Motorola Droid X :: Searching For GPS - Never Seems To Lock
Oct 26, 2010Recently I've been getting this "searching for GPS" when using navigation and it never seems to lock.

Recently I've been getting this "searching for GPS" when using navigation and it never seems to lock.
When trying to use the Google Navigation app it just displays "searching for gps." at the bottom of the screen and never locks in on my location. In the location and security settings both "use wireless networks" and "use gps satellites" are checked.Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem with the phone?
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Then it can't find the GPS? I've tried pulling the battery and uninstalling the last App I installed (which was handscent SMS). Could an app update have killed it? I think Yelp & Astro Manager recently had updates.
The last week or so, I've noticed that the GPS on my phone starts trying to locate where I am without a program prompting it to do anything. I had just left the gps on, so it would be ready for maps/etc. Is there a way to tell which program is accessing it? My understanding was that you could leave the gps switched on with the droid x because it would not actually use it, unless a program called for it.
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View 7 Replies View RelatedThe title says it all. Is there. Anyway to turn it off?
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View 8 Replies View RelatedDid Verizon seriously remove the option to not have a lock screen on the 2.2 OTA?
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