iOS 8 Quick App Access

[fezzzer]

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)

https://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?

 

[blhoward2]

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.

 

[fezzzer]

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.