How I fixed my bad GPS..

[einhuman197]

Not sure if I made anything wrong but it's back to the original condition. I will look inside again.

 

[story1991]

Not sure if I made anything wrong but it's back to the original condition. I will look inside again.

please make photo when work was done

 

[cheeze.keyk]

can someone post a photo with the wire in it? I can't picture it out if how they placed the cable. Thanks!

 

[Sovinox]

can someone post a photo with the wire in it? I can't picture it out if how they placed the cable. Thanks!

I just went through the process myself. Went ahead and took a photo for you guys. I used a wire from earbud wires and bend it so it looks like a cane. The long end is held down by tape.
So far it been a great improvement.

 

[cheeze.keyk]

I just went through the process myself. Went ahead and took a photo for you guys. I used a wire from earbud wires and bend it so it looks like a cane. The long end is held down by tape.
So far it been a great improvement.

Thanks for the photo. Is the wire attached to some bronze connector?

 

[Sovinox]

Thanks for the photo. Is the wire attached to some bronze connector?

Nope, the point is the wire kinda fills the gap between the antenna and the motherboard so they make better contact. The antenna contact point is a lighter more silver area. The long end is really just so the wire can be held down with tape without prevent electrical contact.

 

[RazieLvX]

I just went through the process myself. Went ahead and took a photo for you guys. I used a wire from earbud wires and bend it so it looks like a cane. The long end is held down by tape.
So far it been a great improvement.

Could you take a gps screenshot to see how well the improvement work?

Thanks!

Enviado desde mi LG-H850 mediante Tapatalk

 

[Sovinox]

Could you take a gps screenshot to see how well the improvement work?

Thanks!

Enviado desde mi LG-H850 mediante Tapatalk

This is indoors. Usually when I drive to work, I lose GPS signal 3 times. Today, I didn't lose signal once and it was cloudy.

 

[thetool]

After reading the whole thread, It seems that nobody here really knows where the gps antennas are so everybody here is actually guessing. (as no service manual is available, too)
Because the G5 gps is erratic then it seems to work and you think "hey it's fixed" but then a few days after it stops working, again!

 

[peteve]

LG phones are ridiculous. First time to know that GPS can go wrong and then be fixed. Interesting.

 

[geminihc]

For those who fixed their GPS using a ~0.5mm card underneath to push the pins up, have you experienced any "weird" issues after a few months?

I fixed it with the method 3 months ago, and it had "fixed" it and i had super strong GPS signal. however, lately it is getting ABIT worse again. SOMETIMES it works great, but sometimes the coordinates are "off" by about 10 meters continuous. So google maps end up showing me driving on a parallel road SOMETIMES.

Also, the phone started to randomly shutdown when there are small physical bumps (eg. when i put the phone down on table).

AND my mic doesnt work SOMETIMES (again). when i am talking on the phone, sometimes it would just cut out altogehter in the middle of the call.

Very much seems like it is a HARDWARE thing.. and SOMETHING is loose...

 

[ChristopherXI]

For those who fixed their GPS using a ~0.5mm card underneath to push the pins up, have you experienced any "weird" issues after a few months?

I fixed it with the method 3 months ago, and it had "fixed" it and i had super strong GPS signal. however, lately it is getting ABIT worse again. SOMETIMES it works great, but sometimes the coordinates are "off" by about 10 meters continuous. So google maps end up showing me driving on a parallel road SOMETIMES.

Also, the phone started to randomly shutdown when there are small physical bumps (eg. when i put the phone down on table).

AND my mic doesnt work SOMETIMES (again). when i am talking on the phone, sometimes it would just cut out altogehter in the middle of the call.

Very much seems like it is a HARDWARE thing.. and SOMETHING is loose...

The card you put in interfere with the etching on the PCB. Please remove the card or put a thinner card and try again.

 

[geminihc]

thanks i'll try it.. im curious how it would interfere as the card (paper) shouldnt conduct any electricity...

 

[ChristopherXI]

thanks i'll try it.. im curious how it would interfere as the card (paper) shouldnt conduct any electricity...

The pcb bends as the phone got put pack in to 1 piece i guess

 

[geminihc]

thanks, ok i opened it up and replaced it with a "smaller" card. i just used a regular business card probably around 1mm x 1mm in width and length, i dont tihnk that should be TOO much.

 

[ChristopherXI]

thanks, ok i opened it up and replaced it with a "smaller" card. i just used a regular business card probably around 1mm x 1mm in width and length, i dont tihnk that should be TOO much.

PCB are not meant to be bended even on the slightest of margins. The etching inside are VERY delicate.

 

[jfaheyfan]

In the red circle this are the contacts of the GPS antenna I cleaned it a bit and now GPS is working

Thanks to PrinceLc for the fix that has worked for me for two weeks now. I took an alcohol prep pad, folded it in half, and cleaned the areas indicated with the folded edge. No wire or shim required.

 

[keimond]

Just my two cents, I've also been very frustrated with my phone on this issue... every time I think I've narrowed it down the problem occurs again and can't be fixed by the same "thing" done last time..
1) My case is definitely causing a bit of interference
2) I'm 50/50 on it being heat
3) I have been wondering if there are two many apps trying to use the GPS and have it locked somehow ?
4) I feel like I didn't see this problem on 6.0...

I play pokemon go with the kid, we went to the park a few weeks ago and while getting out of the car I load the app up and it immediately shows no gps... so I run back to the car and take the case off... I was then able to go the entire evening without losing signal.... BUT I have seen the no gps signal even with the case off at times so I'm not convinced... it's .... ARGH

 

[polskon]

I'm so upset. Had this working with the small copper wire insert suggestion as the phone wasn't fully clicked together and screwed back. Thrilled, until i closed it all up securely. Back to 0 satellites.

 

[MXKM]

Hello guys,
following these steps solved my bad GPS as you can see with the screenshots.
for each GPS test i used "Gps status & toolbox" and i tested gps fix outside, on a balcony.

Starting situation: 6/24 satellites found.. no fix.. sometimes 8-10 satellites and then fix with about 80meters error

the idea is that GPS antenna lies on the detachable module and LG did a mess designing it.
basically, if you take out your module sometimes out, probably you'll result in bad gps behaviour.

here a pic of GPS antenna's contact/hook

i taped it with electric tape in order to test if effectively it was GPS antenna

and, as expected, my gps signal went worst than first.

then i prepared a little square of aluminium foil by folding it about 4 times in order to get a certain amount of thickness
i also prepared a slice of adhesive tape by making a hole on the center
and finally i attached them to GPS antenna contact

after this i tested GPS in the same place and...et voilà!

which is exactly the same performance the phone had on the first weeks!

maybe this fix is not as elegant as possible but my aim is to make gps working before getting mad.. maybe you could simply change the module but i think that responsibility is of the other side of the contact, located on the frame. it's aluminium and maybe for warm and other reasons it loses his shape by making difficult communication between antenna on the module and phone.. take my theory as it is.. and enjoy!

Thank you very much. It really works!