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Can I use my iPhone gps on a wifi-only iPad

I’m considering buying an iPad. I’m aware the wifi-only models don’t have a GPS chip and would normally locate using wifi location data. I realise that buying a cellular model might resolve the question, but I would compromise on other features for my budget.

Therefore, if I tether a wifi-only iPad to my iPhone, can the iPad use the iPhone’s GPS data to locate (if, for example, there is no other available source)? Would that work with any navigation/mapping app, or is it restricted (eg to Apple Maps)?

If not, are there reasonably-priced bluetooth or plug-in GPS devices that work with the wifi-only iPad that work with any mapping/navigation app?

Posted on Nov 26, 2021 2:18 AM

You can pair your iPad to your iPhone’s personal hotspot and then use it for navigation or whatever else you want that requires an internet connection.

Posted on Nov 26, 2021 3:13 AM

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iPad Wifi Only GPS Options

I have an iPad (wifi only) and I need GPS for my location for work. Wondering if I can use the GPS off my work vehicles (2022 Ford Ranger) radio?

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Can I get GPS on my wifi only iPad if tethered to my iPhone?

So — Got wifi only iPad and realise doesn’t have the GPS chip. However, if i’m tethered to my iPhone which does have GPS — will that data be available on my iPad — for things like using maps when out of cell coverage?

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What does «Download GPS assisted data only over Wi-Fi networks» really mean?

The «Wifi» option means that A-GPS gets used only when on Wifi, such as at a cafe. Meaning, you’re out of luck when using any form of cellular data including GSM data.

The GPS satellites send all required data, but they do so slowly. So you can get much faster «first time to fix» by getting the same information for your area over a data connection (either WiFi or cellular data).

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS The specific data is the «ephemerides» and the «almanac», both of which are required for a GPS position fix.

AGPS uses not only GPS satellites, but also nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi networks to lock onto your phones location, so your location should be more accurate.

GSM, CDMA, WCDMA and LTE are all mobile network connections used for acquiring aGPS data.

So if your device has a standalone or hybrid GPS as well, you can use GPS without any problems (meaning as long as there is satellite reception). With aGPS your time-to-first-fix (TTFF) is much quicker, especially if its been awhile since last using GPS.

So to answer your «IOW«, yes you will lock onto signal very fast if mobile data is enabled, as opposed to disabled.

As to: » Does it mean that it will never use A-GPS to download data from the Net even when a data connection is available through GSM ? «. No, it will use available mobile network connection for acquisition of needed data.

Take a look at this, since you said travelling around your country (could help if accuracy becomes an issue) https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14548707/android-how-to-reset-and-download-a-gps-data

Standalone GPS units depend only on radio from satellites. A-GPS does that as well as using cell tower data to enhance quality and precision when there is poor satellite signal conditions. A GPS unit may require as long as 12.5 minutes (the time needed to download the data — GPS almanac and ephimerides) to resolve the problem and be able to provide a correct location. To be more precise, «A-GPS» features are mostly dependent on an internet network and/or connection to an ISP. A mobile device featured with «A-GPS» (no additional GPS feature to be selected as alternative) can work only when there is an internet link/connection to an ISP.

For a little more info look at aGPS Wiki

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Adding GPS support to a Wi-Fi only iPad

I’m curious if an Android or iPhone could be used to share its GPS. I should have gotten a Wi-Fi + cellular iPad, but thats a different story.

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Using External GPS / GNSS With iOS

1. The external GPS must be a Made for iPod (MFI) certified External Accessory (EA) that support iOS (has the Apple authentication chip) via a Bluetooth connection to the GPS
2. Requires that iOS Core Location Services be overridden by one of two methods so that all apps on the iPhone/iPad will use the external GPS.
   • 1) Use of an app such as EOS Tools Pro that receives location information and overrides iOS Core Location Services.
   • 2) The External Accessory (EA) itself somehow overrides iOS Core Location Services. I do not understand how this is done.
     Only devices made by SXblue https://sxbluegps.com/products/gps-gnss-receivers/ can do this MFI magic AFAIK.

I have found only a few GPS manufactures that support iOS:

• BadElf (lower accuracy but lower cost)
• EOS https://eos-gnss.com/product/arrow-series/arrow-gold/
• BlueStar (rebranded EOS devices) http://bluestargps.com/index.html
• SXblue https://sxbluegps.com/
• EOS (BluStar is EOS Arrow 200 I think). All these EOS devices support iOS:
• https://eos-gnss.com/comparison-chart

Sharing Android GPS with an IOS Device

I have no idea if this works.

@Andreas The BlueStar works well on iOS using the free 3rd party EOS Tools Pro (available on both Android and IOS). EOS Tools Pro communicates with the BlueStar and replaces the iOS device core location services with the highly accurate location info coming from the BlueStar GNSS apps.apple.com/us/app/eos-tools-pro/id961459993

I think the BluStar is a re-labeled EOS Arrow 200. All of these support iOS. eos-gnss.com/comparison-chart

Wi-Fi only iPad doesn’t come with built in GPS and other positioning hardware (GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS) which are available in current models of iPhone and Wi-Fi + Cellular models of iPad.

You can search the Web and find various wired/wireless (Bluetooth) accessories for your iPad that provide positioning functionality using GPS and a companion app.

I’m curious if an Android or iPhone could be used to share its GPS.

Generally speaking, an Android or iPhone can’t be used out of the box as a GPS (positioning) accessory for your Wi-Fi only iPad. It is technically possible to create an app which will let you pair your iPad with a mobile device and view the positioning data, but the same can be done on the mobile device itself.

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