Comment by dhimes 8 years ago Would airplane mode work? 9 comments dhimes Reply JetSpiegel 8 years ago It is implemented below the kernel, nothing you can do in the OS can touch it. metalliqaz 8 years ago Airplane mode would work, yes. But it only works against the cell provider. The on-phone GPS can still work and sync the data later. hanspeter 8 years ago I would imagine the airplane mode deactivates GPS signal recipience? ThinkingGuy 8 years ago I can confirm that it doesn't, at least on the iPhone 7. I recently took one on an overseas trip and left it in airplane mode the whole time. The photos I took during the trip were all properly geotagged. 1 reply → DenisM 8 years ago Nope https://www.macobserver.com/analysis/ios-airplane-mode-gps-n... paulmd 8 years ago GPS is passive, so there's no need to disable it in airplane mode. gm-conspiracy 8 years ago Why?Would it only prevent transmission of radio signals, not reception of them.Just the TX, not the RX. 8bitsrule 8 years ago Inside of a faraday cage, there is no GPS reception.
JetSpiegel 8 years ago It is implemented below the kernel, nothing you can do in the OS can touch it.
metalliqaz 8 years ago Airplane mode would work, yes. But it only works against the cell provider. The on-phone GPS can still work and sync the data later. hanspeter 8 years ago I would imagine the airplane mode deactivates GPS signal recipience? ThinkingGuy 8 years ago I can confirm that it doesn't, at least on the iPhone 7. I recently took one on an overseas trip and left it in airplane mode the whole time. The photos I took during the trip were all properly geotagged. 1 reply → DenisM 8 years ago Nope https://www.macobserver.com/analysis/ios-airplane-mode-gps-n... paulmd 8 years ago GPS is passive, so there's no need to disable it in airplane mode. gm-conspiracy 8 years ago Why?Would it only prevent transmission of radio signals, not reception of them.Just the TX, not the RX. 8bitsrule 8 years ago Inside of a faraday cage, there is no GPS reception.
hanspeter 8 years ago I would imagine the airplane mode deactivates GPS signal recipience? ThinkingGuy 8 years ago I can confirm that it doesn't, at least on the iPhone 7. I recently took one on an overseas trip and left it in airplane mode the whole time. The photos I took during the trip were all properly geotagged. 1 reply → DenisM 8 years ago Nope https://www.macobserver.com/analysis/ios-airplane-mode-gps-n... paulmd 8 years ago GPS is passive, so there's no need to disable it in airplane mode. gm-conspiracy 8 years ago Why?Would it only prevent transmission of radio signals, not reception of them.Just the TX, not the RX.
ThinkingGuy 8 years ago I can confirm that it doesn't, at least on the iPhone 7. I recently took one on an overseas trip and left it in airplane mode the whole time. The photos I took during the trip were all properly geotagged. 1 reply →
gm-conspiracy 8 years ago Why?Would it only prevent transmission of radio signals, not reception of them.Just the TX, not the RX.
It is implemented below the kernel, nothing you can do in the OS can touch it.
Airplane mode would work, yes. But it only works against the cell provider. The on-phone GPS can still work and sync the data later.
I would imagine the airplane mode deactivates GPS signal recipience?
I can confirm that it doesn't, at least on the iPhone 7. I recently took one on an overseas trip and left it in airplane mode the whole time. The photos I took during the trip were all properly geotagged.
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Nope https://www.macobserver.com/analysis/ios-airplane-mode-gps-n...
GPS is passive, so there's no need to disable it in airplane mode.
Why?
Would it only prevent transmission of radio signals, not reception of them.
Just the TX, not the RX.
Inside of a faraday cage, there is no GPS reception.