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How to Fix Slow GPS Locking on HTC Thunderbolt
If you are experiencing slow or inaccurate GPS locking on the HTC Thunderbolt, there is a free app that can help you get a GPS lock quicker. This is for users of stock HTC Thunderbolt phones or rooted phones. While there is reportedly a new HTC Thunderbolt firmware that should help with getting a GPS fix, this solution only takes a second and is available to all users.
How to Fix Slow GPS Locking on the HTC Thunderbolt
1. Download GPS Status & Toolbox from the Android Market – Free.
2. Open the GPS Status & Toolbox
3. Press Menu -> Tools
4. Tap on Manage A-GPS state
5. Tap Reset
6. Tap Download
7. Enjoy faster GPS locking.
This helped greatly in our case, but we still have a few places where GPS seems to take obscenely long to lock. Hopefully the new radio from Verizon will fix this issue.
janetalkstech
04/19/2011 at 3:47 pm
I need GPS to work quickly and reports of poor/slow GPS locks on HTC’s Android phones served to move me away from considering HTC for my phone. I currently have an Atrix which GPS-locks in seconds. :)