UMI SUPER GPS PROBLEMS

cr45h

UPDATE: Sold my phone on eBay. Took a loss and will never buy from UMI again.

Karin

I se the problem with poor GPS signal in UMI phones are bad/cheap GPS sensors. Because no software update can resolve this.

Jay_Ponce

Been reporting this problem to Umi but they suggest that it is an isolated case. I see that many of you are also experiencing this rare case of GPS signal problem. Mine is similar to the video below:

https://youtu.be/o_n4tSUbFvc

ouhab25

i agree the gps jump every 3 & 5 mns thanks umi for fixing this big probleme if you can with an update and if it is hardware probleme if anybody find an issu for this thanks a lot by telling us so important for me nice day everyone

ciccios

Jay_Ponce replied at 2016-10-30 13:59
Been reporting this problem to Umi but they suggest that it is an isolated case. I see that many of  ...

All umi models have GPS ..... issue, also the new Plus...!
I think they use hardware from different suppliers, this is why we have a few devices working, but for sure we have a lot of devices with GPS issue, camera ......

Infobitas

ciccios replied at 2016-11-7 22:00
All umi models have GPS ..... issue, also the new Plus...!
I think they use hardware from different ...

Hi,

My Umi Max GPS is not perfect too, sometimes it's working passably, but somtimes accuracy is too low. I am using GPS with car navigation software.
One i found is to turn off battery optimisation for GPS apps. "Settings" -> "Battery", menu on right top corner "Battery optimization". In drop-down menu choose "All Apps". Find app "YGPS" and set to "Don't Optimize". Do this for all other apps, that are using GPS. I have done this, GPS signal is OK, but had no time to test it on the road.
You can try it too, maybie it will help...

ciccios

Infobitas replied at 2016-11-13 22:06
Hi,

My Umi Max GPS is not perfect too, sometimes it's working passably, but somtimes accuracy is  ...

Many Thanks,

But it is so sad to see  the same issues again and again on all the new Umi phones!
I think it's depressing for people who work in the company too!

Infobitas

[ Post edited by Infobitas at 2016-11-18 15:26 ]\n\n
Finally i have fixed my UMI MAX poor GPS. I have not tested it very well, but GPS improvement is obvious.
And the problem is with GPS antenna, pin connectors on main board are not connected with antenna on back cover. So i disassembled my MAX and unbend GPS antenna connector. Now GPS signal is much better, GPS is working even inside of a house.

ciccios

Thanks, but this is the solution for a few devices only... (there are many old threads about this....).
Why Umi hasn't already solved this issue if it is just a simple problem?

Infobitas

I don't think that it's software problem, otherwise UMI would fix it if they care of good UMI reputation. If it is a hardware problem - i don't think they have several hardware modifications for every model of their phones, so the problem is commonly the same. And if it's true - there will be no software fix for that. I think it's just inaccurate assemblage of a phone and it seems that UMI is not paying enough attention to this problem.