Help Is there a fix for the GPS reboot issue?

[_MarkC]

I've noticed on this forum comments about GPS - it appears that the only way to get it running is to make sure it is on before rebooting. Simply turning it on then trying to get a lock doesn't work, the phone has to be rebooted.

Although not a show stopper, I find this to be a bit of a pain. Does anyone know of any flashes or workarounds that might save me waiting a few minutes for a reboot?

Bit embarrassing when I explain this to iPhone users...

 

[02keilj]

I have heard something about flashing the latest radio ROM again, but when i tried it it never worked. Have not tried since being on Villain 10 though so i might do that tomorrow.
Other than that i think we are stuck with it

 

[ticho]

I wonder, why would you leave it turned off? All the GPS on/off switch does is to allow/disallow apps to use it if they want to. The receiver itself is not used until an app requests location data, so there is no battery drain.

I leave it on all the time, and there is no battery drain, unless I actually try use GPS. Or are you using some app which requests location data from OS often?

On unrelated note, GPS on my Hero tends to lose the ability to get a fix after a week or so of uptime even if I never switch it off, so maybe the underlying issue is elsewhere. I haven't tried the latest (OU) radio yet, though.

 

[daveybaby]

Yeah, a second vote here for leaving GPS switched on. The only time the GPS circuitry is active is when you see the GPS icon in the task bar.

Unless youre using something which constantly checks GPS location in the background (e.g. locale), there really isnt any point in switching it off.

 

[_MarkC]

Thanks all - I didn't realise it was inactive until used by an app.

 

[bluenova]

Thanks all - I didn't realise it was inactive until used by an app.

Yea, it's only active when you see the little satellite icon on the notification bar.