OK, that worked for me. Found me in 3 seconds. Strangely i tried this method before and it did not work. Could as well have been problem with Skyhook.
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GPS does not work after installing 2.0.1
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OK, that worked for me. Found me in 3 seconds. Strangely i tried this method before and it did not work. Could as well have been problem with Skyhook.
This is so weird! It seems like more and more people are having nothing but trouble with their GPS after 2.0.1, but still, mine is faster to grab my blue dot than 2.0, and it also tracks smoother and more accurately. I can't believe more people weren't affected positively like this. I guess I'm just lucky 
I am having this problem also
I got my 3G iPhone about 2 weeks ago and the Cell Tower Triangulation (bulls-eye) and the GPS Triangulation (dot) worked fine with 2.0. It would acquire my position within a couple of minutes right down to the dot.
I upgraded to 2.0.1 and now the only thing that works is the Cell Tower Triangulation (bulls-eye). No matter how long I leave it or what combination of radios are on or off, it still doesnt find my gps location. I did a restore a couple times thinking that would help and nothing.
I jailbroke it wondering if maybe that would help and it does not, still just the bulls-eye and no dot. I am thinking about exchanging it but afraid I will just get another one with the same problem when I go to 2.0.1. Or do I just wait for another update (ridiculous).
This was all done outside with a clear view of the sky.
Does anyone have anymore information from apple on this or any other ideas on how to fix it?
Thanks
I got my 3G iPhone about 2 weeks ago and the Cell Tower Triangulation (bulls-eye) and the GPS Triangulation (dot) worked fine with 2.0. It would acquire my position within a couple of minutes right down to the dot.
I upgraded to 2.0.1 and now the only thing that works is the Cell Tower Triangulation (bulls-eye). No matter how long I leave it or what combination of radios are on or off, it still doesnt find my gps location. I did a restore a couple times thinking that would help and nothing.
I jailbroke it wondering if maybe that would help and it does not, still just the bulls-eye and no dot. I am thinking about exchanging it but afraid I will just get another one with the same problem when I go to 2.0.1. Or do I just wait for another update (ridiculous).
This was all done outside with a clear view of the sky.
Does anyone have anymore information from apple on this or any other ideas on how to fix it?
Thanks
Steps to get gps working again
My GPS also stopped working after the 2.0.1 update too.
However, I eventually got it working again by doing the following:
After following these steps my iPhone worked out where it was, and it has been working ever since, locking onto its position within a minute (both through cell towers initially then gps). Hopefully this will help other iPhone users with the same issue!
My GPS also stopped working after the 2.0.1 update too.
However, I eventually got it working again by doing the following:
- Turned off 3G, wifi, and location services in settings
- Restarted my iPhone
- Went out to a spot with a really clear view of the sky (not easy in London, I had to go to the middle of a park), loaded google maps and hit the find crosshair button
- Left iPhone to aquire its position for at least 10 minutes
- Turned back on location services, 3g, and wifi
After following these steps my iPhone worked out where it was, and it has been working ever since, locking onto its position within a minute (both through cell towers initially then gps). Hopefully this will help other iPhone users with the same issue!
For me, since the 2.0.1 update, the triangulation seems to work most of the time, however my GPS location seems to rarely work. I flew to Louisville, KY last week and actually needed directions, I waited 5 minutes before giving up and calling somebody to get directions. But after being in Louisville a couple hours it seemed to eventually figure out where I was and seemed to work better. However, now that I'm back in Raleigh, NC I don't think I've been able to get GPS to work since.
Ok something to try quick. I haven't had time to test but it seemed to work this morning:
Turn Wifi off.
Open up maps and let it get the cell tower triangulation (bulls eye).
Double tap the screen to zoom in.
Double tap the screen to zoom in once more and then dont touch it.
Make sure the location thing in the corner is still blue.
Wait 5 minutes for blue dot.
I have no idea if this would have anything to do with it but I did this zooming in this morning and I got the dot in about 5 minutes. It could have just been coincidence. Someone else try it and see.
Turn Wifi off.
Open up maps and let it get the cell tower triangulation (bulls eye).
Double tap the screen to zoom in.
Double tap the screen to zoom in once more and then dont touch it.
Make sure the location thing in the corner is still blue.
Wait 5 minutes for blue dot.
I have no idea if this would have anything to do with it but I did this zooming in this morning and I got the dot in about 5 minutes. It could have just been coincidence. Someone else try it and see.
I thought my "fix" had been turning off the WiFi - turns out that was probably just a coincidence and it now works fine.
What I think fixed it was that I had synched the phone with a NZ laptop - there's a setting somewhere in the General Section to do with region format.
Changed that to UK and now mine works every time.
What I think fixed it was that I had synched the phone with a NZ laptop - there's a setting somewhere in the General Section to do with region format.
Changed that to UK and now mine works every time.