GPS won't fix after installing 3.1.2 (individual issue: resolved)

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Could be a 1 case issue because of my installation proccess.
Step by step of what I did:

  1. unlocked bootloader
  2. installed /e/os 3.0.4
  3. tried to lock bootloader
  4. your device is bricked
  5. unlocked bootloader again
  6. reflash 3.0.4
  7. use it for a day in unlocked state
  8. flashed 3.1.2 with imei issue
  9. lock bootloader
  10. noticed that gps doesn’t work
  11. updated 3.1.2 this time through OTA with imei issue fixed
  12. gps still doesn’t work

What I need rn is some confirmation that GPS work for other users on 3.1.2.

If the issue is solo case, and related to my installation what my course of action should be?

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First you could try to turn off the phone (real shutdown, no reboot), wait a few seconds, then turn it on again.

If you only checked location in 1 App so far, you could force-stop this App and start it again. If you tried several Apps, ideally among them test Apps like SatStat or GPSTest … never mind.

For comparison here’s a list of location settings I check after OS updates …

(You don’t have to set all of them exactly like this depending on your preferences and circumstances, of course.)

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For apps tried:

  • GPStest: available satelites listed, but no connection/position received.
  • Google maps: no location
  • Stock Maps: no location
  • In advanced Privacy Geolocation: when use my real location is selected, it is not getting the real location as well

Regarding settings everything is setup as listed.

Regarding shutdown did it, booted it, device did another reboot on its own for some reason, booted again and still no location

Also tried clearing data and stopping apps that use location. Still the same issue: no location

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I just went on the roof of the building to do more tests.
I’m sincerely sorry for my stupidity.
It appears to work as intended (got a gps fix). Something apparently is blocking signal on my balcony, and I was sidetracked by my other device getting location at the same place, but it was probably a cached location. Both GPStests are failing to get fix on my balcony.

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A balcony should be fine for GPS in most places, as long as it’s an open one.

Note that if no other location providers can (or are allowed to) give a location, GPS itself without assistance might take a few minutes for a fix.
However, in case it takes this long, and as you said your settings match mine, there would be something wrong with A-GPS (assisted GPS, accelerating GPS fixes) on the phone.

It would be good to confirm that the other device really doesn’t get a location there, too.

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Can confirm that other device doesn’t get a location in that place.
not sure how i can confirm if A-GPS have problems. It’s now more consistent in getting a fix after it got it for the 1st time. FP6 gets it in like 10 seconds with max precision. When other device gets same result like in 2 seconds. Don’t know if it’s enough to be indicator of a problem

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Sounds quite ok to me, but I’m notoriously lenient :slight_smile: .

This is where my knowledge ends, too, sorry.