GPS Slow to activate

[Mungboy]

My Bionic takes forever to get the GPS up and running. Anyone else having a similar problem?

[Scribble]

takes for ever to load the app or find a gps signal?

[Mungboy]

To get the GPS signal...I can't understand why it takes so long if I'm outside to get the GPS signal.

[jhom]

Do you have the GPS setting turned on in your general settings? Also, which program are you using with the GPS?

[gsDroid]

I always fire up 'GPS Status' free in the market (Play) before I turn on GPS. It locks faster on than GPS alone. It has some very useful features.

[wseyller]

I have noticed the same thing lately. Can take about 10 the 20 seconds to get a lock. It use to lock almost instantly. I'm on the latest stock firmware.

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[Scribble]

I second GPS status. It also has some features for resetting your A-GPS stuff which helps speed things up.

[wseyller]

GPS Status is great but I only used that to help with phones that had inferior gps hardware/software. Motorola droid phones have always worked perfect in my experience without the need for such apps. Used to I could get a gps lock with a second or two even inside my house as long as I was within a few feet of a window. Just wondering what is going on or if it is something simple that a hard reset would fix. I don't really remember when it started happening so I'm clueless if it started after upgrading to the latest OTA.

[Scribble]

GPS Status is great but I only used that to help with phones that had inferior gps hardware/software. Motorola droid phones have always worked perfect in my experience without the need for such apps. Used to I could get a gps lock with a second or two even inside my house as long as I was within a few feet of a window. Just wondering what is going on or if it is something simple that a hard reset would fix. I don't really remember when it started happening so I'm clueless if it started after upgrading to the latest OTA.

Well suit yourself... I've had this happen a couple of times, and a quick use of GPS Status usually does the trick. (Don't have to use it every time, just when you're seeing it not seeming to work right.)

[jhom]

The GPS should come on immediately if you have it set on. If not, a reset might do the trick. Otherwise, your GPS may be defective if does this outside.