Pokemon Go is one of the most famous augmented reality games out there due to its worldwide availability and the unique fascination of Pokemon Anime, which contains numerous Pokémon from the original manga and has the same feel. It is enabled almost everywhere in the world and requires an active Internet and GPS connection to play and can be played on almost any Android or iOS mobile device..
Official Pokemon Go logo
Despite this, Recently, there have been many reports that users are unable to play and a »Error is triggered 11: GPS signal not found »when trying to start it. In this post, We will discuss some of the reasons why this error is encountered and further provide workable solutions to completely fix it.. Make sure you follow the steps carefully and accurately.
What causes the “Error 11: GPS signal not found” en Pokemon Go?
After receiving numerous reports from various users, we decided to investigate the problem and came up with a set of solutions to completely fix it. At the same time, we investigated the reasons why it had been activated and listed them as follows.
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GPS disabled: as the error indicates, the most common reason why it could be activated is when the mobile GPS has been deactivated. The game requires that the GPS and the Internet connection are activated for the connection to the servers to be established.
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Access permission: in some cases, the game may have been denied permission to enter the GPS due to triggering the bug. The game must have permission to enter the GPS because it needs that feature for some important aspects of the game.
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Rooted phone: in some unique cases, GPS error is triggered due to rooted phone and prevents user from connecting even when GPS and Wifi are connected. Developers consider a rooted phone to be a security threat because it can execute certain hacks / exploits that a non-rooted phone could not execute. So, Pokemon Go might not work on rooted phone.
Now that you have a basic understanding of the nature of the problem, let's move on to the solutions. Make sure to apply them in the specific order in which they are presented to avoid conflicts.
Solution 1: turn on the GPS
The error is mainly triggered if the user has disabled the phone's GPS. Therefore, in this step, we will activate the GPS from the settings. For that:
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Drag down the notification panel.
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Click the button “Location” to activate location.
Clicking on the Location option to activate GPS -
Launch Pokemon Go and check if the problem persists.
Solution 2: change permissions
In some cases, the permissions are set in such a way that the game is prohibited from entering the GPS. Therefore, in this step we will change the permissions. For that:
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Drag the notification panel and click the icon “Setting”.
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Click on “Applications” and then select the option “Applications”.
Clicking on the option “Applications” -
Scroll through the list and click “Pokemon Go”.
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Click on the option “Permissions”.
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Turn the lever to “ON” to locate.
Pressing the lever to turn it on -
Launch the game and see if the problem persists.
Note: also make sure there is no power saving mode activated or a power saving app that may be preventing the game from using hardware resources. Turn on the Wifi before starting the game also.
