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iPad - "waiting for Location Data"

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By Dobra - 8/15/2025 9:52:25 AM

Hello Everybody, I use the app on my iPhone and everything works fine. I want to start using it on my iPad, but I have a problem with the position. I get the message "Waiting for Location Data" "The model of iPad does not have a gps receiver". I have iPad 9th generation, iOS version 18.6. GPS works without problems in other apps. I also tried the functionality using the "Satellite Info GPS Status" app and everything was also without problems. I have location access permanently allowed for the SD app. I'm at a loss and don't know what the problem could be. Can you please help me? Thank you in advance.
By Tim Dawson - 8/18/2025 10:12:44 AM

The problem is that your iPad does not have a GPS receiver, as the message suggests.

Being able to show your location in other apps (and indeed SkyDemon) does not mean you have live GPS location suitable for navigation, it just means the iPad knows roughly where it is. You wouldn't be able to use your iPad for car navigation either.