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iPhone 12 Pro Empty location arrow always on
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It's probably weather. Maybe because of an Apple Watch or a weather widget. Go to Settings, Privacy, Location Services and you will see what is using the location. Look for a colored in location icon.
No. The phone always knows its location. The arrow just means that the OS provided your location to an app.
I have this issue as well. If I turn off location for the weather app, it'll go away. Another way I can make it go away is by putting my apple watch on the charger. I don't recall it always being on like this, but I have a feeling it has to do with the watch and weather complication. On the watch, if I slide up the control center, there is a hollow purple arrow there, so not sure why it causes the hollow arrow on the phone as well.
Here's a way to know which apps accessed your location:
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How to check which apps accessed your location in iOS 14
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Last year, with iOS 13, Apple introduced a new setting that lets an app use your location data only on
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Thanks for the link, in my case, it's definitely the weather app and most likely the weather app complication on my watch.Here's a way to know which apps accessed your location:
How to check which apps accessed your location in iOS 14
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Last year, with iOS 13, Apple introduced a new setting that lets an app use your location data only on
After posting here, I found a few other threads discussing this issue
iOS weather app complication location arrow always on iPhone
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Weather App Geo-Location Always On?
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I don't know if it was always like this, if so, I guess I didn't notice before. It seems that the watch complication should work the same as the weather widget and only need to request it periodically, and in the case of the watch, the arrow should show up on the watch and not the phone. At the very least, there should be an option in the phone's location services to not show it if the watch is using it.