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Many Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 owners are reportedly experiencing GPS tracking issues, and these complaints have been cropping up for the past few months.
According to Many threads on Reddit and elsewhere on the web, many Galaxy S8 and Note 8 users are experiencing an issue where navigation apps cannot maintain a constant GPS lock. These users report that applications like Google Maps, for example, will not track their location once they start driving. Users believe that the problem started after an update released earlier this year, but it is difficult to identify the root cause. In any case, the volume of complaints we’re seeing suggests that Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 owners have been dealing with this issue for months.
Our insider, XDA member shiftf7, managed to capture a video of his GPS tracking problems in action. As you can see in the video, the navigation application chosen by the user, in this case Google Maps, cannot track the location of the phone, even though they are away from home in a moving vehicle. You can imagine how frustrating it could be for people trying to use navigation to travel somewhere.
ShiftF7 also compiled an extensive list of Reddit posts with Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 owners complaining about these GPS tracking issues. It does not appear that Samsung has recognized and released an update to fix the problem as users are still complaining about the problem.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Forums ||| Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Forums
Whatever the case, there are many Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 that have GPS tracking problems and want a solution. At the very least, hopefully Samsung will recognize that something is up. Otherwise, there are many disgruntled Samsung Galaxy owners who cannot use their phone to navigate.
Sources: XDA [1] [2], Reddit [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], …and many more
