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Q: ios 9.2 GPS Problems

iPhone 5s

ios 9.2

GPS tracking error

 

As soon as I upgraded to ios 9.2 last week I noticed that all of my Map Apps were having difficulties pointing to my exact GPS location, be it Waze, Google Maps or even the default Apple Maps. I cannot find a solution to this.

 

I cannot even seem to downgrade back to ios 9.1.

 

I use maps everyday! So I could a solution to this problem as soon as possible.

 

Thanks Apple Community.

iPhone 5s, iOS 9.2

Posted on Dec 25, 2015 12:23 AM

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  • by StalkingWolf,

    StalkingWolf StalkingWolf Feb 27, 2016 6:16 AM in response to Michael Calligeros
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    Feb 27, 2016 6:16 AM in response to Michael Calligeros

    This is happening to me, started about 2 weeks ago or so. i have done all of the prior tests to fix it. That and some extra variations. No luck. It has to be software related. I know it's not GPS, because my Fitbit surge connects to GPS immediately and my iPhone is just lost for GPS. Very annoying!

  • by ickerus24,

    ickerus24 ickerus24 Feb 27, 2016 6:56 AM in response to asp94
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    Feb 27, 2016 6:56 AM in response to asp94

    I just got off of the phone with Apple support.  I walked them through the issue and told them that I completed all of the basic trouble shooting tips (reset network settings, turn off and on location settings, hard reset, and full restore of "new phone").  Once you do the full restore and the GPS still doesn't work, they consider that to be a hardware issue and not a software issue.

     

    Obviously, if you have been trying to troubleshoot this issue over the past week, you know it is likely a software issue.  What is more logical, several (at least 100?) phones have GPS the same time an ios update goes out, or GPS really breaks at the same time for several people.

     

    I encourage everyone to call Apple support and try to bump this up.

     

    I will be going into the store this afternoon to see what they do.  I will update.

  • by pelinb,

    pelinb pelinb Feb 27, 2016 7:07 AM in response to ickerus24
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    Feb 27, 2016 7:07 AM in response to ickerus24

    I have the same issue here in Turkey

     

    I am using my phone's GPS tracking for activity measurement while I am running and although I have tried every app (runtastic etc) it does not follow my track and it produces faulty results about my speed, pace and actual track. I am using iPhone 6. I have turned it back to the service twice and all they are saying is that they have run all of the diagnostic procedures and it works fine. BUT IT DOES NOT...

     

    I have every possible solution proposed here and NO RESULT...

     

    APPLE HEAR US

  • by Haylam,

    Haylam Haylam Feb 28, 2016 3:28 AM in response to asp94
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    Feb 28, 2016 3:28 AM in response to asp94

    Really annoying that my GPS isn't working properly suddenly. It worked a couple of weeks ago. But since it totally hasn't worked for absolutely no reason. I had severe issues with the gps showing my location totally off by about a mile in google maps and maps. The reset of setting only fixed my wifi issues but gps in waze doesn't work at all still. Although it seems like google works For some reason. Definitely a software issue than a hardware one. Shouldn't have updated to the new iOS. very disappointing.

  • by Haylam,

    Haylam Haylam Feb 28, 2016 11:43 AM in response to Haylam
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    Feb 28, 2016 11:43 AM in response to Haylam

    actually, I take it back. My wifi is totally buggered still.

  • by roodboor,

    roodboor roodboor Feb 29, 2016 9:30 AM in response to Haylam
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    Feb 29, 2016 9:30 AM in response to Haylam

    hm.. For those that having and issued are you guys are version 9.2.1 (13D20)? or still the 9.2.1 (13D15)? (to check which version you have go to "Settings > General > About > you would see the Version")

    I updated my version to 13D20 the GPS that was unstable 80% was working right now is fully 100% working.

     

    Try update to 13D20 and check if the problem still persist.

     

    refer to this link:

     

    http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/18/ios-9-2-1-build-13d20-ipad/

     

    update it through Itunes.

  • by mrs.soulnerd,

    mrs.soulnerd mrs.soulnerd Feb 29, 2016 8:23 PM in response to roodboor
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    Feb 29, 2016 8:23 PM in response to roodboor

    I updated my iPhone 6 from 9.2.1 13D15 to 9.2.1 13D20.

    I really really hoped it would work.

    But nope.

    Still no GPS fix, Waze, Apple Maps, nada.

     

    TMobile pushed out a carrier update last week too and that did nothing for this issue either.

     

    Any update on what extension # to call or who to talk to at Apple?

     

    I have only had this phone a year, I should NOT have to get a new phone in order to get functioning GPS.

  • by roodboor,

    roodboor roodboor Feb 29, 2016 9:06 PM in response to mrs.soulnerd
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    Feb 29, 2016 9:06 PM in response to mrs.soulnerd

    just curriosity, have you reset network setting? and restart your phone after you upgrade it? also try turn it off location and turn it back on as well.

     

    if still not work then.. I guess try contact apple support either through chat or call.

  • by tdotintoronto,

    tdotintoronto tdotintoronto Apr 8, 2016 11:09 AM in response to roodboor
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    Apr 8, 2016 11:09 AM in response to roodboor

    Up until now I have avoided sharing extension as I didn't want undue rush of phone calls to one rep. Its kind of unfair, in my opinion. However, this issue is clearly affecting thousands of users. that coupled with the fact that Apple has so far been lukewarm to accepting/acknowledging the issue let alone fixing or replacing the devices.

     

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  • by mrs.soulnerd,

    mrs.soulnerd mrs.soulnerd Mar 1, 2016 7:26 AM in response to roodboor
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    Mar 1, 2016 7:26 AM in response to roodboor

    thanks for the additional suggestions - tried them all again, even the remove SIM card thing someone mentioned...still nothing. I appreciate the suggestions.

  • by mrs.soulnerd,

    mrs.soulnerd mrs.soulnerd Mar 1, 2016 7:27 AM in response to tdotintoronto
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    Mar 1, 2016 7:27 AM in response to tdotintoronto

    Thanks for giving up the extension details.  I left Craig a pleasant voicemail.    I also suggested he take a look at this thread. 

  • by ickerus24,

    ickerus24 ickerus24 Apr 8, 2016 12:04 PM in response to ickerus24
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    Apr 8, 2016 12:04 PM in response to ickerus24

    Just updating on my trip to Apple store.  They still consider this to be a hardware issue and I am past the 1 year mark so I am out of luck.  Fortunately, everything else on the phone continues to work.

     

    Two additional steps I took:

     

    -Switched sim cards with wife's phone and this did not fix the issue on my phone with her sim.

     

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  • by roodboor,

    roodboor roodboor Mar 4, 2016 7:24 AM in response to ickerus24
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    Mar 4, 2016 7:24 AM in response to ickerus24

    Just my curriosity, have you try backup all files and install all from zero?

     

    What I am saying is restore the iphone to the original, and try with that maps if able to work or not?

  • by QOBS,

    QOBS QOBS Mar 4, 2016 10:31 AM in response to tdotintoronto
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    Mar 4, 2016 10:31 AM in response to tdotintoronto

    I just called and left a VM that I'm following up on a case open to resolve the issue with loss of GPS on iPhone 6 after the update. I'm wondering do you think this method is most helpful of should we each open our own?

  • by Drewsak,

    Drewsak Drewsak Mar 7, 2016 10:48 AM in response to asp94
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    Mar 7, 2016 10:48 AM in response to asp94

    So I've tried everything...restored device, installed the newer software 9.2.1 (13D20) you can only get th iTunes, etc etc.

     

    I am still having the GPS issue.

     

    Here is a little trick that I just started doing today that has worked both times my GPS signal went out.  When I was using Waze this morning and the "No GPS" popped up...I simply turned the phone over and knocked lightly on the back of the iPhone a few times (like you are knocking on a door) and just like that the "No GPS" went away and Waze located me immediately.  The GPS worked just like it suppose to.

     

    Later on mid-morning the same thing happened..."No GPS". So I did the same thing...turned the iPhone over and knocked a few times on the back of the phone and GPS immediately started working!

     

    Ultimately, I have only tried this twice but it has worked better than anything else (i.e. Turning phone on/off, shutting down apps, hard reset, etc).

     

    Could have just been luck those couple of times but I will continue to do this and hopefully it keeps fixing the issue until I can get a new phone  

     

    Reply back if anybody has any success!

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