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    GPS Fix MTK Reception

    How to fix poor GPS Reception on Mediatek Phones

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    By androidpimp on April 10, 2014 DIY Projects & Tutorials

    Introduction

    This Tutorial explains how to fix GPS signal problems with Mobileuncle Tools App. Basically, it’s a very handy app for diagnosing, tweaking GPS performance in mobile devices based on MediaTek (MTK) chipsets running in tablet PCs, Android Smartphones etc.

     

    Mobileuncle MTK Tools Features List  :

    1. Display device info
    2. Information about device and running status
    3. Easy open engineer mode and MTK engineer mode
    4. Backup IMEI for MTK mobile
    5. Recovery online update
    6. Easy update tool via sd card
    7. Enable USB Mass Storage Device, connect cable first
    8. Crack operator GPRS lock for MTK
    9. Free the network access limited via GPRS
    10.   Power GPS search
    11.   Power the GPS search satellite ability
    12.   Enable AP
    13.   Easy reboot to recovery 

    Fixing Poor GPS Reception / Performance on Mediatek Smart Phones

    (Note: Please Make sure Wi-Fi Connection is Turned  On)

    Open the app and press “Engineer Mode”

    tweak_android_smartphones_GPS_with_mobileuncle_mtk_Step1

    After that press “Engineer Mode (MTK)”

    tweak_android_smartphones_GPS_with_mobileuncle_mtk_tools-Step2_thumb.png

    GO TO “Location Based Services”

    tweak_android_smartphones_GPS_with_mobileuncle_mtk_toolsStep3_thumb.png

     

    Select “EPO” and check that “Enable EPO” is enabled

    tweak_android_smartphones_GPS_with_mobileuncle_mtk_tools-Step4_thumb.png

     

    “EPO IDLE” will change to “EPO DOWNLOADING”, so you will need to wait few minutes to download a file.

    tweak_android_smartphones_GPS_with_mobileuncle_mtk_tools-Step5_thumb.png

     

    After EPO DOWNLOADING finished downloading it will back again to “EPO IDLE” status.

    tweak_android_smartphones_GPS_with_mobileuncle_mtk_tools-Step6_thumb.png

     

    Now go back and enter into “YGPS”tweak_android_smartphones_GPS_with_mobileuncle_mtk_tools-Step7_thumb.png

    In the “YGPS” you will need to press on “Hot”, “Full” and “AGPS Restart”.

    tweak_android_smartphones_GPS_with_mobileuncle_mtk_tools-Step8_thumb.png

     

    Final Notes :

    • Now that you are done, test your GPS and you should find that it performs faster.
    • Recommended App for testing GPS Performance: GPS Test.

     

    Special Credits to Gizchina.com  (Note: Following Tutorial Based on original Article Here)

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