IOS 9 and GPS - are there issues?

I had a similar issue where my GPS was not working on my IOS 10. I backed up my telephone into my MacBook pro, and reinstalled. this did not resolve the issue. However, I deleted the apple maps program from my phone, rebooted my phone, and went to iTunes and downloaded and installed the program. GPS is now working!

Google and Apple maps, and Waze seem to work fine for me, so I'm guessing it's Motion X GPS that's having a problem. Has it had an iOS 9 specific update yet? Does the developer have a web site forum for questions that you could check for issues?

Does Apple maps or any other navigation app (google maps and Waze are free) work correctly? If they do, then I simply don't believe it is a hardware issue and it must be a Motion X GPS software issue. However, if any and every Nav app behaves like that then take your iPhone in for a free evaluation as maybe it has faulty hardware that can be addressed under warranty.

I don't have Motion X but my iPhone 6 with iOS 9.0.1 works fine with my navigation apps (Apple and Google maps, Waze, MapQuest).

Also having GPS issues since upgrading to iOS 9 across all apps (Waze, Foreflight, etc...). Accuracy and GPS lock seem to be a problem. Even the internal Compass app can't get a good GPS signal.

Also experiencing this on an iPhone 6S, with iOS 9.0.1 and also after installing 9.0.2. According to the app "SensorLog" (https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/sensorlog/id388014573?mt=8), accuracy keeps jumping between 5m .. 10m and 65m .. 130m (5.5yd/11yd to 71yd/142yd).

Temporary solution is to reboot the iPhone or to disable and re-enable Location Services.

Didn't experience this on my iPhone 5s on iOS 9.0.1 though.

Me also encounter this kind of GPRS prompt out on iphone 5 when after upgraded to version IOS 9++ when at office, even I didn't download this kind of apps. Since last 3 1/2 weeks ago, I also encounter these inaccurate of kept jumping the data usage running (for the M1 cost of billing) even I shut off all those apps via cellular, and day & night time I'm using wifi support, it couldn't running of this usage of data, just a while ago, was jumped until 6 to 8 MB, it is terrible, I had revert to M1 customer service, they said it is out of their control, hence this is latest version IOS caused,

M1 customer service advise that could request apple technician or software support to retrieval to oldest IOS I/e IOS 7, because this problem is recently (last month) encountered, when I'm upgraded to IOS 8+ version & onward latest version due or caused.

Hopefully apple software department able to solve this kind of nonsence / abnormal running cost of data usage of cellular even I didn't use it.

RTS48 wrote:

Michael,

I have now tested several other GPS apps and Waze, Apple Maps, Google Maps and GPS kit seem to work OK. GPS kit is particularly interesting as, like MotionX GPS it provides a route trace that can be downloaded as a .kml file and imported into Google Earth. Th trace for GPS kit was continuous and regular whereas the MotionX GPS trace showed significant gaps (which never used to happen before I upgraded to IOS 9.

That does then sound like the issue is something to do with Motion X then. Did you try deleting Motion X, reset the device, them re-install the app? Otherwise, I'd suggest writing again to the Motion X developer(s) and tell them those other navigation apps work alright. They may ask you for some other details like logs or such, in order to track what the fault may be, but they should be able to help you when their app is the sole one having issues and other apps using the same iOS location services features are fine.

But my concerning is... I didn't on or activate this portion of device, it shouldn't be active automatic right? So, how to shut if off?

Hello RTS48 and Michael,

I have upgraded (on IOS 9.0.2) for 2 days my iphone6

and I was afraid to see that my best app "MotionX"

was not working anymore :-(

I do several tests and I found a solution...

- Starting MotionX without bluetooth

My bluetooth was activated for my heart rate sensor.... and this works really good with IOS8

Hope it will be OK for you!

I have this issue on my new 6S plus..Takes sometimes 20 minutes to lock on within the 5-10 meter range..I was told my support that it's my carrier and blah blah blah had the same carrier with IPhone 6 on 8.4 with no issues and almost instantaneous lock. I may have to return the phone if this is not corrected as GPS is vital to my everyday..Taking it in to Genius Bar so maybe there will be some magic performed there

I'm having a GPS issue since upgrading. I see this on multiple apps including Maps, Google Maps, and Fog of World. It seems to track where I've been accurately but lags a lot in telling me where I currently am.

HHaving the same issue. Was using maps then my navigation had me jumping in different lanes. Couldn't even use the directions. Ios 9.0.2