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How Do I Get The Location Icon to Disappear
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It uses my phone to know if I'm home or not. If I'm sleeping all night (not in front of the sensor) it still knows I'm home because my phone is home.
That sensor you're referencing is to light up the screen when I walk near.
The LS icon only disappears if LS is no longer being used. If an app is using LS all the time then the icon will stay on the screen all the time. The only way to turn it off is to either deny the app access to LS when the app is not being used or to turn off LS.
Yes, what Erik said above.
Also since your GPS location is used constantly like that your battery is getting heavily taxed.
Have you noticed your battery draining faster since this started happening?
Also since your GPS location is used constantly like that your battery is getting heavily taxed.
Have you noticed your battery draining faster since this started happening?
Looking at your screenshot, I can see that's the Geofencing icon, because it's just an outline of the Location services arrowhead.
Geofencing is used to determine when you enter, leave or approach a designated area. That's what your Nest thermostat needs to know.
It's supposedly a very small battery drain, unlike full-blown GPS. As I understand it (and I am not an expert) geofencing uses a combination of GPS, Wi-Fi, bluetooth and cell towers to determine your location.
Agree with above and if you turn it off completely then your Nest won't know whether you are home or not.
What's is using your location when you looks at Setttings > Privacy > Location Services? Is it an app or something in System Services (like Location Based Alerts)?
Well, if you want to do it the hard way…sure!Or you could just walk up to the thermostat and turn it on when you get home
settings>privacy>location services>system services>status bar icon...just turn that off
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Forgot about that. I'm usually never in there. Thanks for the reminder.settings>privacy>location services>system services>status bar icon...just turn that off
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Dahhh......That's a good ideaOr you could just walk up to the thermostat and turn it on when you get home
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Hard way? Scratches head.....hard way was adding wood to fireplace or shoveling coal into stoker. Hard way....LMAOWell, if you want to do it the hard way…sure!