Timeline location problem since Android update

J_B

I bought a new Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite a while back.
Great phone, but signal was not brilliant.
Last week (?) it updated to Android 9 and since then the location history on my Google Timeline has been inaccurate, but the signal seems better!


Can anyone suggest a tweak to help improve this?
I *may* have altered a setting whilst messing with the apps, perhaps!

PHK

I think it's a general issue with Android 9, I've got access to two devices that have upgraded to Android 9 (Samsung and Honor). The location is out on both of them

J_B

PHK wrote: »

I think it's a general issue with Android 9, I've got access to two devices that have upgraded to Android 9 (Samsung and Honor). The location is out on both of them

Does that mean that Google know about it and are working on a fix??

[Deleted User]

I've got the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite updated to Pie and the location services work perfectly (always have) so it's not a problem with the phone generally or Pie itself (certainly not seen anything about that). Do a reboot first. Try the reset options in settings next, try the first two (in order) to see if that sorts it otherwise go for a full reset.

The signal is down to your supplier, as far as I'm aware Pie has made no difference in that respect. It's always possible that you've got a faulty handset but I think it's more likely you've changed something in settings.

J_B

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

I Do a reboot first. .

I reboot it every night
Today I walked to the shop - about half a mile, but it reckons I haven't moved - there's full 4G where we are today

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

Try the reset options in settings next, try the first two (in order) to see if that sorts it otherwise go for a full reset.

Sorry, don't fully understand ...

About Phone and Network/Internet are the first two.

[Deleted User]

J_B wrote: »

Sorry, don't fully understand ...

About Phone and Network/Internet are the first two.

Settings>System>Advanced>Reset Options

J_B

I just walked to the chippie earlier.
Whilst waiting, I opened Google Maps and it noticed that I was there.


Just checked my timeline on the PC and it says "we think you were at the chippie, is that right"
:mad:

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

Settings>System>Advanced>Reset Options

Will try and see ....


EDIT - will only try the first one - don't really want to reset all the notification preferences on all the 59 (?) Apps that I have!!!

[Deleted User]

J_B wrote: »

EDIT - will only try the first one - don't really want to reset all the notification preferences on all the 59 (?) Apps that I have!!!

They'll reset to their default and it's highly unlikely that you changed all 59 when you installed/set-up the phone.

J_B

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

They'll reset to their default and it's highly unlikely that you changed all 59 when you installed/set-up the phone.

Maybe you don't know me that well


I went through all of them turning off notifications and other rubbish that I may one day need, but don't want reminding of on a daily basis!

[Deleted User]

J_B wrote: »

I went through all of them turning off notifications and other rubbish that I may one day need, but don't want reminding of on a daily basis!

Which is perhaps why you have an issue now.

J_B

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

Which is perhaps why you have an issue now.

... but I *didn't* have an issue before the latest Android update