I performed the 3.0 upgrade (sorry I did that)and now, the Maps programs and my GPS program constantly show the wrong "current location". Anyone else have this problem after the upgrade?
Im having the same problem, had an iphone 2g moved over 120 miles away and just got a 3g it is showing my current location as my old address 120 miles away. Its driving me crazy, can I fix this somehow?
I just visited the Genius Bar at my local Apple Store to talk to them about this issue. I explained and showed them the problem. First they tried a full restore of the phone to a new copy of the O/S, but the after doing this the phone exhibited the same problem. After an hour or so of playing around with it they replaced the phone with a new one, same O/S version but even inside the store the maps app displayed an accurate position, and the GPS accurately tracked my exact location all the way home! I don't understand why, because this problem DEFINATELY started when I installed V3 of the O/S, but new hardware resolved the problem for me!
Boy do I feel dumb now! I just realized, the new iPhone that the Genius Bar at the Apple Store gave me is NOT running iPhone O/S 3.0! It's on the older 2.2.1 version!!! So, forget my earlier comment about a hardware switch resolving he issue - sorry. Now I have a real dilemma ... do I upgrade to 3.0?
OK ... I decided to "go for it" and I upgraded the replacement iPhone from 2.2.1 to 3.0, and ... the GPS is still working 🙂 This just doesn't make any sense to me, but at least for now I seem to have the issue resolved.
Maybe this is a sign that a third party app is to blame? Assuming you only had the preinstalled apps when you upgraded it?
Whatever the problem is, its not just Google maps that's affected so whatever the problem is, its broken core location. Could an app do that? I really don't know enough about development to comment.
If it is an app causing it, its likely to be a free, prolific app, since many people are having the problem. As a long shot, I may remove all the third party apps from my iPhone and see what difference it makes, if any. Will report back if I find anything.
That thought occurred to me too, but before I realized that I was back on 2.2.1 I had already reinstalled all my music, photos and apps. In iTunes I did a "set up as new phone" rather than a "restore backup" because I was concerned that I might restore something from the old phone that would break the GPS (and maybe that is the problem?). But I don't think it's as simple as some third party app being installed causing the problem because when I did the upgrade to 3.0 again I pretty much had the same apps that I had when I did the upgrade the first time around.
It may be a gradual hardware failure, two different handsets myself, I did a ton of restores to 2.2.1 and 3.0 and the eventual proof was that somewhere along the line the GPS stopped responding. I think people who install third party code may have something to fear. I think those who even have intermittant issues need to take it to Apple, they will fix you up and you won't have to waste more time troubleshooting. If it still gives you problems after doing a clean restore and setting up as a new phone in iTunes take it to a genius and tell them what you have tried. They likely will say that is what they'd recommend you to have done and replace it. The only bad thing with that is if you tried restoring there won't be much diagnostic information to further solve this problem!
My 3g Iphone GPS worked perfectly before the upgrade to 3.0, my roommate's original Iphone's cell tower location was pretty accurate. Then we both upgraded to 3.0 and my GPS and his cell tower location (two different models of Iphone, one without GPS) give us the GPS blue dot in the same tree of a parking lot ~2 miles from where we live.
And according to Apple this is a hardware issue so I'm not covered since my phone has water damage. (it's worked perfectly till the minute I upgraded).
Oh, and we both just did fresh new phone reformats to try to solve the issue, so there is ZERO third party code on the phones.
Did you try downgrading to 2.2.1? After I had the problem, pre 3.0, even changing the software version couldn't bring it back no matter what previous version I went to. ***** that they said you had water damage... 3GS time?
Did you try downgrading to 2.2.1? After I had the problem, pre 3.0, even changing the software version couldn't bring it back no matter what previous version I went to. ***** that they said you had water damage... 3GS time?I think if you harass them enough or get a more understanding rep they should do what's right and replace it for you...
Same problem here. After upgrading my 1st gen iPhone 8GB to iPhone 3.0, the Maps application no longer can display my current location. I only get the message that location cannot be detemined.
Went to my local Apple Store and the "Genius" admitted that mine wasn't the first 3G they'd seen with a knocked out GPS although there is still nothing on the Apple tech database about it. Anyway they simply swapped it out for a new one (2.2) which I insisted they upgrade to 3.0 and test before I left the shop. It worked fine, but I still find the whole episode quite frustrating given that this was an issue raised during beta testing.
I have the same problem BUT my friend's iPhone 3G works just fine !! we both have iPhone 3G 16Gb Black and we both upgraded to 3.0 at the same time
My iPhone's GPS doesn't work at all
while my friend's works in few seconds !!!
in 2.2.1 my device was working sometimes fine and sometimes with small freezing problems while his works just like magic anytime anywhere any software !!
I tried many GPS apps like (Sygic / xGPS / PowerSearch) NONE of them worked on my device, and they ALL worked in my friend's !!
for example xGPS gives me orange satellite icon (which means WEAK signal, it uses A-GPS)..my firend's gives green icon (Great signal)
Sygic gives me "waiting for valid signal ... my friend's just works
The thing is BOTH iPhone 3G Black 16 GB .. BOTH 3.0 .. BOTH has same GPS APPS
Tried deleting all my apps - no luck, GPS still off and lost all my app data 😟.
Not gonna try anymore risky things: am gonna sit and glumly wait for an official patch, while my "world's most advanced smartphone" sits with GPS broken by its own update. Ah well.
