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Help G2 Degrading GPS performance

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Soundy

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My GPS performance has been slowly getting worse and worse and I can't figure out why.

When I got the phone it would lock on to *at least* 10 out of 20+ satellites within seconds and maintain high accuracy. Over time, it's taken longer and longer to lock, uses fewer and fewer birds when it does (I'm lucky to see 6/12 most times), and loses position more easily.

I do an AGPS refresh regularly, tried it with several different app (my main one is GPS Status Unlocked), but it doesn't help. I recently received the OTA update to Kit Kat, but it made no difference either way.

Just fired up GPS Status and it shows 0/18 satellites... trying and trying but that's it. Meanwhile, just started GPS Status on my wife's Galaxy Tab 10.1, and it instantly shows 16/16. (Ooooh, and now the G2 is at 1/16).

I thought maybe the Otterbox was affecting reception but removing it makes zero difference as well.
 
Short of doing an FDR

Make sure your date and time are correct and that you are letting the network set it.
SETTINGS ! DATE AND TIME ! AUTOMATIC DATE AND TIME and AUTOMATIC TIME ZONE selected

Make sure you have SETTINGS ! LOCATION ! HIGH ACCURACY selected

Download GPS Status and Toolkit, and calibrate the compass and the pitch and roll using tools menu. Use it also to Reset and download assistance data.

Go outside in the clear and let it determine lat/Lon.. .Use Google nav for a little drive or walk.

Try again a few days later and see if it locks quickly.

If you've done these things and you still have problems, then if consider an FDR.

If after that you can't get quick locks, I'd seek a replacement under warranty.
 
I already sent one back to VZW that did the same thing. I drove to Wisconsin and back and didn't get a GPS lock once. Even with Wifi Helping.
 
Thing is, the GPS worked AMAZING at first... And it didn't just stop working, it's been slowly and gradually going downhill.
 
The one I have now I noticed If I put my phone in battery saving mode (turning GPS off) when I turn it back on sometimes it takes awhile to Lock. These phones are known for their GPS issues and Screen issues.
 
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