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`Learn how privacy settings and Location Services help protect your personal information
`on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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`Privacy settings
`Privacy settings in iOS and iPadOS help give you control
`over which apps have access to information stored on
`your device. For example, you can allow a social-networking
`app to use your camera, so you can take and upload pictures
`to that app. You can also grant access to your contacts, so a
`messaging app can find any friends that are already using
`the same app.
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`In Settings > Privacy, you can see which apps you have
`allowed to access certain information, as well as grant or
`revoke any future access. This includes access to:
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`• Location Services
`• Contacts
`• Calendars
`• Reminders
`• Photos
`• Bluetooth
`• Microphone
`• Speech Recognition
`• Camera
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`On your device, you can select a type of data from this list to see which apps have asked for permission to
`use that data. An app won't appear on the list until it asks permission to use your data. You can add or
`remove permission from any app that has asked for access to data. An app can use the data type in the
`setting only if you have given the app permission.
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`If you sign in to iCIoud, apps are granted access by default to iCIoud Drive. You can view and manage apps
`that are allowed to use iCIoud under iCIoud in Settings as well.
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`If you allow third-party apps or websites to use your data or your current location, you're subject to their
`terms, privacy policies, and practices. You should review the terms, privacy policies, and practices of the
`apps and websites to understand how they use your location and other information. Information that Apple
`collects will be treated in accordance with Apple's Privacy Policy.
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`How your device uses Location Services
`With your permission, Location Services allows apps and websites (including Maps, Camera, Weather, and
`other apps) to use information from cellular, Wi-Fi-, Global Positioning System (GPS) networks,
`and Bluetooth- to determine your approximate location .
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`Apps that can show your location on the screen, including Maps, show your current (approximate) location
`using a blue marker. In Maps, if your location can't be determined precisely, you'll see a blue circle around
`the marker. The size of the circle shows how precisely your location can be determined-the smaller the
`circle, the greater the precision. When Location Services is active, a black or white arrow icon appears in
`the status bar.
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`Maps, directions, and location-based apps depend on data services. These data services are subject to
`change and might not be available in all geographic areas, resulting in maps, directions, or location-based
`information that might be unavailable, inaccurate, or incomplete. Compare the information provided on the
`device to your surroundings and defer to posted signs to resolve any discrepancies.
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`Learn more about Location Services and privacy.
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`Give apps permission to use your location
`The first time an app tries to access your location, it must ask for your permission. You see a prompt
`explaining which app is asking for permission to use your location as well as the app developer's reason
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`Some apps ask to use your location only while the app is in use. An app is considered "in use" when you're
`actively using it in the foreground, or when it is using location in the background, in which case a blue pill
`will display in your status bar.
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`If you grant an app While In Use permission, the app may ask you for permission to use your location when
`it is in the background.
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`When you allow an app to use your location in the background, your device will remind you from time to
`time that an app is using your location, and will display those locations on a map. You'll also be asked if
`you want to continue to allow the app to use your location in the background.
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`With iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, you can tap Allow Once to let an app access Location Services data only for
`one session (One Time). If you close and then re-open the app and it tries to access your location again, it
`will ask for your permission again. Apps won't use your location until they have asked for your permission
`and you grant permission.
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`You can change your mind anytime and update your preferences from Settings < Privacy < Location
`Services.
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`Turn Location Services on or off
`You can turn Location Services on or off at Settings > Privacy > Location Services. You can turn Location
`Services on either during the Setup Assistant process or later through the Location Services setting. You
`can individually control which apps and system services have access to Location Services data. When
`Location Services are off, apps can't use your location in the foreground or background. This will limit the
`performance of various Apple and third-party apps.
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`If you would like to reset all of your location settings to the factory default, go to Settings > General >
`Reset and tap Reset Location & Privacy. When your location and privacy settings are reset, apps will stop
`using your location until you grant them permission.
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`Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
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`Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System
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`Improve GPS accuracy
`GPS accuracy depends on the number of visible GPS satellites. Locating all visible satellites can take
`several minutes, with accuracy gradually increasing over time. To improve GPS accuracy:
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`• Make sure that you've set tile date, time, and time zone correctly on the device in Settings > General >
`Date & Time. If possible, use Set Automatically.
`• Keep a clear view in several directions. Walls, vehicle roofs, tall buildings, mountains, and other
`obstructions can block line of sight to GPS satellites. When this happens, your device uses Wi-Fi or
`cellular networks to determine your position until the GPS satellites are visible again.
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`Crowd-sourced Wi-Fi and cellular Location Services
`If Location Services is on, your device will periodically send the geo-tagged locations of nearby Wi-Fi
`hotspots and cell towers to Apple to augment Apple's crowd-sourced database of Wi-Fi hotspot and cell
`tower locations. If you're traveling (for example, in a car) and Location Services is on, a GPS-enabled iOS
`device will also periodically send GPS locations, travel speed, and barometric pressure information to
`Apple to be used for building up Apple's crowd-sourced road-traffic and indoor pressure databases. The
`crowd-sourced location data gathered by Apple is stored with encryption and doesn't personally identify
`you.
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`About Bluetooth, data and Location Services
`With iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, an app must ask permission to use Bluetooth functions except to play audio to
`a Bluetooth device, which doesn't require permission. You can change your device's Bluetooth
`permissions from Settings > Privacy > Bluetooth.
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`About your location during emergency calls
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`For safety purposes, your iPhone's location information may be used when you place an emergency call to
`aid response efforts regardless of whether you enable Location Services.
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`Learn more
`• Learn more about using Location Services to track your location in Maps and other apps in your
`product's user guide.
`• Learn more about Apple and Privacy.
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`1. iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models): Make sure that Cellular Data is on in Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data, even if you're not
`subscribed to a cellular data plan. This will allow your device to more accurately calibrate itself using network time and
`location information. In some instances, disabling a SIM PIN may be necessar'y.
`2. iOS and iPadOS devices sold in China mainland and Germany may use the term Wireless LAN (WLAN) instead of Wi-Fi.
`3. GPS is available on iPhone and iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular models.
`4. Bluetooth interacts with iBeacons to provide a way to create and monitor areas that advertise certain
`identifying information.
`5. iOS and iPadOS devices without a cellular connection use only Wi-Fi for Location Services (if a Wi-Fi network is available).
`Some third-party apps rely on a Wi-Fi connection for region monitoring. If a device is passcode locked, this feature may be
`limited or inaccurate.
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`Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple. 16 provided without recommendation or
`endorsement Apple assumes no respons,bil ity wrth regard to the selection, performance, or use of third-party webites or products. Apple makes no
`representations regarding third-party webilte accuracy or reliability Contact the vendor for additional information
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`Published Date: February 02, 2021
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