Thunderbolt GPS fix?

[kevins686]

When I try to use my Google Navigation (the one with the blue arrowhead, not the VZ Navigator), it keeps "searching for GPS " and won't lock on. I've heard this is a common issue for TB owners . . . is there consensus one what's the best fix?

 

[johnd09]

Supposed to come with the maintenance update next week. If you download GPS Status app from the market go to menu-tools-manage a gps state- reset then go back and select download, this will help for a while.

Sent from my Thunderbolt!!

 

[yakitori]

Power off your phone. Pull battery and LTE card. Replace and reboot.

ridin the lightning

 

[MrKleen]

You can also install the MR2 radio now if you wanted.

 

[Kid A]

Power off your phone. Pull battery and LTE card. Replace and reboot.

ridin the lightning

The ignorant people at the Verizon store told me to do that. Didn't work.

I love how "pull the battery" is their automatic to any problem.

Get the GPS Status app, completely solved the issue for me. My phone locks onto the signal almost instantly now.

 

[Natey2]

If you download GPS Status app from the market go to menu-tools-manage a gps state- reset then go back and select download, this will help for a while.

+1
That's what I had been doing for a while too.
Sometimes Bing works when Google navigation doesn't, so is this more of a GPS issue or an app issue?

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[yakitori]

Kid a I'm going by what others have reported working. And they are familiar forum members with a trustworthy rep. The Gps status and toolbox app says it only works for a few days. And I didn't just say pull the battery.

And now that I mention it..it seems lately that all these new unfamiliar forum members are acting like complete douchenozzles when people try to help them fix an issue. Dillagaf what VZW reps told u. From this point in I will not offer help to the users who have acted like buttnuggets


ridin the lightning

 

[Kid A]

Kid a I'm going by what others have reported working. And they are familiar forum members with a trustworthy rep. The Gps status and toolbox app says it only works for a few days. And I didn't just say pull the battery.

And now that I mention it..it seems lately that all these new unfamiliar forum members are acting like complete douchenozzles when people try to help them fix an issue. Dillagaf what VZW reps told u. From this point in I will not offer help to the users who have acted like buttnuggets


ridin the lightning

I'm just so used to hearing "remove the battery" as a response to any problem, I'm sick of hearing it. If it has worked for you, then good. Didn't mean to sound like a douchenozzle, but I suppose I have been a bit of one lately...

GPS Status has been working for me since I installed it. I have it set to auto download AGPS state if older than one hour. I'm not sure if it is taxing on my battery because I only put my GPS on when I need it.

 

[lbo]

@yakitori, thank-you. Your recommendation fixed my GPS problem.

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[yakitori]

Kid a I'm going by what others have reported working. And they are familiar forum members with a trustworthy rep. The Gps status and toolbox app says it only works for a few days. And I didn't just say pull the battery.

And now that I mention it..it seems lately that all these new unfamiliar forum members are acting like complete douchenozzles when people try to help them fix an issue. Dillagaf what VZW reps told u. From this point in I will not offer help to the users who have acted like buttnuggets


ridin the lightning

I'm just so used to hearing "remove the battery" as a response to any problem, I'm sick of hearing it. If it has worked for you, then good. Didn't mean to sound like a douchenozzle, but I suppose I have been a bit of one lately...

GPS Status has been working for me since I installed it. I have it set to auto download AGPS state if older than one hour. I'm not sure if it is taxing on my battery because I only put my GPS on when I need it.

There is a difference between pulling your battery and clearing data and cache for the app in settings..pulling battery...removing LTE sim card and replacing.

I have done this myself as well as the temporary Gps status and toolbox fix. It has worked for me and many others. I can't explain why it works. It may not solve everyone's Gps lock...but mine is instant and almost instant indoors

ridin the lightning

 

[VolDroid]

Power off your phone. Pull battery and LTE card. Replace and reboot.

ridin the lightning

This actually worked for me while on vacation this week in Gulf Shores. It was taking 5 min to lock on to my location. I read a post somewhere else about doing this, tried it, and it fixed my issues. It immediately started locking on in seconds.

 

[wrh3]

I downloaded both the GPS apps and still no go. Pulled the battery and sim, reinstalled and it is as fast locking on to satellites now as my old Incredible was......sometimes it is an easy fix.

 

[daggy1985]

Power off your phone. Pull battery and LTE card. Replace and reboot.

ridin the lightning

When you say pull LTE card does that me take it out of holder or just slide it out of LTE compartment?

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[daggy1985]

Power off your phone. Pull battery and LTE card. Replace and reboot.

ridin the lightning

When you say pull LTE card does that me take it out of holder or just slide it out of LTE compartment?

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Doesn't matter either way cause it didnt work for me...

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[FnTwizted]

just like yak said that solves a ton of problems... i work for verizon and most of the issues are id10T errors. or an app wigging out. 99% of the isses i have had were solved this way then again why r u asking a vzw rep when u r rocking cm7?