Apple time and location
Discussion
We checked into a hotel in France a couple of hours ago and both my wife’s iPad and my iPad seem to think they are in Beijing and time was initially counting from 0000. Setting time to manual and Paris gives us the right time but resetting to auto and it goes back.
Our iPhones are not affected!
Any ideas?
Our iPhones are not affected!
Any ideas?
Your particular models of iPad do not have GPS chips or cellular modems.
Their only method of location ID is via the IP address or end point where their internet connection routes "out" onto the internet.
That's why you will see different locations. It's all dependent on the WiFi network you are connected to, and where that particular network is connecting out onto the big ol' internet.
You've no control over someone else's WiFi or their network gear and configuration.
Their only method of location ID is via the IP address or end point where their internet connection routes "out" onto the internet.
That's why you will see different locations. It's all dependent on the WiFi network you are connected to, and where that particular network is connecting out onto the big ol' internet.
You've no control over someone else's WiFi or their network gear and configuration.
Corso Marche said:
Your particular models of iPad do not have GPS chips or cellular modems.
Their only method of location ID is via the IP address or end point where their internet connection routes "out" onto the internet.
That's why you will see different locations. It's all dependent on the WiFi network you are connected to, and where that particular network is connecting out onto the big ol' internet.
You've no control over someone else's WiFi or their network gear and configuration.
That is not the whole story.Their only method of location ID is via the IP address or end point where their internet connection routes "out" onto the internet.
That's why you will see different locations. It's all dependent on the WiFi network you are connected to, and where that particular network is connecting out onto the big ol' internet.
You've no control over someone else's WiFi or their network gear and configuration.
Apple devices have ability to estimate their location from 'seeing' the wifi of other Apple devices.
So I can take my non-cellular ancient ipad to a different village and it will know roughly where it is.
With a few houses around, it's hard to tell the ipad doesn't have GPS.
OutInTheShed said:
That is not the whole story.
Apple devices have ability to estimate their location from 'seeing' the wifi of other Apple devices.
So I can take my non-cellular ancient ipad to a different village and it will know roughly where it is.
With a few houses around, it's hard to tell the ipad doesn't have GPS.
True, but of no consequence to the OP in his circumstances.Apple devices have ability to estimate their location from 'seeing' the wifi of other Apple devices.
So I can take my non-cellular ancient ipad to a different village and it will know roughly where it is.
With a few houses around, it's hard to tell the ipad doesn't have GPS.
His devices are simply returning a location based on an exit IP address.
There's nothing more to it in his circumstances.
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