Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
In IOS8 is there any way to turn off all radios EXCEPT GPS?
<br>With apps like iHikeGPS the iPhone is almost a great hiking GPS *EXCEPT* for battery life which is too short for even a single long day in the mountains.
<br>A GPS only mode would make the iPhone an excellent GPS for hiking. (Those "other" smartphones can do this)
iPhone 5s, iOS 8
GPS works in airplane mode with iOS 8.3 and Map My Hike on my 5S.
I just noticed this yesterday while hiking using PDF Maps. I was in airplane mode yet still getting a location. Pure awesomeness.
My GPS (iPhone 5S) will generally not work in mapping apps in airplane mode. However if I turn on the camera, take a photo, then switch back to mapping app the gps will remain on in airplane mode. The camera app location seems to override the flight mode default of gps off.
Works on my 4s (OS 8.4) in Airplane Mode as well. Just make sure you have downloaded the maps of the area you will be in, otherwise you will have an arrow in the middle of a void. Also, GaiaGPS has a setting under Power Saving called "No GPS until Activated." Which means when you click on the "where am I on the map?" button, you then get a message that says "activating GPS" or some such.
iOS 9 has enabled GPS in Airplane mode. Tried and tested, works as it should.
iOS 8 walk-around would be setting sim-card pin, restarting the phone, not entering pin#, sim would be deactivated, however the phone would still look for emergency bands.
iOS 7 had a bug that would activate GPS when compass app was launched while the phone was in Airplane mode.
IOS8 GPS Only Mode ?
