Thread Deleted Email Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3. Hi all, I love my new A3, but I noticed an issue with the location service being pretty inaccurate. Since several years I use my phones to track my running activities, but with switching from the S4 mini to A3 I instantly noticed a wrong measure of my usual running route.
I confirmed with a pedometer that the S4 mini was a lot more accurate regarding the real distance than the A3. My next run I'll try without it, to make sure it isn't interfering with the phone's own location mechanisms. My questions to you: Is anyone experiencing similar issues? Any hints how to improve accuracy in my case? Thank you!
Senior Member. Join Date: Joined: Feb Im having issues with google maps, which i use it alot for driving Lets just hope it can be fixed with firmware updates And mine is A5 Edit- I download official firmware and reflash it.. Junior Member.
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Thanks Meter : 0. Join Date: Joined: Oct I find a3 Gps performance great Even indoors gps performance is great, is my first android mobile that can make a fast GPS FIX indoors, 3 meters from the window. GPS trail tracks also very good. The iphone 7 has also bad GPS performance comparing. Normally i use gps only, and carried the mobile in hand, thought.
And faster. No discussion about it. That said, I never compared both routes as you did.
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By the way, I don't think pedometer is a good comparaison object Join Date: Joined: May To improve quicker and accurate gps, you can switch off bluetooth and wifi scanning in Location setting top right Also possible it works better with wifi total off. These are all signals in the ether conflicting a bit. OP Member. Thanks for the tips.
I recently started testing again and maybe I found the cause to be related to my tracking app runtastic. When the route starts being off where I really am, and I open Google maps in parallel, it shows me being completely off track, like in a lake for example. And it stays this way while running: it moves forward, but still several meters off track. But then when I stop and close runtastic, the Google maps location suddenly jumps back on track where I currently am. I was able to reproduce this twice already, and next I will test with a different running app. Still, a weird problem that started appearing only with the a3.
Join Date: Joined: Dec Same problem on A5 Hello, any conclusion on this? It seems I have the same problem on my A5 Was it Runtastic? Regards, Laszlo. Unfortunately not. I tried different apps, and also hoped the latest software update would improve the situation, but it's still the same. Probably hardware related, but I don't want to send it in. Thanks Meter : 1.
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To check for update, go to the Settings menu of your device and tap on About Device. It may even cause a problem in using other apps on your phone. If you are facing a GPS problem, then it is advisable to wipe the cache partition of your device and allow your device to build new cache files, this can ensure that the cache partition is not causing the problem. Reset your device to Factory Settings to bring the software of your device to the same state as it was when you first took the device out of the box. Resetting your device to factory settings deletes all data including the apps you have downloaded.
This is why it is important to create a backup of all important data. You can either store the data on the Cloud or you can transfer it to another device. The process of resetting the phone will take some time because all the data will be wiped from your phone. Your phone will restart. After the restart check if your problem is fixed.
If the device begins to work, then you can restore the backup and start using the phone as usual. You can get the phone checked for physical problems with the antenna of the phone.
If your phone is under warranty, the manufacturer may also be able to replace it if the antenna is causing a problem. To find out where the problem lies, you can use an application like GPS Essentials which is available on the Play Store. Download and install GPS Essentials on your phone. Now open the app and tap on Satellites. You will notice on your screen that your phone will try to connect to the satellites around Earth. When your phone is unable to connect to any of the satellites then there is a chance that the device is either facing a problem because of an obstruction or the hardware of your device is not functioning properly.
On the other hand, if the screen shows that the satellites are connecting but your GPS is still not working as expected, then the problem lies in the software of your device. If the software is the concern, the solutions mentioned in this article will work for you. If the problem lies in the hardware, you must consider taking your phone to a technician who can check the device.
If you have already updated Google maps and you still find the GPS of your device showing you inaccurate locations, then there is a chance that the compass is not properly calibrated. If your device gets incorrect orientation information when you try to use a navigational app, then the compass of your Android device needs to be calibrated.
You will require an app to calibrate the compass of your device. GPS Essentials is a good app, available on the Play Store, which can help you calibrate the compass of your device. Download and install this app.
Open it and tap on Compass. To calibrate the compass, you must use your phone to draw the figure 8 in the air. Once you wave your phone in the air creating the pattern of the number 8, sideways, you will be able to calibrate the compass. Sometimes, your device may end up showing inaccurate location or the GPS may not work because it is stuck on one of the GPS satellites even though that particular satellite is not within range. This causes the GPS of your device to show incorrect information.
By refreshing the GPS data, you will be able to correct this problem. The app is available on Google Play Store from where you can download and install it for free.
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Open the app and tap anywhere on the screen. Now tap on Reset. Once the download is complete, your GPS data has been refreshed. These solutions should work on all Android devices.