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Mark72658 Author

Level 1

13 points

GPS data not available to apps after iOS 8.3 update

I'm using a Wi-Fi only iPad with remote GPS connected via bluetooth (Bad Elf GPS Pro). Following update to 8.3, the GPS position data from the Bad Elf receiver is not available to other apps on the iPad that require it (in particular, Seattle Avionics FlyQ efb). Bad Elf bluetooth connection is good, and the GPS position data is displayed on the iPad using the Bad Elf accessory app, but it appears to not be available to the FlyQ app. Spent hours with tech support and other paths trying to fix this problem, including reloading iOS 8.3 update and applications, and even bought a new Bad Elf GPS receiver. I think this is a fairly common hardware/software combination (Wi-Fi only iPad, Bad Elf GPS, FlyQ app) for private aircraft pilots, so would expect others to be seeing the same problem (unless they were smarter than I was, and delayed updating their OS). Have others experienced this problem or found a solution? Quite frustrating, as navigation is the primary use for my iPad.

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 8.3

Posted on Apr 12, 2015 5:31 PM

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Pierre J.

Level 1

5 points

Posted on Apr 12, 2015 5:57 PM

Actually, it's a bug on all bluetooth GPS devices since iOS 8.3 !

I personally use Garmin Glo and Dual Electronics 150 & 160 and the trouble remains the same.

Bad Elf blog suggest that Apple is aware of the problem and will correct it very soon.

I will believe it when i'll see it...

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249 replies

Jun 2, 2015 4:35 AM in response to Mark72658

Irene : I Bought a gns 2000 , and last year it worked on charts , but This year No communication between iPad is possible.

Why is Apple not capabel to solve This GPS problem

petermac87

Level 5

7,453 points

Jun 2, 2015 1:34 PM in response to Irene39@zeeland net.nl

Have you read all this thread?

Pete

Jun 4, 2015 12:03 AM in response to deggie

I Just thought that it might be time to point out that most of the Bluetooth GPS devices that no longer communicate with I devices were sold as MFI products and certified to operate with Apple devices running IOS.

petermac87

Level 5

7,453 points

Jun 4, 2015 1:44 AM in response to Hedley Berge

But iOS what? Please provide a link for others.

Thanks

Pete

Jun 4, 2015 2:27 AM in response to petermac87

NO need for a link. Bad elf state exactly what I said on their home page.

This is copied from Duals web site under their FAQ section

Does the iPod touch/iPad/iPhone have to be jail broken in order to work with the GPS Receiver? No, the GPS Receiver has been certified to work with iPod touch, iPad and iPhone. - See more at: http://gps.dualav.com/explore-by-lifestyle/outdoors/xgps150-for-golfing-geocachi ng-hiking-etc/#sthash.iVHVu5mc.dpuf

There products were designed to work with I devices and certified as such. They did not exploit any Apple software deficiency to work using versions of IOS before 8.3.

I have one of these devices and am waiting as patiently as I can for a solution.

i Hope it is soon in 8.4.

petermac87

Level 5

7,453 points

Jun 4, 2015 2:36 AM in response to Hedley Berge

Hedley Berge wrote:

NO need for a link.

But thanks for supplying one for others anyway.

Cheers

Pete

clam45

Level 1

8 points

Jun 4, 2015 8:12 AM in response to Hedley Berge

NNobody knows that our GPS receivers will work with IOS8.4 so I will buy a new one that works now. Happy looking forward to the. Ext IOS Update .............

to to find out that the new receiver /. The most expensive one is not compatible withe the. Ew firmware. Welcome to our wonderful new cyber / industry friendly world

rccharles

Level 6

12,985 points

Jun 4, 2015 8:39 AM in response to Hedley Berge

"Does the iPod touch/iPad/iPhone have to be jail broken in order to work with the GPS Receiver?

No, the GPS Receiver has been certified to work with iPod touch, iPad and iPhone."

http://gps.dualav.com/explore-by-lifestyle/outdoors/xgps150-for-golfing-geocachi ng-hiking-etc/

Certified by whom? Certified is a fancy word, but without knowing the details, it is rather meaningless. Anyway, it would be for a particular set of circumstance -- particular iDevice, particular version of ios and particular gps device with set firmware. Any changes such as upgrade of ios would void the certification.

Robert

Jun 5, 2015 12:07 AM in response to rccharles

It appears to me that a great many people viewing this topic have there heads firmly buried in the sand.

The suppliers of these Bluetooth GPS units in the main have worked with Apple to get the MFI certification and have apps on the App Store that work in conjunction with their products.

I have a Dual XGPS150 that was working perfectly well using various versions of IOS up until IOS 8.3.

i Note hat the app supplied by Dual is still able to see the data from the GPS via Bluetooth as it accesses it at a deeper level than other apps that use the daTa from the GPS.

It is also important to note that this problem does not affect I devices with the Lightning connector.

i Will await the release of IOS 8.4

kislingj

Level 1

10 points

Jun 5, 2015 3:16 AM in response to Mark72658

Very disappointed in Apple lately.

Apple prided itself in making the iPad something people use in a broad variety of fields, flying/navigating has been even featured by Apple in their commercials. We're not talking about some hack that has been inadvertantly disabled, but offical third party equipment together with Apps from the App Store. Two months on, the problem has been acknowledged and fixed in iOS 8.4 beta, but no official hotfix or public release. What does Apple tell us with this? Better don't rely on us and the platform.

By the way, Yosemite broke something essential as normal pdf viewing in Preview (non-Retina displays). Unbelievable they didn't care to fix this yet.

petermac87

Level 5

7,453 points

Jun 5, 2015 3:20 AM in response to kislingj

kislingj wrote:

By the way, Yosemite broke something essential as normal pdf viewing in Preview (non-Retina displays). Unbelievable they didn't care to fix this yet.

What? I have seen no such thing. What exactly are you referring to and please provide a link to your source.

Thanks

Pete

kislingj

Level 1

10 points

Jun 5, 2015 3:27 AM in response to petermac87

This Font in Preview blurry and other sources on the web. Apple changed PDF kit, so now pdf text appears very blurry on non-retina displays. A long known issue. Some worked around this by replacing Yosemite's PDF kit with Maverick's, but, come on! It's been like this since autumn. 😮

P.S.: PDF viewing works normal in Safari, but not in its dedicated app, Preview...

petermac87

Level 5

7,453 points

Jun 5, 2015 4:49 AM in response to kislingj

Have over twenty Macs in the studio and not one is displaying this issue with Preview. Not to say that it is not on your Mac but I have never seen it.

Cheers

Pete