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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Nnyan:
I must be lucky but i have great GPS in stock based ROMS (not so good in AOSP). Get first lock in 2s and less then 4s max. Quickly get to 3 meters and fast lock in Google maps, Waze, etc... Can post some screens if need be.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dvaderx:
what if you don't use google maps for GPS? (what if it's not installed in the 1st place?)

it seems like the fix is based on gmaps data?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
I have to agree. Mine is the same. Get auto lock as soon as app is opened and shows me in this chair in front of my laptop. What we need to find out is how many this works for. So far by polling threads against posts in this thread it is about even for and against. It is early but you always have people on both sides and those that refuse to believe and think it is the devs fault. We supposedly have Verrizon/Samsung saying it's their fault and have to see where it goes. We have too many on different roms including stock unrooted that are having the same problem to tie it to the rom devs. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Android and Samsung/Verizon unless it is a dev phone did not not design the phone to be used without Google Maps. They have to have a reference for them to test and calibrate. Google Maps is a standard that most 3rd party apps work off. Just my thoughts and may be baseless but have to have a standard to calibrate to which is latitude and longitude. That being said without the maps you would not know if it was right or wrong. If their modem calibration is off it is off on all apps. The main thing is do you acheive lock on multiple satellites. Basically what I read on this fix is to turn off other radios and towers so GPS can get a fix without tower triangulation interference. Does it work. I have no idea since mine works fine. Is it worth a shot if you can't get a lock. I would think so.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sams27:
Sorry for the noob question, but what exactly does "power cycle phone" mean? Isn't that just a restart?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cdiesel:
jus flashed synergy rom and cant get my gps to work. even with google selected the navi wont start up..i tried the first step but Google services framework isnt even listed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Reboot/restart

I'm on Synergy and it is listed same as stock rom.

Homescreen>Menu button>Settings>Application Manager>All> Scroll down to Google Services Framework
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] epagib:
Tried this thrice. No GPS lock. Bummer.

Sent from a SYNERGIZED GalaxySIII
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cdiesel:
after a bunch of factory wipes it finally showed up but my gps still isnt working.. whenever i start the navi the drop down box will only disappear when standalone gps service is selected..even when i click the gps icon in the pull down standalone is what is chosen.. dont know what to do:confused:

edit.. there isnt an uninstall update for me either just uninstall google maps
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chocolate8175:
Didn't work for me, on jelly wiz
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jbeitel:
nice, thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] digitalsynner85:
On jellwhiz, i used gps status and was coming around with it and it funked up my orientation and resetting Google services framework, clearing data, uninstalling updates to map and clearing data followed by a reset fixed my gps calibration

Beamed via NFC through the local store to the internet from my SGS3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dvaderx:
Not trying to be difficult or argumentative here, but i have to disagree with you. The GPS hardware in the phone and the software using the information provided by the phones GPS hardware have nothing to do with Google maps.

GPS is a time based system, the hardware inside the phone can take the time signals from satellites and based on that information triangulate your location and provide LAT/LON information to whatever app that wants it. be it Google maps or some other application.

3rd party GPS based apps in no way get there info from Google maps, they get it form the GPS hardware in the phone.

My issue is that the information you provided seems to be based on clearing up google maps/google framework data. and if a 3rd party application has issue with GPS, then it's likely some other problem not related to google or it's maps application.

There are applications on the market that "fix" gps problems and they seem to change the NTP server.

the 1st thing GPS does is seek correct and accurate time. it does this by querying the time from an NTP server.

if you are having comm issues or problems with a specified server, using those apps to change the server *may* help you.

I say may, because it doesn't always seem to work.(I've tried)

I have 2 SGS3's one is mine (gps works fine) and 1 is my wifes (GPS is hit or miss)

I have both our phones set up the same exact way and in identical conditions, mine always gets good GPS lock, where her's sometimes does and some times does not at all.

I have completely reloaded her phone and still seen GPS issues immediacy after doing so.

there is another gps fix published, but I have yet to have a chance to analyze the fix or try it on her phone yet.

I will report my results once I give it a try.

If you feel my understanding of GPS or the fix you posted is incorrect please let me know.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
@daverx. You are totally correct. This fix is not for those that cannot get a sat lock due to faulty hardware or config files. This is for those that get erroneous locations and directions on Google Maps and Navigation due to corrupted data between Google apps and Samsung software.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
This is one of the reasons I have never gone beyond the setup listed in my sig.

My GPS works perfectly & even worked perfectly all the way through a recent trip to the western caribbean with the phone in airplane mode most of the time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] foocankill:
jThere should be a fixes thread (for stock roms otherwise it would get cluttered really fast) and this should be in it.

My Google maps was off by 2 miles north and a half mile east. It was so weird, this fixed it though.

The gps fix apps just update your AGPS file which may be corrupt, this fix may also do the same exact thing, force an auto download of a newer AGPS file. I believe the AGPS file just tells the gps approx where the sattelites are and at what time so it can get a lock on them faster. This file is normally auto updated on a schedule as the orbits change.

Either way this fix helped my problem and the gps fix apps did not. They did me a faster lock though (albeit a wrong location).

Also worth noting is that this fix obviously came from samsung as verizon wouldn't come up with fixes on their own. They'd get enough complaints and ask samsung for a work around to tell customers.

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VZW S3 - stock rooted 4.0.4 / lean kernel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
You can branch out. I have flashed most of the Touchwiz roms and themes available with no ill effects. I stay away from CM and AOKP as a personal preference. I like all the cool features. lol My GPS says within 10-13 feet. Locking 14/24. Some are bad hardware/corrupted configuration files. Some are Google apps and corrupted data. Once you understand which and/or cannot find a remedy it is time for a replacement. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Schaweet:
Thank you x1,000!!!!!

My gps was amazing and would lock inside all the time when I first got the phone. The last month its been slow to lock and dropped all the time. Forget trying to get a location inside any building.

Did this fix and now gps locks in about a half a second while I'm sitting at my desk on the first floor of a four story building. It used to do this at first. Now it's back. Love it.

Note: I had to clear data from the play store to get it working again after the reboot.

Sent from my SGS3 on Synergy Nightlies
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Glad you got it. Like I said. This is a data fix and not a hardware configuration fix. It should at the very least slow down the GPS complaints in the stock based Rom Devs threads as the rom is not the problem unless they are messing with the GPS files. :good::cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jdelta9889:
Fix worked

Fix worked for me. Used to have to have VZW location service on to get a lock:highfive:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RedRumy3:
Worked for me. Awesome, though I had to clear map data twice and I also use gps status app to clear and download and instantly locked to 13 satellites. Thank You Very Much!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
LOL, yea actually I have moved on to Scott's CleanROM (I've been using his ROM's since the Windows phone days).

I figured if it broke anything I could always nandroid back again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skater95:
I get a server error in the play store now.

Sent from my Cocaine White S3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bbeelzebub:
I just did this and got the fastest lock I've ever had. Of course, I did go into my backyard to do it. It happened so fast that it was locked into position as soon as maps finished opening. This never happens. I don't even recall it locking in that quick on my old DINC or on my GT10.1.

I haven't tried to see if I can still get a decent lock indoors though. (I feel like I'd be looking for a problem considering I really only have a need for GPS when I'm driving).

I realize that there are many things that can get in the way getting a lock, but is it typical to not get a decent lock indoors? Our house is just your average residential wood framed construction home. The fastest indoor lock I've ever gotten usually entails me opening the blinds and standing in front of a window and that bounces me around on the map for 10-60 seconds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ups2525:
All you need is 2 apps...FasterFix & GPS Status & Toolbox

All you need is 2 apps...FasterFix & GPS StatusToolbox .

First...I get an immediate lock even from a cold start (starting with all settings necessary for a GPS lock disabled and then enable all of them simultaneously) indoors and anywhere else. I'm a UPS cover driver (just got home after doing an area I have never seen before causing me to use GPS navigation all day) and I DEPEND HEAVILY ON MY GPS BEING ACCURATE, it's an absolute must have on my job. I have never had a problem on the 5 smartphones Ive had over the last couple of years.

Confirm that WIFI/data are enabled and be sure you are using the internal GPS antenna as location provider. You can find the internal GPS setting in your devices location services.

I simply use 2 apps...FasterFix & GPS Status & Toolbox. FasterFix is very simple/self explanatory. GPS Status & Toolbox is more complex. You have to go into the tools and make all the necessary changes/resets/downloads/calibrations/averages and once all the #'s stop changing then you have a lock. I used to have to repeat these steps every morning before leaving for work on my Bionic but all I cared about was that it worked for the entire day. Its that important to me.

It really is that simple guys. If it works chime back in and spread the news...:good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] voodoomanx:
Just an interesting aside. During googles sign in issue the other night I lost all gps ability. I didn't flash anything or touch anything. Google maps had me several miles away and gps test would lock one of 20 satellites but yield no info.

I would say this is indicative the gps has some software components that require google to work properly. When the google sign in error was fixed in the morning I had 12of20 satellites fixed as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blackguy101:
Wait so it got fixed just this morning? That would explain a lot then. Because mine gps worked perfectly starting this morning as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BlueCross:
Yeah, me too. How do I fix this ****?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tomyboombotz:
I have. No gps for daysss there sending me a replacement I've tryed everything
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ups2525:
Try post #33 in this thread...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tomyboombotz:
Tryed thank you but nothing I just think it's a fried chip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] imtoomuch:
How did you determine this info? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] voodoomanx:
Gps status, and or gps test apps from play store.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ups2525:
Download GPS Status & Toolbox as well as Fasterfix from Google Play...just sayin'.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] brandonrossl:
I'm on cleanrom (i love you scott, <throws boxers>) and could not get gps to lock (or any location) to save my life. Tried this. No joy. Vrblk3 leak, cleanrom lite, matching radio and RPM as well.

But noticed every time I wiped the data my 'device policy' app would have to re-login and sync to my google apps domain.

SO I tried to uninstall the app, nope, grayed out.

Opened the app, clicked a button to remove device policy, it did. Uninstall was now allowed and did so. Went on google apps domain management page and deleted all (there were multiple) entries for my phone. (luckily i own my own domain for personal use)

Did the steps again and HO-LEEEEE-POOO IT WORKS!

edit

BUT no gps, just wifi location. Arg, back to square 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] brandonrossl:
Update, about and hour later, gps locked on faster than it ever has.

I'm so happy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aamir123:
The fix in the OP worked for me and I am using the T-mobile variant. I couldn't find the original person responsible for the fix so I thanked the OP. Can someone thank the OG fix finder for me?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buzzdroidx:
So this fix, followed to a T rendered me to a notice that now says please enable Google apps location access. Which of course it is checked, also rechecked, restarts, etc. Now it wont go away whenever I try to update my location. I guess I should have known better...this basically ****ed my gps up alltogether
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ncwildcat:
Nice reply...he posted something to help if you couldn't follow or messed up blame yourself
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buzzdroidx:
Obviously my reply was that I did follow it but thanks for noticing that. And what, I should let you try to make me feel bad because of the fix not working for me? Should I pretend that it worked for me? Just relaying information, Obviously the OP didnt take offense to my statement why should you? go troll somewhere else
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] The-Captain:
Thread Moved to General. While it is a fix, it is not really development per say. Thanks for your understanding and future cooperation!

~ The-Captain
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hulk0069:
I used it I rebooted twice after everything, first time didn't let me go into market said server error, but second reboot everything all good does lock faster now this pix only shows 8 Sat.in use where before I couldn't lock on with this many at all, I'm inside my house.

Clean Romed&themed the f!@#out
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stealth111:
Thanks for all the useful info, I am sure this will help some people having issues!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jselden:
This works great. I have rebooted and tried in several locations here in CT and traveling with GPS off. I have instant lock now in less than 5 secs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mattish13:
I think you need to enable in Google now settings rather than basic phone location settings. Give it a shot and let me know
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marblesmike:
Yes, same here. Any solutions?

I had to restore a backup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] broadwayblues:
"Please enable Google Services Location"

If you get this message, go into your Google account and enable sharing of location. I don't know why clearing services framework clears this option. I've never seen it before.

Remember its under your account settings, Google account.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dohturdima:
Thank you, that fixed it for me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] knathdrak:
mmm, I've tried the above and no luck for me :( (Tried what the OP said and what was mentioned in Post #33.

I still cannot get a lock, or sometimes it only Locks 1 satellite and won't find any more. Wondering if I have a hardware issue :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rmtobler:
Just get a replacement phone. Your gps will work great after.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AngryGibson:
So would the majority say that this method works because my GPS feels completed F'ed up?

edit: So apparently following the directions from the OP, I now get an error when attempting to redownload the update from the play store. Any solutions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] potato salad:
This actually worked for me following op's instructions. Although I couldn't find where to uninstall updates.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
The Google Locations message is new in latest Google updates. Must be done inside Google and not in locations settings. Uninstall updates is in settings>app management. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] manifested:
This happened to me too. I'm not rooted.

It doesn't seem to be a problem with the play store since I cleared data, rebooted and still got this problem. Since this seemed to work before, I wonder if this is because of the OTA updates? I don't know much about it, but perhaps there's an incompatibility with the original maps app (which ran on a previous version of Android) and the newest version.

Here's the text of the error I get:

Anyone have ideas for a possible fix?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] manifested:
Update on the Maps and Play Store Problem:

If you run into a problem updating/installing apps after following the directions in the OP, I cleared the data for both the Play Store and the Google Services Framework again and this seems to have cleared it up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AngryGibson:
yeah, i got mine working as well. My GPS is still jacked so I'm getting a replacement.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Gervin:
GPS & ROMS

First of all, I tried all the fixes listed here in, and nothing worked.

I called Verizon, spoke with a level 2 tech who told me that unofficially he was going to email me something that would help as there is no official fix yet. I've not receive his email yet.

However, I was flashing some ROMS experimenting, and strangely enough Kang AOSP ROM (downloaded from ROM Toolbox) the GPS worked flawlessly. Weird!

I've since tried reflashing (with wipes) CleanRom, Synergy, and the ROOT66 stock (full-wipe), and again had no GPS luck.

So, why the heck would it work fine with Kang's AOSP ROM???!!!????

I'd stay on that ROM if it weren't for the fact it's buggy as hell (such as weird screen flickers and artifacts).

Any comments or thoughts?

EDIT: Darn. I flashed back to Kank AoSP and now GPS isn't working again. ARGGGGGGG. I'm flashing back to stock and getting a replacement. Wonder if I can demand not getting a refurbished unit.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rmtobler:
Never had a problem with the supposed refurbs they send (not even sure if I believe the replacement is refurbished, rather than just stripped down to only the phone). If I wasn't lazy I would upload a video of my GPS getting 17 satellite locks and 10ft accuracy within 5 seconds indoors, where previously I couldn't get a lock. I guess the 3rd time really is a charm.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syintiphic:
Simple mechanical GPS fix involving tightening the back frame of the phone

Hi,

I have a simple GPS fix that worked for me. I'd like to mention that the solution may not work for all but it did work for me after I tried just about every fix possible. For example I flashed back to stock, performed numerous battery pulls, used many of the AGPS patches, made numerous edits to the gps.conf file, reprovisioned my phone, checked different ROMs, uninstalled/reinstalled Google Maps, cleared data for Google Maps and Google Service Framework, and so on.

I tried all of the above methods because my GPS would take forever to get a fix both indoors and outdoors (I know it usually takes longer to get a fix indoors), wouldn't hold the fix while navigating and my GPS apps kept stating "Searching for GPS", would see 20+ satellites but would never lock on to them...man it was really frustrating. I just about gave up.

However, as I was trying to follow another procedure to fix my GPS which required me to pull my battery I noticed that when I removed my back cover that the back frame that has all the screws was slightly loose on the left side. Once I tightened them all up my GPS worked immediately! I've tested for a day and I consistently got a lock on the satellites in about 2-15 seconds depending on my location. My navigation also worked and wouldn't cut in and out.

Like I said it may not work for everyone but I would recommend that if you have a GS3 definitely check the back frame of your phone and make sure everything is secure. I've tried my GPS on the stock and CM 10 stable ROMs and I have achieved GPS locks consistently.

I hope this helps. Maybe this has already been shared but I figured I would post in case some of you haven't seen it yet.

Cheers.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] metalcated:
Google Now definitely confused the best of all of us on enabling Google Apps Location. Took me reading through lots of posts in this thread to finally find it. I think that was a fail on Googles part.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] crjjr:
I've used this fix on several ROMs. It worked on Executioner but hasn't on other ROMs. Thanks for the advice. I always give it a shot as it's quick and easy to do if GPS isn't working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sKunkman:
Holy crap. I have been searching for this too. All I had to do was launch Google now, go to a sample card that was telling me "Enable Google Apps location access", click on the settings for that card, and turn it on. It was already turned on (checked) in the Location Settings in the system menu, but this brought me to a different menu.

All that work!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] viskey:
This didn't work for me. i still get the error. i even cleared data on both and rebooted before i tried the update and that even failed...any more ideas?? thanks everyone!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dearborn1977:
GPS is failure-prone in my experience

I'm on my third S3. On each of my previous ones the GPS eventually stopped working altogether - would not lock regardless of how long I let it search for satellites. Even after reflashing back to stock, full wipes etc nothing would fix it. At some point, call Verizon and tell them your GPS won't lock and they'll send you a new one. I really hope Samsung has fixed whatever is causing this problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] osafer:
Thanks OP I will give a try...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fbcalidude:
I was having some problems locking up my gps, I'm running CleanROM 5.5.2, I went to the play store and got fixgps and that worked for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] W4LLY:
Not working with any ROM I try. What is a ROM where this is working 100%? I will try and flash it and see if my gps inside is just f'd up somehow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] brandonrossl:
There's no rom that works 100% because of hardware problems or people not flashing properly.

I have Cleanrom lite, leankernel, and the newest raido and RPM and it works great.

When in recovery, wipe everything except the external SD card, then flash rom, kernel, radio, rpm and see if it then works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mhwa:
Thanks for posting this it worked like a charm for me. I have been playing a lot of ingress and it seems like I lose GPS lock after some amount of time. The symptoms are identical to screw fix issue where I can see 20+ satellites, but could not lock. A factory restore, multiple reboots, and occasionally puling puling the battery have all sometimes worked over the last couple of weeks when the problem occurs. Most of the time I just give up. I have checked the screws multiple times, but they are very tight. I tried wiping data on the two apps, removed updates from maps, rebooted, and instantly locked onto 18 satellites. Hoping this will work consistently.