Recent content by Peter McCall

No, I never got it sorted. As a matter of fact I have a long thread currently running with Samsung support (UK), who seem to be being deliberately obtuse about it. I had hoped that my experience was a one-off and that I had a corrupt app file, but if you have the problem too, it seems not. I...

It's not the GPS accuracy, it's the Gallery accuracy. Once the photo has been taken the co-ordinates are stored in the image's EXIF metadata. You could then turn off GPS completely but still be able to see where the shot was taken. Unless you manually edit its metadata the co-ordinates recorded...

Thank you. Alas, no "remove all updates" option. I did reset the entire device and then spent a happy hour or two reinstalling everything. But, guess what, it's still the same! Typically, how accurate are your 'locations' as provided by Gallery? How many metres? Mine are so inaccurate as to...

Thanks for that. Interesting... The GPS settings are right. If I open the photos with any other viewing app - QuickPic, Google Photos, Gallery KK, etc. - the location displayed is spot on. If I copy photos from the phone to my PC and open them in Picasa or Lightroom the location is correct...

If no one has any ideas, could someone please check, using the S5's Gallery app, if the locations reported are correct in their case? Many thanks.

When I use the Galaxy S5 Gallery to view photos taken with the S5 the location data is always way off - maybe 400 or 500 metres. If I use some other image viewer such as QuickPic or Gallery KK for the same pictures the reported location is accurate. If I copy the pictures to my PC and view...