| GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | OsamaBinRappin | 3/1/11 8:54 AM | Always include:I never had a problem using the built in Navigation features on my N1 before, but after I upgraded to Android 2.3.3, I am having a major problem. 1. , After already having enabled the GPS hardware on the phone, I go to my NAVIGATION Ap |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | nks123 | 3/2/11 1:22 AM | I am having a similar problem: after the gingerbread OTA update, my nexus one doesn't lock onto GPS at all! It used to take about 15 seconds before the update. I have not changed areas, so it's clearly a problem with the new OS. I use the GPS Stat |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 3/2/11 1:01 PM | I am having the same issue. The GPS won't stay locked on long enough to track my movement. I can be several blocks away before it updates. Most of the time it takes so long the GPS lock is lost and it goes to cell tower location, which is totally WOR |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 3/2/11 3:50 PM | Ok, I fixed my N1's GPS issues by manually updating with this file: http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/passion/81304b2de707.signed-passion-GRI40-from-FRG83G.81304b2d.zip I'm not sure why there are multiple update packages for the stock O |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sglow | 3/3/11 4:02 AM | I'm also experiencing this problem. I received the 2.3.3 update on my Nexus One yesterday morning. I tried using the GPS in google maps this morning and noticed that the GPS would not stay locked. I have frequently used GPS on the phone before the |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Magnus | 3/3/11 4:47 AM | Same problem here.. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sostrax | 3/3/11 1:02 PM | Same problem. Never had a problem with google maps before the OTA 2.3.3 upgrade and I was reading another forum that other people were having the same problem. Now when I start up google maps it locks me but then it doesn't keep moving as I'm movi |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 3/3/11 7:01 PM | Google, are you listening? There seems to be a real issue here. What worked for me is not working for others. Remember, having built in navigation was a MAJOR selling point for the Nexus One, and now it may be broken... We need a real fix for this i |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Magnus | 3/4/11 2:55 AM | My location is updating like every 10th second or something.. Sometimes with GPS(but bad accuracy) and sometimes only by cell towers.So.. very slow location updates and location is jumping all over the map. -.- Please please Google.. Fix this proble |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | dhevans_6 | 3/4/11 5:50 AM | I got the 2.3.3 update this morning and I'm having the same issue - several GPS apps including maps are not getting a signal. Please fix this urgently, I rely on my GPS for a multitude of things, and need to use the navigation tomorrow. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Beven | 3/4/11 6:32 AM | +1 -- Having the issues as well this morning when loading Google Maps. Nexus One, not rooted, T-Mobile, running 2.3.3 |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Paul | 3/4/11 9:41 AM | Thanks for the reports, everyone. We'll investigate this. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | OsamaBinRappin | 3/4/11 9:43 AM | Alright...Paul.....Please help us fix this. I use my Navigation everyday, i am a sitting duck without it. I have no other way to find my way around the Bay Area. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 3/4/11 10:29 AM | Well, after two days, mine started doing it again this afternoon. I did a soft reset (press trackball, volume down, and power at the same time) and it started working again. There may be a process from a 3rd party app interfering with the GPS. I will |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sslazio5 | 3/4/11 2:23 PM | Hey guys! Hello from Greece! Same s**t with my N1 too...Already tried raticus's solution, but nothing really changed. It's a pitty cuz i've been always making fun of my best friend for his iPhone, but now seems I should have kept it shut...:P Google |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Tony G. | 3/4/11 8:47 PM | Oh wow! I thought I was the only one who got screwed with the Gingerbread update, messing up some key features of my lovely N1! I hate that my GPS doesn't work the way it used to. One day I saw the HTC Aria, and thought that's a cool phone. I want it |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Tony G. | 3/4/11 9:00 PM | I mean it still works, but the navigation feature is freaking slow (compared to froyo), and if I'm in the boonies if I get no phone signal it seems not to work, or like if I'm on the phone I can't use the navigation. When I had froyo, i remember once |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | chuanz | 3/4/11 10:43 PM | I was on the streets today trying to use Google Maps and encountered the same slow GPS lock on issue. Like some mentioned, even after locking on, the "lock" cannot be sustained even when traveling under unblocked sky! Did not have these issues previo |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 3/4/11 11:35 PM | same problem here - takes quite a while to lock the gps signal. it also affects other applications that depend on location services |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | srt4b | 3/5/11 12:26 AM | Same here. Can't get any GPS lock in any app. Maps, facebook, foursquare, etc. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | AngelBlue | 3/5/11 1:15 AM | Not happy - I can no longer use my GPS at all after the Gingerbread update. The first time I tried to use it, there was some message about GPS not being supported (not sure exactly - I wasn't really paying attention because I didn't expect it to bre |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | PJDragon | 3/5/11 2:06 AM | Same problem with GPS not working on Nexus One after Gingerbread upgrade. Everything else works...so far. I do like Gingerbread..but without the use of awesome Google Maps and Navi... its as useless like an iPhone |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | scrattage | 3/5/11 2:57 AM | Same here. Having bought copilot sat-nav there's no point using it now since I don't know if it's going to work. I got so lost. At least they could make it easy to go back to Froyo. Device: Nexus OneCarrier: ThreeCountry: UKOS: Android 2.3.3 GR140 |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Errazuriz | 3/5/11 5:19 AM | Device: Nexus OneCarrier: T-mobileCountry: U.S.OS: Android 2.3.3 GR140 My Nexus One has got the same problem. After the Google Voice problem, now the GPS... It used to work so well on Froyo. I want my my GPS back. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | GaryGraham | 3/5/11 9:10 AM | Same here and my Tasker app is telling me the Action GPS isn't available on this device (Nexus One). Has anyone tried the alternate update package posted by raticus76 3/2 ? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | dhevans_6 | 3/5/11 9:44 AM | After yesterday lunchtime, I tried to reboot my phone, using the power switch and down volume. I selected recovery and then obviously got the exclamation mark (you can tell I didn't know what I was doing). Left it like that for a bit, then pulled o |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | AngelBlue | 3/5/11 11:08 AM | I followed the steps posted by Keoghma and not only will my GPS turn on, I can now get a lock in a few seconds. Yay!I also added the free app 'GPS test' to keep an eye on it :) Link to Keoghma's suggested fix: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 3/5/11 11:19 AM | This issue came back on mine. I noticed that all I have to do is soft reset the phone and it works again for several hours. Please, everyone just try that and report back. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | AngelBlue | 3/5/11 12:11 PM | An update on the Tasker issue:http://groups.google.com/group/tasker/browse_thread/thread/86c535dd59aedcdf The tasker developer is saying that google have made a change which means that tasker can't access the GPS anymore on a stock gingerbread ROM. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | davebutt | 3/5/11 12:27 PM | I thought my Gingerbread update on the N1 was trouble free but today I've noticed GPS issues also. It simply will not pick up on any satellite connection at all... Just wanted to add my voice to the mass of users whose GPS is broken! A fix would be |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | markf129 | 3/5/11 4:44 PM | Same problem. I tried navigation and it continues to just search for the GPS . Never had an issue until after the update. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | kin88 | 3/5/11 10:23 PM | Many problem in2.3.3!! GPS, screen color, slowly. big power consumion. I want back to 2.2.2!! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Sean.D | 3/5/11 10:39 PM | Same problem. Google maps not working. Need help fast!!!!! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Errazuriz | 3/5/11 11:07 PM | Yey!!! Thank you so much dhevans_6!!!I tried to reboot my phone, using the power switch and down volume as you did. I selected recovery and when I got the exclamation mark I pressed power switch and up volume. Then I selected reboot system now with |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | fieryjack | 3/6/11 12:44 AM | another Nexus One with no GPS here. Deadly timing: happened as I set out to try and find IKEA, ended up causing ill temper between myself & beloved girlfriend. My N1 has made me sad :( |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Jojo_1 | 3/6/11 5:15 AM | Same here, GPS is loosing signal randomly, which is especially annoying while tracking my running activities with RunKeeper. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | GillNYC | 3/6/11 6:40 AM | exact same problem on my nexus one! i love the 2.3 update but please fix the GPS ASAP. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | jropal987 | 3/6/11 10:55 AM | And another "same here". GPS working but VERY slow (minutes) to get fix, and then it repeatedly drops out while moving. The GPS icon goes out completely for a while, then comes back on, flashing while it re-obtains its fix, then OK for a short whil |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | n0w4y | 3/6/11 1:13 PM | Tried it today, and also on my Nexus One the GPS is very jumpy. Simply spoken it's unusable. Potentially it has something to do with the baseband-version? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | dhevans_6 | 3/6/11 1:36 PM | Just wanted to add now 2 days since my reboot/recovery/battery pull and still all fine in terms of the GPS. I'm on my third charge of the day but have been hammering the phone and rarely got more than 8 hours with Frito... |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sglow | 3/6/11 2:22 PM | I noticed today on my way home from a ski trip that the GPS seems to now be working normally. I didn't try any special tricks to get it to work, it just started working again. One thing of interest is that I switched batteries yesterday which is ra |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 3/6/11 6:38 PM | @sglow - I had to pull the battery out today (phone wouldn't recognize the camera, maybe another GB bug) and the GPS seems to be working better. Still takes alitle longer to lock than it did with FroYo but at least it's not a few minutes. Used it wit |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Casperette | 3/7/11 4:46 AM | same thing, gps wont work at all. if i enable gps my auto location wont work and weather stops updating. its not that its inaccurate or slow...it just doesnt work at all anymore. also battery life is terrible after update. android system is from 2% t |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Magnus | 3/7/11 6:05 AM | I also think my GPS reception is worse since gingerbread OTA than before. Using "GPS Test" app and before my satellites were green now they are mostly yellow. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | MrEvan | 3/7/11 8:34 AM | Hey everyone, Glad to hear of a few improvements, but clearly a lot of you are having issues. I'll see what the latest is, and you can expect an update today PST. Best, -MrEvan |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | PJDragon | 3/7/11 11:33 AM | I tried the soft reset and it worked for about half a day and then I stopped getting a GPS fix. And even when it was working, it was very jumpy. As I was driving down the freeway the blue arrow did not move smoothly, it kept jumping forward... lookin |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | X.L | 3/7/11 3:13 PM | My initial GPS lock has actually been faster post GB. Haven't tried tracking or Navigating yet though. I have noticed that when I email myself Google Map directions from my desktop, the phone no longer asks me whether I want to open in the Browser |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | MrEvan | 3/7/11 4:27 PM | Hi again, Update for you guys: we have engineers investigating. We can't reproduce the GPS issue 100% of the time, but are trying to figure out what's going on. I know it's annoying :/ When we have more info, one of the Guides will pass it along. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | robohofo | 3/7/11 9:07 PM | +1. Same issue. After the Gingerbread update the Navigation app does not track the car smoothly when navigating. It updates every 10s or so, missing turns. It seems though that after a while (several days) it started to get smoother. Traveled to a |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | robohofo | 3/7/11 9:10 PM | One more: I noticed that I had significant lag as well for the camera app when using GPS. The phone would freeze for quite some time when opening the camera app. Turned GPS off and it's better. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | fungus1487 | 3/8/11 12:53 AM | Similar issue to others. Navigations updates take roughly 20 seconds. By this point I have lapped the roundabout in confusion of where to turn off :D a fix for this soon would be a petrol saver |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | n0w4y | 3/8/11 11:43 AM | In addition here is the Android Issue: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15224&q=gps%20gingerbread&sort=stars&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars If you have this problem, please star it. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | bobzilla | 3/8/11 5:31 PM | +1, my app uses the gps constantly, it seems that if it can't get a lock, or loses a lock, after a little while the gps just gives up. The flashing icon just goes away. I have to restart the app to get the gps to attempt to lock on again. Sometimes w |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | PJDragon | 3/8/11 5:41 PM | The gps lock issue affects a lot of other features and not just google maps and navigation. Weather doesn't update anymore, says no information. Facebook Check In doesn't work, but what bothers me the most is that google search is pretty useless if y |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 3/8/11 6:31 PM | Well, the battery pull worked for a few hours. Now the problem with GPS in maps is back. N1 AT&T |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | skibrianski | 3/8/11 11:30 PM | Nexus one on Tmobile here, Washington DC USA area. The battery pull fixed the problem for me... I'll update if it comes back... |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | rodrigoeblanco | 3/9/11 3:25 AM | Same problem as everyone here! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | redranger4 | 3/10/11 12:57 AM | After updating to 2.3.3, I'm having the same GPS issues. I haven't had much of a chance to really test it, but for me it seems to be solely contained to the Maps app. Without re-booting, I turned the GPS off and then back on. When I went directly int |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Benke Sweden | 3/10/11 3:06 AM | I have the same problem after the upgrade to 2.3.3 on my Google Nexus One. My expensive navigation software is completely useless at the moment. :-(:-( |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | skibrianski | 3/10/11 7:34 AM | The problem has come back for me after my battery pull. Incidentally, the problem is not Maps-specific, at least on my phone - the news widget also fails to get my location. What's interesting is that it doesn't seem to fall back to cell towers to do |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | bobx10 | 3/10/11 8:02 PM | Same problem here. Ever since my N1 received OTA Gingerbread update, gps navigation has problems acquiring a signal. I also use Maps to check traffic on my home every night ... I've noticed lag in acquiring my location and traffic status. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | gjepp | 3/11/11 2:52 PM | Same problem as listed above - GPS not reliable on my N1 after OTA Gingerbread update. I see it w/ the Tracks app - I use it almost every day, before the Gingerbread update, seemed to work perfect, since then I haven't had a decent track recorded. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Magnus | 3/12/11 2:01 PM | Any news from Google? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | drjineshm | 3/12/11 5:59 PM | Same problem. GPS and navigation (a unique feature for android vs ios) are unusable post gingerbread on my N1. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | mexus | 3/13/11 1:49 AM | Same gps problem with gingerbread (stock). |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | SampathG | 3/13/11 10:45 PM | Hi from Sri Lanka. My nexus one no longer get a GPS lock after the Gingerbread update. I hope Google will fix this issue soon. I wonder whether Google did not test Gingerbread on N1 :( |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | soulgate | 3/14/11 12:43 AM | Same problem. I'm in Beijing, China. Device: Nexus One Carrier: China Mobile Country / Language: Chinese Simplified OS / Browser / build number (if applicable): GRI40 |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | xester | 3/14/11 3:22 AM | Same problem in Spain with Nexus One & Gingerbread 2.3.3!! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | s.illes79 | 3/14/11 3:28 AM | Same problem here in London - UKGoogle Maps: It drop gps after 10-20 seconds than I need to restart GMCopilot: Doesn't get a lock for the first time than I need to restart CP than it occasionally looses GPS. In all cases the GPS symbol disappears fr |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sglow | 3/14/11 4:12 AM | Here's an update on my GPS status. About a week ago I reported that my GPS started working again normally after I pulled the battery of the phone and started it back up. The GPS continued to work flawlessly for just over a week until I power cycled |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alturion | 3/14/11 9:10 AM | Same problem here. After 2.3.3 update the GPS doesnt fix any more or it takes minutes!!!! to fix. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | rickhuizinga | 3/14/11 9:13 AM | Same problem here. Google : any status update on this? You promised a status update on 3/7/2011. Sometimes the Gps will lock after doing a restart, but most of the time it will not lock. It may get a momentary fix every few minutes, then immediatel |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | hoochiha | 3/14/11 12:26 PM | Another user with the same problem. Please help us out, Google! Nexus One/T-Mobile/USA/Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | scrattage | 3/14/11 3:50 PM | Google please help us. I wish I could go back to Froyo. The main reason I bought this Nexus One phone was for sat nav. Now I'm wondering whether I have to buy another Sat Nav since an unreliable Sat Nav is untrustworthy. I never had a problem with Fr |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | fungus1487 | 3/14/11 4:23 PM | 4 days ago I updated Google Maps to version 5.2.1 and shutdown/powered up my N1. So far have used gps navigation perfectly. No slow responses or loss of signal. I have no idea if this update is related but it has appeared to resolve my problem. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sglow | 3/14/11 5:13 PM | Another quick update on my experiments with the GPS problem. Today I started maps on my way home from work and noticed that the GPS didn't seem to be locking. After 2 or 3 minutes I still only had rough location info from cell towers. At that poin |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | z6 | 3/14/11 6:54 PM | I have the same problem. INexus one/ t-mobile / 2.3.3 |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | AdilC | 3/14/11 8:55 PM | It seems the nmeaListener is no longer working. I've made a post on StackOverflow (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5127552/nmealistener-not-working-in-gingerbread) along with code. Maybe this problem is linked to it some how. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Zambeta | 3/14/11 9:48 PM | I'm also having problems to lock the GPS. Since I updated the N1 to 2.3.3, haven't been able to lock the signal not even once. It was working great before that. Really desappointing. The said Google Employee hasn't showed up in quite a while too. Doe |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | brianyoo | 3/15/11 2:41 PM | Just adding myself to the list of people having these issues with GPS following the Gingerbread OTA. Also, it seems that my coarse cell-based location is not getting picked up in Maps or Foursquare. I thought Goog was going to be posting a response |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | dhevans_6 | 3/15/11 3:21 PM | An update to mine... I've been noticing that if I start up maps or CardioTrainer, it can't get a lock, stood still outside, in clear sky. However, if I start GPS Status, half the time it's telling me there are 7 satellites fixed. What works every |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sslazio5 | 3/15/11 4:43 PM | OK NOW, where the heck is GOOGLE ?!?!?!?! Is this all they can do to fix something of major importance, such as navigation?? Some posts from...Mr.Evan ??? (No offence, but it really seems a lot of people have the same problem, around the globe!!) We |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | chuanz | 3/15/11 6:10 PM | I'm using "My Tracks" for my morning jog and I concur with dhevans_6's findings.After I start up GPS Status and have the A-GPS data refreshed, the lock is within a few seconds. Seems that the almanac data in Maps are not being managed properly. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | rickhuizinga | 3/16/11 1:02 PM | I can confirm @dhevans_6 observation that the GPS problems introduced with the Gingerbread update appears to have something to do with the A-GPS state. If I Reset the A-GPS state from the Tools/Manage A-GPS state menu of the GPS Status app, the GPS i |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uron | 3/17/11 7:25 AM | Same gps problem after OTA to 2.3.3. Hope google can figure out the solution as soon as possible. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Josh Wayne | 3/17/11 2:17 PM | Same problem here. Device: Nexus OneCarrier: T-MobileCountry: USAOS: Android 2.3.3 Build: GRI40 |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 3/17/11 6:48 PM | Definitely A-GPS has something to do with it - couldn't get GPS to work (no satellites visible) today unitl I reset A-GPS in GPS status app, then GPS signal locked in 2s! Google, any progress in fixing this issue? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | keyplyr | 3/18/11 1:23 AM | Device: Nexus One (stock) Carrier: T-Mobile Country / Language: United States Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread Numerous problems including the GPS issue mentioned above. Also - since 2.3.3 OTA update: Screen freezes No cut'n paste anymore Disappearing Co |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Eric_Dush | 3/18/11 12:45 PM | Just wanted to chime in that I've been seeing this issue since Gingerbread as well. I really notice it when using Cardiotrainer as everytime I turn the screen back on to check my location it is showing the "Locating" icon for GPS, once it finds it (a |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | MrEvan | 3/18/11 1:12 PM | Hi guys, So we've determined that the problem does indeed relate to A-GPS state, and the team is working on a more permanent fix for a future Android release. In the meantime, you're welcome to try to re-setting your A-GPS state from a third party |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | s.illes79 | 3/18/11 1:23 PM | Hi MrEvan, If it's related to A-GPS state than how do you explain that I keep loosing GPS signal once a lock is established ? or do I have a different issue? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 3/18/11 1:36 PM | I don't see how AGPS is the issue. I can always get a lock but cannot keep it unless I either soft reset or run GPS Status while running a GPS using app. I never clear the cache, just run GPS Status at the same time and everything works fine. It rea |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | MrEvan | 3/18/11 6:38 PM | sorry for not being more clear. @raticus76, you're right in that setting the app to ask for GPS data regularly seems to solve the problem. @s.illes79, with this issue, it appears you need to ask for GPS data on a continual basis in order to maintai |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | jropal987 | 3/18/11 7:05 PM | Mr Evan, I think Google needs a reality-check here. I paid good money, $529 if I recall, for my Google Nexus One phone running Google's Android software. It worked very well for about a year, until Google pushed out a software update which broke t |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Benke Sweden | 3/19/11 10:19 AM | Update - I didn't do anything with my phone, but the GPS started working fine again yesterday. I did restart it once and take out the battery a few days ago, and install the GPS Status app, but I'm not sure if that's what fixed it. Now I'm really hap |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | dantallionsnn | 3/19/11 12:41 PM | I love my nexus one. I have never had a problem with it. I love gingerbread and I do not necessarily want froyo back but this navigation issue is a serious one and needs to be fixed. I am curious as to whether the nexus s has the same problem and whe |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | fliier | 3/19/11 5:01 PM | OK guys, not sure this problem is related to the Gingerbread updatet. I run WinMo 6.5 and Google maps has stopped working there as well. Seems to be the same issue, very slow to lock on to sats. and poor resolution. About the BEST I've seen is 1800 m |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 3/19/11 5:56 PM | Hmm. I have a TP2 that I run both the stock WinMo and vanilla FroYo on. I haven't had this issue on that device, on either OS. I only have this GPS on my Nexus One running stock Gingerbread. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Kiwisportster | 3/19/11 10:27 PM | For the record. My nexus one gingerbread isn't locking to GPS too. No more awesome google map navigation for me = ( I'm down here in Australia. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | mexus | 3/20/11 3:05 AM | Got the gps problem and I use a third party navigation app. Same problem. It,s not just google maps which I never used at all. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cp3 | 3/22/11 6:17 AM | any update? gps not locking on w/Gingerbread/Nexus One. Location works (somewhat) when enabling wifi..not good enough. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | hudsonh | 3/22/11 5:49 PM | Same issue here... Very slow fix and poor accuracy on GPS after Gingerbread over the air update on both my girlfriend and my stock (never rooted) N1s... We also both have the "sometimes vanishing keyboard/alternate-character-popups" problem. The |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Joepgray | 3/23/11 6:07 PM | Also noticing this bug with my OTA Gingerbread updated N1. GPS has been terrible since the update and the "My Tracks" app that I used to love is worthless. Will try the GPS Status AGPS reset next time I take the phone out for a run. Other bugs off th |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Parrot of Doom | 3/25/11 1:53 PM | Another Gingerbread - Nexus One user here with problems. I use Sportstracker Pro to record my cycle rides, its an excellent app but on Gingerbread it randomly reboots the phone. The developer is adamant that Gingerbread is the issue and after seein |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 3/26/11 9:05 PM | Even GPS status does not help in many cases. And it's not in areas without GPS coverage as my friend's iPhone gets the GPS signal just fine. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | AdilC | 3/28/11 6:24 PM | Hard to believe Google still hasn't fixed this issue. I'm downgrading to Froyo until Google issues an update. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | JPH3 | 3/28/11 9:18 PM | Same issue on my Nexus S with 2.3.3. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | tuck2 | 3/29/11 4:25 AM | I am experiencing similar issues on my Nexus S (i9023 2.3.3) as explained here: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=06f6c3d62b0b281c&hl=en Looking forward to the upcoming fix....! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | amnesyc | 3/29/11 4:51 AM | Now I'm starting to freak out seriously. Am I the only who's still on 2.3.2 ? And yet I have the same crappy navigation on the Nexus S. Could this mean that the problems I'm having are hardware related? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Magnus | 3/30/11 12:36 AM | When will Google fix this problem? I have borrowed a TomTom a few weeks already now but the owner wants it back soon.. I paid pretty much for my Nexus One and want to have the GPS working again! MrEvan, "fix for a future Android release" isnt good |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | RandyRTorres | 3/30/11 9:38 PM | Same problem on my EVO 4g... PLEASE FIX ASAP GOOGLE! Navigation is a large part of why I have this phone! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Casperette | 3/31/11 10:02 AM | So after a little bit of research i found an app called GpsFix. It fixed the gps issues i was experiencing on my N1. Hopefully it can help some of you |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Pflaumental | 4/1/11 12:50 AM | My Nexus S hast the same problem since 2.3.3. (Considering also the color problems and facebook kick out of contacts, this is defently the worst update so far. Only good thing is I didn't get any random reboots after the update anymore). |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Hegedus Andras | 4/3/11 2:07 AM | Same problem here, with stock Gingerbread (2.3.3) on a non-rooted Nexus One. Considering the fact that the Nexus S is out, unless it has the same issue, I don't really think Google is about to do anything about this issue. Well unless Mr Eric Schmidt |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | jropal987 | 4/3/11 9:28 AM | MrEvan and other Google folks working on this, There doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency on Google's part in getting a bug fix update out for this problem. In fact, there doesn't seem to be any evidence that Google thinks this matter is important |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | AdilC | 4/3/11 1:16 PM | Hello everyone, I've reported an issue with the gps which i think is also related to this problem in the Android Open Handset Alliance Project. This is the open source project for android and problems reported there may get fixed and incorporated in |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | z6 | 4/4/11 2:37 PM | I'm quite surprised that there hasn't been a bug fix yet to address this problem, especially since it seems that the problem was found and replicated. I consider it a pretty big issue, considering that many applications depend on location data. Like |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | SyntaxWhiplash | 4/6/11 4:28 PM | Hey folks I FOUND A FIX FOR GPS NOT WORKING AT ALL !!!! I'm another nexus one user w/ t-mobile with the 2.3.3 GB update, and one of the unlucky ones with no GPS at all after gingerbread. After reading all 3 pages of this forum, i tried the least intr |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | SyntaxWhiplash | 4/6/11 4:34 PM | Oh by the way, I'll try to post back in a bit to let you all know if its still working. I'm still hoping Google will do a formal fix and i'm not going to have to repeat any steps later. A fix for all the clunk-a-junk in GB plus this one would be swee |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | bobomachi | 4/8/11 11:45 PM | I just bought nexus s a few day ago. The GPS status can find only one satellite and can't fix it. Should I claim for a new one or waiting for next Android release? Model: Nexus S Android: 2.3.3 Baseband: I9023XXKB3 Location: Thailand |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | saldombayci | 4/10/11 11:56 AM | As jropal987 suggested above, I am considering filing a consumer complaint with my State Attorney General. I am personally giving Google 1 week to at least provide us with some sort of communication that this issue is being worked on. If not, I am g |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Toobie | 4/12/11 10:55 AM | Same here in Germany. My Nexus One needs the A GPS Fix.. otherwise I cannot navigate. A pitty that I sold my Garmin... :/ Nexus One, 2.3.3 - Berlin, DE. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | OsamaBinRappin | 4/12/11 11:11 AM | Does anybody know who we can contact at major media publications in regards to this? Engadget, Gizmodo or something. We need to get the word out to people outside of the confines of googles own forums!!!!! I need my GPS to work again. Or instructio |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Kiwisportster2 | 4/12/11 5:07 PM | No matter how frustrating this issue is for some, I don't believe raising the prospect of legal action in this forum appropriate. We all want to hear constructive feedback on the issue from Google, but the talk of legal action will cause them to 'sh |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | SyntaxWhiplash | 4/12/11 9:22 PM | Hey, this is SyntaxWhiplash again. No problems yet. My fix actually worked after "unable to determine current location..." all the time after GB update with no issues on 2.2. So someone should try my fix and report back for the health and sanctity o |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 4/12/11 9:46 PM | @ SyntaxWhiplash - I tried what you posted and it did not change the behavior of GPS in maps/navigation/other apps on my phone. A-GPS data reset in GPS status app seemed to work better, but for obvious reasons neither method is really suitable while |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | neekhils | 4/14/11 7:10 AM | I'm having the same issue with my nexus s 2.3.3 ....what seems to work for me... 1 turn off ' use wireless networks' in the settings-location and security settings. 2 go into an open space for ten minutes and gps lock on satellites. 3 lock on is qui |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | TheWierd | 4/15/11 12:39 AM | Same issue as all other.GPS won't get a permanent fix. I can get one for about 1sec and then it's lost(IF I even get a fix). While driving to work with Navigon i got a GPS fix about 6-8 times(1sec each) on a 22km road. NOT ok, please fix this ASAP! D |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | dins2011 | 4/15/11 10:55 AM | I have a very strange issue. I have a Nexus S with 2.3.3, GPS doesn't hold up the signal between 42nd street , Vanderbilt ave and bryant park (6th ave). It is working fine else were. It was working fine with v 2.3.2 I tried resetting the gps state, |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Itamir | 4/17/11 7:58 PM | Hi guys, I just got a nexus s with Gingerbread (2.3.3) and there is also this GPS problem. I never got a lock. I think that google might be working on fix right now, and tried everything to fix my GPS problem... :( So, I decided to wait google's so |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 4/17/11 8:01 PM | Can we please keep this discussion about the Nexus One, and not the Nexus S? This thread started after the Gingerbread update for the N1, and the issue may be unique to the HTC hardware... And no more legal threats, that will only cause Google to ign |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 4/17/11 8:07 PM | I'll say it again. This works for me... Run Maps, Tap Home, Run GPS Status, Long hold Home... Select Maps again. As long as GPS Status is running under Maps, everything works just fine. I know it's not the ideal solution, but at least it fixes the |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | perrun | 4/18/11 12:41 AM | I live in EU and my warranty is over, but if I had a chance, I would legaly request to fix the problem immediately. Over a month I am without GPS (or enabling it manually) and Google did nothing. Sitting here and chating is actually what enables Goog |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/20/11 9:46 AM | Hey, I'm not sure if this has something to do but on my Nexus S I have the same problem. Gingerbread 2.3.3 right out of the box and no GPS fix at all, Compass is all messed up too. BUT! I noticed that if I hold the phone in a vertical position the Co |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cyrillakech | 4/20/11 12:34 PM | I create a new specific thread for Nexus S users: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=6022af649bc4a4f5&hl=en Please Nexus S users, can you also post into this thread if you got the same problem: No fix with GPS on Nexus S e |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Paul | 4/20/11 12:58 PM | Hi everyone, I want to let you know that we're still monitoring this thread for your feedback, and the team is still working on this issue. We'll be sure to post another update when we've got more news. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cyrillakech | 4/20/11 1:04 PM | A friend with the same phone on the same context, same place, same car, same application, same configuration... don't get this "fixing very long" problem... very strange and scary... is it a hardware problem or a software problem ? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | s.illes79 | 4/20/11 1:11 PM | No way it's a hardware problem, tell u why: With Froyo I never had this problem, once upgraded to GB i had this problem. I went back to Froyo and don't have this problem.I'm 100% sure it's a software issue. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | OsamaBinRappin | 4/20/11 1:13 PM | @s.illes79 how did you go back to froyo? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | s.illes79 | 4/20/11 1:15 PM | I rooted my phone and installed Cynagenmod 6 ( which is based on 2.2 Froyo)Highly recommend to everyone, but DON'T go for CM 7 it has the same problem since it's built on top of GB. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cyrillakech | 4/20/11 1:20 PM | which CM build use with a Nexus S ? I only found a CM 7 compatible... any link will be helpful. Thanks |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | s.illes79 | 4/20/11 1:24 PM | I guess the Nexus S is only supported in CM7, makes sense because that was to first phone with GB 2.3 |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/21/11 6:33 AM | Hey Paul, can you please tell us in what stage of solving the issue are you all at? Are you still collecting data to reproduce and isolate the problem? Have you identified the root cause? Are you all working on a fix? How long should we wait? I was |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cyrillakech | 4/21/11 6:35 AM | Exactlty the same as alzakx here |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | ttilmo | 4/21/11 7:40 AM | Hi I have had the same problem however today i removed my casemate plastic protective cover and the gps worked fine for the first time since gingerbread was updated. So could it be a problem with whatever is inside the phone being blocked by covers? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cyrillakech | 4/21/11 7:49 AM | Woot, It looks like a joke... a cover that would block the GPS... I will try to remove mine ASAP to test your idea! Thanks |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cyrillakech | 4/21/11 11:50 AM | I just try the Maps and Navigation Apps WITHOUT the samsung leather protection... and the fix is very fast (a few second only)... So the protection of the phone seems to be a problem even if it is an official samsung protection... I also got a plas |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | OsamaBinRappin | 4/21/11 11:57 AM | Hey...I created this post. This is definitely a hardware issue for Nexus One phone's. Not Nexus S phones. Post in the correct forum please. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/21/11 12:14 PM | It is no hardware issue on the Nexus One. I had mine with 2.3.3 and GPS was working perfectly. I got the Nexus S and did side by side comparison and the Nexus S took ages to get a fix, and kept loosing it while the Nexus One got and hold the fix quic |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | OsamaBinRappin | 4/21/11 12:16 PM | @ Alzakx....My fault....I meant Software problem. Lol. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/21/11 2:05 PM | @OsamaBinRappin yep, totally agree, software problem on the Nexus One -- possible software+crappy Samsung hardware on the Nexus S. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | xxJiMmYxx | 4/21/11 2:07 PM | My Nexus One got the same gps problem after updated to android 2.3, but I found a resolution in CyanogenMod forum. I just do whatever this guy says, and my gps is working perfect now. http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/19214-i-cant-use-gps-on-the-a |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | OsamaBinRappin | 4/21/11 3:15 PM | Thing is..I like my Nexus One with the need to Root my phone. I never had problems with any update until Gingerbread was released. I just wish there was an easy way to go back to Froyo without the need to Root my Nexus One. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | ttilmo | 4/22/11 3:01 AM | I don't know what is going on here. All I know is that my nexus one worked great. then gingerbread came and my gps no longer worked at all. it just simply could not lock on . So I tried removing my plastic case mate phone cover and guess what the gps |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | nyijedi | 4/22/11 6:10 PM | Add me to the list of people with this very annoying problem. I'm using a Nexus S. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 4/22/11 6:32 PM | Per this thread's creator and my previous request, could we PLEASE keep this discussion only about the Nexus One!? We cannot assume the problem occuring on both devices is coming from the same problem... |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | JPH3 | 4/22/11 6:35 PM | You got it, bud. Post deleted. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/22/11 6:35 PM | Well, Google said to be monitoring this thread for feedback, we Nexus S users need the fix too so I think is convenient to raise our voices here too. There is a Nexus One specific thread. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | nyijedi | 4/22/11 6:41 PM | Edit With all due respect, it's pretty obvious that this is a software problem related to Gingerbread and is not specific to the N1. Indeed, the thread title itself talks about it being Gingerbread related and doesn't even mention the N1. Maybe if i |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | OsamaBinRappin | 4/22/11 6:41 PM | @ALZAKX......Im the Forum creator..This is a Nexus One specific Forum. I know your Nexus S is having problems as well, I feel your pain. But we can't confuse Google if they are monitoring this thread. By the way, the link out posted came after mine b |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 4/22/11 6:48 PM | I don't mean to be an ass, but the problem is probably happening due to a kernel interface problem with the HTC hardware. Samsung uses different chips, so the two issues PROBABLY are not related in the way you think they are. I get the thoughts you h |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | JPH3 | 4/22/11 6:49 PM | No biggie. I just posted in the NS thread with the same problem. I think the NS may also have a HW issue in addition to the GB problem, so maybe it's a good idea. If Google feels the two threads are redundant, they'll just merge them anyway. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 4/22/11 7:02 PM | @JPH3 you are correct. If the issue is the same, then Google will correct it at the same time. But they haven't merged these threads yet, which indicates the issuses are probably not the same. Damn, I have a feeling I'm going to spend my weekend dig |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Goonnay | 4/23/11 3:07 PM | Just adding my feedback with my Nexus S that is definitely having problems with GPS lock. "Waiting for Location" takes way too long in comparison to my previous Evo 4g phone that took far less. I always get the "Your current location is temporarily |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Alan Ford | 4/24/11 10:43 AM | I fixed the practically non working GPS on my Nexus One (2.3.3) by enabling the synchronisation of time and date with the network provider in the date & time settings. I had it always disabled because sometimes it gave me a wrong time. Before Gingerb |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 4/24/11 10:48 AM | @ Alan - I've always had it on, so this is not a permanent solution. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/24/11 11:06 AM | @Alan Ford I tried your fix on a Nexus S and it did got the GPS fix quicker. I need to test a fwe more times to determine if this is related to the Network Time Sync you tried. On the Nexus S what happened was that it sometimes worked, sometimes it d |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Xtreem | 4/25/11 11:01 AM | Well, I had the same problem on my Nexus One 2.3.3 AT&T band phone. I tried most of the solutions to no avail. I then thought of something. What if, this is just some sort of "log jam". I'm not exactly sure in what order this all happened, but in |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | wavedance | 4/25/11 12:58 PM | I've tried a number of the suggestions posted here but the GPS on my Google Nexus One running Android 2.3.3 still doesn't work. What's taking Google so long to fix this?! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/25/11 2:37 PM | Howdy, just here to report my findings. I did more tests with @Alan Ford fix and still no luck. That's on Nexus S. The problem persists, the phone finds 6 or 7 satellites rather quick but never connects. Also the Signal-to-Noise Ratio as reported by |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cdesti | 4/25/11 11:46 PM | Anyone tried with the newest update of CM7 (7.0.2) ? It says "Supersonic: Actually fix GPS" |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | e30ernest | 4/26/11 1:07 AM | Paul, a Google employee, closed one of the Nexus S threads and redirected here. Old thread: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=06f6c3d62b0b281c&hl=en I'm hoping for a fix as well. At 2.3.1 I never noticed GPS issues. It |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sekasi | 4/26/11 2:45 AM | Same issue here: Nexus S, 2.3.3. AlanFord's fix did nothing :/ Fortunately I don't really care much about the gps portion of my phone but it's a bit irritating that it's taking so long to get an official response. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Itamir | 4/26/11 4:11 AM | @cdesti I did, but it doesn´t fix. At least on my nexus S... Ps.: I know this is a nexus one thread. Sorry :) |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | clintonhallahan | 4/26/11 12:06 PM | Same problem here. Nexus S in Canada, 2.3.3, location services can't get a lock with under 1000 meters of accuracy. Obviously this eliminates any navigation efficacy. Broken, fix soon? That would be super. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Alan Ford | 4/26/11 1:27 PM | @Paul (Google): When (approximately) do you think is this comedy going to end? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | stephangauthier | 4/26/11 1:29 PM | Just adding: AT&T/Rogers N1CanadaGoogle Nav working fine until Gingerbread update (2.3.3). Now never locks onto signal. Google...WHAT IS YOUR OFFICIAL FIX TO THIS KNOWN ISSUE? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | JPH3 | 4/26/11 1:31 PM | Considering 2.3.4 isn't expected to be announced until May 10 at Google I/O, and IF they even addressed the issue in the next version, we're looking at late May, early June? Maybe? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cyrillakech | 4/26/11 1:34 PM | On may 10 (Google IO), if no answer is publish about this bug, I will post a blog post and encourage every one to do the same to explain to the world this fact: The latest Google Phone just does not work. Then, on may 20, I will open a request to my |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | j7yoo | 4/26/11 9:31 PM | Same gps issue here in south korea Nexus S not rooted It just takes forever to lock on the signal. Sometimes it drops the signal as soon as it gets locked. On map softwares, the accuracy is very bad. Usu ocer 100m. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | s.illes79 | 4/28/11 6:42 AM | Some say this issue is fixed in cynagenmod 7.0.2.1. I haven't tried it yet, might give it a try later. Shame on google that cynagenmod guys managed to fix it but google didn't. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | nyijedi | 4/28/11 6:47 AM | I didn't want to say anything until I tested it out a little more, but I've had Cyanogenmod 7 installed since Monday, and from my limited testing, it does indeed seem like they fixed the GPS locking problem that I was having with stock Gingerbread. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Itamir | 4/28/11 6:52 AM | Well, I tested with CyanogenMod 7.0.2 and GPS didn't work.It seems that it´s a kernel problem. So, once CyanogenMod is built on Gingerbread... same problem. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Alan Ford | 4/28/11 2:14 PM | There is hope: "Android 2.3.4 OTA rolling out over the next few weeks! Has bug fixes for Nexus One, video chat for Nexus S. But a surprise is still to come!" Via Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/googlenexus |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/28/11 2:18 PM | Yep, if someone gets it please let us know if it fixes your GPS issues. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/28/11 2:37 PM | Someone reported that he got the update on his N1 http://www.nexusoneforum.net/forum/nexus-one-general-discussion/12075-2-3-4-build-grj22.html |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Paul | 4/28/11 5:18 PM | Hey everyone, I have an update for the GPS problems you've reported -- we've started an over-the-air update of Android 2.3.4 which should resolve the problem the Nexus One owners have reported in this thread. For more information about Android 2.3.4 |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | MrEvan | 4/28/11 5:26 PM | I'm hoping Paul's post overtakes mine as the most popular on the thread. @Nexus One folks, please keep us posted once you get the update in the coming days/weeks about whether you're back in business when it comes to GPS! -MrEvan |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | iaby | 4/29/11 7:23 AM | Hi Paul, a lot of people report their GPS problems with the Nexus S vanished with 2.3.4. Could you comment on this? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/29/11 8:40 AM | Hi, I'm just here to report my findings so far. I did a manual update on my Nexus S AT&T version to 2.3.4 Build: GRJ22. baseband: NO DGSXXKD1 Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-ge382d80 android-build@apa28 #1 I started the GPS Status app to get the latest aGPS |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Itamir | 4/29/11 9:17 AM | @alzakx Nice man! So, tell me, how did you do the manual update? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | PhilD00 | 4/29/11 10:01 AM | I just bought a Nexus S 2 weeks ago and the GPS IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. I cannot get lock, even if I wait 5-10 min. It's not working at all...With Google Map, GPS Test, GPS Status, Navigation, etc. It sucks. Paul, it's really disapointing to know tha |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/29/11 10:28 AM | @Itamir you can get the download link here. You MUST be on GRI40 to be able to update. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055591 @PhillD00, try the update man, it seems to have helped me fix the GPS issue. I still need to test more. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | PhilD00 | 4/29/11 11:00 AM | I'm GRI54 :S |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cyrillakech | 4/29/11 11:08 AM | How to update for Gri54? What about the warranty if i update manually? Where the total update is available? Thanks |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 4/29/11 11:09 AM | @PhillD00, I was on GRI54 too with AT&T Nexus S, I had to flash a nandroid backup for GRI40 and then manually update. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | mattg77 | 4/29/11 2:07 PM | I'm running a 2.3.4 rom on an HTC desire and I'm still getting the same GPS issues. Initially GPS works fine but after while starts acting up. GPS lock is fairly quick but as soon as lock is obtained the GPS seems to shut down. Symbol dissapears from |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | spacemanjupiter | 4/30/11 6:19 PM | I am also having GPS problems on my N1! Sometimes it will connect after 3 or 4 minutes and sometimes not at all! My job depended on this and I never had any problems with my phone period, while on Froyo. I also have the frustrating keyboard problem. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Rankhar | 5/1/11 4:46 AM | I'm having the same problems with my Nexus S running 2.3.3 (I9023, GRI54). 95% of the time I cannot get a fix. When I do get a fix, it works perfectly. Hope the 2.3.4 update fixes it.... |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | cyrillakech | 5/1/11 2:21 PM | Do we got a list of all the problem we face with this phone ? -no gps fix-data connexion lost-wifi lost-yellow screen-black screen-random reboot what else ? What a fantastic phone, thank you Google, 500$ for a what? a smartphone when you are lucky, a |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | wavedance | 5/1/11 6:27 PM | I haven't gotten Android 2.3.4 pushed to my Google Nexus One yet, but I contacted HTC last week and they told me to try the steps below. So far, my GPS is working again. We're sorry to hear that your phone is not accurately pinpointing your location |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Rankhar | 5/2/11 2:00 PM | I did some tests today, and found out that not only does the GPS not work on my Nexus S with 2.3.3 (I9023, GRI54), the compass also seems off. I surfed for a few hours, and found many others with the same issues. I had a friend over today with a Nexu |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | vkhitched | 5/5/11 4:27 AM | Mattg77's experience seems better than mine, actually. I'm running a N1 with 2.3.4, and there's no change in GPS locking issue from 2.3.3. The Navigation and Maps apps freeze up waiting to get a GPS fix, and finally close without doing so. I tried to |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | vkhitched | 5/5/11 4:29 AM | 2.3.4 HASNT FIXED THE GPS ISSUE |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 5/5/11 5:47 AM | I upgraded to 2.3.4 and the GPS issue STILL exists! But it gets better; a friend of mine, whose N1 was not having issues while on 2.3.3, is now having the GPS problem after getting the OTA to 2.3.4 last night. Needless to say, he is pissed! Anyway |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | OsamaBinRappin | 5/5/11 10:01 AM | Still having GPS problems with my phone running Android 2.3.4 Google need to get this right |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | alzakx | 5/5/11 10:47 AM | Howdy,I'm back here top report my results with the Nexus One. I just got the update to 2.3.4. Phone properties changed to: Android version 2.3.4Baseband 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04Kernel 2.6.35.7-59463-g52630a3Build GRJ22 I updated Google Maps to the las |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sslazio5 | 5/5/11 10:55 AM | Ok guys, I'm back too just to say that this thing is apparently working. NOT 100% SURE YET, but it seems stable on my Nexus One. The reason i'm not sure is because it seems to be a little accuracy toleration, but, still, it has nothing to do with the |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | strugguts | 5/5/11 11:26 AM | This.doesnt seem http://only.to be nexus proble. I have exactly the same problem with my i9000.... At first i get fix but the connection rips off after a few hundred meters. 2.3 FTW... |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Óli Jón | 5/5/11 5:34 PM | My recently updated (2.3.3) HTC Desire HD's GPS is totally off. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 5/5/11 5:51 PM | After a manual update still see the same slow GPS lock in 2.3.4 while in maps but GPS is locked within seconds in GPS Status app. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 5/5/11 6:18 PM | So Google, what process is broken in Gingerbread that GPS Status restarts? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | mexus | 5/6/11 12:52 AM | After 2 quick tests it seems to work but not as flawless as it did with froyo. Will have a longer tour on sunday. We'll see. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | skibrianski | 5/7/11 6:39 PM | I updated my N1 to 2.3.4, and there still seem to be some problems. GPS took a long time to fix, and when I was trying to navigate I noticed a few times that it didn't inform me of turns, and when I glanced down at the display it showed my location w |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | curiefly | 5/8/11 10:38 AM | I'm on 2.34 and still have rubbish battery life, I've notice that Google maps and (maps rate places) are both firing up and appear to the reason for the battery drain,, Some days I can keep the maps switched for few hours other days they switch back |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Rankhar | 5/9/11 1:40 AM | I updated my Nexus S to 2.3.4 as well, and it seems to have changed the behaviour somewhat, but both the compass and the GPS still act weird; GPS fixes way more often than it did before, but it is still very flaky; it will often lose its fix, then ge |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | mexus | 5/9/11 2:27 AM | nope! Thought it's ok now but yesterday I didn't get a gps fix while my gps device (BT 747A+) got one immediately. gingerbread makes the nexus one experience more and more frustrating. I'm also unhappy with the automatic brightness function which do |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | عبدالحكيم الحكيمي | 5/9/11 3:51 PM | BT 747A+ |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sarichter | 5/13/11 6:28 PM | This update does not completely fix the issues with the A-GPS function of the Android phones. I have a Nexus One and after the update, with the option 'Use wireless networks' turned off under 'Location & security settings' turned on, my phone cannot |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sarichter | 5/13/11 6:29 PM | Also, using the GPS Status program with the aforementioned option turned off... locks onto a GPS signal within five seconds. With the option turned on... it takes nearly a minute. Software glitches! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | mportuesisf | 5/14/11 4:17 PM | I have a Nexus One running stock 2.3.4 (not rooted), and I'm finding that Google My Tracks and Endomondo don't work for me. My Tracks picked up nearly none of the 45-mile bike ride I did Thursday, and Endomondo told me I had ridden 0 miles after thr |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | G Ragib | 5/15/11 3:20 AM | Devices tested: Nexus One (stock 2.3.4) and Nexus S (stock 2.3.4). Both devices are connected to the same WiFi network, and SIM cards removed. Performance when devices placed on office window:Nexus One: time-to-first-fix = 10 seconds; |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | nishantkuchekar | 5/16/11 5:53 AM | I installed 2.3.3 on my HTC Desire HD last week in Belgium..build 2.36.163.13, and ever since I'm getting GPS issues. With 2.2.1 I was having no problem during Navigation. Now I dont get a fix on a single satellite (using GPS Essentials app). Not onl |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | joeniski | 5/19/11 10:26 AM | On my N1, a recent update to 2.3.4 (now at Baseband version 32.41.00.32U-5.08.00.04, Build number GRJ22), didn't automatically fix the problem - although GPS Status could see a bunch of satellites, the system couldn't lock, and apps such as TrailGuru |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | nyijedi | 5/19/11 10:29 AM | For what it's worth, I can 100% confirm that switching from stock 2.3.3 to Cyanogenmod 7 on my Nexus S has completely fixed my GPS problem in regards to taking FOREVER to acquire a first lock. I've been running CM7 for over a month now and I have re |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | mexus | 5/19/11 11:12 PM | Switched to CM7.0.3. Seems to work fine for nearly a week. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Wrent | 5/19/11 11:34 PM | OK, if it won't get fixed soon, I'm gonna follow your advice and switch to Cn |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | scrattage | 5/25/11 9:32 AM | I've a Nexus One running 2.3.4. It can take forever to get the first fix. I've just been waiting over fifteen minutes and it still can't get it despite locating eight satellites and having downloaded GPS assistance data. Froyo was perfect. I never ha |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Cipher911 | 5/26/11 6:45 AM | Nexus S 2.3.4 Carrier: videotron Still having the same gps issues since i bought the damn phone which came with 2.3.3 Isnt it illegal to advertise a GPS and delivering one that doesnt work at all? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Rankhar | 6/1/11 1:52 AM | 2.3.4 seems to have fixed mine; for a while it was behaving exactly the same as with 2.3.3, until one day I tried it again. I opened google maps, left it there for something like five minutes while sitting out in the open, and suddenly it had a fix. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | wintermute5654 | 6/7/11 2:01 PM | Nexus S 2.3.4 I9023XXKD1 Build GRJ22 GPS on clear sky sometimes gets a fix after 1-2 minutes, just to loose it after 1-2 seconds. Maps + Navigation shaky as hell with update hops about 10-20 seconds + loosing signal. Mounted in front of my bike to g |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Ozan Caglayan | 6/7/11 2:16 PM | Hi, I think the first-fix-time is taking too long on 2.3.4. I was previously using 2.3.2 and it was kinda better. Network GPS also is very problematic in foursquare for example, it either doesn't fix or after a very long latency. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Kamil Trebunia | 6/8/11 9:42 AM | I've got Nexus One running 2.3.4 (GRJ22), bought directly from Google and nothing is fixed. I can get a first GPS lock normally, quickly enough, but using car navigation is almost pointless - phone looses gps signal ever couple minutes, sometimes Nav |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | kornball | 6/13/11 10:14 AM | I have 2.3.4 on my Nexus One as well (GRJ22), and the GPS is completely useless now. This was never an issue on Froyo. Unbelievable. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Kamil Trebunia | 6/13/11 10:33 AM | I think I have a clue for Google developers. It seams that in my case it is not a problem with GPS, but rather with (android default) car navigation app. All my problems were happening when I was in Germany, when I got back to Poland (where I can not |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | denis.bourgeois | 6/13/11 11:21 PM | I have 2.3.4 on my Nexus S and I have the same issue : GPS lost fix very often, low gps signal, poor accuracy (>20m) ... I've done a test this morning. I removed the back case. Without the case, the GPS works much better. No lost fix, good accuracy ( |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | imitto | 6/15/11 5:33 AM | HEY GOOGLE! WHEN DO YOU WANT TO FIX IT? I WANT TO USE MY NEXUS S's GPS!!!! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Debs41 | 6/16/11 1:13 AM | Thanks so much to SyntaxWhiplash for his advice on this thread (given to him by HTC) as it has fixed my desire s gps fixing problems instantly! To quote: GO TO SETTINGS > APPLICATIONS > MANAGE APPLICATIONS > SELECT ALL FROM THE TOP > SELECT MAPS > |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | fallenguru | 6/16/11 1:29 AM | 1) Clearing Maps' data does not do a thing, certainly not for other (pure GPS) apps. Placebo effect, if any. 2) This thread is about the Nexus One and by extension maybe the Nexus S, i. e. phones running pure Android. Please don't dilute it further b |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Debs41 | 6/16/11 1:40 AM | Excuse me but I thought this thread was called 'GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update' which is exactly what I had been suffering from. Don't listen if you don't want to - my phone's now working for the first time (one hell of a co-incide |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | animal1526 | 6/20/11 10:10 AM | Having gps issues on DROID X also. Verizon user. It takes forever to find a signal now. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Paul | 6/20/11 2:58 PM | Hi everyone, I know there are folks on this thread with both a Nexus One and a Nexus S. As I mentioned earlier we've sent out a fix for the Nexus One issue, but the Nexus S issue is actually a separate one (with very similar symptoms). To help separa |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | raticus76 | 6/20/11 3:43 PM | Thanks Paul for reinforcing the thread rules. I do have to say that my Nexus One still has issues with the GPS refresh rate. It's annoying, but running GPS Status under Maps fixes the issue temporally. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Kamil Trebunia | 6/20/11 4:32 PM | I am N1 (up to date) user and here's my recent story - I strongly advice some Google Employees to read it as I provide all the details. I was in Poland where drive navigation doesn't work, so I was using Get Directions a lot (while driving car) - I d |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | krbj | 6/21/11 2:01 AM | I have a Nexus One that I have been using since February 2010. Its GPS function has for almost all of this time beren the envy of many. With the last two updates (probably ->2.3.3 and ->2.3.4, see below for my current system info) the GPS performance |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | kornball | 6/22/11 8:18 PM | Also chiming in to say that on my N1 2.3.4 (GRJ22), opening the app "GPS status & Toolbox' helps me get a quick satellite lock. I'll have Maps open, and my phone will not be able to find my location. If I then open GPS status as well, the GPS locks o |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | kangochad | 6/23/11 12:56 PM | +1 on the above posts. Opened said apps before maps and get a quick lock on. Not acceptable though obviously. Comon' Google I still have faith (a little)! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | leedarrow | 6/24/11 6:25 PM | Paul, Your 6/21 note in this thread says that Google has "sent out a fix for the Nexus One". I'm not sure what that means. Does that me that there is an upcoming release (post 2.3.4) for the Nexus One that fixes this problem, or does this mean tha |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Saager | 6/25/11 2:02 PM | The same happens with me. No GPS lock-on, whatsoever. Whats worse is that I cant revert back to 2.2. I use my GPS navigation a lot for work travel, now i need to buy a dedicated satnav. Not happy. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | .BlueMoon. | 6/27/11 7:04 PM | I also have GPS problems. It does not work for more than a few seconds and disconnects. I have tried all the fixes in the forums and a few APPs from the market, GpsFix worked for a few minutesand then GPS went dead again. I give up! Going to brin |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | rmcd | 6/28/11 6:49 PM | I agree with Raticus76 and Kornball that GPS lock on an N1 under 2.3.4 is pretty quick using GPS Status, not so quick ( or non-existent) using Google maps. I haven't yet tried to navigate using Maps under 2.3.4, but GPS status seems like a big help. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | gupta.deepanshu | 7/1/11 7:21 AM | I am using Nexus One with android 2.3.4 GRJ22. But GPS still does not lock on. It used to do it earlier in a matter of seconds. But now even after waiting for 5 minutes or so, no location is obtained. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | rickhuizinga | 7/7/11 11:35 AM | Despite working fine since installing build GRJ22 of Android 2.3.4 (for the Nexus One), the problem with establishing a GPS lock suddenly returned yesterday after updating to Google Maps 5.7 and installing Google+. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | mohanbv | 7/7/11 11:02 PM | I brought my nexus s just a week back and I have updated from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4, but still GPS is not working. I want to know weather is google os problem or samsung ? so that I can send it to samsung service to correct the problem. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | caiaoliveira | 7/8/11 6:07 AM | I’m heaving gps fix problems in my samsung galaxy s2 with the gingerbread 2.3.3 anyone know any fix for that? |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 7/11/11 5:34 PM | I noticed that GPS in navigation mode of Google maps mostly works (with emphasis on mostly), BUT whenever I use maps only (without navigation) the lock is lost very quickly and then I see a huge circle with poor accuracy of my actual location. When I |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | miviks | 7/12/11 2:11 AM | Just this week the GPS on my N1 started acting up. It had been working perfectly during our vacations in the UK and on our way home from the airport (in Sweden, so no navigation). Then the next day (without any updates that I know of) it suddenly sta |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | dhevans_6 | 7/13/11 4:01 AM | I'd agree with uracyl. Mine has actually been fine for navigation and usage under cardiotrainer for a month or so now. However I used the map as a passenger this weekend to view a map without navigation and the gps came on to lock only intermittently |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | DorkBot | 7/16/11 12:39 PM | I live in Oakland California, there my phone's GPS works fine. But while on vacation in Italy, it almost never gets a location lock, maybe 99% of the time the phone can't find my location. While my wife's iPhone 4 gets a gps lock no problem. What' |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | DorkBot | 7/18/11 2:02 PM | I got my phone's GPS to work. This is how I fixed it: installed "GPS Status", then using this app I cleared the GPS data. Menu -> Tools -> Manage A-GPS -> Reset Now my GPS works great! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | imitto | 7/21/11 10:23 PM | I tried it some ways this morning. Before test I used GPS Doctor's "Quick repair" option. I use Navigon for car navigation. My phone is a Nexus S 2.3.4, but you can give it a try with the Nexus One, too. My Location:Use wireless networks: ONUse GPS s |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | emrahunal | 7/25/11 1:19 PM | I'm using my Nexus One to track my running activities with an app called Runkeeper. Since the official 2.3.4 update, I'm having the above mentioned or similar issues. - To get a gps fix, I mostly need to switch off/ switch on gps once or several time |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Spokker | 7/27/11 5:37 AM | GPS still not fixed. Sigh. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | JackChord | 8/5/11 1:25 PM | I find the Nexus One updates very unstable as everybody says. 2.3.3 made my phone freeze in the Navigation Mode and 2.3.4 does the same thing. The update apparently did nothing to resolve any phone freeze problems. One noticeable thing happened after |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | skibrianski | 8/5/11 1:29 PM | JackChord, please keep this thread exclusively about navigation problems, so we can ensure google sees it and (hopefully) pays attention to it. If there isn't already a ticket about the calling issue you describe, you should definitely create one. Re |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | richard beach | 8/6/11 4:45 AM | HTC Desire HD - GPS not working after gingerbread update. Sometimes takes 15 minutes to get a lock. All GPS apps pretty much unusable. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | jfedor | 8/7/11 7:47 AM | 2.3.4 did not fix the GPS lock issue on my Nexus One. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | fabianobonin | 8/13/11 8:24 PM | Unbelievable! Six months and no solution! No workaround worked for me. Very disappointed with Android! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Casperette | 8/14/11 5:20 AM | @fabianits not a big problem really. just download an application called gps fix and run it once. thats all i had to do to fix the problem! this has worked for all my friends with the issue. I posted it already but it got lost in all the comments |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | DorkBot | 8/14/11 8:47 AM | I fixed mine by doing this: http://www.google.ca/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=7ef31b73f08281d5&hl=en |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 8/14/11 6:03 PM | These are NOT permanent solutions Plumleytristan and DorkBot. It's equivalent to using task killers to free memory; luckily Android can do the latter on its own. Besides, what's the point of using an additional app if you want to find local restauran |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | DorkBot | 8/14/11 6:40 PM | Uracly, I agree, you shouldn't have to use a third party app to fix this issue. However you are wrong. I've only had to reset my GPS once. I went to Italy, had the GPS issue, found out about the app, it fixed my problems. I've had no GPS issues f |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | uracyl | 8/14/11 6:56 PM | Well, I have a nexus one (this is a nexus one-specific thread) and clearing the GPS state helps only so much. Btw, I use location based apps on a daily basis and crude location works for the most part, but the behavior in maps and some apps that rely |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Casperette | 8/15/11 7:00 AM | Sorry uracyl im not really sure what these apps have done, but the fix was permanent for me. Havent had to do it again since. it seems we are both running the same phone and the same software so you must be experiencing hardware issues. Why it starte |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | leedarrow | 8/16/11 1:58 PM | I know I'm going to regret saying this, but for the last month or so, the GPS on my Nexus One has been working perfectly, as far as I can tell. I primarily use the GPS in MyTracks to track walks and flights, so I can't really say if Navigator works |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | sitting_duck | 8/25/11 7:00 AM | It's looking to me like the Marketplace app GPS Fix is from G**gle, and is specifically intended to fix this problem. Can anyone confirm? There is virtually no information on it, particularly whether we should use it in Honeycomb. I'd like to run |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | FableForge | 9/3/11 9:32 AM | This is incredibly frustrating. I have to use my wife's MyTouch phone whenever we're driving to a new places (and that means everywhere, since we're new in the city) because hers locks on GPS instantly while my N1 doesn't. I don't think she even has |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | skibrianski | 9/3/11 3:31 PM | Google hasn't been working on Android 2.x for a long time. They got Gingerbread out the door and have been working on 3.x and 4.0 since. The reason people are just seeing this problem now and perceiving it to be new is that carriers have taken so lon |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | mdvrdrmn | 9/3/11 11:35 PM | I have found my GPS problem for sure with my Nexus S and Android 2.3.4. Have tested extensivly with various GPS fix tools and various navigation applications. Nothing worked, low SNR values, constantly re-routing, loosing signal, long wait to get new |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | skibrianski | 9/12/11 2:45 AM | @mdvrdrmn it's not the hardware, it's android 2.3.x. If you read through this thread, there are plenty of other phones (in particular the Nexus One) whose GPS was just about perfect with android 2.2.x but does not perform nearly as well since the 2.3 |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | m.lec | 9/12/11 3:01 AM | Hi everyone, I read this : http://forums.miuiandroid.com/showthread.php?6058-Tutorial-for-Gingerbread-GPS-Fix They try to reuse GPS libraries from froyo with gingerbread. Maybe it will help you, I hope. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | camaro110 | 9/13/11 6:16 AM | My cousin was Havin navigation direction problem we figured out if we touched the red and white arrow at the top left of map it fixed his navi. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | m.lec | 9/14/11 10:11 AM | I install Cyanogenmod 7 on my Nexus S and now my GPS is working not perfectly but it's better. But GPStest shows an accuracy between 10 and 20 meters. :( I don't know if this is acceptable or not. When I'm using Navigation my position jumps around |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | b.tiru.naidu | 9/19/11 7:25 AM | The zip http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/passion/81304b2de707.signed-passion-GRI40-from-FRG83G.81304b2d.zip does not work for Nexus S. It fails during unpacking and verifying the zip. :-( |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Alan Ford | 9/24/11 3:05 AM | There is a new 2.3.6 update for the Nexus One: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/09/24/google-nexus-one-2-3-6-ota-grk39f-rolling-out-now-here-is-how-to-update-from-2-3-4-grj22-manually/ I couldn't test yet if it fixes the issue! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | b.tiru.naidu | 9/24/11 4:09 AM | But mine is Nexus S. Will it work too? I dont want to end up with a paper weight. :-P |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Alan Ford | 9/24/11 10:30 AM | I thought this thread is about the GPS issue on Nexus One devices!? The update i posted won't work for you because you will need an explicit Nexus S update. Back to the Nexus One 2.3.6 Update: After manually updating my device to 2.3.6 and reseting A |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Saan | 9/25/11 1:27 PM | @Alan Ford Same experience here. After update to 2.3.6 and reset AGPS through the app I got a constant lock! Finally Endomondo tracking is working again. Thanks for your solution. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | e30ernest | 9/25/11 9:57 PM | Is twthering working on 2.3.6? I heard it broke tethering, and its a more important feature for me than GPS. Thanks! |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Alan Ford | 9/26/11 12:26 AM | (WLAN) Tethering is still working on the Nexus One. Btw. the Nexus S had issues after a recent update and not the Nexus One. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | FableForge | 9/27/11 11:37 AM | I upgraded to 2.3.6 and for the last 2 hours I've been trying to get a GPS lock -no luck. I already tried reseting the AGPS data using the GPS Status app, that'd didn't help. This is a deal breaker for me -this is fundamentally not the phone I paid |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | dsantos80 | 9/30/11 8:51 AM | I have Samsung Galaxy S and it came with Froyo. GPS worked great. Earlier this week, I've upgraded to Gingerbread and the problems started to show. GPS lock only lasts about a minute or even less. I've tried to reset to factory defaults and it |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | fabianobonin | 10/6/11 6:21 PM | Yes, many are having the same problem. Even after 2.3.6. Do like me, buy an iPhone. Google is not commited to solve this bug. My N1 is now just a good night clock. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Jamini | 10/12/11 1:54 AM | Nexus S does not have a built in Compass! Had to download the same from Internet - fortunately there are plenty of them but they are kind of aimless with a deviation of 103 degree East appears on North-East - some kind of joke? I have been calibratin |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | e30ernest | 10/12/11 2:04 AM | Such battery performance means you have a misbehaving app somewhere. My Nexus S charges from 10%-97% in just a few hours and I can get 17 hours battery life with moderate usage, 8 hours with pretty heavy usage. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | DorkBot | 10/12/11 10:42 AM | I have a Nexus S, the GP3 works perfectly, the compas is as accurate as my wife's iPhone 4. My wife prefers to use my Nexus S for navigation when we are in the car, she prefers it over her iPhone 4. I get about 8 hours of battery life for heavy use |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Jamini | 10/12/11 9:55 PM | I have seen many times that I have a product with no problem whatsoever but others keep complaining about the same. Take the take the case of DV2000 laptop, it is working fine for the last 6 years, where as most of the dv2000 models had so many probl |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | e30ernest | 10/12/11 11:56 PM | I agree with you that manufacturers should address problems with their products. Your problem with battery life might not be a defect on the device though. A number of factors can affect your battery life: - Screen brightness- Are you using mobile |
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| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | keanoman | 10/26/11 5:57 AM | If it helps, what appeared to happen to me was this - updated to the latest firmware, tried Runkeeper, and got an instant GPS fix in the house. Then there was a Google Maps update, and since then it has not worked as well. I am therefore not sure tha |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Jamini | 10/26/11 6:13 AM | Can anyone help on how to store or keep record of movement in Nexus S? Place reply to jamini.padhi@gmail.com..thanks in advance. |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | bbbbbbbbbbbbbaaa | 10/27/11 7:58 PM | THe GPS on my Driod X started getting all the same issues as everyone with an update to Google Maps. 5.7 I think. GOogle, fix the problem. These are very expensive phones and to have the GPS barely work is a travesty. My Blackberry 8310 GPS work |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | skibrianski | 10/27/11 8:26 PM | My main problem (domestic use in the USA) seems to have been fixed quite some time ago, but a week ago I spent some time in the Bahamas, and all of a sudden everything was broken. My phone couldn't get a GPS fix after 45 minutes in the sun while I wa |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | boubalos | 11/14/11 9:14 PM | I am using 2.3.6 i9023 NS, the GPS signal is not good. I could never found a satellite, and almost gave up. Luckily, I found it is the phone protection case that greatly reduce the signal. After I remove the case, the phone can catch 4-7 satellite |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Fgmotorsports | 11/22/11 2:56 PM | Samsung Epic 4G here. Gingerbread update and my GPS locks up as well. I have to power down the phone and restart it to get my GPS to work for a little while longer. Yesterday while driving to down town Los Angeles the phone showed me about 20 mil |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Pithecanthropus | 3/8/12 11:16 AM | When you attempt to navigate, do all of you see the message on bottom of your screens, "Searching for GPS", and on top "Follow the route"? On my device GPS appears to work, either standalone or in Google Maps; i.e., I can tap the icon to find my loc |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Pithecanthropus | 3/13/12 2:58 PM | Joining the pile-on. I'm having the same issue as everyone else. Like many others, I believed it was due to my flashing a custom ROM (CyanogenMod 7), which happens to be Gingerbread-based, and prior to that I'd been on Froyo. Since I last posted he |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Pithecanthropus | 3/18/12 4:42 PM | That "simple setting" I mentioned is Location And Security-->GPS Privacy Setting*. The setting should be "Location On"; now that I finally figured this out the navigation function on my phone is working just fine. The other setting is "E911 Only"-- |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | Benke Sweden | 3/19/12 4:12 PM | PLEASE GOOGLE! I am a (until now) very proud owner of a Google Nexus One, currently running Android 2.3.6. Ever since the update to 2.3, my GPS has been working extremely erratically, and some apps haven't been able to access it at all. Lately, it do |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | milandt.dk | 6/5/12 6:21 PM | I have the same problem, and have Nexus One w/ Android 2.3.6. Please fix the problem. Resetting GPS-A info didn't help. - Dennis |
| Re: GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update | adchrom | 6/6/12 8:55 AM | Nexus One, still having the same problem, can't use gps in any app, very frustrating. Apps don't even seem to be able to request an approximate location from wireless towers. |