Force iPad Mini 4 to use Garmin GLO 2 data

When using the Garmin Glo (or any Bluetooth GPS Receiver compatible with iPad) with a WiFi + Cellular model of iPad, pairing the GPS receiver should automatically cause the iPad to use the external receiver for location services.

It follows that the GPS receiver must be able to compute a position solution (i.e., it can “see” sufficient satellites with good geometry) if it is to provide position data to the iPad.

The use of an external GPS receiver is not, of itself, uncommon - as very often, particularly in marine or aviation applications, the iPad may not itself be placed in an ideal location to receive reliable signal from the satellite constellation.

So if I understand it, you wish the iPad to acquire its GPS positioning data from an external device and presumably through a third-party app running on the iPad, and not more directly from the iPad internal GPS hardware?

I’d tend to doubt Apple would allow that (due to the likelihood for misuse), but you’ll want to submit feedback to Apple.

If you require that capability now, I expect you’ll need to source a Garman tablet device. And a Garman app on the iPad can certainly accept its input from an external source, for use within that app, so check with Garman here and/or submit feedback to Garman, too.

You are very welcome. Conspiracy theorists aside, what you are doing is nothing unusual.

Using an external GPS receiver, coupled via Bluetooth, allows placement of the receiver where it has a clear view of the sky - much better suited for high(er) precision determination of the position solution.

I’m delighted that you’ve worked through the problem - and have a satisfactory outcome.

Again, I expect that support for an external GPS hardware source would be massively abused.

But do log your feedback with Apple and Garman.