I am afraid I cannot comment on the Galaxy S4 Mini as I have no experience of it. I do notice that there is a new update for your model of phone being rolled out but I do not see this as being the issue. A couple of things may help... if you are using a case, particularly one with a magnetic clip fastening, then remove it. Also, if you are using any task killers such as Llama, it might be worth turning those off to see if they make a difference. In fact, try turning everything off except GPS Tools and Maps in case another app is interfering with your lock.
Since your problem seems to be when you are driving, you could try installing the recently released, Nokia, "Here", maps, free from the Play Store, and download your country to the memory card. As for getting a fix indoors, it depends on how much steel and concrete are above and around you.
Thank you SOOO much for taking the time to reply...
First, let me tell you that my phone is Galaxy s5 mini, not s4 mini. I don't know if this makes any difference but I wanted to say it just in case.
I don't have any case on my phone, so that's not the issue. I USED TO have LLAMA installed but then I decided to restore my phone to factory settings and see if any installed apps were interferring with the gps functionality. It appears to have improved a bit, but just barely.. Sometimes it locks and doesn't lose the gps signal throughout all the trip, and sometimes it loses signal just as before. It's annoying.
I will try turning everything off except GPS tools and MAPS and see how it works. And I will also try the app you suggested and see how it goes and I will come back and tell you what happened.
However... I wanted to ask... The normal thing when being outdoors is to have a lock on most satellites?? For example, if the total satellites are 24 it should be normal to have pretty much all satellites locked on, right?? I'm guessing it's not a good sign that I have from 2-10 out of 20 after 10 minutes of being outside. Considering that all other phones from friends get connected in 1 to 5 seconds after opening google maps or waze... Considering that my phones doesn't lock on most satellites, could this be a sign that what is wrong is the phone itself???
Thanks!!
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