Devices for navigation and location that make use of the data transmitted by the Global Positioning System, the network of satellite transmitters in orbit about the Earth
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How can I use an iPhone to “tag” a location using GPS so I can bookmark a location?
I need to tag a "location" of interest such as
An nest or hive out in nature where no cellular service is available
Location of a good view on a mountain (where no cell service is visible)
Location ...
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Can i track my friend's iphone with the help of any app on iphone?
Can i track my friend's iphone with the help of any app on iphone? Is it really possible? He always tells a lie about location.
I tried many apps on App Store but they all are fake.
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How to save or export a photo without the GPS data?
I have used Preview's export function to export a JPG file to PNG format, and GPS information is still embedded in the picture. Is there any tools in OSX that allows me to strip off the GPS data?
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Why did my iPhone's GPS tracking get so bad?
I started using the Nike+ GPS app on my iPhone 4 (not 4s) to track my running in summer 2011. The GPS measurement of runs was pretty consistent: runs on the same course would vary as much as a tenth ...
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Is there a tool that allows for changing the time in a GPS file?
I have a GPS tracked stored in a GPX file. Now I'm looking for a tool that allows me to set the start time of the track and the duration, and the tool should automatically evenly distribute the ...
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How is my iPod Touch able to determine my location when I'm offline?
When I'm traveling through a city, as long as there are wifi networks nearby (even if they are secured with a password), my iPod Touch can determine my current location with great accuracy—obviously ...
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Need offline iOS GPS app for Southeast Asia
Looking for recommendations for a good offline GPS tracker for SE Asia (Singapore, Cambodia, and Thailand, specifically). I was looking at Gaia GPS, but I can't quite tell from their site if they ...
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Can GPS be used by more than 1 app at a time
I'm looking at various apps which use GPS tracking, and was wondering if more than 1 app at a time was able to gain access to the GPS data?
For example I might want to use one app with route planning ...
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Sharing GPS signal to a Wifi-only iPad
I want to share live GPS data from an Android smartphone to my iPad (4th generation wifi-only). I've read about BTstacks and other jailbreak tweaks, but I don't want to jailbreak! I have also read ...
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What iPhone maps app can I use if I don't have a SIM card?
I'm going to be using my iPhone overseas without a SIM card, but I want to use turn-by-turn navigation to walk and drive around.
I'm willing to plot my route via wifi before I leave the house, but I ...
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Why does Find My Mac report different locations
We had an iPhone and a MacBook Air stolen. I was able to track both units at different times. As I understand it the Find My iPhone service uses GPS and cell tower triangulation to locate iPhones. ...
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Using iPhone's GPS in remote areas
I plan to go hiking in an area where I do not anticipate there being much cell coverage at all. What there is will likely be very spotty. I would like to use the All Trails app to track my progress ...
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What mapping application also leaves digital Breadcrumbs?
I've moved into a new area of the city and it would be nice to feel like I've explored the area properly. I'd like to be able to say that I've walked down every street within, say a mile. I'm looking ...
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Does GPS tagging for camera images work without wifi connection with iphone 5?
I want to make pictures with the iphone 5 and want the position information (GPS) in it.
Is it possible to tag pictures without any internet connection?
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Navionics mobile app for iPad 3
I am planning to buy the Navionics app for iPad: does it require a Wi-Fi or cellular connection to use the Navionics maps for navigation?
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What location data will an Android phone provide to an iOS device that lacks GPS?
Will my iPad 4 Wi-Fi only (or an iPod touch) get live location data for navigation purposes if I connect to an Android mobile phone that is enabled as a Wi-Fi hotspot?
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How to change Bluetooth channel used by Google Earth
This might be more a Google Earth issue, but here goes.
I've paired my Mountain Lion laptop with a Garmin Bluetooth GPS, and can confirm getting NMEA data over the serial channel with
cat ...
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Do location-aware apps work on the iPod touch?
A lot of iPhone apps use GPS positioning to provide services. However, the iPod touch does not have GPS capabilities, although it does have WiFi-based location services, if I'm not mistaken. Do ...
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how might one spoof GPS on a desktop Mac
I use a social network site that attaches location information to posts made on iPhones or MacBooks. When I post from my desktop, no GPS information is available and this field is left blank (there is ...
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iPhone 4S with GPS and GLONASS receiver
I have a little understanding of GLONASS receiver and together with GPS, it's more accurate than the phones equipped only with A-GPS.
Here you have a video which compares A-GPS only iPhone 4 with ...
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How frequently does Passbook use the GPS
Finally Bookings update is App, which is now compatible with Passbook.
By going to My bookings and selecting a reservation it is possible to add it to passbook.
Now, as far as I understood, this ...
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What's a good sports tracker app for iPhone?
I'm looking for an app for tracking activities like walking, running or bicycling. Lots of people I know with Android or Nokia phones use such apps, but I don't know what's a good option for iOS.
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Does a deactivated iPhone 4 still have GPS capability?
I just got my iPhone 5, and I deactivated my iPhone 4. I am wondering if I can keep my iPhone 4 as a iPod that I run with. Question is can, my Nike+ app still accurately track my runs?
I would much ...
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Is there an app to disable everything but GPS on iPhone?
I use my iPhone 4 as a GPS device when I go tramping, but since the phone is constantly searching for signal in remote locations it drains through the battery extremely quickly.
The simple solution ...
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What is gs-loc.apple.com?
I have little snitch installed and every time I resume my macbook pro gs-loc.apple.com on port 443 wants to connect. I'm thinking it's to find your location so that iCloud can display it. the exec is ...
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NMEA GPS data from mobile hotspot -> Wifi-only iPad
I have a 4G mobile hotspot for when I travel on business. It makes NMEA GPS data available to connected clients.
I've been thinking about buying an iPad (first one for me). Can the wifi-only iPad ...
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Location service doesn't work on Wifi iPod Touch
Although it's set to ON in the settings, when i use Maps, the application ask me wether i want to authorise it using my current location or not, i confirm, but i got always Cannot Determine Location ...
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Does the iPod touch have a GPS?
Does the iPod touch have a GPS? If not how, does it know where it is and how dependable is it?
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Is there an external bluetooth GPS antenna for Google maps on iPod touch WiFi?
I have a iPod touch WiFi and would like to use Google Maps with GPS for driving.
Question: is there an external bluetooth GPS antenna that will allow for this?
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iPhone EXIF/GPS Timestamp - Appears to be based on local settings?
I was under the impression that the iPhone received timestamps along with GPS location data. While I can't say its not true for the internal database, it seems to be for the EXIF data attached to ...
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Concern with location sevices on previously owned iPad
I bought an iPad off of Craigslist, I wiped it clean and set it up as my own. Is there any way that the previous owner can view my location? Either with MobileMe or find my iPad?
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Not charging iPhone when using GPS apps
I have GPS Drive App Motion X-GPS. I tried to use this app with my iPhone/iPad cigarette charger plugged in, but the battery is keep draining even with the charger to make this app almost useless for ...
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How can I use iPhone GPS and share it with an OS X application to get live position on Mac?
How can I use iPhone GPS and share it with an OS X application to get live position on Mac?
Note: I am looking for a way of seeing current location, live, in Google Earth, Google maps or something ...
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Why does iPhone Maps app sometimes ask to enable Wi-Fi for “accuracy”, even though Location Services (GPS) is enabled?
Background:
I have an iPhone 3GS with iOS 5.1, and a 3G data plan that I keep enabled. I also keep "Location Services" (GPS) always on, since I use applications that take advantage of it.
However, I ...
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Did Apple degrade the accuracy of the iPhone 4S GPS compared to the iPhone 4
I have done some extensive testing of my iPhone 4S compared to my iPhone 4 and found GPS accuracy has suffered substantially.
I've been using the 4 for about a year, riding a bicycle on a 3 mile loop ...
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when the GPS is enabled, does it drain battery?
if the GPS is enabled, but the app doesn't use it, does it drain battery? (I understand that GPS drains battery because it requires a different component to be charged up.) Or the fact that the GPS is ...
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Can I have my iPhone navigate through my car's stereo?
Is there an iPhone navigation/GPS app that will announce the turn-by-turn directions through a car's stereo via bluetooth?
I already have my iPhone synced with my car via bluetooth for calls, so I'm ...
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How can I tell when the iPhone is actively using GPS versus only using region monitoring?
I run Google Latitude on an iPhone 4 with background updates turned on. How can I distinguish between when it's actively grabbing the location vs when it's using region monitoring to wait for the ...
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Iphone 3G is very slow when launch apps that use GPS
I have a iPhone 3G is very slow when launching apps that use GPS, like Google Maps or similar. The phone becomes unusable until I restart the OS.
One trick that seems to work occasionally is to ...
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Can I upload my Garmin Forerunner running track data from my iPad 2?
I use a Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS watch to track my running.
At the moment I have to use an ANT+ USB dongle to get the data (GPX) from my watch on to my computer/laptop.
I upload the data to the ...
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How to switch off the GPS (but not disable location tracking) on an iPhone?
Is there any way to switch off the GPS on an iPhone 4, so that the location tracker application can use GSM instead (this is only to save my battery)?
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How to reset Wi-Fi location history
If I have understood correctly, iPhones use Wi-Fi points to locate themselves more quickly.
I was working in one location and my company has now moved to a different location. I guess they brought ...
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Does iPad 2 3G's GPS work without SIM card inserted?
I own an iPad 2 with 3G but I've not inserted SIM card and I'm not planning to unless it's really necessary to get GPS working.
I was wondering if iPad 2 3G can navigate without SIM card (thru ...
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Can iPhone 4 use GPS when out of cell tower range?
There seems to be some dispute on whether the iPhone can still get a GPS signal when out of cell tower range, see this archived Apple support thread, for example.
I had a friend out in the woods ...
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Why does GPS on the iPhone use so much power?
I keep reading in articles that GPS on the iPhone, or any cell phone for that matter, uses a lot of power, but I've never heard an explanation of why.
Why is this? The phone doesn't have to transmit ...
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iPhone 4S GPS accuracy [closed]
Has the GPS chip been upgraded in the iPhone 4S? How does it compare to the 4 and 3GS?
As I understand it the GPS in iPhone 4 is much better than that in the 3GS.
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Accesing iphone gps position from the macbook?
I observed that an ipad (wifi) connected to a personal hotspot made by an iphone does get also the GPS position.
The question is how can I get this from a MacBook Pro?
I would like to use it with ...
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An iOS GPS application that shows satellite locations and lock-on details?
I'm a big fan of Kinetic and use it track my bike rides as well as map the local trails. Lately it's been giving me some grief though and telling me I have a weak GPS signal at the outset of rides. It ...
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Are there any GPS recording applications for the iPhone?
I was wondering if there was an iPhone application that would continuously reads the GPS location and saves them for later analysis. For example, I would like to be able to tell where I was at certain ...
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iPhone app to follow/navigate an imported .gpx
Is there an iPhone app that allows one to follow an imported .gpx track, in a car navigation-like way?
The apps I found so far, like Trails, can only display the track on a map. What I am looking for ...
