Approximate Location Sharing

There are a lot of times when apps don’t really need your specific location. For example, weather and news apps don’t need your exact address — usually your general neighbourhood is more than enough to provide you with an accurate weather forecast, and some apps don’t even need to know much more than what city you’re in.

With iOS 14, it will now be possible to share only your approximate location when an app requests it, rather than your exact location. It’s unclear what Apple means by “approximate” here, but since it’s designed for privacy, we’re sure it will be general enough to prevent any possibility of tracking.