The hotspot vs Wifi feud is driving me crazy

[TabGuy]

Background: I've been using wifi hotspot with unlimited data for years. Note 2, Note 3, Note 4, Note 5 and Note 7. Works just fine. Never had a lick of issues.

Now I have an S7 Edge and the hotspot is feuding with location accuracy. When I go into Google Maps it thinks I'm about a mile from my current location. It wants me to turn on "Wi-Fi Scanning" to improve my location. I do that and it then finds my location to within a few feet immediately. The downside is that it also immediately turns off the wifi hotspot. If I try to turn on the hotspot it turns on but immediately turns off. It will not stay on until I turn off Wi-Fi Scanning. If I turn off Wi-Fi scanning to use the hotspot then GPS accuracy goes to hell.

In the past, with all the Note phones, I had highly accurate GPS and hotspot. What the heck did Samsung do to the S7 Edge to screw this up? And, is there a way to fix this?

 

[Aquila]

Which app are you using to connect to the Hotspot functionality?

 

[TabGuy]

I'm not using an app. Hotspot is part of the phone. It's on the "Quick Connect" section of the notification shade.

 

[Aquila]

okay are you using an unlocked S7 Edge or a carrier-branded version and are you on the nougat beta?

 

[TabGuy]

okay are you using an unlocked S7 Edge or a carrier-branded version and are you on the nougat beta?

It's a locked, stock Verizon phone and not on the beta. This has been happening since I got the phone as a replacement for the Note 7.

 

[TabGuy]

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