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Get the GPS coordinates of a photo in Mac Photos.app
I just tested exporting a file from Photos and it retained GPS information. Are you using Export > Export X Photo(s), or Export > Export Unmodified Originals for X Photo(s)? I used the latter.
To ...
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Extract a GPS track (as .gpx) from a series of jpg photos
exiftool itself can now also generate GPX files. You can download the gpx.fmt template from the exiftool website, then run
exiftool -p ./gpx.fmt *JPG > output.gpx
Some useful options:
-if makes ...
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Can my iPhone tell me where I have recently been walking?
Option 1 - Google Maps Location History
One of the easiest solutions for background location tracking that takes very low amount of energy. Download Google Maps and Enable "Location History".
How to ...
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GPS Exif from iPhone photo upload in Safari?
This is a privacy feature. iOS will always strip EXIF from uploaded photos.
It is correct that [iOS] strips exif data. This is also not a bug on [iOS] but actually a feature.
Image upload from ...
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Are there any GPS recording applications for the iPhone?
mshamma
I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to respond...
I too actually wanted an app to continuously track myself (on iPhone) in the background, each day, and without draining my battery too ...
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How accurate is the iPhone X location data?
How accurate is the GPS information that developers can get when using the iPhone X?
It's a subjective question and the perceived accuracy of location data may differ based on usage, location and ...
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Make iPhone use GPS-only location services
The iPhone's systems are optimized for battery life. From the chip design to the OS, battery conservation takes precedence over all.
GPS chips are massive power consumers. Read these answers for more ...
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Get the GPS coordinates of a photo in Mac Photos.app
Right click on the photo and choose edit with Preview. Go to Tools → Show location info and click on the GPS tag.
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Improve GPS accuracy by disabling cellular data
Cellular has nothing to do with GPS - they are two distinct technologies. So disabling cellular will not increase/decease the accuracy of GPS
I thought the GPS partially relied on cellular data to ...
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Which iPhones can be found when powered off?
iOS 15 introduced the Find My feature that works even when the device is turned off. The applicable models are: the iPhone 11 through iPhone 15.
Source: The Verge Guide to the iPhone
Find My ...
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GPS on iPhone 6 is not accurate or working at all
It was broken GPS antenna, just replaced it and it worked again.
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Forcefully disconnect GPS unit from kernel
Your laptop does not have a GPS receiver so there is nothing to disconnect (phones do have a GPS chip).
Your location is determined by a couple of methods:
a database of wifi access points. Those ...
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How accurate is the location detection on the iPhone's Find My iPhone app
Location in phones is a combination of:
GPS (from Satellites)
Cell phone network triangulation
Often now uses Wifi assist.
Even though it might seem like Wifi should be more accurate, GPS is best. ...
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Frequent location data extraction
Your photos should be tagged if taken by the phone. You can use iPhone Backup Extractor — it will show you location data and times, that your iPhone tagged a location, be that a photo, a message or ...
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How to share iPhone location with iPad?
No.
While you can share your iPhones location with your iPad via various Apps or the native Find My feature, Navigation Apps will rely on the location of the iPad (as determined by WiFi, or GPS in ...
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iPhone location shows old house location address after a whole month
Have you changed your own home address on your Contact information in the iPhone?
Location finding on phones is assisted-GPS (a combination of WiFi positioning, GPS, and good-old mapping), and while ...
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Improving iPhone/iPad GPS accuracy by using RTK correction data
The built-in GPS
The internal GPS implementation in iPhones and iPads do not support apps getting the raw output that is necessary for them to apply RTK corrections themselves, nor does it support ...
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Why does GPS on the iPhone use so much power?
Some real life measurements, taken with GPS tracking on, offline map used (Galileo app), all other radios off (airplane mode) and power save on.
iPhone SE, iOS 9 consumes 220 mW average
iPhone 5s ...
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GPS Exif from iPhone photo upload in Safari?
According to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16297730/image-upload-from-iphone-strips-exif-data , this doesn't seem possible as Apple forces strips the EXIF data when you select in any web browser ...
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iPhone 6 GPS problem on Pokemon Go
Make sure you have wi-fi switched on if you don't already. It doesn't need to be connected to an access point.
For some reason I get the GPS error even with a good GPS fix if I have my wi-fi switched ...
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Apple Watch app for hiking
Unfortunately there are no apps that satisfy your needs.
The Apple Watch Series 2 can track your location using its GPS receiver, but it can't determine your altitude/elevation on its own. It's ...
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How accurate is the location detection on the iPhone's Find My iPhone app
iPhone fell off my belt riding a motorbike across an enormous field at a model airplane contest. Got a friend with a laptop with a hotspot, linked my iPad to it, and got the location of the phone with ...
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maps.app on iOS "follow me" mode without a destination set
Make sure you have background app refresh turned on for Maps.
Go to Settings -> Maps and in the Allow Maps to Access section, turn on Background App Refresh and Cellular Data.
Also, be sure ...
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Adding GPS support to a Wi-Fi only iPad
Using External GPS / GNSS With iOS
This requires :
The external GPS must be a Made for iPod (MFI) certified External Accessory (EA) that support iOS (has the Apple authentication chip) via a ...
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How does Watch determine distance walked if Location Services are off?
The Apple Watch Series 3 and later comes with a built-in GPS chip. It uses a combination of GPS readings and arm movement which can be detected with the help of built-in accelerometer and give you an ...
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Bluetooth tracking built into iOS?
Yes - Apple’s API/SDK and framework for location aware Bluetooth technology is branded iBeacon.
https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/
It is designed for your device to orient itself and take actions ...
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iPhone Shortcut to change app location services preferences
I needed to do this for the State Farm Drive Safe & Save app - for me the URL was
prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION/com.statefarm.DriveSafeAndSave
Open Shortcuts App / + / Add Action / Web / ...
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How to share iPhone location with iPad?
I had the same problem and found a solution that works for me.
I found GPS2IP which communicate GPS position of iPhone using NMEA protocol through wifi.
You need to use on iPad an App compatible with ...
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