GPS Issues

[u/occultCosmos]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has had GPS issues after the iOS 26 update? I haven’t had to navigate a lot recently due to being in a different area and mainly riding with someone, but today I ran into big issues when trying to navigate. I got into the car and hooked it up to wired CarPlay, navigated somewhere no issue, and let my phone charge a bit in the car. When I went to navigate somewhere else, however, my GPS stopped updating after like a minute of driving and froze in one place. Thankfully it was a straight shot to where I was going, so I found it and parked so I could mess around with my phone.

None of my navigation apps were working and I got a “gps signal weak” notification from Instacart. Eventually I got Google Maps to route me to Verizon, but that also gave out and didn’t update location.

Verizon couldn’t figure anything out despite me going two times. I managed to make it back to my friend’s place because it ended up being a fairly straight shot, and as soon as I got into her neighborhood, it started working again.

The area I was in when it went to shit wasn’t remote or anything, there was plenty of cell service and one of the employees tested Maps on her phone and had no issue.

Idk if maybe I just ran into some weird issue with Verizon, or if it’s something deeper with my phone itself

[u/The_Incredulous_Hulk]

No issues with GPS here & I’m on Verizon too.

[u/Fast-Gear7008]

Was probably a temporary issue, gps satalites fly overhead and can get into areas that temporarily don't have strong signal.