iPad Mini Location Service no longer working

Is your iPad mini a cell model with GPS? If not, your location is only estimated from WiFi and IP addresses. That said, you need to check the settings for the apps, to be sure access to Location is enabled. And if it is, turn it off and back on for each one. You've made such a large jump in iOS versions that it's hard to know what security changes have been made. You probably ought to review all your settings, just as if it was a new setup. Also, be sure your apps are all updated.

I understand there may be problems with GPS, but your iPad does not have GPS. Have you checked the settings for the apps, to be sure access to Location is enabled? This was a new privacy feature introduced with iOS 8, so you may not have seen it before. You can also check under Settings > Privacy > Location Services.

I think my problem occurred too after an update somewhere along the way. Ive been keeping up with my updates hoping there will be a fix soon. All of my kocation settings are on.......

amandafromchapel hill wrote:

I think my problem occurred too after an update somewhere along the way. Ive been keeping up with my updates hoping there will be a fix soon. All of my kocation settings are on.......

Do you have an iPad with WiFi + Cellular? Or WiFi only? If it's WiFi only, you don't have GPS. Your iPad approximates its location for Wifi.

It is WiFi only. Location for Maps and Google Maps worked fine for a long time but it has been an issue for the past year I'd say.

This may depend more on your ISP and the configuration of their routers than on anything Apple can do.

Not ISP or router. Already looked at that.

Researching previous issues suggests two things that might help. First, restart the iPad by holding Sleep and Home buttons until the Apple appears. I recommend doing this after every update, whether it needs it or not. Second, reset network settings by Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. Then reconnect to your WiFi. Those steps may clean out old data not consistent with the updated software.