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My iPad can’t be located by my iPhone, automatic time settings are not working and google maps doesn’t show my present location. All settings are set correctly. Hard reset doesn’t help. I signed out from iCloud & back in and location services (GPS) began working, however after a period of short time the same problem retuned. More puzzling is that the same problem occurs my wife’s iPad while location services works fine on both our iPhones.
iPad Air, iPadOS 17
That sounds like you don’t have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on, or the network settings are corrupted. If you are sure Wi-Fi is on:
Do you use VPN? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile.
For network settings:
After thoroughly examining this problem & also changing my modem router it appears that this issue occurs only in my building. When I distance myself about 40 meters from my building, Location services function properly. The only explanation in that there is some type of interference in my building.
MikeJuliana wrote:
After thoroughly examining this problem & also changing my modem router it appears that this issue occurs only in my building. When I distance myself about 40 meters from my building, Location services function properly. The only explanation in that there is some type of interference in my building.
GPS using satnav only works outdoors with a clear view of the sky in all directions. It doesn’t work at all indoors, so Apple and other manufacturers support “aGPS” or Assisted GPS, implemented by tracking you by the known locations of millions of Wi-Fi networks around the world. But for this to work you must leave Wi-Fi on all the time. You don’t have to connect to Wi-Fi, but Wi-Fi hotspots continuously broadcast their “Wi-Fi” addresses, so when your phone sees the broadcast it knows your location, because hotspots only have a range of about 30 meters (100 feet). And if the iPhone can detect more than one hotspot it can narrow your location further.
Thank you for your prompt reply. Both iPhones work fine on WiFi also I tried using hotspot (the internet of my cellular Carrier) still no location services
Was this fixed? I am facing same issue with my new iPhone 16 Pro
Thank You for your prompt reply. I’ve had several iPhones over the years and the location services functioned properly all the time at home all those years. This is a recent issue.
Location services stopped working
