gps not working properly after iOS 9.3 update

Hi all.


After updating to iOS 9.3 my GPS cannot find my exact location. It keeps telling me I am in a big area, (Triangulating) seems like it does not activate the GPS.

Sometimes very little it works and give me the correct position, but 97% of the time its not working. Anyone else with the same problem?


Besides that: A hot phone & bad WIFI


iPhone 6 running iOS 9.3

iPhone 6, iOS 9.3

Posted on Mar 23, 2016 1:25 PM

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Jun 27, 2016 1:11 PM in response to aisen2

I just spoke with online support and was sent from first line support to advanced support. The advanced support rep looked into my profile and came back offering a one time exception to replace my out of warranty iPhone. If you are having this issue, I would recommend you give a call to customer support a try. But first make sure you go through the motions with the Genius bar. The combination of an error free HW diagnostic test and the factory refresh of the SW at the Genius Bar put me on solid ground for the replacement. The total time on the call today was 37 minutes.

Jun 28, 2016 10:20 AM in response to aisen2

I have the same problem as everyone who has commented on this... I was wondering if it is a network problem. As in my case AT&T might have a glitch with the ios.9 software once I upgraded it... I was at the APPLE store the other day & they adviced I go on my iTunes and do the "restore" tactic. I did all that but to no avail... WAZE is stll not working and Apple Maps still has a glitch... SO ENFURIATING...

I really want to get this fixed since WAZE is so much better to use than any other real-time navigation out there

Jul 1, 2016 9:08 PM in response to ickerus24

I went to Apple to complain about this issue a number of times and they finally told me it would cost $379 CAD to fix. I just walked away and finally tried these two items. 25mins later everything is working again. It's not a software issue just faulty equipment.

Links to the items below.


Thanks


https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00YCKU3XS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF 8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00YCLQN2W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF 8&psc=1

Jul 2, 2016 12:03 PM in response to Ingo2711

I have done all of these things - they don't work. Take us seriously - we are not making this up. I have also been to the Apple Store who spent an hour with me to no avail. This is a software, not a hardware problem.


Location is accurate with a small location circle after after reset UNTIL APPS ARE ADDED. Tried it from restore and factor reset and also manually loaded apps one at a time. I have minimal additional apps loaded individually. Location off on all of them except maps. As soon as anything other than the default Apple apps are added, it loses exact location. All of this indicates to me this is a SOFTWARE problem that showed up immediately after the 9.3.2 update.


Maps location will often 'find' me again after a minute after I use 'find my iphone'. But at the next update, it will lose me again.


When driving, it will sometimes find me accurately. But then it does not update location correctly after finding me. So if I'm driving, it finds me, but I drive and it doesn't ping another new location for several minutes. When I move out of it's original 'circle' of location accuracy it will have lost my location again. It seems to locate me at the nearest cell phone repeater. Wrong locations are consistent - the tollbooth at the highway exit, a local cell phone tower, a house around half mile from my house.


I have lost at least 3 hours in the last week lost in the city because neither Maps nor Google Maps can find my location and does not update location in real time. It always did before this update.

Jul 12, 2016 3:10 PM in response to aisen2

Having the same problem, IOS 9.3.2 (13F69) I did everything outlined above above including a full restore. The location services indicator arrow won't even show up in my bar, I just get a little spinner for a second then it's gone. Funny part is it worked fine when I was overseas on Vodafone so it may be an issue with AT&T? My carriers are updated, I'm at a loss.

Jul 16, 2016 3:56 AM in response to aisen2

this is happening to me too, went to apple today and they said nothing was wrong with it and i insisted there was something wrong, then he told me to reboot it (already done it twice) he wouldnt take my opinion at all and kept saying its fine, so i left came home and restored it 3 times and the last time without a backup and still does the same thing. really frustrated as i need to use maps daily for my job

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