The day Apple releases a version that does not have any nuance, bells will ring all over the world at the same time. It is already common to discover that the version we have just installed has some more or less annoying bug. The fact that has arrived with iOS 8.4 is a bug that makes the GPS position inaccurate. There is no official statement yet, but if you have this problem, it can be solved in several ways. In this article we show you several options that could solve your problem, which can affect you whether you have updated via OTA or iTunes.
Do a reset
- We press and hold the rest button and the start button at the same time.
- When we see the apple, we release the two buttons.
Deactivate and reactivate location services
- We open the settings.
- We move to General / Restrictions.
- We activate the restrictions (it will ask us for the code).
- Once activated, we scroll down to Privacy and enter Location.
- We deactivate “location services”.
- We do a reset as described above.
- Once the iPhone restarts, we go back to steps 1 to 5, but in the last step, we activate the location services again
- This system has solved the problem for many users.
Reset network settings
- We open the settings.
- We move to General / Reset and reset network settings.
- We enter our code.
Restore and set up as new iPhone
If all of the above fails, it is best to start from 0. And since we do, I also recommend restoring from iTunes, not from the iPhone itself.
Although it is a bug that can be annoying and a problem for those of you who depend on GPS, it seems that it is more a bug of something that is carried over from the previous version than a bug in iOS 8.4. In any case, we are waiting for Apple to pronounce itself and, if it does not, the problem will not be very widespread.
I experienced this failure today, the strange thing is that my device has iOS 8.1.2, so perhaps it is a general error, beyond the operating system. Greetings from Mexico.
Well, it has stopped working for me for a year, and I used it daily to mark my routes when running or cycling routes. I've tried everything and nothing .. I'm trying to deactivate and reactivate the location services as you say above… If it doesn't work… I'll grab the PUT * Iphone and smash it against the wall with all my might and I swear to myself that I won't come back to spend a buck on Apple products! I'm up to the fucking balls! Excuse me
Excellent you fixed the gps for me !!! Thanks !!!! 😀 to this and factory reset the cell phone but you saved me recommended post !!!
I'm desperate. Before I was like a shot and now I think about buying a Tom Tom. I only have to Restore.
Now I do not get the WiFi at home or being 2 meters from the modem. I have IOS 9.3.4
Thanks for the post.
I have iOS 9.3.4 and the gps does not locate me accurately. I go out as if I were 4 km from my house.