Location GPS not working during navigation - iPhone 17 Pro

Yep me too. Exactly as described here. Starts fine, 10 minutes in GPS stops working and only fix is a total device restart.

It’s nothing to do with VPN, seeing the sky etc. This started with iOS 26, my routine is identical and has been for years and this issue only started recently since getting a 17 Pro.

Same issue. Noticed it on google maps first, the GPS just freezes when I’m driving and then finds itself after about 10 minutes. Switched to Apple Maps and the same issue so it’s related to the GPS and not an app. I switched to iPhone this year after a lifetime of android. Think I’ll be going back unless this fixed soon.

People suggesting buildings and trees can block GPS, that’s ridiculous. None of my previous phones for the last 10 years have had an issue with the environment, why would the iPhone 17 Pro have that issue?

That’s funny since all three of our iPhones are exhibiting the same exact issue. Remarkable coincidence then wouldn’t you say? Also, there are plenty of visible complaints on this issue at the moment.

I am not sure why, I am having similar issues with GPS being with poor accuracy and sensitivity. I was on IPhone 13 pro before I switched to IPhone 17 pro, where iPhone 13 pro was completely fine and I am happy with its performance, but IPhone 17 pro has been terrible when it comes to GPS navigation, if the phone covers a bit by the dashboard parts well above the phone yet, GPS starts to say “trying to connect to GPS” and hangs. Very bad experience on GPS.

Same here, multiple times over the last few days the GPS on WAZE goes haywire and wants me to make random multiple turns, U-turns and then freezes. Today my friend opened his phone a 16 running the older ios and we ran WAZE side by side, his worked flawlessly and mine malfunctioned immediately.....please Apple... fix this!

I'm seeing the same issue while in wireless CarPlay. Google Maps works fine for maybe 5-10 mins. Then just freezes and stops updating my location. Voice prompts stop too. Apple Maps just has no idea where I am at all....same with Waze. Restarting the phone seems to fix it but this isn't always an option while driving 70MPH on the freeway. Plugging the phone in does seem to help. But I was just driving with Google Maps on and the phone plugged in and Google Maps froze for a few minutes again. Never a problem before ios 26.0.1.

Oh man, this has been driving me crazy for the past week or two! I'm on an iPhone 17 Pro Max 1Tb model running iOS 26.1, and this has been happening semi-consistently for me, starting with iOS 26.0.1.

As others have noted, my GPS functionality (regardless of which app I'm using) will just stop updating my location. It's extra frustrating when it works fine for a while (long enough for me to feel confident) and then stops mid-drive - I sailed right by my freeway exit several times this past weekend, got lost on my way to a Craigslist purchase, etc. Very annoying!

Really hope Apple is working on this...

Wanted to update that I have the same issue here. Owned my first iPhone for about a month (17 Pro), and in recent days, my GPS has been going in and out while using navigation. I use wireless CarPlay and am running IOS 26, and I'm not sure what's prompting this issue now and not when I bought the phone. (I use Apple Maps and Google Maps interchangeably) And it's not only with navigation but with GPS as a whole. Find my can't find my iPhone, or Life360, or Google Maps. Apple Maps will show my location before it froze, and Google Maps will still say I am home. Restarting the phone is the only solution right now, sucks to have this as my first experience on iPhone, I never thought such a problem could happen at all.

Yesterday after 17 Pro Maxupdate to 26.1, I used GPS for about 90 minutes total driving around town, using only iPhone for part of the time and CarPlay later.. I did not experience the same GPS freeze problems I have been having. Too early to declare victory, but maybe (hopefully) 26.1 fixed this bug.

This is happening on my iPhone 17 pro as well. My current location does not update for many miles. Was directed by Apple Maps many miles out of the way until I figured out was wrong. My wife got out her iPhone 16 and everything worked perfectly. We are both on iOS 26.0.1. Happens sporadically, maybe half the routes get stuck or can’t find my starting location when using the 17 pro.

Relieved in a way to see other people having the same problem. For me it’s been happening more recently than when I first got the phone. I will be able to set a destination and directions and the starting point is right on. Then, while driving, the map stops tracking me and just stays at my origin. This happened with Apple Maps as well as Google. It would take a reboot (I did pull over to do that) for it to get working again but then it would do it again on the way home. This literally just started in the past two weeks. Up until then all was good. I just updated to 26.1 this morning and I’ll see how that goes.

My friend’s iPhone 12 was on 18.7.1. Your theory holds. Seems to be 26/26.0.1 issue.

All mapping apps, Google, Apple, Waze, business apps that track you, or any other use the same GPS module in the iPhone, so any problem with one will be a problem with all.

iOS 26.1 has fixed this for me!

I recently Upgraded from a 14 Pro that was running IOS 26.1 to an 17 pro I was experiencing this in all nav apps I also replaced my handset and the issue still persists.