GPS rarely works on iPhone 13 Pro after iOS 26 update

iPhone 13 Pro

Maps, Google Maps, Waze

Since upgrading to iOS26 & iOS26.01, none of my gps maps are working correctly. They seem to have trouble pinpointing my location and do not keep up while I’m driving. I have tried all of the “location service” settings with no luck.




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Original Title: GPS very rarely works after iOS26.

iPhone 6s, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 1, 2025 10:22 AM

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Nov 15, 2025 10:03 AM in response to FC55

Same issue for me on 13 pro, I have been trying everything to work out what it was from other threads here. I thought it was carplay, but it still happens if disconnected. I thought it was Bluetooth, still happens if disconnected. Keeping the phone screen awake in Waze seemed to allow gps to keep updating on the last experiment I did. But I don't want to keep the screen awake for hours long drives. At this point I think Apple don't care as much about keeping older phones still working with the latest ios. Ironically this was why I switched back from Android when I had to use an 6 year old iPhone when my Galaxy phone died and was surprised it run the latest ios flawlessly.

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