Ive noticed that the Nokia 8 seems to problems with the GPS. It is very sluggish and sometimes gets stuck or jumps wildly around.
Ive noticed that the Nokia 8 seems to problems with the GPS. It is very sluggish and sometimes gets stuck or jumps wildly around. I'm playing locationbased games this really messes things up.
Problem is both with Android 7.x and the Android 8.x BETA.
Easiest way to notice the problem is to take a bus/tram and the GPS will go everywhere but where you are.
This has not been a problem with any other phone for the last 5 or 6 years.
Rebooting the phone seems to fix the issue for a awhile but the accuracy is still not on par even when comparing to 4-5 year old phones.
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I also have problems with the GPS on my Nokia 8. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes to get a fix. Sometimes it is faster, but even then if feels slower than phones I have had in the past. Using latest update (Android 7).
No issues here either, N 8 on Oreo Beta, as above, phone must be faulty.
Someone from Nokia watching this?
Since the problem goes away after a reboot i think this is a software issue. Im pretty sure many people dont use gps as much as i do (2-5h active gps everyday) so therefore the problem might not appear for other users.
I bought a Lumia 900 at the launch and it had a microphone issue, causing eco during the call, and this was corrected via software.
If a hardware is faulty, the problem persists no matter what.
I could not live with this issue on such an expensive phone ( by expensive I mean 690 Euros on the 6Gb version ) so I returned the phone.
This broke my heart, but I keep following Nokia and hopping for better products.
Cheers
A lot of people here are just saying that "my phone is fine". Well, good for you, but if it fine how did you end up here, and how it helps who has a bad phone?
Still waiting for an answer from Nokia.
I did a factory reset. Did not install back all the apps I had (but most of them). So far the results seem promising, but I will have to test the GPS over a few days when actually navigating before knowing for sure.
I made a factory reset twice, and the problem was not solved.
You missed the point. Stating that my device is working doesn't help. Suggesting factory reset for an android user, is at least childish. That's it.
Still waiting for Nokia to comment on this.
People stating that they do not have a problem suggest that it isn't Nokia's firmware at fault here and that it works as intended. Meaning it is something specific to your device. A factory reset will help to diagnose your problem, it's the first thing the service centre will do and if that doesn't resolve it they will then re-flash your firmware in case it has become corrupted and then test again. If it still doesn't work they will then put it down to a hardware fault.
Twisting my response won't make the phone work. If you can read, you'll see that what I said is the suggestion is childish, because of where it was posted, not the reset itself. It is kind of the first thing you do before googling or searching something in forums.
Now tell me, with all this effort to reply here, your are from Nokia aren't you?
If you've factory reset it and it still doesn't work their is no more you can do with it yourself. You either have faulty hardware or a corrupt firmware. Either way you need to take it to a service centre for repair or exchange.
Well my not Nokia friend, so we're done here. I don't want your help, and I didn't come here for help. I just want to know what is Nokia saying about it. It was my question from the beginning. "Did Nokia say something?" that's all I want to know. I don't work there, I don't have friends there. I just want a reponse saying go to the store ( From Nokia, not from you) or wait for a fix. Is it that hard to understand that?
had no issue with mine its been pretty spot on
I took the phone to be serviced at the shop I got the phone from because of the GPS problem. After 2 days I got the phone back. All they said they did was "update the phone to the latest operating system". I booted the phone and updated to Android Oreo. I also chose to start fresh with no old apps or settings.
I have tested the GPS on 3 short (10 minutes) drives and the GPS has worked as it should. I will report back if the problem comes back, but so far it seems to work totally fine.
Groeten Hans