Maps, GPS nothing working right

[a1c]

After upgrading to 3.0 on my Iphone 3G, I have noticed that the 'MAPS' app or google maps that comes on the phone is not working correctly.

It seems that it can't find my true current location. It keeps telling me that i'm about 7 miles away from where I really am.

Anyone else having this problem??

 

[macfanboy]

nope

 

[Que]

maybe you don't know where you actually are and maps does.

 

[The Californian]

maybe you don't know where you actually are and maps does.

Google always knows best. You should get out of that strangers house already. Go to the home Google says is your home.

 

[OrlandoTragic]

My GPS is quite a bit off too.

 

[iTouchIt]

+1 You should always be where google wants you to be.

 

[skythefly13]

My GPS is quite a bit off too.

Same! Mine is about 5 miles off. Weird

 

[a1c]

maybe you don't know where you actually are and maps does.

Cute...oh that must be your British sense of humor...non existent.

Anyway, it seems from talking to people on the official Apple forums that this is a problem that many are experiencing.


And it should be something looked into soon because all those apps that use google maps are reporting the wrong locations!

 

[twynne]

Mine's off too... actually shows me on the opposite side of the river at a distance of about 5 miles I'd guess.

 

[slapguts]

Turn off wifi, and try it again. Report back.

 

[a1c]

Turn off wifi, and try it again. Report back.

Never had wifi on. But turned on and off. Still occuring.

 

[Que]

Cute...oh that must be your British sense of humor...non existent.

Anyway, it seems from talking to people on the official Apple forums that this is a problem that many are experiencing.


And it should be something looked into soon because all those apps that use google maps are reporting the wrong locations!

I'm not British.

But anyway......

 

[Rob Mclovin]

Same! Mine is about 5 miles off. Weird

Same HERE! After updating to 3.0 on a 3g, its about 5-10 miles off. Sometimes it will fix itself, but most of the time no!

 

[a1c]

Same HERE! After updating to 3.0 on a 3g, its about 5-10 miles off. Sometimes it will fix itself, but most of the time no!

Exactly. I actually had it find my real location for a split second and then it darted back to a location some 10 miles away.

 

[doobs]

I am having a similar problem. See:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/726338/

 

[Bentov]

Mine is off as well, but only about 1/5 of a mile or so.

 

[Bentov]

I found a solution...at least one that worked for me

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/726583/

just switch to magnetic north.

 

[OrlandoTragic]

I found a solution...at least one that worked for me

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/726583/

just switch to magnetic north.

Mine has been on Magnetic North and I'm still having problems

 

[iMerlin]

Mine has been on Magnetic North and I'm still having problems

Try resetting network settings...

Settings/General/Reset/Reset Network Settings

 

[iUser4Lyfe]

3G S is on point for me.

 

[milani]

My GPS actually got better. My phone could never triangulate my position when on a wi-fi network (it would always just have the large circle, but never the blue dot). As soon as I upgraded to 3.0 it triangulates immediately! I love it!

 

[itsmequinn]

Same problem. Just wanted to add my voice to the mix. It seems that my phone will only use cell tower triangulation to get an approximate location for me (which alternates between coreect and incorrect as previous posters have indicated). The actual gps unit never kicks in and when I'm in a car the location does not update live as it used to. Anyone have a solution?