Depending on your device and available services, Location Services uses a combination of cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS to determine your location. If you're not within a clear line of sight to GPS satellites, your device can determine your location using crowd-sourced Wi-Fi5 and cell tower locations or iBeacons.
Thank you for your reply Dave. I have an iPad Air with WiFi only.
Cant find Radios anywhere but everything is switched on in Privacy.
I Reset using On-Off and Home button.
It found my location in December when I purchased it, but I have now moved house and it remains on the previous location?
How would I Force Close Maps?
When an app (or several) are misbehaving, I usually go through the following steps:
1. Force Close - open the multi-tasking bar (double tap the 'home buttom' or use multi-gesturing and swipe up):
a. iOS 6.x - press & hold an app until all begin to 'jiggle'; find the offending app(s) and press the 'red circle w/ minus sign' - return to the home screen & try again.
b. iOS 7.x - find the offending app - then press and drag to the top of the screen - return to the home screen & try again.
2. Restart - press & hold the 'Sleep/Awake' (a.k.a. power) button until a red slider appears (may take a few seconds) - move the slider to turn off the iPad; then press & hold the same button until the Apple logo appears - wait for a restart.
3. Reset - press & hold the 'Power' and 'Home' buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears - this may take a longer time, so have patience; the iPad will 're-boot' - NOTE that none of these maneuvers will alter your apps, files, or settings.
It's possible that there's interference or something blocking a GPS signal. It happens - stuff gets in the way and makes the device struggle to find a signal until it gives up.It found my location in December when I purchased it, but I have now moved house and it remains on the previous location?
I have wifi/cellular Pad Air but do not have data plan since don't need cellular service. My maps do not no work without wifi. I thought Ipad had GPS antenna and service without cellular.
I have wifi/cellular Pad Air but do not have data plan since don't need cellular service. My maps do not no work without wifi. I thought Ipad had GPS antenna and service without cellular.
Location Services allows location-based apps and websites (including Maps, Camera, Safari, and other Apple and third-party apps) to use information from cellular, Wi-Fi1, Global Positioning System (GPS)2 networks, and iBeacons3 to determine your approximate location.