... I wonder if the Maps app itself plays some role in providing Location services. That'd explain why they'd privilege it for location data, but not other firs

... I wonder if the Maps app itself plays some role in providing Location services. That'd explain why they'd privilege it for location data, but not other first part apps that use location (why wouldn't they do that with all of them, if they were really doing this to "cheat"?) [EDIT] Though, regardless, I do see why it'd rankle that in fact Apple Maps ends up seeing fewer permission-reminders than Google Maps, even if it's for a not-exactly-intended-as-nefarious reason—I don't mean to dismiss your complaint.