IOS 8 Location Services

In iOS7 a user could set location services to standby/disable when the app was minimized. Apple has taken this feature away for most applications. Now you only get two choices ("Always" or "Never"). When set to always, an application like Waze or Trapster and many more will use your position EVEN WHEN THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE tray. When set to NEVER you have to go in and manually turn it back on to use the applications' location services, then off again when done. Not only is this an personal invasion of privacy, it causes the excessive battery drain.
Question: Am I missing a setting that will allow me to disable location services when the app is not in use in iOS8?
Please join me in spreading the word and in making sure apple knows they need to re-enable the ability to disable location services in iOS8 when the App is not being used.

Try this. I had a different problem but it might help:
settings --> privacy --> location services
scroll the the very bottom and click on System Services
now try disabling/enabling the services in here.

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