Samsung’s recent introduction of the S23 got a lot of love from the community and the industry. Following the S22 series, this is the only smartphone with 12GB LPDR5 RAM and 4.0 UFS storage. You will be surprised that iPhone 14 is in the same line but has only 6GB LPRD5 RAM. In terms of performance, Galaxy S23 still outperforms every other phone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
This phone has such attributes that it has sold 1.09 million units in South Korea during the pre-order phase (7 days), an increase of 8% from S22. From these things, you can understand the potential and worthiness of the phone. Recent reports have shown that some Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus users are experiencing problems with their GPS. Today, we will discuss it and let you know the simplest solution to your problem.
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Fix: Samsung Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus GPS Not Working Issue
Samsung is a tech giant with a vast user base and a well-funded research and development department. Even after receiving such help requests from users, Samsung does not respond. On the other hand, Google forums also received a few requests for help in favour of Google maps. But they also did not provide any specific solution to it. However, they responded to users by asking for Google Maps versions and related information. As of now, there is no official fix.
If the issue stems from the developer’s side, whether from Samsung’s or Google’s, they may provide an update that includes the patch. But the GPS is not working because the user has made some mistake. Therefore, it is imperative to figure out your end first and ensure that the issue is not arising from your back before moving forward. This may be a developer-side error, but it can be easily fixed by updating Google Maps or software. Try these fixes on your end to ensure that nothing gets wrong.
The solutions you present will not work.
The power saving/battery setting suggestion is good, but does not solve the problem.
The internet connectivity/network settings are irrelevant, as the core GPS functionality is the issue, and this does not need internet connectivity.
Basic apps which access the GPS and do not even have any network connectivity suddenly lose GPS signal and show no satellites available (the same version apps on an older Galaxy work even deep in the forest & mountains with no wifi/cell service).
Turning the phone on and off sometimes temporarily resolves the issue, but sometimes does not. Yesterday I turned phone off/on 5 times without the issue resolving. Then 4 hours later it spontaneously started working.
I have a Galaxy S20 with same apps, and never had a single issue with GPS.