[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
I have never read they are working on a fix, just that they are looking into it. Please post where it says what you are suggesting.

To me "looking into it" and "working on a fix" are quite different levels of commitment from Google. Keep in mind if the problem is on the proprietary hardware side (likely Qualcomm) and/or with Asus who hooked everything up, Google would need to interface with them for a solution (if any) so it would be very hard for them to unilaterally say they are "working on a fix" without even knowing what the root cause is.

Here is the latest info from Google's "official" community manager Paul Wilcox

http://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!category-topic/mobile/android-devices/prfUDZA7M2s

Jul 30

- Paul Wilcox

Thanks for the reports everyone, we're looking into it.​

Aug 2

- Paul Wilcox

Hi again everyone,

Could you please let me know a couple of things about your experience with GPS on your Nexus 7 tablets?

1. Do you still encounter this issue if you visit Settings > Location access > Access to my location = on as well as WiFi & mobile network location = checked?

2. If you visit Google Maps or another program that displays your location, is the app actually getting your location even if the GPS notification doesn't seem to show a tight GPS lock? Or is it unable to pinpoint your location?

Thanks!​

Aug 5

- Paul Wilcox

OK everyone, thanks for confirming my questions from a couple of pages ago, as well as the info that disabling Google Play Services seems to be a workaround. My Android engineering colleagues are investigating this issue.

By the way, in case you're not aware several components of Android use Google Play Services so disabling that can have some unintended consequences on the functionality/performance of your device. For example the Hangouts app won't work without enabling Google Play services.​

Aug 6

- Paul Wilcox

On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 8:18:48 AM UTC-7, Kenny Bateman wrote:

Also I'm wondering if anyone from Google ever responds on here. Some/any input would be great!

Yup Kenny, Googlers are present in this forum. See my response about this issue a couple of pages back on this thread.

No update for the community about this at this time, but

the team is aware and investigating.

​

Aug 9

- ArsTechnica

Google's Paul Wilcox has been active in that thread telling users that Google was "looking into" the problem and asking some follow-up questions—it's unclear as of this writing whether the issue will be fixable in software with an update or if it's indicative of a deeper hardware problem. We've reached out to Google for further comment on the issue and will update this post if we get a response.

Update: Google's official response is that they're

aware of the issue but not ready to comment further at this point

. We'll continue to follow the story as it develops.​

Since then complete radio silence.

When Asus last had GPS problems with the Transformer Prime, their "solution/fix" was to give people $17 and a free GPS dongle (they even claimed the Transformer Prime didn't include a "professional" GPS). This came after a class-action lawsuit and only residents of the US could officially file a claim:

Settlement: Asus to give GPS dongle and $17 to Transformer Prime users

http://www.androidauthority.com/asus-transformer-prime-settlement-183316/

http://event.asus.com/ASUSPad/TF201GPS/