iPhone 8 GPS problems

This is becoming laughable. I know I notified Apple of this problem on 9/30 and they didn't take it seriously for another 3-4 weeks. Now, I'm once again waiting on a phone call for an update on whether there will be a solution while Apple continues to pretend like this isn't a problem telling people to just swap out their phones.

In the past two weeks I've spoken directly with Apple corporate about this, and every few days I get the same update, that they have no update, no timeline, and they'll get back to me in a few days when they should know more...I've stopped holding my breath.

ok. so the modem is not an issue here.

iOS 11.2 beta 3 is available for iPhone x as long as you download and install the beta profile..

i think now iOS is universal? doesn't differtiate between devices.. although some feature may not avaiable for a specific model. like the 3d touch App switcher is not available on iPhone x.

Just an update on my open case with Apple. They escalated my case to engineering on 11/14 and scheduled a follow-up with me yesterday 11/18.

They had no update when they called me and said that engineering was yet to respond to my case. Starting to get frustrated with the response....

I have the exact same issue. Got my iPhone X exchanged- the new one suffers from poor gps as well. It’s having difficulty keeping up in both google maps and Apple maps.

I reported this to Apple support already. Hopefully not hardware related.....

I’m seeing something similar with my iPhone X. Using turn by turn directions I’m regularly advanced beyond the next turn before actually getting to the corner. Or sometimes I’m suddenly rerouted with maps thinking I’m a block or two away from where I actually am. Really annoying when on a highway and suddenly maps thinks I’m on a parallel side street. Hope that 11.2 fixes things.

Same issues here with iPhone X. The GPS is very inaccurate and unstable. I need some kind of usable guidance from Apple. Is there an software update on the way or should I turn the phone in for exchange? Apple support was no help at all over the phone.... Software or hardware problem, please??????

On the ride home tonight Waze had me miles from where I was as a floating blue dot. When I stopped in my driveway it finally routed me home. It was going to be a 4.8 mile drive. Glad I had some idea where I was. This is obviously the worst it’s been but it daily has a hard time staring the drive home from the city

My iPhone 8 plus with Sprint and my wife's iPhone 7 plus with Sprint both have no problems with the GPS. Not sure if it makes a difference but we both just got them at the beginning of this month. My 8 plus was made week 41 of this year and her 7+ was made week 36. Maybe the GPS problem has to do with a batch of phones.

Just been in London UK on foot the sat nav was virtually unusable had me off the streets walking past the junctions I needed had to stop using it due to the frustratIon. May have to move to Samsung! As I was on foot it’s not a vehicle or holder issue must be software or hardware fault.

Intelo2 I have a Toyota Mirai. I will try what you suggest and see if it makes a difference. Also it may have something to do with the Bluetooth connection to the car. When I initially got the iPhone 8 to replace my first X it seemed to work fine until I set up the Bluetooth connection with the car. Thanks for your feedback.

Guess what, I never got an email from them with a case number.. the next person I spoke to told me that there are NO notes on their system.

It seems like I wasted my time yet again with Apple’s so called technical support. FML

Nope...Apple knows already. This thread in particular is actually in many articles about the GPS issue. Looks like it's not affecting enough users to create a "gate" . Meanwhile this continue low profile, Apple will continue to ignore us.

I use MapMyWalk with my iPhone X. I walk the same exact route every day. The distance is always different. I don't get it. Sometimes it is off as much the length of a football field, which seems ridiculous to me. I updated to 11.2 yesterday and it's still not accurate.

Hello,

As everyone here I am facing issue with the GPS on an iPhone X, my previsous iPhone7+ worked perfectly good on iOS 11.1.2.

Even after the update to iOS 11.2, the issue remains the same. For exemple, right now the iPhone X gives an horizontal accuracy of 32m when the iPad Pro 12" late 2015 gives 10m (in a building just near to a window).

Result of this is that navigation's Apps such as Waze or Google Maps seem to be always "late" compare to the true position. Therefore, in cities you really easily missed a turn, thinking that it is the next one...

It really starts to be boring to buy a device truly expensive and to face such issues that people with a much cheaper phone avoid!

Another day, another useless phone call from Executive Relations.

No fix, no timeline, no information. They actually had the nerve to try and tell me that "Well, it hasn't really been going on since September since you changed from the 8 Plus to the X in November..." As if it's somehow a separate problem unique to each phone.

It's pretty obvious, despite more than 300 people registering this complaint on this forum alone, and who knows how many else out there who don't use Apple Support Forums, they're just going to sit on their hands with this until it goes viral. And if it doesn't, they'll just keep pretending that there's nothing wrong with their precious wonderphone, despite probably thousands reporting the same design/software flaw...