Titan 3.35.04 radio

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Originally Posted by SprintTouch08

i think this is very important to understand and needs to be reiterated.

when you start google/live/gps viewer/etc you are initiating a cold start, meaning the gps unit was previously off. This will take avg 1-3 min to get a lock. Now you use your gps and then close google/live/viewer/etc down to conserve your battery. You are cutting the gps "data stream" from the satellites. There will be no gps data present on the phone at all left. Thus, next time you start google/live/viewer, you will be doing ANOTHER cold start meaning and 1-3 avg min lock.

This is how gps on our phones works. This is not a dedicated gps unit that you leave constantly on that can immediately be accessed or a bluetooth receiver you always leave plugged in and on. The gps radio is constantly being turned on and off, meaning waits for locks every time.

So unless you constantly leave google or the viewer open, killing your battery, an instant lock cannot be expected

This is not entirely true. Granted we are turning the gps unit on and off. But the phone does store the last known location of the satellites. If it turns on and these are a match or darn close it is easier to lock onto the satellites. Of this info is out dated then you have to start from scratch. This is where the 8 hours comes into play. In 8 hours the satellites have moved to the point that the data you last had is of no value to you anymore.