Location services Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

How to turn off Google Now and keep your battery charged

by Mike Schramm (May 1st, 2013)

Google has recently added its Google Now service into its search app for iOS, but there's one big drawback to getting constant weather, traffic, and other local information on your phone: Location Services runs constantly. You can tell by the little arrow icon up in the corner of your home ...

iOS 6: Restoring App-specific privacy permissions

by Erica Sadun (Sep 19th, 2012)

Don't you hate it when an app asks for permission to use photos or location data and you hit the wrong button? In iOS 6, you can bypass this headache and change permissions on an app-by-app basis. Go to Settings > Privacy > Service Type, e.g. Location Services or Contacts, and enable or ...

iPhone 101: Location data and GPS

by Dave Caolo (Apr 27th, 2011)

Update: Look here for official word on the iPhone location data controversy from Apple. Recently, the Apple community has become interested in location data as gathered by iPhones. Specifically, The Guardian has reported that researcher and former Apple employee Pete Wardensome and data ...

TekTrak phone locator offers two-use free version

by Michael Terretta (Jan 5th, 2011)

Just because Apple released a Find My iPhone app and then made it free, doesn't mean there isn't room for a little friendly competition. TekTrak originally took on Apple's built-in iPhone location service by offering TekTrak Pro at a one-time US$4.99 price point as opposed to Mobile Me's $99 ...