I have the EU version for 6 days now and I'm very happy with most of its features, screen, camera, speed and battery.
But I have identified 2 problems that I don't know if they have a solution.
- In Android Auto (when connecting to the car), the GPS signal is often lost or the direction of the car changes very easily, causing the maps to get crazy and constantly change the route.
-In the fb messenger, although I gave permission for the camera, when I press to take a photo and send, it does not send it, while if I select from the collection, it sends it normally
Has anyone else experienced any of these issues?
For GPS issue, try removing Location permission of android auto app in your phone.
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I have a rooted SGS, but with the official ROM 2.2 (unfortunately, until the EUR 2.3.3 official rolls out for my area. I always had extremely slow GPS locks, even worse compared to the Magic and ZTE Blade I had. I had never modified the NTP server, but anyway this affects fix time only if you are connected to the internet.
2 days my GPS went off. Specifically, launching an application such as igo does makes the satellite icon in the status bar flash, indicating that it tries acquire a GPS fix. And then the icon ... disappears! First time I see something like that. Closing and reopening a navigation application, the icon now does not appear at all, as if GPS is totally disabled. But the application does not complain about lack of GPS functionality!
The only way to make the GPS icon to appear is to reboot and restart a GPS-using application. Then the icon disappears again. This happens with Google Maps, iGo, Navigon.
Running GPS Status is a bit different. In this case, the GPS icon remains flashing as long as the application remains active. But no fix whatsoever is achieved... I have tried to Reset A-GPS data and download new data into it. Nothing.
Relating what can be changed on the mobile, I remembered that just upgraded the version of google maps sometime a few days ago and I enabled caching to be able to off-line browse maps. Thinking that this could somehow be the culprit, I disabled offline browsing and rebooted again. Problem persists. Even tried changing the SUPL server, as mentioned in http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/...air-and-froyo/
Any ideas on what might be wrong here. The phone is in perfect condition, no crashes, NOTHING! It is within the guarantee period, but I'd hate returning it. Any info will be appreciated.
Phone firmware is given in my signature. This phone is, and has been, running official 2.2 out of the box. No custom firmwares on it ever.
It was that damned Google Maps update after all! I stumbled into this: http://www.google.ru/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=53e25a0d053f4eeb&hl=en
Uninstalled (the updates over the stock) Google Maps and presto: locked just fine!
Case solved
I am facing a couple of issues with my GWR, please let me know if anyone else is facing the same issue & if you have a solution for it.
1. BT connectivity - Its not terrible but I am not a fan, GWR disconnects from my phone without any reason all of a sudden especially when I give a voice command, either a google search or reply to a message. Sometimes I have to restart it to reconnect.
2. Ok Google - 90% of the time it does not work whether it is google search or reply to a message. It listens to me & then says 'Offline' & I am like WTF. This is a deal-breaker for me actually.
3. Pedomter Issue - The watch pedometer does not work unless you select a watch face which is counting steps & other than Google Fit there is no way to see the steps counted by the watch, Google Fit & the watch pedometer are never in sync, I see difference of thousands & the pedometer does not count steps in certain situations (Example: While shopping if my hands are on the shopping cart)
Hey dudes, recently I've been having a problem with my note 5 where google maps/gps just doesn't work unless I reboot my phone. I'll put in the address and my location will be detected, but once I start driving the location doesn't move, it's as if the app is frozen, but it isn't. Rebooting and reopening the app makes it work which makes me think it must be software rather than hardware? I have factory reset the phone, but the problem persists. Any ideas for a solution?
GPS Toolbox app, use it, if it doesn't work try a different navigate app, like waze.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
I'm having the same problem. GPS seems to know generally where I am, but not enough to guide me through the navigation. If I ask Maps to tell me where I am right now (stationary, at home), it locates me two blocks away. If I ask Maps to navigate me while I'm on the road, it finds me a route from where it thinks I am, but is unable to update my location once I start moving. My location seems to jump around a lot during navigation and it shows me driving in the middle of the block two blocks away.
I've been trying to find an answer to this online but can't find anything helpful - my location services are on, power saving mode is off, locating method is GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks. I've tried turning location off and back on, I've tried restarting the phone. Nothing works. The problems started when I woke up (e.g. didn't change the settings and suddenly it went wrong) and the phone didn't drop or anything.
GPS toolbox did nothing for me. Waze is having the same problem. I even downloaded Mapquest, thinking that Waze was using Google tech and that was the issue, and Mapquest is having the same problem. This is so frustrating - any ideas?
I have the same issue with my Note 5. I have even had my handset replaced to fix this issue. But I'm stuck with the same problem. There is something seriously wrong with these devices and Samsung needs to own up to it. Considering how much these devices cost, you'd expect everything to work.
So, I use my phone for things like running apps etc. GPS is therefore an important feature for me. Since moving to this phone, I have noticed that the running app I normally use (Runtastic) will often report GPS lost when I'm out.
Also, if I look at my Timeline on Google Maps, there are a lot of straight lines linking the locations I've been to, rather than accurately mapping my movements.
The attached screenshot shows that I've set GPS to be as accurate as I think is possible. Is there anything else I can do to improve this? The exact same settings were on my old phone (LG G4) and it tracked me just fine.
Hi all!
I have just got the X90PP and sometimes I am loving it and sometimes I absolutely hate it. Cameras and interface are exceptional, the thing that I am having more problems is with notifications and it seems to randomly drop the internet connection for Google apps, Playstore, youtube,gmail will not load content. Tried restaring phone switch from wifi to LTE, checked permissions and all seems good. They start working again witout making any changes.
Anyone having this problem? fixes?
MatteoC92 said:
Hi all!
I have just got the X90PP and sometimes I am loving it and sometimes I absolutely hate it. Cameras and interface are exceptional, the thing that I am having more problems is with notifications and it seems to randomly drop the internet connection for Google apps, Playstore, youtube,gmail will not load content. Tried restaring phone switch from wifi to LTE, checked permissions and all seems good. They start working again witout making any changes.
Anyone having this problem? fixes?
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Notification issues are relatively resolved if you don't use dark mode and then turn off background optimization for messaging apps and then give the all permissions > auto start permission for them. Then go into recent apps page and pull down on each of those apps to have a "lock" symbol appear. Best of luck!