The OTA for Beta 2 likely didn't include whatever was broken but the larger/complete IPSW did. My only guess is some part of the Beta 1 OTA failed to update something or updated improperly.

Every time the GPS was there as soon as the app loaded. I have used Waze for a couple of hours since on several trips, killing and relaunching the app each time. As soon as the phone booted I launched Waze and already had solid GPS.

I could be wrong on that aspect and would appreciate correction if that's the case.Īt any rate I installed the IPSW using iTunes. What has fixed mine (at least for today) was using IPSW file which I got from IPSW for A1901 This file is 3.41GB where the other IPSW files I tried were much smaller - I am guessing the larger file is the complete OS where the other smaller ones are updates to a base it expects the phone to have. Frequently took a half hour to acquire and then was prone to dropping. None made a noticeable difference.īeta 2 (OTA Update) made the GPS worse. In efforts to fix it I reset Network Settings and Location and Privacy. After locking was normally completely stable/normal. GPS was slow to acquire on Beta 1 (which I acquired via OTA update) - normally at least 6 minutes.

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