Modern smartphones are equipped with a GPS chip, which greatly simplifies our travels or search for a specific address. However, there are no cases when GPS works poorly. And not always to blame for this is not enough good assembly of a smartphone. Often, you can improve the functioning of the navigation module, fighting in the settings.

Many motorists have a full-fledged GPS navigator. Some of these devices on the rear wall or side end is the antenna connector. This allows you to strengthen the reception of the signal several times - you only need to get the appropriate antenna.

As for modern smartphones, we hurry you to disappoint. In their composition you will never find a special antenna connector. Improve GPS reception on android can only be program methods. If they did not work, you will have to accept the current state of affairs. It is easy to guess, the wetting devices are worse with GPS satellites. It is explained by the fact that they are equipped with the cheapest and old navigation chips that have a low speed of operation and a weak signal receiver.

Visiting a section with settings

In many smartphones and tablets, the GPS chip is completely disconnected. In this case, the device determines the location on cellular towers and Wi-Fi networks. To enable the navigation chip, you need to configure the device. To do this, make the following actions:

Step 1. Go to section " Settings».

Step 2. Here you should be interested in the item " Location».

Step 3. On the different devices This item may have another name. For example, on Samsung tablets you need to select the " Connections"And click on the item" Geodal", At the same time activating the corresponding switch.

Step 4. In this section, you need to include high location accuracy. The device must use all sources for this - gPS satellites, wi-Fi network and data from cellular tips.

It should be noted that in this mode of operation, power consumption increases. And if it is practically not noticeable on new smartphones, the owners of budget and old devices will accurately protect the reducing battery life.

Calibration compass

If you can enhance the reception of the signal on smartphones, it is impossible to improve the operation of the digital compass no one will prevent. The fact is that on some devices it is not calibrated, as a result of which the navigation program cannot understand how your smartphone is directed to which side of the world. At that moment it seems to you that the device does not catch GPS.

To calibrate the compass you will need an application GPS Essentials. . Download and install it, after which make the following:

Step 1. Run the program.

Step 2. Go to mode Compass..

Step 3. If the compass works stably, then the problem lies not in it. If the compass refuses to correctly show the parties of the world, then make it calibration.

Step 4. First brighten the smartphone around your axis screen up. Next, turn it back up. Well, then turn over to the left right. This should help. In some versions of the application, you must first select item Calibrate. In the section settings.

View the number of visible GPS satellites

In the same GPS Essentials. You can look at how your smartphone is connected to any satellite. If it is large enough, the navigation chip is not worth blaming - the problem is in some of the programs. To view the satellites you need to select the item Satellites..

GPS Data Reset

A common problem of some devices is a long binding to specific GPS satellites, even when they managed to leave the visibility zone. Can help in this case GPS Status & Toolbox . It will reset the GPS data, after which the connection to the satellites will be made from scratch.

Step 1. Download and install the utility.

Step 2. Launch installed applicationagreeing with the terms of the license agreement.

Step 3. On the main screen of the program, you will see the readings of different sensors, as well as information on the number of GPS satellites above your head.

Step 4. Press anywhere display, after which you can start pulling out the curtain with the main menu. Here you can calibrate the compass if it failed to make the application considered earlier. But now you need to click on the item " A-GPS state management».

Step 5. In the pop-up menu, click the "button" Reset».

Step 6. After the reset is completed, return to this pop-up menu by pressing the button " Download».

What to pay attention to when buying a new smartphone?

Now you know the answer to the question "How to set up GPS on Android?". But all this will not help you very much if you want to use your smartphone as a GPS navigator on an ongoing basis. Better for these purposes to acquire a good modern smartphone. When it is selected, be sure to read the complete technical characteristics. They need to find a mention of support for A-GPS technology - it greatly reduces power consumption. The ideal smartphone for you will be the one that also works with GLONASS satellites. Fortunately, almost all devices that are imported into our country over the past year have support for the Russian navigation system. But, again, look into the specifications of the device before its acquisition is still needed.

09.02.2017 14:36:00

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It is difficult to find a smartphone that would not be equipped with a GPS module. Even in the most budget gadgets, this is a useful tool for navigation. It is not so important which model is your smartphone if you need to pave the route or find out the location in an unfamiliar place. To enable GPS on the smartphone, special knowledge is not necessary - I pressed the desired button and everything worked. But not everyone knows how to configure GPS on Android so that the smartphone does not overload the battery.

We will tell about the main stages of the GPS setting, as well as advise several applications for Android, with which you can check the operation of the GPS module.

Automatically GPS on the smartphone does not start. To enable and configure it, you need to dig a little in the settings. In each version, the android activation path looks a bit differently. We will look at the main steps of enabling and setting up GPS in the smartphone on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Stage 1: Enable

To enable GPS, slide the notification cortex down and press the strip where the time is displayed, the date, battery charge. You need to click on the gear icon, after which you will fall into the settings. In addition, you can get into the settings through the corresponding button in the general menu. We find the Personal data section and click the location button. The top of the screen will be a switch activating GPS.

2 Stage: Setup

By default, the enclosure of the smartphone is determined by all sources. GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth data and mobile networks are used to accurately determine the location up to 10-15 meters. This feature Provides high reliability of geolocation, but it should be noted that this mode strongly loads the battery of the smartphone. Therefore, in the settings you can choose one of two economical modes:

• By coordinates of the network
• According to GPS satellites

The first mode uses only Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and data mobile networks. It is necessary that the smartphone is connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi, or the user needs to start the Bluetooth mode. Without a network connection, the location of the smartphone is determined by the signal of the base station.

If there is no access to the Internet, and there are several tens of kilometers to the nearest radio sound, then geolocation should be enabled on GPS satellites.

After the GPS on the smartphone is turned on and configured, you can safely install the navigator application for Android. You can choose the most convenient and functional navigator.

To check how GPS works on a smartphone, you can download special application in the shop Google Play.. We will look at three programs available for free download. For their full-fledged work, you need to go outside.

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Androits GPS Test Free

OS version: Android 3.0 or later
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The application works with major Russian and foreign navigation systems: GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Beidou Satellite Compass, GoogleMaps, Osmdroid OpenStreetMap, Bingmap, Yandex. Maps, Map Test, AGPS, MGRS Maidenhead WGS84 Xtra Data Datum GPS / KM VMG. Already without leaving home, you can find out your exact coordinates. The main functionality of the application is concentrated in 6 menu items:

• Compass
• Satellite map in orbit
• Satellite data
• Data on the route
• Detailed map-navigator
• Table travel points

GPS test

OS version: Android 4.0 or later
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The application allows you to check the quality of the reception of the GPS signal, supporting GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, SBAS, Beidou and Qzss Satellites geolocation systems.

Full information on the GPS test is displayed on six main screens:

1. GPS signal (SNR). A diagram that shows the signal level for each satellite, as well as the accuracy and state of the GNSS network.
2. Satellite positions in the sky.
3. Current user location. Displays coordinates and on the world map. The position of the Sun and the transition curve between day and night. The screen can be used as a navigator.
4. Screen compass
5. Current speed, course and height above
6. The current GPS reading time and local time in the current time zone, as well as data on the sunrise and sunset in this place.

The disadvantage is the lack of Russian. On the other hand, the application interface is easy to learn.

In this article, you will learn how to speed up the GPS connections in several dozen times with the help of a few dozen times and increase and its accuracy on smartphones and tablets on Android OS!

Theory

3. Computer

4. Install on PC text editor NotePad ++. (Windows), for Linux users GEDIT

Remove the GPS.conf file

For the operation of the GPS module in Android responds to the GPS.conf file, which must be removed from the system partition. Be on the way /System/etc/gps.conf. and move to internal memory or an SD card to enter it into the PC.

Editing GPS.conf.

To speed up the GPS connection and increase its accuracy, you need to change the GPS.conf settings. Open it with NotePad ++. Depending on the manufacturer, you can see the various settings made.

Setting up NTP server

We will proceed to upgrade the GPS.conf file! The first thing you need to do is to add or rewrite NTP_Server.. NTP. - This is a high-precision time synchronization server. Depending on your location, you must change the main NTP server. As you can see above the screen specified the server north-america.pool.ntp.org.It clearly not accelerates the connection to the GPS if you are in Belorussia, Ukraine, Russia. Therefore, it is necessary to register "local" server:

For Belarus, the ideal NTP is: by.pool.ntp.org. For Ukraine, the ideal NTP is: ua.pool.ntp.org. For Russia, the ideal NTP is: ru.pool.ntp.org.

You can also use the common server for Europe: europe.pool.ntp.org.

Example How should it be written:

NTP_Server \u003d BY.Pool.ntp.org. <-- Для Белоруссии NTP_Server \u003d ua.pool.ntp.org. <-- Для Украины NTP_Server \u003d ru.pool.ntp.org. <-- Для России

you can also additionally add another European server, in case of not work from one of the local servers.

Example:

NTP_Server \u003d europe.pool.ntp.org. NTP_Server \u003d BY.Pool.ntp.org.

Some romodels of custom firmware make a lot of other NTP server, which is not true, since, while the connection is slowed down, due to the fact that 5-6 servers may not work, and Android will still spend time on the connection.

There is also an alternative XTRA server. They are recommended to enter and not perform any changes.

Xtra_Server_3 \u003d http: //xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

Use or do not use Wi-Fi

To increase the accuracy of navigation, as well as increasing the connection to the GPS bundles, you can use the Wi-Fi wireless data protocol. To do this, you need to enter the following parameter:

Enable_wiper \u003d.

Value 1 Allow to use Wi-Fi, value 0, on the contrary, prohibits

For example:

Enable_Wiper \u003d 1.<-- использовать WI-FI Enable_Wiper \u003d 0.<-- не использовать WI-FI

Intermediate Position Report (GPS Accuracy or Connection Speed)

This parameter is responsible for the speed and accuracy of GPS, if more speed (cold and hot start), then less accuracy

Intermediate_pos \u003d.

Value 0 - accurate data slower connection.

The value of 1 is less accurate data (the longer it works, the more accurate will be within one session), but quickly connect.

For example:

Intermediate_pos \u003d 0.<-- точно, но медленно Intermediate_pos \u003d 1.<-- не точно, но быстро

The threshold of accuracy of intermediate positions (GPS accuracy)

This parameter, prompts errors

Intermediate_pos \u003d.

Meaning 0 - take into account all data

Value 100, 200, 300, 1000, 5000 - removes errors

for example

Intermediate_pos \u003d 0.<-- все промежуточные позиции Intermediate_pos \u003d 5000.<-- игнорируются менее точные

Enter A-GPS (speed, accuracy)

The parameter is responsible for it will be enabled or disabled A-GPS (with exactly the exact)

Default_agps_enable \u003d.

True value - use a-GPS

False value - Do not use A-GPS

for example

Default_agps_enable \u003d True.<-- использовать Default_agps_enable \u003d false<-- не использовать

Connection to connection point (Supplicant)

Prescribe such values \u200b\u200bif not specified:

Supl_host \u003d supl.google.com.
SUPL_PORT \u003d 7276.

Type of data transfer in A-GPS

The parameter is responsible for the number of information transmitted, the "Control Plane" service or wide transmission of the User Plane subscriber data. It is recommended to use "User Plane".

Default_user_plane \u003d.

True - Use User Plane

False value - Use Control Plane

For example:

Default_user_plane \u003d True.<-- User Plane Default_user_plane \u003d false<-- Control Plane

Final version of the GPS.conf file

NTP_Server \u003d ua.pool.ntp.org.
Enable_Wiper \u003d 1.
Xtra_Server_1 \u003d http: //xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
Intermediate_pos \u003d 0.
Xtra_Server_3 \u003d http: //xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
Xtra_Server_2 \u003d http: //xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
Default_agps_enable \u003d True.
Default_user_plane \u003d True.
Accuracy_thres \u003d 0.
SUPL_PORT \u003d 7276.
Supl_host \u003d supl.google.com.

Edited version of the GPS.conf file Save and throw back to Android and restart it! Congratulations you could speed up the GPS connection and increase its accuracy on your Android!

Easy way for lazy

For those who do not want to experiment and want to rely on someone else's experience, you can use the finished, modified file gPS.conf.. According to the authors Blackice Team. Connections to GPS satellites occurs almost instantly.

All you need is to download GPS.conf for your country and throw it along the path / System / etc, then restart Android.

Download Optimized collection GPS.conf.

When you first turn on the GPS in a new phone on Android, the situation may happen that navigation incorrectly works: satellites are searched for a long time, the connection is often breaking. Do not rush to scold the phone for a bad antenna and a receiving GPS module. Most likely, this is due to the fact that the EPO update is disabled in the default device.

Many modern Android smartphones have an additional GPS feature called "EPO" (Extended Prediction Orbit is an extended predicted orbit). The phone downloads an EPO file that helps faster find GPS satellites and reduce your location time.

To check the GPS on the phone on Android, I recommend using the GPS Test application.

In my case, when the GPS is first turned on, the following picture was detected:

That is, in the EPO file, 11 satellites have already been predetermined by factory settings. But since the phone was going somewhere in China, it is logical that they will work badly in another region.

Setting up EPO.

To update the EPO file, turn on the Internet on the device. It can be both a Wi-Fi connection and mobile GPRS / 3G Internet.

After logging in to "Engineer Mode", go to "Location\u003e Location Based Servace\u003e EPO" and check the checkboxes next to the "Enable EPO" and "Auto Download" options.

Return a step back and select the second item - "YGPS". On the "INFORMATION" tab, press the "Full", "Cold" and "Agps Restart" buttons.

Go to the "Sattelites" tab and wait for the signal from the satellites (can last dozens of minutes). First, the compass will be red circles, then they will become green.

Now you can exit the engineering menu (click the "Back" button on the phone several times). Disconnect the Internet and GPS. Go to "Settings - My Location" and turn on the navigation only on GPS satellites.

Open the application "GPS TEST" or any other. The smartphone must fix a steady connection with satellites for 30 - 60 seconds. Provided that you are on the street and with good weather.

Read everything about how to enable GPS on android, configure and check performance. As well as ways to solve problems, if GPS does not work. In almost every modern telephone you can find the GPS navigation system. It is used in applications to search for addresses, call taxi and online order delivery. And these are only small features opening with satellite navigation. If you want to use all the available smartphone options, the use of GPS for android is be sure.

How to enable GPS on Android location?

If you want to use all navigation capabilities, you first need to activate the module. It is easiest to do this if the "Location" option is put on a curtain, descending from the top of the swipe screen. Then you just click on the icon to activate the satellite search.

Tell how to enable GPS on android:

1. Go to the Main Menu of the smartphone where all applications are collected. Select the "Settings" icon and click on it.
2. From the list, select "Location".
3. Go to the "Mode" section. From the proposed options, note "for all sources."

If you have enough approximate determination of the coordinates, you can choose from GPS satellites. In some models of smartphones, the "Location" utility is replaced by "geodata". Please note that the lever next to this function is in an active condition (it has been highlighted by color).

General Navigation Settings on Android

We already casually mentioned about different navigation modes. Now it is worth staying on them. Read more:

1. High accuracy mode ("For all sources") is implemented using the A -GPS module. This option can be found only in modern smartphones. When this mode is selected, the space will continuously monitor the presence of a signal. Navigation equally works well in the room and in the open space. The phone in this mode quickly communicates with satellites.
2. "Battery savings" does not use GPS -module. In this case, you lose accuracy, since in the room the location is determined by the Wi -fi signal, and outside it by cellular tower.
3. "According to the device sensors" - in this case, geolocation will only work in the open area, since the module will only receive a signal from the satellite. This is an accurate, but very uncomfortable. Now they are practically not used.

If you do not need to navigate in the forest or measure physical activity, it is enough to choose the battery saving mode. You will receive an acceptable result that is enough for most applications. For applications that need high accuracy, you can temporarily include high accuracy mode. Remember that in it the battery power consumption is excessively high.

How to check and configure GPS in a smartphone

If you are not satisfied with the quality of the coordinate definition or the receiver does not work at all, then it is necessary to check and configure the module. To do this, turn on the location module first, and then apply additional features.

Use GPS Test

One of the most accessible methods of debugging are special utilities. All actions in them occur in automatic mode. One of the best programs is GPS Test. Tell how to check the GPS on android with its help.

1. Open the application and look at the status bar from above. If it is indicated 3D FIX, then the module works fine. When the NO Fix is \u200b\u200binscriptions, the module is required, the location definition does not occur. A constant change of states occurs with a bad signal from the satellite or finding indoors.
2. If in the status bar value OFF, then you did not turn on the receiver.

Configure the receiver's work using this program cannot be. It only records the data obtained. The utility allows you to learn:

• accurate location coordinates;
• the number of visible satellites and information about them;
• gives data on time zone at the location of the subscriber, height above sea level at this point, sunrise time and sunset.

This application can be used as an electronic compass. In a pair with a navigation module, it will allow you to navigate in the open area. With the GPS Test and the setup partition, you can enable the module if it failed to make the standard way. Activate all methods for producing coordinates for high geopositional accuracy.

We use the engineering menu

You can use at your own risk. If you are an inexperienced user or very much worth your device, it is better not to call the settings. Previously need to get a root for your smartphone. Then the problem, how to configure GPS for Android, is solved as follows:

1. Activate GPS and WI -FI, go to the balcony or sit on the windowsill of the open window. The best option for configuring through the engineering menu is the placement of the user on the open area, on the street.
2. Call the engineering menu of one of the commands * # * # 3646633 # *, or * # * # 4636 # * # *. If the listed combinations did not come up, you can choose the appropriate using the MobileUncle Toolhero utility.
3. Please note that the engineering menu is written in English. Therefore, it will be difficult with him to cope with those who do not know this language. In the window that opens, you will see several sections. Scroll to the left before the location option, go down to the Location Based Service.
4. Go to the EPO tab, you need to put markers in front of ENABLE EPO and Auto Download items. If the EPO path is not active in your device, you need to download the same file to the device so that information about the flight path and satellite location appears.
5. Return with the arrow back. Select YGPS and open the Satellites tab. You will see the satellite location scheme, they will be inactive and highlighted in red. The device sees them, but cannot be connected.
6. Go to the INFORMATION section and click on the word FULL. After 2 seconds, activate AGPS Restart.
7. Return to the Satellites tab, your device will connect to satellites and points change the color to green. If you are at the window or on the balcony, the color change will not happen to all satellites.
8. Restart the device so that the signal becomes more confident.

On this, the GPS setting to the Android approached the end, after the manipulations carried out, the module should work normally.

What if the GPS does not work?

If the manipulations produced did not help, and you still could not turn on geopositional, then it is necessary to find the cause of the failure and eliminate it. First, check the standard settings, test the device using utilities and engineering menu.

Causes of failures

If the GPS does not work on android, then the reasons can be:

1. Hardware faults - the module failed due to the mechanical impact on the smartphone body or fluid from entering its main fee. In rare cases, the hardware failure occurs against the background of low-quality components.
2. Software failures - damage to the module driver on the background of infection with viruses, problems occur when updating the device for or firmware.

First you need to understand why the module does not work. After you set the cause of the breakdown, you can enjoy it.

Solution of problems

If you cannot enable "location", then first you need to check the module settings and restart the device. Often the problem occurs when the operational memory is overloaded, which leads to a lack of it for the module. Try changing the mode of operation of the module for the "Mobile Network" option. If after that geolocation earned, then the problem with the driver or in the hardware. The inability to change the mode of use of the device occurs when flashing when flashing.

If the module fails after changing the firmware, you must restore the factory version of the operating system. To do this, press the volume and turning keys at the same time. After 5-7 seconds, Recovery mode appears on the screen. From its menu, select Confirm your Solution Solution Solution. Then you need to select the Reboot System Now item, and wait for the device.

You can calibrate the module after a failure using the ESSENTIAL SETUP utility. It applies for free through the official application store. Place your smartphone on a flat surface, open the application and press the TEST button. Manipulations are made automatically.

If all the procedures did not help, you can not solve the problem. In this case, contact the service center to replace the module. Now you know everything about setting up and working GPS -module on smartphones, share information with friends. If you have any questions, they can be set in the comments.

Why do you need navigation?

A few more decades ago, navigation did not use ordinary people, but in America the developers came up with how to use it in ordinary life. Now ordinary people can solve different household tasks using GPS:

• find the road to the forest;
• navigate in any city of the world;
• find the right addresses and objects near himself;
• avoid congestion on the roads;
• fix your own physical activity and speed of movement.

At the same time, the use of navigation in applications has the opposite side - the phone battery is faster discharged. This is especially noticeable in the devices using a standard module. In modern smartphones, install a -gps add-in, reduction of resources on the satellite search. The battery discharges slower, and after the start, the system quickly determines the location of the device. Use to obtain satellite and mobile network information allows you to determine the coordinates more accurately.

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