Pokemon-go – How to fix “GPS not found”, “failed to detect location”

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Notes: This all happened after I caught my starter. Pokemon Go has all permissions. I'm originally from USA but am currently in Japan.

When I start Pokemon Go, at the time the Gyarados loading screen comes up an error message saying "GPS not found" shows up. When the game starts, the streets spawn and I can walk around them in game perfectly.

When I use a Poke' incense another error message appears saying "Failed to detect location".

Phone Type: Android Maxx 2, version 6.0.1, OS marshmallow

Things I've tried:

  • Turning off mock locations in developer settings, it was already off.
  • Reset all app preferences.
  • Set location to High accuracy.
  • Turn Location on and off.
  • Running Google maps and street view while playing Pokemon Go.
  • Download and ran GPS status and toolbox while playing Pokemon Go.
  • Restarting phone.
  • Reinstalling game.

Is there a way to avoid these error messages and have Pokemon-Go function as it should?

Any Help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Best Answer

The reason its not working is because I am in Japan and it has not been made available for Japan yet.

I was able to download and get my starter but the actual wild Pokemon are unavailable. Why it allows me to get that far, I'm not sure.

Edit: Pokemon-Go works in Japan as of 2016/07/22 No need for anything that I had mentioned as possible solutions in the question.

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