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iPhone 8 GPS problems

On both Google Maps and Apple Maps, the gps doesn't seem to keep up. The apps start up fine but once I start driving the GPS becomes erratic and loses me. Both navigation apps can't seem to locate me unless I re-start the app over and over again. I thought it was a buggy iPhone 8 so I took it back to Verizon (where I bought it) and it was swapped out for a new one, and the new one started acting the same way the moment I hit the road. I haven't used any icloud backups, I set up both phones as new iPhones each time I activated them. I also factory reset my day old iPhone twice before taking it to the store for replacement. The replacement (new) phone has the same issue. Help!

iPhone 8, iOS 11

Posted on Sep 23, 2017 6:01 PM

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Level 7

20,725 points

Oct 25, 2017 1:55 PM in response to CupawnTae

Two iPhones - a 6 an a 7.

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Oct 27, 2017 5:46 AM in response to brko91

brko91 wrote:

Turning on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixed my problem...

Yes! GPS is only part of the mechanism used for location determination. WiFi and Bluetooth also contribute.

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Oct 27, 2017 8:19 AM in response to brko91

Outside WiFi and Bluetooth does nothing for GPS!

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Oct 27, 2017 8:49 AM in response to Philly_Phan

Outside there is no WiFi or Bluetooth, so it is just nonsense!

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Oct 27, 2017 8:56 AM in response to HereIsTom

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

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Oct 27, 2017 9:06 AM in response to Philly_Phan

Not wrong, not wrong, not wrong!

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Oct 27, 2017 9:08 AM in response to HereIsTom

I know I’m not but you are.

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Oct 27, 2017 9:11 AM in response to JRAG24

Why the moderator dus not oppose against Philly_Phan who just trolls here!?

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Level 1

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Oct 31, 2017 6:57 PM in response to kchamp927

This is really make me sad as an iphone user addict..
Please tell me if you has any update about this..

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Oct 31, 2017 7:39 PM in response to prodiguy

The issue is more than low power mode. There is definitely something wrong whether it’s internal or a software issue.

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Nov 7, 2017 9:28 AM in response to eddiedude

I got mine replaced and it was still doing the same thing so

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Level 4

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Nov 7, 2017 10:32 AM in response to eddiedude

Here the problem with the GPS is solved with the iOS 11.1 update, so it was a software problem!

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Nov 9, 2017 4:50 AM in response to Tmaddex

I also did the same thing and it didn’t work, Apple had it of known about this issue. Hopefully they start being helpful and find a solution.

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Level 1

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Nov 13, 2017 6:26 AM in response to JRAG24

Accelerometer being an issue is interesting. I myself exclusively use the phone in landscape mode, and GPS doesn't work.

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Nov 13, 2017 6:34 AM in response to JRAG24

Thanks for this suggestion, I'll also try landscape mode but I hope that there will be a fix soon and that this is not an hardware issue.

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iPhone 8 GPS problems

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