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JRAG24 Author

Level 1

114 points

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

756 replies

tdrew55

Level 1

4 points

Feb 13, 2018 5:08 PM in response to brice_in_brussels

What "GPSDiagnostic" app are you referring to?

Thanks!

AppleQer

Level 1

35 points

Feb 14, 2018 1:32 AM in response to CupawnTae

Yup, I'm in the second group. Restarting the phone while still outside helped. Not an ideal solution at all.

AppleQer

Level 1

35 points

Feb 15, 2018 5:35 AM in response to StephenTen

This is diverging, but can I ask briefly how you feel about the Google Pixel 2 versus the X?

Feb 15, 2018 5:37 AM in response to AppleQer

Careful now!

AppleQer

Level 1

35 points

Feb 15, 2018 5:38 AM in response to brice_in_brussels

Yeah, I figured that after I posted my question. Your posting would not have arrived in my e-mail if the deletion had been automatic, I guess.

AppleQer

Level 1

35 points

Feb 15, 2018 3:30 PM in response to StephenTen

Stephen,

Thanks, I am in a similar situation. My hardware is Apple, but I use Gmail, Google Drive and Google Photos instead of the iCloud suite, as everything sucked when I tried it.

AppleQer

Level 1

35 points

Feb 15, 2018 4:21 PM in response to MG1999

Hi, what iOS version do you have on each of those three phones?

MG1999

Level 1

4 points

Feb 15, 2018 11:15 PM in response to AppleQer

Hi, they all have 11.2.5.

Dogcow-Moof

Level 8

36,557 points

Feb 18, 2018 6:38 PM in response to Novecento

Note also this information on the accuracy of GPS as another data point:

https://www.gps.gov/systems/gps/performance/accuracy/

Feb 19, 2018 8:49 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

No. If you do a controlled test by putting iPhone 7 or older generations side-by-side with iPhone X or iPhone 8/8 Plus, you will see older ones work perfectly while the latest generation struggles.