Hello everyone, I have upgraded my m2 to lollipop and all was right until yesterday when I used here maps. I set my destination and GPS found my position, but after a bit it lost signal, and after a bit it found me, after a bit it lost me, etc..... I tried with Google maps but it was the same, I tried this morning and same as yesterday... I am the only one with this issue?
I've found a fix, but as usual one needs to have root. In the file /etc/gps.conf it's just a matter of changing the value of
A_GLONASS_POS_PROTOCOL_SELECT = 0x2
to
A_GLONASS_POS_PROTOCOL_SELECT = 0x4
I did some tests today with more parameters and I could narrow it down to that single one. Don't ask me what it really does, I just know that in KK 4.4.4 it was set to "0" instead. Anyway, this is a Lollipop fault, issues with GPS have been present since 5.0:
The funny thing is that I restored the stock gps.conf file and now it's working as a charm again. But I do delete at boot the files in
/data/misc/location/gpsone_d/ with the command
rm /data/misc/location/gpsone_d/*
in a /etc/init.d script. Not sure it matters, though. It just seems random. Maybe it depends on the satellites position and the ugly weather in here in the last 2 days.
I had android 4.4.4. I used Waze and WiFi access points without any problems. (everyday) I did the update to android 5. Now the gps goes crazy (I tried with several Waze Software, Maps etc) The location is intermittent. Therefore impossible to use a GPS software (very painful because I use it for work). I reset the device (factory mode) and install waze, I have the same problem. I install "GPS Status & Toolbox" I feel this helps a little. We can see satellites, but the position does not. Using waze long operation stabilizes. But every reboot of waze, gps goes crazy. My phone is original I do not want the rooter. Besides sharing connection wifi access point no longer works. Sony helps us.
