Q: GPS Location Inaccurate - iPhone 6
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Jan 30, 2016 3:35 PMby JoeBlow1,Sorry, too late to edit my initial post. I wanted to provide the carrier information I found in my iPhone. Hopefully this helps.
Also, the carrier settings update on my phone happened when I was traveling (not in my home location, but in the US). I'm not sure if that matters.
Verizon: 23.2
PRL: 15428
ERI: 8
NAI: mymobilenumber@vzims.com
MSID: ##########
IMS Status: Voice & SMS
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Jan 31, 2016 6:11 PMby jennamdot,Hi there, I am having the same issues. I visited the Apple Store today in hopes of a solution and I was told to reset all my settings and if that did not work, then I needed to do a complete factory reset. None of these steps solved the problem. However, in Google searches it seems that we are not the only one running into this GPS issue, especially after upgrading to 9.2.1. The Genius Bar associate suggesting buying a new phone today and thank goodness I did not, because I could be out $300 right now when clearly this is a software issue.
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Feb 2, 2016 10:58 AMby double dizzle,From what I've read on another thread there is no fix for this issue. Someone said that the only fix is a to purchase a new phone. That seems like a convenient and profitable "fix" for Apple, but not such a good thing for those of us with a phone that is more than a year old without functioning navigation Apple should really look into doing something about this issue!
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Feb 2, 2016 11:01 AMby ChrisJ4203,You might want to check with Verizon. I've seen a couple of other posts regarding issues with GPS and Verizon devices. Seems Verizon may have some information. If there is a hardware issue with a device in warranty, Apple will determine what to do. If the device is out of warranty, you would still have the chance to get an out of warranty device at a significant discount from a new device. That would be the case for any out of warranty issue.
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Feb 2, 2016 11:15 AMby Meg St._Clair,Are you saying that you have WiFi turned off? If so, turn it back on. Your phone relies on not only GPS but also WiFi and cellular signals for accuracy in location services. That is expected behavior. You don't need to be connected to a specific network, you just need to have the feature turned on.
If you're saying that, even with WiFi turned on (but not connected), your location is off by that much, I'd guess hardware problem.
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Feb 2, 2016 7:07 PMby JoeBlow1,NO, what I am saying is the location is completely accurate when I am linked to a wifi network. When I am on cellular only the location is inaccurate and lags far behind when I am using any sort of map app.
Regardless..wifi ha no bearing on location when you are not connected to a network. Not a hardware problem as the issue only started after a carrier update from Verizon. Everything at this point indicates a Verizon problem which I'm following up with them on the issue. If they have a solution I will reply to this thread.
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Feb 3, 2016 5:28 AMby Meg St._Clair,JoeBlow1 wrote:
Regardless..wifi ha no bearing on location when you are not connected to a network.
Yeah, actually it does. Your phone can use location information from nearby WiFi networks even if it is not connected to those networks. The networks' locations are stored in a database that Apple has.
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Feb 19, 2016 7:59 AMby edmondson,Experiencing the exact same issues, though with AT&T. Occurring exclusively since last iOS update. Location in maps (Apple and Google) can't keep up with my movement and is chronically off by several hundred feet. Spoke with Apple Support and got the same basic response, "we've done everything we can, you need a new phone, your year and a half old iPhone 6 isn't covered for any repairs".
Glad I didn't take there advice.
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Feb 19, 2016 9:10 AMby JoeBlow1,Aok,
Sorry I didn't reply sooner. My issues was res with a new iPhone from my carrier. I don't know why it fixed it or how, but it did.
Check with your carrier on your phone warranty before agreeing to a new phone. I had to add onto my insurance to get the phone for ftee, but it was only a few extra dollars a month.
