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Old Sep 6, 2014 | 10:35 am
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Karelia
 
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Originally Posted by FlyTrey
No it is not, the phone is still searching for a cell tower signal as disabling cellular data does not disable all cellular activity.

Then only proper way to use GPS on an iPhone is removing the sim card and manually disabling wifi/bluetooth.
again, is this something only iPhones do? If so, what's Apple's logic behind it?

Like I said, all of the Android phones that I own can get GPS locks while still in airplane mode even at 30,000 feet over the middle of the Pacific. (including Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy SII, S3, S5, Galaxy Note 2 & 3, HTC One, Moto X)
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