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[HTC One X] jiwengang:
I agree. I think HTC One X has an unstable GPS .

I am not sure if it is hardware or software (i.e. OS)

I am using ATT HTC One X with updated firmware.

And this is speaking from real world usage. Which is after all what is important to us.

I used CoPilot and Google maps . Both experienced very unstable GPS signals i.e. every 30 mins there will be a drop. I had this tested twice on QEW high way, i.e. from Toronto - Niagara Falls. So it was clear sky

I had back-forth trips for 5 times on QEW. 2 out of which I used HTC-one x . the other 3 trips I used Galaxy Nexus.

For the trips using HOX, the GPS signal dropped quite often, every 30 mins or so and it takes long time to relock position, if anything at all.

While using GNex, there is no drop of GPS signal for the same route.

Any folks here proved it to be an OS issue or Hardware?

Thanks for any light on this.
[HTC One X] Laurentius26:
Navigon works perfect for me, it always brings me to my destination. :laugh:

No problem with GPS I ques, it brings me to the door. :cowboy:

Probably a hardware fault with your machine, return it for warrantee.

No need to open another 'yes no yes no yes no yes no' thread, only HTC can help you with the hardware fault, not XDA. :cyclops:

Some will agree with you while others don't, so simple !!! :cool:
[HTC One X] DJouneyt:
Hello, here attached are my stats with Airplane Mode Off, Serial - SH27J and Software - 2.17.401.2, white model. What do you think, is everything ok?
[HTC One X] knobbyhtccruise:
Mine is pants ... Utterly disgusted with HTC :mad: I've held off til September to give HTC a chance to resolve it, bought phone ... GPS all over the place AND no bl00dy Bluetooth voice dialing !

On top of that ... What's the point of taking it back for exchange : they nearly all seem to be like it : we got 2 me and the wife and the gps is the same, I can't tell her, she'll go ape, she's just spent 2 weeks getting it how she likes it :mad:

Miffed , very miffed
[HTC One X] knobbyhtccruise:
swapped it today at phones 4 u ... who were great by the way !

Still cr4p gps ... emailed htc, see what happens
[HTC One X] knobbyhtccruise:
Tried 3 different One x's toady from 2 different stores ... 3rd one seems ok !

time will tell MANY THANKS Phones 4 U, they've been great even though it was an HTC problem and not really theres:good:
[HTC One X] gabrielvl:
This is the solution to fix this problem (is a hardware problem,antena dont touch connectors ) Is a factory problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfH48nbCFE4
[HTC One X] knobbyhtccruise:
Very interesting Gabrielvl ... worth knowing if the fault comes back after the warranty runs out:good:
[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 yesterday. 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] Pimmr:
Thanks, I have succesfully fixed my Wifi already using this method so if this also fixes my GPS I will be a happy man!

Will try and let you know.
[HTC One X] ippoglosso:
For my experience,

GPS+WiFi on= conflict and wrong position

GPS+WIFI off= work perfect

Inviato dal mio HTC One X con Tapatalk 2
[HTC One X] knobbyhtccruise:
My GPS is spot on if the phone is in flight mode , must be the agps causing the wandering !
[HTC One X] Pimmr:
You sir, have saved my day... succesfully opened up my HOX, bent the GPS antennas upwards and now my GPS is no longer jumping around and I get an instant fix in any app.. I THINK I LOVE U!!
[HTC One X] Pimmr:
Today did a test with my Sportstracker app.

You can see that without doubt pulling up the antenna contacts with a tweezer as described in above youtube video definitely fixes the issue.

This is NOT a software problem.

See before and after image...

gabrielvl, thanks a million once more for pointing out this.
[HTC One X] s0x:
^ THIS

Had the same problem. Just had to turn the wifi-off and everything went ok.
[HTC One X] neuTrue:
It seems BOTH, a

software

AND

hardware

problem.

I had my GPS fluctuating so much that got me disappointed from One X after switching away from SGS3 (was using it since the release date).

Anyway, after the new update 2.17.* the fluctuating is almost none-existence, however some times , it tends to show my speed as (+/-)1 [km/h]. Which indicates a faulty hardware and even with a full lock! Compared to the past, the latest official update made my GPS useable,and again. Definitely a HARDWARE problem is co-existed with old radio software in the previous firmwares.

+1

Wanted to thanks him before, I think later better than never.
[HTC One X] waz000000:
Same here I took the plunge opened it up and lifted the contacts. Went from the worst gps I'd ever seen to spot on. Phone is perfect now
[HTC One X] knobbyhtccruise:
I agree it's a mixture of hardware and software faults ... I have genuinely gods honest truth gone through 5 one x's in a month , I stood outside phones4u and tried 3 new ' out of the box' one x's , showed the staff the wandering GPS and eventually the 4th phone was reasonable but Still poor.

I believe it's software though on mine as in flightmode; ie no agps, its solid !

Still love the phone though despite these problems and the fact my internal storage just dropped to 10 gig !.

Now on 5th phone ' top marks to phones4u ' they must be sick of me :)
[HTC One X] focusp:
Thanks for the link to the video! My phone wasn't seeing any satellites and having opened it and bent the connectors it works great.

I noticed that the connectors (mentioned in the video) are not sprung, which seems to be a design flaw. I think what has happened in my case is that my kids jump on my lap without giving me time to get the phone out of my pocket - so they sit on the phone in my pocket and squash it and thus the connectors inside get pressed down so they no longer make contact with the aerial.

A way to check if this is the reason your GPS is not working or erratic is to run GPS Status and squeeze the left side of the HTC One X by the USB connector. If the app shows more satellites then it is the contact with the aerial that is at fault.

There is a good video about opening the phone linked in the comments, but it doesn't show that you need to put tape on the power button and volume button to hold them in place before you start.
[HTC One X] jedreg:
Funny part is I followed similar approach to get 5th phone without gps issue (at last!). I followed different strategy though buying over the net from different sources; I found no pattern in s/n or branding to blame for screwed antenna contacts. My extra mile was getting into struggle with official service (regenersis in poland sucks!) and htc support line (typically useless for techies). I was so desperate I bought couple plectrums preparing to open the 5th device if faulty and fix it. I was so upset that such well designed piece of hardware was f*cked up with QA that I dedicated my blog entry -- http://amichalec.net/2012/10/htc-one-x-hardware
[HTC One X] Monacroc:
Thanks,worked a dream. "searching for satellites"

Hi and thanks Stuart0001, could not get a fix "searching for satellites" incessantly!!! cured in minitites with your advice to download 'GPS Status and Toolbox. don't know how!!! just ran it and it's fixed.Thanks !!!!
[Desire General] Vintos:
My digitizer(touchscreen) broke the other day, so i ordered one from ebay.

I ordered one with preassembled front housing+digitizer, because i didn't want to glue them my self and my front housing was in pretty bad shape.

Everything went fine and i didn't had any complication after the installation :D . The whole thing took me 2 hours so it is not so easy as assembling an oem pc but not far from it.

If anyone plans to do the same, you can ask me here anything about the process.
[Desire General] kotag82:
there is a good assembly plan, you may have a look here...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] john_semple:
Got myself a xperia play (sim free) from 650 to 250 who wouldn't at that price :p But anyway, I've unlocked the bootloader/rooted and so forth now I unsure what I should be doing next or what I should do with the phone. Anybody give me ideas? (other than the obvious use it) :p I a bit weary just now about installing custom roms and so forth on to it yet
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AudioCreaper:
Supercharge it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rdnaskela:
You may try to help me get data about touchpad.

It will be very helpful, if you do. :)

Check my thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1693001
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] john_semple:
What that mean? (Other than just charge it) :p I've removed some of the basic apps that not needed as listed on this page:

http://www.xperiagamer.com/PLAY-Apps-Tweaks/more-internal-memory-root.html

Also I bought a 3600 mah battery from ebay which is all in the phone and what not. Can't believe how much of an improvement it is over my old wildfire s
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devon411:
Install xrecovery. Even if you don't wanna install custom roms atm it is an invaluable tool for rooted phone/w ul bootloaders.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridder215215:
It does this.
[Android General] someone3974:
When your phone cannot use WiFi, using data traffic may be the choice. Here I have some tips for saving your data roaming.

Tip 1: Close the auto-sync

You can set it through settings

Tip 2: Turn off the Mobile network when you don’ t need network.

Tip 3: Close the apps that running on the backstage. Get some App that can do it. Usually I use Task Manager.

Tip 4: Try to download Apps from your PC not your device. Of course, it is a exception if you have enough data traffic.

For me, I always download APK file from PC, then I use a PC Manager to install the apps to my device. En, I am using Moborobo. You may also use AirDroid. Both are OK.
[Android General] core_x:
First of all, thx for the tips.

Where do you get the APK files from?
[Android General] wesleyfdc:
Nice

Nice!
[Android General] skytechja:
you should also turn of background data.....

mobile network can stay on....

for some phones, if u turn of mobile network u wont b able to recieve calls n so forth...

for some. its called mobile data...... so u wont b able to browse the internet...

also.... u should mention decreasing screen brightness and screen timeout
[Android General] someone3974:
I just google what I want Apps or some apps can be directly downloaded from the PC Manager. All this operation was done on my PC!
[Android General] skytechja:
ok kool...

i havent used that before but ima try it outthough
[Android General] linkstupid:
thank you very much~~~
[General Questions and Answers] khemchay:
My screen turns to random color from pinkish to red and purple to monochrome(black and white). It started when I highlighted a text into my message box and then suddenly it turns to pinkish red display. And then everyday the color changes randomly.Here is the display.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mrkyn:
I need some help ! My phone LWW WT19i now using rom GB v14 by Kul in se-cafe.net.

I need tutorial details how to upgrade to ICS 4.0.4 for LWW (Vietnamese language), can anyone intructions on how to root ICS tutorial for LWW 4.0.4, and I need instructions on how to mod the status bar, lockscreen mod (ex: wave lock or ring lock), mod default theme (walkmen music player interface, theme background), adjusted for stock rom 4.0.4 running smooth, fast, stable, adjusted for stock rom be Good ( better, ok ) as rom cook, but still kept shooting good shape, the stability of the stock rom (rom cook because sometimes the frame, generating errors). In general I want to keep stock rom to get the advantage of stability and commitment of its nice, but still want to mod, dev as to be able to rom cook better, overcome some inconvenience, disadvantages rom the stock. Anyone help me? ( I am VNese, if have intructions by vietnamese, i will have better ).

Thanks everyone !

My Y!M ID is: saidgoodbye_jay.kyn04. Bác nào giúp e đc, add nick pm hỗ trợ e nhé ^^ Tks các bác nhiều ! E ở HCM, Gò Vấp, bác nào ở xung quanh thì add nick, ae cafe trao đổi vs nhau kinh nghiệm ^^ E dùng WT19i ạ !
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mrkyn:
Up ! Please help !
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Don't bump, better use search and you will find most information you need.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] UchihaDareNial:
Use the search button :o flash stock Gingerbread 0.58 or older,root it and follow the puppet user method to get root privilege on ICS 4.0.4 :rolleyes: can't provide you much information and link coz' I'm on my phone...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Spex:
i really dont want to help when i see

"up pls help"
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] James_Montero:
Hi there!

Where can i find GB v14 by Kul in se-cafe.net ROM?

Thanks in advance.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mrkyn:
Here: se-cafe.net/forum/showthread.php?t=71014

Thanks everyone, i'll install v8 new rom mod-dev on stock rom 4.0.4 for LWW by kul in se-cafe.net ! It will be ok ! Nice rom with me now ^^! Thanks ! Pls close topic ! Thank you ! Link v8 for LWW ( Mod stock rom ICS 4.0.4 LWW by kul ) se-cafe.net/forum/showthread.php?t=76106
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zyxxeil:
Wanna support me?

Add THIS To Your Signature.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nofear0705:
I'll give this a try
[Kindle Fire Android Development] serx7:
you know i'm flashin' this in a few :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zyxxeil:
Please test and let me know if there are Bad Bugs Lying around. Thanks.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
ive been waiting for this as you can tell
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pbailey212:
Has anyone been able to get this to download. I keep getting download unsuccessful

sent from my Nokia 5110
[Kindle Fire Android Development] abarax:
So far, it's running great. Just two bugs I've noticed so far:

- The screen orientation when switching from landscape to portrait is a bit delayed. Same thing when opening apps.

- A LOT of apps are missing from the Play Market, including YouTube and Amazon Mobile. I tried modifying the build.prop file, but no luck.

Still, this ROM rocks! Great job!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
Download from computer
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
Did you get my PM about mod. Not sure if it sent
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
Accidently replied to myself
[Kindle Fire Android Development] TahrirSquare:
Hi is this Rom running is it still being tweaked or safe to flash?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pbailey212:
Yeah, I'm lazy and wanted to make sure the download wasn't bad before I put that much effort in to it. Thanks

sent from my Nokia 5110
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
Its safe. I'm running it now
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
For the market apps that are seen as not compatible (like YouTube), is there a reasonable way to get them working? Would sideloading the apk work?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
Side loading would work but I'm sure we can find a way to fix that issue. I noticed that issue in the 6/8 build of simple CM9 but when he updated it on the tenth it was working again.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] abarax:
You can sideload .apk files just fine. I used Titanium Backup to restore my apps. The problem is, since so many are incompatible, they won't update.

Normally you can either modify or replace the build.prop file using Root Explorer (as I did), but it didn't resolve the missing-incompatible apps issue.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
Exactly what I just did. No luck.if its not build.prop then what is it?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zyxxeil:
Always when switching orientation the device takes longer on all roms due to the fact that it first has to detect what position its being placed in and transition from there. Are you sure about when opening apps i stood up last night testing this rom like crazy and im pretty sure apps are snappy. Maybe try reflashing? Yeah i realized my mistake on the play store apps being fixed now.:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rorogio:
This ROM is excellent! Not completely stable, but from reading lots of threads from this forum, seem like better than many others.

I still hope you would release a mod that has a Fulscreen button in menu. I saw such a button on many Android 4 screenshots, but not sure if this is possible to make?

It is very annoying to play/read/video with the black bar uselessly visible.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
The button already exists. I think it's called Hide Status Bar (or something similar). Unless you're talking about something else.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
Hold your finger on the bar and it will vanish.hold power button and select toggle status bar to get it back.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
Didn't know about the finger on the bar trick. Thanks.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
No problem
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
Just curios, is quick battery drain an issue with the latest roms or kernel does anyone know? My battery really drains quickly;I'd say about 1% every 3 minutes or so, even with light use.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zyxxeil:
1% every 3 min is pretty good for a non-official port. That would be 5 hours of continious usage.

Next Update will inlcude

Volume change by 30 default interview instead of 15

Smoother scrolling

Faster Orientation switching

Me and powerpoint 45 are creating a app that will download and apply the mods posted in the mod section.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
I wasn't pointing to or complaining about this rom specifically. I just noticed that my battery drain has been much higher lately on several roms.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zyxxeil:
Sorry. Would it be battery stats. That might be the problem try clearing the battery stats.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
Tried that when I applied the last update but I'll try again.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zyxxeil:
Ill try to see what i can do in the next update.

Do you guys like the boot animation? Do you have an idea for a newer one? Tell me what you want to see and ill try to make it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
I actually love the boot animation you made. For me, I don't think their is any need to make a new one.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] TahrirSquare:
I wish it had a black background, instead of white.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jiiprah:
I 2nd that
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pbailey212:
I want to see something more outrageous than team gummy’s boot animation. They kind of ruined all other boot animations by trumping in comparison.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] veeman:
Linking the one I made to this thread?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zyxxeil:
They did but it is just a viral video made into boot animation i could make a really cool one if i had an idea.

Im going to implement it into the new app we are creating. :D

I would show you i just need permission, hold on.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pbailey212:
Something like this would be pretty cool

sent from my Nokia 5110
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zyxxeil:
Here is a sneak peak of Glazed Mods. It might come in the next version of Glazed ICS it is subject to change.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] TahrirSquare:
The glazed mods look awesome!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wastintime99:
Yeah I have debugging on, but Kindle Fire Utility just keeps saying "waiting for device" and just get's stuck there, no matter what option I choose... I can't even reflash TWRP
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
Does device manager detect the kindle
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wastintime99:
I think so. I see it as "Galaxy". When I hit properties under the hardware tab (where it shows "Android ADB Interface" as the name and "Android Phone" as Type) then driver details (only available button to click all the others are grey'd out) under the driver tab I see 3 files

C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\winusb.sys

C:\Windows\system32\WdfCoInstaller01099.dll

C:\Windows\system32\WinUSBCoInstaller2.dll

Hope that helps you to help me figure this out...

---------- Post added at 01:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:12 AM ----------

Ok so I figured it out, or so I thought. I got it to recognize on my computer properly and got Kindle Fire Utility to flash TWRP, but now my kindle is stuck at the "Kindle Fire" boot screen and nothing loads. Kindle Fire Utility didn't finish and ended at "the kindle fire has been told to reboot in Fastboot Mode" and then "waiting for device" again. I let it go overnight and nothing happened... HELP!!!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zyxxeil:
Okay dont panic. Just go into the kindle fire utility and install the drivers, then click boot options on kindle fire utility and then click normal boot and it should kick it out of fastboot. Now try rooting.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rorogio:
Yes, thanks I discovered this yesterday by mistake. Had some trouble, as I didn't know how to put it back on screen after :D

Anyway, I would really like a toggle on screen like shortcut or widget to "Toggle Statusbar". There is such an app on Market, but it's not for ICS.

Of course even better would be to have a toggle for this long press power button, as it has more options there.

Could this be made?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tduermeier:
Flashed 6-16 the other night and I have to say I love hoe smooth my Kindle runs now. If Amazon had managed to make it run like this to begin with I might not have even worried about flashing a custom ROM.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MizzouBrent:
Agreed. Everything runs great. Seems to charge slowly though. Even with the stock charger.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gordonthegopher:
Screen Burn

I have been using my KF for little under a month, first on Hellfire ICS, now on Glazed ICS.

Today I noticed that there is ghosting/artefacts on the screen where the status bar is in landscape mode (see photo). This persists in all apps, even fullscreen video like BS player. Is this a kernel issue, or do I genuine have LCD burn after less than a month? I keep brightness down to about 30% at all times. I tried installing GeDe and it was still present. Shows in TWRP as well, so looks like a genuine hardware fault. It is literally a month old. Any ideas?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] TahrirSquare:
call Amazon, let them know that you have a faulty screen,they'll send you a replacement, restore back to stock and send it back to them.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] imtoomuch:
I like the current boot animation and with the white. It looks like "ice" to me and very "cool" (temperature wise). I like the simplicity too. Some boot animations have annoying, seizure inducing flashes and color changes.

That upcoming app looks awesome too!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bik2101:
just want to say this is a graet rom. i haven't updated from the inital release because i've had no reason to. and for me battery life is great. took me about 4 hours of straight gaming with wifi on to drop from about 85% to10%.. pretty damn good imo