The GPS Week Number Rollover Event is Happening
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The GPS Week Number Rollover Event is Happening
Learn about the GPS Week Number Rollover Event.
Applicable to A3, A33w, A39, A71, A73, A73s, A75, A83, R9, R15, F1Plus, F1s, F3, F5, F5Youth, F7, F7 Youth, F9, and F9 Pro.
All about the Global Positioning System or GPS
Global Positioning System or GPS gives an accurate location. It helps in giving precise time zones or dates that are crucial to daily lives and that of any businesses.
The GPS Week Number Rollover Event
Save the date, it is happening on April 6, 2019, at 12:00. During this period, the week number that uses the 10-bit binary system will reach its limit of 1,024 weeks and will be forced to roll over and be reset to week 0. It may disrupt the transmission of precise and accurate information on some of your devices. You may experience timeout or inaccurate positioning on or after the day. To know more about it, search “GPS Week Number Rollover Event” online.
Please follow these suggestions for a more precise GPS even with the event happening:
- If the software version of your device is before 190118, you are advised to update your software to the latest version.
- You can go to [Settings] > [Additional Settings] > [Device & Privacy] > [Location information] > [Choose High Accuracy].