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Title: gps broken?
Post by: sir_benji on May 10, 2013, 06:53:49 AM

I bought a nexus 7 a month or so ago and I have never been able to get the GPS working.  Right after I bought it, I installed the 4.2.2 update.

I have "gps satellites" checked in the settings, and "wifi and mobile network location" unchecked.  I don't want to use mobile network location -- only the GPS. 

I installed a program called "satellite check" by ds software, but it can't locate any satellites.

Is my nexus broken?

Title: Re: gps broken?
Post by: S.Prime on May 10, 2013, 04:39:31 PM

I use GPS test at the Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest and have verified that it works using only GPS enabled, you can use it to verify that your GPS has failed.

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Title: Re: gps broken?
Post by: matt on May 10, 2013, 05:12:38 PM

Look for the power control widget in your app drawer. The center button should toggle gps and turn blue when activated.