Whats wrong with Navigation on the TBolt?

[Beardface]

Seriously. This is something that has been bugging the absolute crap out of me since the day I got it. It simply cannot lock onto my GPS location in order to actually use the Navigation. Its constantly switching between locations and never sticks. And when it does stick, its only temporarily before it loses it.

Whats most frustrating about this is that on Maps, the lock is immediate, and its always correct to a couple feet. So why doesn't that translate over to Navigation (or heck, even Tasker or any other app that uses GPS). I have the OTA update, so thats not the problem. So what in the world is it, and what on Earth can I do to fix it? I have a Garmin, so its not overly necessary to use Navi, but for times when I don't have it, or want to find something quick, it absolutely 100% sucks that the TBolt is so poor in this area.

 

[Backnblack]

Nothing is wrong here, all gps apps work as they should.
When did this start?

 

[Beardface]

Nothing is wrong here, all gps apps work as they should.
When did this start?

It never worked to begin with!


But as I said, I know its not a problem with GPS itself, because its immediate lock with the Google Maps app. Everything else, it simply doesn't work. Will take 2 minutes or more to actually start the Navigation as it "locates GPS..."

 

[MrKleen]

Very strange.... all is well here also. I use navigation all the time and it would upset me greatly if it didn't work.

I had issues in the beginning like everyone and I think it was due to the network issues they were having. Since they have the network back up everything has been working flawlessly. I also don't have the random reboots many speak of, and I am running the leaked radio.

I wish I knew what to tell you... It should work.

 

[geoff5093]

I had the same issue with my TB.

Download "GPS Status"
Launch it
Go to the menu
Tools
Manage A-GPS state
Reset and download new data

Worked great for me.

 

[Beardface]

I had the same issue with my TB.

Download "GPS Status"
Launch it
Go to the menu
Tools
Manage A-GPS state
Reset and download new data

Worked great for me.

I did that before and it didn't help

Just did it again, and it got a quick lock, but I'm still skeptical its a permanent fix.

 

[geoff5093]

I had the same issue with my TB.

Download "GPS Status"
Launch it
Go to the menu
Tools
Manage A-GPS state
Reset and download new data

Worked great for me.

I did that before and it didn't help

Just did it again, and it got a quick lock, but I'm still skeptical its a permanent fix.

It's probably one of those fixes like TomTom's "QuickGPS Fix", where it downloads data from the network so it has a general idea where you are and where the satellites are, and can acquire an accurate location faster.

 

[rtb]

Did you get the OTA update? I was having problems locking on but the update seems to have fixed it.

 

[techguru]

Even after the OTA, it is absolutely clear that the TB does not use aGPS data from the Verizon network to improve time to first fix or accuracy (what GPS Status app calls aGPS data is Almanac data, not aGPS. It is useful if you haven't had a GPS fix in more than about 10 days, but that is it). I don't know what HTC thinks they fixed in the OTA, but it clearly wasn't activating aGPS. It behaves just like a standalone GPS. Takes a long time to get the first fix, and needs a clear view of the sky to maintain it. With aGPS, a first fix takes 8-10 seconds and can work in very poor sky conditions (inside buildings if not too many stories or near windows, certainly any time outside including in urban canyons).

Alan

 

[djmwilliams1]

My nav is working great after the update and only then after the master reset to allow the update to fully overtake the phone. No random reboots, gps locks much faster, louder media volume, seems a little smoother and fast, but that might just be because of the reset.
Don't let the factory (master) reset scare you, just backup all your apps with AppMonster for example. Backup your Launcher, Launcher pro has its own backup. Backup your contact, call history, SMS and MMS with Google apps like backup to gmail or backup to SD, or Txtract just to name a few. Lookout security also do a good job. After you've done all of that, do your factory reset and then restore all of your stuff painlessly. Your Thunderbolt should work great after that.

HOUSTON THUNDERBOLT

 

[techguru]

My nav is working great after the update and only then after the master reset to allow the update to fully overtake the phone. No random reboots, gps locks much faster, louder media volume, seems a little smoother and fast, but that might just be because of the reset.
Don't let the factory (master) reset scare you, just backup all your apps with AppMonster for example. Backup your Launcher, Launcher pro has its own backup. Backup your contact, call history, SMS and MMS with Google apps like backup to gmail or backup to SD, or Txtract just to name a few. Lookout security also do a good job. After you've done all of that, do your factory reset and then restore all of your stuff painlessly. Your Thunderbolt should work great after that.

HOUSTON THUNDERBOLT

Interesting thought. I may need to try it. The one thing I find really disappointing in Android is that to really do a full apps and settings backup you need to be rooted (Titanium backup is great). I am used to Sprite backup in Windows Mobile which would back everything up but recognize when restoring to a different device or new ROM and not restore things that could break it. Sprite works like crap on Android.

How long is your time to first fix on the GPS after doing this? Everything else has been better for me since the backup (well, I do get occasional random reboots...), but the GPS just really still bites...

Alan

 

[djmwilliams1]

I used nav this morning, and it to about 2sec for it to lock but I was driving then. It took about 10 sec when I was just sitting still in my house. I'm not rooted and AppMonster doesn't save the app data, but does save and restore the full app.

HOUSTON THUNDERBOLT

 

[YankInDaSouth]

Having the same issue ... tried getting a lock using navigation and it was taking forever. Picked up my D1 and within seconds my position was locked. TB still didn't lock, never did. This is beyond frustrating as I use navigation a lot.

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[techguru]

I used nav this morning, and it to about 2sec for it to lock but I was driving then. It took about 10 sec when I was just sitting still in my house. I'm not rooted and AppMonster doesn't save the app data, but does save and restore the full app.

HOUSTON THUNDERBOLT

Thanks. If my honeydo list isn't too long this weekend I'll try a hard reset then.

Alan

 

[mitchb2]

Mine was perfect until the update. Since then it's off by twenty miles.