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iphone 13 pro max gps problems

How come my GPS isn't accurate at all? On all of my previous Android phones it has always been pin point accurate.


Using the iPhone 13 Pro Max with iOS 15.1. Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom, Apple Maps, Google Maps, Witcher Monster Slayer, ALL of it is inaccurate. I enabled precise location, I reset location/privacy settings, and now I don't know what else to do. It's always off by around 100 meters. I'm using an eSim in case that has anything to do with it.

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 2, 2021 5:01 AM

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Posted on Dec 2, 2021 5:53 PM

How many people need to complain to apple before this gets resolved. I had to buy a gamin gps due to my phone not working correctly. I haven’t had to have a separate gos from my phone in years. Guess I need to sell my Apple products and go to android

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Nov 28, 2021 12:23 AM in response to daffdaff

My iphone 13 pro max also has a problem with gps position reading. especially when I am driving a car in the city - and my phone is in a vertical position. It looks like the GPS receiver in this phone is not mounted on the top of the phone, it is located kind of on the bottom maybe - because when I turn the phone upside down - it reads the gps positions correctly. In a horizontal position it is also quite good and you can use it in a car, unfortunately only map rotates on the screen - 90 degrees. other messages are not - so this is a problem with longer drives.

Dec 6, 2021 10:55 AM in response to MiksteR_RdY

I have the same issue on my 13 pro and my wife's 13 pro max. Both running the latest 15.1.1 ios. GPS is not accurate and moves around, makes using the phone for navigation impossible. The problem seems to clear after a reboot. If the phone has been on for a while it will show up. I was sitting still on my front porch watching my location dot move around about a 1/4 mile in different directions even though I was not moving.

Dec 15, 2021 8:03 AM in response to MiksteR_RdY

I am having the same issue with my iPhone 13 256 MB.  Using Google maps or Apple Maps to navigate, my location sometimes appears as about 1 block from my current location.  Often that is in the middle of a field or on a different street.  The Apple Genius tested the GPS of the phone and it is “working normally”.  So far, the best help I have had from Apple was advice from one of their agents who said she was having the same problem.  She believes that somehow our phones are being confused when they are aided by WiFi location and/or cell tower location (handoff issues).  She suggested shutting off WiFi before starting navigation (as I often set my destination while I am still in the house) and this usually works well.  Also toggling location services on and off before setting the destination seems to help.  Unfortunately, I still get random inaccurate readings every couple of weeks.  I will follow this topic eagerly to see if someone comes up with a definitive solution other than resetting your phone as new. 

Dec 17, 2021 1:12 PM in response to MiksteR_RdY

Well, i have the same issue…. just bought my new iPhone 13 pro yesterday and I cant play Pokemon Go or see my excact location on snapchat or anything else that uses the gps!

After trying everything the internet says, restart, reboot, delete the phone and start over, i’d spoke to apple support and they told me to go meet an autorised apple mechanic and get the phone connected to some kind of devices.

Also i happend to know a Apple mechanic, he says its the gps antenna that has a “born” problem.

This is not good enough Apple.

Very frustrating that I need to go to your repair shop with my new 1000$ iPhone that i bought yesterday…

iphone 13 pro max gps problems

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