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[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] nookin:
Just my luck. I owned 3 LG flagships. G2, G4 and G5 and ALL of them have GPS issues.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] officerplonk:
Just adding my experience here: I just opened up my G5, cleaned the contacts and mesh with isopropyl alcohol, then put small folded pieces of aluminum foil over the GPS mesh (top right corner of back) and the ground pad (slightly below it). I put the foil on the points circled in this image: https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/fPciAKMkM64OFKNy.huge

Previously my GPS was useless. Now I can get a fix in < 30 seconds, indoors, accurate to < 20 meters. I expect it'll be even better outdoors. People have noted that sometimes just dis- and re-assembling the phone and re-seating the contacts causes short-term improvement, but this is an impressive improvement so I am hoping it sticks. I'll report back later, as I have some road trips coming up that will put it to the test.

Also, this is an incredibly easy phone to open up. In comparison, my previous HTC 10 is a monster that even pro repair shops hate. If you're on the fence about doing this, just try it – maybe get a cheap backup phone in case you mess up, but if you're even half competent, all you'll need is a small screwdriver and a guitar pick or plastic spudger.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] xanathos33:
Hello people ! I had same issue with GPS and I did just add a point of solder on pin upper left and clean points of contact with "acetone" to have a better contact.

My GPS doesn't work indoor but outdoor it work pretty good with 15 satellites minimum in a few seconds.

Another thing : GPS work better with phone vertically.

Sorry for my poor English.

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[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] xneoenx:
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[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] semifast:
so there are about 20 definitive answers ?

:)
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] cutthr0at:
Replace mesh and rubber seal with copper desoldering braid(check the resistance between wire and metal base to be 100% sure it has a good contact- mine was 0,4 Ohms) , put some extra copper foil between mb connectors and job done!! Indoor accuracy between 9 - 14 meters outdoor 4 - 6 meters.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] russy23:
Mine has just stopped altogether.. No amount of waiting will find a satellite
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] xneoenx:
Dont bother

This phones antenna is abysmal at best. No amount of tweaking will help improve the tracking / location. The design is just plain ****.

If your GPS does not work at all, you can try all the steps listed in the OP. This may / may not work for you. Only the top most contact has anything to do with GPS grounding which may help your non functioning GPS work. But if it doesnt, use the phone as a chromecast / mediaplayer or find some other non gps related use for it or just sell it off.

My redmi 4A, indoor is able to get signal and accuracy upto 10 feet. Outdoor is upto 3 - 8 feet.

With the case open, and me being the ground (i.e placing my finger to the contact for GPS ground), LG G5 gets up to 10 - 20 Feet outdoors and about 30 - 40 Feet indoors.

Testing was done at exactly the same location for both locations with cold restarts. I have also drilled a small hole in the casing (0.8mm) as close to the antenna and filled it with cotton. Did it help? F**k if i know.

Good luck! Not worth the trouble of tweaking if you are looking to improve the reception. Worth the trouble if your GPS is plain non functioning.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] pupadek:
Hello everyone, there are just two videos in French that talk about the problem. The first one indicates that with just pressing the gps signal can be obtained and in the second it shows the internal part of the LG G5. Where is the gps output.

youtube.com/watch?v=YjvIpr8tYVM&t=34s

youtube.com/watch?v=41iWMx1Q-fU

ibb.co/jJofoK

ibb.co/iE438K

1. With the video you can explain why when opening some cell phones, they work, since when you remove the lid you move the grid.

2. We must confirm if the back of the cell phone acts as an antenna - almost 100% safe.

3. If so, just missing an explanatory guide on how to join the gps output of the main body, with the grid and the back cover.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] resinis:
i believe the problem is actually the gps module itself. wether its built into the wifi/bluetooth module or whatever, who knows, but tweaking the antenna contacts only does so much, if anything at all. 3 different G5's ive tried fixing didnt help long term... and the problem ALWAYS is worse when it gets hot. My current phone is a mutant... i built it from a new motherboard, and new case parts all bought separate. go figure, the GPS works perfect, as good as any phone ive seen. I honestly believe the problem lies in the motherboard circuitry itself, and only the latest made motherboards are OK.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] pupadek:
Already knowing that this is the GPS exit to the back, it would be interesting if someone could do what you see in this video at 6:55 minutes, just seriously take off the LG grid and join it to the GPS output, if it works means that it is only the maintenance of the grill, or in any case only change for another gps antenna from another module, I do not know the Galaxy S3 but if someone can disarm that cap and take the antenna to test it on the g5 would be excellent.

Nor was seen from the GPS exit instead of using a tiny screw to put an "antenna" but along the body of the phone.

Do a test like the video but the LG would be in a brutal word.

youtube.com/watch?v=VI4hs19riRM&t=666s
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Justatechie:
Well, I tried exactly what the OP said with a new screen + frame (minus the pogo spring pins) and I got 0 signal, leaving to me that I screwed up (even though I am very careful). But then one day I had signal and then it disappeared, and I was trying to see how I got it. Then I noticed every time I cover the antenna line with the headphone jack with my finger I instantly got it back, with a very good fix, till I let it go. I decided to put aluminum foil over that line from the right edge of the phone, past the corner till it crossed over the headphone jack. (Go above the jack, don't cover it unless you don't use headphones,

the key is putting over the antenna line

)Boom it worked, then I just put a case over it, and that was it, the signal might get affected (in a good or bad way) with some cases, but otherwise, it gets the job done without being affected with anything that happens with the bottom of the phone. (eg switching modules & batteries)
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] pupadek:
Hello everyone, following the video of the Galaxy III today uncover the LG G5, connect it and start testing with GPS Test. My house is two stories, the experiment was done on the first floor, near a window, which has a metal grid - which I hope did not make any interference -

image.ibb.co/gYQHNz/PICT0472.jpg

1. Without antenna, obvious, it marked zero. That ruled out whether the window grating could "help" capture the signal.

image.ibb.co/mun3vK/PICT0474.jpg

2. So start with placing an aluminum cone - of those to wrap the turkey. Oh surprise: 8 meters error in the position.

image.ibb.co/iJZ59e/PICT0476.jpg

3. Then I put a thin wire, in fact I had disassembled the antenna of the galaxy III and paste it directly to the GPS output of the LG.

mlstatic.com/antena-de-red-wifi-samsung-galaxy-s3-i9300-i747-originales-D_NQ_NP_943305-MLV27490814526_062018-F.jpg

image.ibb.co/hftq9e/PICT0488.jpg

Sorry for the photo a bit moved, but you can see the data of 21 meters error.

4. Finally, use a 5 cm antenna with the aluminum. The best data was about 15 m, although in the photo it was 18, it really marked less but between taking the picture and taking the LG that was the result.

image.ibb.co/dWCWhz/PICT0489.jpg

I could not connect the GPS antenna of the Galaxy III, there was no way since the plastic was too hollow to get to the GPS departure point of the LG. But I realized that the GPS antenna of the Galaxy is imbued inside the plastic.

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Then I can conclude that:

1. The problem is the antenna that connects to the GPS exit point. Maybe try to join the grid with the point with a conical spring would be a solution. That GPS output is a fingernail that under pressure moves, and that I believe with the passage of time expires and no longer exerts pressure.

2. Now I came a better question: the alleged antenna that is on the back of the IG is a single grid? Can not be imbued inside the back of the LG like the Galaxy?

What opens another question, that helmet is made of a plastic-aluminum alloy, the famous LM201b. check:

xatakamovil.com/lg/lg-zanja-la-polemica-sobre-los-materiales-del-lg-g5-no-es-plastico-es-de-metal

And finally the GPS antenna maybe if it is immersed in the helmet, although I do not know if they refer to the wifi antennas:

lg.com/es/posventa/guias-y-soluciones/movil/g5-donde-estan-ubicadas-las-antenas

PLEASE, get me out of doubt, someone who has removed that grid ... continues its way into the back cover? It may be that the problem is the material of the LG, which does not let out the GPS signal.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] shloms:
Hi,

I already posted HERE about the actual antenna being between the LCD and the front frame. this antenna is the gray flex that you see under the PCB, and then it connects through the PCB to the back cover.

The back cover is NOT the antenna, it is only the ground plan for the antenna.

See the link for photos
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] pupadek:
I try to understand you but I see a problem in your indication: if that part were the antenna, why when the back cover is removed does the GPS not work? And because without the back cover and when placing the aluminum cone does the GPS work? Knowing that there can not be two antennas working at the same time... wait a minute... now I understand!!!

If the back cover was the ground plane, and as I understand it is for the return of the current, then what the real antenna does is to use the ground plane as a reflex creating a bipolo antenna ... the problem is that it does not perform that function correctly

https://image.ibb.co/iJZ59e/PICT0476.jpg

that's why when you connect any element to that point it simulates the "two-pin antenna" ... the problem remains the same, that connection point to the ground plane is the problem, it will not be an antenna but it works as such for this system -inverted F antenna-
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] shloms:
That's right pupadek, inverted F antenna it is.

all of the antennas are in the front including inside the detachable bottom (only the NFC antenna is on the back, for obvious reasons).

It even states here by the test for the FCC that the NFC is on the cover:

Also, the flex antenna itself connects to the underside of the pcb with a pin, so might be that the connection there might be loose. And the fact that the cover is made from this new metal, might be that it oxidizes in a bad way with time (although aluminium always oxidizes immediately).
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] cyobane:
to update on my current state and add a question to others (after about 10 months of constantly re-cleaning the contacts), it seems the GPS contact quality is getting worse as a whole over time, where once before I could get 5m accuracy after cleaning now I can only get 25-30m. In the last few weeks the mesh has fallen off due to repeated cleaning so I decided to remove it altogether and try the folded aluminum foil shim. It worked for only a few days before GPS lost usability, however it has maintained some sort of very low level functionality at least, which is better than nothing.

I just tried a bunch of crap last night with folded solder wick to get a better contact but it only seemed to get worse, but I suppose it's because I was using dirty used solder wick. I reverted back to the original configuration only to find that GPS barely worked. I gave up and re-read through this forum in frustrated defeat until way too late at night, and went to bed. I woke up this morning, and oddly it had improved to a poor but working state. That was the first time I've ever seen the connection somehow get better over some period of time, dunno what to make of that.

Anyway that's a rundown of the current state, my question for others is if anyone has noticed that plugging in headphones, or even an unconnected headphone extension cable to the jack improves GPS signal? Where my phone is getting maybe ~30m accuracy outdoors just bare on its own, with a 1 meter 3.5mm extension cable plugged in I get ~15m accuracy. I wonder if I could make some small component that plugs into the headphone jack to 'improve' my GPS signal instead of having a 3 foot cord hanging out. I also have a smaller ~1 foot cord that also improves things, but not as much. Perhaps with some experimentation with capacitance values something could be made to improve things? How would I connect the capacitors anyway? just stick a cap into the headphone socket?

Plugging something into the headphone jack is not quite as effective as holding the frame near that bespoke GPS connection point, but a lot better since I can't maintain hand contact while driving. Perhaps I should obtain a slab of meat to rest the phone upside-down on my dashboard while driving?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] offspringer:
I notice a slight improvement while the phone had the headphone connected, by accident, while I was commuting to work.

My phone is temperamental... I spent the whole sunday reassembling it, cleaning the antenna's contacts with isopropyl alcohol... tried to replace the mesh with folded aluminium foil.... and everything I got was an improvement from 0-sat lock GPS to 5-sat.... all of them GPS... no even a single GLONASS or BEIDU.

I'm about to buy a new back cover and some copper foil conductive adhesive tape as a last resort. Could anyone who managed to get it working post some pictures of the final result? I'd like to see how it looks when the job is done.... but looks like most of us don't dare to open it again after it works.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Justatechie:
I'm using the foil with the case and as far as I can tell it still works. I started off with the top right corner of the phone and ended right over the headphone jack just after its past the antenna band gap. you might need to fold the foil a few times over and change placements until you see it start to work. I can't really provide a picture because it's in there good with the incase hard cover case. (it's a two piece set which allows easy access to switch the battery without taking off the entire thing.

I get 17 GPS satellites that feature GLONASS and/or BEIDU, it has been a pretty smooth ride, no lost signal.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] cyobane:
Did you use copper foil?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] offspringer:
Yeah, I'd like to know what kind of foil you've used. Did you remove the mesh or used it as a shim for the foil?

My device now locks to 10 +/- sat when outside (GPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU), with SNR +/-20 (usually less). I still need to improve it to get a decent navigation. I believe the foil workaround is the way to go. I cannot, however, explain the better results all of a sudden.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] shloms:
Possible permanent solution

After many times messing with the pins, foils etc', I've decided to bypass the antenna altogether.

It includes soldering and drilling a tiny hole in the back cover.

In my opinion it's a very easy mod.

I've been testing it for about a week, works consistently, locks very quickly, and with a lot of satellites, although the signal is not great, never lost connection while outside, or in the car.

Indoors, near the window it's ok, not great, but outside not a problem.

I can't see how this mod can fail, as it involves a solder point without the need for pins to loose connection with time.

I will go step by step with photos:

Open the case and remove the PCB, turn the pcb to the back side and remove this pin

Solder a 47mm long thin isolated wire to where the pin was, I was using an 0.8mm outer diameter wire:

Also isolate the antenna itself with some tape (you can desolder the other pin that goes to the back case, I did so but is not necessary :

Wrap an isolation tape around this part of the PCB, and screw back the PCB:

Drill a hole (I did a 1mm) at the spot marked (see the little white dot) The case is very soft material so not a problem:

Insert the wire through the hole and close the case carefully:

Bend and stick the wire to the case with some tape:

That's it. Here is a screenshot taken at an open space with no obstacles:
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Justatechie:
I used plain old aluminum foil, copper could be better but I'm not too bothered as I get under a 10m fix after doing that. I never put any tape on it either because the case is holding it down.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] slaider221:
Would you mind uploading a picture of how you got it stuck so it definitely wont short anything else while using the phone normally? I am considering buying copper foil which is sticky on one side, but since it has a long shipping time using aluminum foil sounds like a good temporary fix if it works
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] offspringer:
WOW.... that's too drastic.. what if you cut the wire right where it passes through the hole you drilled?

The signal is as good as it can get, IMHO.

---------- Post added at 03:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:58 PM ----------

Thanks! One last question: did you remove the mesh that came glued into the case?

---------- Post added at 03:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:01 PM ----------

Just bought this copper foil... as soon as it arrives, I'll give it a try and will take a picture before reassembling... who knows ;)
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Justatechie:
I didnt remove the mesh. Instead, I put a tiny bit of foam on top of the mesh, just cut it a couple millimeters and just put it on top of the mesh. Then put the screen back on
[Fuhu Nabi 2] Rascle53:
can anyone direct me to where i might find the XDA nabi2 toolkit?, Not really sure what imk looking for

thanks in advnce

Rascle
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deneimainoob:
I'm between LeEco Le Max 2 (4/64), LeEco Le Pro 3 (6/64) and Xiaomi Mi5s Plus (6/64). I need help choosing them with main factor the performance and custom ROM support. Oh, and I don't really care about the camera. Thank you in advance :D .
[Sony Xperia XZ Questions & Answers] eziozayed:
My XZ dual sim is telling me that 6.0.1 is the latest software update, but yesterday before doing a factory reset it was running the latest updat 7.1.1 !!

How can i update to Nougat again ??

Should i wait or flash a firmware?
[Sony Xperia XZ Questions & Answers] chrispearson:
Use flashtool and xperifirm to update to the latest firmware.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] derekr44:
Just got the XL on Friday. Loved it.

Unlocked the bootloader about 45 minutes ago. Wiped upon reboot (as normal). Google logo displayed with progress bar but the animation never stopped.

Downloaded the factory image from Nov. Ran the flash-all.bat from bootloader. No errors. Rebooted. Got a "Your device is corrupt" error. Phone stuck on the Google boot screen. Going into recovery just gives me a dead droid.

Attempting to flash the 8.1 developer preview results in the same issue. As of right now, nothing seems to boot at all. I've changed USB-C cables, since I've read about those causing issues, but still the same.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Dielahn:
I have no experience with your issue but it sounds like a soft brick. Im sure if you follow this guide ypu can fix it. https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/guide-unlock-flash-root-pixel-2-xl-t3702418 hopefully this helps until someone who really knows can help you.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] derekr44:
That simple thread actually gave me an idea. I grabbed the latest SDK tools. Presto!

Note to anyone else with this issue...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] cwalker0906:
By the way, the dead Droid is recovery, from that screen, hold power and press up for recovery menu, in case you ever get stuck again
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] sn0warmy:
And just for future reference for others who may be in a similar issue and stumble across this thread...

As long as you've successfully unlocked your bootloader and "fastboot devices" successfully pulls up your device, you'll be just fine. You just gotta take a step back, breath and then make sure your SDK tools are updated before moving forward.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Deuces:
if the flash tool isn't working, use my script:

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/development/tool-deuces-bootloop-recovery-flashing-t3704761
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] warlord1352:
i know this is probably going to sound really stupid but somehow i bricked my phone as well....not exactly sure what happened but it had to do with something after installing/booting TWRP. anyway, i am stuck with nothing on my phone and can't seem to do anyting....derek, how did you use sdk to fix???

*edit I can't even have fastboot devices pull my phone....am i really f'ed?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Raistline:
If you cannot get the Bootloader to load, then you are seriously SOL. You have a hard bricked device.

Only thing you can do now is raise a support case with Google and hope that allow you to get a replacement with the only explanation being, "The phone restarted on it's own and never came back up." Or something similar and vague without expressly telling them what you did.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] dallas90733:
Make sure you try a different cable to connect your phone to your PC.. I had the same issue, and I try two different cable before my device accepted the flash-all
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] warlord1352:
Okay, so somehow fortunately I was able to get back into my TWRP 1 last time and able to push my files I needed to boot it back up...

The funny thing is I was able to and was in bootloader but I couldn't use any commands from my computer (as far as I know) which is why I was freaking out.

I should've but I didn't actually try using other cables. I did try other usb ports but that didn't do anything.

I still kind of believe that my phone (somehow) got messed up from loading TWRP. I don't know if it's because it is still beta or what but I am like 99% sure it was from that as I can't see anything else being the problem.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] b4db0ys:
just install the lastest fastboot and adb drivers from google and flash the factory image using commands or use any script .

after that everytime my phone got stuck on google logo .

how i fixed - Temporary boot twrp beta2 recovery using cmd (fastboot boot abc.img) "here abc refers to the correct name of the img file" and once booted into recovery go to advanced and select Partition A and reboot.

It will boot up just fine

Here is the link for a script that will flash both partitions with stock image

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/development/tool-deuces-bootloop-recovery-flashing-t3704761