To all members with GPS not getting a fix on the satellites with the V1277 (6577) in a reasonable time I have the answer and it does not require anything but a screw driver and cleaning fluid.
No rooting is required or messing about with the gps config.
Firstly remove the back cover.
There are 4 screws holding the housing remove them and unclip the rear housing .
Take anti static precautions i.e ground yourself.
Use alcohol or another circuit board cleaner and clean all the contacts on both the main body of the phone and housing, Job done.
Before I did this I could not even get a fix on the gps satellites outside , I can get a fix in the living room.
I think the problem lies with the production environment of these phone not being as clean as the major manufacturers dirt and oxides in the air, I use to work as a debug engineer on mobile phones at Motorola, well at least its came in handy.
Probably a fix for most china based phones :laugh:
No rooting is required or messing about with the gps config.
Firstly remove the back cover.
There are 4 screws holding the housing remove them and unclip the rear housing .
Take anti static precautions i.e ground yourself.
Use alcohol or another circuit board cleaner and clean all the contacts on both the main body of the phone and housing, Job done.
Before I did this I could not even get a fix on the gps satellites outside , I can get a fix in the living room.
I think the problem lies with the production environment of these phone not being as clean as the major manufacturers dirt and oxides in the air, I use to work as a debug engineer on mobile phones at Motorola, well at least its came in handy.
Probably a fix for most china based phones :laugh: