USA iPadAir GPS not working in Europe

[Newbee Racer]

Hello all,

For a short charter trip, flew to Europe from USA. I have Navionics on 2021 iPadAir but the GPS did not work in Europe. Good thing I could download the Navionics "trial" on the iPhone on the spot and used it instead. Strangely enough, I Phone GPS actually worked but iPad didn't. Both are USA devices.

Any advice on why this may have happened and what to do about it going forward?

I can't return the ipad and Navionics subscription is unique to the device

Thanks in advance for your insights

 

[Grande Mastere Dreade]

pad set to airplane mode? wireless turned off?

 

[Zonker]

Did you buy the US GPS only model?

The European GPS system model costs extra because socialism

 

[tane]

...should have brought your sextant!

 

[clucas]

@Newbee Racer on your iPad, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Setvices and verify that Location Services is turned on and enabled for Navionics.

 

[Jambalaya]

My US iPhone GPS works fine in Europe (edit: I see yours worked fine too)

GPS is a global system, the GPS chips in iPads are the same everywhere

Have you tried it without the US Sim card

 

[Jambalaya]

Did you buy the US GPS only model?

The European GPS system model costs extra because socialism

Joking aside the Europeans are working on their own system Galileo. Due to a row over Brexit the EU excluded UK so UK won't share it's base stations thus Galileo won't have global coverage 🤣

 

[LeoV]

Oh, really ?
Oh, no. Global coverage since at least 2018. Actually in theory more global then GPS, 5 degrees North and South extra. Not that most care.
Not sharing base stations only helps in calculating were the receiver is on earth. So not helping SAR missions. So the EU placed one Ground Sensor Station in the Antartic as UK were to infantile.
Stations name ? Troll.

Meanwhile UK disbanded it's own GPS system after spending half a billion.

 

[Newbee Racer]

pad set to airplane mode? wireless turned off?

this is wi-fi only model and no wireless signal. It is supposed to have GPS. It is iPadAir is 4th gen, model nyfq2ll/a, running sw version 15.4.1

 

[Newbee Racer]

@Newbee Racer on your iPad, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Setvices and verify that Location Services is turned on and enabled for Navionics.

I did all of that at the first sign of trouble but no use. Weirdly enough, iPhone worked

 

[Newbee Racer]

My US iPhone GPS works fine in Europe (edit: I see yours worked fine too)

GPS is a global system, the GPS chips in iPads are the same everywhere

Have you tried it without the US Sim card

This is wifi only model.

 

[Flaming]

this is wi-fi only model and no wireless signal. It is supposed to have GPS. It is iPadAir is 4th gen, model nyfq2ll/a, running sw version 15.4.1

My understanding is that wifi only ipads do not have a GPS receiver.

 

[LeoV]

Does it have GPS ?

All models
Digital compass
Wi‑Fi
iBeacon microlocation
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
Built‑in GPS/GNSS
Cellular

iPad Air (4th generation) - Technical Specifications

 

[dogwatch]

My understanding is that wifi only ipads do not have a GPS receiver.

Well, mine somehow knows precisely where I am. So I guess it has a GPS receiver.

 

[Flaming]

Well, mine somehow knows precisely where I am. So I guess it has a GPS receiver.

If it has wifi reception then it can know.....

 

[El Borracho]

If it has wifi reception then it can know.....

This is how older iPads worked. No GPS if no wireless radio (SIM).

 

[JohnMB]

This is how older iPads worked. No GPS if no wireless radio (SIM).

Yup,
I was looking at buying an ipad once and decided against when I found that the wifi only model did not have gps.

GPS on Ipad 4th Gen WiFi only - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

location is done through wifi by detecting networks.

 

[Grande Mastere Dreade]

this is wi-fi only model and no wireless signal. It is supposed to have GPS. It is iPadAir is 4th gen, model nyfq2ll/a, running sw version 15.4.1

if you don't have a cellular on your ipad you don't have gps... apple being the cheap bastards they are... do a find for gps at the link location below

https://support.apple.com/kb/SP828?locale=en_US

 

[Grande Mastere Dreade]

there are wireless only android tablets out there that have gps chips in them... i have one that has all three chips, gps / Galileo / glossnas

 

[JohnMB]

this is wi-fi only model and no wireless signal. It is supposed to have GPS. It is iPadAir is 4th gen, model nyfq2ll/a, running sw version 15.4.1

iPad Air (4th generation) - Technical Specifications

Location
All models
Digital compass
Wi‑Fi
iBeacon microlocation
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
Built‑in GPS/GNSS
Cellular