My location never updates. I tried everything

[ttxcsabby]

i searched everywhere and cannot find a solution to the problem. my weather isn't updating and my gmaps isn't locating me either. a couple observations..

1)weather does update when im connected to wifi

2) i tried different methods people used in the forum like - disabling my location, soft reset, plug into activesync, and re enable (doesn't work). i also tried going into settings>connections>connections>manage existing connections> and checking the access point name. (doesn't work). also, using advanced config>gps>turning off gps logging and setting size to 0. (doesn't work)

3) i tried flashing different radios and eventually running a task29 to see if that would fix it. nothing.

im starting to lose hope if ever fixing it. anyone please helpp

 

[isharma]

i searched everywhere and cannot find a solution to the problem. my weather isn't updating and my gmaps isn't locating me either. a couple observations..

1)weather does update when im connected to wifi

2) i tried different methods people used in the forum like - disabling my location, soft reset, plug into activesync, and re enable (doesn't work). i also tried going into settings>connections>connections>manage existing connections> and checking the access point name. (doesn't work). also, using advanced config>gps>turning off gps logging and setting size to 0. (doesn't work)

3) i tried flashing different radios and eventually running a task29 to see if that would fix it. nothing.

im starting to lose hope if ever fixing it. anyone please helpp

OK, i just fixed mine today, it had been showing the weather in the 20 F's and it's up to 80s here in fl. so .... i kept messing with it and I ended up accidentally pressing that little timestamp to the upper righthand corner with the circled arrows. See if that helps?

 

[ttxcsabby]

nope, didnt seem to work. the arrows just spin and spin and nothing ever updates. any other ideas?

 

[DrewVL]

how about run your gps and let it detect your gps hardware and also allow it to detect your location?
(if not can you exchange it with a new one and test it out from the store?)

Guys please help this guy out!!

 

[ttxcsabby]

how about run your gps and let it detect your gps hardware and also allow it to detect your location?
(if not can you exchange it with a new one and test it out from the store?)

Guys please help this guy out!!

when you say "run your gps", you mean like enable gps in google maps and let it detect? ya i did that and it works fine, with it off, its still supposed to get me a location by the towers or somethin'. with gps on or off, my weather still doesn't update

im running the cell rom and hspl and feel extremely lazy undoing everything just to do an exchange. plus no t-mobile has inventory.... i work there.. so i know lol

 

[sirphunkee]

when you say "run your gps", you mean like enable gps in google maps and let it detect? ya i did that and it works fine, with it off, its still supposed to get me a location by the towers or somethin'. with gps on or off, my weather still doesn't update

im running the cell rom and hspl and feel extremely lazy undoing everything just to do an exchange. plus no t-mobile has inventory.... i work there.. so i know lol

Yes, your location and weather won't update until it can find your location via at least aGPS. You're saying that you can open google maps and get a satellite locked position? The next thing to check is that in both your WM GPS settings and your google GPS settings, you have them set to "managed by windows"

 

[ttxcsabby]

Yes, your location and weather won't update until it can find your location via at least aGPS. You're saying that you can open google maps and get a satellite locked position? The next thing to check is that in both your WM GPS settings and your google GPS settings, you have them set to "managed by windows"

yes i can open google maps > settings and use gps. it will fix my location perfectly. but weather still doesn't update. i checked the gps settings in google and its set for "managed by windows". still nothing.

i even tried in a new sim card at work, still nada

 

[sirphunkee]

yes i can open google maps > settings and use gps. it will fix my location perfectly. but weather still doesn't update. i checked the gps settings in google and its set for "managed by windows". still nothing.

i even tried in a new sim card at work, still nada

Hmmm. What does it show in your device GPS settings (all settings-system-external GPS-"programs" and "access" tabs)? And, also in your location settings (settings tab-location)?

 

[dkb218]

My location [weather] is not updated by GPS. Its updated by cell towers. The only way I know of fixing this problem is to try different radio roms.

 

[ttxcsabby]

yes the com settings match. and Google does locate my position. weather still no update. i would have to agree that it has to do with the radios. anyone know of a radio that works?

I'm on 2.08.50.xxx radio

 

[sirphunkee]

My location [weather] is not updated by GPS. Its updated by cell towers. The only way I know of fixing this problem is to try different radio roms.

Yeah I know, but whenever I hard-reset, I don't get my location to update until I go into gmaps and get it to achieve a lock, then my location updates immediately after that.

 

[ttxcsabby]

Yeah I know, but whenever I hard-reset, I don't get my location to update until I go into gmaps and get it to achieve a lock, then my location updates immediately after that.

ya i just tried that. and still nothing

i hard reset the phone and opened gmaps, let it get my location by gps, then hit home (kept gmaps running) and went to weather tab, and still nothing. i even flashed 2.10 radio and same stufff.

keep em comin' haha

 

[bachviet]

Is your aGPS setting enable?

 

[ttxcsabby]

Is your aGPS setting enable?

where is the aGps setting?

 

[sirphunkee]

where is the aGps setting?

settings tab > location

make sure that both the aGPS and the Location Service Setting switches are set to "on"

 

[ttxcsabby]

oh ya, thats the first thing i did.

any other ideas? maybe flashing radios?

 

[littlebigkid]

From "Home" , go to "setting" tap on "location" , MAKE SURE to check the "HTC location service" ON , that how I get my to work.

AT

 

[ttxcsabby]

From "Home" , go to "setting" tap on "location" , MAKE SURE to check the "HTC location service" ON , that how I get my to work.

AT

ya thats how it usually worked in the past. i tried every combination with turning it off and soft resetting with different settings and stuff. and still... nothing