I have no GPS reception on my iPhone

Is there any reason why I can’t use google maps or Waze ? The GPS on my phone isn’t working and yes everything is turned on


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iPhone XS Max, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 22, 2022 12:35 AM

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Nov 5, 2022 5:15 PM in response to stephenhaleem

GPS is only usable outdoors with a clear view of the sky in all directions. Your iPhone therefore supplements it with the locations of known Wi-Fi networks, so you must leave Wi-Fi on all the time, even when not connected, for GPS to be accurate. You must also leave Location Services on all the time.


There are GPS monitoring apps that can test the GPS receiver in your phone; GPSDiagnostic is a good one, and is free in the app store.

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