3 Better Location Control (and Shaming)
iOS 11 brought a welcomed change to the way Apps can access your location, and also gave users better control of application location access. Now, any application can be restricted to only accessing your location when the application is in use (and in front). This prevents applications like Facebook or Uber from snooping on your whereabouts without your knowledge.
In addition to better control, iOS 11 also gives very clear notice to a user if an application is using their location in the background. Any application that is using full location access will display a blue banner over the status bar, indicating that the application is tracking you. GPS and many fitness apps already did this in iOS, but now other, less honest apps will be shamed as well.
- Settings.
- Scroll down to your apps, and select Facebook.
- Tap Location.
- Select While Using the App.