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[Vibrant General] lmlloyd:
How many do you expect to get locked? The most I ever saw on my standalone Garmin GPS puck was 6, and that was in pretty optimal conditions. 3 is all it takes to get a really good lock, and even with only 2 you can still get better than 10 meter accuracy, depending on conditions.
[Vibrant General] jonathan75:
But why can you get up to 30 feet accuracy with no locks? Is it locking and just not saying it is? And why does it lock on satellites with 0 SNR? Is this only me???

Any has anyone got the black screen of death using Google Navigate?
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
i get a list of 12 satellites and connect to 8. stock settings (actually i turned skyhook on). though, i may try heygrl's settings from their thread in dev to see if i get an improvement. right now it will get my area in a 40-50' radius and kinda jump around within that radius, works in my house and outside, but not inside where i work, and haven't tested elsewhere. nothing to complain about, all things considered, but still room for improvement.
[Vibrant General] }{Alienz}{:
Just got a reply. Same day too! Samsung appears to be on damage control right now.

"Thank you for your inquiry.

Samsung Mobile is aware that under certain conditions, the GPS on our U.S. Galaxy S devices may not be meeting performance expectations. We are diligently evaluating the situation and will provide an update as soon as possible. In addition to this, Samsung US has not yet officially released Android 2.2 (Froyo).

We apologize for any inconvenience this presents.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Sincerely,

Technical Support"
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
I wouldn't bother if you're locking 8 sats. My GPS performance isn't terrible right now but yes, there is still room for improvement most notably for the freezing that randomly occurs.
[Vibrant General] Droidicus:
Holy crap. The best way to test the true accuracy of the gps is to turn off the"use wireless networks" and just side if it can find you just using sats. I did this and it NEVER found my location. Case closed imho
[Vibrant General] ii Candor ii:
Don't the satellites (or lack of) reflect more on the carrier and not the phone itself?
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Try adjusting the GPS settings under LBSTestMode. I have listed some settings in a thread I started. I usually get a quick fix.
[Vibrant General] jamesyl:
No GPS satellites are not owned by carriers. They are owned by the US government.
[Vibrant General] mafaesto:
I have to say amen to this, apparently from what I see there's various small bugs in the vibrant's stock os, the reason why I say this is because (again to reiterate) people are reflashing the stock vibrant rom, and it seems to be fixing other issues as well such as poor signal or lockups and otherwise.

Although that's not to say that the phone for me doesn't work pleasantly most of the time, moreso than my nexus. :D

Also I have been just letting my phone sit to see if I can lock on to gps sats, still only have 1 lock/12 sats and its been sitting here next to me for about 30 mins.
[Vibrant General] Fedburin:
I know exactly what you are talking about. I have trying to explain this in other threads. I travel 3,000-5,000 miles a month in and out of 3g 2g networks. The GPS is not fixed. It has serious problems when switching networks or when a weak cell signal is present. It bounces all over the place, zooms out to 100m accuracy, etc. Samsung sucks.
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
I continue to be amazed at the wide range of performance reported here for the GPS after the JI6 OTA update. I took a driving trip in late Sept from the Pacific NW to the Moab, Utah area, and travelled about 1250 miles one way. On the way there, the update had not come out yet and the GPS performance on my stock Vibrant was almost non-existent. While I was in Moab, the update got pushed to my phone. After the install I was getting locks inside within 15-30 seconds on like 8/12 satellites. On the way home I used it pretty continuously and it seemed to always lock and track me pretty reliably. I never have my wifi on when navigating. The only time I wasn't getting a good satellite fix was when I was hiking in deep canyons and the view of the sky was pretty limited. Some of my friends' Motorola phones seem to lock a little more quickly or have slightly better accuracy, but as the non-functional GPS was my only serious gripe with the phone -- admittedly, a big one -- I'm now satisfied.

One question: Is there any reason to expect further refinement of the GPS software, or improvements in the phone's GPS performance whenever it is that Samsung gets around to putting out the Froyo update? I've seen conflicting posts on this in these and other forums, so I was wondering about any new insights.
[Vibrant General] larryvand:
What GPS issue people are talking about???? Ever since the JI6 update I've had no GPS problem on quickly locking onto sats what so ever.
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
larryvand-

A number of people have reported that the GPS fix in JI6 either didn't improve things or they only got slight improvement. Like you, mine now works, and I assume from reading various blogs that a large majority of folks no longer have a problem...but it's not universally true.
[Vibrant General] kdf2883:
can you link to your thread?
[Vibrant General] DMaverick50:
I thought ji6 was their response... So am I to understand that T-Mobile and Samsung both publicly acknowledge that GPS still doesn't really work? I put my vibrant next to my nexus in my car for work hoping the vibrant will get me to my destination but almost every time, after about 10 minutes my vibrant wacks out and my year old nexus comes to the rescue
[Vibrant General] jblparisi:
In my opinion GPS still sucks regardless of fix or ROM used.

For anyone that says otherwise, try these steps to verify time and accuracy on the GPS lock, and see if you can prove me wrong.

Steps:

1) Wait at least 12-24 hours for a fresh reading, or do a fresh install of the ROM of your choice (after ODIN).

2) Download GPS Test off Market.

3) Set "Use wireless networks" to On or Off. In my experience it makes no difference. I would suggest you try it first with it set to "Off".

4) Start GPS Test application.

5) Start counting number of birds found and the time it takes, also count the time it took for the first lock, pay special attention to the accuracy in FEET once you start getting locks.

6) Report back to me with readings and be sure to keep note of what your LBS settings were set to when you ran the test above.

Thanks in advance! :)
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
jblparisi-

I did the test you asked for, and here are the parameters and results for my stock Vibrant (which had essentially non-functional GPS before JI6):

1. GPS off for 16 hours; "Use wireless networks" Off

2. Start GPS Test; turn on the GPS from the app

3. 11 birds identified instantly; 4 locked at 17 seconds; 8 locked at 22 seconds; accuracy at first lock = 105 feet, but that dropped until I hit 24-25 feet after about a minute.

4. I turned the GPS off and then repeated the test with the app GPS Status, and got almost identical results.

This was in late afternoon with a clear sky. Two days ago with an overcast sky and snow flurries coming down, it seemed like it took a little longer than this to lock on birds, and the lock was probably only on 6 of them.

Here are the settings for

LBS Test Mode

Server FQDN Type: Auto Config

Server: h-slp.mnc260.mcc310.pub.3gpp

Server Port: 7275

SUPL Secure Socket: On

AGPS Mode: SUPL

Also: MS Based; Hot Start; GPS Plus On; Dynamic accuracy 50; Skyhook Off

Although I fiddled with the GPS settings before the JI6 update to try to get the GPS working, that didn't help. All of the settings above are a result of the update, and I haven't changed any of them since.

I am also occasionally able to get locks inside buildings if I'm near a window, but that's much more unpredictable, takes considerably longer (like several minutes), and might be on only 3-5 birds...when it works.
[Vibrant General] ColorNapkin:
Your reading is so quick because you are using MS Based setting. That makes your phone assist GPS tracking by calculating the strength of the network signals or something like that. A true GPS test would be using the Standalone setting because that makes the phone rely entirely on the GPS hardware. Do that and you'll see the problems the phone still have. I've driven around with 11 and 12 satellites in view and gotten no lock for nearly ten minutes.

Every time I try MS Based though my phone seems to crash from time to time and my battery is consumed like crazy. Won't last 6 hours when I have it on.
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
ColorNapkin-

I understand your point, and thought it was worth running another test. So today I went outside, went into the settings and switched to Standalone. Then I started up GPS Test and turned on my GPS -- which had been off for at least 12 hours -- from within the app. It seemed a little slower, but it was locked on 9 out of 11 birds in about 40 seconds. After about 2 minutes the accuracy was floating around between 15-20 feet.

Right now I am testing in a major metropolitan area. One thing I haven't tried is seeing how well either MS-based or Standalone works when I am out in the boonies, or whether that would make any significant difference.

One other thing...I checked the settings after the lock and it was still on Standalone. After I exited the GPS Test app, I went into the Task Manager: there was a listing for GPS Test and for LBS Test Mode, and I killed both of them. When I went back into my GPS settings, I found that the phone had reverted to MS-based by itself. If I kill just the GPS Test, and leave LBS Test Mode alone in the Task Manager, it stays on Standalone. I don't know if that is to be expected or not. Any insights?

P.S.: You mentioned that your phone crashes when you put it on MS-based. Are you running stock or something else?
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
One other thing to add...

After getting an initial lock, killing the GPS Test app, and returning to MS-based mode, subsequent locks today were much faster. Right after I did the tests described, I re-started the GPS Test app, turned on the GPS, and was getting locked on 8-9 birds within 5 seconds, and my accuracy was getting close to 15'. I don't know if this was a quirk where the signals were particularly good today or what, but I repeated the process about half a dozen times and got the same thing.

I'm not disputing that there are a number of you with continuing bad GPS performance...just reporting what my phone is doing.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blahzace:
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had successfully exchanged their HTC Evos because of screen separation issues and light leakage (which is getting worse). I went into the sprint store and tried to have it fixed or exchanged but had no luck.

I just wanted to see if anyone was successful and if so how they approached this issue.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegasun18:
Same i went last week and was told it was cosmetic as is the crack by my power button :(. I think they have gotten more strict i know people who said they exchanged it a while back when it was first an issue.
[Captivate General] ultra spikey:
Samsung just released their official help site for the Galaxy S. I just finished a chat session with tech support concerning the GPS issues. Basically, he said they are aware of it and the engineers are working on it. If enough of us report the issue, I'm sure they will feel the pressure to release a fix to us ASAP.

You dont need to register, when it ask you if you have registered you phone, just hit "yes". Then it will bring you to ways you can contact them.
[Captivate General] NOSintake:
I must have gotten a bad agent, cause she told me there was no patch or fix (at least at the time), and she told me to try everything I've already done. *Sigh* I think I just have bad luck when talking to people online or over the phone.
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
How will annoying them get it done faster? The help agent isn't going to tell the software engineers to work faster.
[Captivate General] k2snowboards88:
Most help lines mark down the general reason for a call. Later the stats are compiled to determine trends. If gps ranks high someone will probably notice and decide it is important.
[Captivate General] bwolmarans:
yup!

Anyway I don't have a big issue with the gps. Just wait 60 seconds and it's good ( in Los Angeles, suburban areas. )
[Captivate General] cliffgardner:
This is how we do it at Sprint. :(

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S
[Captivate General] Smallsmx3:
I have no gps issues after changing the settings.
[Captivate General] ewingr:
Any chance you can provide the link. Do a search on Google and all kind of stuff comes up.
[Captivate General] zorphnog:
Uh...it's in the title of the thread
[Captivate General] jhego:
Emailed them and sent them links to all forums that discusses GPS issues.
[Captivate General] amazingtaters:
Got on galaxyshelp.com and talked to a rep. The second I mentioned GPS he gave me a phone number to call and said that higher up reps would have to discuss the issue with me. I'll try calling sometime this weekend and see what I can find out.
[Captivate General] ewingr:
Sorry. Didn't notice. I'm accustomed to people putting clickable links to use.
[Captivate General] systoxity:
While you are at it, tell them you want them to fix the IO glitch, add some more audio codecs, fix the fm radio, and optimize touchwiz for the next patch.
[Captivate General] YellowGTO:
http://www.galaxyshelp.com/
[Captivate General] labbu63:
wow i said this about a couple of days ago in a diff post and no one replied
[Captivate General] jhego:
This is the email I received from them:

Not keeping my hopes up since this just could be a uniformed message.
[Captivate General] kwajr:
Samsung must suck at gps it was broken on the moment

My friend has Samsung from uscellular and now galaxy that's 3 diff models with Android from Samsung that I know of gps being broken out of box
[Captivate General] chupacabrachus:
I got the same message so that is their current canned response.
[Nexus One General] solidkevin:
I just came from an IP4 if that matters,

1.first thing, the speaker quality is not all that when Im watching a youtube vid or just a video I can barely hear it, music sounds good though...weird.

2.Phone call quality is very under par for me, sometimes I can barely hear the person on the other line, its very low, not sure if its just me.

3.I could have swore my first N1 was faster then this one I have know and I though 2.2 was supposed to be really quick? It just seems choppy, everything from the home screens to web browsing to the app store, just seems choppy...

Thats about it, I can live with it but I dont remember the N1 being like this...
[Nexus One General] johnnie93:
Maybe you should Root and install a good ROM and install Launcher Pro or ADW launcher!
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
some people have that choppy scrolling, not sure why. try installing launcher pro, its free, its smooooth as can be. but that's for your homescreens. the browser is typically very smooth for me, but certain web pages, like web 2.0 html, are a little choppy for some reason (such as the new skin on this forum. switch back to old and look at the difference!!).
[Nexus One General] JHaste:
when you are watching a video, cup your hand so the sound bounces off your hand and toward you rather than just blaring out the back side of the phone... obviously you will have trouble hearing it then...
[Nexus One General] Purple Drama Llama:
Laucher pro fixes almost EVERYTHING :D
[Nexus One General] DarkDvr:
Get Cyan 6.0, remove ADW launcher, install Launcher Pro and enjoooooooy....
[Nexus One General] ilostchild:
also try to wipe your cache in recovery... once my n1 gets a lil choppy or sluggish i go into my recovery and wipe my cache and it speeds and smooths out again.. i use it tremendously so i kinda have to do it often
[Nexus One General] cigar3tte:
You don't need root to install those.
[Nexus One General] cmarti:
How do you remove ADW launcher?
[Nexus One General] Jack_R1:
1. Embedded sound in a video has its own volume, which might be low. Also, try watching high quality videos - the speaker is better at high frequencies, and in low quality they're the ones that get cut.

2. Something with your phone, maybe? Try installing a ROM with kernel that includes audio hack. I can't keep my call volume on 100%, it bursts my ears even in very noisy environment.

3. Wipe everything, install Launcher Pro, and try again.

If you still don't like it after that - then sell it.
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
Right but his phone is brand new. I've experienced his issue first hand. I first flashed froyo, and the scrolling home screens was choppy as hell, not smooth at all. Launcher pro fixed it. But Google did something with froyo cause it doesn't always seen as smooth as it used to be.

However right now my phone is running superb, smooth scrolling every where, 55 fps easily:-)
[Nexus One General] jollins:
I've spent a good amount of time with the iPhone 4. I definitely prefer my Nexus, but here's the painful truth: The iPhone is smoother when it comes to scrolling. Sorry guys, it's just how it is.

You can make the Nexus smoother by using launcher pro or ADW launcher (ADW is smoother IMO), and load a fast rom like Cyanogen 6. It still will be a little choppier than the iPhone, though.

Android and iOS have a very different look & feel. Android does many things better, and is more capable, but iOS still has the advantage in terms of performance consistency & polish.

As a iPhone to Android switcher, it's just something you have to accept. In time, you'll get used to Android's look & feel, and then in all liklihood, you'll start to prefer it like I have.
[Nexus One General] hexix:
Yup. I remember even seeing an Android OS developer say it is because iOS uses the GPU to handle those effects but Android uses software to rendering scrolling and other animations. When people got pissed off about that (we have GPUs, so why aren't they being used) he said it would be really hard to do on Android because they need to support a wide variety of devices.

I'm not sure why they couldn't just have an optimized code path for devices with the proper hardware. Hopefully it does actually get fixed at some point, but the fact that it hasn't been fixed yet makes me a bit doubtful.

I use LauncherPro like most other people here, but that's still not as flawlessly smooth as iOS dashboard scrolling, and it also doesn't fix scrolling in other areas such as ListViews.
[Nexus One General] vinnyjr:
my phone quality is fantastic. That is what I noticed first was the clear strong phone. True the speaker could be better but it's funny sometimes different videos or songs will be very loud as to how it was downloaded to begin with. I listen to music thru my ear phones and find it top quality sound. To Me the Nexus one is still the best android device made.
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
I agree there are certain parts of the UI that are not as smooth. But when I really sit down to compare its not as different as one might think.

So launcher pro easily seems to be smooth when using regular wallpaper, no live wallpaper, its gotta be hitting 50 fps.

Some lists have a choppy feel, but most actually do not. The settings list for example is smooth. But a list like the market is not, even after you allow the items to cache the data as it downloads. My point is I guess that really in the parts of the UI that ARE smooth, I feel its just as smooth as my ipod touch. It easily hits 50 fps in those parts of the UI and the home screens via launcher pro.

Google's official statement on their developer site is the android OS target is 60 fps. And they give examples showing that they are hitting 45 fps in first gen devices like the g1, and 55 fps in second gen devices like the nexus.

The web browser is another one. Most pages I visit scroll very smooth, easily hitting 45 fps. But certain pages with web 2.0 skins, like this forum's new theme, are choppy.

If you have a working build environment you should be able to see the fps in different UI parts of the OS. The adreno gpu isn't the best, but it definitely should be able to handle basic UI elements like what we see throughout android, and certain parts ARE optimized for smooth scrolling. The parts that aren't I guess could be a limitation of the gpu. But when I see certain web pages and lists that ARE smooth, I have to wonder if and why the choppy parts are just not optimized.

But the end of the day, when I see launcher pro sooth as butter hitting 50 fps, it makes me happy with this phone knowing it can do smooth scrolling, and maybe the not as smooth parts just weren't given as much attention in coding.

I put my third gen ipod touch next to my nexus, and most of the time they really do match each other. So I'm happy:-)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jznomoney:
I am working with a group to make cyanogenmod 6 for the htc aria. We are having a bug with youtube hq and some mp4 with a green bar/purple hue. I've noticed someone had posted they had the problem but it has been fixed. How was the problem fixed. What code was changed for the device? Any help would be appreciated.
[Droid Incredible General] craigmack:
Ive noticed everyone is removing cityid from the leaked roms. I might be the only person in the world that wants it. can someone point me where to get this and how to install it?

PS. Im running skyraider 2.0
[Droid Incredible General] obededom:
everyone is pulling it because it's a paid app after a certain amount of time (I think 1.99 after 15 days). there's a free app around here that does the same thing.

it's called com.threadabort.cityid.apk or something like that
[Droid Incredible General] Θmega:
Found it! http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6704842&postcount=4 Thanks for the name. I was curious as to whether there was a good alternative to paying.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyleblakepeters:
Hey guys!

I use Pandora frequently, and love the quality on my BakedSnack9.7 ROM, as well as on other 2.1 ROMs. But after upgrading to Cyanogen's 2.2 RC1, I am noticing a STARK loss in sound quality. I also previously noticed this on Ava's 2.2 release some weeks ago. Does anyone know the way to get this quality back?

The only differences I see between the 2.1 ROMs and the 2.2 ROMs I used are the following:

2.1 ROMs are Sense-based. 2.2 ROMs are AOSP-based. So along with the upgraded versions of the OS, that is the only other change. Could it be a framework issue? Or better quality drivers on the Sense ROMs?

If anyone has a workaround to getting the better quality back, it would be AWESOME!

Any help would be amazing! Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwbarb:
There seems to be a 'fix' on the Nexus One forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=737111
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bdelbenes:
The fix also works on EVO's running 2.2. It also fixes the SiriusXM application.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordofokra:
Thanks! I was hoping I would find a fix for the audio quality in the CyanogenMod thread but I didn't even have to check there!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyleblakepeters:
Thanks for the help guys! Just did the build.prop fix, then pushed back and restarted. Works great! I can now listen to my Pandora playlist on my work speakers again!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marct77:
Can anyone advise me on how to set Swype as my default keyboard,

it always reverts back to the hTC keyboard after a soft reset

(which I have it set to do every day),just wondering if there is

a way to keep it as Swype instead of having to keep changing it back ?

Many thanx

Marc.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j4n87:
2 solututions:

1.)

I've got a tutorial about that, but its not so easy...

2.)

simply install the keyboard touchpal trial (google it).

after restarting touchpal should be your standard keyboard.

Now select your swpe keyboard and deisntall touchpal.

Now swpe is yout std keyboard after restart.

Gl