Can someone please explain the location data settings for dummies to me? I read the Apple documentation for it but it seems incomplete / outdated / just not clear to me.
Goal: Having as little activated but at the same time not killing the user experience of iOS
Goal: Having as little activated but at the same time not killing the user experience of iOS
- Apple Pay Merchant Identification: I guess this is only used for Advertisement and therefore can remain OFF
- Compass Calibration: Should I leave this on? I turned it off for a while but I feel like it made finding "me" on a map much more unreliable. Hence the name of the toggle
- Device Management: What is this for exactly? - have had it OFF for a long time and have not noticed a difference
- Emergency Calls & SOS: Why does this require access to my location? My iPhone does not support satellite. Can I turn it off?
- Find My iPhone: Most likely needed for AirTags to work correctly or well, to find my iPhone so I am leaving this ON.
- HomeKit: What is this for? I mainly use the Philips Hue app to control my lights. I do have the Home widget in control center activated but it does not seem to matter if I have HomeKit on or off, therefore I am leaving it OFF
- Location Based Alerts: Probably more Ads - OFF
- Location Based Suggestions: What does this do? Probably more Ads - OFF
- Mobile Network Search: Either I have service or I dont? What does location services have to do with it? - OFF
- Motion Calibration & Distance: Probably required to track my steps? - Leaving it on
- Networking / Wireless: Is this required for AirTags to work correctly or can I turn it off?
- Setting Time Zone: I think this is needed for Screentime to work?
- Share My Location: I guess this is needed to share my location on Find My or iMessage with other people? - never use it - OFF
- System Customisations: I think this needs to be turned on for Night Shift and Dark Mode to work on sun set?
- Wi-Fi Calling: What is this toggle for? I use Wifi Calling but it does not seem to matter having this on or off. It still works either way. Therefore I turned it OFF!