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iPhone Does anyone have the location arrow persistently on
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As written earlier, the Beta 4 Version is now the current version released today. Maybe a new beta will be available on wednesday, as in the past those have been released then.
Yep, disappointed that it has not been fixed and i am getting worried that if it ever will be fixed. Lets see if the next beta cycle picks it up, otherwise, it may be that we may have to wait until ios14.
I have sent several reports to devs and messaged to Craig and tim but no replies. I wonder if anyone had any success in receiving a response from apple regarding this?
I have sent several reports to devs and messaged to Craig and tim but no replies. I wonder if anyone had any success in receiving a response from apple regarding this?
Well there is this one user who seems to got an answer. But still, in my Feedback App it's showing that no one hasn't reported anything.
I was kind of hoping Apple is releasing another beta today, but that haven't been the case. So let's wait another week and see what happens then.
Did the same. Let's hope a new iOS version is coming soon and Macrumors article about the Ram-Management gets apple to do something and address the issues.
What I can't understand is why Apple took so long to fix this bug.
Does the device really keep accessing the GPS or is it just aesthetic? Has anyone noticed battery drainage?
Well, i'm not sure if it's aesthetic. It seems to be because all of my apps have gps disabled, but i've also a drain on my 11pro which is just 3 weeks old. I really can't tell if the gps is really active or not.
Aren't we regretting having an iPhone 11 
I am starting to lose faith in Apple over this issue.
I am starting to lose faith in Apple over this issue.
No battery drainage or location issue on my 11 Pro Max. My location services arrow is always on but I have a lot enabled that use it so I expect it to be that way, either hollow or solid.
I can't say what I did, maybe it's because I deleted the weather app and installed it again (that's the only thing I did), but it's been over 24h that the GPS icon doesn't appear on my device.
I had the same feeling, but it came back as soon as I started an app using Location Services, and after that the icon happily appears and disappears again. Let's see what happens in the upcoming week, if Apple releases another Beta or a Bugfix for all the Problems iOS 13.2 is causing. Right now, Apple get's a lot af critics regarding iOS 13.2 and the messed up phones- I assume they'll do something soon.
It assumes that I haven't opened a location-enabled app yet, like Maps, for example, but really this iOS 13 reminds me of iOS 11 when it came out full of bugs. Believe that iOS 11 was one of the worst.
hi, for you the answer I received via e-mail, from the developer Apple of San Francisco, this morning, I copy and paste it for you, is following the case of the gps arrow.
Hi Diego,
I believe you have been encountering two problems, so let me address them separately.
1) Bad battery life --- This issue is still under investigation, but if you were able to update to the latest build available to you and submit a new feedback with logs, that might help this investigation move faster. Battery life is not in my hands, so I can't give you a more detailed update here, but I can be sure your information is being looked at if you do file another. Unfortunately, this would require you to update, and I know you're reluctant to do that right now.
2) Seeing a Location arrow despite everything turned off --- This issue is likely actually independent from the battery life problem you reported, but I can give you a little more detail about what's going on. The U1 chip in your new iPhone 11 Pro drives a radio which is subject to rather complicated regulatory requirements related to possible interference. As such, it can not be used at all without location information to inform whether it may be used legally where you are. In all releases so far, the only way to disable this level of basic location awareness is to turn Location Services off altogether. My recommendation would be not to worry about this usage, but I can understand if you'd rather have it off. Unfortunately, I can't give you a timeline for when you might be able to make that decision. At the least, this issue should not be causing your battery life problems.
Sorry I don't have anything better to tell you!
hi, for you the answer I received via e-mail, from the developer Apple of San Francisco, this morning, I copy and paste it for you, is following the case of the gps arrow.
Hi Diego,
I believe you have been encountering two problems, so let me address them separately.
1) Bad battery life --- This issue is still under investigation, but if you were able to update to the latest build available to you and submit a new feedback with logs, that might help this investigation move faster. Battery life is not in my hands, so I can't give you a more detailed update here, but I can be sure your information is being looked at if you do file another. Unfortunately, this would require you to update, and I know you're reluctant to do that right now.
2) Seeing a Location arrow despite everything turned off --- This issue is likely actually independent from the battery life problem you reported, but I can give you a little more detail about what's going on. The U1 chip in your new iPhone 11 Pro drives a radio which is subject to rather complicated regulatory requirements related to possible interference. As such, it can not be used at all without location information to inform whether it may be used legally where you are. In all releases so far, the only way to disable this level of basic location awareness is to turn Location Services off altogether. My recommendation would be not to worry about this usage, but I can understand if you'd rather have it off. Unfortunately, I can't give you a timeline for when you might be able to make that decision. At the least, this issue should not be causing your battery life problems.
Sorry I don't have anything better to tell you!
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hi, for you the answer I received via e-mail, from the developer Apple of San Francisco, this morning, I copy and paste it for you, is following the case of the gps arrow.
Hi Diego,
I believe you have been encountering two problems, so let me address them separately.
1) Bad battery life --- This issue is still under investigation, but if you were able to update to the latest build available to you and submit a new feedback with logs, that might help this investigation move faster. Battery life is not in my hands, so I can't give you a more detailed update here, but I can be sure your information is being looked at if you do file another. Unfortunately, this would require you to update, and I know you're reluctant to do that right now.
2) Seeing a Location arrow despite everything turned off --- This issue is likely actually independent from the battery life problem you reported, but I can give you a little more detail about what's going on. The U1 chip in your new iPhone 11 Pro drives a radio which is subject to rather complicated regulatory requirements related to possible interference. As such, it can not be used at all without location information to inform whether it may be used legally where you are. In all releases so far, the only way to disable this level of basic location awareness is to turn Location Services off altogether. My recommendation would be not to worry about this usage, but I can understand if you'd rather have it off. Unfortunately, I can't give you a timeline for when you might be able to make that decision. At the least, this issue should not be causing your battery life problems.
Sorry I don't have anything better to tell you!
well in that case apple should atleast find a way to hide that arrow which constantly comes and disappears.
So is it normal for our devices to access GPS all the time because of the U1 Chip and we have no way to disable? Unbelievable.
at the moment unfortunately yes, until they find a solution, but it is under investigation!
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Yes, well in that case apple should atleast find a way to hide that arrow which constantly comes and disappears.
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sorry......
at the moment it is normal and says that it does not affect the battery, but they are investigating for goats whether and or it will be possible to solve the problem but no one knows when unfortunately
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at the moment it is normal and says that it does not affect the battery, but they are investigating for goats whether and or it will be possible to solve the problem but no one knows when unfortunately
in theory the arrow usually indicates a system application and not a system one, which is sending information about our position.