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Owners of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max should be advised that the iOS 16.1 beta is prohibiting many users from using their handsets’ GPS. Anybody who depends on location monitoring should stay away from the beta for the time being.
Apple asks iPhone 14 users to immediately download iOS 16 update
Bugs are typical in beta software, however this particular one impacts an important feature of the iPhone, causing us to offer this caution. To restore GPS functionality, iPhone 14 Pro users who have already download the iOS 16.1 beta must rollback to iOS 16.0.1 or sit tight until a forthcoming iOS 16.1 beta resolves the issue. The bug's cause is unknown.
iPhone 14 Pro models, such as the Apple Watch Ultra, offer dual-frequency GPS. This means that the iPhones may get signals from GPS satellites functioning on both the traditional L1 frequency as well as the higher-power L5 frequency, that can go through obstacles such as buildings and trees more effectively. The combination of these two signals should result in increased location precision in mapping apps and other applications.
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus don't really support dual-frequency GPS.
