topic Re: Google Maps- position hopping in XPERIA archive

Google Maps- position hopping

jc2016 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 05:42:04 GMT

I have 2 x Xperia Z2, bought 1 month apart. Both are D6503, Lollipop 5.1.1, Build 23.4.A.1.232 (Australia)

Both exhibit the following behaviour identically and its driving me mad (pardon the pun). All google apps are updated to the latest.

Whilst navigating with Google maps 9.19.1 (also previous version as well) the cursor indicating current position will freeze and then all of a sudden jump tp present position 5 seconds (and sometimes more) later. This is very frustrating for navigation as if the freeze is during a crucial change in direction or lane etc this can be missed. Had the two phones side by side and they would freeze, jump at the EXACT same positions on the map. Very odd. Tried rebooting in SAFE MODE...exact same behaviour. The behaviour will start within 5 minute of starting navigation and for first five minutes the cursor will smoothly follow car position along map. The issue then continues constantly and sometimes will completely stop ..ie just frozen to one spot on map. Phones have clear access to sky so GPS signal should not be issue.

All other apps function fine.

Anyone else experiencing this? What can I try to resolve?

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

Ashroft98 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 07:47:02 GMT

You could try these:

1)download an offline map(around your residential area) then drive to a location within the offline map using the navigation

2)test your gps by using other 3rd party map apps like Waze etc

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

Ashroft98 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 07:49:50 GMT

see if the problem arises after doing those steps.
And btw check if your internet signal is strong of vice versa at those "issue related areas"

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

Uliwooly — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:12:00 GMT

@jc2016

Do you have stamina mode on or any battery apps ?

Settings > location > how accurate have you set it?

Settings > about phone > diagnostics > test > test gps

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

jc2016 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:09:59 GMT

thanks for suggestions. The issue occurs no matter where the car is physically (all over city, on country road , on highway etc)

The issue is occuring with offline maps mode. I have not tried with internet as I do not have mobile data sim (voice calls , sms only)

I have tried clearing google maps cache/data under settings->apps->maps. Then re-downloaded the offline map. Same problem..after approx 5 minutes usage it starts the freezing/catching up hopping business.

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

jc2016 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:14:46 GMT

stamina mode is on. Have tried with car adaptor supplyiing power (found a forum suggestng this)..no help.

Location is set to Device only-high accuracy (ie GPS satellite only)

GPS test under Settings > about phone > diagnostics > test > test gps shows "PASSED" immediately.

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

jc2016 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:37:41 GMT

found this

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81140

I suspect this is whats going on as it matches my experience. Will be testng navigation in flight mode tomorrow as many users suggest on that forum as a temporary workaround. Looks like its a OS problem and am surprised that not more noise made about it by other Z2 users, hopefully google/sony will release a fix soon. Explains why exact same beahviour on two phones.

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

Uliwooly — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:45:47 GMT

@jc2016

@alexdon could you recreate this ?

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

_alexdon_ — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:48:11 GMT

No, I cannot recreate this, but my Z2 has been reset with PCC recently.

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

jc2016 — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:47:30 GMT

confirmed... as per https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81140

I turned on flight mode and navigated with no problem at all, very smooth for over 30 minutes using google maps. Turned off flight mode and within 60 seconds it started the stupid bunny hopping, freezing. Turned on flight mode again..back to smooth navigation.

I also ran the same test using Here maps..same result. Also confirmed the workaround works on the second phone.

This tells me all that pepople are saying at https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81140 is definitely true and there is an issue with lollipop/GPS. Who will fix it? SONY or Google?????

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

Uliwooly — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:06:47 GMT

@jc2016

What if you repair the device with PCC > do NOT install any app, do not even enter your Gmail app > test google maps

software repair

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Re: Google Maps- position hopping

jc2016 — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:24:09 GMT

I'm reluctant to blow away all my stuff on my phone by doing the repair/PC companion etc.

My logic is that I have two phones exhibitng exact same behaviour, yet one is used frequently with many apps loaded (mine), the other infrequently (very few apps loaded- my wifes). Both the workaround of navigating in flight mode resolves the issue temporarily. This fact plus the huge amount of evidence at https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81140 tells me its a software issue in lollipop that affects many people, not just my two phones. What coincidence would it be that two of my phones just happened to develop the same fault at same time and the answer is to erase/start again. Obviously there are Z2 users who dont have an issue but very strange that those of us who do all get the fault at 5 minutes into navigation and then onwards.

It seems I either

1) wait for a fix from Sony/Google (from the google forum it appears that latetst update for Xperia M users fixed the issue so maybe next update for Z2 will fix)

2) Hope that the incovenience of wiping the phone and starting again on two physical phones will fix the issue-- I'm dubious but maybe if no fix is coming any time soon I will have to give it a try.