Confusion iphone GPS and Bluetooth GPS
Submitted: Saturday, Feb 09, 2019 at 15:37
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Member - Paulwh
Hi, I have recently downloaded the ExplorOz app to both my ‘new’ iPad and new iPhone XS. I have worked out that my iPad does not have a GPS chip that works once wifi is lost and I would need a Bluetooth GPS unit to run the app direction functions once wifi is lost.
Is this the same with my iphone once any mobile signal / wifi is lost or does the iphone continue to run the apps directional function if it has no mobile signal or wifi.
As an additional question if I need to purchase a Bluetooth GPS unit do you have any recommendations?
Many thanks
Paul
Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2019 at 16:32
Saturday, Feb 09, 2019 at 16:32
Hi Paul
If your iPad is not cellular, you will have no GPS capability, but all is not lost.
If you open this
link, Bad Elf will come to your aid. This little unit will plug directly into your Lightning connection and give you full GPS capabilities.
If on the other hand you want to keep your lighting connection free for charging the iPad, then on of
these will be even better. It will connect up to 5 units via Bluetooth and you will have no problems at all.
All the best and once again, no need to worry.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member BarryG - Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 11:05
Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 11:05
Hi Stephen,
I use the BadElf with Lightning connector with my iPad Mini4 and the BadElf still provides a pass-through micro-usb connector to plug into power, so the iPhone battery is not an issue. Works
well.
Barry
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 12:10
Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 12:10
Hi Barry
That’s good to hear, and was not aware of that.
I know that the Bad Elf products are a premium and trusted product that not many people may be aware of.
When I was looking at a true Bluetooth GPS receiver/transmitter it was a very informative member,
John from WA that put me on to these great products.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member BarryG - Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 15:13
Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 15:13
Yes Stephen,
BadElf are very reliable products.
The only problem I've ever had was when I was running the BadElf software as
well as
ExplorOz Traveller. It would occasionally freeze up. Then I realized that the BadElf software didn't need to run all the time - just to setup or configure.
Barry
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Reply By: Les - PK Ranger - Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 08:47
Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 08:47
If you wnat / need a bluetooth Glonass GPS receiver to connect your ipad, this is the one I have and it works brilliantly . . .
GNS2000
No affiliation or interest in this company, it's just the first shopping link I found to the device,
shop the internet you may find it even less in cost out there.
I use it with an older full size ipad which is perfect for mapping for me, my iphone 6 and smaller ipad mini4 both have inbuilt GPS, but I love the larger ipad screen.
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Reply By: Justin V2 - Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 22:13
Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 22:13
Or you could just use your phone. The iPad will use the GPS data from a phone if tethered. It does not matter if the phone has coverage of not. GPS does not require a cell signal.
If you are going to use your iPhone and iPad in this way, you will need to have maps that are downloaded onto you iPad, as obviously any streamed maps (ie Google, others in the app store) will no stream.
Lots of people mistaking think that just because streamed maps wont work outside of coverage, that GPS wont work either. This is not the case.
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Follow Up By: Member BarryG - Monday, Feb 11, 2019 at 10:11
Monday, Feb 11, 2019 at 10:11
Justin,
As far as I know, tethering does not transfer the GPS location. It may have done so with the earliest iPhones eight or nine years ago, but not any longer. If you have any evidence to support your suggestion, I'm all ears.
Also, there used to be an app called AirLocation to transfer the GPS signal but it has not been available for some years.
Barry
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Follow Up By: Member BarryG - Monday, Feb 11, 2019 at 18:43
Monday, Feb 11, 2019 at 18:43
Michael,
Yes, I did see that article. I took notice of the last paragraph which says:
"If you have a wifi only iPad, to get a GPS position you will need a dedicated external GPS for iPad. See companies like XGPS, Bad Elf etc from your local pilot
shop."
Barry
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