That’s used for apps that note your coarse spot, like arrivals and departures. iOS 11 will use an arrow outline when an app actively wants your location changes, and the arrow will fill in for a ...

With iOS 13, you also can control apps that want to track your location through Bluetooth devices, such as Bluetooth beacons in stores and other public settings. To manage this, go to Settings ...

With the update to iOS and iPadOS 13, apps may only ask a user if they want to have their location accessed while using the app (thus now and on each subsequent use), once (a single request while ...

Apple in iOS 13 made changes to the way location tracking permissions work, and there's no longer an option for apps to ask to "Always Allow" location tracking. Instead, Apple allows users to ...

Rideshare apps: Apps like Uber and Lyft will track your location for their drivers, and they may do it constantly, not just when you need a ride. There isn’t usually a way to turn off location ...

The app recently invited controversy after it changed how its location-tracking works. Prior to the update, users could choose two location-tracking options: "Never" and "When using the app." ...

An iOS 14 feature that has gone a bit under the radar is the Precise Location toggle for Location Services. This new toggle gives the user more control over which apps can access your current ...

It's clear that iOS 13 is prioritizing choice when it comes to app privacy settings, especially those involving location tracking. For many iPhone users, these new options will be a welcome addition.

Some Google apps on iOS and Android devices continue to store location history even with the setting disabled, according to a new AP report citing data collected by computer science researchers at ...

The 24 identified applications were found in a random sampling of the App Store's top free applications, so there are likely many more apps for iOS surreptitiously selling user location data.