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[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] DARKCHYLDX101:
I think I can send my device in for repair or replacement because gps is defective. Warranty is good for 365 days after purchase.

http://telephones.att.com/product-support/warranty-and-returns/limited-manufacturers-warranty
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Hasselbeck.todd:
I don't think I have ever had any issues with the GPS.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] DARKCHYLDX101:
Idk. Satellites don't like my device I guess.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] eazyweazy3:
I can't even use running or cycling apps because the GPS is so terrible. Every time I go for a ride or a jog I have to wait 2-3 minutes to get a strong signal, then once I start it loses connection in less than 5 minutes and the app notifies me the signal is weak/lost. What a joke.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Rukbat:
There has to be a production run difference or something. I just moved to this town a little over a year ago, so I still don't know how to get from some points A to some points B, and I use the GPS (with Maps, yet - the MyDirections app makes it work the way it should) just about every day, and I very rarely lose my GPS lock. (By rarely, I mean about 3 times since I got the phone in late October, except for one spot as I leave the development that must have a rotary spark gap running nearby because I lose 2G, 3G.4G, AM, FM - everything, for a few feet. And when I do lose lock, I usually get it back in less than a minute and it works fine for a few more weeks.

My wife prefers her Magellan, but I've used her Note 3 too, and just about never lost lock. (I think I did once on hers - for about a minute.)

I'm indoors at the moment. I just ran GPS status with the GPS off since Thursday (I didn't go anywhere Friday or yesterday). I turned the GPS on and had a lock in 40 seconds. That's not typical - it usually locks faster when I'm in the car and the phone can "see" out the windshield. If I turn the GPS on, run MyDirections, find the destination and tell it to go to it, Maps usually has a GPS lock when it comes up. That's maybe 20-30 seconds. On 4.3 with no "fix" added.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] JVogler:
GPS TOGGLE FIX 2 (73)

A1: Secure Settings [ Configuration:GPS Disabled Package:com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin Name:Secure Settings Timeout (Seconds):0 ]

A2: Wait [ MS:500 Seconds:0 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ]

A3: Secure Settings [ Configuration:GPS Enabled Package:com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin Name:Secure Settings Timeout (Seconds):0 ]

A4: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:45 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ]

A5: Goto [ Type:Action Number Number:1 Label: ]

Here's what the exported task looks like.

A5 is what creates the loop back to 1

Note 3 -- Tapatalk
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] AlienSexGod:
fix for lastest roms is the same or?

No it is NOT just the AT&T version!

I am using an Australian stock unlocked Samsung Australia N9005 with 4.4.2 Omega V12 and I went stock Euro C2 4.4.2 via Odin before going to Omega V12 and I still often get GPS lost signal messages!

Could anyone tell me what I need to update manually to ensure i get the latstes GPS fixes... I read teh first few pages of this thread and then soluions appear to be many months old and may be conflicting with the newer roms. Is this the case and what would be my bet bet please?

Thanks for your time and consideration. :D
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] altrikdout21:
Hm, did not know that! The latest gps fix is discussed right above, with the Tasker app.

Alongside that, there was a new thread that suggested taking apart the note 3 and looking for bent pins, and bending them back in place. I also know that some 4.4 roms have a software gps fix built in. Aside from that, the original fix that I'm currently using well is drakes fix.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] AlienSexGod:
Thanks for your reply. I assume only custom cooked 4.4 roms that specifically targeted this would have it?

I am committed to Omega and used Stock 4.4.2 C2 prior to Omega 4.4 C2 are you fairly sure that even though the earlier stated fix is very old that it would work with these newer kitkat roms? :confused:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] altrikdout21:
I'm not entirely sure. The only 4.4 rom that I tried was KNOXRAID, and the GPS worked flawlessly all the time. On the same rom on the 4.3 edition, I had to push the files myself, as I did on stock 4.3.

But yeah, I think only 4.4 roms that targeted it would work, as even the official 4.4 build from AT&T seems to have GPS issues.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] JVogler:
Note 3 -- Tapatalk
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] sceptre0:
Clock Synchronization Affecting GPS Lock

I have been dealing with GPS issues for the last few weeks with my new Verizon Note 3. I could get a fix from individual satellites, but could never get a position lock. This may or may not be the same issue that AT&T users are seeing. I tried everything, but I finally narrowed it down to the clock. I used an app called ClockSync to synchronize my clock and the GPS locked almost instantly. I used to have the same issue with my old phone when I would switch batteries frequently. If the phone was in airplane mode while starting the GPS would not work because the time had not synced with the network yet. It took over a week traveling abroad to figure this out with my old phone. Now that I have narrowed down the problem I have noticed that there is significant drift in my clock time. A few minutes after syncing there is already a -0.449s offset from the actual time and it continues to get worse. I set ClockSync to update the system clock every 15 minutes as a workaround. I would be interested to hear if this helps anyone else. Is anyone else having issues with their clock drifting like this?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] dakunclear:
Just did a quick test and I don't think I will need to run it all the time like you but holy **** I hit sync and opened google maps and it locked on in about 1 second flat which is extremely fast compared to what it used to do but I will try it some more tomorrow when driving to see if helps a lot, but so far so good PS. I'm using the Canadian variant SM-N900W8
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] JVogler:
Just to let anyone who is interested know, I completely solved my GPS issue with this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2774730

Want to get rid of Diagnostic.Client.Wakelock? Info Inside!

Plug/Unplug and 3 phone calls later no GPS dropping. So it would appear that the whole reason the GPS wasn't working correctly in the first place (at least on my device) was because (allegedly) the corrupt AT&T privacy breaching software of CarrierIQ that they sneakily rammed down our throats was the culprit. Everyone involved with CarrierIQ should be in prison.... allegedly of course.

Note 3 -- Tapatalk
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] kdoggamonus:
No matter what I do the GPS is always off, it's near the location, but no where near enough to be able to use as GPS or NAVIGATION which I HATE AND NEED!!!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] K-alz:
Have you tried My thread
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] kdoggamonus:
Thank you I will give it a try. Responses later.

EDIT:

Thanks for the try! It didn't work though. The GPS connects fast however it's just not accurate enough to use in navigation or anything.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Carlito17_2000:
squiggly mess

Hi , I have a similar problem . Did you figure this out?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tnerb123:
Almost all note 3's have a GPS issue. They have had the issues since day one. Samsung tried to fix this with a patch almost 9 months later. They are refusing to admit that they used faulty gps chips because if they admitted it they would have to recall all the note 3 phones.

Due to samsung not fixing thee issue day one, and screwing over the not 10.1 (2012 version) by not releasing any updates to the product at all, I will not be buying another samsung product.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Synner12:
As other posters have noted, there is no GPS problem. It's the new version of google maps that is the problem. I rely on the "my maps" feature a LOT. Google knowingly sent this version to the presses without it included. They left out a number of other features as well. They've said they intend to put them back in a future update. I'm waiting patiently but not holding my breath.

Oh, and to the poster above who suggested removing the update to maps, you can't do that on the note 3. It shipped with too current a version. If you roll back updates on it, you're still stuck with a version that is essentially the same. If you have an older device, that will work. The only way I know around this would be to root and load an older apk, if you want to take that chance without a recovery method.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] bigmout:
I don't agree the problem is just Maps. When I downloaded GPS Toobox, it showed the same compass offset as Maps until I calibrated. Thus far, 24 hours later, that calibration seems to have done the trick. I'll update this thread if it returns.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] bkeaver:
My GPS has been pretty good.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] haemaker:
No, there is a problem with GPS. When I switched from the Note to the Note 3, using My tracks, my walk to work went from 2 miles to 2.5 miles and the line looks like a squiggly mess.

Not sure if it is using the compass for prediction and that is throwing it off, but the GPS quality is below par on my device. It might be a bug with certain devices and not with the Note 3 as a whole.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] cmjkxa:
I have the same issue. I'm past my exchange window so I called samsung warranty and thinking of sending it in for repair. I'm not sure what they're going to do and can't convince myself to be without a phone for a week or two for a possible fix.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] srtpusher:
i think i figured out the alignment issue. if i hold the phone in landscape mode it isn't as far off. I think the phone just needs to be calibrated for the rotation, however i can't find the gyroscope calibration. i think they took it away in the note 3...
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] natboy:
There's one in the app GPS Status and Toolbox
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] d00mz:
In the Note 1, there was actually a hardware hack whereby you pry up the antenna contact pins for the GPS from the main board. It worked even better (or stayed working) if you wedged something small underneath the contacts forcing them to make better contact with the antenna leads.

Has anyone dared take apart their Note3 yet to see if a similar issue exists with this handset?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Blairware:
There is a better solution in my opinion. Go to setting an download the "High Quality Voice Data" for English from Samsung - you might have to poke around a little bit in settings, but it's there. The voice you download is actually one of the best I have heard - well the English one anyway. It's female and it's low, a bit breathy and definitely sexy. File size was around 42 Mb.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] dpaik:
you guys need to keep updated with news....Google acquired Waze in June...now Waze is essentially their dedicated navi app....Google Maps has Waze live traffic and Waze has Google Maps street view support.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57599315-93/google-maps-adds-waze-traffic-reports/ :good:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] khaytsus:
All true, but what does this have to do with people having GPS issues? At least that's how I read this thread.

But yes, I personally suggest using Waze. Google Maps inherits some stuff from Waze, but Waze is more interactive, lets you report issues, and lets you (quickly and easily) update the map.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] dpaik:
the OP also states that Google doesn't have a dedicated Navi app anymore....i was just kindly stating that they bought out Waze so they consider that their primary navi app and got rid of their previous app...problems with the GPS are another story and I don't know b/c i haven't picked up the note3 yet
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] @Class:
N900W8 Here, stock firmware (aside from root) also having GPS issues. It just doesn't lock on indoors and outdoors the fix is slow, the the SNR in GPS Plus Test Plus is low, only around 20.

When navigating (if I can get it to lock on) it often locates me on parallel streets or asks to make a u-turn then back again when I am still going straight...

There is 100% without a doubt a problem with the GPS. Could be hardware could be software... Anyone else have tips? Going to crack this sucker open when I get home and make sure the antenna is actually making contact (and is there).
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] s3ntrax:
i hate the new maps on note 3 like i hated the updated version of maps on my s2.

What i did on my S2 was that i removed the maps using Titanium Backup and then i went and installed an older apk of the Maps. After maps installed, i ended up with the separate dedicated Navigation app in my app draw that worked perfectly.

I am going to try doing this tonight on my Note 3. I also noticed that the Text to Speach in the maps on the Note 3 is horrible, its that aweful android TTS. I wonder if installing older notes also will update the TTS.

I'll let you guys know how it goes.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] bigmout:
Clear data and cache from Maps. Download GPS Status and Toolbox and use it to calibrate your sensors and to download AGPS data.

I had the same issues. After doing this a few times, the GPS on my Note 3 has settled down and works as well or better than my OG Note.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] systoxity:
I've got the t-mobile note 3 on ATT and am also having intermittent gps issues. I'll give this a shot, hopefully it helps.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] willreds:
Do you have to have a rooted Note 3 to use those apps?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] bigmout:
Nope, no root required. You may find you have to recalibrate periodically the first few times. But eventually it should take. My GPS now locks on much faster, even indoors, and I haven't had to recalibrate for some time.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] mastaofdacat:
Google voice tts is in play store now as an app. Just a heads up
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] bustamove7:
No problems on mine

I have no problems with my navigation on the same phone you have. The route options are all there and it is much faster in choosing the route you prefer. Is it possible you are just not familiar with the app?

I think the new google maps is great and it works like a champ on the note 3.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Rukbat:
Just a general GPS note. I had to go to an unfamiliar place Wednesday, so I ran my normal Magellan in my wife's car (I'm on pretty strong pain killers, so I won't drive). I also threw the Tom Tom into the car. I was running my N900A and her N900A, mine on Mapquest, hers on Google Maps. The GPS receivers in both phones are calibrated.

The 4 devices almost never reported us at the same location. Two of them (the Magellan and my phone running Mapquest) had us make a U-turn (which we knew better than to make), then almost immediately had us turn in the opposite direction.

The best accuracy we were getting at any time was over 15 feet.

I suspect that something is up with the US GPS system. Maybe they're uploading new software, maybe they're uploading new ephemerides, maybe ... who knows? This stuff is FAR above my pay grade. But if 3 different pieces of hardware, and 4 different pieces of software, can't agree on which street we're on, I don't think it's a problem with the N3. (I would have checked with the GLONASS system, but the signal is so weak here that I'd have to have held the phones out the car window.)

I've seen my car on the wrong side of an interstate - as far as a GPS receiver was concerned - without using at least a USGS or WAAS receiver to correct the data. The technology is great, but no receiver, hardware or software, is going to correct for variable ionospheric delays. (And I suspect that global warming is going to make uncorrected GPS use less accurate as it gets worse.) Those of us who remember trying to fold a Mobil map while driving don't mind the GPS being a little bit off.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tenbender:
Update on the off set of the arrow in Google Maps vs 7.x

Rooted phone and put 6.14 instead. Works perfectly with the arrow maintaining the correct heading. I also upgraded my table to 4.3 and installed 7.4 now and had the same offset with the heading arrow on the table as on the phone. 6.14 works flawlessly on both devices. So we either have and issue with 4.3 and maps or maps itself is not right. My money is on maps at this point in time.

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Update on the off set of the arrow in Google Maps vs 7.x

Rooted phone and put 6.14 instead. Works perfectly with the arrow maintaining the correct heading. I also upgraded my table to 4.3 and installed 7.4 now and had the same offset with the heading arrow on the tablet as on the phone. 6.14 works flawlessly on both devices. So we either have and issue with 4.3 and maps or maps itself is not right. My money is on maps at this point in time.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Sgt_Bilbo:
I'm late to this discussion, but I'm curious if anyone else has issues with the compass being consistently wrong. I find in constantly having to do the figure-8 to get the direction arrow on Maps to point the right direction. Anyone have a possible solution for this irritating issue?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] b0Ne83:
Where is the maps 6.14 apk ? And what all apps do I need to remove first ?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tenbender:
Maps 6.14 apk can be found with Google Search. I used Titanium to remove the 7.x version.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] esj1940:
GPS Navigation

I use CoPilot Live and swear by it. Costs $9.95 but is well worth it.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Namuna:
I believe a part, if not LARGE part of the issue folks are having is actually with the Magnetic Sensor (aka Compass), including on my Note3. :(

This is in regards to the symptoms of sporadic heading changes, the map "spinning" when you are at a stop or you've just come to a stop...Then it rights itself when you're in motion again (usually).

Here's another thread discussing it: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2464278
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] LuckyColdJohnson:
Just face it. This phone sucks like the Cowboys do. Period.

The Note 3 is a POS. Hands down, Samsung and At&t are not that great anymore.

1. Bootloader locked

2. GPS signal always getting lost

3. Phone reception is horrible

4. Bloatware killing the battery

5. Battery life is bad

6. Watch is stupid and disconnects a lot

7. Phone gets hot when not even doing anything

8. Sound sucks

9. Lags and Auto brightness almost makes it were you can't see

10. Everything about this phone is horrible. Thanks Samsung and At&t.

You doing a great job. Not !!! Should of got the Nexus 5
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Dr. Evo:
I have no clue what defective POS you purchased (assuming you are being truthful), but I am not experiencing ANY of those issues, and I've had my phone since last Wednesday. I use my GPS navigation on a daily basis with no problems except a hiccup here and there. I use Waze, for starters, so that already put me at a significant advantage. I can't image why anyone is still using Google Maps in 2013 lol. That's the true POS.

My phone reception has been great. For the first time in years, I've had people tell me I need to talk softer. And I hear others just fine.

I don't have battery issues because as unpopular as this app seems to be, I firmly stand by Juice Defender Ultimate. I've been using it for years and it has greatly improved my battery life. With moderate use, I average about 1% battery drain per hour using JD, and that's not with any compromises. Screen is on auto-brightness and I don't use the built-in energy saver. Speaking of auto-brightness... it does suck. Majorly! That's why with Android you have the FREEDOM to download third party apps to solve these problems. I hated stock auto-brightness. So, I immediately installed Lux Auto Brightness, which completely solved that problem. I use the paid version, but the free version is outstanding for most. It manages auto-brightness the way the phone should manage it out the bat.

My phone hasn't gotten hot a single time.

The sound does suck. But, again, that's why Android allows you to download third party apps to combat an issue like this. It seems like the issue has more to do with our version of Jelly Bean. Other people with other phone types on JB 4.3 are reporting similar problems. Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to get around the problem. My biggest issue has been sound output for music. So I purchased PowerAmp for my music player. It's the only equalizer I've found, this far, that actually works on the Note 3. Whatever software programming our phones' have, makes it so that third party equalizers to enhance sound won't work. Supposedly Verizon is supposed to be releasing some update for their Note 3s, to enhance sound output.

My point is, most of your problems seem unfounded. Met someone yesterday with a Note 3, and asked them how they liked their device. They couldn't stop gloating about it. Sounds like you have a lemon.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] b0Ne83:
Removed the new version of maps then installed maps 6.14 + navigation and boom everything back to how I like it concerning gps. And btw...This phone rocks bro

-b0Ne
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] undrwater:
I do as well. It has worked for me well in the U.S., but not so well in Mexico.

I come from the international version of the original note, and I had no idea how badly that phone sucked till I got this one.

I'm swyping this on hour 40 unplugged (28%), the phone had never gotten uncomfortably hot, and the ux is slick...no lags.

My biggest worry is develop-ability.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Blairware:
Question: How does the watch being "Stupid" and disconnecting a lot make the Galaxy Note 3 a POS? If you bought the watch for $300, and didn't return it, I think that makes YOU look stoopid.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] LuckyColdJohnson:
Your right, it does seem stupid to keep all this. Now that we had an update, it seems like the watch is better. The phone is still not perfect (like I thought it would be) and seeing all the other carrier threads makes me miss my Note 2.

I wrote that post after a bad trip across the state (GPS kept losing signal) and the Cowboys lost bad.

Later I posted better things after the update. So get off me bro. This is my phone and my watch and if I want to talk about them, I can. You must just use your phone for Facebook. I use mine to make money plus more. YDTMS
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] bigmout:
Got the dreaded "GPS signal is lost" twice yesterday. The most infuriating thing is it won't reconnect automatically. I have to back out of maps, then re-enter the navigation info to get the GPS to reconnect, though once I do so it reconnects immediately.

One thing I did notice: it seemed to happen when I switched over from 4G-LTE down to 4G. I wonder if it has something to do with A-GPS...
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] LuckyColdJohnson:
To get it back without leaving maps, I just pull down the status bar and press the GPS toggle off, then back on. It usually finds it. Still sucks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] mvblink182:
For those people having trouble with the gps please report the issue to samsung. Inorder to stay ISO compliant they have to do trending on customer complaints. I have put a phone number and a link for people to send email to samsung in this hyperlink below. With enough people complaining they will have to address the issue.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47487181
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Hardwurkindaddy:
just for knowledge

I am a truck driver and use my phone constantly for gps. this problem was driving me batty and after several hourly tries at getting through to Samsung I went the route odd ATT customer service. I told them yes I had reset the phone and yes I had tried several different gps apps acc all were the same.This is the third day on my replacement note 3 and there is no wobbly map, no gps disconnect and it works as well as my previous S2 skyrocket did. by the way I'm totally in love with this phone...lol