kriegeritaville, I understand your concern. This can definitely be an issue when you are trying to locate an address and the GPS wont lock on to your location. It can be time consuming and frustrating. I performed some research in regards to your issue and found there can be many factors for why the GPS isn't working properly. Things that can be a factor are the area you located in, terrain, if your inside a building, software, or other applications on your device. Just like being inside can affect your call signal, this can be the same for GPS. If you search the internet, you will find that different android customers have noticed that when they have issues with the GPS, it is because they are inside or other applications are attempting to use the GPS for their location services. Sometimes other applications can interfere with the GPS locking on to your location. I'm happy your GPS still locates and directs you to the correct address but I do recommend removing apps your not using or turning off the location services for apps you don't need them for. All applications are different and you will have to go to the menu/settings to turn location based services off for those apps. YOu can also put your phone into safe mode, which temporarily disables all applications that have been installed via the Android Market. Performing this step can help determine whether a 3rd party application is the cause of an Operating System / Application issue. I listed steps below.
Steps to put phone into safe mode:
Press and hold Power button.
Select Restart.
Select Restart.
When the second HTC logo appears, press and hold the Volume down key+Optical joystick.
Continue to hold the Volume down key+Optical joystick until Safe mode appears in the lower-left of the unlock screen.
This may take up to 30 seconds.
While in Safe Mode, remove the most recently installed applications.
Power cycle the device then attempt to use the device.
If the device works properly, install applications one at a time to identify the application causing the problem.
Steps to disable safe mode:.
Press and hold Power button.
Select Restart.
Select Restart.
Steps to ensure your location services our turned on for your GPS:
From the home screen, touch the applications tab (located in the lower-left).
Touch Settings.
Touch Location.
Touch VZW Location Services.
GPS / VZW Location Services is enabled if a green check mark is present.
If prompted, touch OK.
Touch Standalone GPS Services. Standalone GPS Services is enabled if a green check mark is present.
If prompted, touch OK.
Touch Google Location Services. GPS / Google Location Services is enabled if a green check mark is present.
If prompted, touch OK.
If prompted, select Agree.
