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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] the-uki:
Kaiser and Diamond Poor GPS

Reading through all comments above, this just confirms that the Kaiser, and therefore also the Diamond (same GPS chip), simply have a poor GPS technology built in.

None of the radios, including the one shipped with the official 6.1, properly take advantage of the Quick GPS data. Take any SirfIII device, and you will see less than 10s cold fix - I had 4s on my old Eten X500 - yes, cold fix.

The whole point of a GPS quick fix is that when you drive out of a parking lot in a big city, you get a reasonably quick fix to start guidance immediately. It was nearly acceptable with the original Kaiser WM60 ROM and Radio, although still much worse than a Sirf III.

None of the newer WM6.1 compatible radios match that performance, perhaps with the exception of one of the Niki radios. It's interesting to compare with my Royaltec Bluetooth Sirf III GPS device: it does a cold fix quicker than the Kaiser with QuickGPS data up to date on a clear sky!

I also found that with the Kaiser, take Google Earth for instance, the indicated position is consistently shifted approximately 50 meters to the right of my actual position, no matter which ROM or Radio is used - very strange.

It's very unfortunate that HTC chose to go with Qualcomm instead of SirfIII; hence, my replacement for Kaiser will unfortunately NOT be the Diamond, but probably the Eten v900 coming out soon (with digital TV capability on top).

It's very unfortunate that HTC chose not to pursue the Artemis path with a tweakable SirfIII chip.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] zalaros:
I have noticed that in WM6 roms the string EnableReAiding does not exist. So if i enable it in WM6.1 roms what difference will it make?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Karolis:
The technology (hardware) is fine < the problems is with either software or drivers, but it's clear that QuickGPS data is not being used.

If I use NIKI radio, it works perfectly (cold start under minute), but then I have to sacrifice camera and some other things.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Exitao:
Has anyone checked these reg keys on stock ROMs they had good experiences on?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] flushbeer:
WOW... I'm just wondering, which Royaltek that could be. I also have a Royaltek (2001) and NEVER get a fix in 10s. It always takes minutes (coldstart)

The same with EVERY other Sirf III device i used. All of them got a fix in a few minutes but NONE of them under 1 minute.

I think the GPS is not that bad... i think the problem softwarerelated

My problem is, that igo doesn't start with a-gps enabled and therefore the reg-settings are pretty meaningless.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] kb9nvh:
Well, I used to have gps problems...I'm using death 4.1 now and I just did a cold start INSIDE my house (pretty close to a window) and it took 37 seconds to get a lock. My garmin 60csx that uses sirfIII chipset took 12 seconds for comparison. Pretty damn good compared to how the TILT worked before. I'm thinking of trying out L26 Kaiser DiamondV9 for a few reasons (power related) but Death 4.1 is a pretty darn good ROM and I wont give it up easily.

I have radio

1.65.20.29

qualcom 7200 cpu

and my hardspl is 3.56

Also, I'm in USA southern indiana and shogunmarks ROM is AT&T based and set up for the US...hell, even HTC weather worked by just putting in my town (which isn't in the BIG LIST)...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] the-uki:
It's one of the latest Royalteks out there, don't remember the model.

By the way, I was in a shop where they introduced the diamond - a big dissapointment in my opinion - First thing that immediately stands out: it's made of cheap plastic compared to Kaiser. Fingerprints and scratches visible immedately. VGA screen perhaps better, but really it doesn't make that much difference, not worth the fuzz. You can't read small web pages anyway. Ok, it's smaller, and the Tater game is cool, and it has FM radio. But that's it. But here's why I'm talking about it in this thread:

The second notable point was that I was not the only one asking about the GPS chip, everyone in the shop was very concerned. The HTC guy said it was a Sirf III, so when I tackled him on details, he called up HQ, and had to back off and confirm that it's exactly the same Qualcom chip as in the Kaiser.

- so if anyone from HTC happens to be reading this, LISTEN UP! GET RID OF THE STUPID QUALCOM GPS chip AND PUT IN A DESCENT SIRF III with a ceramic antenna !
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] kb9nvh:
Seems to me that, for my TILT, that all the gps issues have been fixed since 1.65 radios came out... I cant complain at all about my gps now but before it would seem to never lock....serious difference and my garmin 60csx usually take much longer than 12 seconds to lock in. Sometimes better than others and probably due to sat position at the time.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] eboy44:
for those of you in SoCal in the valley area as in (tarzana, van nuys, woodland hills, west hills, encino, calabasass etc...) which radio have u had the best luck with for service? im soley looking for good reception my batterylife is my second concern and GPS is the last of my worries...i never use it. let me know your input
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] korakesion:
Radio 1.65.17.56

Here the link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/127690044/KAIS_Radio_Only_1.65.17.56_CustomRUU.zip.html

KAIS_Radio_Only_1.65.17.56_CustomRUU.zip

I did flash this radio to my tilt and downgrade to current radio.There is no bug in this radio.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] redbandana:
I've been searching for this radio all day. Thanks. I couldn't find it because I did not remember the final two numbers.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] AllTheWay:
Where did you get this radio from?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] redbandana:
its shipped with a rom. I cannot find the rom either now. I saw it this morning posted somewhere but I've been searching for it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] RavenY2K3:
Typo on 1st post.

Hi, you've put 1.65.17.65 the correct number is 1.65.17.56

:D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] korakesion:
Its from shipped HTC Rom.

RUU Kaiser HTC WWE 3 28 405 0 radio sign 25 83 40 02 1 65 17 56 Ship
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] fireblade63:
Confirmation needed

1.65.17.56 radio can be downgraded/changed.

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] AllTheWay:
Security unlock your device and then you won't ever have to worry about it. ;)

Takes about 5 min ;)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] fireblade63:
Already Unlocked man, through the link in your signature too;)

I was worried it has a prob as the radio from hell did
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] PJ6363:
UK radio for optimal reception/GPS

I would love to get a handle on which Radio works best in the UK (or indeed Europe)....I have been testing the NEON 1.58.25.17 radio whilst travelling, though I live in Scotland. Have found that this radio is brilliant in Califormia for reception and GPS (5 bar max, H/3G data where found, and superfast GPS fixes (<minute)

HOWEVER.....back in the UK I got the following similar results for London/Paris and Aberdeen:

GPS: long time to get a fix (>5mins) which proved very frustrating

Reception/Data transfer: no probs in London/Paris, but Aberdeen no icon for 3G just a "X" (...however this might relate to the ROM I'm using, as I had a G/3G icon previously on other ROM's)

Still looking for the best radio to use in Europe (for GPS & reception), any other advice from learned members?

Cheers
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] RavenY2K3:
Ive personally found this new one to be extremely good in all aspects, signal strength, gps fix time etc... possibly the best ive tried so far.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] epimazzo:
Polaris x Kaiser Radios

Guys,

What actually keeps you away from installing/using a Kaiser radio like those already posted or new ones just around in Polaris platform?;)

I'm curious about this cause I recently was at the beach and my actual Polaris radio (1.58.25.14) didn't work as expected. I've seen testimonials about newest Kaiser radios working really smootly.

What you guys have to say about it?

Is it safe or not use a Kaiser one?

Thanks in advance for any comments...:cool:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] scotchua:
Kaiser Radio 1.65.17.56

I just wanted to say that i gave this radio a spin and have been pretty impressed so far. Reception seems to be strong, and i was able to get a lock on 5 satellites while sitting indoors on a very rainy foggy day. Obviously this is nothing conclusive as almost nobody is going to be using their phones in Ketchikan, but i thought i'd share the results.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] fireblade63:
Dropped by to say that the new radio 1.65.17.56 in the HTC new ROM is so far the best 6.1 radio regarding GPS signal.

Battery drain seems normal.

Thanks for the addition
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] redbandana:
I agree the new radio is fairly impressive thus far. Hmm, ATW considering you have mod status you should sticky this thread Its always helpful to read about other users radio experiences. Thanks for keeping this thread so organized.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] dani31:
please sticky

Don't be modest, this is at least as important as spl and android :D

It's always difficult to find this thread.
[Honor View 20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Therazorsedge:
Www.consumer.huawei.com

service.hw.in@huawei.com etc for your region

Ask them to please unlock the bootloader

Maybe when there is a lot of people doing the same they'll unlock

Chewers!!!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] ClausG76:
Hello

I'm about to purchase an Mi 9 for my son. I can only buy it online, since no physical stores have it where i live. It's not officially released where i live. I think that the phone will come with the global rom.

I saw in a youtube video, that the phone will drain battery in standby mode. Since there is a bug that make the phone try to connect to both the Chineese and the European networks. It could be fixed by installing the EU rom. There was also many other good reasons to flash the Eu rom. Like for instance a cleaner firmware with less bloat. Is this true?

Can i flash an Eu rom on a global version without unlocking the booloader?

If I unlock the bootloader to flash the EU rom. Can it then be locked again? (Because of Netflix)

Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] MangoMC:
Yes its true that EU Rom is debloated and have fixed Networks

But You can Not lock the bootloader in the EU Rom.

And yes Netflix is Widevine Level 3 but i dont know Who can See a diffference on a Smartphone Display. Btw as i know You can Download Movies in HD and watch them. Only streaming is Not HD
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] ClausG76:
Thanks

Just called support from the web shop. He told me that, it is a EU version.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] jhs39:
There are two ROMs that I think you are confusing. There's an EU version of the stock ROM which is virtually identical to the Global ROM and there is a custom EU ROM which is probably what you saw in the YouTube video.

The custom EU ROM is reverse engineered from the China ROM rather than the Global. It was originally created to provide a non-Chinese ROM for Xiaomi phones that didn't have an official Global ROM.

The EU ROM has always had serious bugs on every single phone where I have ever flashed it. You should go to the official website for that ROM and look at the discussion/support thread and see if that's still the case.

The EU ROM you are referring to is a custom ROM. You need to unlock the bootloader to flash it and frequently you need to use an unnoficial version of TWRP to do that. People often brick their phones using unofficial TWRP recoveries. Permanently bricking a phone is also way more common on newer Treble compliant phones than it was in the old days so even if you have experience flashing custom ROMs you can still brick your phone and turn it into an expensive paperweight.

I would do more research outside of XDA if you are interested in EU ROM because there is no support for that ROM here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] liamR:
The fingerprint scanner can open the notification bar with a gesture. Is there any way to make it scroll through pages (browser, Facebook etc)?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] IvanAldwin730:
Hello, i've recently got a used LG G5 (F700L), but its chin/battery door is stuck. Pressing the release button doesn't release the batttery, and forcing it out much doesn't do anything. Is there any way to remove the chin out of the phone?

Edit: The phone is 2nd hand. The door has some liquid sticking out of it that feels like dried-out super glue. Now i'm not sure if the former owner is trolling this phone by super-gluing it or this dried out liquid is something else.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Skynet30:
He probably did indeed glue it shut. The G5 has various quality issues, one of them being that the bottom needs a bit of fiddling to properly lock without leaving a gap - it is doable though. The previous owner most likely didn't manage to fully lock the chin in place and therefore used glue to fix it shut.

Do the following: Press the release button and keep it pressed down while pulling on the chin with quite a bit of force (even without glue it doesn't easily come apart). After you got it out, thoroughly clean everything with Q-Tips and Isopropanol.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] elpres67:
Hello,

my phone did an autoupdate to Pie and after restart I was just able to boot into eRecovery which is in chinese.

I am trying for a month to revive the device but I am not successful yet.

I have read that this update didn't check the battery status before starting the update. This is the reason why it just updated the bootloader but not the system.

Is there any solution or should I just bury my Mate?

Thanks for any advices.

EDIT:

My device is a MHA-L29 (International)

I figured out that the system is still Oreo while the bootloader was updated to Pie.

Do I have to post more information?
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] smartuser8:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/05/20/pixel-3a-and-3a-xl-randomly-shut-down-for-some-users/
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] kirkgbr:
So far, I have not witnessed this problem. Fingers crossed ?
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] EnragedPopsicle:
No issues whatsoever here
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] JayBTV:
No problems here.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] ritchea:
I had plenty of that on the N5X and was starting again 8 mos after the second mobo replacement. I haven't seen it on this, but it's only 3 days old. OTOH, yesterday, my 9 week old Z3 Play was corrupted after an authorized update (Feb security on Oreo). Lost baseband so no wifi or mobile. IMEI doesn't show under System but does on getvar (baseband doesn't) eo pretty sure efs is onboard. Spent some time with MOTO hoping for a radio zip to flash or even the entire OS but pretty clueless. It's been sent for repair (replacement). How fortunate that 1) I have the Pixel and 2) if anything like this happens to it, I CAN FIX IT!
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] zonedgold:
That comment section is cancer.

3a working flawlessly here.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] yabadabadooo:
A week now and running well without reboots, SODs or anything else.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] crackedvenom2:
That comment section sucks. Mines been going great too.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] smashedpumpkins:
My phone has never rebooted but I have had the fingerprint reader stop working until a reboot.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] jmtjr278:
No issues here. I bought launch day, so a week work nothing close to what's reported. I think it's just a vocal minority. Of course there will be a few bad devices that ship out. As long as Google stands behind them until they get functional units, all good in my book
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] c_tho:
yeah this annoys me. go back through the original reddit posts and there are a total of five people who have had this issue. five people, as a proportion of all 3a users with an internet presence, is all it takes for the android blogs to decide "many users" are having problems and the device is a failure.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] jmtjr278:
I read a article from a tech site today about it. The comments are so toxic. Apple fanboys. The writer of the article is what really bothered me. It was on bgr. The guy talks about how the 3a is a competitor for the XR and then says something about like it couldn't complete if it didn't have this issue. Lol. What a jerk. I also read a comparison of the 3a vs the XR on Tom's whatever tech site that said the crap LCD display in the XR is better than the OLED on our device. Please. The pixel lost on display to some crappy iPhone screen with less PPI. I don't buy it
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] c_tho:
always very funny to me that people can go into a blind rage about a mobile phone like jfc have none of them ever had a single real problem
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] mac796:
Fake news, they do this Everytime a new Google phone comes out
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] ixon2001:
Well i'm on my 2nd Pixel 3a first one didn't charge out of the box so took it back now the replacement has this shutdown problem it's only done it once but once is enough, think i'll get my money back not risking going for a 3rd replacement, shame really as i like this phone and the camera is excellent.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] xxBrun0xx:
Haven't seen this at all either
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] pbanj:
ya i havent had this either. i wonder if it has to do with certain apps. like anyone who has it do you use anything that needs an accessibility service for locking the screen?
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] jmtjr278:
After reading the article they report this happening even in safe mode. They are convinced it's not an app.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] pbanj:
ah, well that is most deff odd. will be interesting to see if it goes away with the june update
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] smartuser8:
= the main question as always, hardware issue or software issue?...
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] ktwo:
So here we are... It happened today for me:

I remember that i took a picture, put it in my pocket. After i while i wanted to unlock it and the fingerprint reader did not react at all. Neither did the power button. (Black display). Keeping the power button pressed worked then. as expected.

Ugh.. Not a good feeling about this. I hope this is a Software thing.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] smartuser8:
That's the main problem... Everytime nobody can tell us if it's software or hardware... This is the most important information.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] pierangelo:
had it happen once since release.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] NoAngel777:
Works fine here with zero shutdowns.

Software is all same, so I think unlikely it's software.

My issue now is it still on march security level, but that's another story.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] pbanj:
maybe we will find out if it is software after the june update that will be out soon.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] faring:
I'm having this issue. Google replaced it already, replacement has it it too. Happens in Safe Mode, happens when I just power it up and do nothing but put the phone back down, happens with WiFi on or off, happens after a factory reset and a clean setup (not copying from another phone) w/o installing any apps or updates. Has not happened since I updated everything after the reset, but it's been just over 24 hours, and it's gone days before, although it can also happen three times in ten minutes. If it happens after the June updates hit, I'll have them replace it again.

Update: got the June OTA, still happening.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] ectavgen:
I have same issue after 2 weeks of flawless work. It was 3 times, once a day. Did factory reset and data wipe in recovery, will see whats will be.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] :
I have zero issues so far.

What network and what region are peoples phones who are having this issue? It wouldnt surprise me if it was a U.S network causing it.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] oliver7:
No issues here. But I know any Pie device performs a softreset when using private dns 'dns.adguard.com' (it's an Android bug). Maybe some ppl use that..
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] ixon2001:
My replacement I've now had over 3 weeks and this one hasn't shut down at all, so it's looking more like a hardware problem.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] smartuser8:
Will we know one day if it's hardware or software? Or will we die with that question?
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] MechElec:
I've had my 3a since launch with no issues (well, I've had two...I swapped my first one because of an uneven screen tint about 3 weeks ago). Last night while charging while sleeping, it shutdown (or hard locked on black screen...hard to tell which it is). Long press of the power button rebooted it and so far so good today, but now I've got an uneasy feeling about it. Really hope this is a software thing that can be patched.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] :
But your first sentence was you've had no issues ?
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] MechElec:
Until last night. Was it really that hard to follow?
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] :
Bit of a salty response. But ok.

And you have an uneven screen tint 3 weeks ago. So not since last night was it.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] ylapas:
Two weeks with my unit, so far so good. No shutdowns, fingers crossed.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] martyg7:
Has this issue been observed by anyone on the Android Pie Beta image?
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] dangle79:
happened to mine three or four times now. twice in one day actually, but it's now been three days(??) since it happened last.

got two at once for me and the wife. hers came with a DOA charging brick. chatted with google support and they've replaced it already. i don't think hers has done the shutdown thing once.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] faring:
My support rep has been waiting 5 days for a response from the 'specialists'. Happened 10 times in the last two days, and I requested that they replace it again, and they agreed. Here's hoping that the third time's the charm. I'm going to try the beta while I wait for the replacement.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] smartuser8:
My charger brick makes a 'buzz' noise when it charge the device.

Can you guys tell me if you put your ear next to it you listen that weird noise?
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] ylapas:
Not sure if it is the place for this question, but answer is yes - I have 3 genuine chargers, every single of them produces silent buzz, so it is normal in my opinion.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] smartuser8:
I asked that because I read some people speaking of shutdown while charging, so it makes me think about that with my unit.
[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] edufur:
Could it be that you guys are experiencing a thermal shutdown? That happened to me the other day and actually, I find it kind of refreshing. In my case, it was my fault... I was plugged in and running Android Auto with my phone sitting on the dash taking the punishing rays of the sun. After booting back up and plugging back in, I found that my phone rests perfectly in the vent slot. AC kept it super cool at that point.