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title: "Why is my Apple iPhone 6s GPS, Location Services not working and how to fix it?"  
description: "Why is my Apple iPhone 6s GPS, Location Services not working and how to fix it?"  
author: "Torres mary"  
published: 2018-10-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50379/why-is-my-apple-iphone-6s-gps-location-services-not-working-and-how-to-fix-it  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone 6s"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Why is my Apple iPhone 6s GPS, Location Services not working and how to fix it? 

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

There are a number of reasons why GPS on your iPhone isn't working properly. **Network connection or signal troubles, software faults or app malfunctions on GPS-enabled applications, and incorrect upgrades on GPS apps and/or iOS are all well-known reasons**. In the worst-case scenario, the issue is caused by a hardware flaw, such as a broken or malfunctioning GPS chip on the iPhone. Other GPS problems have been attributed to environmental variables such as a large tree, massive infrastructure, walls, or towering buildings, all of which can obscure the signal strength between the iPhone and the sky (network towers or GPS satellites).

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Solution

**LTE provides quicker data transfer or greater cellular rates.** Even so, it wouldn't hurt to try switching to a lower network band for a few minutes to see if it helps with GPS troubles on the iPhone. By **turning off LTE** and **switching to other accessible network bands**, some customers were able to address GPS difficulties. The following is how it works:

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1. Go to the S**ettings tab.**
2. Scroll down to **Cellular** and press it.
3. Selec**t Data Options** from the dropdown menu.
4. Select **Voice & Data** from the drop-down menu.
5. Choose **3G from the list** of possibilities.


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