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Q: Since FAA has removed some of the personal device restrictions, will GPS be enabled for airplane mode? This would be helpful ... more
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by gail from maine,Mar 13, 2014 11:13 PM
gail from maine
Mar 13, 2014 11:13 PM
in response to yetanotheriPhone
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Mar 23, 2014 10:15 AMby yetanotheriPhone,I am actually hoping that Apple will read this and fix the problem, or someone can give a workarround. I'm not sure if it's apple or ATT stopping that functionality now. In the near future I see no reason they won't unlock that feature set since FAA now allows passive devices. (Yes, by the way, GPS is a passive receiver based system which does not emit anything, so there is no reason to block it.)
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by gail from maine,Mar 23, 2014 10:23 AM
gail from maine
Mar 23, 2014 10:23 AM
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Mar 23, 2014 11:02 AMby FelipeV,yetanotheriPhone wrote:
I would like to see that revised now that FAA allows non-emitting personal devices in flight.
Tell the FAA. Maybe they will listen to you. You do know the airplanes use GPS as primary navigation? In our post 911 world paranoid world, why would the FAA allow passengers access to GPS on their phones?
