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Consumer Products => Avast Mobile Apps => Avast Anti-Theft for Android => Topic started by: Chrisss1203 on October 14, 2013, 02:24:47 PM

Title: Anti Theft with Root (Locate Problem)
Post by: Chrisss1203 on October 14, 2013, 02:24:47 PM

Hey guys.
At first sorry for my english knoweldge, i hope u can understand me.

My Problem:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3-i9305 with root (isnt flash with a customrom) and stock-rom.
In the options i clicked gps automatical start when i use the locate option on the website it try to locate my phone
BUT only over WLAN not over GPS.WHY? help me pls

The wlan locate is so inaccurate.
 
Help me pls TY :)

Title: Re: Anti Theft with Root (Locate Problem)
Post by: Werner on October 15, 2013, 10:44:30 AM

Hello,

Anti-Theft uses the most accurate method of location available to the phone.
if you're indoors, GPS won't work.
also: on getting a gps fix, anti-theft hides the gps icon.

Title: Re: Anti Theft with Root (Locate Problem)
Post by: Chrisss1203 on October 15, 2013, 11:49:51 PM

But my friend use antitheft too.
We are both in the same room and he locates his phone and i my phone.
His phone gets the  location by gps and mine by wlan while we are still in the same room.

WHY IS THAT?!?!?!?!?!

same phone are rooted btw

Title: Re: Anti Theft with Root (Locate Problem)
Post by: Tobias56 on October 17, 2013, 02:16:25 PM

GPS cannot work indoors. Launch google maps from the same place and see if you can get a fix, I'm sure you can't.

Title: Re: Anti Theft with Root (Locate Problem)
Post by: Chrisss1203 on October 18, 2013, 03:33:01 PM

So i tried outdoor too.We stood side by side and testing.

My location was determined by Wlan(accuracy 3200km) and his by GPS(accuracy 6m) :(.

Help me.i deinstalled antitheft and installed antitheft again and the problem is still there.