S24+ Google Maps Totally Inaccurate

[JBIET]

Anyone have any advice / experience to share regarding Google Maps being totally inaccurate on Samsung S24+ .....?

Generally, Google Maps will work OK in live use most of the time, although I have had it freeze totally, lose GPS etc etc. When this happens, I am lucky enough to be able to revert to my works phone, an iPhone 15, and never had a problem at all.

What is most noticeable is that after any journey, when I look at Google Maps Timeline, almost every journey is shown as totally straight lines, with these lines going through areas I have been nowhere near. It's basically showing a straight line from point A to point B, reagrdless of real route.

S24+ has all available updates, Google Maps has been reinstalled to latest version.

My old cheapy Samsung A12 was far far better than this S24+ - I can view Google Maps Timeline from 4yrs ago from using the A12 that make this S24+ look like it's using 20yr old technology.

Anyone now if there is a fix for this - or is it just that the S24+ is incapable of accurate GPS ....?

[BandOfBrothers]

Hello @JBIET 👋 

I use Google Maps on my phone pretty regularly and can't say I've experienced similar to you 🤔

It might be checking on any relevant forum that discusses the Google App too, and send feedback via your Samsung Members App too. 

Please let us know how you get on. 

[JBIET]

Yeah, thanks - I've now asked similar on the Google Maps forum - just trying to work out if it's an OS / App / Hardware issue - then what can be done about it.

I've also tried the GPS Test app that a lot of people have mentioned - this is how it looks :

Not sure if thats good, bad or inconclusive, as I've never needed to use it before .... 🤷‍♂️

[s24plusneil]

Hi look at the last few posts here and follow actions in video https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s24-series/galaxy-s24-google-maps-gps-issue-sm-s921b-ds/t...