[OSM-talk] Galaxy SIII GPS receiver issues, and alternatives

[Bryce Nesbitt]

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 6:32 AM, Nick Whitelegg <Nick.Whitelegg at solent.ac.uk
> wrote:

>
> Has anyone encountered any problems with the GPS on the Galaxy SIII or
> similar models starting to malfunction after a while?
>
> Mine is around 18 months old and since around Easter its ability to
> connect to the satellites seems to have become very weak, typically only
> picking up 7-10 satellites (rather than 16 or so)...
>


Remove the case screws.
Clean the contacts between the front half of the case and the back half
(especially the ground contact).
Screw it back together tight.

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External GPS on android via bluetooth appears to be a no-go.  I recall a
bug report in the issue tracker / request
queue that for android to that effect.
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