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Location Services Not Working (iOS, iPadOS), Fix

Last updated on November 4, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 3 Comments

Maps Location Services

This article explains how you can troubleshoot when your iPhone or iPad isn’t showing your correct location. If Location Services is not working properly, map apps, directions, and location-based apps may not determine your location and thus they may give false or misleading results. For example: Google Maps and Apple Maps may not work properly, […]

Filed Under: Not working? Tagged With: Location Services

How To Remove Location Data When You Share Photos and Videos

Last updated on November 3, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 1 Comment

Photos Share Location Info

You can take great photos and videos with your iPhone. Furthermore, you can easily share photos and videos with others from the iOS Photos app. By default (you can disable this, see below), your pictures and videos will have embedded location information (GPS data) because your iPhone embed GPS coordinates (the location where they are […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Location Services, Photos

What Does Arrow Icon Mean? Location Services Explained

Last updated on October 2, 2018 By Serhat Kurt 7 Comments

location services arrow icon

Do you see an arrow icon at the top of your screen? Is it sometimes blue, sometimes hollow? And are you wondering what this icon means? That means that your phone is currently accessing your location. This icon can be in different format/colors. Different colors mean different things. This article explains what these different color arrow […]

Filed Under: Guides Tagged With: Location Services

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