GPS settings check
- First, you should check your GPS settings. To do this, open the settings of your Android Smartphones and select the option "location".
- Check here to see whether or not the Controller for the GPS is set to "on". If not, was disabled your GPS.
- The GPS is already turned on, you should set the GPS mode to "High accuracy" or "device Only".
- The "power saver function is activated", it uses the cell phone only Wi-Fi and the mobile network for positioning. This causes however, in some applications problems. These indicate that no GPS is activated.
GPS enabled in the settings?
Interfering factors eliminate
- If The GPS still does not work, you should eliminate any interfering factors.
- So some phone can use the GPS hulls affect performance negatively. Remove this for the location.
- Also, you should not stay in houses or other buildings, because the thick walls can interfere with the GPS Signal is strong. So your Smartphone can not establish a GPS connection.
- Also note that, in some areas, the structure of the GPS-connection for up to 5 minutes can take. You have, therefore, the locating of patience.
Cell phone can interfere with covers, GPS
3. Defective GPS antenna?
- If still no GPS Signal can be built up, is probably the GPS antenna is defective.
- However, before you contact your Smartphone manufacturer for the repair in contact you should reboot your phone first.
- Install the Software now GPS Test Tool from the Google Play Store and launch the App. Check now whether you can connect to in this application, a GPS connection. If Yes, the Problem is not in your device, but on the used App, the tracking will not work. In this case, you must contact the App developer to eliminate the Problem.
- If the previous steps did not solve the Problem, is the GPS antenna of your smartphone is probably defective. In this case, you should it in for repair.
