How to Use Location ONLY While an App is in Use

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101 Greatest iOS 9 Tips and Tricks for iPhone and iPad

Built-into iOS 8 (and later), Apple has included a cool new battery saving feature that allows you to determine what apps can use location services — and when. Location services are another huge drain on battery, especially when the app utilizing them is running in the background, but not necessarily being actively used.

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You can view which apps have been actively using location services by going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Once you identify any apps using location services (by the small, blue compass indicator located next to it), you can tap on an app, which will reveal the “While Using the App” option. By selecting this option, the app will only use location services while it’s in use, which, in turn, will spare you even more precious battery life in the long-run.

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