Qwiic SAM-M8Q GPS with Arduino Uno - Cannot Find Satellites?

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I'm trying to connect my GPS unit to an Arduino Uno, but for whatever reason, it cannot find any satellites. The code pasted below is the official code from Sparkfun. I have it wired up as shown on the hardware guide from the website (simple; just connected using the Qwiic connector).

As far as I can tell, the code is working correctly (I'm getting a response, only prints "No Fix - Num. satellites: 0" I don't understand why we aren't picking up any satellites? I've tried going to different places to try and see if anything changes, but nothing has :\.

#include <Wire.h> //Needed for I2C to GPS

#include "SparkFun_Ublox_Arduino_Library.h" //http://librarymanager/All#SparkFun_Ublox_GPS
SFE_UBLOX_GPS myGPS;

#include <MicroNMEA.h> //http://librarymanager/All#MicroNMEA
char nmeaBuffer[100];
MicroNMEA nmea(nmeaBuffer, sizeof(nmeaBuffer));

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println("SparkFun Ublox Example");

  Wire.begin();

  if (myGPS.begin() == false)
  {
    Serial.println(F("Ublox GPS not detected at default I2C address. Please check wiring. Freezing."));
    while (1);
  }
}

void loop()
{
  myGPS.checkUblox(); //See if new data is available. Process bytes as they come in.

  if(nmea.isValid() == true)
  {
    long latitude_mdeg = nmea.getLatitude();
    long longitude_mdeg = nmea.getLongitude();

    Serial.print("Latitude (deg): ");
    Serial.println(latitude_mdeg / 1000000., 6);
    Serial.print("Longitude (deg): ");
    Serial.println(longitude_mdeg / 1000000., 6);
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.print("No Fix - ");
    Serial.print("Num. satellites: ");
    Serial.println(nmea.getNumSatellites());
  }

  delay(250); //Don't pound too hard on the I2C bus
}

//This function gets called from the SparkFun Ublox Arduino Library
//As each NMEA character comes in you can specify what to do with it
//Useful for passing to other libraries like tinyGPS, MicroNMEA, or even
//a buffer, radio, etc.
void SFE_UBLOX_GPS::processNMEA(char incoming)
{
  //Take the incoming char from the Ublox I2C port and pass it on to the MicroNMEA lib
  //for sentence cracking
  nmea.process(incoming);
}

Any help would be appreciated

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Does it work when you take it ourside so the GPS has a good clear view of the sky ?

No doubt you know what you mean by 'I've tried going to different places to try and see if anything changes' but I doubt the forum does. (HINT)

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Try reading the NMEA sentences the module is generating (if it is generating legible sentences) without the use of a sketch. These are informative and helpful.

John.