iOS 5 GM and iPhone 3GS Location Reminders

[eddiexhart]

So I was able to do the whole update to iOS 5 GM to my iPhone 3GS and it runs perfectly smooth. Now my question is, was the Location Reminders exclusive to the iPhone 4 & 4S? Because when I go to Reminders and create a new one and hit Remind Me, the whole Add Location isn't there. Anybody know? No show on the same for my iPad 2.

 

[EdwardSainsbury]

I found this too, my best guess is that the location services on the 3GS aren't as precise as that on the 4 and 4S.

 

[dportis47]

This is some bull! WTH I can't get the location field either!!!

 

[sanford]

I found this too, my best guess is that the location services on the 3GS aren't as precise as that on the 4 and 4S.

It's plenty accurate. I had a 4 and it was stolen, so went back to my 3GS. There's no noticeable difference in location services, other than using GPS drains the battery faster on a 3GS -- like everything does.

My 3GS can show me what room of my house I'm in, and it's not a very large house.

 

[asmedegaardp]

Same thing here

Was really looking forward to the location based reminders, but I to own a 3GS.
As with you guys the location option is not there.
This is BS indeed. The GPS in the 3GS is good enough to support this function!
I can only conclude that Apple has done this to try a push people to buy a 4S.
I like Apple´s products but stuff like this makes me want to run for the open source alternatives.

 

[Matthew Yohe]

It's not the level of precision that's the problem. It's that the cellular modem in the 3GS does not support the ability to send a callback to the processor upon a "large" regional change. This is how the iPhone 4 works. It has hardware dedicated to do this.

 

[pedrotez]

It's not the level of precision that's the problem. It's that the cellular modem in the 3GS does not support the ability to send a callback to the processor upon a "large" regional change. This is how the iPhone 4 works. It has hardware dedicated to do this.

That might be true but the first iOS5 BETA version did have the location based reminders.

I would go for some battery issues on that.

 

[i-Charly]

anyway guys, there are quite a few location based reminder apps on the store. At least one is for free (MapAlarm) and it supports location based reminders on the 3GS:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mapalarm-smart-location-based/id405931556?mt=8

Looks great to me so far.