iPhone 14 GPS drifting issue

This is a video I am uploading to showcase this persistent bug I have been having on my last 2 or 3 iPhones.

Specs: iPhone 14, iOS 18.2, Google Maps version 24.50.0, Waze version 5.2, Apple Maps version unknown


Timestamps: 0:00 Waze Navigation, 9:15 Google Maps, Apple Maps 14:33


Troubleshooting steps I have tried

Buying the newest iPhone

Resetting iPhone

Resetting iPhone and factory reset

Resetting iPhone and factory reset plus set up as a iPhone. Only bringing with my contacts, photos, and Apple ID

uninstalling the 3 navigation apps and reinstalling

reset network settings, having T-Mobile reset them from their end

setting location services to "Always Allow" instead of "Only While Using"

Tried with and without MagSafe case


Other information

This issue cannot be due to some cell towers being worked on nor can it be due to dead spots as you can see in the video this happens anywhere in the state. It happens in France, Belgium, and Germany too. My family members have the same cell plan as I do yet they never experience these issues when driving around the valley like I do. The frequency of these issues is another interesting part. Somedays my navigation will work fine for half a day. Then it will act like it did on this weekend. This video was filmed over the course of 2 days. It was on 12/20 and 12/21. I took 4 trips in my semi truck. 3 were full of this issue. The 4th trip was fine so I deleted the video. Additionally, you can see that I have full bars of 5g connection I think for all of the videos. I have unlimited data too.


Please help me fix this issue. It have been a plague upon my life for years now. Making my job unnecessarily dangerous and stressful. Additionally, I cannot travel confidently and often end up at events late.

iPhone 14, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 22, 2024 1:24 PM

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Dec 24, 2024 9:30 PM in response to Jeff Donald

Sorry about that. I mainly made the YouTube video so that I could show Apple technicians and T-Mobile technicians but it’s worth a shot asking you guys as well. As you can see in that one thumbnail the GPS can be quite inaccurate(sometimes the arrow will be facing the wrong direction and nowhere near the road that I’m traveling on) At random times it is as if I go under a tunnel and it just freezes and the arrow stops moving on the map, even though I continue moving. When it does this, I will miss my turns. Eventually, it will snap back and start working again. Sometimes the duration of this is a couple of seconds to six minutes as shown in the video. Also, the frequency of this event happening is random as well. Sometimes I can go half a day with the GPS working just fine and then other times it will happen every two minutes making it unusable. Thanks for your interest in this

Dec 28, 2024 9:49 PM in response to Jeff Donald

I believe I normally have full bars of 5g lte. I will try your suggestion next week. Also, I reset my e-sim that did nothing. My next step after your suggestion is using a new Apple ID.


If you think about it. If even after I bought a new iPhone, AND after I factory reset that Iphone and installed as if it were a brand new iPhone only importing contacts and photos. That would mean the only thing coming over must be the Apple ID and the phone number. My Apple ID must be bugged right? Process of elimination? Also Ill try to go into the Apple Store tomorrow for a hardware diagnostic although I'm convinced its not a hardware thing.

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