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BROWSE: HOME 2013 JULY 23 PHONES HOW TO FIX POOR GPS ON MEDIATEK PHONES

How to fix poor GPS on Mediatek phones

EDUARDO

FILED

UNDER:

We all love the great value of money and performance Mediatek powered phones offer, but we do wish

they would offer better GPS! Thankfully we have a fix for that, keep reading to see how to fix poor GPS

on Mediatek phones.

If you have a Mediatek mobile phone (MT6589, MT6589T etc) and you feel that the GPS is not working

well or sometimes it takes a to long to lock on to a satellite, maybe this quick fix can do the trick for

you! I have already posted this how-to in Spanish on Gizchina.es but here it is again in English.

I have tested this fix on the JiaYu G4 Advanced that we received last weekend, it worked for me andhope you will have similar success with other MTK powered phones (it is supposed to work with all the

Mediatek chipset), I wait your feedback

Android


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ANDROID, HOW TO, PHABLETS, PHONES AND TAGGED: ANDROID, FIX, GPS, HOW TO, MEDIATEK, MT6589, MT6589T

Once EPO DOWNLOADING back again to EPO IDLE we can press back and enter into YGPS:

In the YGPS you will need to press on Hot, Full and AGPS Restart:

Now that you are done test your GPS and you should find that it is faster and more precise! If you

haven any questions or comments let me know in the comments below.

Thanks to Juan Pedro from Powerplanetonline.com for the tip!


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Great news Eduardo , now all i need i a link to purchase the Jiayu G4 Andvanced

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Eduardo

Lover of tech devices and all gadgets related to mobile and tv and a Linux user and

supporter for a long time.

Loukas JULY 23, 2013 AT 3:22 AM . PERMALINK

Eduardo JULY 23, 2013 AT 4:16 AM . PERMALINK

Ionutz JULY 23, 2013 AT 6:17 AM . PERMALINK

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I know that the GPS antenna is not the best, but with this fix, I could use

yesterday to test it in my car. Before the fix, it was not possible.

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This will change the time to fix due to the phone knowing more about the location and path of

sattelites but this is nog the fix for crappy GPS antennas that usually the source of the

issue.

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I donwloaded yesterday, I dont know if the server is overloaded. Yes,

of course is better if the manufacturer uses better quality antenna, but,

at least, with the patch you can use it.

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And all the time that the EPO server cannot be reached , so you have to download by FTP

the two files and copy and past them.

Better is pointing out to the manufactors of the phones to use a better anttenna

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Unfortunately, on Jiayu G3 this solution didnt work.

Seeking time is very poor (5-10 minutes), still, even I used to FastGPS or FixGPS from

Google Play.

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Wow! works like magic on my THL W8 , thanks Andy !

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JULY 23, 2013 AT 4:12 AM . PERMALINK

Eduardo


TomeG2kc JULY 23, 2013 AT 4:18 AM . PERMALINK

Victor JULY 23, 2013 AT 4:35 AM . PERMALINK


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Thank Eduardo

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In Gizchina.es there is one case reported sucessfully with the MT6577

chipset (Amoi n-821)

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What about older mediatek model mt6577

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You can do that from the settings menu

It works for a little time but the problem is the antenna

or/and the MTK processors

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Yes!, but I think that it is easier without codes.

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All this stuff can be done within the normal system settings without Mobile Uncle.

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Andi JULY 23, 2013 AT 4:48 AM . PERMALINK

Vinu JULY 23, 2013 AT 4:46 AM . PERMALINK

Eduardo


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After EPO IDLE has downloaded and I go back, YGPS is still blacked out.

Any idea why?

Im on a UMI X1 with the LEWA ROM.

Thanks.

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Perhaps your Zopo has a good antenna design

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really? is this really needed for any Mtk phone or just the 6589 series?

I really have absolutely *no* complaints about GPS operation on my MTK6577 Zopo

(ZP900). Works perfectly for me. Never had to tweak anything.

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+1

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The same can be accomplished by simply going to location settings and enabling both EPO

and A-GPS.

All the redownloading tricks are pointless, atleast i f your still in the same country you where

last time.

Something that might help is changing your NTP pool location (use FasterFix for this).

However all these patches/fixes only try to speed up the initial lock time. The quality of the

connection is still crappy at best.

If you need GPS to work, just avoid MediaTek phones for now.

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Smobbo JULY 23, 2013 AT 8:14 AM . PERMALINK


Marius


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A bit offtopic but I have a cheap Qualcomm MSM8625 based phones and it the GPS locks in

uder 5s all the time. Not cold start but Ive tested it and its almost always locking in under 5s

even with no network.

Ive also not done one single thing to get this performance, its just the stock firmware.

Im not sure how Qualcomm do it but it works really well.

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You are welcome

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Did as instructed and my G4 locked to 13 feet in 50 seconds from a cold startthats ok by

me I know where I am going for the first minute , usually!

Thanks

Eduardo

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I confirm this on my g4 basic with google maps and waze: the g4 cant

keep the signal.

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Hi Eduardo i have the basic Jiayu g4 with 1.2 ghz chip and i can say this fix definitely does

make the phone lock on quicker 20 seconds I managed but with sygic sat nav which I tested

it on it fails to keep a lock so is pretty useless for serious navigation any other ideas

regards

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BrianJackson JULY 23, 2013 AT 9:28 AM . PERMALINK


Chezy86 JULY 23, 2013 AT 12:55 PM . PERMALINK

Nidget AUGUST 1, 2013 AT 9:36 AM . PERMALINK


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Is there a solution for other mobiles? Like flashing a rom

or something?

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No not all. The Zopo C3 and C2 seem better than others

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Hey guys do all Mediatek devices zoom in while capturing videos? Is there a solution to that

problem? Its really annoying tbh

Thanks

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great app for my zopo c2 platinum, thank you very much

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Sorry guys but your tutorials are all lame. For example if I had to follow the how to spot a

fake Xiaomi I would have already thrown it away even if it is not a fake one.

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This tutorial is not working for Quad Core Jiayu G3S, the working way for G3S is:

1. Go to /data/misc/

2. Delete mtkgps.dat

3. Reboot

4. Using Faster GPS app, choose your region

Ash JULY 23, 2013 AT 2:50 PM . PERMALINK

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i agree. This process is working for my G3N as well.

However for the G3N (not so sure if same with the G3) something that i

have noticed. When im on the 4.1.2 official beta or custom Rom after

the above process im getting very fast lock both on gps data and

google maps. After some time or a reboot im getting very slow lock on

google maps and slower on gps data

However, on official 4.0.4 (g3n version) once i follow the above

process, then i get fast lock all the time no matter how many reboots i

do. Even from inside the window behind a balcony of first floor on a

rainy day..!!

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5. Use Mobile Uncle MTK Tools, download EPO like above

6. Turn on your gps and test, its 26s locking here

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i have seen a video on youtube fixing iocean x7 gps by soldering

have a look

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Its a MTK and/or antenna problem. Hardware thing

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Not working for me (MTK6577). I tried every fix that I found on the internet but none working

(CUBOT A8809)

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On Jiayu G2S time to first fix was 2 minutes 40 seconds after this sequence. After quiting

Uncle tools the second fix a minute later was 2 minutes 11 seconds.

It seems to be combination of HW and SW issues as the signal is very weak (HW antenna)

and is often lost in the city or under trees. But there may be also SW issues (although

gps.conf is modified correctly), sometime the phone is waiting very long for f ix, but when

AGPS data are manually cleared (the same data that helped the phone to get it fixed a few

minutes earlier), then it will get the fix in


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sure, its not normal. I dont know where is problem but i also have this

problem. maybe in drivers for GPS in android for MTK 6589. Example

my old lenovo a750 on MTK 6577 is really good for GPS driving zero

is 0 when U stopped. But my new G4 is very bad, mpossible uses incar. And interesting both and lenovo and G4 fix sattelits fast, both

have 6-8 sattelits fixed with good signal

So i know this problem at many 6589 phones but dont know why

developers not fixed it. Maybe they not tested in driving mode and only

in STATIC? dont knowmaybe they havt a car?

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On my HTC Sensation and my gfs Note, both usually show slightly less

than the speed were actually doing on the motorway (e.g 67 or 68 mph

when the cars speedometer shows 70) which is about right due to the

margin of error built into speedometers (I think ; ). I dont think Ive ever

seen my phones GPS show more than the speed Im doing.

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my H7500+ has a decent reception with 4 meters accuracy. But when I drive the reported

speed is not precise. When I drive 30kmh it could show anything from 27 to 33kmh. Is that

normal for Android phones and is there anything I can do fix this?

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So, here not a problem with fast fix GPS on MTK pralforms. GPS is ok but IN STATIC. I think

here is software or hardware problem.

C2, G4 and another phones at MTK 6589 have this problem. Yeap, this method is working

but for fast fix sattelits and not for driving in your CAR.

If you want use in your car this not help, also like editing gps.conf and etc. Speed is frozen

(slowly when you real speed), position on road not correct, many errors).

Example look at you navigation software when U stopped your car. U will see haha U also

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On my C2 GPS works excellent in the car and outside and I use Sygic.

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have speed, U are driving:) 3-5 sec. And after this speed now is zero.

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Hello Atfos,

did you have a link/name /info about the bluetooth gps reciver?

regards

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It is a bit in a different direction, but I own Jiayu G3N and GPS is just fine for some things

(Sports Tracker) and useless for others (Car Navigation), however, I found a good solution

bouhgt one of those bluetooth gps receivers now everything is perfect. This is a good

cheap solution, I found it on Ebay for 7 pounds. It is very good on phone battery because it

uses its own. Highly recommended.

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Thanks for that tip I might buy one as ive just about given up on the GPS in the car on my

G4 as it keeps dropping signal and is not very accurate..Drove to Alicante airport yeaterday

and turned it off in disgust..Lucky I knew the way anyhow!

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Goodnight everyone,

Could let me know how it works in UMI X2?

How can I improve my GPS signal?

Beeker JULY 27, 2013 AT 8:15 PM . PERMALINK

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Thanks everybody

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I had problems with G3S phone too, took ages to lock and in the car i t lost contact and took

another 5 minutes to lock

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Do all mediatek Phone have GPS Problems.

Please Reply Soon.Thank You

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Guys someone is having problems with the GPS? Because my take long for and finds the

satellite is falling.

I do not know if it is a problem in the handset. I live in Brazil.

I do not know what to do I tried to repair with Faster GPS and the tutorial Gizchina (How to

fix poor GPS on Mediatek phones).

http://www.gizchina.com/2013/07/23/how-to-fix-poor-gps-on-mediatek-phones/

I am very disappointed just like GPS, because I can not use Waze and Foursquare.

If you can help me thank you!

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Hey Eduardo do you know of a solution to mediatek phones zooming in and picture

becoming dark as soon as we start recording video? Many of us would appreciate it

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muchissisisisimas gracias

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