple times, and then ran the GPS Test app for 5 minutes, I'm getting locks.
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Works like a champ for me. In fact back to back my Evo and NS seem to be getting a lock at about the same speed, fast.
Anderdroid said:
Ok... My GPS wasn't working for like. Since I got it. But now suddenly, 5 hours later, after I pulled the battery multiple times, and then ran the GPS Test app for 5 minutes, I'm getting locks.
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I will try any crazy steps :d But I don't want to return it, so I hope it works. I like the phone but I love GPS
Now this is weird. It started working now I will test it more and see what happens.
raeef said:
Now this is weird. It started working now I will test it more and see what happens.
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Exactly. I thought mine was borked for good for sure. But no. After quite a few reboots and battery pulls it's working epicly... As is Acquiring Location (wireless location).
Sigh!
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Exactly. I thought mine was borked for good for sure. But no. After quite a few reboots and battery pulls it's working epicly... As is Acquiring Location (wireless location).
Sigh!
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I tried now , it locks very very fast and accuracy reached 5 m while walking. This strange, maybe it had to do with the antennas and the back cover? I don't know but now I am happy
It looks like the small handful of people who reported issues with the GPS are no longer having anymore issues. Very good news. If the GPS really is fixed, then I'll definitely be buying a Nexus S when the 2nd shipment comes in.
I'll basically be trading my AT&T 3G for a working GPS. Hopefully I won't regret that decision.
Yea I used my GPS too get home and it locked in with in about 5 to 7 seconds.
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I could have sworn there was another thread for this that disappeared. Oh well..
Mine locked to 5m on first try.
Did some heavy testing on the GPS today, and I've gotta say not once was it not able to find me. Only tooks seconds too. I came from the MyTouch 4G, which has a great GPS, but for some reason the one on the NS out performs it.
Very happy with it.
Whats up Will, I was the guy at BestBuy who bought the Nexus S at the same time as you. I agree, the GPS was dead on all the time i fired it up. Found me in seconds. did not have a single problem with the GPS.
I had problems with gps at first try but then after getting the satellites I've managed to get the satellites almost instantly.
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The GPS on my Nexus was able to find me just fine a few seconds ago. It took about a minute for it to lock on.
However, this isn't due to any issue with the phone as much as the construction of the building I'm in. Whatever this building is made of seems to make cell phone signals it's *****. I imagine my phone's signal being something like the Gimp from Pulp Fiction every time I walk in here.
That being said, I'm not sure what issue other folks are having, but my GPS was able to find me just fine in a building notorious for dropped calls(to the point where I actually have to go outside if it's a really important phone call), drops everyone to EDGE regardless of carrier, and even butchers WiFi signals 30ft away so I am very satisfied with it.
Mine is working perfect so far. Used it after class to locate a Panda Express. Enabled GPS, opened maps and it locked on to me in a few seconds.
I shall watch this thread closely... I am ready to blow nearly $600 on a Nexus S, but if the GPS works as well as on the Vibrant flavor of Galaxy S phones, I will pass. Because it sucks. Really.
G1: reasonable GPS performance, great wireless signal capture, big bulky and slow.
N1: fantastic GPS performance, horrible wireless signal capture. One day it began dropping calls at home and at my GF's I'd be lucky to get ANY signal at all. Not good for a job hunter like me.
Vibrant: wonderful wireless signal capture, the worst GPS performance I've ever seen.
Nexus S: gonna have to verify, really verify, that people don't have the same Galaxy S GPS problem before I blow a ton of cash since I re-upped my T-Mo contract with the Vibrant and am not eligible for discount.
As for the camera LED flash: I have found it to be most useful when I need a flashlight.
numindast said:
I shall watch this thread closely... I am ready to blow nearly $600 on a Nexus S, but if the GPS works as well as on the Vibrant flavor of Galaxy S phones, I will pass. Because it sucks. Really.
G1: reasonable GPS performance, great wireless signal capture, big bulky and slow.
N1: fantastic GPS performance, horrible wireless signal capture. One day it began dropping calls at home and at my GF's I'd be lucky to get ANY signal at all. Not good for a job hunter like me.
Vibrant: wonderful wireless signal capture, the worst GPS performance I've ever seen.
Nexus S: gonna have to verify, really verify, that people don't have the same Galaxy S GPS problem before I blow a ton of cash since I re-upped my T-Mo contract with the Vibrant and am not eligible for discount.
As for the camera LED flash: I have found it to be most useful when I need a flashlight.
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I would assume that the GPS performance is much better than on the vibrant, since they changed the location of the GPS antenna at the very least. It also does sound like most people are not having any issues whatsoever. I was holding off buying one for this reason as well, but I think samsung may have fixed it.
Just so you all know, the first time you use the GPS on an Android phone tends to take longer than it usually would. After that, it should perform properly.
It usually takes the GPS about 15 seconds for it to lock on to me
I've been rocking my Atrix for a few weeks. I was using an Inspire previously and I just wanted better battery life, a smaller form factor (and lighter), and a front-facing camera.
Long story short, I've been testing the piss out of this thing to make sure it's the device for me. I really have no complaints about hardware and I have even learned to live with Motoblur (with the right launcher covering it up).
The GPS on this thing is simply amazing. It locks onto Satellites indoors within seconds, outside instantly. I even got a lock today in my work, which is in a sky scraper. Even my iPhone never got a lock there. This is with Wifi off, by the way.
I remembered from my Droid X that Moto knows how to make a GPS, but it still surprises me how good it is. I compared it side-by-side with my Inspire and my Focus and neither one could get a solid lock in my house and both were off by quite a bit.
Atrix FTW. As cool as the Galaxy S II looks, I have a feeling that the GPS won't be anywhere near as good and then I'd be back to that "too big for one hand" form factor.
yeah i pretty much abandoned my Garmin Nuvi 220W..
in other news ---- anyone want to buy a Garmin Nuvi 220W?
Yes, GPS is super solid and very accurate.
Look at Garmin's stock chart.
i have used mine several times and it is bulletproof!
Moto definitely is the best when it comes to GPS on Android, and Samsung is the worst. Only a Nokia e-series device beats it down (instant lock indoors anywhere).
Oh Nokia, why did you go all "Elopcalypse" and pass on Android...
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Moto definitely is the best when it comes to GPS on Android, and Samsung is the worst. Only a Nokia e-series device beats it down (instant lock indoors anywhere).
Oh Nokia, why did you go all "Elopcalypse" and pass on Android...
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I had an E71, but I don't remember how good the GPS was. I do, however, remember how horrible it was on my Captivate. Everyone is saying that Samsung fixed it with the Infuse and Galaxy S II, but I'm wary. Even if it's not as worthless as the Captivate, I doubt it would be anywhere near as good as a Moto GPS.
Incidentally, Moto makes a standalone gps. I wonder if it's anywhere near as good at tracking as their phones.
I agree. Just got my atrix last week and was very impressed with how quickly and accurately the GPS locks on. Much better than my previous Nexus One or Dell Streak.
The Atrix GPS is definitely outstanding, but the Xperia X10 GPS is still the best I have seen in any mobile device (standalone GPS included). Samsung is definitely the worst.
I went to the US which for me is a pretty huge deal (the roads in Canada are dead simple and the speed limit is very low). I felt so at home using Google Maps with the Navigation beta. **** was DEAD on everywhere we went.
Aside from when my phone died, it was awesome. Couldn't use GPS for about an hour on the way home because it was so low and needed to charge hahaha... was pretty scary. Was blitzed on pot brownies too LOL
I've got the car dock and I'm amazed by this gps. Sitting at a stop light I can let my car creep forward slowly. The gps is sensitive enough to register this and shows my speed as 1 mph. Just amazing. I took it on a 1200 mile trip, and it performed flawlessly! I love this phone! Definitely a huge improvement over my iPhone 3G. This phone routinely makes my wife and daughter jealous with their iPhone 4s.
I am curious, what GPS software seems to be best for android? I've only ever played with Google Navigation, and it works great.
I also have a Garmin Nuvi 220W that I can't even look at anymore. The Atrix GPS is flippin's sweet! No exaggeration that it's dead accurate. Traffic updates are scary good, even on sideroads in my area. I use it in the car dock for my daily commute, to get me ahead of the traffic curve. I thought it was off yesterday because there was no way it would take me 30 minutes to drive the last 5 miles home. Alas, the streets were flooded along a creek, and it told me precisely when the speeds would pick up again, so I stuck it out. +1000 internetz to Motorola for the GPS.
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The Atrix GPS is definitely outstanding, but the Xperia X10 GPS is still the best I have seen in any mobile device (standalone GPS included). Samsung is definitely the worst.
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Agree. X10 has the best instant lock without using agps or any network assisst. But that phone is now forgotten lol. Atrix comes second to it with regards to gps
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It gets to 20 meters when I'm at school! On my n1 it would fluctuate around 100!
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Great locks even among skyscrapers.
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too bad moto is going skyhook ^.^
http://tinyurl.com/446en9a
Coming from a Nokia N810 (it had a GPS), I like the Atrix GPS. It's very accurate and locks super fast.
Though I wish Google would have a vector based map, as I don't want to consume a ton of data as I drive to Colorado next week...
yeah its amazing, perhaps something weird happen to me Stock take more a really more like indoor 2-5 minutes, ouside like 1 minute but i flashed telstra radio from MOD to enable hspa+ and WOW amazing instant almost i didint believe this but its really amazing
now i need a car LOL
So how, if at all, will the move to Skyhook affect the Atrix? Think that will just affect future Motorola devices?
Mgamerz said:
Coming from a Nokia N810 (it had a GPS), I like the Atrix GPS. It's very accurate and locks super fast.
Though I wish Google would have a vector based map, as I don't want to consume a ton of data as I drive to Colorado next week...
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Pretty sure the latest versions of google maps are vector based. That's how they get away with the spinny stuff and angle changes.
Hi everyone,
Potential N10 buyer here. I'm considering it for a bicycle trip in April, currently waiting to see if some of the SW bugs get worked out, and if there will be a price drop by March when the next iPad is rumored to be announced.
One thing I haven't been able to find in my research thus far is an assessment of the N10's GPS sensitivity. The Nexus 7 was praised for its excellent GPS, and ability to get a lock even indoors. I believe the 10 uses the same GPS chipset, but the antenna and RF design can have just as much influence on actual performance. Is there someone with both the N7 and N10, who could place them side by side running GPS Test (showing the satellite signal-strength bars), to see which one is "hotter"?
Thanks!
Mark
mark04 said:
Hi everyone,
Potential N10 buyer here. I'm considering it for a bicycle trip in April, currently waiting to see if some of the SW bugs get worked out, and if there will be a price drop by March when the next iPad is rumored to be announced.
One thing I haven't been able to find in my research thus far is an assessment of the N10's GPS sensitivity. The Nexus 7 was praised for its excellent GPS, and ability to get a lock even indoors. I believe the 10 uses the same GPS chipset, but the antenna and RF design can have just as much influence on actual performance. Is there someone with both the N7 and N10, who could place them side by side running GPS Test (showing the satellite signal-strength bars), to see which one is "hotter"?
Thanks!
Mark
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Excelent gps in nexus 10.
It locks with a lot of satellites fixed in indoor.
And it lock glonas satellites.
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I have both a Nexus 10 & 7. They both will lockup indoors reading the same number of satellites. Their gps seems pretty equal to me sitting & testing in the same spot indoors. In comparison my GNex can't begin to lock & sees nothing, while my sgs3 locks but seems a little weaker than the 2 tablets. Don't see any difference in any of them outdoors with a clear view of the sky. I run the same scripts & locking aids on all to help with lock speed.
My work is in my places with no service & gps is used constantly. I recommend Backcountry Navigator for those places.
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djd338 said:
I have both a Nexus 10 & 7. They both will lockup indoors reading the same number of satellites. Their gps seems pretty equal to me sitting & testing in the same spot indoors. In comparison my GNex can't begin to lock & sees nothing, while my sgs3 locks but seems a little weaker than the 2 tablets. Don't see any difference in any of them outdoors with a clear view of the sky. I run the same scripts & locking aids on all to help with lock speed.
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Thanks! This was the sort of comparison I was looking for.
Can you tell me more about the "scripts and locking aids" you're using? I haven't heard of that before.
The app Faster Fix seems to help. Maybe plecebo, but it allows North American servers to be selected if that's where you are. The main script I always run tho is "Mitch0115 optimal gpsconf" zip. There's a thread on Rootz about it. It has worked great for me & I've used it since the OG Droid. It used to be a script you'd paste in /etc, but about a year ago he made a flashable zip. It must be reflashed with each rom, so I keep it on the SD card. It aids in lockup speed. Check all that using GPS Test. It's a neat app which shows all satellites & their strength the device sees at that moment.
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I was wondering if anyone who has both the GS5 and the GS4 has compared the accuracy of their GPS positioning using something like Google Maps to determine if either is closer to the actual position as shown on Maps? My GS4 doesn't seem to indicate any closer than about 30-40 feet of my actual position under a clear sky. This is sometimes a problem when driving along the freeway where there is a street running parallel, and Navigation tells me to make a turn where there is none, and vice versa. I am thinking about upgrading to the GS5, and was wondering if there is an improvement in that unit's GPS system.
My neighbor has gs4 I have gs5. His accuracy is 10 to 5 metres. Mine often goes down to 3 metres. Also lock is faster.
Same with and without mobile data. No modification on both devices regarding gps.
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I was wondering if anyone who has both the GS5 and the GS4 has compared the accuracy of their GPS positioning using something like Google Maps to determine if either is closer to the actual position as shown on Maps? My GS4 doesn't seem to indicate any closer than about 30-40 feet of my actual position under a clear sky. This is sometimes a problem when driving along the freeway where there is a street running parallel, and Navigation tells me to make a turn where there is none, and vice versa. I am thinking about upgrading to the GS5, and was wondering if there is an improvement in that unit's GPS system.
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The S5 processor, the Snapdragon 801 uses the gpsOneGen 8B GPS module. While the S4, I believe used the earlier 8A iteration. The S5 GPS is said to have faster locks and be capable of 2M accuracy as well as support for the Chinese constallation.
Keep in mind that performance is quite dependent on firmware, making even head to head comparisons challenging.
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My neighbor has gs4 I have gs5. His accuracy is 10 to 5 metres. Mine often goes down to 3 metres. Also lock is faster.
Same with and without mobile data. No modification on both devices regarding gps.
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Seems like a worthwhile upgrade to me. Thanks.
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The S5 processor, the Snapdragon 801 uses the gpsOneGen 8B GPS module. While the S4, I believe used the earlier 8A iteration. The S5 GPS is said to have faster locks and be capable of 2M accuracy as well as support for the Chinese constallation.
Keep in mind that performance is quite dependent on firmware, making even head to head comparisons challenging.
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Good to know. Thanks for the info.
GPS is great, only 10 ft. (3 meters) discrepency.
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GPS is great, only 10 ft. (3 meters) discrepency.
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Much better than the S4 I have now. Thanks.
I had the G2 and it was on a phone ever terrible. Worst gpa
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I was wondering how many seconds you get a gps fix? Does it work properly?
What Nexus 5 issues? I had a launch day Nexus 5 for 2 years with no issues. I used around a dozen or so ROMs without issue in that time.
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What Nexus 5 issues? I had a launch day Nexus 5 for 2 years with no issues. I used around a dozen or so ROMs without issue in that time.
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There is;
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/nexus-5-problems/
But that is not my question.. Is the gps fix works properly on the Nexus 6P?
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But that is not my question.. Is the gps fix works properly on the Nexus 6P?
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Data point: I've had mine for about four days, have it in "Device Only" mode and the performance is really, really good even in tough indoor locations (with "good" of course being relative in those edge cases).
Running in "Battery Saving" mode and see it searching after it wakes or i turn it on. After that i have good location lock. No third party GPS software installed (yet) pretty much stock and have had the phone about 5 days now.
Gps better than my n5, and that was pretty good.
After a reboot - 18 sec to lock with 20ft accuracy - in the basement of a 3 story house.
N5 would take a minute or 2 in same location.
I was hoping 6p would be as good as my n5, it's better!
GPS is quite good, I get a lock inside a steel framed building no problem. Last two phones failed at that. (Samsung's)
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Running in "Battery Saving" mode and see it searching after it wakes or i turn it on. After that i have good location lock. No third party GPS software installed (yet) pretty much stock and have had the phone about 5 days now.
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Gps better than my n5, and that was pretty good.
After a reboot - 18 sec to lock with 20ft accuracy - in the basement of a 3 story house.
N5 would take a minute or 2 in same location.
I was hoping 6p would be as good as my n5, it's better!
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mbonus said:
GPS is quite good, I get a lock inside a steel framed building no problem. Last two phones failed at that. (Samsung's)
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Thanks for the confirmation, I'm happy to hear that the gps works good inside buildings. Again thanks