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> iPhone location history stays on the phone. Not if you take photos and use iCloud.

• dymk 9y ago
  There is a clear difference between using iCloud (which is opt-in) with geotagged photos (which you can disable from on-phone settings), and your phone sending your location to Google at regular intervals.
  • cryptoz 9y ago
    Yes for sure. Defaults matter and I agree that Google and Apple do things differently here. However, the phrase "iPhone location history stays on the phone" is false for nearly every iPhone user (100% of iPhone users I know).
  • kllrnohj 9y ago
    Location history is opt-in as well although the assistant will push you to turn it on during setup.
    • Filligree 9y ago
      The button starts in the enabled position, so it's opt-out. You can't accidentally avoid answering the question.
      • kllrnohj 9y ago
        What button? If you skip setting up the assistant entirely you end up with location history disabled.
        • Filligree 9y ago
          Assistant setup happens during initial setup of the phone, though. Yes, you can back out of it, but it wouldn't typically be by accident.