iPhone 7 GPS constantly changing in Maps

I got a replacement phone and it fixed the issue. Prior to that, I had done clean reinstalls and restores (DFU restore, reset without restoring from a backup, etc etc) and none of those steps fixed the issue. So I do think it is a hardware fault.

I think for most people it is just a software issue, but definitely hardware could be the root cause as well. And it is important to note that even when the iPhone is perfect if the cellular signal in the area is not good or there is bad weather these environmental conditions can also affect the GPS and cellular signal.

Any official response from Apple about the issue? Installing iOS 10.1 right now but already read it is not fixing the problem.

It's important to keep in mind that just because many people's phones are showing the same symptoms that there still may be various root causes. 10.0.3 does fix the issue for some people. It worked for two of my phones. That said I also have a third phone but it is having more issues than just the GPS not working. If the 10.0.3 update did not fix your GPS issues then it may be best to take it into your carrier or to an Apple Store if you can.

I'm also having the issue where the my location keeps "jumping" between two points in all map/locations finding apps (Apple Maps, Google Maps, Inrix, Runtastic, etc.).

What I can add is that the locations that the phone is bouncing between are the wifi location and the gps location. In other words, If I turn wifi off, the location stays on the inaccurate of the two which is 3 blocks away, but when I turn on wifi, it bounces between the inaccurate and the correct location every couple of seconds. Whether it's a software or hardware problem, I have no idea since some people are still having issues with their replacement iPhones.

I experienced this issue on iOS 10.0.3 and I'm still having it after updating to iOS 10.1 yesterday. GPS was fine until some time pre-iOS 10.0.3. It worked fine until then.

I have a 128GB matte black iPhone 7 which I preordered on the Apple website the minute it went on sale.

I FOUND A FIX!... So I updated my iPhone 7 Plus 32gb to iOS 10.1 and didn't solve the problem, a couple hours later I decided to plug the phone into my car that has Apple Car Play and Voilà! I was getting an accurate position and Waze was working again! I was able to trace a route and follow it with no issues. When I disconnected the phone from the car the GPS was still working perfectly. I don't know if it was a coincidence but plugging the phone to apple car play solved the problem for me. Since yesterday GPS is working fine. Hope this solves the problem for you too.

I have the same problem. 7 Iphone 128. The location is very inaccurate and constantly bouncing pointer. In Strava app increases mileage by 20%. I changed the phone in for service and the problem continues.

Just to add myself to the list of people having GPS/Location Services issues. iPhone 7 black 128Gb (in UK on Vodafone).

My track in Strava (or any other activity app) is very jagged, sometimes with big errors. I can also see the same jagged movement in Maps or Google Maps when driving. The scrolling map sometimes jumps backwards as I drive along!

In the screenshots below I actually cycled the same smooth path in both directions at reasonably constant speed...

Update: Apple contacted me just now to follow up on this GPS issue that I'm experiencing. Hopefully the information that I sent them will help their engineers sort out the problem. The more data they have to work with, the better, right?

I'll post when I have any more information. Good luck to everyone else!

Im having the same issue, 7 Plus 32GB, makes my Apple Watch stroke out trying to recalculate. Please fix Apple!

I Have the same troble Gps issure

I have exact same issue. Just bought iPhone 7 128 Rose-gold in Thailand. I am afraid it would be h/w issue and this will be hard to fix. I upgraded to iOS10.1.1 recently, I need to test more if this problem get fixed.

I had iPhone 6s Plus previously, and it never had issue on GPS, it works like a charm - accurate and responsive. iPhone 7 fails me!

What do we have to do to get Apple to acknowledge this isse?

If your phone is suffering the problems described in this thread (and matches the behavior in the YouTube video I uploaded) then your phone may just be defective. Go through support channels to have it replaced. The best way to get Apple to acknowledge the issue would be for them to have to swap out a bunch of phones with a similar defect. My replacement phone has been totally free of the issue.

I already did that. The replacement phone does the exact same thing.