# Galaxy S7 - bad GPS?

**URL:** <https://forum.mapillary.com/t/galaxy-s7-bad-gps/1827>\
**Category:** Smartphones\
**Created:** [July 31, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/galaxy-s7-bad-gps/1827 "2018-07-31T16:56:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![doktorpixel14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@doktorpixel14](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/doktorpixel14)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/galaxy-s7-bad-gps/1827/1 "2018-07-31T16:56:44Z")

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Hello,

I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 since some days now and tried to capture some sequences. But it always stops recording after some seconds because of ‘bad GPS fix’. I also had that with my old LG sometimes, but it started working again after a moment. My new phone doesn’t. Do you have any tips how I can improve my GPS accuracy of the phone?

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**Author:** ![Amiga4000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/amiga4000/32/68224_2.png) [@Amiga4000](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/Amiga4000)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/galaxy-s7-bad-gps/1827/2 "2018-08-01T08:09:56Z")

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Hi

general spoken: do use ONLY gps and NOT google mobile service for a test.  
For me google services did made it really worse.  
Also wait 1 min on start to get a good GPS fix, and in some areas you just won’t get a good fix, e.g. city canyons.

Amiga4000

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**Author:** ![doktorpixel14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@doktorpixel14](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/doktorpixel14)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/galaxy-s7-bad-gps/1827/3 "2018-08-01T08:53:56Z")

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Thank you, but how can I disable that Google service?

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**Author:** ![man\_from\_barnaul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@man\_from\_barnaul](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/man_from_barnaul)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/galaxy-s7-bad-gps/1827/4 "2018-08-31T15:49:45Z")

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На моём Samsung Galaxy S3 (gt i9300) та же проблема. Никакие изменения настроек не помогли сделать качественный захват через приложение, тем не менее обычные gps-треки смартфон пишет великолепно. Даже если телефон готов снимать и съёмка идёт/завершилась, после отправки на сервер такой последовательности карта не показывает зелёной прорисовки маршрута.  
На Asus Nexus 7 та же проблема.  
На HTC One S и GT-N5100 приложение работает великолепно.  
Может быть я даю лишние сведения и не в тот топик, но это лучше молчанки.

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**Author:** ![Didz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/didz/32/1004_2.png) [@Didz](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/Didz)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/galaxy-s7-bad-gps/1827/5 "2018-09-09T07:04:40Z")

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Newer versions refuse to start if no/poor GPS signal or restart once GPS signal is good.

I use version 3.27 which will take images when GPS signal becomes good even if you cold start a sequence with no GPS signal at all.

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**Author:** ![Brian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Brian](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/Brian)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/galaxy-s7-bad-gps/1827/6 "2018-09-10T17:04:20Z")

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I think theres an issue with the latest [firmware](https://gimp.software/) or gps [firmware](https://www.icloudcentral.com/) of the s7. Before it was ok but after updating i am also facing spotty gps reception.