I have had GrapheneOS on a Pixel 7 for 12 months running Google Maps and what3words happily. Something has changed in the configuration and Google Maps and What3words no longer connect to GPS. Any suggestions on how resolve?

    Same for me. Since the latest update, gps does not work in some apps, and others are very slow compares to releases before 2025011500.
    I guess this is not affecting all apps?

    But in my case, the apps does not even show the green dot anymore, though permissions are granted and location on. Havent changed any settings myself
    Using a pixel 8

      5 days later

      Same for me, location service doesn't work at all anymore.

      Device:

      • Pixel 9 pro

      Tested apps:

      • Google Maps
      • Organic Maps

      Build number:

      • 2025011500

      Any thoughts?

      Thanks, Tim.

        GPS works perfectly for me in both Organic Maps (owner profile) and Google Maps (secondary profile).

        Tested on:

        • Pixel 9 Pro ( build 2025011500)
        • Organic Maps (version 2024.11.27-9-Google)
        • Google Maps (version 25.03.01.715545067)

          Murcielago thanks for the info. Good to know, that it doesn't affect all users. Never had a single problem with GOS in years.. I will do more testing.

              JeremyB Duckduck Suave If you disabled location rerouting, turn that back on to use the default configuration where apps using Google Play location have it routed through the OS. If you want to use the Google Play network location service, multiple steps are required.

              If you're using the OS location service, that's entirely satellite-based location (GNSS) with support from PSDS and SUPL. If you disabled PSDS and/or SUPL, undo that. PSDS is quite essential and are just static database downloads. If you have network filtering blocking these services, get rid of that. Satellite-based location will not generally work indoors.

              None of you has said whether you're testing indoors. None of you has said how you have things configured including whether you're using the Google Play network location service or not. There's no reason to think any of this has to do with an update or a GrapheneOS issue. It's very likely a configuration issue you have. May not be at all the same problem either.

                      Suave GNSS is working fine across all supported devices. If it wasn't working for even 5% of users, there would be a massive flood of reports. GrapheneOS has over 200k users updated to recent releases, not only dozens of people using it where GNSS not working would result in a couple reports of it weeks later.

                      You should start by powering off your device, waiting a second or two and powering it back on in case the GNSS chip somehow got in a bad state and needs a reboot.

                          GrapheneOS understood. Thank you for the reply!

                          I reactivated my Pixel 6 PRO (with GOS) and on the same patch level everything worked fine! I went outside and indeed, location with GPS works even on the Pixel 9 PRO. (good!) but indoors the Pixel 9 still has trouble locating. On the Pixel 6 it works flawlessly. Ich checkt, that all settings are equal.

                          Nevermind, I'll do more testing and even check the logs. At least it is not a global bug. Thanks to everyone that tried to help!

                          Tim

                              Suave Pixel 6 has a Broadcom GNSS chip and Pixel 9 has a Samsung GNSS chip. It's possible the Samsung one is simply worse in that particular situation.

                                GrapheneOS thanks for the clarification!
                                I see that in the latest update, the settings under sandboxed google play changed, so now the Google location accuracy is shown, even though i have the reroute option enabled. As far as i recall, before the latest update, this was only visible when your turned off reroute? Is the functionality changed or does the option not give better accuracy if i have the reroute enabled?

                                In other news though i experience better and faster gps lock again, so rhats good

                                    Duckduck

                                    I see that in the latest update, the settings under sandboxed google play changed, so now the Google location accuracy is shown, even though i have the reroute option enabled. As far as i recall, before the latest update, this was only visible when your turned off reroute? Is the functionality changed or does the option not give better accuracy if i have the reroute enabled?

                                    No, nothing changed about those settings. It's always shown and that makes sense since if you turned rerouting off and enabled network location, then decided to turn both off, hiding it after disabling rerouting would be an annoyance.

                                    In other news though i experience better and faster gps lock again, so rhats good

                                    This didn't change.

                                        GrapheneOS thanks for the reply. In any case, if I have the reroute setting on, then the Google location accuracy setting does nothing regardless if on or off, correct?

                                            Duckduck

                                            thanks for the reply. In any case, if I have the reroute setting on, then the Google location accuracy setting does nothing regardless if on or off, correct?

                                            Correct, but you probably just want it off if rerouting is on as it is by default since it wouldn't be helping you. Similarly, don't need Location granted to Play services if you aren't using it as a location provider by disabling rerouting.