Might sound obvious, but it has caught a couple of people out.See screenshot below for how we have it set. You can manually set/change the permission in your deviceвЂ™s Settings/Privacy/ Local network. The OS will prompt you the first time either app tries to use a connection. If you are not able to display your position on your Navionics mobile app, check that your 'Location Services are turned ON.

Cellular capable devices (iPhone and iPad) will have an internal GPS receiver. iOS14 has introduced a new privacy permission if apps want to use local network resources which both Boat Beacon and Navionics need to have set to yes. WiFi-only iPad models do not have an internal GPS receiver and will not display or track your current location outside of WiFi.You can share to Navionics on other devicesВ too if they are on the same local WiFi network using the IP address shown in Boat BeaconвЂ™s AIS Sharing setting instead of 127.0.0.1 in the Navionics Devices setting.You must have an internet connection though (e.g. You do not need to have a WiFi connection to your device to use Boat Beacon and Navionics on the same device.It will not вЂњAlwaysвЂќ use your location вЂ“ itвЂ™s just an unfortunate terminology from Apple. Please note Boat Beacon will only use your location when it is running ( foreground) or in Sailing mode. Make sure you have Location sharing for Boat Beacon set to вЂњAlwaysвЂќ in your device Privacy/Location settings.

when you are viewing the Navionics Boating app) on your device.

Boat Beacon must be in Sailing mode to maintain the AIS feed when it is in the background ( e.g.

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