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Default Anyone else have GPS issues after flashing GB update?

I flashed the GB update yesterday afternoon and it does run smoothly. However my GPS is now a mess. It will see and appear to use 4-9 birds but it goes from not locked to awful awful accuracy, fluctuation is awful. Sometimes the closest accuracy is 27235.5 feet. Before flashing the GB update the GPS was spot on and locked very quickly with 12-15 ft accuracy the norm. Anyone else have this same issue. Does anyone have any ideas what the solution might be or have a fix? Any and all info and help is greatly appreciated.
 
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I flashed the GB update yesterday afternoon and it does run smoothly. However my GPS is now a mess. It will see and appear to use 4-9 birds but it goes from not locked to awful awful accuracy, fluctuation is awful. Sometimes the closest accuracy is 27235.5 feet. Before flashing the GB update the GPS was spot on and locked very quickly with 12-15 ft accuracy the norm. Anyone else have this same issue. Does anyone have any ideas what the solution might be or have a fix? Any and all info and help is greatly appreciated.
Mine works perfectly fine. I know it took a while to lock on the first time, but after that its extremely accurate.

I think if you keep having these issues, you should wipe and flash again.


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same here. no gps or very in accurate probably since tmobile hasnt released the baseband
 
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I used my gps all night last night. At first it was as op stated. Inaccurate as hell. But after letting it run for a while it went back to normal. It does take a little while to start up now though. Prolly cuz it had to download all the sat data all over again.

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Mine works perfectly fine. I know it took a while to lock on the first time, but after that its extremely accurate.

I think if you keep having these issues, you should wipe and flash again.
I did a complete wipe on the install--wipe data/factory reset/wipe cache/wipe davlik cache/fix permissions. The Gps ijust does not lock on very quickly and when it does it is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy offfffffffffffffff.. Also wiped stats in GPs status and downloaded agps data again.
 
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I did a complete wipe on the install--wipe data/factory reset/wipe cache/wipe davlik cache/fix permissions. The Gps ijust does not lock on very quickly and when it does it is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy offfffffffffffffff.. Also wiped stats in GPs status and downloaded agps data again.
Yea my sgs is better at the moment and that's unacceptable.
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Yea my sgs is better at the moment and that's unacceptable.
Yes my Vibrant is more accurate and faster locking than the G2x(Wow I never thought I would say that about any GPS compared to the Vibrant) Before the GB update it was quite good. I had the same situation with the Eagle rom posted in the forum. Do not like the notion that I would have to go back to Froyo to have acceptable GPS.
 
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Anyone else having issue with gps staying greyed out when checking/unchecking box in location settings? I have to back out then reenter menu for it to change. Ive wipe and flashed a few times and seems like it may be a rom thing. Anyone know of a fix? Its just anying

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Flashed back to stock 2.2.2 and gps is back in action quick as can be....

Gps on gingerbread was crap, like 5 minutes to lock if it even did, then 50,000 ft off. It would eventually smooth out but with 2.2.2 its great :u
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Yea, my GPS wasn't that good on GB but on Froyo it locks onto multiple sats in less than 3 seconds and is accurate to 5 feet. This is the best GPS I have ever used on a phone.
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