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Besides Maps, any new features in iOS 12 or in other apps that use GPS?
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Why are you thinking about only new bit?! What about any existing services or apps that might have been using GPS?!
Apple employee said only Map is see the GPS. He is not aware of other apps. Suggested me to get WiFi only model as I can tetterd using uPhone.
Perhaps new AR apps need GPS?
Hold on, what are you trying to do here?! Do you just want to know what uses gps on an iPad or are you asking if upgrading to a GPS model for you will have any benefit?!
I'm sure there are hundreds of apps that use GPS - just go to the app store. It depends on what you want to do, some apps will give you turn by turn directions, others will just show and track your position on a variety of imagery such as aerial photography or scanned topographic maps.
The LTE model will give you an internal GPS chip as well as a data connection to download maps in the field. There are many apps that allow you to download/install maps at home over wifi and use them in the field with no data connection. You can also use a wifi-only iPad with an external bluetooth gps such as the Garmin GLO or Bad Elf. These are likely to be more accurate than the iPad's built-in GPS.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/109827
https://bad-elf.com/pages/products
With a wifi iPad, you could also tether it to a phone to provide a data connection in the field.
Getting back to (what I think is) your original question... I don't think anything has changed with iOS 12, aside from Apple's own Maps app maybe.
The LTE model will give you an internal GPS chip as well as a data connection to download maps in the field. There are many apps that allow you to download/install maps at home over wifi and use them in the field with no data connection. You can also use a wifi-only iPad with an external bluetooth gps such as the Garmin GLO or Bad Elf. These are likely to be more accurate than the iPad's built-in GPS.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/109827
https://bad-elf.com/pages/products
With a wifi iPad, you could also tether it to a phone to provide a data connection in the field.
Getting back to (what I think is) your original question... I don't think anything has changed with iOS 12, aside from Apple's own Maps app maybe.
Second. Trying to find out besides apps that give directions, whether or not there are apps that use GPS to make paying of extra cost worthwhile.
Can I see the list from my iPhone? How can find get a list of apps that use GPS for iPad?
A bit difficult to search like that. Because GPS is not a search term for all the apps that need GPS access. Eg - most social networking services use GPS to some capacity but the search term GPS don’t associate with what these apps actually do in broader sense.
See above. A search like that will mostly pull up navigation apps.
Have you tried? Here are just a few hits from that search that I wouldn't consider "navigation apps" - there are many, many more.
But it's true, any kind of app that can make use of your location would benefit from having an internal GPS chip.
Find my Friends
Gaia hiking and hunting maps
Commander Compass
Find my family, friends, phone
Speedometer 55 GPS & HUD
All Trials Hike, Bike and Run
Accuweather
Map my Run
The Weather Channel
Nike+ Run Club
WGY Golf Game
Strava Run, Ride or Swim
18Birdies Golf GPS
Walkiing for Weight Loss
Parental control and Kid Tracker
Glympse share my Location
Fishing Points
Storm Radar
This one's a biggie for me.
I've occasionally forgotten my iPad in the office (wired network only, no Wi-Fi). Being able to track where my device is stops me from panicking/worrying particularly if I forgot it Friday and there's a long weekend.
Surprised to see a couple of weather apps there but mostly those are all some sort of navigation related apps.
This is expected because generally developers won’t associate GPS as a search term with their apps unless the main feature of the app is using GPS. If you know what I mean.