iPhone X GPS not working

Iphone X here and GPS acting all screwed. Not bad using google maps but unable to use any of the software that requires good data such as the solar app eg skyview. Just not showing positions correctly. No such issues with my iphone 6

Another update. My issue was escalated further, to a super-senior, wizard tech at Apple who is managing the case with engineering. We re-did the logging steps and replicated the problem (again) and this time, engineering reports they saw it and verified. They have filed a bug report.

I still anticipate that it will be a long time before we have a fix but this is progress.

To be clear -- the problem here is that GPS fails only in one car (I believe it is interference with some wireless device in the car.) My GPS works fine everywhere else and it is only when this car is on. It seems to be quite rare (not everyone here agrees with that).

If your GPS fails everywhere, then it's a different thing and you should get warranty repair from Apple.

Thanks God. I finally found this thread. Now at least I know I’m not alone. This Bluetooth+GPS issue was driving me crazy because most frequently used app was not working on this. Please provide a fix for this.

April 1, 2018....I have a Iphone X A1901 model, not the 1865 and am on the IOS 11.2.6. In my 2015 BMW 525d, the GPS drifts off, does not keep up, becomes erratic, loses the actual location, etc. The GPS seems to work fine in the Honda.

With Apple service, I have gone through all the steps listed in this thread and finally using iTunes reinstalled the entire system. The GPS still does not work in the BMW 525d.

Waiting for a fix!

Hope this doesn't confuse the issue but...

I have noticed that upon loading a new iOS the GPS functions work perfectly, but then as the weeks roll by the GPS gets more and more unpredictable until it becomes unusable.

Yeah, sounds nuts, but since I upgraded to 11.3 the GPS function is crisp, accurate, and immediate on both my phones, (just like it was when I first loaded 11.2.x).

Over the next several weeks the GPS function will deteriorate until is it unusable. Doing a complete phone reset does nothing to improve it either!

As for car interference...

My wife's iPhone 6 works perfectly in our car at any speed, (while my X only works if the car is between 0 and about 20 MPH).

✅ Thanks to all who add GPS issue comments to this thread. ✅

Every scrap of data helps!

-Ej-

So I moved my iPhone mount ca. 20 centimetres to the right on my car's dashboard and the GPS started working perfectly fine. Must have been an interference with a very particularly located module in the car (Bluetooth or something). I know this is what resolved the issue, because when I move the phone back to the previous location the GPS starts to malfunction again.

Try this before returning your phones to Apple:)

I have a 2015 BMW 525d Sport and am running the brand new IOS 11.3. My iPhone X model is the A1901. The GPS wanders and loses tracked of where I am.l then will jump to where I am sometimes then lags then speeds up. It Just does not work on google maps or Apple maps or anything. If I step out of the car when the gps is lost, it finds itself again.

There is some type of interference with the car.

I have taken 2 taxis and there does not seem to be a problem in those cars. I have called Apple care 4 times and have reset the network settings and finally a time consuming factory reset. Nothing fixed the problem and the Apple staff know nothing about the interference.

Help me please!!

@Petruk -- welcome to the "club." I would not expect a quick solution as this is a very strange problem and rare (as evidenced by the fact that, as you found, few Apple techs find this in their knowledge base) -- but we're not alone, as 227 people have clicked "I have this problem too" on this thread. I was persistent and have been escalated multiple times until Apple engineering finally confirmed it in logs taken from my phone and there is now an official bug report. They could solve it soon but I would not bbetween on that.

For what it's worth, I kept my iphone 6s and use it for GPS, tethering it to my iPhone X to get data service. Awkward but works.

Another update here. Turns out moving the phone to the right on the dashboard only solved the problem for a short while. It still keeps losing GPS signal. The only solution that works now is touching and holding one of my fingers against the metal band around the phone (on the bottom to be precise, as the rest of the band is surrounded by a silicone case). The moment I stop touching the phone, it loses signal again.

I wonder if this is something a software update can address at all, as it seems to be a hardware issue.

I have updated to latest beta ios. No improvement yet. The GPS is mostly completely wrong when I use some of the sky / planet watching software apps (have no issues on 6A etc). Sometimes as much as 180 degrees, walking around and calibrating compass do not help either. Other than GPS issues, I love this phone.

Same here. It must be that the antenna is placed ina position that is problematic in some holders or covers.

The low reception might be causing accuracy errors. Placing the phone on my dash fixes the issue but as soon as I put the unit in a holder the GPS accuracy is terrible again

OK, an update. The good news, is that I think my problem is solved. The bad news is that few of you will find my solution helpful.

The problem is interference from the car that prevents the phone (intermittently, in my case) from receiving a GPS signal. For me, the no-GPS condition happens almost always in this car, and never anywhere else.

My solution was to disable a module that provides Bluetooth (and the weird satellite/cell communication feature BMW provides to make cell phones connect through the car and to allow emergency calls if you have their pricey roadside assistance program.) I don't use any of this complicated gadgetry. The Bluetooth in this car was never very useful and stopped working long ago, so for me, disabling it is an option.

The car is a BMW Z4, 2005 (E85). The Bluetooth communications module is in the trunk, on the wall behind the driver seat. It's a challenge to disconnect since you can't really see the connectors, which have the usual fiddly little levers and locks to keep them from wiggling loose. Not a lot of help online but did find an article on how to install the module, which helped some. PM me if you want my notes but the tl;dr is to remove or pull back the trunk liner, unbolt the module's bracket, unplug the 54-pin connector, and put it back together, losing the nuts a couple of times. The module also has a row of antenna connectors but I could not get those stinkers free, as they have a little latch-lever that I could not readily see.

For those of you who do not want to disable your car's features, this is useless advice. But it does help confirm that it's an RF interference issue with a small number of cars. And, for what it's worth, I did get my issue escalated to Apple Engineering and they were (finally) able to confirm it and see it happen in the logs, so there is now an official bug report. I'm not optimistic that they will be able to fix this any time soon but who knows?

I have noticed this gps provlem since i bought iphone x and yes i am very unhappy about it also using iphone x as dashcam is useless both of these gos and dashcam worked on my iphone 6s , 6 , 5s, 5 and even 4s. I decided to switch back to my 6s and return my phone back to dealer hope to hear these problems are fixed soonish. i will give 8 months and then ill return the phone and start using my 6s. reason why i am iphone user was i got sick of software bugs on best nokia phone at that time and wnt to shop and boight iphone 3, since then been happy until now? How do you dare to do this?

I have a similar issue to others in this thread.. Bluetooth constantly drops or is very difficult to connect to my car (Hyundai i30 2013). GPS is also completely inacccurate. Puts me around 500m away from my actual location. Never had this issue with any previous iPhone (4 , 5, 6 or 7). Running iOS 11.4.1. Sounds like a software issue from others comment - hopefully iOS 12 will rectify.