Being able to share your location with apps and services on your iPhone can be helpful, but it can also raise privacy concerns. If you’re worried about your location being tracked, it’s important to know how to turn off location settings, location history, and location tracking. Here’s how to do it:
1. Go to Settings and scroll down to Privacy.
2. Click on Privacy and then select Location Services at the top.
3. You’ll see a list of apps that track your location or have asked to track your location services. Some apps require location services to be turned on, but you can choose to turn it off for others.
4. For each app, you can select “Never,” “While Using,” or “Always” for location tracking. It’s recommended to have “Never” on for as many apps as possible, and only turn it on for apps that require it.
5. For example, you might need to have location services on for your bank app or the App Store to verify that you are in a certain country. However, you can choose to have it set to “While Using” instead of “Always.”
6. If you use an app like Google Photos, you might need to have it set to “While Using” so that it can provide information about your photos. However, you can choose to have your keyboard app set to “Never” if you don’t want it to know your location.
7. It’s important to note that some apps, like Day One (a journaling app), might require location services to be set to “Always” in order to track your daily activities. However, if you trust the app and it uses encryption to protect your data, it might be okay to keep it set to “Always.”
By following these steps, you can have greater control over your privacy and limit the amount of location data that is shared with apps and services on your iPhone.