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Can I install a GPS antenna on the iPad Mini WiFi only with these steps?
iPad Mini Wi-Fi GPS Antenna Replacement
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Nope!
Apple has different logic boards for the WiFi only Vs the cellular/WiFi units. The needed chips are not on the WiFi only model.
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You can add an external GPS, like the ones from Bad Elf.
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Are you still able to find them??
I’m no expert on the subject, and I am here because I was pondering the procedure as well. Dan’s response leads me to another question. If you were to procure a “for parts only” iPad mini of the same generation and transfer from it, the gps antenna and logic board, would that circumvent the roadblock? I think it would be possible as long as the hardware wasn’t iCloud locked. But again, this is merely a presumption of mine.
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Yes, you cannot directly install a GPS antenna on an iPad Mini WiFi-only model as it lacks the necessary hardware to support GPS functionality. GPS is available only on the cellular models of iPads, which come with built-in GPS hardware.
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