Comment by hanspeter 8 years ago I would imagine the airplane mode deactivates GPS signal recipience? 5 comments hanspeter Reply 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. 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.
gm-conspiracy 8 years ago Why?Would it only prevent transmission of radio signals, not reception of them.Just the TX, not the RX.
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.
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.