GPS is virtually useless

[Dawg]

I live in wide open south dakota and in the mornings my GPS works great but after Ive used it all day and on the way home from a trip the GPS is always searching i can go to another app and it will start again but after a minue or so its back to searching. its become useless

 

[Backnblack]

Does this happen in the same area? Does a reboot help?

GPS for me has been better than Garmin.

 

[plant]

I've noticed sometimes when going in and out of service area the gps sometimes acts screwy. However, I have been able to find about 100 geocaches when it has been working properly.

 

[Ice_Cold]

i live in SD too. and have the same problem. Also most of the time I'm about 2 1/2 miles off my destination

 

[dezymond]

try restarting the gps. sometimes it has trouble, but after a good reboot or two for the gps, it seems to work well for me.

Also try rebooting the phone.

 

[brochaos]

you have to reboot your phone every 4-5 days for the gps to work consistently.

 

[CBLJazz]

Get the app

GPS STATUS

Itll show how many satellites you are being tracked by and other useful GPS info

the problem could be your area not your phone.

 

[Dawg]

If it works going one way shouldn't it work coming back the same way. Also reboots don't help. As I said it finds me just fine it just wont stay running I'm ay a loss

Get the app

GPS STATUS

Itll show how many satellites you are being tracked by and other useful GPS info

the problem could be your area not your phone.

 

[takeshi]

If it works going one way shouldn't it work coming back the same way

Not necessarily. You'd think so but it's entirely possible for GPS to have issues getting a fix on the return trip when it had no problems on the trip out.

I always suggest the following in order:

- Cycle GPS off and then on (power widget is handy for this).
- Power cycle the Droid
- Try *228, option 1

GPS for me has been better than Garmin.

It has been worse than my Blackberry 8310. The BB never had issues with getting a fix but it always operated in standalone mode (Droid is assisted).

i live in SD too. and have the same problem. Also most of the time I'm about 2 1/2 miles off my destination

You're not actually getting a GPS fix then.

 

[Dawg]

If it works going one way shouldn't it work coming back the same way

Not necessarily. You'd think so but it's entirely possible for GPS to have issues getting a fix on the return trip when it had no problems on the trip out.

I always suggest the following in order:

- Cycle GPS off and then on (power widget is handy for this).
- Power cycle the Droid
- Try *228, option 1

GPS for me has been better than Garmin.

It has been worse than my Blackberry 8310. The BB never had issues with getting a fix but it always operated in standalone mode (Droid is assisted).

i live in SD too. and have the same problem. Also most of the time I'm about 2 1/2 miles off my destination

You're not actually getting a GPS fix then.

like I said earlier tried all these steps except 228 its funny i can go to face book and back to gps and it will work to get a fix and then off again think Ill just stick to a true gps unit i would hate to have to rely on this stupid phone

 

[Davew]

My GPS here in PA, has been a mess with the Droid for at least 3 weeks...

Even now, I rebooted the phone, fired up google maps and my location is almost 4 miles from where I really am.

This all worked 100% fine until about april 25th..
that is all the details I have to offer but for sure it is broke and not just in my area.. :icon_evil:

 

[coolkidd]

Funny thing.... this happened to me yesterday when going home.... My Droid's GPS just keep searching for Satellites. I did rebooted it twice (even doing the battery pull), but it just keep searching for Satellites.

 

[Big Cam]

I live in North Dakota and I rarely can't get a GPS signal, only on super cloudy days.

 

[eliassami5]

i live in SD too. and have the same problem. Also most of the time I'm about 2 1/2 miles off my destination

lol thats funny cuz my family and i took a trip down to SD for my brothers Marines grad and the gps acted the same way, usually at like 6:00pm. It would constantly search but after a bit of driving (.5-1mile) it would find the gps and work fine.