Location Services option

I have a quick question about the GPS settings on the iphone (Settings > General > Location Services) if you turn it off or on.
My question is this: does turning it on lock your GPS position (and thus reduce your battery life) only when an application requests it or all the time. I am starting suspect that it is constantly on because I am getting near instant satellite lock times even when indoors. I dont want to be walking around all day draining what precious battery life i get!
A good comparison here is WIFI and Bluetooth, even if you are not connected to a wireless network or a Car-kit your battery will die far quicker if the option is switched on.

If you have location services turned on, then yes it is using your A-GPS chip, though not as heavily as if you have an app open that is using location services.
I guess you'd say it's on and in a low power mode/state.
It's pretty much exactly like you said about Bluetooth how if you have it turned on and you don't have a device connected, it's still using power cause it's basically in a low power state waitin for a device to be connected.
As Apple themselves say if you want to extend your battery life and you are not using or you don't need location services for any of the apps that you currently have running then switch location services off.
This is because the iPhone's A-GPS chip is recieving power, even if it is in a low power state.
To put it simply, when it comes to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Location Services or even 3G ,(cause these are all battery drawing features), if you don't need it then turn it off and your battery will thank you for it.
I hope this helps

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Hello sardarali,
Thank you for providing so much detail about the issue you are experiencing with Location Services after upgrading to iOS 7.
The first thing I recommend is quitting and relaunching the applications on your iPhone:
Double-click the Home button.
Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
Swipe the app up to close it.
You can find the full article here:
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
If you are still seeing the same issue after quitting and relaunching the apps on your iPhone, I recommend restarting your phone and then resetting if it's still not working:
Restarting your device
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red "slide to power off" slider appears, and then slide the slider.
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
Note: Reset your device only if you are unable to restart it.
Resetting your device
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button together for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
You can find the full article here:
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
If the issue persists, the last thing I recommend is backing up and restoring your iPhone:
iOS: How to back up and restore your content
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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Hi QQF,
It is now under Settings>Privacy.....not sure why, but there it is!
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Hi
I'm trying to find a way to prevent users from being able to change their location services options.
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my goal is to do the same from the MDM.
I have Apple Configurator up and running and I have an Intune account, but I couldn't find any way to do it from any of them :/
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I know this is old but I’m trying to clean up old posts. Did you ever solve this? If so it would be good if you could post the solution to assist others. If not, at this stage,
as nobody has answered, I would recommend that you call Intune support.
You will find your local Intune support number here
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/jj839713.aspx
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Check out the Freedom Mini GPS , google it.
With Facebook Places, you should be able to have Places recognize where you are within 2-3,000 feet or so, using the cell tower location from which your device is transmitting.
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Hi,
Can anyone help me with this problem?
I have "family mode" (or something like that) enabled. Restrictions are off on all my devices. The location services option is off, and I cannot turn it on, on any of my devices.
Thanks very much,
B.

Hi bfbbrown,
From your post it seems that you are unable to access location services on your device. I have linked to an article that can help with location services settings. You may want to review your Privacy and Permission settings:
Understanding privacy and Location Services on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with iOS 8 - Apple Support
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my iPhone 4S running IOS8.1.2 will not allow me to enable Location Services. Wherever I check it is "grayed out". advice?

Hey AUABB,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you're not able to enable Location Services on your iPhone 4s, first restart the device:
Restart or reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Next, try resetting the location settings on the device to factory default:
If you would like to reset all of your location settings to the factory default, go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset Location & Privacy. When your location and privacy settings are reset, apps will stop using your location until you grant them permission.
Understanding privacy and Location Services on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with iOS 8 - Apple Support
If the Location Services option is still grayed out, you may need to back up your iPhone and restore the iOS software using iTunes:
Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings - Apple Support
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I have updated to iOS6 (from the earlier latest iOS5.x.). I now notice that the option to Disable / Enable Location Sevices (global / application specific) is now not possible post this update to iOS6.
Note, I have already tried the "Rest Network Settings" and "Reset Location & Privacy" neither of which seem to have helped, reboot the iPhone does not help either. please advise if you came across this issue.

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If you have location services turned on, then yes it is using your A-GPS chip, though not as heavily as if you have an app open that is using location services.
I guess you'd say it's on and in a low power mode/state.
It's pretty much exactly like you said about Bluetooth how if you have it turned on and you don't have a device connected, it's still using power cause it's basically in a low power state waitin for a device to be connected.
As Apple themselves say if you want to extend your battery life and you are not using or you don't need location services for any of the apps that you currently have running then switch location services off.
This is because the iPhone's A-GPS chip is recieving power, even if it is in a low power state.
To put it simply, when it comes to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Location Services or even 3G ,(cause these are all battery drawing features), if you don't need it then turn it off and your battery will thank you for it.
I hope this helps

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