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GPS Not Working Under iPhone OS 2.1, Fix
Several users have reported an issue in which GPS functionality and location services in general do not work properly after the update to iPhone OS 2.1. In most cases of the problem, location service crosshairs appear, but the tracking blue dot (indicative of GPS) never appears.
As described by Apple Discussions poster hitchsaid:
"Both my brother and I have iphones and we both updated to 2.1 and the GPS on both our phones were working fine prior to 2.1 Now all we get are the crosshairs- the blue dot is nowhere to be seen. I have tried all the recommendations sitting outside for 20min, 3G off, airplane mode on/off, soft reset, location services on....wi-fi on, bluetooth off.... but nothing seems to make it work again....what is really bugging me is that it was working fine before the update."
The fix for this issue, for many users, is to navigate to Settings > General > Reset and choose Reset All Settings.
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Well, as they say, compared to what: several tries show an average of 17 seconds to go from crosshairs to the dot.
I wonder if the extra time equates to more accuracy? Has anybody noticed improved accuracy?
seriously, and they feel alright with continually running anti-Vista ads? this is getting ridiculous. i convinced my wife i needed iPhone because, "apple/mac stuff just works", and replaced my win mobile phone. its cool and all, but i spend just as much time trying to get stuff working on the iphone as i did with the windows mobile phone. some of it is at&t, I know - but then again, some windows issues are their partners (pc makers) too.
1. Download a PURE GPS app from the App Store. For this case, I got the free "TrackThing" app.
2. Go outside, preferrably where you can find lots of open sky
3. Start the TrackThing app
4. Allow the app to use your location
5. Tap on "Geo", and wait until it reads your location (latitude, longitude, altitude). This can take from 10 seconds to more than 1 minute, until the GPS hardware aligns correctly with the satellites
6. After you have a reading, exit the app and get into Google Maps
7. Tap the location button. VOIL?! it will almost immediately pinpoint your location with a blue dot!
Also, in the first screen of TrackThing ("Vitals"), if the "GPS" label turns from red (to orange) to green, then you have good GPS reception. If it remains orange, then you don't have good reception, so it'll use tower triangulation.
just download "TrackThing" app and open it before using maps.
I have a nokia E70 and the GPS on it in the same location (my garden) is working fine.
I get 3G reception.
I reset all settings.
toggled airplane mode on/off
toggled 3G on/off
toggled location services on/off
i did a soft reset
downloaded "track thing" app and "GPS tracker" app
both get stuck in the "locating..." cycle
the closest "GPS tracker" app was able to get was 800-1000m
which means it, like google maps is able to triangulate but not able to get a specific location i.e the blue dot.
is it possible that a firmware like 2.1 could disable the A-GPS antenna?
will apple fix this in its next firmware (2.1/2.2)?
Might a restore from itunes fix the problem? or will it cause more damage?
i read several people are suffering from the restore option...
is there a software that can help?
any help would be appreaciated
A few minutes until 'TrackThing' locates and it pulsed again the blue dot. It seems so that Maps app does have a 'time-out' and kicks out a message, because it doesn't give time for GPS hardware to senses satelite signal.
I hope they fix it soon because even now (after 2.1 upgrade's first run) Maps app runs out before geolocation making it unusable.
I bought an iPhone 3G firmware 2.1
in my country the mobile network(Vodafone Egyot) they sellin the iphone 3G with no GPS so its gives me when i press locate me a circle with no blue point!!.. i asked the customer service if they remove the gps ship from the iphone they told me that NO its just colsed on the firmware that sellin with frimware 2.1..
so is there any solution to activate the gps on my iphone 3G??
Note: i tried that reboot, turn off 3G-wifi even locate me but its not workin just a circle gives me where i am when i locate me!
Finally, I set up a "genius bar" appointment (not easy on Long Island) and they of course did a hard reset. Thankfully there was no blue dot in the store. I was still in my 1 year warranty and they swapped the phone immediately.
As soon as I left the mall and had 3G, my little blue dot was back. The "genius" said he's never seen it before but states the GPS part of A-GPS can crap out as "it's just a chip". I purchased the extra year parts warranty right there and then.
- by sarakuma January 14, 2010 11:25 PM PST
- thanks bcalisto, your fix worked after several attempt
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