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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Samsuck:
Hopefully this isn't a pain for anyone, but could one of you fine European gentlemen with Nexus' do me a favor?

Go outside, download GPS STATUS & Toolbox (I want to see accuracy of Meters, not feet) and post a screenshot.

Outside of my house, my Samsung Droid Charge will NEVER lock below 5 meters, while my Thunderbolt and Incredible with lock to 1 or 2.

You may ask, what's the big deal?

Well, it's the difference between Google Maps knowing I'm at my house, or my neighbors.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chill8:
Can anyone please test if the GPS is usable when data network(HSPA) is disabled, like in Flight Mode with GPS enabled?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mezzyg:
I can only get it to 5meters
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Samsuck:
Swear to god? Sigh.

I've never seen a Samsung phone lock it's GPS under 5 meters. Then again i've never had a GS2.

That is disappointing.

Accuracy is a big thing to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mezzyg:
I'll try again tomorrow for u dude, it locks super quick which is pretty good for me
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Samsuck:
I guess if it locks really quickly I can be satisfied with that. I honestly feel that there is something wrong with Samsung's GPS chips and rather than trying to fix it, they added a barometer to help
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jp2000:
I second this.

And if you have a Nexus S, can you please compare your results.

I'm curious if new gps chip and/or barometer speeds it up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luffyp:
I think 5m is just about the best you can get from a smartphone GPS. My dedicated GPS unit (Garmin) can lock at best at 3m in open area. So 5m is very good for smartphone GPS in my opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeepoUK:
Bugger, I only seen this thread after posting my own.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1360278

The best my nexus can give me is 4700 metres........

Here is the OP:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Un Loko:
4700 meter seems like it is not using GPS, just the network localization. Maybe you'll have to ask for another nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Pull out an HTC Android device and put it side by side to the Nexus.

I've tested an HTC Thunderbolt, HTC Droid Incredible, HTC Incredible S, and an LG Optimus V in my backyard.

Every single device has gotten a lock UNDER 5 meters. With the Incredible and Optimus getting as close as 1 meter.

My Droid Charge, friends Epic 4g, and another friend's Infuse 4g can NEVER and i mean NEVER get a lock under 5 meters and I'm concerned this is an issue with Samsung.

If any Europeans can prove me wrong, PLEASE show me that your Nexus locked under 5 meters
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SquareBare:
The vibrant and all the original Galaxy S2 variants all had very poor GPS. The vibrant would sometimes take 5 mins to lock before samsung patched it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TonyHoyle:
Consumer GPS just isn't that accurate.. it's an approximation and you can get pretty close if you have lots of satellites visible (around 15-20m). To get closer you use DGPS - no idea if android does.. presumably it does something to be claiming 5m.

Of course your phone can't know it's accurate down to 5m - if it knew that it could correct its position to 0m! It's just saying 'based on the amount of information I have, I'm probably within 5m'.

That's why GPS on satnavs locks to roads (you can see this if you drive off-road with one) - they'll get positions that vary by several metres and positioning you actually on the road is the most sensible thing to do.

If you care that much about being accurate for a few thousand quid there's commercial GPS that can be accurate at the centimetre level.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Emama:
I would like to say that the Vibrant had never been "patched"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] htc6500uk:
How many sats does the Nexus see?

The only mention I have seen is the picture on the first page of this thread which shows 12 visible and 9 in use.

I was wondering if the Nexus uses both the American GPS and the Russian Glonass systems concurrently like the Galaxy Note. The picture below is a screencap from the Galaxy Note in Europe.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
15 feet amounts to 4.57200 meters. Which GPS Status and Toolbox will probably say 5 meters. You see what I'm trying to say here? Samsung phones are rare to ever lock below 5 meters

Yes, I can purchase a real GPS, and while I have one. My main gripe is the fact that at my home, the difference between the accuracy is that at 5 meters, my phone tells me I'm at my neighbors house, at 2-3, it says I'm at my own.

Sounds like I'm being picky right? Well , what if you get lost and you send your address to your friend?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeepoUK:
Here is my Nexus, and my main problem:

Taken while indoors in a normal house, not a bomb shelter........

EDIT: I can't post images or links......but I used the same app as above, GPS test, and got 0 satellites.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wilbur-force:
erm .... isnt 'indoors' the main problem here ? it will use the local masts to get a rough idea of where you are ........... unless im well out of date they need some sky to work ......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
If those phones told you that they're lying. 3M is about the smallest reasonable CEP a consumer device can achieve. Phones are really unlikely to hit that - GPS is only an afterthought on phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeepoUK:
You are correct. But outside is the same. And WiFi does not seem to make fix it.....I shall try again tomorrow, I give up for the night!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] htc6500uk:
The displayed accuracy is due to the granularity of the data. I have been old that the lowest figure Android supplies is 5 metres but I know from using mine that the actual point when zoomed in on a map appears to be plotted with better accuracy. Maybe one should consider "5 Metres" as "Anything between spot on and 5 metres"!.

As a matter of interest, I have also read that the GPS chips used in "Civilian" products will not work over 500 mph to prevent their use in home brew guided missiles! This could be an "urban myth" but seems reasonable.

On the subject of "indoors", my Note regularly locks to GPS in a room on the ground floor of my house sitting in its dock next to a PC!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
From what I've been dealing with my Vibrant gps since launch, the Nexus sounds like an improvement. Gps got worse with CyanogenMod 7.1 running on this phone even with all the fixes. Then again it was never accurate to begin with. The Vibrant gps is a pos. Now all I have to do is wait for my shipment to arrive.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
any more screenshots of GPS for the gnex?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s.m.knipe:
Side by side my HTC and Moto devices get down to reported accuracy of 6 feet using the same satellites. Samsung is always more than twice that.

The real annoyance for me is if I create a geo-location check-in point (for example today for the family Thanksgiving get together) accuracy of 5+ meters will mean the "guests" would have to search for the check-in point instead it of popping up auto-magically from proximity.

The other annoyance is use of "my tracks" to record runs and such. The recorded track bounces all over the place, back and forth across the road, and adds a ton of extra distance that was never ran. My Atrix has been awesome when it comes to recording tracks, the craptivate... not so much. Here's to hoping (against hope, apparently) that the sensor is much improved from the original Galaxy S line.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phillipm:
Here is my GPS screenshot
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] animaleyes76:
Have to agree.. My HTC Sensation is always MUCH more accurate and it gets a FAR better signal indoors.. In fact my Nexus is yet to achieve a GPS signal indoors. Very poor.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jpasint:
Just curious, how do you get a GPS signal indoors? Are you near windows?

Cause from what I know, you are no more likely to get a satellite signal indoors on GPS then you are to get a signal for Directv or Dish Network with a dish mounted in your house.

Granted GPS is far less susceptible to clouds and such but its impossible to get a decent signal from more than one or two GPS satellites indoors and that's if you are near a window. One or two GPS satellites does not constitute an accurate signal in my mind.

With A-GPS you can do decent indoors if you can get a couple of GPS satellites.

Just my experience.

Joe
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jp2000:
Accuracy aside, can someone share how long the actual fix takes in Airplane mode?

If barometer on the GN helps it lock faster, that's more important to me than a few feet of accuracy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WhiterThanWhite:
Strange that people here have had bad experiences with Samsung GPS. My Omnia HD was the best GPS performer I've ever seen. But that's probably because Samsung included an application which downloads the current position of satellites and then makes calculations based on this data for the next seven days for a virtually instant GPS lock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Metzenw:
5 Meters tells you your at your neighbors house? Is he in the next room? 5 meters is about 15 feet, about the average length of a car. Good enough accuracy for a Phone. Alot of people forget that a device that can do everything, isn't going to do it very well. My standalone GPS module that I hook my Vibrant up too gets 15 feet at best. And its never steered me wrong.

So the reports in this thread sound Great, and very encouraging for me when I get the chance to buy the Galaxy Nexus. Fast locking GPS, with good accuracy is Sweet!

And Yes, you ARE being Picky.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
Thanks for all the responses. Based on what I am hearing, I think I can be confident with the GPS on this phone. Just hope it's on par with the RAZR. RAZR is best phone GPS I have ever used.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lorddart:
Yeah plus correct me if I am wrong if it is accurate to 5m isn't that diameter with you in center so... Only 2.5 meters radius out from you. Also the lack of accuracy with my tracks may not be related to the meters accuracy as much as it is to just crappy gps that can't smoothly determine movement. Just a guess cause yeah I'm thinking if a phone is giving you 1m accuracy its an estimate and is not probably true. I could be wrong though...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
Please don't compare anything to the Captivate. That whole line had non-functioning GPS. I learned my lesson with AT&T, Samsung and that phone. If a feature that I rely on doesn't work out of the box the phone goes back. No promises, denials, etc will work next time. I can't believe they got away with not replacing every phone.

When it comes down to it the phones can tell you whatever number they want. 6ft is unreasonable accuracy for a phone and not accurate. (Unless they've done what I mention below.)

The "accuracy" number that you see is basically like me telling you, "I think there's a 90% chance you're within a certain radius". The phone might happen to be spot on or it could be off. That's just how GPS works. For consumer GPS units claiming what appears to be a better accuracy number they might just reduce their confidence level. It's like the whole signal bars nonsense that people used to compare phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tjtj4444:
It is really sad that even here at XDA people think that comparing the reported accuracy from the GPS is a way of comparing the performance of a GPS.

The reported accuracy is from the GPS-chip/driver itself and is just an estimated value.

How to calculate this is not standardized, so you cannot compare different phones by this estimation.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s.m.knipe:
I agree, a recall was definitely necessary.

I think confidence intervals should be reported with any statistic, this accuracy value included. But it is not, and I don't know that the broadcom chip Samsung uses even records that from its algorithm.

I know consumer devices are not supposed to be that accurate, but the moto and HTC devices are. It isn't just the reported value, they track/follow in real time as an illustration of the 2m accuracy. I think polling frequency plays a big part of that... hopefully my GN performs better...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s.m.knipe:
Partially correct, the 5m accuracy circle is the radius of the circle (10m diameter) (at least this is how we treat our high sensitivity ones we use in Archaeology), but the origin (center of the circle) is not the device, but rather where the device thinks it is. The accuracy is a statistic saying that the is a 95% (or whatever) chance that you are actually within that distance from where the device says you are (origin of the circle)...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] herbert1:
I've seen somewhere that habitually in NMEA:

- GPS sat ids are normally in range 1-32.

- SBAS (WAAS/EGNOS) satellites are in range 33-64

- Glonass satellites are in range 64-96

So here 9 GPS satellites are in view and 8 from the Glonass constellation: the Galaxy Note is doing quite well :)

Do you know which GPS chip is in the Galaxy Nexus ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] case0:
I fail to see how 5m difference is going to be any kind of issue in this situation..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wilkinator87:
This is pretty ridiculous, since 5 meters is about 16 feet.. If someone is using a phone as GPS to find your house they already have your address and once they get that close they just look for the house, if they happen to be 16 feet away when they realize they passed it they turn around.. I could see if the GPS wouldnt lock better then say 50m but 5m is more then sufficient for day to day use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Manacit:
I'd hope if you're lost and calling a friend, you're waiting outside for him to come pick you up. In that case all you really need is the block or approximate street intersection, not an extremely accurate address.. 5m is more then accurate enough if you're lost and you need someone to come pick you up..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
Both the RAZR and GNEX have barometers that assist the GPS so I'd day there is no difference either way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] herbert1:
I've Found on GPS Passion that Galaxy Nexus has a SiRFstarIV GSD4t GPS, so it's with SBASS but without GLONASS...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ves:
GPS is really weird on my phone. Suffering from no GPS signal at all when I'm inside (SGS2 didn't have this). After being outside for a while the GPS is pretty quick (have seen quicker). Trying out apps like GPS Status and GPS Test showed a decent result when outside, but as soon as I'm inside again... nothing
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Black Mirror:
GPS is unable to find my location at all on the Galaxy Nexus. I have to use the less accurate Wi-Fi and mobile network setting to find a location. GPS Test keeps crashing on the load screen. This is getting painful.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] saster2:
Too bad, I was hoping a radio firmware upgrade would enable GLONASS, since the Galaxy Note has it :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] herbert1:
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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Clivectmob:
fwiw, i've been deliberating over this gps issue for some time, as i'm thinking about getting a G Nexus, but good gps performance is vital to me as i use google maps for work. I had the chance of testing it out today in a shop, (assistant was trusting enough to let me download gps test and take it outside). As soon as i got outside, within a couple of seconds, it got a lock, and it settled down to a constant 5m lock just a few seconds after that. From what i have managed to ascertain from reading up on these issues on various fora, some devices are incapable of "reporting" the gps accuracy to external applications in a resolution greater than 5m. I noticed on my sgs2 for example that gps was only ever 5, 10, 15, ect. However, on various HTC, LG, and ZTE devices i've had, the resolution reported by the hardware tends to be higher, maybe around 1m resolution for example. This is probably down to individual drivers on different devices and is most likely not indicative of actual gps accuracy. I currently am slumming it with a sony ericsson xperia mini (actually a pretty good device for the price point) but it is capable of reporting its accuracy down to 3m, however, despite that, it's gps performance is rubbish, it cannot keep a lock, sometimes takes too long to get a lock, and is generally very unreliable. I've resorted to using an external bluetooth gps reciever to keep the reliability up. So, do not worry if you can't get a lock below 5m, it doesn't mean it is actually that bad necessarily :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] herbert1:
If good GPS is important for you, use the Note: it can use GPS and Glonass, so it has much more satellites to track and it has has an better accuracy (I mean real accuracy not alleged one...)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DooMMeeR:
uff I would be happy if my GPS would be working in a row, and not be as precise as my fat finger on a 1:100.000 map :P

it looses locking, bounces and is off track like no other device I owned before -.-

http://g.co/maps/apn3k
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KeithRVA:
Mine is weird, for the first few weeks after I got the phone in early Feb, the gps was terrible. For some reason it has been rock solid and fast ever since. I didn't change anything, it just went from rarely working to working perfectly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DooMMeeR:
I did another trial: I do not like the result of it: http://g.co/maps/84yxf

Can anyone else try to record a trail with My Tracks? and post the result?!?
[HTC Sensation] ToddeSwe:
Hi!

Yes this is for real :)

I have ONE of my contacts (what i think is) Skype NUMBER, not her name just the number and i have 26 of them. Non of them are editable or erasable.

When i'm trying to text her i just get this number to text to. I can't add a picture to it, i can't remove it i can't do nothing to it... What has happened?

I'm getting crazy here, please help :)
[HTC Sensation] longer83:
I think that might help:

- go to your list of contacts

- press Menu button, then choose View

- uncheck Facebook contacts to be visible on your contact list

Let know if it helped.
[HTC Sensation] ToddeSwe:
Yes, now I don't have see the number in my contacts. But, when texting the contact still gives me this number and no contact pic. :)
[HTC Sensation] longer83:
I don't have stock rom on my Sensation right now but I'm guessing that you need to unsync Facebook contacts.

Try to go to Settings, then Accounts & Sync, find Facebook account, then uncheck Sync contacts (or in more extreme way - delete Facebook account from your mobile). I hope this will help you this time.
[HTC Sensation] ToddeSwe:
Hi, I did remove this contact of mine, restarted the device and added a new post for this contact and now is everything back to normal. :)

Thank you for the idea.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] saigetshu:
Hi. I want to share about tutorial how to mod Xperia Active Launcher. Check this, original thread. credits to him. . . :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1325108
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] hanxgen3:
Photo Widget not working..

I've tried several times.. photo widget not working on my rom.. I'm running gingercruzt by nims11.. could you make it work for gingercruzt default launcher??
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] nims11:
You mean this?

Needs lots thing except only app

You can find it in next update in some days:)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] hanxgen3:
yeah nims11.. I'm waiting your next update on gingercruzt.. cool..
[HTC Incredible S] jonnyboy-behan:
I have searched countless threads and can't find an answer to this

I'm looking to find a Rom that can play back video in landscape mode I'm currently running the latest runny Rom both that and the tron sensation xl Rom can't play video back in fullscreen landscape same thing in the YouTube app its hugely frustrating

Is there a camera app I can flash and use or an incredible s Rom

Cheers
[HTC Incredible S] thakur90:
Is your auto rotate on?? Other than that I can't imagine what could be the problem... I use ehabfg's Rom... It plays fine... even miui...
[HTC Incredible S] jonnyboy-behan:
Ye auto rotate is on everything with video seems to only work in portrait dunno why?

I'll flash the Rom you are using now and see if it works thanks
[HTC Incredible S] santhoshpirate:
mine works perfectly with nik's Nik_IncredibleS_TriNiTy_SensationXL 2.0 rom ...

its strange ! check the g-sensor calibration..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] insestito:
Hi ! by mistake and installed a bootloader incompatible with my galaxy S, now will not start, no download mode, no recovery .... : (

Please help me
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] neoxyrel:
if your phone can't go into download mode, the only option is the USB Jig Method. This video will help you http://tinyurl.com/6wb9c5l

Click Thanks if my post helped you
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] insestito:
But this work 100% ??, the error is when i flashing other bootloader...

should work in this case ??

PS.: the link don't work
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] neoxyrel:
try this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdn5GoRjhn0 ...whatever you have done that caused your phone to be bricked, the only solution is the jig method or you could go to any service center...but if you can still go to download mode, then there is no problem...

Click Thanks if my post helped you
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ppeterpp:
Usb jig works 100% . Tested on galaxy s , s2 , ace, nexus s
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] neoxyrel:
you can also view this link http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/wiki/Unbrick and read other methods of unbricking your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] tkrued:
Used the mutilated USB cable jig and worked. You should try that.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] syntax_gosong:
Umm... guys... the thread was moved here.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] crk1995:
will this work on galaxy sl tooo..

and after getting an usb jig what to do
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] insestito:
Finally, the last week i send the phone to SAT...

When i go to the shop to take the phone, the shopgirl says I can not fix ...

When i arrives to my home... i try "Volume down + Home + Turn on, and the download mode appears !!!

:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fasst:
When trying to restore backup from CWM-recovery I get MD5 checksum error in 2 of 3 restores. The backups doesn't report any errors but restores stops because of MD5 error.

Every time I do a backup I have to check by restoring to verify that the backup is ok. Otherwise I can't trust the backup to be restorable.

This happens with backups/restores from either sdcard or ext_sd, no difference.

Anyone else experiencing this, and are there any solutions to solve it, or at least check the state of the backup without needing to restore it to check if it's restorable?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidphile:
In adb shell or in a terminal emulator, navigate to your backup folder

cd /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/name-of-your-backup/
md5sum *img > nandroid.md5

This code resolves md5 checksum errors. Now try to restore.

In case this fails,use advanced restore to restore each .img one by one
[General Questions and Answers] smokystu:
I hope someone can help me, as I'm beyond anything now.

I have just recently received a new Iconia 501 and downloaded Superuser and ProxyDroid so I can root it, as was explained in this forum somewhere to do.

Trouble is, when I click on Superuser nothing in there has anything in it to root it with, if it is meant to have anything or not I wouldn't have a clue.

Also, when I click on ProxyDroid it comes back at me "PLEASE ROOT YOUR DEVICE FIRST!!!"

This is getting a little frustrating to say the least, and am ready to think I will never be able to use wireless unless it is standard, as I'm trying to get it to use the wireless network at school but it doesn't even show up on my wireless list, hence all this root stuff I take it.

I have the Acer 501 with Android version 3.0.1 and Kernel 2.6.36.3.
[General Questions and Answers] leonkou:
You need to do what is described here:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1055354

The Superuser program is depended on rooted tablet and WILL NOT root the tablet.