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Root What ROM has the most reliable GPS?

It sounds to me like you are having issues with whatever navigation app you are using. If it is identifying your current location then gps is working. The navigation app is responsible for taking that and calculating a route to your destination that you identified. Not being able to locate the destination or not being able to calculate a route is the navigation app. On that note, I've heard quite a few complaints about the latest google maps update.
 
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Yeah ChamOS isn't working at all right now.it gets my location but never finds my destination.Imma try Beanstalk again probably

Are you saying that it gets where you are starting but it doesn't track you when you are on the road and it cant find you when you reach your final stop?

If so, that could just be an issue of it NOT using the GPS hardware and using cell phone towers to triangulate where you are and that can give you sketchy results. Make sure your GPS hardware is on and then try.

Rich
 
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It sounds to me like you are having issues with whatever navigation app you are using. If it is identifying your current location then gps is working. The navigation app is responsible for taking that and calculating a route to your destination that you identified. Not being able to locate the destination or not being able to calculate a route is the navigation app. On that note, I've heard quite a few complaints about the latest google maps update.






Are you saying that it gets where you are starting but it doesn't track you when you are on the road and it cant find you when you reach your final stop?

If so, that could just be an issue of it NOT using the GPS hardware and using cell phone towers to triangulate where you are and that can give you sketchy results. Make sure your GPS hardware is on and then try.

Rich

Yeah I use Google maps,it seems to be working now,I'm on CM 10.1 now though and it seems to work.It didn't even find my location when I was on ChamOS.
 
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Like sosaudio1 was saying...

Google Maps will try and find/use whatever location it can. Be that GPS, Cell Triangulation, Wifi location, etc.

Use an app like GPS Test or similar in order to see what satellites you're tracking and how many you can see. If you're seeing less than like 10+ you're either in a concrete building... or have a GPS issue. You need at least 3 satellites for a position.

The way navigation works... is it takes your position and keeps updating your current position within whatever app you're using. The app itself is using that position to try and navigate you to your destination.
 
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