[How-To] Fixing GPS on most china MTK chip phone

[stevenma61]

after having 3 to 5 china MTk chip phone, and reading tru the web. it seems like the GPS is the most common problems.

i can fix the GPS quite easily if i had a data/net connected.
but when i am without the net connection, then the GPS start to give problem to lock the position.

so i have figure out the main problem is from the GPS antanna.

below is the pictue that show with the reading with modified antenna extended and
with antenna folding back to the phone (phone is Inew6000)



picture 1 - put a aluminium foil to the GPS antenna

picture 2 - finishing work

picture 3 - GPS signal with the aluminium foil behind (phone is on the table)

picture 4 - GPS signal with the aluminium foil and extra pc of extended aluminium foil.

i have not tested it with my ZOPO ZP990.

for the ROM that i had promised for Inew6000, i will upload it by this weekend (hopefully i can do it)


Edit

if u find it difficult to take out the whole cover,
then try to do the following

take out the back cover, then try to insert the aluminium foil tru the samll hole, then try to stick it with tape, or just carefully cover back the back cover.
this will help to boost the GPS signal.


edit 2
I had tried with my Zopo Zp990, it seems that it does not work, then i pulled out the gps.conf from my Inew600( actually i did modified the gps.conf in inew6000 rom) , then replace it, then the ZP990's GPS start to get the signal faster, so the zp990 will work without modified the antenna, then i tried above method, yes, the signal is getting a bit stronger.
attached a copy of gps.conf in case any boby want to try.