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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
Last night I turned to Google Maps for the first time since switching from an iPhone 6s Plus. I was used to instant satellite fixes and precise positioning on the map. Instead, my s7 edge placed me hundreds of meters away in the middle of the Tiber river. As I drove, fix updates were intermittent and wildly fluctuating. The device proved unless when walking, too. I've checked to make sure that all location features are on.

Anyone experiencing similar issues?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] alus415:
I had the note 4 and that phone was terrible at gps signal, I switched to iphone 6+ and never once experienced a gps issue. Now i have edge s7 and its been better but a few instances it has lost gps signal.... it must be a samsung or android thing, its too bad ill be switching to iphone 7 , i love android but honestly iphone are simply better at what they do. Heck even the fingerprint all the apps worked fine with iphone , I can't get more than 1 app working on my edge.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
Yeah, a deal breaker for me as I live in Rome, Italy and really need reliable GPS to find my way around. Guess it's back to the iPhone. sigh
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jproy12:
It seems like it's the magnetic sensor the problem. Try dialing *#0*# and under Sensor, and then look at the Magnetic Sensor, should be a blue line and a "3" in the black circle, if not, that's why your GPS is going crazy.

Here's my thread about the problem, post in it if you could:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3339976

It was a common problem with the S6 Edge that I had...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] opeth771:
I'm interested in knowing if you guys have a fix for this issue. I checked my sensor and the line was red with a "0". I calibrated it, and it looks fine... However, I guess I will lose this if I reboot the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
Might have been the problem. My compass was not calibrated. Just calibrated and will see if GPS improves. I really want to stay with the s7 so I hope this fixes it. I posted info in your other thread.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jproy12:
That is correct, once you reboot, you have to recalibrate the GPS/Magnetic Sensor... Oh, [MENTION=4390537]opeth771[/MENTION] where are you located?

I'm trying to figure out if it's Exynos only, as currently that seems to be the case.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] GermanGuy:
GPS has been awesome on my S7 Edge Snapdragon. Fastest and most accurate signal compared to any other android phone I have owned.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
Mine is an Exynos. Hope they find a fix as recalibrating, while not difficult, is a pain.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Exynos here. No problems whatsoever. Been using GPS alot too.

Sent from my Blackberry Bold back in 2009
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jproy12:
Do you mind dialing *#0*# and looking under Sensors and Magnetic Sensor and see what is in the black circle, and this after you've rebooted your phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
Curious if those of you with an Exynos are using branded phones that have received firmware updates or not. Mine was purchased direct from Samsung Italia and has not received any recent OTA updates that I understand were pushed by some providers. Just looking for possible clues.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Juuls:
How to calibrate? I have a red line with 0, self test says PASS. Is the noise test to calibrate? Do i have to put it on a stable surface for calibrating and does GPS need to be on?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jproy12:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65965039&postcount=9

Found here:

http://xdaforums.com/s7-edge/help/magnetic-sensor-compass-problem-t3339976

Just rotate the phone along the 3-axis and it'll calibrate and a # "3" should appear as well as a blue line in the black circle.

:)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Juuls:
:good: that was easy :laugh: Exynos btw
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
Was the issue ever resolved on the s6?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ydoucare:
GPS has worked great for me. Get a fix in just a couple seconds and it's very accurate. AT&T S7E (SD820)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] opeth771:
[MENTION=945964]jproy12[/MENTION] Canada... I have Exynos too
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Bcl2:
I want to buy the S7 but I am worried about gps. I don't use gps with car, I use it while i'm walking and playing Ingress, often in narrow streets with high buildings (I live in Italy), so I need a very accurate positioning. What is the accuracy of the S7 GPS outdoor? Can you please make a test with the app ''GPS test''? And maybe post a screenshot of the accuracy and of the satellite's signal strenght? Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
I'll do in the morning and post then. I'm also in Italy. I have an issue that degrades my GPS accuracy - the compass needs to be recalibrate after each restart. Otherwise, accuracy is off hundreds of meters. Seems to affect the non-SD units like those sold here.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Bcl2:
In internet non ho trovato altri che si lamentavano, credi che sia un difetto solo del tuo dispositivo o di tutti quelli venduti in Europa? Comunque, ti ringrazio molto, non ho trovato focus sul gps in nessuna recensione e non so come provarlo dentro al negozio :(

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On the internet I haven't found anyone else complaining about gps, do you think that is an issue of your device only or of all the devices sold in Europe? Anyway, thank you so much, I haven't found any focus on gps in any review and I don't know how to try gps inside the shop :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Dra444:
GPS works great, much better than my friends Iphone 6S+.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
The problem does not appear widespread but others in this thread have reported it. It seems to affect a subset of non-SD units. Specifically, the compass needs to be recalibrate after each restart. There is some connection between the compass and GPPS that affects position accuracy.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
Do you have a Snapdragon phone? I also have a 6S+ which never had an issue with GPS. My experience is the exact opposite of your friend's.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] agentweez:
I have similar behavior on a T-Mobile US GSM phone. Snapdragon 820. I have SD storage. I cannot, under any circumstances get a GPS lock of any kind.

To test, I disabled Wifi and bluetooth and turned them off in settings to force the phone to do nothing but GPS. I then rebooted to clear my data cache. Once rebooted the phone had absolutely 0 idea where I was on earth at all. If I turn on Improve Accuracy, it gets a fairly accurate position, but all of that is based off Bluetooth and Wifi records within the city. Take it into the country and try the same and the error becomes closer to a KM or more.

Out of curiousity, I went ahead and recalibrated the magnetic sensor as suggested (and yes it had the red line and 0) and then launched GPS Test. *NO* Fix.

At this time, I have a ticket in with T-mobile and they're overnighting me a new unit. I'm concerned that the next phone will exhibit the same behavior, however.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] SAO:
Gps not working for me G 935FD. Can't even access *#0*# (tried to recalibrate the edge compass also tried gps applications) I'm going to format it and install latest FWR via ODIN and see... It is rooted with TWRP. Might be an issue there, but I doubt it

If you have any miracle solutions please tell me.

I really hope I don't need to send it back.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ilordvader:
I had issue & i Format it

Now alls working fine :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
No problem after restart? Does the compass calibration stick?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ilordvader:
what do u mean ?

is the compass working ?

Yes it does
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gettinwicked:
I was seriously about to start a thread regarding this when I saw this post. I have a snapdragon 820 Verizon Edge, and if I use GPS only, I cannot get a lock whatsoever... If I turn on high accuracy however, it seems works fine. The *#0*# does not work on my phone either. Going to try gps status and toolbox to see what that does.

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Calibrated the compass, which was way off, no lock whatsoever. Not with the phone, the app I listed above, nada. Apparently my GPS is broke... Amazing
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Bcl2:
Have you tried reflashing the firmware?

BTW, technically the ''high accuracy'' option should use mobile signal/wifi signal to improve positioning, but most of the accuracy should still depend on satellites signal strenght. Maybe turning the high accuracy on lets the phone locate you, but if it uses only mobile/wifi signal, the accuracy is low. You should verify if there is effectively gps satellites signal while you have ''high accuracy'' active... To do so I suggest you to use the app ''gps locker'' (imho is the most intuitive gps app)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gettinwicked:
I have though about it, yes, but have not done it yet. I SWEAR my GPS locked fine at one point. I had it set to GPS only for around a week before I noticed the problem, and up to that, it seemed fine.

Weird thing though, when I got home I tried again with the GPS app and it locked right away (location set to GPS only). Now I'm back at work, and it won't lock again. BUT, it's a lot closer now, instead of being WAY off. When I go outside at lunch I'll give it a try, the building I'm in could be an issue.

Refresh my memory since it's been a long time, but, when reflashing the firmware, does it wipe my phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] meyerweb:
Mine has worked perfectly.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Bcl2:
Yes, when you reflash the firmware you wipe your phone. It should be the last chance if you can't solve the problem in other ways.

Btw, it is quite normal that the gps can't lock inside a building. To be honest almost all of my previous phones were able to lock inside my house, but depends a lot on the type of building and your position (floor, closeness to the windows etc). If you have the ''high accuracy'' option activated, and you can see the satellite signal in gps locker OUTDOOR, then the gps works fine. If you can see the satellite signal outdoor only with ''gps only'' mode, then the gps does not work fine (or rather, the software that handles the gps does not work fine).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] MySmartnMe:
How do you find out if it's an Exynos? I've tried all the above but only get one satellite and it is not using it for fix... so my s7 edge is even more useless than my K-Zoom was.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Cst79:
Mine works perfectly for anything but walking. When walking it is quite bad, but I am blaming this on the Google Maps for walking which is in beta.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jlawes:
I have had this issue since I got this phone and I was about to send it back. It would get GPS Lock and then nothing untili I turned location off then back on. downloading agps data didnt help.

Some people have said the GPS works ok so I thought that it must me a carrier specific thing. I purchased the phone through Optus and they have installed their MyOptus app on it. I uninstalled that and the GPS starts working correctly straight away.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] natty*:
Yes, same issues here. Optus delivered my galaxy S7 edge on March 23rd 2016. I took it back to them a month later as GPS wasn't performing consistently. Placing me in parks or showing me on the freeway but massive jumps in movement. They advised me to take it direct to Samsung (silly me took their advice). Samsung did a software re-flash, still didn't help . Then they replaced the pbc, still didn't work. June 6th 2016 I took it back to Optus, they finally gave me a replacement, but yet again it still didn't work. Today I wrote a letter of compliant to Optus requesting a refund. Seriously fed up with Samsung. My partner bought the exact same phone at the same time and we compare them both as drive, his works fine. I would be interested to hear if others too have this galaxy S7 Sat Nat issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] kittiyut:
Same here.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Brava27:
I rely on Google maps constantly and it's been a solid driver since day 1.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] DhillonM:
Most of the phones bought in SE Asia and Middle East are Exynos. You download *PhoneINFO* application from google store to confirm if you are in doubt.

PS: I have an Exynos variant and have no problem with GPS whatsoever.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Galaxys7:
Ralph

I have the answer for optus customers sorry if this doesnt help you. Ok so i thought i had the problem fixed by doing some other stuff but it didnt last, the same issue again. I searched google and couldnt find anything. The i tried youtube and wallaha. Optus customers unistall the optus app. "Not one problem since." No idea why but it works.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] nic85:
exynos, sometimes it loose the signal. I have to reboot the phone! damn!

Inviato dal mio SM-G935F utilizzando Tapatalk

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I have the optus app! uninstalling it fixed completely the problem for you?

Inviato dal mio SM-G935F utilizzando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] atcheemail:
Samsung replaced my S7 yesterday after exhausting all other options. I now have an unlocked phone with clean firmware however the issue has persisted today. I have just uninstalled the my Optus app to continue testing.

FYI Prior to replacement, I tried all other suggestions I could source on different forums and nothing helped. A reboot after every trip has been the only win. A far from acceptable workaround. Never had issues with Lumia 950XL or iPhone.

Update: 5 trips later no issues after Optus App removal!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] nic85:
I kept the optus app, I fixed the problem calibrating the gyroscope pn every reboot

Inviato dal mio SM-G935F utilizzando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Beefheart:
Exynos here, delivered on the 8th of March in the UK. Not used GPS an awful lot as my car has sat nav already. But when I have used it the location fixing has been very fast and very accurate. No issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] AskaLangly:
SD standard 7, T-mobile US.

Non-root, for Samsung Pay purpose.

No lock on GPS, when location is set to GPS only. All accuracy improvements are turned off.

Tried both *#0*# and the app GPS Test... nada.

Pokémon GO sees no GPS either.

But, oh, the magic that occurs when WiFi/Cellular is enabled.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] CrunchCaptn:
I had the same issue with my GS7, and actually tought the GPS was broken. I've tried everything, from using all the "GPS testing" apps available to recalibrating the sensors and resetting the phone to factory settings (3 times!), and nothing worked.

I called my service provider and they told me to go at a store, so they could send the unit to Samsung so they could fix the device etc.

I bought this phone less than 2 months ago, so I was really dissapointed. Maps didn't recognized my position, and the GPS testing apps didn't work at all. I was mad...

BUT, before going to the store, looking at my phone, I tought about the old iphone 4 antenna gate and decided to take my aluminium bumper off the phone, just to check...

And guess what, that resolved the problem! I didn't know the phone (well the GPS at least) was using the metal frame as an antenna (it looks like it). I don't know if it's normal, but seriously, I would never imagined that a bumper could totally kill the GPS signal. As soon as I took off the bumper (actually as soon as the bumper didn't touch the frame all around) the GPS signal was back.

I put a TPU case on it (too bad since the aluminium one was looking better) and the GPS now seems to work fine. Maps is working, and I can detect all the satellites in the sky.

I know it sounds stupid, but seriously, it worked for me, and since the guys at my service provider's costumers service didn't talked about that, I guess it could save a lot of time to few others out here.

Hope this helps!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Dragonblood166:
I have a s7 edge with optus and cmwas iriginally using magnetic sensor fix but this wasnt always fully working. Did a hard reset to no avail. Then uninstalled the my optus app. Amazingly this has fully fixed the probl3m
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] davidgoli:
GPS Issues

Unfortunately, it can still happen that if you use only the GPS, your own position simply cannot be determined. So if the GPS system of your Samsung Galaxy S7 is no longer correct, please try the following trick: Manually update the AGPS data on the Samsung Galaxy S7: 1. Download the free app "GPS Test" from the Google Play Store 2. If you have installed the app, please open it and turn now, if not already done, the GPS of your Samsung Galaxy S7 on "active". 3. Open within the "App GPS Test " the menu. Select "Settings". This takes you to the menu for the settings of the app. 4. There you will find two buttons. Now press successively: Clear AGPS Update AGPS Now you have just reset the A-GPS data successfully on the Samsung Galaxy S7. It can now be a delay of up to 5 minutes in the first position determination after the update of the AGPS data. If you want then to determine your own position, for example by means of Google Maps or Navigon with the smartphone, this should now be no longer a problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] s.martini:
In my case, problem SOLVED BY REMOVING ALUMINIUM CASE.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Rodrigo_V_U:
Dear, I own a S7 flat duos (SM-G930FD). Few weeks ago, it started losing its position. On GPS Test or any other gps app, I have no satellites. Suddenly, it returns to work. But the problem is very often. Tryed with A-GPS on and off, I'm having the "blue lina and number 3" in the magnet sensor... Any ideia?

I made a short movie to show it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cgccvqfasje1uch/VID-20170108-WA0002.mp4?dl=0

Exynox here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6mhhybcrm9j7yz7/2017-01-08 13.07.55.png?dl=0
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tenchi71:
This happens to me all the time. Compass goes wonky as well. I have an SM-G935F, DTM. The only quick "fix" is to boot into the boot loader and clear cache a few times. Once you boot back into system, open Google maps and wait a few minutes. You'll see it struggle to locate satellites, then bam! it works again for a few days.

Until I figured this out, none of the TV satellite finders I was trying to use to repoint my dish would give me some crazy map coordinate no where near my actual location and thought I was facing north when I was actually facing S at one point

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Rodrigo_V_U:
today, this fu**** sh** is OK again.

it's completely random

as the back cover of this device is broken, I'm selling it and I'll buy a new one.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] benjaminswinn:
Settings

Battery

Apps power saving "Detail"

(Not to be confused with "Power Saving Mode")

Turn off power saving for all GPS related apps

If you have power saving on a per app basis turned on the S7 will auto power save GOOGLE maps and others if you haven't used them in a couple days...this fixed my brothers phone
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Rodrigo_V_U:
Thanks, I'll try that. for now what is working is to keep the GPS always on. \Today I also changed my carrier, let's see how it works.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] kamranhaghighi:
the gps on my phone acts very funny. sometimes the circle around the maps gets as big as the entire city for a second and goes back. stuff like this constantly happens but it's working fine otherwise. It's anoyying since it turns of my room's light sometimes thinking I'm out of my house even though the circle I put around my house is pretty big (I'm using IFTTT)
[Remix OS for PC] ostrolk:
I'm new to Android on PC, so the question. (I'm somewhat versed in Linux, though.)

Why the need to root Remix OS for PC, if we can become root by pushing Alt+F1?

When I open the Terminal, I get u0_a77@localhost /$, while Alt+F1 gives me root@remix_86_64:/#

I couldn't become root by writing su in the Terminal, but would be root in Alt+F1. Additionally, what are the commands in Android/Remix OS?

What advantages you get by rooting the hard disk installation?
[Remix OS for PC] Milamber33:
There are a lot of different apps out there that require root permissions to function. While many of them would not really be applicable to RemixOS, or at least could be worked around using the root console, others still have their uses. For one, I'd rather trust Titanium Backup to backup my app data rather than manually copying things with the root console.

Granted, the root console is a very useful feature and does allow for a lot of tweaking, but without app access it's not the full story.
[Remix OS for PC] atiqursumon:
Actually, I want to, that what is the benefit if I am using root console
[Remix OS for PC] Orion116:
Being able to take ota's without returning to the stock system.img. But you can tweak more if you have a rooted system.img.
[Remix OS for PC] PlutoDelic:
Remix OS is a "desktop" user experience, and anywhere in the desktop's i want my Administrator rights :).

The idea to root our phones/tablets came from the experience from the desktop era.

Personally, i think Root should be at least a choice officially for RemixOS
[Remix OS for PC] ostrolk:
I would also like to have Administrator rights. If I root the system.img, rename it from root.img to system.img, would I be able to become root in the Terminal? If so, what would be the command? Is it su? Can I make a user, or rename the user from u0_a77 and can I change localhost to some other name? What would be my root password?

Right now, I can get to root terminal by Alt+F1, but I feel as the root is at Jide, and they can do whatever without my knowing it. The password for root is there, not with me. I am thinking the Linux way here. Android is anyway Linux, most probably Gentoo.

I don't use a tablet, only an android phone, and the only time I go to internet is to check the bus timetable. Never thought of rooting the phone. Now with Remix OS, and Phoenix OS, I'd like to dig in. Hopefully, with you guys help. :)
[Remix OS for PC] HypoTurtle:
Yes, root is su; no there isn't a password (conditional access to SU is what apps like SuperSU are for - you could password protect apps if you really wanted to).

The u0_a* is the owner/group of the app itself, every app gets its own owner/group (I think this is part of the selinux security measures; despite RemixOS running with SELinux off (permissive)).

I have systemless root working if anyone wants to try; just writing a short how to atm.
[Remix OS for PC] Orion116:
Being in permissive mode means SELinux allow more access to the system. Sometimes having SELinux enforcing affects performance because it will deny the system access to certain modules like Bluetooth, WiFi, etc. Also you can set a password in SuperSU and set apps so they always ask for permission before granting root access you have to enter the master password.
[Remix OS for PC] ostrolk:
Yes, I would like that. If you could write about the commands, it would be much nicer.