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    New GPS malfunction on Xiaomi Mi2 with Miui V5

    Further update. I thought I'd got a reliable workaround in disabling Google Location Services. That was at least stopping the navigation interruptions and wandering. Updated from 3.11.22 to 3.11.29 at the weekend. This morning, my first time navigating after the update, GPS in Tomtom Android...
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    Change Glass

    I've been very impressed with the Dragontail Glass on my Mi2S. My previous two phones were a HTC Desire and a Motorola Defy+, both of which had earlier iterations of Gorilla Glass (I think they're now on version 3). I recall that fairly shortly after owning both I was disappointed that they...
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    New GPS malfunction on Xiaomi Mi2 with Miui V5

    Just an update on this. I can work around this issue consistently by disabling Google Locatation Services. A side effect is that some services like Google Now only update when other apps are using the GPS. With Google Location Services enabled, the location is less precise and sometimes the...
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    New GPS malfunction on Xiaomi Mi2 with Miui V5

    I'm seeing this sort of thing on my MI2S as well. It's currently running MIUI 5 v 3.11.15 from here but I've noticed problems in previous versions. I've done some testing and I think that mobile data access is interrupting GPS somehow. I initially noticed the problem using navigation apps...
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    Possible Google location services / GPS conflict

    Just a thought - Where is the GPS antenna on the MI2S? I'm guessing the 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS antennae are at the top of the phone either side of the camera. I think I recall seeing pictures of the internals stating where the antennae were but can't recall where I found them. When I first started...
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    MIUI-Power Saving Mode. What does it do ?

    I'm unsure but I think power saving may do something to the GPS. I've noticed that the GPS position seems to wander around in power saving mode. This was causing problems in some navigation software when Google location services were enabled. Just did a few tests at my desk (indoors), using...
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    Possible Google location services / GPS conflict

    I've been using a Mi2S for about a month and this is my first post here. I seem to have a problem with GPS accuracy when google location services are enabled. I am based in the UK and have seen the same behaviour using 3.11.8 and 3.11.15 ROMs. In the Tomtom and Navigate 6 navigation apps...
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