Samsung GPS fix. NEW!

explodingboy70

Inactive Recognized Developer

Oct 20, 2010

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Southwest Florida

• Nov 30, 2010

• #1

ATTN #Vibrant users: We've created an app to help optimize GPS. Go to the Android Market & search for GPSSamsungRestore: http://ow.ly/3hEpr

Straight from their twitter about 10 minutes ago.

Update: Before anyone gets excited the app ONLY resets GPS to the original settings. Not a real fix as most of our GPS' were not working properly out of the box.

 

Last edited: Nov 30, 2010

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fearmonkey

Senior Member

Aug 4, 2010

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6

• Nov 30, 2010

• #2

Don't get your hopes up.

# Does the application contain new values for GPS?

* No. The application only resets settings to factory defaults and then writes data in setting file.

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explodingboy70

Inactive Recognized Developer

Oct 20, 2010

2,990

1,575

Southwest Florida

• Nov 30, 2010

• #3

Epic failure! As I expected it would. Tested this app and it tried to lock on 3 times before it gave me a message saying that I needed to contact a service center.

 

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Krzysiek_CK

Senior Member

Oct 27, 2010

158

32

• Nov 30, 2010

• #4

I have tested this application few times. I can officially say that it dies, while soft rebooting the phone, more times than to actually work. This application is as good as GPS itself.

 

Last edited: Dec 1, 2010

kangxi

Senior Member

Jun 10, 2010

1,118

162

Orlando

• Dec 1, 2010

• #5

Yes, I have positive results with it also. Used it and I got a lock instantly. Opened up navigation and it was spot on, no arrow jumping all over the place. It may say that it just reverts it back to stock settings, but whatever the case may be, it works.

 

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J__

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Sep 21, 2010

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• Dec 1, 2010

• #6

edit: nm found it

 

Last edited: Dec 1, 2010

Jibreil

Senior Member

Jan 11, 2007

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284

Mumbai

• Dec 1, 2010

• #7

Samsung gets pwned by XDA ... once again!

Two of the epic failuers of this phone is the lack of flash and improper GPS.

 

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keoni4u

Member

Nov 19, 2010

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honolulu

• Dec 1, 2010

• #8

I downloaded the app as soon as i seen the tweet. It looked good initially, i got lock instantly, multiple times after running the app, but when I tested it out on a drive my phone would lose GPS signal after less then 5 mins, then it take another 7-10 mins to get another GPS lock, this kept happening the whole time....

 

darkside79

Senior Member

Sep 6, 2010

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189

Seattle, WA

• Dec 1, 2010

• #9

Didnt make a difference. Still takes 2 or 3 mins to find my gps location. Nice try samsung. I mean WTF is the REAL problem with the GPS? I know! a hardware issue! EPIC FAIL!!

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