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Does the built-in GPS module work properly (i.e. at all, and also same accuracy) when the iPhone (or iPad with cellular) is put into airplane mode (and no external GPS is in use)?
I would have thought that radio tower triangulation helps improve GPS accuracy but I am not sure if that actually is the case.
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Philly_Phan wrote:
It's hard not to be condescending when I'm dealing with someone that either can't or won't read. AIRPLANE MODE DOES NOT TURN OFF CELL RECEPTION AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY THE GPS CALCULATIONS ARE NOT IMPACTED. FOR MORE DETAIL READ MY PREVIOUS POSTS.
Airplane mode does not turn off cell reception..?? It's the whole idea of airplane mode to do exactly that.
I find it hard to believe you don't know such a basic feature that applies to all cell phones, not just iPhones.
Before you embarrass yourself any further (now that you switched to yelling), here is something for your superior reading skills: Use Airplane Mode on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support - what does it say right on top of the page..? Perhaps time to apologize and accept the fact that you made a complete ******* of yourself..?
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Philly_Phan wrote:
It's hard not to be condescending when I'm dealing with someone that either can't or won't read. AIRPLANE MODE DOES NOT TURN OFF CELL RECEPTION AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY THE GPS CALCULATIONS ARE NOT IMPACTED. FOR MORE DETAIL READ MY PREVIOUS POSTS.
Airplane mode does not turn off cell reception..?? It's the whole idea of airplane mode to do exactly that.
I find it hard to believe you don't know such a basic feature that applies to all cell phones, not just iPhones.
Before you embarrass yourself any further (now that you switched to yelling), here is something for your superior reading skills: Use Airplane Mode on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support - what does it say right on top of the page..? Perhaps time to apologize and accept the fact that you made a complete ******* of yourself..?
It should work exactly the same. Airplane mode turns off all iPhone/iPad transmitters. GPS does not transmit. It receives signals and interprets accordingly.
Again, it does not transmit. Period. In addition to receiving from the GPS satellites, it receives location information from the nearby cell towers. Airplane mode does not affect receiving functions.
Where did I ask anything about transmitting..? My question is whether cell tower triangulation is used by Apple to improve accuracy of the calculated GPS position (aka assisted GPS), because if that's the case then putting the device in flight mode would provide a less accurate GPS location. I'm not sure how I can be any more clear, sorry.
svenf1 wrote:
...because if that's the case then putting the device in flight mode would provide a less accurate GPS location.
That is NOT the case. Cell tower triangulation IS used and it is NOT impacted by Airplane Mode. If you do not understand why, please read my previous posts. In any event, I'm outa here.
I wonder why you even bother answering questions with your condescending attitude when you don't even appear to understand the question..?
You contradict yourself - if cell triangulation is in use by the device to improve location accuracy and airplane mode turns off cell reception, then how is turning on airplane mode supposed to not have an impact on GPS calculation..? Your previous replies were of no help as you kept trying to correct me about transmission when I never talked or asked about it.
It's hard not to be condescending when I'm dealing with someone that either can't or won't read. AIRPLANE MODE DOES NOT TURN OFF CELL RECEPTION AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY THE GPS CALCULATIONS ARE NOT IMPACTED. FOR MORE DETAIL READ MY PREVIOUS POSTS.
Think you are not connecting all the dots svenf1 is making and he is not going out of his way to help you. He is saying that airplane mode shuts down the ability of your phone to transmit active signals from your phone because that could intere with the guidance beacons that the plane
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The plane is receiving.
However, GPS needs to receive signals from strategically placed satellite to determine where the receiver is located (in your phone). Your phone doesn’t need to transmit anything in order to determine its location from the GPS signal. Therefore, since airplane mode doesn’t block the reception of such signals, GPS accuracy should be fine in airplane mode.
Regarding how cell signals could improve GPS accuracy, I believe that function wouldn’t need to transmit anything either, but I don the known for sure. Could triangulate based on cell strength of signal, which wouldn’t require anything being transmitted. On the other hand, if the phone need to ping the tower, than it would. But when both a clear GPS signal is available and cell tower info, GPS is way better than any cell tower triangulation, so cell tower help is only good when GPS isnt working well.
Wade44 wrote:
Think you are not connecting all the dots svenf1 is making and he is not going out of his way to help you. He is saying that airplane mode shuts down the ability of your phone to transmit active signals from your phone because that could intere with the guidance beacons that the plane
The person to whom you're replying doesn't appear to have been active in these forums since August.
Not quite what Im looking for - my question mainly revolves around the cellular assistance role in GPS accuracy.
GPS in airplane mode
