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Any other Pixel 6a users?
Having trouble with the GPS?
I think I have made this better by changing the battery optimisation settings for Maps.
Settings ... Apps ... All Apps ... Maps ... Battery ... Unrestricted
I haven't done any very formal comparisons, but my feeling is that the location is pin pointed immediately that I open maps now, rather than taking time to get a fix and determine location.
You could do the same for any other location based apps you wish to make more snappy.
You could even write a tasker (or other automation system) script to turn this on when you open an app or start a ride or whatever, turning it off again afterwards.
If this is a fix, then the culprit was indeed the battery optimisation in A12/13, rather than a HW issue with the Pixel 6A.
Any other Pixel 6a users?
Having trouble with the GPS?
My amphibious Motorola G 5G had a demonstrably better GPS function:
always quick to get a 'fix' when starting an exercise app,
never lost the GPS signal mid-exercise,
unlike this 6a.