How To Fix Location Services On Android

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[FIX] [All Amazon tablets] Enable/Fix Google Location Services [MARCH 2019]

• Thread starter DragonFire1024
• Start date Jul vi, 2018

• #one

****UPDATE MARCH seven, 2019:****
If the guide beneath doesn't work for you, see boosted instructions at the cease.

This seems to exist a huge problem for many users...location services not working when the Google Play store is installed. I have found a manner to install the Play Store without breaking location services. Notation: You lot don't need to install these Google APKs every bit system applications, but information technology does help a lot. So if you own an Hard disk 8, you can perform all of the steps below by installing the 4 APKs as regular applications. Just follow the aforementioned steps without using any root applications.

WHAT:
When you get to settings > wireless > location services and toggle it on, you lot are using Amazon's location services. When the Play Shop is installed on the Hard disk x, sometimes Google's location services doesn't kicking on. The reality is, the services Practice plow on, only when doing and then, creates a conflict in the system. This is due in part to Amazon redirecting fragments of the internal settings. Since installing the Play Shop disables Amazon's services, if Google's doesn't take over when you install the Play Shop, you don't have whatever location services period. Although my rewrite of the settings fragment in FireTabletSettings.apk redirects the setting back to AOSP, the toggle is useless if Google never asks you to use their location services.

HOW:
For the by week, I have tested this method over and over and over, as wells as others, and the gear up method I will be guiding you through, has worked every single time. Alarm : Y'all will need to start from a freshly installed version of FireOS. Make sure you accept rooted your tablet and so you can DISABLE OTA

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. On your PC download these four Google Play APKs from this thread. (Notation: Download the APKs equally they are. Do NOT download any newer versions of the APKs. When they are installed and working they will update themselves.)

two. Making certain you have ADB enabled in developer options (settings > device options > tap series number 7 times then enable ADB in developer options). Plug your tablet into your PC. Place the four APKs into your tablet's internal storage.
iii. On your tablet, get to settings > wireless > Connect to Wifi (Retrieve TO DISABLE OTA UPDATES Outset! THIS IS VERY Important Earlier CONNECTING TO WIFI!)

4. Then become to settings > wireless > location based services > brand sure services are turned ON.

5. Download and install a file manager similar Full Commander. In Total Commander, from the home screen, tap on Internal storage. Install the Google APKs past borer them, IN THIS Gild SPECIFICALLY:
one. com.google.android.gsf.login_5.1-1743759-22_minAPI21(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
2. com.google.android.gsf_5.1-1743759-22_minAPI22(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
iii. com.google.android.gms_11.5.09_(230-164803921)-11509230_minAPI21(armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
four. com.android.vending_8.three.41.U-all_0_FP_170066753-80834100_minAPI14(armeabi-v7a)(240,320,480dpi)_apkmirror.com.apk

six. Once all the APKs are installed, open up the Play Store and sign into your business relationship and IMMEDIATELY go to settings and Plough OFF auto-updates and so close the Play Store and reboot your tablet. In one case rebooted, if needed, the APKs will start to update.

7. When the tablet boots, tap on settings > wireless > location based services. If you followed instructions earlier and toggled this setting on, good job. Now turn it off and await well-nigh xv seconds and turn information technology back on.

viii. You may get a pop-up window request you to hold to the apply of Google Location Accuracy/Services. Yous MUST TAP AGREE.

viii. From your domicile screen, tap the Google Settings icon then Location. You MIGHT get a pop up saying something similar: "In a previous version of Google, you turned off location history. Practise you desire to turn it dorsum on?" YOU MUST TAP Yeah.

9. Download and install Settings Database Editor. Then open a terminal app, or plug the tablet into the PC and open an ADB window and type the following commands, hitting enter after each one:

                                  adb shell su pm grant by4a.setedit22 android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS                                

10. Open up Settings Database Editor and tap on the drop down carte du jour on the right and select the 'secure' tab. Coil down until y'all see 'location_providers_allowed'. The value should say:

xi. Tap the 'location_providers_allowed' setting then tap 'edit value' and in front of 'network' add together the text 'gps' (without the ') and separate the two with a comma, just no spaces and tap save. The value should now await like this:

12. Reboot. Google location services should now piece of work. Download a weather app like Weather Cloak-and-dagger and set the location up for GPS. If it detects location, you're good to go. If not, you missed a footstep and have to start over.

ALTERNATIVE:
1. Turn off location services.
2. Install Google maps and open it. Or download and install chrome.
3. Maps: A box will pop upward asking to enable location services. Tap yes/ok. Chrome: scroll to bottom of page and tap 'update location' or 'employ exact/precise location'.
4. Maps: Tap on the bluish or grayness dot representing your location.
5. Tap on 'selection a place' and pick your location.

• #two

I had to do a non-root rewrite after running into some issues. This should work on the Hard disk drive 8 as well.

• #3

Awesome...!

Honey your piece of work, long fourth dimension reader but never really needed to mail service as I've generally read out of interest and my one-time trusty Samsung tablet has been serving it's purpose. As my Samsung tablet has at present aged and I'm putting it to rest (R.I.P.), I've acquired a few Burn down Hard disk drive ten tablets (one for me and 1 each for my parents). Trouble is that subsequently installing Google Play, am not able to utilize information technology with GPS software (like Sygic). I've tried the procedure listed here on a fresh tablet and also past reflashing to stock my tablet, but does not seem to become working.

Following your procedure stride-past-step, there is no indication that the Play Store files gets updated and no popular-ups similar the ones shown at step 8 and onwards...

Questions:
1. Is there an indicator to evidence that the Play Store files are being updated?
2. Is the pop-upwards window (indicated at step 8) e'er suppose to occur when nosotros complete this step?
3. Exercise nosotros need to install your APK'south for the updated framework and the systemconfig updates from you earlier this will work?

Finally... Thanks for your groovy work and yous're definitely a very large contributor to this community. Thank you.

• #4

Crawly...!

Love your piece of work, long time reader but never actually needed to mail service every bit I've generally read out of interest and my old trusty Samsung tablet has been serving information technology'south purpose. As my Samsung tablet has at present aged and I'g putting it to rest (R.I.P.), I've acquired a few Burn down Hd 10 tablets (one for me and one each for my parents). Problem is that later on installing Google Play, am non able to use information technology with GPS software (like Sygic). I've tried the process listed hither on a fresh tablet and as well past reflashing to stock my tablet, but does not seem to get working.

Post-obit your process step-by-pace, at that place is no indication that the Play Store files gets updated and no pop-ups similar the ones shown at step viii and onwards...

Questions:
1. Is there an indicator to prove that the Play Store files are beingness updated?
2. Is the pop-up window (indicated at step 8) ever suppose to occur when we consummate this step?
iii. Do we demand to install your APK's for the updated framework and the systemconfig updates from yous before this will work?

Finally... Thanks for your great piece of work and you're definitely a very big contributor to this community. Thank you.

ane. There may not be an indicator.

2. If yous turned location services on prior to installing the 4 apks , it should show up every time when you lot toggle it off then back on. I've done this more times than I care to acknowledge and in each case the fort box pops upward every time. The second 1 may only pop upward when you lot've previously turned off location history. Also brand sure to sign into play store expect a few minutes and then toggle location off then on. Might need to clear information of 4 apks and try again though. I don't know what Amazon made this such a pain.
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three. No. This guide it not related to any of my mods and housing need any other special APPs for this particular guide.

Side note: the GPS fleck in these devices is non active. It does exist, merely according to the .mk file, was deactivated in the kernel. That's why Android Os has AGPS integrated into their framework (in case a device doesn't fully support gps).

• #v

Thanks for the reply. Very helpful...

Anyways, I did another reflash to stock and reinstalled the Play Store APK'due south and monitored the versions. The updates never happened and I tried to forcefulness an update by pressing on the version number (in settings) a few times. But after a few hours of withal not updating, the Play Store never updates and hence I tried a clear cache and articulate information for the Play Shop apps. This then actually allowed for the update to progress after logging in again adjacent. Hopefully this helps anyone else that gets stuck with the same.

DragonFire1024 - One more favour, can you try and install Sygic and encounter if the GPS locks or not? I've tried on the 3 devices here and I'1000 non sure if I've only done something wrong and hence the GPS is not locking or if Sygic simply isn't able to use AGPS equally the GPS source and isn't able to lock since the other parts of the GPS modules are non active? Thanks in advance.

As well, if you accept any GPS apps that you lot could recommend with on device maps, that'due south the but criteria I accept left that I demand to get working for my parents.

Thanking you.

• #6

No Root required now?

I had to practise a non-root rewrite after running into some issues. This should work on the HD 8 as well.

And then, if I sympathize correctly, nosotros can follow the instructions without a rooted device?

Besides, you indicated that we take to start with a fresh install of Fire Bone. This is no longer the example with my device, and I'chiliad just trying to fix the location services. I can observe instructions on rooting the device (which I don't want to do unless necessary) and I tin can find copies of the Burn Bone images, merely I've failed at finding instructions on how to install the stock FireOS epitome. My device is a Fire HD 8 (2017). If you can point me towards a thread with what I need, it would exist profoundly appreciated.

Thanks!

• #7

And then, if I empathise correctly, we can follow the instructions without a rooted device?

Also, you indicated that we accept to start with a fresh install of Fire Os. This is no longer the instance with my device, and I'thousand just trying to prepare the location services. I can find instructions on rooting the device (which I don't want to do unless necessary) and I can find copies of the Fire OS images, but I've failed at finding instructions on how to install the stock FireOS paradigm. My device is a Burn HD viii (2017). If you tin can indicate me towards a thread with what I demand, it would be profoundly appreciated.

Thanks!

I cannot help with location services just as far as I know you lot CANNOT root an hd8, its not possible with locked bootloader. Only hd10 can gain root, and so possibly the better question is to ask if this can be done on an hd8

• #8

So, if I understand correctly, we tin follow the instructions without a rooted device?

Too, you indicated that we take to showtime with a fresh install of Fire Bone. This is no longer the case with my device, and I'm merely trying to fix the location services. I tin can observe instructions on rooting the device (which I don't desire to do unless necessary) and I can observe copies of the Fire Bone images, simply I've failed at finding instructions on how to install the stock FireOS image. My device is a Burn HD 8 (2017). If yous can point me towards a thread with what I need, it would exist profoundly appreciated.

Thanks!

Mill reset for an Hard disk 8 then follow this guide. This should piece of work on all Amazon tablets. I have a Fire 7, HD viii and 10. Works on all three, rooted or non.

• #9

I have a new Fire HD x (2017). I installed Google Play Store before seeing this thread. I desire to employ YoutubeTV but when it launches information technology says it can't make up one's mind my location. Which is what brought me to this thread I have the latest HD x Os loaded (five.6.2.0?). If I do a manufactory reset, will I nevertheless have that version and will it piece of work with the process you have? Thanks, Frank

• #eleven

Yep you will still take 5.half dozen.2.0. Earlier a reset, articulate the data of and uninstall the four APKs and so reset. Install the APKs from the guide linked in my OP. Install them as is and do not download the updated versions. Brand sure location services are on earlier installation.

Then I tried to follow your instructions, but I was non able to get Google location services working. At least I don't retrieve and then. I never saw whatever popular ups asking me to agree to the use of Google Location services. It is probably operator error on my part. Here is what I did by the steps you accept:

I first cleared data from and uninstalled the four APKs. Then I fix the tablet back to factory default. I am attempting this without rooting.

1. The thread y'all linked to said that newer versions of Silk could be used to install the APKs, so I didn't download them to my PC. I used Silk in step 5.

ii. I enabled programmer options and enabled ADB. Did non move APKs considering they are non on my PC every bit stated in step 1.

three. And then hither is the offset place I wasn't certain exactly what to do. Your instructions are to go to Settings | Wireless | Connect to Wifi. However, since I reset my tablet back to Factory Defaults, the outset screen is to fix language and so the next is to setup Wifi. I had to connect to Wifi to proceed, and then I did. The adjacent screen says it found like xi system updates. Wasn't sure what to do with them, so I allow them be installed. The next screen wanted me to register, so I did that. The next screen has to do with restoring a fill-in which I skipped. The adjacent screen has 4 options, one of which is Enable Location Services. I unchecked that (simply checked it again later in Pace iv). The next two screens had to do with suggested apps which I skipped. The one after that introduces Show Mode, a demo that I had to let run. Later on that is a Fire tutorial which I skipped. Side by side was an intro to Alexa hands free, which I was not able to skip.. I allowed Alexa easily free. Finally after all that I was at the dwelling house desktop screen! From there I launched the Appstore app and disabled automatic updates. Whew! And not exactly what was in your Step 3.

4. Did Settings | Wireless | Location based services and enabled information technology

5. Used Silk to download and install each APK in the order listed. (Downloaded one, installed, went to the adjacent)

6. Launched Play Store, which did start ok, and after signing in turned off automated updates. Could not tell if the 4 APKs updated.

7. Did Settings | Wireless | Location based services disabled it, counted to xx and enabled information technology.
No pop up

8. From Domicile Screen launched Google Settings. One time I got the pop upwardly. Another time I did not.

At this point I installed Youtube Boob tube and information technology nevertheless said unable to determine location. Other apps similar weather and maps did detect my location so I assume some kind of location services is running. I disabled location services for weather, then launched weather again and got a dialog saying it needed location services. It did non expect similar the Google popup so I guess it was nonetheless the Amazon service.

So, my experience didn't quite friction match upwardly with your instructions. I tin can encounter in a couple places where I could make it friction match more closely, simply there were a lot of things in Step 3 that I wasn't articulate nigh. Any ideas?

Thanks, Frank

• #12

I have a new Fire HD x (2017). I installed Google Play Shop earlier seeing this thread. I want to use YoutubeTV but when information technology launches information technology says information technology tin can't determine my location. Which is what brought me to this thread I have the latest HD ten Os loaded (5.6.ii.0?). If I practice a factory reset, will I even so have that version and will it work with the process you lot take? Thank you, Frank

Were you able to take luck with this for Youtube Tv set?

I'm still unable to go past the location prompt.

Yes you volition still have v.vi.2.0. Before a reset, articulate the information of and uninstall the four APKs then reset. Install the APKs from the guide linked in my OP. Install them as is and practise non download the updated versions. Make sure location services are on before installation.

Worked for getting my location on other apps. Thanks

• #13

Were you able to have luck with this for Youtube TV?

I'm notwithstanding unable to get past the location prompt.

Worked for getting my location on other apps. Thanks

No I don't accept YouTube Tv working yet. I haven't given up on it yet.

I likewise got another apps to work, but I recall they were using Amazon location services, not Google.

• #14

Must be off and on

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• #fifteen

Youtube Tv set is working for now for me. Only I am betting information technology is going to exist inconsistent.

• #16

I have a new Burn down Hd ten (2017). I installed Google Play Store before seeing this thread. I want to utilize YoutubeTV but when information technology launches information technology says it tin't make up one's mind my location. Which is what brought me to this thread I have the latest HD ten OS loaded (5.half dozen.2.0?). If I do a manufacturing plant reset, will I nonetheless have that version and will it piece of work with the procedure you have? Thanks, Frank

I as well just got a Fire HD ten and installed the 4 google apks earlier seeing this thread. I'grand also not rooted. Yet, all I needed to practice to go GPS to work was to turn the Burn Os Location Based Services toggle off. (Settings-Wireless-Location Based Services). Upon opening Google Maps information technology asked me to use GPS and it but worked.

• #17

I also just got a Fire Hard disk 10 and installed the four google apks before seeing this thread. I'grand also not rooted. Even so, all I needed to practise to get GPS to work was to plough the Fire OS Location Based Services toggle off. (Settings-Wireless-Location Based Services). Upon opening Google Maps it asked me to use GPS and it just worked.

Yes! Did the same and now it appears that Google location is being used. Thanks!

• #19

Reset my Burn down Hd 10 (7th generation) 5.vi.2.0 dorsum to mill and rooted information technology without any issues following this offline root method.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/hd-10-2017-offline-rooting-t3734860
Disabled OTA using commands from here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd...7-fire-os-five-vi-uninstall-t3709437/post77437463
All the files downloaded and installed from internal storage.
6, vii, viii(function ane) executed every bit per instructions.
8(part two) didnt become asked.

Everything went real polish so no issues to report. My Fire HD x (7th generation) five.half dozen.2.0 fully compatible with all of it
How exercise I know OTA really disabled?
How do I know the four apk are updating and when they are done updating or it doesnt matter if I evoke an error trying to open Playstore?

@DragonFire1024 your piece of work aid and support is truly appreciated.

You'll get an error or strength close as the apks update. Check apk mirror for the latest versions. Play store is 11.6.xviii. I'll enable my OTA apk later and catch a screen shot for anybody to see. It's very fast and will start downloading the second it's activated and WiFi is on. It'due south the only apk responsible for downloading and installing system updates sent by Amazon only.

• #xx

1. Reset my Fire Hd x (seventh generation) five.6.2.0 back to manufactory and rooted it without any problems post-obit this offline root method.
   https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/hard disk-10-2017-offline-rooting-t3734860
2. Disabled OTA using commands from here.
   https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd...7-fire-bone-five-half-dozen-uninstall-t3709437/post77437463
3. All the files downloaded and installed from internal storage.
4. 6, 7, viii(function 1) executed as per instructions.
5. 8(function ii) didnt get asked.

Everything went real smooth then no bug to report. My Fire Hard disk drive ten (7th generation) five.vi.2.0 fully uniform with all of it
How exercise I know OTA really disabled?
How do I know the 4 apk are updating and when they are washed updating or information technology doesnt matter if I evoke an error trying to open Playstore?

@DragonFire1024 your work help and support is truly appreciated.

Here you go. Luckily I was able to circumvent the update before annihilation could install.

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