Four Galaxy Nexus devices tested. None are able to obtain a GPS Lock.

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I currently own a Galaxy Nexus and love everything about it except it seems that GPS cannot get a lock on my phone.
I thought many it was only my unit, so I tried out 3 of my other friends GN's. No luck.

It seems like the Galaxy Nexus cannot get a GPS lock in Vancouver, Canada. (My only hypothesis so far)

Google Maps can get a location lock (without GPS, but using WIFI and Mobile Network triangulation) to 20 meters.
Relying solely on GPS with Google's Mobile Triangulation off. I get the "Your location is currently unavailable" error.

First image is GPS only. Second image is using google's mobile triangulation. Third image is well what GPS Status shows me.



Out of the 4 GN's
One is locked, unrooted, and is running stock 4.0.1 on Bell Mobility, UMTS Network
Another is running AOKP 4.0.4 (Franco Kernel) on Fido, UMTS Network
Another is running Liquidsmooth v1.4 (Lean Kernel) on Wind, AWS Network
Mine is running Liquidsmooth v1.4 (Franco Kernel) on Bell Mobility, UMTS Network

I have tried setting the gps.conf file to the right settings, I have attempted to flash different basebands with no luck.

Any ideas? Maybe another Vancouverite can help me out here?

All tested outside, on a semi-cloudy day.

I will post pictures tomorrow when I'm at school as I do not want to give away my approximate home location to 20 meters using wifi.

Rural Iowa, 20 second lock, indoors. BOOM.

Sent via a butterfly wing flap generated program. As its delicate wings flap once, disturbances ripple outward, changing the flow of the eddy currents in the upper atmosphere. This causes momentary pockets of high pressure which act as lenses, deflecting cosmic rays, focusing them to strike the drive platter and flip the desired bit. That's how real programmers do it.

Originally Posted by upstandingcitizen

Rural Iowa, 20 second lock, indoors. BOOM.

Sent via a butterfly wing flap generated program. As its delicate wings flap once, disturbances ripple outward, changing the flow of the eddy currents in the upper atmosphere. This causes momentary pockets of high pressure which act as lenses, deflecting cosmic rays, focusing them to strike the drive platter and flip the desired bit. That's how real programmers do it.

Which baseband are you running if I may ask? I'd like to give it a shot.

team eos 2.1.0, glados 1.34, ugcl1. im in vancouver, bc on wind mobile indoors. takes about 5s to lock.

Well in my case it gets the lock. Takes a lot of time to but eventually it does.

Gets lock in 4 seconds, indoors. (;

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Originally Posted by chedder23

team eos 2.1.0, glados 1.34, ugcl1. im in vancouver, bc on wind mobile indoors. takes about 5s to lock.

Thank you for your reply. I will try your config on the weekend.

Although are you SURE you have a GPS lock? Did you try disabling Wifi, and Google Location Services (triangulates mobile data)?

Out of curiosity, why do you want to rely solely on GPS? It is less accurate than being augmented by wifi and uses more battery.

The initial satellite lock with Google's loaction service switched off will take a while.
How long did you wait for the fix? Did you check with a GPS status app? You should see one or two satellites pretty quickly even without location service but the fix can take > 10min the first time.

Originally Posted by gokpog

The initial satellite lock with Google's loaction service switched off will take a while.
How long did you wait for the fix? Did you check with a GPS status app? You should see one or two satellites pretty quickly even without location service but the fix can take > 10min the first time.

I tried the GPS Status app. I left the phone on for approximately 5 min before I gave up hope. Are you saying that if I leave GPS Status on for 20 min it should find a few satellites and then it will work smoothly after?