Internal GPS Sensor in Note 4

[OliverG]

Hi,

anyone else seeing the internal GPS of a Galaxy Note 4 making troubles in Laptimer ?
I almost always only get yellow state of GPS and frequent messages saying "using internal nmea" when laptimer is open.

Cheers
Oliver

[Harry]

While you are outside? Whenever you get one of this pop ups, it means the GPS status has changed. This happens frequently when sitting in an office - reception is too bad. For NMEA connected GPSes (like yours), the red/yellow/green bar is displayed depending on the number of satellites available currently. It should be green while outside and when mounted in your car's windscreen (as far to the front as possible).

Harry

[OliverG]

Yes outside mounted in car windscreen

[Harry]

Please try it outside to make sure the GPS is fine. To be on the safe side, wait for two minutes. What car do you drive, does it come with some metal windscreen coating or similar?

Harry

[OliverG]

Ok will try outside of car. Car is a Renault megane rs 265. I am not aware of a coated windscreen.had no pubs wit Google maps or navigation so far but didn't look at gas stats a lot because it worked ok

[Harry]

LapTimer checks GPS reception a lot more and stricter than other apps do. Requirements for GPS based lap timing are very high.

- Harry