|Are there downsides to Location Services besides battery drain?

Advertisers tracking you? Other people tracking you? I understand the positives.  What are possible negatives?

Well you can choose what apps get to use your location, also you can turn off advertisers getting your location in settings.

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    Ok, so many of us are uncertain regarding leaving Location Services ON because of the battery life problem.
    I will explain the issue here so there will be no more questions about this:
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    When you use an application that has the option to get your location it will ask for your permission to use the Location Services, if you will deny it it will not use the GPS unit, and so no power will be given to the GPS to function. Try to think the Location Services as it's name says so: a Service: When an application needs GPS information, the service powers up the GPS unit, when no application needs the GPS it cuts the power off from the GPS unit.
    Do not compare with the Bluetooth! When using bluetooth, to be always discoverable the BT chip needs to be powered up all the time.
    Think this as a somehow "standby" mode, the Location Service is listening in the background for requests for the GPS unit, when needed it powers it up, when not it powers it down.
    You shouldn't be noticing more than 1 or 2% drain because of this service being enabled, nothing noticeable.
    So it's ok to leave the LS ON as long as the apps using it are not enabled to actively use the service.

    Either one. When you see the white/purple arrow on the top, an application you are using has enabled Location Services for itself. While the app is running in either the foreground or background, LS continues to run until the app is either closed or has been force closed through the multitask bar.
    LS only uses battery life when it either picks the GPS or the cellular towers to continuously ping your location. But the LS doesn't use as much power as believed. It's actually a combination of things such as GPS and Internet and Music or GPS, Internet and Camera.
    Most people keep the LS running as it does little harm to battery life. Some turn it off or turn off certain apps to protect their privacy as they are broadcasting on a social network their approximate location such as LOOPT to friends that you are in a restaurant.

  • Location services and battery life

    I see this from the Apple site regarding reducing power consumption:
    "Minimize use of location services: Applications that actively use location services such as Maps may reduce battery life. To disable location services, go to Settings > General > Location Services or use location services only when needed."
    http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html
    I can read this advice two ways:
    1. Turn off Location Services in the Settings when not using Location Services. As long as Location Services is turned on in Settings, you are using more of the battery.
    or
    2. I can leave Location Services on in the Settings without reducing battery life. It is only when I use an application that uses Location Services that battery life is reduced.
    Which is it?

    Either one. When you see the white/purple arrow on the top, an application you are using has enabled Location Services for itself. While the app is running in either the foreground or background, LS continues to run until the app is either closed or has been force closed through the multitask bar.
    LS only uses battery life when it either picks the GPS or the cellular towers to continuously ping your location. But the LS doesn't use as much power as believed. It's actually a combination of things such as GPS and Internet and Music or GPS, Internet and Camera.
    Most people keep the LS running as it does little harm to battery life. Some turn it off or turn off certain apps to protect their privacy as they are broadcasting on a social network their approximate location such as LOOPT to friends that you are in a restaurant.

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    Are there any other templates available besides those that come with Numbers?

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    Why are there no sounds located in the Library/Sounds folder in my Home Directory? Since upgrading to Mountain Lion most of my sounds are not working, in my Mail alerts, etc.

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  • Does Location Services suck battery if turned ON but nothing is using it?

    As Title. If I turn the Location switch ON in the Settings app, does it use the battery if not used by any other app (i.e. there's not the arrow in the upper bar)?

    It will use a little more battery, but(in my experience) not significant, perhaps 3~5% more battery per day. But, if you aren't using any apps that require location services, you might as well leave it off and only turn it own when needed.

  • Lost of voice signal iOS8 NO SERVICE and Battery Drain

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    Hello, iswho.  
    Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
    Battery life can be difficult to troubleshoot as multiple factors contribute to how long a charge can last.  Graphic intensive applications, display brightness and data connectivity are just a few of the items that can cause the battery life to decrease rapidly.  I would need to know a little more information about your usage patterns to give you and idea on how to maximize battery life.  However, here are some tips on how to adjust settings and charge the device that may help.
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    If your battery doesn't charge, or if your device shows a low-battery image, black screen, or "accessory not supported" alert, follow these steps.
    Inspect the connector at the bottom of the phone:
    Make sure that there are no bent pins in the connector.
    Make sure that the connector is free from debris.
    If there are bent pins or debris, please contact Apple Support.
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    Make sure that the outlet you're using works.
    Make sure that the Apple USB cable and Apple USB power adapter work.
    Plug the device in to power and let it charge until your device turns on. This could take between 10 and 30 minutes. If you don't have an Apple USB power adapter, try connecting to a computer's high-power USB 2.0 port (not a keyboard). The computer must be on.
    If the device still exhibits an issue, try turning your device off and then on again while connected to power.
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1476
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    Maximizing Battery Life and Lifespan
    In regard to your issue with no service, go through the troubleshooting steps in the article below.  
    iPhone: Troubleshooting No Service
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4429
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  • After updating iPhone 3gs to IOS 5 has no service and battery drains in like 30 minutes

    after updating my iphone 3gs to the IOS 5 firmware my phone has no service it says searching then goes back to no service i tried reseting it contacting ATT and they could not figure out the problem what can i do also the battery drains faster like in 10 to 30 minutes is fully drained. Was not doing this before the update please help

    Perform a restore without restoring from a backup and see if that resolves the issue. You could erase the phone from the phone itself if you don't want to mess with iTunes. I'd just backup with iCloud before doing this to make it really easy.
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    Verizon may be losing another 6 lines if the plans dont start changing.

    jvale755 wrote:
    Wow I pay 180 for 3 iphones and 4 gb data on the share everything plan. 2 phones are off contract. Im talking about plans like they used to have where you choose a certain amount of data, minutes, and messages. I could care less about unlimited talk and txt. Most everyone I know has iphones and we just use imessage.
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    Hi,
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    In addition to diesel's pointer to the bottom of the page, see the following:
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  • After updating my 3gs to ios5 nothing works properly the phone is slow, no service, rapid battery drain, excessive heat when in use for longer periods of time, does not connect to vehicle stereo through usb, and screen is on but not responding to control

    my 3gs battery dies rapidly and gives off excessive heat when in use no service anywhere, slow reponse time sometimes not at all like lights on but no one home, calls drop can text  no 3g can not connect to vehicle usb as a note i restored the phone from my back up

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  • HT1975 Some of my apps and iphone info tells me to go to "settings" and in "settings" go to "location services" to enable apps such as a golf app to use gps .  When I go to "settings" there is no option called "location services". Why not?

    Some apps and iphone info tells me to go to "settings" and in "settings" choose "location services".  Under settings on my phone there is no "location services". What's up with that?

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    iOS6: Understanding Location Services
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  • Location service weirdness - GPS / wifi locations

    I currently live in Hong Kong and seem to get some interesting & irritating locations on the Maps application.
    I am located at 1 of the 3 locations randomly from my apartment:
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    Philly_Phan wrote:
    I have a half-dozen apps that rely on Location Service. I went through several weeks of Intermittant operation before I figured out what's happening.
    My router is in an upstairs bedroom. If i'm downstairs, Location Service works maybe 25% of the time althiugh the WiFi data signal is rock solid and my Internet access is flawless. After much weeping and gnashing of teeth, I've confirmed that the only RELIABLE way to make it work is to take the iPad to the room where the router is located. Apparently, the Location Service information is carried on a different (weaker) radio signal than the WiFi Internet data.
    There is one thing that I still don't understand. How does the router know where It is? This is a DSL router that's on the subscriber end of a telephone line. It has no GPS circuitry. Worse, it reliably identifies my location incorrectly (although close enough for my purposes). I live at house #7 but Location Service always pinpoints me at house #1 a hundred yards away. Can anyone explain what's happening?
    The location service is not carried on any weaker radio signal. It uses the same WiFi as any other transfer to and from your router.
    Location services knows where you are from the MAC address of your router and other nearby routers. These MAC addresses are registered in a location services database with their physical location. The database was constructed by WiFi access point locaters which have driven through neighborhoods gathering data.
    Location services may work better upstairs because, at that location, your iPad can probably locate other nearby routers which are in the location services database. There may be a know router in house #1 or nearby. Your router itself may not actually be in the database yet.
    Message was edited by: JimHdk

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