GPS doesn't work right..

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i installed navigon as a gps program and when i run it, it asks me to enable 
gps, i enable it (from the software) it enables the gps but the gps wont start, 
it doesnt show an icon that its opened/going to lock at the status bar.. (on 
the widget and in the settings it shows that its enabled,  so no locking, no 
nothing...  when i press home and disable and re-enable the gps its starts 
working.. but it shows me 500 kilometers away from my position.. wiped 
everything and did a fresh install.. same problem..  this problem is confirmed 
by a lot of people too..

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jasona...@gmail.com on 21 Mar 2012 at 2:02

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Im using 2.02 aurora, expected to when starting the gps the icon be at the 
status bar and lock at the right position not 500 kilometers away :)

My regards, Paul.

Original comment by jasona...@gmail.com on 21 Mar 2012 at 2:05

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can you please try these and report?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511544

see at "GPS FIXES" at the 1st post...

Original comment by spirosb...@gmail.com on 23 Mar 2012 at 6:41

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Spirosbond its not a gps fix issue.. Say that you run a navigation app without 
enabling the GPS first, when you start the app its asks you that you must 
enable it and prompts you to the settings menu to enable it. You do that. Then 
you press back button to revert to your previous screen the GPS app. Then you 
wait that the icon on the status bar appears and starts locking. It never 
happens.

First solution: You must enable GPS BEFORE you run the navigation app.
Second solution: You must after you run the app, minimize it - go to settings - 
disable and then enable your GPS, then it starts working and going to lock.

FTW, the gps fix you mention is indeed working but its for the GPS to lock fast 
or to have better accuracy.. you just change the NTP server to your nearest and 
the SUPL server to then one you choose (i have google's).

Friendly, Paul.

Original comment by jasona...@gmail.com on 24 Mar 2012 at 11:02

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Yeah I totally agree with you. I have stated this exact behaviour in the aurora 
thread at this post

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23930275&postcount=2743

I an not talking about the "server change". I am talking about the 

INTERMEDIATE_POS=1

change it to 

INTERMEDIATE_POS=0

It won't fix the need to exit and re-enter to the apk to lock the gps but it 
may stop locking 500km away of your position. 

I have just noticed that dzo already did this change on 2.03 test though...

Cheers

Original comment by spirosb...@gmail.com on 24 Mar 2012 at 1:52

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ahh, yeah i have fixed this.. i change the servers in the gps.conf and the 
intermediate to zero sou its locking with great accuracy now.. Thank you for 
the suggestion :)

Original comment by jasona...@gmail.com on 24 Mar 2012 at 4:53

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Original comment by ginniean...@gmail.com on 28 May 2012 at 3:40

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Just one note... on latest version it does seem to be fixed, but the issue has 
nothing to do with the suggestions made here.
It was not a locking problem... for some reason the apps simple couldn't access 
the GPS  info (the GPS icon didn't even show on the status bar). After 
restarting the app, the icon would show up and sooner or later, the location 
would be shown.

This happened with Google Maps, other navigation apps and even other simple 
apps that would require the phone location for trivial tasks (e.g. listing the 
nearest gas stations).

Original comment by nelson.t...@gmail.com on 28 May 2012 at 9:09