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How accurate is share my location [duplicate]
With a cell tower in sight about a 3/4 of a mile away how accurate is the share my location if the phone is in a Walmart
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Enigma: How can my iPad mini without GPS know his location?
I have an iPad mini, non-cellular, without GPS.
Yesterday, I had opened the app RATP. In the app, I had a map. I took my iPad outside, in Paris. I opened my iPad. I still had the map. And — surprise, ...
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Are bluetooth and wifi required for location based reminders?
To get location based reminders to work, are bluetooth and wifi required to be enabled or just bluetooth?
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Does Apple's stock Reminders app geofencing work with iBeacons?
I'd like to know whether geofenced reminders in Apple's stock Reminders app can use iBeacons to trigger.
My use case is that I'd like to place an iBeacon in my home, and trigger reminders when it is ...
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Does Google Maps iOS have voice navigation
I have been using Google Maps iOS (Australia) and i have never received voice navigation. Is this supported? And if so is it supported in Australia? And if so once again, where should I check to get ...
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iOS location based reminders not working accurately
I created a location based reminder to notify me when I leave my house. However, the notification does not pop-up until I am about five miles away. What do I need to do to have the notification pop-up ...
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How accurate is the location detection on the iPhone's Find My iPhone app
How accurate is the GPS on the iPhone's Find My iPhone app?
I used Find My iPhone app to track a friend. The first 3 stops were dead on but when it refreshed it showed them to be several streets over ...
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Prevent Maps from changing modes of direction
I was riding my bicycle downtown today listening to music and directions from my phone through my headphones. Since I was riding my bike I wanted walking directions but any time I started picking up ...
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Geotagging with Photos or other app
I've got ~100GB of photos that I've imported into Photos. Photos stayed in place because they are in date related subfolders. I would stay with original sorting as it is more usable with other photo ...
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Can iOS use Wi-Fi to get location even if Wi-Fi is off?
On Android, if the user turns Wi-Fi off, the phone will still scan for nearby Wi-Fi access points to help determine the phone's location (discussed in e.g. this article). Does iOS also have this ...
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Access Mac App Store via VPN
I am pretty new to Macs, but I am not sure that is relevant here. I do use a VPN sometimes (and will do so more). It seems to work OK for browsers, email etc as it should.
However, I wanted to change ...
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How can I show geolocation of one specific photo on a map in iOS?
Just changed from Samsung Galaxy 5 to iPhone. Galaxy's feature I liked was click on a photo, then more info, and if the photo was geotagged, it would open a map showing location.
I can only show ...
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Open addresses in google maps instead of apple maps
Street addresses in Messages, Calendar, etc appear as links to click. But when I tap on these links, they open in Apple maps. I prefer to use google maps (or citymapper, where available).
How can ...
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iPhone: View Photo Location in Maps
I though this would be so obvious that the answer should be simple.
I have a photo taken somewhere. I select it in the Photos app, and select the Share icon. I would simply like the option to view ...
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Keep Maps/Waze on screen when answering call
I have my iPhone paired with my car's Bluetooth. I typically have my iPhone displaying Waze or Apple Maps in navigation mode. When I answer a call, the Phone app takes over the entire screen and I no ...
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Does the iPhone GPS work in an airplane cruising between 30000-40000 feet?
I have a very basic question: if I enable GPS in my iPhone when in an airplane cruising at an altitude between 30000-40000 feet (roughly 9-12 km), will the GPS actually give valid data?
I read a ...
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Location services incorrectly reporting location to app
I am using a third party financial app on my iPhone 6, and for some technical reason my iPhone is unable to provide the app the exact location. It always shows that I am not in the UK, because in ...
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Turn off location services automatically, when app is no longer in foreground
I want location services to only be on when certain apps like maps are being used. I understand that maps stays in the background now since ios 8, and thus location services will stay on. Is there a ...
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Is there a way to disable the auto-recognition of addresses in Safari?
Whenever I click on a full address in a text box in Safari, it is auto-recognized and pops up a map, like in the following screenshot:
Is there any way to disable this? This does not happen in ...
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iPhone 6 and iPad picking up different location settings for search and ads
iPad and iPhone think they're in a different country. All ads and searches default to Hong Kong.
I have checked my location setting on each device and they're set for Australia and I've cleared the ...
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Can I see a list of location notifications set up through Find my Friends?
I want to know if I have already setup a repeating location (geofence) notification in the Find my Friends app before I create a dupe of an old one. Is there a way to see a list of location ...
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How do I remove "nearby cocktail bars" on iOS 9?
A friend of mine in AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) asked me if I knew of a way to remove "nearby bars" from his iPhone. This appears when you swipe left and the built in Maps feature displays this.
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How do I change geolocation of photos in the Photo app?
The thing is, there is a bunch of photos I've taken that are referred at the wrong location.
For example: there is a picture of my dad that was taken at my home in Barueri, Brazil and the Photo app ...
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How does my iPhone (iOS 9) know that I'm about to drive home?
Since iOS 9, every time I get in my car and start it, I receive a notification that I can expect an x minutes drive to my home. How does the phone know that I'm driving my car?
Does it detect motion ...
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After asking to be remembered to return a call, geofence won't go off
When someone called me, I tapped on the "Remind me later" button, I called back without the phone telling me, but I noticed that the geofence icon won't shut off even after resets. Why is this ...
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Apple's Map Program Crashes repeatedly and reliably whenever a zoom is attempted
Any ideas as to why this is happening? I am stumped.
Here is the crash report (with the binary images removed):
Process: Maps [999]
Path: /Applications/Maps.app/...
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Google Maps won't start on iPhone 4
I tap on the icon for the app, the splash screen appears, and then it promptly crashes back to the home screen without a trace.
I've updated to the latest version of the app and the latest version of ...
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In Safari, how can I allow a site to locate me, after I have refused?
In Safari on iOS 8 on my iPad, I went to a page on the site www.castorama.fr.
The page wanted to locate me. So Safari asked me, and I refused (too quickly).
Now, I want to accept.
1) How can I ...
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No passcode if at home?
Is there a way to set up the iPhone so that when I'm away from home it requires a lock code, but when I'm at home I don't need a passcode?
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How can my iPhone know my location whilst in airplane mode?
I've been curious about this for awhile. I've seen this happen for multiple versions of the iPhone with multiple apps, but to be specific, today with the iPhone 5s, iOS 9.0 and the Galileo map app, I ...
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After I traveled abroad, my Mac thinks I'm in the wrong timezone
I have selected the option to set the time zone base on my current location. It correctly detects my location (London), but it still keeps the time as New York time.
See screenshot image.
This is ...
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Make iPhone use GPS-only location services
The question is as simple and clear as it sounds.
When celullar data and Wi-Fi are turned off on my iPhone 6, location services work great and I get my location in a moment with a precision of 1-2 ...
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How can I run a script automatically when changing Location?
When I change Location (via System Preferences -> Network or -> Location), I would like to be able to run a bash script (specifically, an ssh call to start a SOCKS proxy session).
Is that possible, ...
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macOS detects location but doesn't Set Time Zone Automatically
Recently my automatic timezone update stopped working. (i.e. it used to work but now it doesn't)
The Troubling thing is that my Mac detects the correct location (e.g. Golden, CO), but it doesn't use ...
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How do I open Apple Maps from a Google Maps link in Safari?
I would ideally like a bookmarklet since then I could use it on iOS as well. I tried this Safari extension but I would like an option in the toolbar to open Apple Maps when I'm already on a Google ...
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Apple Maps for iOS App
I'm interested in using Apple Maps for an iOS app, and have a couple of questions about it.
Is there any cost associated with using Apple Maps? Is it free, or does it depend on the type of use?
Does ...
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Apple Watch - Passbook "location aware" notification keeps appearing
Ever since I went to a Starbucks and paid with the Passbook app, I keep getting (what I assume is) a location aware notification to use my Starbucks passbook app.
The trouble is that I keep getting ...
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Command line app location? (OSX)
I wrote a small tool as a cmd tool. Where should it be placed? Which paths are automatically scanned for searching an app? I want to avoid absolute path, because I have to track it on every system.
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Location services on a macbook pro
How can I set the location on my macbook from a GPS set when out of range of any WIFI signal (e.g. at sea)?
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Add GPS Coordinates to iPhone Contact
I like to hike (with dogs). Please how can I add GPS coordinates to an iPhone contact address field or otherwise like "the lodge near Au Sable Falls, NY" at 44.181430, -73.965213. There is no road ...
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Using Location services abroad without roaming charges
I have an offline maps application (maps.me) on my iPhone 5S GSM.
Can I use the location services function abroad without getting charges for roaming when Cellular data is turned off?
(Only data is ...
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If I disable Location Services, will Find My iPhone continue to work?
If I disable Location Services, will Find My iPhone continue to work? I turned off Location Services, but iOS 8.3 is allowing me to leave Find My iPad turned on. The message underneath says though:
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Alternatives to Google Earth that can consume KMZ
I'm trying to eliminate Google software from my OS X experience.
I would like to eliminate Google Earth. Are there OS X tools that can consume or work with KMZ files? Are there good online tools that ...
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Screen capture not working for satellite view of Maps
I'd like to know if it's possible to take a screen capture of the satellite view of 'Maps' on my iPhone 6. It doesn't respond using the Home and Sleep buttons.
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iOS located photos without Wi-Fi/cell network
Last week I was in another country and had no connection to internet nor to my operator. I had the Airplane mode turned on the whole time and took a lot of photos. Yesterday I came back home and ...
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iOS app for marking businesses on a personalized map
I need an app for iPhone (iOS 8) that would:
allow me to save places on a map and group them by categories (e.g. restaurants, bars, clubs, ...)
be more useful if I could change the name of the ...
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Geolocation on Mac Pro
Our Mac Pro is showing our old address as the location. How do we get it to change to new address?
We have switched on and off, reset and it still not working.
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Alternatives for Suggested Routes
Apple maps shows "1 of 3 Suggested Routes".
How do I get to see the alternatives?
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Get my computer's current city and state from terminal
How can I get my computer's location to the granularity of city and country using the command-line?
I know I could get the IP of the correct network interface and do an IP lookup but I wonder if the ...
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OS X: How to get Reminders.app to stop asking for permission to determine your location
Every time I add a location-based reminder to Reminders on iOS, the Reminders.app on OS X asks for permission to obtain my location. Is there any way to get OS X to permanently give permission to ...
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