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Problems in C5

cumulllus — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:32:57 GMT

Hello,

Does anyone have problems with GPS navigation C5, my device does not sail law services. Can someone help me?

Re: Problems in C5

Uliwooly — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:51:26 GMT

@cumulllus

How accurate is the GPS?

Re: Problems in C5

cumulllus — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:59:49 GMT

Dear friend, I've done the accuracy, but not resolved. Also in support of Sony asked me to reconfigure and also not solved. My device has only two weeks of use. My GPS is jumping from one place to another. I can not get there even a destination.

Re: Problems in C5

Uliwooly — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:04:24 GMT

@cumulllus

Do you experience the same on >>> safe mode ?

Could you take screenshots of the issue ?

just to make this clear, under location, you have set it as high accuracy?

Re: Problems in C5

cumulllus — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:15:46 GMT

I've tried various solutions.
The next time I am driving will capture screens to send to you. OK?

Thank you

Re: Problems in C5

cumulllus — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:19:10 GMT

I will try in safe mode.

Note: My English is translator, sorry errors.

Re: Problems in C5

YoGem — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 01:25:35 GMT

The C5 it's a very nice device but the GPS lock speed is horrible, it takes few minutes to lock satellites, while attempting to lock the location may jump from place to place errately. This is a typical defect of MTK Chipsets.

Re: Problems in C5

cumulllus — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:22:50 GMT

Dear friend,
I tried to print the screen, but it was not a good experiancia alone driving.
I'll take the machine to the technical assistance and see if Sony return this unit.
But you know what happens with the GPS is as follows;
The arrow is "hopping" place is next to the navigation path, is caught without movement, or does it go to a meaningless way none with the planned path, and reach the destination without having arrived.
But thank you for your cometary and help.

Best regards

PS: I from Brazil.

Re: Problems in C5

Pp30 — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:51:00 GMT

I also have a problem with gps. My problem is the location icon keeps showing on the nenu bar when location mode is high accuracy ( WiFi mobile network, gps) or GPS only and drains on the battery even when I am not using it. It's fine when I use the mobile networks and WiFi mode

Can anyone help please.

Re: Problems in C5

cumulllus — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:27:25 GMT

Dear friend,
this is what I have thought about, hardware problem and in developing the device.
Thank you for your cometary.

Re: Problems in C5

cumulllus — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:30:10 GMT

Dear friend,
In my case, not using (WiFi mobile network, GPS) have precision, it is always in the wrong way.

greetings

Re: Problems in C5

Pp30 — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:16:10 GMT

But is in your case it draining continuously on the battery when gps is switched on

Re: Problems in C5

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:28:37 GMT

YoGem, my place finding gps very well, but maybe that is high accuracy comfirmed. One time i used in other city, place found good, but was little mistakes with Google Maps, but i think it's not gps guilty, coz Google Maps wokring with internet and i think this time just don't reload Google Maps so fast as we drive 🙂 Someone wrote that battery draining fast when navigation, gps is turning on - that's right, with one Sony smartphone after about 120 - 150 km of using navigation Google Maps and gps smartphone's battery drained very fast, almost into end. I think this time i had Xperia M. But i think with all devices are the same.

Re: Problems in C5

Pp30 — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 22:18:52 GMT

Thanks, just wanted to confirm that it was not just my device that is defective on battery draining very fast on gps on Google maps

Re: Problems in C5

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 07:41:16 GMT

Pp30, welcome, it's pleasure to help I think u are really not the only with this problem like and i'm. Internet, gps and ect., really really draining very fast battery. After update i personal with battery problems met often. I don't know what Sony's engineers doing wrong, but often battery draining fast even after update and it doesn't matter using u smartphone or not, between battery usage before update and after is really explicit. If someone using smartphone only for short call or one or two sms, they maybe don't seeing this problems, differents. I'm using smartphone with all or almost all features like internet, gps andect., so i can see differents and i can find sometime bugs which maybe don't seeing others and others problems in smartphone. Why i need smartphone for just call or sms? I can use cell phone

Re: Problems in C5

YoGem — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 00:15:39 GMT

@euphorics wrote:
YoGem, my place finding gps very well, but maybe that is high accuracy comfirmed. One time i used in other city, place found good, but was little mistakes with Google Maps, but i think it's not gps guilty, coz Google Maps wokring with internet and i think this time just don't reload Google Maps so fast as we drive 🙂 Someone wrote that battery draining fast when navigation, gps is turning on - that's right, with one Sony smartphone after about 120 - 150 km of using navigation Google Maps and gps smartphone's battery drained very fast, almost into end. I think this time i had Xperia M. But i think with all devices are the same.

Sorry to quote you after all this time (2 weeks passed after your comment) but the issue is indeed the GPS system/stack. There are various way to "fix" the issue. One is already inside the C5 itself but it's for people with a bit of experience...

... so here I go: Download from the APP Store the QuickShortcutMaker, open the app and wait the activities to load. Once are all loaded search the "app" LocationEM2, one click will open another menu with the same icon: Press that one and then "Try".

LocationEM2 will open, tap the AGPS tab be sure that A-GPS is checked, then scroll down until you see "SHOW SI QOP EDITOR", tap it and a new menu will open: Select Meter, then set Horizontal Accuracy to 1 and Vertical Accuracy to 1. Try now Google Maps or whatever APP...

... much better, right? Sure! Problem is battery drain and the fact that the device will heat

Problems in C5 (Sensor)

GabL — Fri, 20 May 2016 00:59:57 GMT

I tried playing Labyrinth and it was horrible.

The ball always goes on top, left side corner of the screen.

I tried putting my phone on the table to check if the ball will still do the same, and it does!

I realised my phone has a problem.

Then I tried a compass app which I downloaded on playstore, the result is not consistent, I mean the arrow is moving even if the phone is just laying on the table. But is that possible? I tried comparing the result on my compass to my friend's compass on her phone, and we got different result. The arrow on her compass is not moving, it got its final result, while the arrow on my compass is still moving as if its still not sure where it will point.

How can I fix this?

I need your help.

Thanks,

xoxo

Jas

Re: Problems in C5

YoGem — Fri, 20 May 2016 01:31:29 GMT

Labyrinth is a wonderful game that I played since years ago when I got my first android tablet, it use the accelerometer of your phone. If you have issues with that game you need to recalibrate your accelerometer. There are lot of apps in the Google play store that can help you. Download one, calibrate and run again Labyrinth. Better?

Now, compass... Same! I use a nice app, called Compass. It show the compass with material design and it's really cool plus it helps to calibrate the compass. Follow the 3 steps and you'll be see that the compass will work much better. Here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fulminesoftware.compass

Please let me know if all that fixed the issues with your C5.