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How do I connect my iPad wifi (without GPS) to my iPhone?

Unfortunately, the iPad wifi model doesn’t give your accurate location on the water, as this model does not have a GPS chip for location tracking. With the so-called ‘Assisted GPS’, the iPad can only roughly estimate positions via the Internet.

You can also use an external GPS module (recommended). We recommend using an AIS receiver that also supports GPS. For GPS reception, we would recommend purchasing a GPS antenna with it.

However, if you have an iPhone, you can share the GPS location of your iPhone with your iPad via Bluetooth. Here’s how this works:

  1. Turn on Bluetooth on both iPhone and iPad
  2. Open the Waterkaarten app on both devices
  3. On your iPhone, access your profile by tapping the icon in the top right of the app next to the search bar
  4. Scroll down to section ‘GPS Share’ and switch on the toggle for ‘Share GPS with another Apple device’
  5. On your non-GPS enabled iPad, access your profile by tapping the icon in the top right of the app next to the search bar
  6. Scroll down to section ‘GPS Share’ and switch on the toggle for ‘Receive GPS from another Apple device’
  7. After a few seconds the connection will be established and you will see the message: ‘Connection established’
  8. You can now close this message and return to the maps

Please note: your iPhone must always be within the Bluetooth range of the iPad (approximately 2 to 3 metres).