iOS 8 Quick App Access

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  1. fezzzer, Oct 3, 2014

    fezzzer macrumors member

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    I have recently travelled to the US and whilst in a shopping centre/mall my phone suggested several different app's whilst the screen was locked (as per the link below)

    http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/03/ios-8-apps-quick-access/

    I understand this uses location services (I would assume GPS) however even whilst inside the shopping centre, it knew when I was in Starbucks, and separately it knew when I was in/near the Apple store.

    How would it know where I was in the mall, would it use Wifi location information?
     
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  2. blhoward2, Oct 3, 2014

    blhoward2 macrumors 6502

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    It's possibly iBeacon, which uses Bluetooth. Otherwise it's WiFi. Your phone isn't transmitting it's GPS location, the system is just deducing where you are and where you have been.
     
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  3. fezzzer, Oct 3, 2014

    fezzzer thread starter macrumors member

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    Ah so that's what they're using iBeacon for. Makes perfect sense. They'll soon be pestering us with adverts as we walk around shops I imagine.
     
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