Hello. Like others have reported , I’ve been experiencing terrible GPS reception on my fairphone 3+ for a while. I’m not saying it takes time to “lock”, which is expected, but that it’s not usable at all. It will intermittently locate me in a large radius, then completely lose the lock for a long ti…

For the module [image] GPS trouble on FP3 (Hardware issue?) Fairphone 3 Hello @pratched Sorry for my late reply. In the meantime, support has responded to my request regarding the rear module. Unfortunately, they refused to send me this replacement part. I would have to…

GPS test screenshot after 5 minutes outside on a clear day: https://i.imgur.com/DnwxgHh.jpeg “No Fix” - that doesn’t sound good, does it? The phone is my partner’s, and had the issues in the official FP ROM. This is actually one of the reasons why my partner asked me to try LineageOS, to “reset” …

You can try to injet PDDS and time data in the GPSTest App, although I would also think its more a hardware issue… [image] nicoco: Can we repair that? Isn’t that the point of FP? well yes and still it has its limitations [image] GPS trouble on FP3 (Hardware issue?) Fairphone…

[image] yvmuell: well yes and still it has its limitations Sure. It’s a bit frustrating since the phone seems to work nicely besides GPS, now. I think all other issues the phone had were related to an external SD card (or the reader?). I think I’ll give lineageos+gapps a try. There’s no esc…

I would expect, if the GPS module seems working, just not getting a fix, that it would be the GPS antenna that is broken, or possible the RF side of the GPS module. It could be software, but I would expect a lot of others to report the same issue. Hope that helps.

I like that antenna theory. Any guide on how to change/fix/…? I’m not much of a hardware guy, but I can use a screwdriver.

This thread may be useful GPS trouble on FP3 (Hardware issue?)

Thanks, I’ve found this thread too. It mentions a “rear module” but I didn’t find in the fairphone shop (or elsewhere). I don’t even know what a “GPS Antenna” might look like. Any idea where I could find more info on the topic?

It seems they don’t sell this as a spare (anymore?) but one of the wiggly metal things on the back of that rear “module” is perhaps a GNSS antenna. I would assume the largest is the lowest frequencies and so covers cellular (700MHz to 2.3GHz), the one to the left of the battery. I would assume the…

hi nicoco and others, i too have GPS issues with my fairphone. I’ve had some success with the following: Bought an external gps usb dongle online for 9,- and hooked it up to the phone. You need to install an app called GPS connector, enable developer options and mock your gps location using the G…

Very poor GPS reception

Help Fairphone 3

yvmuell September 30, 2023, 12:07pm 4

You can try to injet PDDS and time data in the GPSTest App, although I would also think its more a hardware issue…

well yes and still it has its limitations

See if ifixit gives you a hint about the antenna and its connections, and if you could try any (advenutrous) self-repair.