GPS On Constantly/Not Maintaining Lock

[Caboose27]

I just updated to LineageOS Nightly lineage-14.1-20170410, and since then my GPS Searching indicator is on solid all the time, whether I have any open apps using GPS or not. It's having a really drastic effect on my battery, and if I don't shut it down every time I want to use it for at least a full minute before hand, nothing will achieve a GPS lock. I tried using a GPS Status app to see if I could diagnose it, but all it says is that it's constantly searching for GPS. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of issue?

 

[dontbeweakvato]

did you search search in their thread. it either the rom or youre phone

 

[jhs39]

That sounds like a bug in the Rom. You didn't have the problem before flashing Lineage so it's not likely a hardware issue. As the previous poster stated you should check the Lineage thread and see if anyone is having the same issue. If not you could try doing a clean flash of the Rom to see if that clears up the issue.

 

[v12xke]

I just updated to LineageOS Nightly lineage-14.1-20170410, and since then my GPS Searching indicator is on solid all the time, whether I have any open apps using GPS or not. It's having a really drastic effect on my battery, and if I don't shut it down every time I want to use it for at least a full minute before hand, nothing will achieve a GPS lock. I tried using a GPS Status app to see if I could diagnose it, but all it says is that it's constantly searching for GPS. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of issue?

Wipe cache and dalvik? There is a new build up (04-24) so try it. Otherwise roll back to the previous build and check it.

 

[Caboose27]

Wipe cache and dalvik? There is a new build up (04-24) so try it. Otherwise roll back to the previous build and check it.

I did try that with no success. Tried the new build too, same issue. I can't roll back without a clean flash unfortunately because like a big dummy I didn't make a backup first. I may just flash it clean tonight anyway.

 

[v12xke]

I haven't tried rolling back a LOS installation myself (N7 Deb), but wouldn't expect it to create a problem. If you're considering a clean flash anyway, why not give it a shot? That's an odd problem to have and may indicate a hardware issue. You may want to flash stock real quick just to verify it is the ROM?

 

[Caboose27]

I haven't tried rolling back a LOS installation myself (N7 Deb), but wouldn't expect it to create a problem. If you're considering a clean flash anyway, why not give it a shot? That's an odd problem to have and may indicate a hardware issue. You may want to flash stock real quick just to verify it is the ROM?

I took a look at the gps.conf file really quick, literally everything was commented out of it. I found a guide on here for programming in your own country/region and that seems to have made a ton of difference. I work in the basement of a 21 story hospital which as it happens isn't an ideal gps testing area, I'll know for sure if it helped when I Uber later tonight.

 

[v12xke]

Ok make sure your Location Mode is set to high accuracy (uses Wi-Fi, BT and cellular networks to determine location) GPS Status should be populating the gps.conf file for you. Maybe you reset it while in a bad location and no Wi-Fi?
Open app> tools> manage A-GPS state>Reset
Open app> tools> manage A-GPS state>Download