iPhone 8 GPS problems

It's safe to say Apple knows about the issues. A fix unfortunately won't be in iOS 11.2.5. (Which is on like the 3rd public beta)

Anyhow, I hope this gets sorted out fast, it's getting really old having unpredictable GPS. For a phone that is supposedly using "new" GPS it's working surprisingly bad.

What I don’t get is that there isn’t more of a fuss being made about this. I messaged about 5 major tech publications about it but got no response. Senior adviser is calling me later having consulted with engineers but I’m not optimistic and I’m wondering what to do next.

I reached out to some tech websites a couple of weeks ago as well. That, in addition to making logs with Apple Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Developers can also submit a bug log.

This is all getting pretty old and it's pretty ridiculous Apple doesn't acknowledge an issue. It's sad, but I think I'm hanging onto hope for my X just because I have my business 6S with me if I get in a GPS hole and need good accuracy the X can't give me in a required moment.

Maybe I need to take Apple's advice and trade in my Sonata 😟 Yeah right

I had same issue on my IPhone X, even the replacement set also started showing similar issue , so for the first time I just didn’t have urge to continue using an Apple product after paying so much for it. I returned the phone back and back to my IPhone 6 .

I really hope Apple finds a fix for the same .

I just hope it’s not a hardware issue and a s/w update would fix it, but then again not sure how I don’t see any gps issues on my iPhone 6 !

Few screenshot I took, before I handed over the phone back to Apple.

Ok, updated IOS to 11.2.2 y-day @ night...trying to use the GPS this morning: Result: Same crap !

In other words: Apple is not doing anything to fix it or are not capable !!!

It's a good time to go to the same way as you: Go back to my 6S or abandon Apple at once !

GPS is something basic in any cheap mobile device !!! I will not pay more to something that's not capable to delivery me basic things.

My issue starts with connecting first - I consistently get “no internet connection” notifications in Google Maps - despite having 4 bars and full LTE. I doubt it’s an ATT problem. Seriously, I think it’s an Apple conspiracy to send u to their useless map App

That's a very interesting discovery. While I don't have any external equipment that would cause the interference, I have wondered to myself if there is something electronic in my car (13' Hyundai Sonata) that could be causing an interference like you described.

Glad it worked for you.

Unfortunately, for many people here, the problem exists even when you are a pedestrian.

So apps like Uber, Google Maps, CityMapper etc don't work.

I also spoke with a senior before Xmas and I am waiting for follow-up up. Will keep you posted.

By the way, there was a member here who shed a bit of hope by advising to wait for the new update and [implying] that it would fix the issue.

I hope he was right and that there is still hope. Apple have already offered to give me a replacement iPhoneX but I really don't want to go into the trouble, have to setup everything again and then realise that the problem persists.

The only option to get their attention is get this out there (since they still refuse to even acknowledge this to future buyers...) and/or the same thing the folks did with the battery issue. Funny how they snapped into action after the battery issue when mainstream media picked up on the fact that they were in court. That’s all they will respond to...

Me too.

People can't hear me on my iPhone 8. It is brand new!

I am reading that so many people have the same problem but I haven't been able to

find 1 single message from APPLE ????? Hello Apple are you there.

They seemed to think I was strange for thinking that people should still be able to hear me if the phone wasn’t right in front of my face like they could with my £100 windows phone.

They’re lack of understanding on this has meant that after having five different versions of the iPhone over the years I will now probably go android for my next phone.

Thanks for sharing your findings! What mount are you using, and do you recommend it? I am generally not a fan of the vent mounts, but it seems like the way to go given our limitation (I have the same car).

My position dot does that but it drifts to about 100 meters away, has me in the house across the road from where I live, then will come back to the correct position again. This means we pass turnings when using it so basically it is not fit for purpose. It is very frustrating to try and use it.

After testing and testing, resets, restore from new I am going to get a replacement for my iPhone X next week.

Will let you know what happens. I really hope this GPS madness is going to be over with the new phone. If not, I am going Android for first time in my life 😟