In an age when privacy concerns are at the forefront of technological discussions, many smartphone users believe that turning off their location services ensures their movements remain private.

Consider how often you misplace an item and wish you could ping it just like your smartphone. Well, now you can. It’s called a real-time location system (RTLS), and the technology’s applications are ...

Disabling location services can enhance your privacy or extend battery life, but it can make your phone less convenient. You can turn location services on or off from the Settings app on an iPhone or ...

Sometimes it feels real freaky to open your Maps app and see a list of the latest locations you've been at. You don't want that falling into the wrong hands. It's even freakier to think about the ...

Mass market geo-location services appear to be just around the corner for U.S. consumers, creating the potential of much-needed revenue for wireless carriers. But such services could still get lost ...

Location services are what Android 12 uses to find out where you are. Your Android phone can then use this information for anything from Google Maps, Find My, Uber, Yelp, Android Auto, and many other ...

You can see all of the locations your iPhone thinks are significant and turn off the location features in Settings. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac If you’re uncomfortable with social media apps ...

There’s a reason why apps frequently ask you for permission to access your location, even when they function adequately without it. Many companies like Google use your location services to provide ...

Location services on Windows 11/10 are sometimes reported to be greyed out automatically either by the Operating System or due to the presence of some third-party software. Due to this glitch, the ...

When you first sign in to a new iPhone it's quite possible you enabled location services and your phone has been tracking you ever since. And for the most part that might be absolutely fine, but what ...