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Do you know that a little GPS icon that pops up when using your location? This is a humble part. The tip of the iceberg. Hot handsheakes before your phone whisper every movement in Big Tech behind your back.
Your phone has more than one way, to know where you are. Cell towers, Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth beacons and even background ping track you. If you have an old smartphone, you can enter a new iPhone 16 Pro on www.komando.com/win to win.
I am not here to scare you or tinfil-hat.
I am here to help you withdraw control. I myself tested these steps, but your phone’s menu may look slightly different depending on make and model. Strike around your settings and you will find it.
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Your phone has more than one way to know where you are. (Istock)
iPhone: Sneakiest Settings
Apple holds the deep buried “important places” in your settings. This is to make your map smart and improve recommendations, but it is also a detailed history where you are.
Here’s how to find it and clean it:
- Go setting , Privacy & Security , location services,
- Scroll System servicesTap Important place,
- Use Face id or your Passcode To unlock it, then review your history.
- Tap clear historyAnd if you don’t want it to be tracked now, then close it.
When you are there, review your location service list and set the apps while using Or NeverMost do not require 24/7 access.
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On iPhones, a “important place” logs in your settings are deep. (Photo by Str/Nurphoto through Getty Image)
Android: timeline and app permissions
The version of Android is called the “timeline”, and it is connected to your Google account, not only from your device. Even if you switch the phone, the log follows you until you close it.
to see it:
- open Google MapsTap on your profile picture> your timeline,
- Hit three dots> Location and privacy settings,
- Under location settingsTogle TimeYou can also do Remove all the time -line data,
Next, see app permissions:
- Go setting , Place , App permissions,
- Any “allow all times” “allow apps” only when using “or” deny. “
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On Android, Google Maps has a “timeline” when worried about privacy. ,
Pro tip for both
Even with these, your carrier still knows where you are when your phone is connected to the network. If you really need to go off-grind, you will need to power or use airplane mode.
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