alfiedwards Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 The geocaching app available on my app store is not compatible with my iphone 3gs as it requires ios7. However, from looking at historic forums it appears that, previously, the app was compatible with 3gs, is this no longer the case? Quote Link to comment
+Padme Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I have sort of the same problem, trying to install the app for my son (IPhone4 with IOS7.1) but now the app requires IOS8 Anyone know any free apps that work on IOS7? Quote Link to comment
robertlipe Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 When iOS7 roamed the earth in substantial quantities, it's likely that the major apps supported it. The 3gs isn't exactly a hotbed of activity for developers. It's probable that few devs even have such devices/emulators to test with. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) It is not so much an issue with the iPhone model as it is with the iOS version. The caching app I use (geosphere) is compatible with iOS 5, which I ran on my old 3GS. Since it is an app that supports the Groundspeak geocaching live API, it works best with premium membership. However, the 3GS gps was not known for its accuracy. I recall seeing people walk in the opposite direction, hundreds of feet from the cache. When I used it, I allowed time to let it settle down and relied on the map, description, and hint to get me to the cache since it was not uncommon for the iPhone to send me further afield. Looking4cache has a free version compatible with iOS 6, geobucket has a free version that goes down to 5.1.1. Edited October 12, 2015 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+BAMBOOZLE Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 It is not so much an issue with the iPhone model as it is with the iOS version. The caching app I use (geosphere) is compatible with iOS 5, which I ran on my old 3GS. Since it is an app that supports the Groundspeak geocaching live API, it works best with premium membership. However, the 3GS gps was not known for its accuracy. I recall seeing people walk in the opposite direction, hundreds of feet from the cache. When I used it, I allowed time to let it settle down and relied on the map, description, and hint to get me to the cache since it was not uncommon for the iPhone to send me further afield. Looking4cache has a free version compatible with iOS 6, geobucket has a free version that goes down to 5.1.1. I agree here...my 3GS ruined me for phone caching.....horrible experience. Quote Link to comment
+BikeBill Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I'll pile on the 3GS with everyone else. Mine was terrible for caching. The best accuracy I could get out of it was about 60 feet. My iPhone 4 was a big improvement and the iPhone 6 I currently own is nearly as accurate as my Garmin 64s (though, unlike the Garmin, I can't drop it in a creek). Quote Link to comment
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