I am having trouble using navigation app’s (AquaMap, Avionics) on my iPad Air 5, they stop tracking intermittently. They exhibit the same issue as reported by Bob423 in 2019 on the iPad Pro - is there a fix for this problem?
iPad Air, iPadOS 15
Hi f_gutierrez_p,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. Are you using cellular data or Wi-Fi when this occurs? Does the issue occur with Apple Maps? We ask because we want to try to isolate the issue to the apps or a setting on your iPad.
Please also make sure that you "Give apps permission to use your location
The first time an app tries to access your location, it must ask for your permission. You see a prompt explaining which app is asking for permission to use your location as well as the app developer's reason for requesting it.
Some apps ask to use your location only while the app is in use. An app is considered "in use" when you’re actively using it in the foreground, or when it is using location in the background, in which case a blue pill will display in your status bar.
If you grant an app While In Use permission, the app may ask you for permission to use your location when it is in the background.
When you allow an app to use your location in the background, your device will remind you from time to time that an app is using your location, and will display those locations on a map. You'll also be asked if you want to continue to allow the app to use your location in the background.
With iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, you can tap Allow Once to let an app access Location Services data only for one session (One Time). If you close and then re-open the app and it tries to access your location again, it will ask for your permission again. Apps won't use your location until they have asked for your permission and you grant permission.
You can change your mind anytime and update your preferences from Settings < Privacy < Location Services."
About privacy and Location Services in iOS and iPadOS - Apple Support
We hope this helps.
Cheers!
I’m having the problem as well. The gps works for some time (with Navionics all) but then loses signal or goes to sleep as it seems. It starts working again if I move the iPad a little. I encountered the same problem last year with iPad Pro which I returned back to shop due to this problem. I thought it would be solved by now, but seems like the problem persists. Could it be that there’s some problem with the M1 processor? Like this the iPad is not suitable for navigation which is kind of ridiculous. My iPad (2013) was working perfectly fine but Navionics cancelled the support for iOS 10 so I I had to buy a new one.
f_gutierrez_p Said:
"iPad Air 5 loses GPS fix intermittently: I am having trouble using navigation app’s (AquaMap, Avionics) on my iPad Air 5, they stop tracking intermittently. They exhibit the same issue as reported by Bob423 in 2019 on the iPad Pro - is there a fix for this problem?"
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