HOW TO TURN LOCATION SERVICES ON AND OFF ON YOUR IPHONE
Location services on your iPhone are the invisible hand behind some of your device's most impressive and convenient features. They power essential applications like maps, weather updates, and location-based reminders, helping you navigate the world around you with ease. Yet, there are circumstances when you may wish to put the brake on these services – for reasons of privacy or to stretch your battery life a bit further.
In this article , we will instruct you on the simple process of enabling and disabling location services on your iPhone.
ENABLING LOCATION SERVICES:
- Unlock your iPhone and open the 'Settings' app. It's an icon that looks like a gear.
- Scroll down and tap 'Privacy.'
- In the 'Privacy' menu, select 'Location Services.'
- Toggle the switch at the top of the screen to enable Location Services. When it turns green, location services are now active.
DISABLING LOCATION SERVICES:
- Open the 'Settings' app on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and select 'Privacy.'
- In the 'Privacy' menu, choose 'Location Services.'
- To disable location services, toggle the switch at the top of the screen to the off position. When it's grey, location services are turned off.
CUSTOMIZING LOCATION SETTINGS FOR APPS:
- Go to 'Settings' on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap 'Privacy.'
- Select 'Location Services.'
- You'll see a list of apps that have requested access to your location. Tap on any app to adjust its location access.
- Choose the desired location access for the app: 'Never,' 'While Using the App,' or 'Always.'