Apple Expands This Location-Focused Privacy Feature to More Users
Apple is expanding its Limit Precise Location feature to more users, now available on 10 carriers. This feature allows users to restrict the location data shared with their cellular network. However, it is still limited to Boost Mobile in the US and requires specific Apple cellular modems.
- ▪Limit Precise Location is now available on 10 carriers, up from six at launch.
- ▪The feature is currently only available on Boost Mobile in the US.
- ▪Users in the EU or UK can enable this feature with a compatible SIM.
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Apple is slowly expanding access to its Limit Precise Location feature, which is now available on 10 carriers, up from six at launch in January. Unfortunately, it’s still only available on Boost Mobile in the US. However, as 9to5Mac reports, anyone with a SIM (physical or eSIM) from a carrier in the EU or UK can turn this feature on.Limit Precise Location lets you restrict the location data your iPhone shares with your cellular network. With it turned on, your carrier “might be able to determine only a less precise location—for example, the neighborhood where your device is located, rather than a more precise location (such as a street address),” Apple says.If you're concerned about the potential drawbacks, Apple's support page says the setting “doesn't impact signal quality or user…
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