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[Android Apps and Games] AVClubhouse:
Hi new user. Do I need to use this in conjunction with GPS status? Also, what does this app do to fix the GPS. I am a new user and curious on how all this works and why it does not work with cyanogenmod 7.1 stable.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] :
Works amazing on HTC Desire HD!
[Android Apps and Games] huskerstylee:
Running X2, 2.3.4-

Works EXCELLENTLY, near immediate signal acquisition...good work boss ; )
[Android Apps and Games] gear_rus:
Nice one

A good app, for sure, but 2 suggestions:

1. Add an option for overwriting or just appending to the EOF of gps.conf, cuz people might already have some fixes there, your app just nukes them.

2. It should NOT hold file opened for as long as it's in the memory, make it close the file after the operation has been finished

Cheers!:p
[Android Apps and Games] TecQuality:
really nice app :)
[Android Apps and Games] e2zippo:
Looks great, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] highantics:
Nice one.

Running on my HD2 with ICS. :D

Any chance of having Africa, in particular South Africa, as a choice?

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] :
If you search for rsa's (or Southern Africa's) ntp server you can enter it under the custom option in fasterfix.

Here you go: za.pool.ntp.org

From: http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/africa

Sent from a Phone
[Android Apps and Games] Midomad:
what about morocco in north africa?

thnksss
[Android Apps and Games] :
The Africa pool is: africa.pool.ntp.org

It contains these servers:

Tanzania — tz.pool.ntp.org (0)

South Africa — za.pool.ntp.org (11)

Angola — ao.pool.ntp.org (1)

Madagascar — mg.pool.ntp.org (2)

Uganda — ug.pool.ntp.org (0)

A European ntp server might work just as well/better for you. Spain perhaps.
[Android Apps and Games] Gagins:
After I install Faster fix on my HD2.

1.) I lost my gps signal

2.)I uninstalled Faster fix but even after 1 hour spent outside i cannot find signal.

-----

Any solution please. I am desperate ...
[Android Apps and Games] prosperous400:
i want to download this.thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] ashok:
Not working on my friends Galaxy R (i9103), tried installing busybox, restarting and reinstalling faster fix. but still the blank screen. Any help?
[Android Apps and Games] ntstatic:
Thanks, Works Great.

Spice Mi 350 (AKA Lenovo A60)

had a problem getting a fix in India.

worked like a charm, Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] spoova:
it works very nice, very fast GPS
[Android Apps and Games] schizophrenia:
unfortunately it does not work on my Galaxy Nexus

yields only a black screen on clicking open
[Android Apps and Games] :
Sounds like a Superuser issue; you're rooted and have Superuser, etc...?

Normally the black screen with apps like this is because its asking for su rights and not getting them.
[Android Apps and Games] schizophrenia:
yup, phone is rooted and have been using all kinds of "root" required apps like Titanium backup, Rom manager, SetCPU etc without a single problem...
[Android Apps and Games] rodscom:
Now I have problem

I used this app for long time, but today I needed restore my phone and the app did not work properly... I have black screen... I think this problem is related to the new version of superuser app.. can the developer verify this problem?
[Android Apps and Games] seatibiza:
i have a strange problem,

if i install the app from market and want to set on EU, it shows me a error: "Failure, please try again" or someone else, if i install the apk from this thread, it works without any troubles.

edit: my phone/rom is in my signature
[Android Apps and Games] Frankfor85:
Perfect on my devices (galaxy mini and onda mytab aka zte v9). I'm in italy, but after flashing custom roms my devices was set to North America region... after used this app, i can obtain a fix in less than 30 seconds... simply great!
[Android Apps and Games] peret2000:
Hello,

If I have understood the whole process, once gps.conf is modified,we must update periodically the sats positions (that information is known as 'ephemeris', or something similar))

I have a TomTom, and I have to update it too.

Can somebody answer these questions I have?

- Is that update done automatically, or should we launch it (I have heard that GPS Status app does it; but I would rather prefer not to start it every day)

- Just to be sure the update works, where does that sat position update reside, in what file? In TomTtom, it updates a file that can be checked

Thanks a lot in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] Midomad:
hi i'm in morocco what can i do?

can you please help me :)
[Android Apps and Games] ssmmdd:
Awesome.

Dropped my GPS fix time from 60+ seconds ... to no more than 11.

I'll happily click on some ads for you!

Cheers. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Digidice:
Is there an more specific server for Norway becide the Europe choice ?

Thx

Edit: Found it on the webpage with the list

no.pool.ntp.org
[Android Apps and Games] stefandunn:
before fasterfix it connected to 4 sats, after 7 :D I call that a success.
[Android Apps and Games] BlackArtsInc:
First of all,this is really is an amazing tool! Its a simple app doing what Google should have implemented in Android in the first place! Five stars 100%!

I just need a technical explanation just to be sure I m doing the right thing.

My config file looks like this:

NTP_SERVER=gr.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276

When I look at the servers for Greece,I get these:

Does this mean that my gps config file should finally look like this?

NTP_SERVER=0.gr.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=0.europe.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=2.europe.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276

Please share any info/tips on this.

Also,do I need to use FasterFix again and again every day.

I mean the servers are changing or what?

Do they need to be refreshed for the GPS to work always quickly?

N.

***EDIT***

Nevermind! I just read this thread and used the GREECE gps config file!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=953630&page=124
[Android Apps and Games] jackbach:
Works perfectly on my SGS+ I9001, but as texten says here, for me in Switzerland the setting must be on north-america, not europe. Only then the fix is really fast.
[Android Apps and Games] Andie00:
This may be a stupid question but... does this app break OTA updates? I have a stock Galaxy Nexus rooted. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] torch2424:
Thanks, this'll help me when I'm another city XD
[Android Apps and Games] tootalluk:
one x

I have a HTC one x i have checked that i am rooted with root check and have SU installed and have granted access but every time i start faster fix i just get a black screen but if i deny access the app works but doesnt change anything is there anything i am missing?
[Android Apps and Games] RS050377:
Can I uninstall FasterFix app after setting the server?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] hpvn:
Yes, u can
[Android Apps and Games] itismeonline:
Great thread! Thanks to all for contributing their opinions & feedback.
[Android Apps and Games] vcallas:
In the first post it explains that you need to install Busybox installer if this happens.
[Android Apps and Games] AnTerNoZ:
this app do nothing on CM10 :( I really like it, but it don't work for me at the moment, maybe a problem with CM10 or is the gps system configuration changed in jelly bean?

exactly, it open, show the screen right with the input interface, but no ntp server is set (current server: no current setting) and if I set one it change nothing in speed finding the signal

Jelly powered.Defy
[Android Apps and Games] RedSkyRoad:
Can we please get some South African Servers listed as well?

Regards,

B
[Android Apps and Games] AnTerNoZ:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=953630

that method work in jb

Jelly powered.Defy
[Android Apps and Games] eugeniofc:
Plz add brazil on list ...server: br.pool.ntp.org

:D
[Android Apps and Games] AnTerNoZ:
ur can make ur own file for gps.conf just following this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=953630

Jelly powered.Defy
[Android Apps and Games] elfaure:
Got it installed but when select server "North America" or any server for that matter get error "failure, try again". Any suggestions? I am rooted and have busybox.
[Android Apps and Games] AnTerNoZ:
AW: [APP][ROOT] FasterFix [V1.5]

please post configuration of ur system/etc/gps.conf
[Android Apps and Games] AnTerNoZ:
if u dont had gps.conf file in etc folder this tool isn't working for u. it only changes the ntp server in this file.

the gpsconfig.xml is only for settings of gps chipset.
[Android Apps and Games] karanrajpal14:
It works! :D thank you so much! :)
[Android Apps and Games] the ManaWhoney:
Used this app for awhile now. Love it when switching Roms and I have gps issues. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] elfaure:
Thanks for the heads up. I got a gps.config file for N. America from the XDA link (build your own gps.config) in this thread a few above this post, saved my original to a new name, copied the XDA gps.config to my system/etc folder, and now it works.

Thks
[Android Apps and Games] robocamp:
nanbuy deftroyid

In cas of any problem with "Failure, please try again" on FasterFix, install a NTP software like TopNTP, configure it with Generic/Google/your continent/your country, Install, Copy files & don't reboot.

FasterFix will eventuallly have a server associated and you'll be able to get it to work.
[Android Apps and Games] optiplus:
Don´t work on THL-W100S android 4.2.2

Hi,

I use this for a long time ago, but last week I change my phone to THL-W100S with android 4.2.2 and don´t work anymore, I have a black screen and nothing, only home button to return.

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] Arrowblue:
install busy box from playstore and restart the app.
[Android Apps and Games] yossidme:
Why not compatible with Android 4.2 and later?

Just installed on my Galaxy SII (i9100), and switching to a different NTP server seems to help. Need to test over the next few days to confirm.

I'm planning to flash a new ROM to my phone, possibly CyanogenMod 11, which is based on Android 4.4 (Kitkat). According to the description in the Play Store, FasterFix is not compatible with Android versions 4.2 and later. Why is that?
[Android Apps and Games] vdias:
But what does this soft really do?
[Android Apps and Games] :No-Frost::
I know, but what I mean is that... How can we check the change...

IE: Using Market Enabler it shows the current number that the Market use and if you change it, it shows the new number for the market.

It would be good to see a line indicating the current location by default :p:)
[Android Apps and Games] elburna:
I only get (no matter what I choose):

Current Server: Error, no current found. Don't proceed!

I'm on a rooted Desire (with HD-ROM) with a proper busybox from Titanium Backup. When I proceed anyway, the phone just reboots
[Android Apps and Games] Vonwesen:
It seems to work !

on Nexus One Cyanogenmod 6.1 RC1

:)
[Android Apps and Games] waauwoo:
Works very well on my hero!

Thx
[Android Apps and Games] :
HD2!!!

works perfect on hd2, finally i get my navigation started in seconds even on Edge.
[Android Apps and Games] britoso:
very interesting app. Will surely be useful for people who travel.

Found some info on gps.conf here :http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=727887

Verified that it changes the NTP_SERVER value.

Good job.
[Android Apps and Games] exadeci:
Well look at the gps.conf then apply a change on the app.

Or that the app creator add a preview of your gps.conf before changing it
[Android Apps and Games] ludow:
Only black screen. Samsung Galaxy S rooted.
[Android Apps and Games] :No-Frost::
That would be helpful...

For me is no trouble at all to check the file, but not everybody will know how to check that out so, showing the current location assigned would be a good way to allow users to know if it worked or not...
[Android Apps and Games] umibozu:
also works for the navigation system offline?
[Android Apps and Games] willsurg:
seems to have worked on EVO
[Android Apps and Games] aktizol:
ECLAIR.XWJM2 / Rooted / Busybox 1.16 by Titanium

Not working, black screen and crash;

Uninstalled.
[Android Apps and Games] The_Double:
If you have a black screen, you have to try opening the app again. It did the same for my Galaxy S the first time.

If it doesn't work on your desire, you probaly didnt S-OFF it.

And you can check the change by navigating to /etc/gps.conf with a file browser, and opening it.
[Android Apps and Games] netnerd:
sorry to say this. you kids installed this only to trick your brain thinking that it works"!

here is a youtube video on gps on sony x10, htc hd2 and samsung captivate!

notice how the gps locked in QUICK without any of these so-call fix!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTOi82o56Tc
[Android Apps and Games] Ph0z3:
doesnt work on my milestone. screen goes black, nothing loads, then force closes.

im fully rooted, have BusyBox (1.17 in /data/busybox and (1.18) in /xbin

Android 2.1

TelusLite v5

GOT 2.2.1
[Android Apps and Games] Grimvi:
Worked on a rooted Epic 4G. Thanks dev.
[Android Apps and Games] ata1918:
Seems like it worked on my SGS (Jpa + oclf)

Since i upgraded to jpa my gps performance only got worser hope this wil help :-)

Dankjewel(thankyou) voor de fix ;) gonna test tomorrow
[Android Apps and Games] spyrale:
worked on galaxy s with Doc Froyo 7.5 JPO, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] britoso:
That video of phones in their native country does not disprove anything.

Try this:

1)turn off your phone,

2)go to another continent/region,

3)turn it on, see how long it takes to get a GPS fix, try multiple times.

and then post.

An accurate network time will definitely help the AGPS find satellites faster.

Without this your phone would initially get a US based time from the US NTP server and it would cause a delay.

On the other hand if you don't have a data connection and just intend to use the GPS it wont make a difference.
[Android Apps and Games] Gary.M:
How much of a delay in getting the time? We are talking about milliseconds, right?

Others seem to have shown that AGPS data is more important. See app "GPS Status".
[Android Apps and Games] bemymonkey:
Why does the app need permission to make phone calls? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] comingloud:
doesnt work on Dell Streak (Froyo)
[Android Apps and Games] The_Double:
Does it? It isn't defined in the manifest file... Probably a bug in android...

BTW, If it doesn't work on your device, i would really appreciate a logcat :D.

@Gary.m

For me, the stock server has a average ping of 250ms.

A optimized server gives a 20ms ping. Over 10 times more accurate...
[Android Apps and Games] Evaldino:
Doesn't work on SGS i9000XXJPM, rooted via z4root, Superuser v.2.3.6.1... :(
[Android Apps and Games] The_Double:
Try force closing it using the taskmanager and try it again, i'm trying to find a fix for this problem.
[Android Apps and Games] Matc21:
doesnt work on the SGS JPO, also rooted via z4root.
[Android Apps and Games] ADeadlySpoon:
Thanks for this, it's certainly solved the problem of GPS taking a long time to get a fix.
[Android Apps and Games] Evaldino:
Tried 5-6 times (also rebooted phone, reinstalled app), no luck..
[Android Apps and Games] munchy_cool:
Sorry for the OT guys,

we over at samdroid.net have been using this ever since Double first developed it.

It's an amazing fix for GPS.

Keep rocking Double.
[Android Apps and Games] Nwkeng:
Works on DInc running Redemptive rEVOlution.... Thanks for the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] bemymonkey:
Looks like I misread the permission description anyway - it can't MAKE phone calls, just tell if they're in progress. Sorry about the fuss :p
[Android Apps and Games] Cholera:
I also got the error message:

Current server: no server found. Don't proceed!

I use a G1, SuperE rom (Eclair).

What may happen if I try to set it to Europe (or elsewhere?)
[Android Apps and Games] ludow:
Well, too bad that front page app does not work on Galaxy S. :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] bucaniere2:
On Galaxy S routed Eclaire, only black screen.
[Android Apps and Games] dreamfalcon:
It works, instant fix inside my home near the window.

Using rooted Galaxy S 2.2 (JPO) .

Many thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] cyron_at:
..causes a reboot @ desire in europe :-(
[Android Apps and Games] TheUntouchable:
Same here..

Current server: no server found. Don't proceed!

HTC Desire S-OFF

Modaco ROM R9

Sub501 Kernel und Scripts

EDIT: The funny thing is, after pressing go and checking the gps.conf, the server is updated to the one i choose. But if i start the app again, i get the same error massage as bevore.
[Android Apps and Games] DJNgoma:
No Africa on the list and it is the 2nd biggest continent... I'm just saying :P. Great tool, worked on my country's server.
[Android Apps and Games] Cholera:
Ok, finally I just gave it a try, ignoring the warning ;)

Working perfect on my G1/Eclair ;)

Thanks man!
[Android Apps and Games] mefistoooo:
not work on milestone 2.1 rooted with busybox.i have black screen.i reset app 3times and still have the same problem
[Android Apps and Games] rock4mayo:
works on hd2 thanx
[Android Apps and Games] Th30n34nd0nl7:
does it work in germany?
[Android Apps and Games] bemymonkey:
Is Germany part of Europe? :p
[Android Apps and Games] downloadvibe:
Works fine on my SGS with JP6 + vodoo beta for froyo
[Android Apps and Games] wind0zer:
Woooow! I always thought the gps exact fix took time because I always mess with my phone indoors. I've just tried once and I got an instant fix!! I'll have to replicate this more than once and report back. Btw @op could you explain or point to some discussion of this issue so I can understand it better? Thanks.

Edit: restated phone and then turned off wifi & gprs, I had a huge radius around me.opened the window & held phone outside and got a pin point fix in like 2-3 seconds. : )

Edit: Again. Weeeee!

Ps: previous gps device was a regular acer pda and cold and warm start mattered a lot. NOW I'm feeling the aGPS (asynchronous) benefit.
[Android Apps and Games] IQ_32:
it doesn't work on my SGS (JPO) with z4root, I only get a black screen :-(
[Android Apps and Games] Pose1don:
No luck on my rooted Desire (stock froyo). Using busybox from Titanium Backup. I'd like to help to find the culprit, so what's a "logcat"?
[Android Apps and Games] The_Double:
Logcat is a way to debug apps.

It appears to crash when the Titanium backup busybox is used.

Expect a fix within 2 days.
[Android Apps and Games] Pose1don:
I'll wait patiently ;)
[Android Apps and Games] terencec:
Working on my T-Mobile Vibrant (SGH959) running on Rogers Network in Canada...

used the ca.pool.ntp.org in custom
[Android Apps and Games] Hi-Fi:
it works for me

FV15 - hero

China

without the help of network data, I get locked in 10 sec
[Android Apps and Games] nyunyu:
This is nice! I travel a lot and being able to lock on different region is godsend.

Thank you sir!
[Android Apps and Games] netnerd:
:confused::confused:

i dont think you understand how gps works! gps suppose to work everywhere in the world! why dont you ask tomtom or garmin, or cars with build in navigation what setting they use? gps suppose to work with no extra setting!
[Android Apps and Games] Mariad:
Yes, but I assume this is what's being referred to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS

Savvy? :)
[Android Apps and Games] mizch:
Samsung Galaxy 3 (i5800): Doesn't work.

Requests superuser rights (and gets them granted), then blanks screen. That's all, forever. Manual FC needed. :mad:

EDIT: like in the article just below, I tried to install busybox from the market. Despite this busybox telling me that installation faild, fasterfix now works.
[Android Apps and Games] MacDegger:
-edit: blackscreen problem FIXED!-

Ditto for me: starts, ask for superuser, get's it ... black screen. I can still change orientation, but that doesn't help. Sometimes I can 'home' out and force close, sometimes I can't and it takes a long time (or a screen off/screen on) to 'auto'-FC.

s-off Desire HD.

Great idea and thanks for the app though! Just wish it ran on my machine :P

-edit-:

AHA! Turns out either Titanium Backup's version of Busybox didn't do it for me OR (and this is pretty likely) I never reinstalled BUsyBox using TB after I uninstalled TB to root my phone!

All I did to get rid of my blackscreen problem was download BusyBox from the Market. After it installed, FasterFix worked perfectly ... and my GPS is fixing WAY faster! Thanks for this great fix!
[Android Apps and Games] The_Double:
Ok, Great ;)
[Android Apps and Games] The_Double:
Updated the app, Ti Backup's busybox should work now, please post your findings ;).

I can't fix the black screens at boot, they appear to occur at random, and i can't find a way to fix them.
[Android Apps and Games] dragonbreed82:
desire 2.2 oficial, root.

after apply and back to main screen, phone hang and restart.

and fix not save changed location server :(

I need this application
[Android Apps and Games] The_Double:
Did you S-OFF your desire? It needs access to your /system partition.
[Android Apps and Games] ccbunny:
Hi, i'm using a S-OFF HTC Desire.

I have this problem.

Current server: no server found. Don't proceed!

Then when choose server, it says, ' Are you shure /system is writable?'

I'm using LeeDroid 2.2f A2SD+ now. When i'm using 2.2f NoA2SD, it works prefectly fine.. So is this problem caused by A2SD+?
[Android Apps and Games] xpcomputers:
For those still asking what this does:

It changes the NTP server in the gps.conf file to a more local server of your choosing, which enables your phone to have its time set more accurately. This seems to be important for getting better and quicker GPS fix... And certainly can't harm anything! The NTP server doesn't affect where you get emphemeris days from!

If you visit ntp.org you will be able to read up on why picking a more localised NTP pool gives you more accurate time for any computer/phone/device:

For me, I am now trying uk.pool.ntp.org and theoretically it will be more accurate for me than europe.pool.ntp.org and much better than north-america.pool.ntp.org that was set by default!

If you want to find your closest ntp pool, look here:

List of zones

then click on your continent, and select your country. You can then use this server as your manual entry in Faster fix.

What I don't know is how often this setting is used, and what happens if you don't have data connection at the time. Theoretically it might still help you if you don't have have a data connection, as it already might have made your time more accurate last time it was used, so still worth changing.

This is clearly only one piece of the GPS fix jigsaw, but if you live outside North America then you should gain an improvement from this fix (in fact North Americans can probably get improvements too by localising this further if appropriate!)... However there are clearly other bits of the jigsaw needing attention for most people too (probably both hardware and software)... But every little helps!

Mike