You control whether iPhone and apps have information about your location.
To figure out where you are when getting directions, setting up meetings, and more, Location Services uses information (when available) from GPS networks, your Bluetooth® connections, your local Wi-Fi networks, and your cellular network. When an app is using Location Services, appears in the status bar.
When you set up iPhone, you’re asked if you want to turn on Location Services. Afterward, you can turn Location Services on or off at any time.
The first time an app wants location data from your iPhone, you receive a request with an explanation. Some apps may make a one-time only request for your location. Other apps may ask you to share your location now and in the future. Whether you grant or deny ongoing access to your location, you can change an app’s access later.
If you didn’t turn on Location Services when you first set up iPhone, go to Settings > Privacy & Security> Location Services, then turn on Location Services.
Important: If you turn off Location Services, many important iPhone features stop working.
Review or change an app’s ongoing access to location information
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security> Location Services.
To review or change access settings for an app or to see its explanation for requesting Location Services, tap the app.
To allow an app to use your specific location, leave Precise Location turned on. To share only your approximate location—which may be sufficient for an app that doesn’t need your exact location—turn Precise Location off.
Note: If you set the access for an app to Ask Next Time, you’re asked to turn on Location Services again the next time an app tries to use it.
To understand how a third-party app uses the information it’s requesting, review its terms and privacy policy. See the Apple Support article About privacy and Location Services.
Hide the map in Location Services alerts
When you allow an app to always use your location in the background, you may receive alerts about the app’s use of that information. (These alerts let you change your permission, if you want to.) In the alerts, a map shows locations recently accessed by the app.
To hide the map, go to Settings > Privacy & Security> Location Services> Location Alerts, then turn off Show Map in Location Alerts.
With the setting off, you continue to receive location alerts, but the map isn’t shown.
Review or change Location Services settings for system services
Several system services, such as location-based suggestions and location-based ads, use Location Services.
To see the status for each service, to turn Location Services on or off for each service, or to show in the status bar when enabled system services use your location, go to Settings > Privacy & Security> Location Services> System Services.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services. To review or change access settings for an app or to see its explanation for requesting Location Services, tap the app.
In Find My, tap the Me tab and turn on Share My Location., then tap Share My Location to add a friend and start sharing your location. If you're part of a Family Group, you'll already see your family members. Choose to share your location for an hour, until end of the day, or indefinitely.
Open the Find My app . Do one of the following: To stop sharing with a one person: Select the People tab, find the person you want to stop sharing with and tap their name, then scroll down and tap Stop Sharing My Location. To stop sharing with everyone: Select the Me tab, then turn off Share My Location.
To change the device that you're sharing your location from, open Find My on the device from which you want to share. Select the Me tab, then choose Use this [device] as My Location.
Yes, you can change your phone's GPS location using different types of GPS-spoofing features. These are typically found on GPS-spoofing apps, but you might find them included with certain VPN services as well. For example, Surfshark offers a GPS override feature that allows you to change your GPS location.
Without a VPN: By simply turning on the mock location feature in the developer options of your Android device, you can alter your location. This method typically involves downloading a third-party app to fake GPS coordinates. With a VPN: A VPN masks your IP address, effectively disguising your actual location.
We have discussed five methods to stop sharing your iPhone location without them knowing: using Airplane mode, blocking and unlocking contact, stopping sharing location on the Find My app, turning off the Share My Location feature on Find My, and turning off Location Services in Settings.
One popular app for location sharing is “Find My Friends.” When using this app to share your location with friends, the other person doesn't receive notifications or logs of how many times you've checked their location. The location data is sent from your friend's device only when you actively request to see it.
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