How to hide your Precise Location on iPhone and iPad

It’s handy how apps like Apple Maps know where you are, but sometimes they know with more precision than you might be comfortable with. Whether intentional or not, you may have given an app access to your Precise Location. Thankfully, there is a way to hide it.

Your Precise Location on your iPhone or iPad does differ from general location tracking. General location tracking allows apps to know the general area you are in, such as being able to tell the city you’re in for accurate weather display. Precise Location, on the other hand, allows apps to narrow down your location to the exact address.

This allows for functions such as your phone switching Focus modes when it detects you’ve arrived at work or home. Still, there are many potential reasons you may want to hide your Precise Location on your iPhone, but whatever they may be, hiding it is no issue.

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