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[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
Yes you can :p

Mine was rooted too. I followed guides found on XDA to re-install RUU... .exe and voilà, send it bask to repair :cool: but I wish you good luck :D
[HTC One X] danjamand:
I was also experiencing the GPS issues mentioned in this thread. I put my stock image back on and re locked the bootloader.

It appears that these steps were enough. I got a brand new replacement phone back from Vodafone AU (on HTC's instructions) 3 days after I dropped it off. They didn't even mention the re-locked bootloader. The guy at the shop said that exchanges only happen that quickly if there is a standing arrangement with HTC.

So possibly they have woken up to the fact that there is a issue and are just replacing the faulty handsets? It might be time for you guys that are holding off to try and get it repaired. I certainly are extremely happy with the resolution.
[HTC One X] Zorge.R:
GPS is unusable, randomly connect/disconnect, only 1 or 2 sattelite find. HTC - Holy The Crap.
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
Agreed

-----> Send it to repair, and post a link to this thread :D
[HTC One X] Zorge.R:
i haven't warranty. I had to take the galaxy s3.
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
Fix gps solved / wifi and signal

Hello to all.

Yesterday i just find how to fix the problem with GPS (signal and lock to satelites,and bouncing thru all map)

-to fix just fallow my steps and your problems will be fix.

1: open your phone to reveal what is inside

2: pull up those connectors shown in photo

3: close back

4: everifing is fix

THIS WORKS BECOUSE AFTER THAT THE CONNECTOR APLY MORE PRESURE TO ANTENA AND NOW THE CIRCUIT IS COMPLETE

Hope this will fix all your problem with GPS, WIFI, Signal

PLEASE GIVE CREDIT FOR THAT!!

PS tomorow i will make a tutorial with this
[HTC One X] id0:
No way man!! it can't be the real solution.. ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
Yesterday i fix my gps and wifi problem just doing what are just say in my tutorial post
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
could you be more specific ?

how did you found this ? (I wish you are right)
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
This whos simple. I whos having problem and with wifi, and with gps(wifi not a good signal,and gps verry hard to find sattelits and to lock on them)

For wifi i found the fix on de internet(hardware problem) but no solution real to fix GPS. After i see is no fix for my gps problem,i decide to fix only wifi and to see what i do next for gps.

Yesterday i open my phone,and i see the connectors for wifi, but i see more 4 and becouse i m courios i decide to find for what they are. I see thei have the same like on wifi (connect to a antena) and i decide to make the same and with thouse 4 connectors.

After i close my phone i whos stonned to see all my problems (wifi,and GPS) are disapeard/fix.

Sow this is working for me.

I will attach a few screen shots with GPS test results after i fix the antena.

I will mentioned the sky was clowdly and it was raining
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
( I Was, This was, the sky was ... ) :o

I still do not understand what you did to GPS connectors !?

( but my cas is slightly different, I have

many

satellites, but reception is jumpy )
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
Sorry for my english but i live in romania

It is a post in thread no 45 link here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1594281&page=45

I just pul out a little more then is from factory(i make with 0.5-1 mm bigger the distance from connector to the main board of the phone,sow before the the space betwin top of connector and main board was 1.5 mm,now is 2-2.5 mm.That means now connector aply more presure to the spot where touch the gps antena)

It-s simple and effiency

PS tomorow i will make a tutorial and i will posted on u tube to see everyone how to fix this enoing problem

I make a picture more clear with connectors
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
Back with tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfH48nbCFE4&feature=plcp
[HTC One X] artymarty:
It could be true.. An antenna problem.

I had the GPS problem from about the third day of owning my HOX. THEN about 3 months later the WIFI problem appeared. I sent it back to HTC.

It arrived back, no hardware had been changed as far as I could tell - same IEMI, same SN...

I could tell the phone had been opened as when they put it back together they left a little glue showing in one spot between the screen and the case which rubbed off... WiFi and GPS now works flawlessly.

A week later the phone has developed another issue and needs to go back, however the GPS and WIFI was fixed by I assume the antenna support pads being installed.

:)

EDIT: Actually, just found that they replaced the mainboard, however that is also "replacing the pins" in effect.... sooooo
[HTC One X] JasonTama:
I had wifi hardware problem -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1688538. I solved the problem with a lot of work and an aluminium foil. But during the process of opening the case i somehow broke one of the pin that gabrielvl indicate as gps antenna. During this period with only one pin working i had really bad GPS connection and rarely i was able to fix the satellites and get a position. I opened the case again and soldered back the missing pin. Now my GPS works pretty good.

So, my 2 cents, this is the same kind of problem of bad connections between pins and antenna similar to the wifi problem

If you are brave enough try the same workaround indicated in wifi hardware problem thread. Keep in mind that the solution is not simple, and a bad working gps HOX is a lot better than a broke HOX.
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
Finally HTC agreed to exchange mine ... but it can take up to 4 weeks ...
[HTC One X] lovelino:
Hallo,

I'm on a Vodafone brandet hox. I had the same GPS-fault. I updated

my phone to buildnumber 2.17.161.4 two days ago. I performed a factory-

reset before i started the update and after the update and now the GPS

works fine. No signallost or positionhopping. It seams the bug is fixed

and it is a softwareproblem not a hardwareproblem.
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
That´s an old build :cool:

Latest is 2.17.401.2 , so it is not software related.
[HTC One X] omar302:
2.17.161.4 is the latest for his region/carrier.
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
If this was not a hardware problem,why after i made this my GPS work just fine? I try all software original firmware,custom rom and only after i make what i say it works.

You will see in time i m right
[HTC One X] _deleted_:
I cannot confirm fully, however I believe some devices came with radio/GPS defects, some, however were indeed software related. Just like mine, before I updated my device to the latest release & radio... My GPS was jumpy, unstable and unusable really. Until I updated and now it's flawless.

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One X] lovelino:
Hallo,

i think my way is not a solution for everyone. But if it works, and for me actually it does, it is the better choice as dismount your phone(you loose your warrentry) or to send your phone to the servicecenter for a long time. Give it a try. You can't loose. If it doesn't work, use the other options.

PS: gabrielvl I hope you will be wrong with your last sentence and the gps-fault will never come back for me.
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
Try to see if u use gps tracks if signal still apeear to be stabble.
[HTC One X] superjan007:
GABRIELVL's IDEA WORKS

Hi All,

I had the same problem with my One X:

- Poor GPS reception

- only few satellites in sight even after "fushing" all old A-GPS data

I did what gabrielvl suggested:

- open phone (tricky, my phone now has some scratches...)

- push up the little connectors on the main board the push against the relevant antennas ones the phone is closed again (antennas are in the plastic back of the phone)

Now I have PERFECT GPS reception and I thing even the phone reception is better (I lifted all conntectors for phone, Wifi and GPS).

MANY THANKS GABRIELVL for the idea. Works great !! :) :)

Best regards from Bad Nauheim, Germany

Jan
[HTC One X] monkeytennis:
I ended up find my compass issues were a hint to a sensor fail. I had the grav, mag, and most other sensors fail, sent it in for repair and got the newer motherboard version and all issues solved. Yey!
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
Lucky you, mine went again on repair ( 3rd time) 2 weeks ago. ..

sent from my device
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
Best regards from Romania :) , I m glad that help u 2.
[HTC One X] Kermagod:
I had given up hope on my GPS, but didn't want to send off my One X due to root and custom ROM.

Gabrielvl, your fix has worked perfectly. Thanks a lot.
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
Wellcome. I wander if HTC know what is the fix for gps problem,becouse i see many people who send phone in waranty and it come back with no fix.
[HTC One X] Kermagod:
Maybe you should start your own thread stating the fix.

It may help a lot of people. (As long as they're not scared to open the phone).
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
HTC does not care ! Believe me, I tried to make them reading this thread, NO LUCK !
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
I just make what you have say a new thread , this is the link.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32620075#post32620075

I hope this will help .
[HTC One X] PowerxXx:
absolutely !
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
I think they want to keep this problems to buy new HTC ONE X+ :)

I hope they fix this problem for this devices ...
[HTC One X] shadyba:
Gps bouncing fixed when turning off wifi !

My gps was bouncing all the time but especially when the car is not moving,

I tryed everything and the I discovered that turning off the wifi fixes the problem...

Any one had the same issue ? Any perminant solutions to this ?

Thanks
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
Here is solution for you

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32635777#post32635777

Solution for your problem here.
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
Incredible :eek: after 2 (non)repair, I get a replacement.

Could you believe GPS is now ok ....... BUT ... now WiFi reception is Poor (This is known issue on HOX )

So device must be send back to repair ... to this incapable, incompetent, inefficient company called Dynalogic.
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
I almost fall down from my chair :)) . Try to fix by your self and stop ask for suport from htc :)
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
I'd like but i have no tools to open it.

sent from my device
[HTC One X] Rusty!:
The only tools needed are your fingers.
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
really? cause videos seen on YouTube show tools. or very very strong nails ;)
[HTC One X] Rusty!:
Yep, I got mine off without tools.
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
with nails ? i just broke mine trying . ..
[HTC One X] Thronesmasher:
thanks for this, dude!

I've fixed my wifi this way before, but I was convinced the wanky gps was a software issue

today I decided to try and fix it your way, and see my results below

before I had fast gps fix, but the arrow was walking all over the place

turning off wifi while navigating helped things a bit, but did not fix it entirely

My Tracks report

I opened up my One X and inspected the 2 gps connectors, as you can see on the pic below, the connectors are slightly bend down:

I applied some solder to the 2 gps connectors, and voila, 5 minutes later, same test spot:

:victory:
[HTC One X] ChefChaudart:
happy for you, but how the hell do you

open

this phone ?
[HTC One X] Thronesmasher:
check out my post on the wifi issue

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30247979&postcount=2606
[HTC One X] mando508:
Yesterday i've spotted that my signal is weaker and i've opened one x and.... i've broken one connector... is it fixable with soldering tool or whatever you call it? Damn...
[HTC One X] tasos12:
Strangely enough my GPS is working fine.The signal is strong and its lightening fast.It locks sat's within 3 to 5 seconds.Coming from Desire S where I was using Gps fix up to "wake up" the Gps I have to say I am impressed with HOX in this area.

My HOX is HT25W.Try the app Gps fix...
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
Just soldering with a wire like in the wifi fix and you will fix problem with connector broken.

Here is the link http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28545582&postcount=1960

But u must make this for gps connector.

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Is a good thing becouse my fix for gps problem is working for all.

Gladd this help you 2
[HTC One X] OysterCatcheRR:
It is an HT24 - assuming that is what you were asking??
[HTC One X] gonzo99:
Hmm, I'm not so convinced that its a hardware fault now, at least in my case.

Went out today with someone else driving, so I did some testing. En route to lunch, it was all over the place, compared to my Desire Z - Regularly only locking onto 1-2 satellites and hence all over the place, with the heading on the compass in GPS test reversing 180. Stopped for lunch I clocked our table doing 326mph....

As a last thing before ringing T-Mobile, I reset all data and tried it with nothing installed - it seemed a lot better. However, a few miles up the road, it started all over the place again.

I then tried using Locations in Airplane mode, and it seemed to be back to reliable again.

My theory is that somehow the agps is mucking it up - as soon as the agps is allowed to kick in, it seems to lose reliability again, but my tests today suggest that the actual hardware chip can lock on.

Can anyone who has a fully working gps (ideally in the UK) post their gps.conf to

compare the settings?

Does anyone know where the agps data is stored? presumably there is a cache file somewhere? I'm wondering if doing the clear aGPS request from GPS Test isn't fully clearing it out, or perhaps that its somehow downloading the wrong data?

I did read a post somewhere recently where someone found improvement by blocking the aGPS update using a software firewall but that needs root of course and I don't want to unlock the bootloader if this is going to have to be returned.

If I run the test titled aGPS in HTCs diagnosis tester it passes, but I think that is really only testing Google's location finder, which is not technically aGPS as I understand it.

Since everything else about this phone is perfect, I'd prefer not to run the risk of getting a duff one if I return it for this, but at the moment the GPS is unusable in everyday use.
[HTC One X] hetalmp:
Where is HTC diagnostics tester. I'm still having no luck getting anything reasonable out of the GPS on my phone.

Has anyone else managed to resolve the GPS issues
[HTC One X] animaleyes76:
I'd tend to agree with this. My GPS on AGPS is a nightmare (even after clearing using GPS Test) but GPS on (no data) is superb and locks many satellites in seconds,
[HTC One X] meetheed:
Im using the one x in the Uk with this problem. Unfortunatally i rooted before i noticed the issue. Very poor gps and often clocking me in at a few hundred mph.
[HTC One X] shashankhr:
Different problems, similar effect

Looks like I had a similar problem. The blue arrow would keep going round in circles, completely unable to decide which way I'm facing. The location was fine. After some digging with diagnostic apps (like android sensor box), I figured this was due to the gravity sensor reporting crazy values. The accelerometer was fine (yeah, there are two different sensors) I've handed mine in at the service centre and am expecting a DoA tomorrow, although its well past fifteen days since I bought it. Hoping the replacement doesn't have more issues!

For those who would like to know, it was a Panasonic sensor.
[HTC One X] gonzo99:
In the end I've ordered a replacement with T-Mobile.

Very good customer service from them I'm glad to say - though apparently they are totally out of stock of HOXs because they have had 'hundreds of returns'.

They are expecting new stock soon, so hopefully that will be from a better batch....time will tell.

I even got a rant out of the service guy saying that manufacturers don't bother testing their phones any more - just let us early adopters do it ;)

Anyway, he said they'd keep changing it until I got a perfect one if necessary, so makes me feel a little better :)

p.s. I wouldn't worry if you've rooted - the first one i sent back for yellow spots was rooted but it doesn't appear that T-Mobile even check - just swap on the doorstep.

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Dial *#*#3424#*#* into the phone dialler and it should pop up. Some useful tests in there, including battery, etc.
[HTC One X] p2nv:
I have the same issue
[HTC One X] hetalmp:
HTC agps test passes with flying colours . Just GPS lock is a bit weird. Sometimes looks okay like when driving, but when using it for waking navigation that's when you notice how bad it is.
[HTC One X] moshe22:
This is similar to the G2x which coincidentally also had a tegra SoC, it was a tegra 2 though.

If I had to buy a phone I think I wouldn't buy one with tegra SoC because I use gps so much.

Part of this is because I tried soooo many things when I had my G2x to get the gps working but was never reliable.

Isn't the gps integrated within the SoC? Could this be the issue?

Qualcomm SoC never seem to have gps issues.
[HTC One X] OysterCatcheRR:
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! My replacement One X has got a dodgy compass too :(

Seriously this is such a pain! I NEED GPS to work properly as I actually use my phone a lot when I cycle or go hiking - and it just doesn't.

I guess I have to get a SECOND replacement, which will probably have the same problem, spend two days breaking it in properly before the gps issue rears its ugly head again and I decide to say f*** it and put up with the disgusting looking S3 with its horrible screen.

NOOOO HTC NOOOOOO! I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU DAMNIT!
[HTC One X] phoniclynx:
I'm having rather similar problems however I can't seem to get ANY gps signals what so ever. I'm more beginning to think this is a hardware fault? Could I be wrong?

I've posted here too: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25929056
[HTC One X] hetalmp:
For some reason my GPS has started to behave and locking onto satellites straight away. Don't think I did anything special apart from clearing agps, restarting and next day it was working perfectly.
[HTC One X] phoniclynx:
I wish that worked for me :(.. I've done that countless times... I see occasionally a sattelite come up for 0.025 of a second... then dissapear again. Left it on over night a few times and got nothing too.
[HTC One X] hetalmp:
Are you checking it with clear sight of the sky if you are leaving it on overnight it won't help as you are indoors
[HTC One X] phoniclynx:
hehe I'm not stupid :P Even indoors you can pick up sattelites.. this isn't picking up anything at all. I've got my work phone here with the same setup (but as a stock wildfire) and it picks them up straight away.

I've even taken an hours long drive to see if it comes up.. no luck there either.
[HTC One X] DarkDvr:
Just tested compass on my HOX in GMaps - it's the best and most responsive compass I had. And I was inside my apartment. Shows precisely where I'm pointing.
[HTC One X] NineToTheSky:
I have just spoken to HTC, and they say the issue will be corrected in the 1.29.401.11 update which be available in the UK in a few days.
[HTC One X] gonzo99:
Unless you're on a branded device of course :(

I'm not so sure that it's software though.

Just returned one on T-Mobile for having unusable GPS. Received the new one today, which seems to work perfectly (so far..)

Both were HT24 running 1.28, which would point to some of the problems at least being hardware related - or possibly antennae issues / shielding failures on some due to build quality issues.

Will see if mine continues to work as well, but the difference was chalk and cheese, so I'd advise anyone with serious issues to try and get a replacement while they can.
[HTC One X] TobiS87:
I just got my HOX today and tested GPS Performance right away because i was aware of the issue. I updated to 1.29.401.11 before and I can just say that I have that issue as well. So the SW-Update doesnt seem to fix it. I will do further testing but I dont have much hope. Gonna contact HTC on monday and see what they have to say to that issue. Dont want to send my phone right back. :( So I hope its a SW-Issue.
[HTC One X] Fornowagain:
My GPS is worse on 1.29.401.11 if anything. Useless.
[HTC One X] NineToTheSky:
Oh dear.

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I thought that update wasn't available here yet.
[HTC One X] Fornowagain:
There is an official HTC RUU if you don't want to wait.
[HTC One X] Rastasia:
I have fix thé compass going crazy with GPS status from thé market
[HTC One X] NineToTheSky:
I now have the update, and my GPS is no better.
[HTC One X] AngelDeath:
If anyone is willing to try something, I read all the replies to this thread, and, if anyone is willing to try a couple of things, unfortunately my phone wont be here until Wed, so I cannot test this myself, or even know if I will have the same issue as you guys, but here are two things to try:

1) Compass: for the people who have compass issues, please do the following, and I know it might sound stupid, but just do it: Hold you phone in the upright position in your hand, run GPS status (Free on market), once running, doesnt matter if you have a lock or not, turn the phone clockwise three times with the screen facing you, then flip the phone front to back (meaning when you flip the phone and the back is facing you, its upside down). When I say 3 times I mean one full revolution is considered 1. Check you compass.

2) GPS, under my signature, you will see a link for GPS Fixation, choose your location or region, or closest region, and do not flash the zip file as this was made for older versions of android, but extract the gps.conf file and copy it to the system/etc folder, MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT FILE JUST INCASE, after copying it reboot the phone. After rebooting, re-run gps status, clear the agps data and re-download it, and stand by a window and see if it locks, and if its erratic.

Again I do not have the phone yet so I cannot test anything until Wed, so if anyone wants to help me out and test this and get back to me it would at least give me a head start.

Also as someone mentioned, if you have ANY case on your phone remove it when doing this test, any casing, even rubber is known to interfere with the gps signal. Ril/Radio also is a major factor in erratic gps behavior.
[HTC One X] piotrek_l:
please turn off WiFi, and GSP will work like should be :)
[HTC One X] distortedloop:
Replaced gps.conf with yours. Rebooted phone.

GPS still horribly erratic. Just recorded me walking at a speed of 20mph for a distance of .25 miles despite the phone standing perfectly sitting on a table in the backyard.
[HTC One X] AngelDeath:
Thanks distortedloop,

My phone comes tomorrow at 10:30 am, I will be able to look at it til probably noon after my doctor appt, but will check mine and see what my results are.

Were the lock times any faster with my conf opposed to the original? And is your compass erratic like others? And if so did the rotating of the phone make it any better?
[HTC One X] TobiS87:
Just calibrating the compass and renewing the aGPS files did it for me. Locks on in like 2 secs and stays accurate. (not jumping around like before) So I guess the jumping is a sw error but not sure...
[HTC One X] distortedloop:
Lock times never really an issue for my phone, just the accuracy of the lock. I'd tried so many other people's modded gps.conf files from here that they all kind of blur. Yours did lock up quickly, just not sure how it compared to others.

One thing I've noticed with GPS Status app is that it will lock 5-9 satellites for a few seconds, then drop to 0 locked. Very flakey.

No compass problems here. Works great.

You're in the US, but you're getting the Tegra based international HOX? I don't know if the AT&T variant has the issues like the international phone does for so many.