iPhone uses a combination of Cellular, Wi-Fi and GPS technology to determine your precise location at a given point of time and stores this information on your device.
The main purpose of the Location Services feature on iPhone is to allow navigation apps like Apple Maps & Google Maps to provide you with driving directions, traffic updates and other location based alerts.
However, the downside of having Location Services feature enabled on iPhone comes in the form of a hit to the battery life of your device and privacy concerns that you may have due to your own reasons.
Hence, we are providing below the steps to disable Location Services on iPhone for specific Apps and also to totally prevent iPhone from tracking your location.
1. Completely Disable Location Services on iPhone
If you want to take this extreme step, it is possible to prevent iPhone from tracking your location.
1. Open Settings > scroll down and tap on Privacy & Security.
2. On the next screen, tap on Location Services.
3. On the next screen, move the toggle next to Location Services to OFF position.
4. On the confirmation pop-up, tap on the Turn OFF option to confirm.
Note: The above steps will completely disable ‘Location Services’ Feature on your device, preventing all apps and services from accessing your Location Information.
2. Prevent Apps from Tracking Your Location on iPhone
Instead of completely disabling Location Services, it is possible to Disable Location Services for unnecessary Apps on your device, while allowing only the most essential Apps to access your Location information.
1. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > tap on Location Services.
2. On Location Services screen, select the App for which you want to Disable Location Services.
3. On the next screen, tap on the Never option to prevent this particular App from accessing your Location information.
Similarly, you can repeat the above steps to Disable Location Services for others Apps that you believe are not necessary or important for you.
3. Disable Location Services for System Services On iPhone
Apart from Apps, there are many System Services that requesting access to your Location information.
1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
2. On the Location Services screen, scroll down and tap on System Services.
3. On the next screen, you can enable or disable Location Access for any of the System Services on your iPhone.