Are you having GPS issues with the new Nexus 7? You’re not alone

August 9, 2013

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If you just picked up the new Nexus 7 and having problems with the GPS, you're not alone. Many users are saying that it will get a satellite lock and work great, but at some point it will go back into a “searching” mode with the GPS icon blinking. The length of time that it's locked in seems to be different for everyone. We have seen as low as 2 minutes and as high as 30 minutes. Rebooting can help, but not guaranteed.

The good news is that Google is aware of the issue and a fix is coming soon. Don't ask me when because we don't have a timetable just yet, but it shouldn't be too long since Google is the one working on the fix.

Are any of you noticing the problem? I haven't even attempted navigation with mine.

source: Google
via: PhoneArena

Robert Nazarian Author

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.