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eng3

I will often record a GPS track if I am flying in a plane and in a window seat. My old phone (HTC Incredible 4G LTE and even older HTC Incredible) would be able to get a GPS lock and record for the entire ride. Every now and then I may lose the signal. On my most recently flight, I tried this phone at the same time and noticed that it loses lock much more often. So overall, the sensitivity seems to be worse. When looking at detailed info, it seems like the number of satellites and signal strength from each satellite is about the same when viewing side by side. The Sony just requires a higher strengh to "lock". I'd rather have a GPS lock with lower accuracy and have some idea of where I am than nothing at all.

I tried contacting Sony support, but got a pointless response about clearing app data and visiting a store. I beleive this can likely be fixed through a firmware update. Just don't know how to get this info to the right people.

Uliwooly

@eng3

The reason I'd asked you is bc maybe there's an issue with your phone, that's all.

eng3

The GPS works in the car even in my house. The GPS lock in these good signal areas is so fast on both phones I dont notice a difference. I only notice it when I'm on a plane. Even phone/data reception although that is difficult to compare.

I was on a flight once where the person next to me had a Z5 compact and asked to compare GPS signals and they looked nearly identical and had the same issues with getting a GPS lock, while my HTC phone got a lock with no issue.

Therefore, I think it is unlikely the issue is only with my phone. I'd be happy to visit local support if I lived closer to one.

Uliwooly

@eng3

I don't think there's anything else that can be suggested here, keep in mind that this is a user based forum, you can contact your Local support or check on the XDA Forum or Sony developers http://developer.sonymobile.com/

Rickard

What i can do is forward this as feedback internally but i'm not sure if it's possible to improve the GPS performance in this case.

eng3

Thank you, that is all I was asking for.

I realize it may not be possible to fix this issue but I would at least like to bring it to the attention to someone that may have the ability to fix it so they are aware.

If I have other similiar issues (feature suggestions, software improvements), what is the best way to send them in? Send directly to you? email local support?