GPS does not work

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GPS does not work

I have an iPhone 13, it works fine except for one thing: the GPS was very bad. It falters and therefore I can hardly use navigation apps such as maps. google maps and waze. The location falters very badly and because of this the location is not accurate at all. I have tried all of the suggestions and nothing has worked. Looks like people have even tried purchasing a new phone and it still happens. What do I do ? It is really frustrating... I have tried a few different maps with the same results.

Posted on May 1, 2024 7:54 PM

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Urquhart1244

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May 1, 2024 9:01 PM in response to 12Jolene

Where do you (typically) use this when it happens? In a car, on foot/bike, in open field, or in between high-rise buildings, or indoors?

I have a mounting system on the dashboard of my car, so the transparency of the windshield helps in the driving direction. Reception might be worse in the back, but I rarely test satnav as a passenger.

What kind of accuracy were you expecting? In open field (all the sky visible), the GPS on a smartphone would have enough data to be accurate to about 5m (16ft) radius (so 10m/32ft diameter). It should get signals from at least 4 satellites.

Mapping apps may cling to a road, diverting from the real coordinates. Close parallel roads may be confusing as well.

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MrHoffman

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May 1, 2024 8:00 PM in response to 12Jolene

Are you located in an area with GPS coverage issues, or jamming? https://gpsjam.org/

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