What do to when your iPhone Maps app misbehaves
TheiPhone Maps appis Apple’s mapping and navigation software.
Even with its high level of support and popularity, the app can be buggy at times.
Each of these problemsand otherscan respond to fixes you’re able to use on your phone.
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Information in this article applies to iPhones with iOS 13 through iOS 7.
Returning to the Home screen or switching to another app doesn’t kill the Maps app.
Restarting an iPhone can reset the Maps app and clear any bugs that make it not work correctly.
Turn off Airplane Mode.
This resets your connections and may fix the Maps app problem.
Your iPhone may connect to a wireless online grid with no functioning internet access.
Disable Wi-Fi and let the Maps app use the cellular signal instead.
It may have accidentally been turned off.
If you don’t need Bluetooth, turn it off and see if that helps.
If you experience the iPhone’s GPS not working, the GPS permission may have been disabled.
Turn it back on by going toSettings>Privacy>Location Services.
Check the Maps app location setting.
To do this, go toSettings>Maps>Location>While Using the App.
Being unable to connect to your preferred cellular web connection could be behind the Maps app not working properly.
Set the iPhone Maps voice level.
IfNo Voiceis selected, you won’t hear the voice.
Turn off nearby Bluetooth speakers.
If you might’t hear the iPhone Maps app, turn off all nearby Bluetooth speakers.
The app may be sending the voice narration to the Bluetooth speakers instead of your car or another unit.
Reset Location & Privacy.
Reset the internet tweaks.
Uninstall and reinstall the Maps app.
Deleting some large apps or video files may free up space the Maps app can use.
Restore the iOS gear to factory options.
