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Old 01-14-16 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by njkayaker
The WiFi-only iPads do not include a GPS reciever.

(Nor is it getting GPS information from the phone it's tethered to.)

The only way it can tell where it is located is by using the location database entry of the wifi hotspot you are connected to. I doubt the location of the phone as a wifi hotspot is included (or updated reliably) in the database that is used.

How Google--and everyone else--gets Wi-Fi location data | ZDNet
Not true. My wifi-only ipad mini 2 most definitely has a GPS receiver. I use it a lot.
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