JetEngr19
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Q: iPhone 7 GPS constantly changing in Maps

Is anyone having issues with GPS on the iPhone 7? In Maps, my "location" (i.e., blue dot) is jumping all around my current location. It doesn't seem to be getting a lock on my actual GPS location. I have noticed that it also affects other apps that use GPS.

iPhone 7, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 21, 2016 5:49 PM

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  • by John Bergmayer,

    John Bergmayer John Bergmayer Oct 18, 2016 12:02 AM in response to Jsnhardy
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    Oct 18, 2016 12:02 AM in response to Jsnhardy

    I'm on T-Mobile myself. 128 GB black iPhone 7 Plus.

  • by John Bergmayer,

    John Bergmayer John Bergmayer Oct 18, 2016 7:31 AM in response to JetEngr19
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    Oct 18, 2016 7:31 AM in response to JetEngr19

    In case this helps anyone I have created a video showing a malfunctioning iPhone 7 Plus next to an iPhone SE that is working properly.

     

    https://youtu.be/xr_F4JFOIMk

  • by JetEngr19,

    JetEngr19 JetEngr19 Oct 18, 2016 7:42 AM in response to John Bergmayer
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    Oct 18, 2016 7:42 AM in response to John Bergmayer

    Thank you for the video. This is exactly how my iPhone 7 was behaving. The Apple Store replaced that iPhone with a new iPhone 7. My replacement iPhone does not behave like that. The GPS on the new iPhone moves around a few feet, but it doesn't seem to negatively affect anything.

  • by John Bergmayer,

    John Bergmayer John Bergmayer Oct 18, 2016 7:57 AM in response to JetEngr19
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    Oct 18, 2016 7:57 AM in response to JetEngr19

    I am glad the issue is resolved for you. I have noticed that sometimes and in some places GPS will only bounce me around in a very small area, and other times, by miles. (Even a very small inaccuracy would be troublesome doing turn-by-turn in city, of course.) So I would be concerned that the problem is not permanently fixed until the location is as steady as on other iphones.

  • by Rich_Mart,

    Rich_Mart Rich_Mart Oct 19, 2016 6:17 PM in response to JetEngr19
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    Oct 19, 2016 6:17 PM in response to JetEngr19

    Experiencing the same problem here. Bought an IPhone 7 ATT128Gb Black on the US and brought it back to Brazil. Already tried the factory reset, without success...

  • by michael90s,

    michael90s michael90s Oct 20, 2016 3:59 AM in response to JetEngr19
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    Oct 20, 2016 3:59 AM in response to JetEngr19

    I have updated my Sprint iPhone 7 Black 128GB to iOS 10.0.3; I have been testing for 1 day and the GPS situation is much improved. It is important to keep in mind that GPS is not ever perfect and if you loose data connection this will impact GPS performance or performance of apps that use GPS. That said I have tested in areas that I travel every day and where I know how well GPS should perform and GPS performance appears to be back to normal for me after the iOS update... still testing though so I'll let you know if anything goes wrong later.

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