Lg g5 GPS issue always looking for satellite's

[@nadavboaz]

I can't believe it, it worked! It disturbed me for so long and I didn't find any solution online! And the tips to open the screen helped alot (i changed my broken screen in the same opportunity) many thanks friend!

[@jcarrski]

This worked for me. Problem was GPS would find location after say 30 to 60 seconds. Then it would only stay connected for a short time and start searching again. This made it impossible to use for Google Maps. I'm now able to find location in less than 5 sec. and stays connected. Thank you Thomas! Great instructions.

[@thomassegiel1976]

Jim Carr no problem

[@marypetitt7255]

Oh my gosh! Thank you! I have been so frustrated and lost (literally) because my GPS was always searching for satellites. I followed your instructions and my GPS is now working perfectly! I only wish I had found this fix months ago. Thanks again!

[@thomassegiel1976]

Mary Petitt np, glad it helped

[@JeffreyBaines]

Dude you are a life saver! My wife will never get lost again!

[@bacronin1]

You rock Sir!!!!! It works indoors now when it didn't even work outdoors before.

[@JackVincent]

Those pins are for the Volume buttons no the gos

[@terryh7902]

Been driving me mad for ages. GPS then totally lost! Just done this and all fixed and so easy to do. Thanks

[@vertigoreality]

Can I just say that this actually really works. Its amazing. Was so frustrated by my crap GPS. Its really great. Thank you for posting.

[@Food1987]

This Really worked....thank you. Sprint and LG were no help!

[@davidwinquist7058]

Yeah....Verizon just wanted me to spend $1000.00 upgrading my phone.

[@markcaballes]

Thank you Thomas!!! You've helped me restore my GPS signal. It was driving me nuts having the GPS not functioning properly when using the google maps. Thanks again!

[@thomassegiel1976]

Mark Caballes , no problem I'm very glad it helped

[@phobic4728]

Thx for the repair tips it is working soo far... A little story did a factory reset ( is been 1 year ) starting to have some software issue nothing related to GPS... After factory reset GPS signal was not working right.. Swap sim nothing. Got a new sim from the carrier it was working for a bit and after two days puff back again... Map will show poor location. Did calibration on the GOOGLE map nothing it will go from high to low location... WIFI works great map works great... Then I saw ur video and the other one you mention both help alot thx for taking your time on making this video and clear our fustrations on a Flag phone that is better than Samsung s7 CHEERS

[@AsrafMajdan]

Thank you Thomas! Opened my phone literally a minute ago, and now my GPS works flawlessly! (Comment made on 2 March 2017)

[@armandojimenezg3395]

Asraf Majdan do i have to remove the screws?

[@AsrafMajdan]

Armando Jimenez you must remove those two screws first, because it holds up the back of the phone. feel free to ask if there's anything more. 😊

[@martinjs4]

THIS ACTUALLY WORKED! I just went from a phone that I couldn't use to a perfectly functional phone in less than 10 minutes! Thank you!!!

[@jaypaniczone]

Thanks for making and uploading this video. using my GPS in the car was frustrating as always losing GPS signal or very weak signal. Which meant the turn by turn navigation would not give out directions as no GPS fix. But after following your instructions I can tell it's much better. Acquires a lock within seconds indoors and holds it, where as this wasnt really possible before.

[@Shadow0fSorrow]

Thanks man, 1 year after GPS shutted down, you saved it, so the phone too XD

[@troy962]

It worked, and on top of that, it gave the phone better signal then when I got it new! Thanks so much.

[@punchabunchabuttons]

this evening i wanted throw my g5 out of the windows because i miss exits driving at 100 +km/h making my deliveries with a truck... thanks for the tip. Now im all good. Appreciate it.

[@erikg5824]

Well, I was desperate so I decided to try this. IT WORKED!! Thanks for the fix!!

[@robhimself79]

I just used this while i had my phone open to fix my fingerprint scanner. Thanks dude

[@thomassegiel1976]

robhimself79 no problem

[@אורפישר-ר7ה]

Did this a couple of minutes ago, seems to work great thus far. I hope it will continue working. Thanks

[@yrrabel]

very practical tutorial.. tips for removing the screen worked a treat. I raised the 3 pins slightly and see an immediate improvement.. Hopefully it stays that way. Cheers

[@thomassegiel1976]

Barry Elwood no problem, glad it helped. So far mine is still going strong.

[@janek3510]

It really worked! Btw. credit card is too thick, find something thinner. I puted square from old credit card and the screen is a little protruding from the phone, but still works like a charm :D

[@vengovoy4606]

those 3 pins for volume. gps antenna is on lcd side of the phone and it connect to motherboard and motherboard to back cover ground sticker(right side of 3,5mm jack). search xda for the real solution.

[@drakaliev]

Works like magic. 5 mins job. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@mattgraham5625]

There is another method I saw elsewhere that does not involve tweaking the pins. Loosen the adjacent screw that holds the board and insert a sliver of plastic under the outer edge of the board and tighten the screw. This raises the board slightly and that was enough to fix mine. I used a clipping from a medicine bubble/press out pack and that did the trick. This video is great at showing the way you can confidently separate the screen from the case. The GPS had been acting like it was drunk, running off network, and had me 'travelling' on adjacent roads and telling me to turn long after junctions had been passed. Thanks for the video.

[@mvmv5883-e3g]

I did what you did and it worked.

[@mattgraham5625]

@@mvmv5883-e3g Glad that helped. There is maybe also the opportunity to raise the flexible circuit target area for the pins that is on the cover. Not tried but worth considering.

[@Gumorisco11]

Damn thanks for these video my LG G5 isnt getting no gps signal ill follow your instructions

[@michealmercier5737]

Je confime ca fonctionne vraiment mais en ajoutant un plastique plus mince qu'une carte de credit en dessous sans toucher au pines..! I confirm, it's working great. I've put a plastic slightly slimmer than credit card under the pins. Thank you so much, i start to love my G5 again..!

[@cesaralcaide62]

Thank you very much, it works fine just lifting two or the three contacts which were not vertical. I have disassembled the screen just by pressing with my fingers, without any tool, after removing the two screws

[@granaltura]

Thanks friend!! my problem with the gps with your intructions was ok in 3 minutes. nice video

[@MrDecker8485]

Thanks for the information! Worked just as described!

[@hamiltonjayson]

Thank you for this video! it actually worked. I took a couple suggestions from the comments also (cleaning the connections, & putting a piece of business card under the board). Great video! Thanks again!

[@kenz1031]

i just placed a piece of paper under the motherboard where the pins are to elevate the pins to have better contact. It worked like a charm. This works too iguess.

[@topgun37]

Thank you a million times, it worked ! You made my day (and my weekend !)

[@danielg2193]

It worked for me! a bit tricky getting the screen off and the little gold pins are very soft so be careful pushing them up

[@tomislavsmolcic7539]

That is the only thing that really fix the problem! Great work, tnx! :D

[@TheOsirix12]

THUMPS UP FOR THE PUNISHER T-SHIRT

[@mattwhite7367]

Thank fricken god, love this phone and it pissed me off so much! been looking for a solution and this worked easy.

[@thomassegiel1976]

Matthew White no problem, glad it helped

[@jayirving6996]

I'm not having GPS issues, just signal issues and dropping calls. Does this GPS antenna have anything to do with that or is it the other antenna that's located in the removable cheek/charge port area of the phone.

[@bluecrabs6666]

It worked!!! Just did it!! Great instructions!

[@thomassegiel1976]

bluecrabs 666 Glad it helped.

[@bluecrabs6666]

Hey. So it stopped working a couple of days ago. Any idea why?? Any idea what I should try.

[@CyberlightFG]

You may clean the contacts with alcohol as well. Thanks a lot for the help

[@cori99andre]

Just pulling the pins up did not work for me. What I ended up doing was taking my small flathead screwdriver and scraping the connector pads slightly and taking the top coat off of them. Put the sucker back together and now I get a GPS lock in 3 seconds! Would not advice scraping the pads unless you know what your doing. It's VERY easy to damage the pads and you will never be able to get a connection again.

[@esmeraldaflor4095]

it did not work for me either what are the connector pads how do they look like?

[@davidwinquist7058]

Make sure it is just not your phone overheating. I took the plastic protective case off of my phone and the GPS works great now

[@ugurugur8142]

There are İncrement & decrement button flat cable pins. No GPS pin. GPS antenna pin, at the near of audio jack.

[@montrealdrum]

Wow thanks so much worked perfectly. But I put a very small piece of foam under the pins to boost them up a little bit.

[@eduardogomes4213]

Thanks a lot man! Worked in my LG G5 SE (Brazil model). Tank u so much!!! Best Regards...

[@kubaromkubarom]

Amazing! It worked for me as well. Thank you.

[@RyanNoon333]

You are a fucking life saver. I've shared this video!!! Damn shame KZbin isn't gonna pay you the money you deserve for this...

[@Saykey20111]

thanks a lot bud.. it really helped. keep up the good work.

[@Poseidon23X]

Amazing! it works! thanks a lot Thomas! You're the man!!!

[@thomassegiel1976]

glad it helped

[@ssamcrazyy86]

Thank you! It worked like a charm😀

[@danaraten6425]

it is a very good clip. clear simple and does the job well done

[@realjcav]

can you use copper tape to enhance the antenna?

[@geoffray.gl68]

Excellent ! Works perfectly !!!

[@Dan-rd8ez]

wowwwwwwwww man, problem solved, This Really Really Really worked....thank you

[@Razielh_]

Les sigue funcionando bien despues de un tiempo con esta solucion?o volvieron a tener problemas?es permanente esto?

[@tinman7249]

The place where you raised is linked to volume control. There is a very detailed thread that says this "solution" is barking at the wrong tree. It may have worked because the phone is opened and closed. It may also because the board is slightly moved. Many G5 owners had reported the GPS issue came back after a while. This is the thread that explains it: forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/gps-issues-demystified-t3707934

[@MorkusReX]

Thanks! Worked like a charm!

[@thomassegiel1976]

Gal Root no problem

[@ChavezOG]

Thanks dude. Fixed my G5 GPS in 5 minutes. Now tell me how to fix the screen ghosting and speakerphone mic! Ha. Love this phone but disappointed with the issues. Thanks again.

[@thomassegiel1976]

ChavezOG no problem, I hear you on that screen ghosting. Really easy to open back up and replace the screen.

[@marcostorres606]

Another G5 fixed, thanks very much for you tutorial, Regards

[@constantinekarajohn8406]

Αmazing!!! My LG G5 worked.!!!! you have safe me from the service.

[@a12dhie]

Thanks Thomas! Cool T-Shirt btw

[@michaaga12]

worked like a charm.. thanks a lot!

[@Surferant666]

Hey Tom, great video. I was wondering if you could help me with a mod question. I fly drones using 5G wifi, however my signal crashes around the 70m mark, yet the drone I use is supposed to have around the 400m capability, So I was wondering if you could tell me where the ariel is in the G5 and how i could fit an r sma lead to it so i could add a directional beam ariel or even a yagi. Or better still is there some sort of wifi antenna that i could connect wirelessly to without having to strip down my lg g5? cheers

[@mudi9]

Thanks for posting ! It worked for me

[@iancohen150]

I have the same problem. However, I have noted that my problems start when the phone disconnects from all GLONASS satellites. It remains connected to GPS satellites, but these are not enough to enable a reliable connection. If I restart the phone - all satellite connection return, and navigation works again. For no apparent , the phones loses connectivity to the Russian GLONASS satellites ( I don't touch anything ), and simply restarting the phone brings them back. This leads me to suspect a software issue?? Any ideas ? Thanks!

[@davidwinquist7058]

I found that the reason my GPS was failing was that the protective plastic case was causing the phone to overheat. When I took the case off, my GPS returned to normal. This was over a week ago and it still works good. It may be that for some, the prongs are the problem, but cooling down my phone worked for me. I am wondering if the phone overheating is warping part of the phone away from the connectors, and bending those prongs up we may be curing the symptom. Plus, by neglecting the overheating, we may be frying our phones over time. Now to find a protective case that works as a heat sink.

[@thitran9637]

It works great. Thank you very much!

[@tomslaughter100]

YES! Thank you, thank you. I was about to get a new phone because of the GPS problem though I didn't want to cuz I love the phone.

[@danielonn2002]

Would a refurbished phone fix this? I bought a refurbed phone three days ago online and I hope LG fixed this issue.

[@FroztiProductions]

DO NOT FORGET TO REMOVE SD/SIM CARD TRAY! Almost broke my phone from prying so hard, when I pull it out only pieces of the tray came out.

[@hassanhaouchine5663]

thank you so so so so so so soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo MUCH !!!!!!!!!!! i jsut fixed my phone with that

[@Adamo8722]

I followed your steps did everything in the video, yet my gps cannot find location :-(

[@patrusso]

Status of the problem: I fixed my phone 2 months ago according to this video and today it started with the same problem. I don't know if it has anything to do with the problem but yesterday my phone worked all day long connected to a bluetooth speaker. Can the bluetooh interferes in the GPS? Where are the antennas? I'll open it and try the procedure of the video once again.

[@thomassegiel1976]

Patricia Russo the antenna is one of those three pins that I show you in the video. Two are for the volume buttons .Unless you have a Jewelers microscope it's hard to tell which one which. Cleaning them with a little bit of rubbing alcohol helps as well.

[@CampiQuiPugui]

Thank you Thomas!!!!! :)))

[@thomassegiel1976]

Jose Luis Campillo no problem

[@csamik]

It worked for me. Thanks a lot.

[@thomassegiel1976]

Miklós Csanády no problem, glad it did

[@chubbyynation7076]

i did this and it helped a bit, but my gps still cuts out in maps quite often. Do i have to bend the prongs more? Otherwise, thanks for this video.

[@hardpackkk]

i will try this now!

[@michelangelodefeo2283]

Could a slightly damaged glass compromise the "plectrum technique"? Update: No, it worked, for now it seems to have worked perfectly

[@stsights]

thank you from Guatemala regards

[@konosgore]

just be frindly with screen !!! its accurate !!! and YEEEEEESS I fixed it thanks 😉

[@thomassegiel1976]

no problem

[@patrusso]

Thanks! Worked perfectly. @LG didn't give a damn about the problem. I did everything I read on the internet before open the phone and nothing had worked. One question: do I have to do the procedure once in a while, or once it's done, it works forever?

[@thomassegiel1976]

Patricia Russo so far I haven't had any issues . I did do it around the time I made this video to give you a time frame

[@evanbutz1465]

Try not to drop or hit your phone or put pressure on it too much - these things will bend the case inward, which pushes the pins back down, which makes the problem happen again. If you can, get a good case for it. By the way, I just want to say: LG is a horrible company for letting this go. Same thing with the LG G4 boot loop problem, they just ignore it, makes no sense

[@pianoandante]

Save me a lot of money, thanks!

[@SDav21]

Guys is it really a hardware issue though? I reset my G5 to factory settings and updated to Nougat when it rolled out on my network just last week. The GPS works all of the sudden. So for me it seemed a software glitch?

[@thomassegiel1976]

SDav21 I tried a factory reset and it did not work for me ,this did. if you set it to use GPS only no Wi-Fi and no network and you're not getting a GPS, this fixes that.

[@SDav21]

Thomas Segiel Okay. Mine was set to high accuracy to use GPS and networks and it refused to catch a lock on the GPS. Somehow my software update fixed it or it just resolved itself when changing batteries.

[@SDav21]

Thomas Segiel One question, how is the screen on your G5, Mine all of the sudden has an image retention issue. If I am on any screen that is still for even just half a minute, that screen leaves its "ghost" image behind everything else. It eventually disappears again after images move on the screen but should I be still on a screen, that image becomes sort of "burned in" there. Also if I look at a black screen, there is a cluster of pixels that remain white with some various colours showing. Don't know why it is doing this since I have only had it for 7 months. My G2 and G3 didn't do such things.

[@rachaelp8153]

I've sent one back so far with the GPS fault and image retention, did a factory reset with no fix. O2 ended up sending me another Brand New phone. I'm about 4 months into this one and the image retention issue is getting worse and worse, didn't occur at all in first 2 months. Phone starting to experience GPS issues again (First LG G5 phone started with the location being 20-30m from actual location and ended up stopping working entirely). I thoughtthis could have been and issues with the modular design and action of sliding the battery in/out hitting something inside so I haven't touched this one. Still getting the issues. This one will be going back if problems persist. I loved my LG G2 and if it wasn't for the amazing camera in this phone I would switch to a different phone. ps my friend has had a G5 for about 6 months now and is starting to get GPS problems

[@SDav21]

Rachael Pinder Yes I would also switch if it wasn't for the amazing camera. These faults seem to be common then. I just wish LG would help a bit more.

[@dvknig252]

worked a treat but had to get 4g and call settings reset by network provider

[@forac123]

thanks

[@Gumorisco11]

Crap I moved one of those things and one fell off 😞

[@charlyRoot]

I'm my 4th G5 because of this. Never buying another LG again. I've never returned a phone for a defect before. I've screwed up phones on my own but never had a problem that was not self imposed... until now. I don't know if LG is better or worse in customer service than Samsung or anyone because I've never called a manufacturer over a problem before, but I can tell you this, they are not good at the customer service thing. I even offered them $100 for a G4 (the G6 is out now) and they wouldn't do it. Amazingly awful experience with LG. Never again. Soooooo frustrating.

[@007motanu]

Thank you! it works!

[@dvknig252]

i would say be careful with the battery, mine has been draining quickly recently, the problem looks to be a bad connection to the phone, i noticed a crack in the tiny connector that slots into the battery

[@SMART-DEGEN]

merci

[@gyrorodes4578]

Those pins are not the ones of the GPS antenna, they are the ones of the volume control ! It works only because dismounting the rear cover reset all the contacts. The GPS contact are on the left side, see the real tutorial here: fr.ifixit.com/Answers/View/394237/GPS+Not+working+well+at+all

[@danielnl5097]

i just did it on my lg g5 and it didnt work i think my GPS part need to be replaced because its not working at all...

[@wafae3415]

Thank you ça marche merci beaucoup💪

[@chisapic]

This puts me off from buying this phone :o( Phone reviewers on the web should check GPS performance always! What's the use of having a pretty phone with a good camera, when gps doesn't work?

[@thomassegiel1976]

chisapic working fine for me now, truth be told I love this phone. the pictures and video are amazing, I'm okay with one minor inconvenience. Butetter than a phone potentially blowing up next to my head.

[@thomassegiel1976]

better*

[@661gamer9]

Are you sure this will fix my problem? Some people say it doesn't do anything

[@thomassegiel1976]

The people that say it doesn't never tried it and everybody that tried it says it does, you be the judge.

[@AlexlikesRamen]

how can i fnd somebody to do this for me in krakow

[@krisfrazer1581]

This explains why until I pinch my phone in the top right hand corner, it will not track in pokemon and the dam gps goes off.

[@stephanejoly1269]

Merci ! A présent mon GPS de mon LG-G5 fonctionne :: Thanks !!!!

[@em.marcus3970]

Worked for me

[@em.marcus3970]

Mines started back 😞

[@paulvest3157]

LG has not addressed this issue. Seriously, they seem to not be interested at all. I like LG phons, but GPS is really important to me for work purposes. I'm getting a new phone this weekend and it won't be an LG.

[@csomark]

thanksssssss

[@Matt91593]

Tried it and now my phone wont turn on. I didnt break the screen either. Makes no sense!