jugmug

So I am bought myself a micromax a90 yesterday. It's a good phoen generally speaking. I switched from a blackberry so already feel a world of improvement.

Anyway, so there is one bit that is not working for me and I realise it's a software issue.

When I turn on google maps, it takes atleast upto 60 seconds!! to get a location fix. Other apps like zomato, stop trying to find a location after some seconds. I googled this and saw lots of people have this issue with ICS 4.0.3.

Is there a known issues, and recommends on hopw to fix this? I have not rooted the phone yet. Must I root?

thanks everyone!

jugmug

A quick feed back on the issue. I downloaded an app called GPS Status. In this I can clear the AGPS Cache and download fresh updates. After I do this it can get a location FIX on me, but it takes over 60 seconds to find one! So now we know that it's a not a hardware problem with a software one!

Is anybody else having the same problem? Or is it justa unique case with me?

ismailmuhisin

I have the same problem, GPS takes a long time to get fix in Google maps, however is faster in other apps.
But I have a bigger problem, the maps application is not working without GPS and does not use network information or wifi at all. If i switch off the gps, it shows an error that "Please enable a my location source in system settings". I have enabled all possible services in Location services under settings. the phone has Android 4.0.3
Any help would be appreciated..

There also seems to be a problem with data connection.. it does not seem to work in roaming / even if i had enabled - 'connect to data services when roaming' . This problem might be specific to my roaming place (vodafone, chennai with default gprs settings provided by vodafone), can someone help with the above maps problem,!

bhatia

hi i am a new android user, i had just bought a micromax A90. i want to root my device pls tell me how do i do it

bhatia

do u know how do i root my A90

ismailmuhisin

Is anyone else using micromax a90 facing this location issue...?! basically i am not able to use any of the location based apps since location is not getting updated from network information. gps requires outdoor presence and it takes atleast about 5 mins in this model to get a fix..

manuhackzzz

Yeah I m also having this problem.
But most of that I can't root my a90 can any of you who have been done it before. :-\

insane_subro

Yup Same problem !

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engineer1231

I have baught this phone 20 days back. I have the same issue but i have this location issue only in the facebook application. i can not check in through facebook application even in wifi is connected.

Kindly suggest.

bhojo1

does the a90 also have epo updates ? if so then there is an issue with the epo file ... one way around this is to rename epotemp.dat to epo in the following location /data /misc/local

sandeepamit

yeah its weird....it took 30 minuts to find location........y its so....can any body help....is it a hardware problem......i tried verious other apps as well.........but its still the same