I have seen some concerns on how long it takes to acquire a GPS signal and I will tell you on the GN its almost immediately. Sitting in my house it acquired the signal so fast I didn't even see it pause.
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GPS is Excellent
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Agrred. Instant, accurate lock in my office building. All other phones have taken some time to lock in.
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On my previous Android phones I could see the GPS icon chugging away in the notification bar until it locked. I don't see anything like that now on my GNex (for example, when I open Google Maps) except a steady icon in the upper left of the notification bar. Is that the GPS icon?
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Must be that barometer
there were no GPS issues with any of the SGS2 devices.
i do believe the barometer is helping it a bit.
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With wifi turned off I get a lock in between 9 - 60 seconds (use "GPS Status" in the market, it has a setting to tell you how long the device took to get a lock- measured from the command activating the GPS to when a lock is achieved so it is accurate). If you reset the A-GPS data with "Gps Status" or a similarly functional app, it helps a lot. It was taking me > 30 seconds, now it is averaging about 10.
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