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Help why is it "searching for GPS"?

veccster

Android Enthusiast
Apr 22, 2010
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Western PA
I often turn on my screen and see the target icon in the top bar. Open the notification pull-down and it reads "Searching for GPS".

What is telling the phone to check it's GPS coordinates? Or is it just having trouble locating the GPS signal (troubling)?

I am using Juice Defender and wasn't sure if it was behind this message or not.
 
This seems to happen to me a lot, as well. It usually disappears within seconds of me pulling done the notification bar, though. I wonder what keeps using it.


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I am here: Google Maps

Yes...mine disappears as well rather quickly but I'd like to know what is causing it to obtain my GPS location.

Maybe the feds :cool:
 
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