GPS lock

[auburngirl]

Getting the gps to lock takes FOREVER. Anyway to boost it? Thanks in advance.

 

[greydarrah]

Mine takes a second or two. Do you leave you GPS on all the time, or do you disable it when you're not using it? If you're turning it off, try turning it on, then reboot the phone and after it really gets booted up, see if it's quicker. If so, just leave it on all the time. I never turn mine off and I don't think it's going to effect your battery as long as you're not leaving a GPS related app running (like Poynt, Places, GroupOn, etc...).

 

[rcpa]

Except for one time, mine has always locked within a second or two. The one time it didn't, the notification icon was flashing and the notification was saying something like it was searching for a gps signal. After a minute or so, I rebooted the phone and then it locked almost immediately.

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[lakedubvt]

Getting the gps to lock takes FOREVER. Anyway to boost it? Thanks in advance.

Try the app GPS test from the market. Then go to settings and Clear AGPS then Update AGPS. Phone might reboot after clear agps.

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[auburngirl]

Thanks. I will try these suggestions. My gps takes about 2-3 minutes to lock so something seems wrong. I do think i will have battery drain if i leave it on.

 

[molinap1]

i was having major problems with my gps. IF it locked on, it would be after about 90 seconds. I downloaded a couple of gps apps and cleared agps data and other recommendations with no luck. Someone else recommended a wipe. I did that and now am locked on before the map finishes loading. It was my last resort, but am much happier now.

 

[thunderstruck]

Or maybe root the phone and install a different ROM. I run Gummy Nex and get a lock in seconds. The program GPS Status can be used to clear the GPS data, which needs to be done every few days-it loads some kind of info that tells the phone where to look for satellites. I just rebooted my phone, and had a GPS lock in no more than 20 seconds.

 

[darreno1]

This is the first phone I've ever had where the GPS locked so quickly. Never had to reboot for it to work like with other phones either. In fact, I had no data signal a couple days ago, and the GPS still locked and tracked, however I could not use the NAV. I was still very impressed!

Like mentioned above, I leave it on all the time and it doesn't seem to have a noticeable impact on the battery. I think it actually goes into a low power mode when not used.

 

[greydarrah]

Thanks. I will try these suggestions. My gps takes about 2-3 minutes to lock so something seems wrong. I do think i will have battery drain if i leave it on.

Yesterday, my gps was responsible for draining .04% of my battery. That's with it never being turned off, and throughout the day I might have checked GroupOn (which launches gps) once. What I'm saying is that leaving gps on all the time is not going to effect your battery to any noticeable degree, but it should give you a much faster pgs lock when needed.