Hello Dmr0759,
Thanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. If I understand correctly, you are having an issue with the Maps app on your iPhone not behaving as expected. To help with your issue, please follow these steps, as well as other relevant steps, from these resources on your situation.
- Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and make sure that Location Services and Maps is set to While Using.
- Make sure that you set the date, time, and time zone correctly on your device. Go to Settings > General > Date & Time. If possible, use Set Automatically.
- Restart your device.
- Make sure that cellular data or Wi-Fi is on and that you have an active connection.
- Try a different location or switch to a different Wi-Fi network.
Location Services uses GPS, Bluetooth, crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot, and cellular towers to determine your location. Learn more about Location Services on your iOS device.
If you would like to reset all of your location settings to the factory default, go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset Location & Privacy. When your location and privacy settings are reset, apps will stop using your location until you grant them permission.

GPS accuracy depends on the number of visible GPS satellites. Locating all visible satellites can take several minutes, with accuracy gradually increasing over time. To improve GPS accuracy:
- Make sure that you've set the date, time, and time zone correctly on the device in Settings > General > Date & Time. If possible, use Set Automatically.
- Keep a clear view in several directions. Walls, vehicle roofs, tall buildings, mountains, and other obstructions can block line of sight to GPS satellites. When this happens, your device uses Wi-Fi or cellular networks to determine your position until the GPS satellites are visible again.
Get help with Maps
About privacy and Location Services in iOS 8 and later
Cheers!