Our iPhone is now attached to our existence and with us wherever we go. However, it’s a little worrying to know that these smartphones can track you at all hours of the day and night, even when you don’t want them to.
It’s incredibly creepy when you’re using your Maps app or another GPS app and your phone suggests frequently visited places like your home address, a friend’s house, or work.
An Apple colleague holds one of the new iPhone Pros during a product launch event at Apple Park on September 7, 2022 in Cupertino, California. and new AirPods Pros at the event.
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How does my iPhone track my frequent locations?
Apple has given its iPhone devices a special feature called Significant places. These places are usually the places you visit most often.
This feature is enabled by default, and it’s meant to help you keep track of all the places you’ve visited often.
While you may consider this a valuable feature that you enjoy using, I understand that not everyone wants to be tracked at all hours of the day, and some prefer to keep the places you visit private, even from your own devices. With a focus on privacy, Apple gives us better control to turn off significant locations.
How to turn off landmarks?
– Open your Settings app
– Scroll down and select Privacy and Security
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– Select Location Services
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– Scroll down and select System services
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– Click Significant places
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– If you have Face ID:activated, your phone will automatically use it to access the next page. If you only have a passcode you will be prompted to enter it
– Disable Significant places.If you want your location history to be deleted from your iPhone, select Pure history
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What are your thoughts on this? Significant placesA feature of your iPhone. Is it something you’d like to turn off or will you leave it on?
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