Does GPS on iphone work witout a cell tower...

I am currently in india and iphone is unable to locate me on Google maps. Is this okay? I thought iPhones uses any one or a combination of GPS/Cell Towers/WiFi hotspots to locate itself.

I recently had a cell free couple of days (in the Peak Distrcit in the middle of the UK, as it happens). I have a third party GPS app which tracked my progress, and when I found a GSM or wifi signal the app downloaded the maps and it became clear where I'd been. So you could use that if you want to know where you have been. If you want to know where you are, you can use the GPS co-ordinates with a paper map.

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