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Apple iOS 8.4 Fixes External GPS Issues
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Previous iOS 8.3 update introduced a problem that rendered some external GPS devices unable to send location data to the mobile device.
Subject Area
Business Aviation
Channel
Avionics
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Previous iOS 8.3 update introduced a problem that rendered some external GPS devices unable to send location data to the mobile device.
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Developers of applications that run on Apple mobile devices report that the latest version of Apple’s operating system, iOS 8.4, fixes a compatibility problem with external GPS devices. The previous iOS 8.3 update introduced a problem that rendered some external GPS devices unable to send location data to the mobile device.


A ForeFlight Mobile customer notice about iOS 8.4 noted, “Our testing did not reveal any significant issues.” ForeFlight performed a quality review of the following GPS receivers on an iPad running iOS 8.4: Bad Elf GPS Pro, Bad Elf GPS Pro+, Dual XGPS150, and Dual XGPS160. “These devices now perform as expected.”


Most iOS aviation app-makers also reported no external GPS problems with iOS 8.4.

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Matt Thurber
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Avionics
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