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This is one thing the Palm Pre got right. When you first turn on your phone, it asks if you'd like to always allow location info, or if you'd like the phone to
by amalcon 16y ago
This is one thing the Palm Pre got right. When you first turn on your phone, it asks if you'd like to always allow location info, or if you'd like the phone to ask each time. If you say no, any app (even the pre-installed ones) must ask every time it wants to get your current location. If you say yes, it gets out of your way and doesn't bug you unless you change it in the settings.
Of course, if you say yes, it also periodically sends data behind the scenes. Strange, but it's better than making this completely uncontrollable.
- zweben 16y agoiOS asks you each time though. So Apple is erring on the side of caution, if anything.
- amalcon 16y agoDid not know that. In that case, what's the big deal?
- Timothee 16y agoFrom what I understand, the article is about the fact that Apple may be keeping track of the devices' position at all times, as part of the OS basically. The prompt that asks you every time if you want to give your location is for when you're using apps.
- hboon 16y agoOnly once for an app if you said Yes, until you turn it off.