On my pixel 3a I am able to use GPS, although it is slow to connect. It is my understanding that only gps hardware is used, so it does not get the "head start" provided by approximate location from cell tower settings.

Try this.

-Set "lock when idle" to "never" from system settings/ battery. (I think GPS is shut down when locked)

-Run "sensor status" app from Open Store
-go outside
-Select GPS, mine shows "found supported backend", and "active"
-wait until you get a location. This could be several (10?) minutes, although mine is usually faster.

-Try your map software

Once you verify functionality, you can probably skip a lot of this.

@lakotaubp Thanks.

The link was for GPS, not WIFI.

I did some digging, and turns out that without active mobile network card in the phone, AGPS will use a long time to get a fix.
This is because AGPS use cell tower fix to determine rough location, and then get help from internet to calculate a more accurate position. (Simple explanation, read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS)

I put my phone card in the Nexus 6P, and even inside it took under 1 min for the unit to have a fix and position.

So now I only have WIFI to sort out. 🙂

@guru
When traveling abroad, it makes sense in foreign towns between skyscrapers, in restaurants or on the subway.

@pulsar33 @dad_and_alive now ti has only the a) feature, but feel free to report an issue on its github page to add these features

Gent,

I made a video to present the average time to get the gps signal on the nexus 5 rc-devel-proposed.
https://youtu.be/RJZXcfixLxk