Manage Location Services
Location Services is another useful feature on your iPhone that lets apps have access to your current location. While apps like Apple Maps might need this to work, others don’t really need it at all.
Not only is it a security concern, but it might also affect your iPhone’s performance and battery life. Here’s how to manage Location Services:
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll down and go to Privacy & Security.
- Tap on Location Services.
- Scroll down and select any app you want, then select how you want to Allow Location Access. For apps that don’t need your location, you should select Never.
Go back and repeat the same step with any other apps you want to disable location access for. You can also simply disable Location Services altogether using the switch at the top, but be aware that this may have unintended consequences, as it prevents even Apple’s built-in apps like Apple Maps and Find My from accessing your location.
Note that apps set to Only When Using will only be able to get your location when they’re actively running; however, this also includes running in the background if you have Background App Refresh enabled for them.