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iOS 14.3 x Find My iPhone
- Thread starter BR4DOKYBrazil
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Yes, same problem. Draining too much battery that I had to turn it off.
Even deactivating, turning off the phone didn’t work
Even deactivating, turning off the phone didn’t work
Same here. If I disable find my iPhone from privacy, location services and system services, it stops accessing the location data and the arrow disappears. But if I disable from settings, pressing on your name, Find me and find my iPhone, it continues to access location services and the purple arrow is continuously on.
Exactly! I noticed that, too!
Last night itaccessed GPS all the time. Today I woke up, removed my iPhone from the charger and STILL didn't access it. I hope it identified something and stops the accesses.
I swear, whenever Apple fixes one bug, they create several other! So, what’s gonna be the fix for this? Gotta wait till the next update?
I guess so and we may have to wait until after holidays unless so many people start reporting this as a bug.
I have the impression that in the past Apple was more rigid in relation to iOS bugs. I don't know if the software was simpler or another reason, but it's the impression I have.
"Find My iPhone" access to GPS has decreased a lot, but far from what it was. Sometimes it accesses GPS when I connect or disconnect from a WiFi network.
Same problem here,
Thinking about re-installing everything from iCloud and see if that helps
Thinking about re-installing everything from iCloud and see if that helps
Seeing some of that since installing iOS 14.3 yesterday, for example when waking the phone from sleep.
I did a clean install. I can see the problem on both my iphone 11, partner’s iphone 12. Just need to report to apple so they can fix it asap
I have same issue since iOS 14 beta 1 before on 11 pro and now on 12 pro, so annoying,
Feels like it’s something to do with “find my network “ and “send last location” toggle.
Feels like it’s something to do with “find my network “ and “send last location” toggle.
I have turned off all the location services, except for "Find my iPhone". So, at least in my case, it doesn't relate to what you said.
This is find my iPhone setting under iCloud, I have all location services off too except find my iPhone.
I may have found a solution (it is too early to tell). I had nhs covid tracking app which i think was the culprit. I deleted the app and find my iPhone stopped tracking location services. If you have any covid tracking app, then try deleting it and see if it makes a difference.
also go to settings, tap on your name, go to find my, then toggle off share my location. Then just there tap on find my iphone, leave find iphone to on but toggle off find my network and send last location. This also helps for me. Now despite find my iPhone is location services being turned on, there is no purple arrow for past hour or so.
also go to settings, tap on your name, go to find my, then toggle off share my location. Then just there tap on find my iphone, leave find iphone to on but toggle off find my network and send last location. This also helps for me. Now despite find my iPhone is location services being turned on, there is no purple arrow for past hour or so.
Have you ever tried to connect or disconnect from a wifi network to see if it accesses your GPS?
Yep - no arrow for past 12 hours or soo. Do you have networking and wireless toggle set to on?
Seems like it mostly happens upon connection to WiFi.
I’m at work with 4G only (turned of Wi-Fi)
And it keeps using GPS and find my iPhone arrow is purple sometimes
Was way worse yesterday though
hope there is a fix soon
And it keeps using GPS and find my iPhone arrow is purple sometimes
Was way worse yesterday though
hope there is a fix soon
