Apple’s iPhone 14 sequence of telephones at the moment are out, and customers are getting their arms on them already. Apple has additionally launched iOS 16 alongside these new telephones, and following it’s the iOS 16.1 beta. Whereas this beta has a variety of necessary options, it additionally appears to have one extreme bug. iPhone 14 Professional and Professional Max customers have been reporting that the beta is breaking the GPS on their telephones.
The experiences began showing on MacRumors boards lately, and it looks like a variety of iPhone 14 Professional mannequin customers working the beta are affected. Whereas not all iPhone 14 Professional customers are affected, it is nonetheless a good suggestion to carry again from this replace if you happen to personal one among these new fashions.
Do not replace to the iOS 16.1 beta when you’ve got an iPhone 14 Professional mannequin
There have been a number of reported software program bugs for Apple’s newest high iPhones, the iPhone 14 sequence, together with one which would not allow you to activate your new telephone. Apple fastened that with a day one patch. This new GPS situation is with the beta construct of the upcoming iOS 16.1. Whereas it is suggested that you do not set up beta software program in your every day driver gadgets, many iPhone customers appear to have accomplished that.
These customers are reporting poor location monitoring with GPS, with the placement pointer leaping round. It isn’t an Apple Maps bug, both, with experiences claiming Google Maps reveals comparable habits. The reason for the problem will not be identified, nevertheless it appears to be restricted to the Professional fashions, which by the way function the brand new dual-frequency L1 + L5 GPS help.
Because it’s beta software program, we can’t count on a fast repair for this situation from Apple. Affected customers should roll again to iOS 16.0.1 public construct. The difficulty is prone to be fastened with a future beta replace. iOS 16.1 is anticipated to be launched to the general public later this yr.