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Q: How to use iPhone-5S as GPS for Macbook Pro Retina?

Hello, I have a Macbook Pro Retina Mid-2014 15" running OS-X 10.11.2, and an iPhone-5S running iOS 9.2. Both are mobile devices and the iPhone can act as a hotspot for the Macbook. My question is how to use the iPhone as a GPS for the Macbook and use the Macbook as a 15" GPS display.  Thank-you.

Best wishes, Art

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), iPhone-5S

Posted on Dec 22, 2015 4:54 PM

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  • by leroydouglas,

    leroydouglas leroydouglas Dec 22, 2015 5:33 PM in response to artoftrail
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    Dec 22, 2015 5:33 PM in response to artoftrail

    artoftrail wrote:

     

    Hello, I have a Macbook Pro Retina Mid-2014 15" running OS-X 10.11.2, and an iPhone-5S running iOS 9.2. Both are mobile devices and the iPhone can act as a hotspot for the Macbook. My question is how to use the iPhone as a GPS for the Macbook and use the Macbook as a 15" GPS display.  Thank-you.

    Best wishes, Art

     

    This is not possible.

     

     

     

     

    MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan(10.11.2), i7 480GB SSD 16GB RAM iPhone5 iOS9.2, Parallels10.0.2

  • by artoftrail,

    artoftrail artoftrail Dec 23, 2015 6:03 AM in response to leroydouglas
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    Dec 23, 2015 6:03 AM in response to leroydouglas

    I think I have an idea about how to use the Macbook as a GPS display for an iPhone. Open the Macbook Maps app. Maps determines the current location from local Wi-Fi networks. Then use the iPhone as a hotspot.

    Re: About Location Services in OS X and Safari - Apple Support

  • by artoftrail,

    artoftrail artoftrail Dec 23, 2015 6:19 PM in response to artoftrail
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    Dec 23, 2015 6:19 PM in response to artoftrail

    The Macbook can be used as a GPS display for an iPhone. Open the Macbook Maps app. Maps determines the current location from local Wi-Fi networks.

    Turn on the Macbook Wi-Fi.

    Enable the iPhone hotspot; Select Settings > Personal Hotspot > Enable & set a password with mixed alpha case and at least 1 number. The iPhone generated gibberish password was not acceptable to the Macbook.

    Tell the Macbook to search for networks and select the iPhone and enter the WPA2-personal password for the iPhone.

     

    Caveats: the Macbook - iPhone Wi-Fi connection seems flaky even when the iPhone is right next to the Macbook. The first time I set it up, Maps found my

    current location, accepted my go to location. plotted routes including alternatives and guided me on target. Then I went to a second target with no problem. But after taking the iPhone out of Wi-Fi range of the Macbook, it was hard to reconnect the Wi-Fi and after the reconnect the Macbook Maps seemed to have trouble finding the Current Location. From there on it was downhill. I think the Apple Macbook Network Connection to an iPhone Hotspot needs more work.

     

    Another note: it is irksome that the Macbook and iPhone cannot connect using Bluetooth unless the iPhone has the personal hotspot turned on. A PC running Windows has no problem connecting to the iPhone with Bluetooth.

     

    Best wishes, Art

     

    Re: About Location Services in OS X and Safari - Apple Support