What is wi-fi networking in location service system services?

i just want to know how this option work? and Does it have any effect if i turn off?

WiFi networking finds nearby Wi-Fi networks and sends information about them to Apple to help Apple build a database of open Wi-Fi networks, & to figure out your location if you don't have cell service.
Actually, this is the correct support article you should read:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5594

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Wi-Fi Networking - Finds nearby Wi-Fi networks and sends information about them to Apple to help the company build a database of open Wi-Fi networks. This helps provide a location when GPS is not available (as on a WiFi-only iPad).

Wi-Fi Networking in Location Services System Services

Hello,
I'm trying to figure out what the "Wi-Fi Networking" toggle controls. This is located withing Settings > Location Services > System Services > Wi-Fi Networking.
Thanks for the help if anyone can provide any. I've been searching around the web and can't find an answer on this one.

I would like a clarification of this too. This aritlce is unhelpful on the point: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5594?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US The new user manual iBooks for iPad and iPhone are also not detailed enough to discuss this setting.
Pappasbike, where did you find that reference?
From what you've said, and a little more searching, I suspect the setting may be related to the new Hotspot 2.0 ("Passpoint") initiative:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/06/ios-7-will-hop-from-one-wi-fi-hotspot-to-an other-no-password-needed/
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/06/11/ios-7-beta-hotspot-20-support-will-lea d-to-hassle-free-wi-fi-access
"Wi-Fi HotSpot 2.0: One of the more-technical terms on iOS 7’s additional features slide, Wi-Fi HotSpot 2.0 automatically seeks out Wi-Fi subscriber services (for instance, AT&T’s hotspot network for an AT&T iPhone subscriber) and joins them when you’re in the area. In theory, this feature should provide you with faster Internet access and fewer bandwidth constraints.": http://www.macworld.com/article/2041306/27-new-ios-7-features-apple-didnt-talk-a bout.html
So, if I'm right, the setting is related to Apple building a crowd-sourced database of HotSpot 2.0/Passpoint access points/locations. Since I'm not liking the battery drain of iOS 7 as it is, this is staying off for me for now.

How do I turn off the Genius app in App Store. I've gone to Settings/Privacy/Location Services/System Services then swiped Genius for apps 'off''. Also, I've gone to Settings/ITunes and App Stores/Click on AppleID/View Apple ID and then turn off Genius.

How do I turn off the Genius app in App Store. I've gone to Settings/Privacy/Location Services/System Services then swiped Genius for apps 'off''. Also, I've gone to Settings/ITunes and App Stores/Click on AppleID/View Apple ID and then turn off Genius. Still nothing has worked. I'm still stuck with Genius offering the same apps to me. Mind you, once I click on the App Store there is nothing I can do but swipe left and right. There's absolutely nothing at the bottom of the screen like a features tab, nothing. There is, however, a categories button at the top, but that's it. Irrelevant.

FWIW, I just got off the phone with Apple technical support about this. I use Genuis for creating playlists, so I don't want to disable it, but Apple support confirmed that there is no way to avoid syncing Genius data without disabling Genius altogether. I'd read somewhere else that subscribing to iTunes Match might allow you to avoid this, but that is NOT the case, as I've confirmed, and Apple support has confirmed. For me, it routinely syncs thousands genius of items, so I have to allow a lot of time for my manual syncs.

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Can someone please explain what the following on/off toggles in Settings > Location Services > System Preferences do:
- Cell Network Serch
- Compass Calibration (self-explainatory, I think)
- Diagnostics & Usage
- Location-Based iAds
- Setting Time Zone (specifically, how is this different from Settings > General > Date & Time > Set Automatically)
- Traffic

No, he is right. Cell Network Search collects signal and location data that is sent to apple and partners to improve network quality. If you do not believe us: try it! If you turn it off the A-GPS will still pick up cell towers and WiFi first to determine approx. location before using GPS satellite data. If it wouldn't it would take up to 12 minutes (!) to find you just using GPS satellite data. Or test it the other way around: Turn the status indicator on and watch it appear when your network changes...
May I also explain you the other options in that menu?
Compass Calibration uses location data to tell real north from magnetic north.
Diagnostics & Usage adds location to the other info that is collected.
Location-Based iAds - well shows adds relevant to your location in apps using iAds
Setting Time-Zone: iOS uses the info sent by GPS to set your time. But also most cell towers set time info, so if you are not living near a time line, in a bad service area or your current network provider does not send that info that info you can disable this and save battery by using your carriers info.
Traffic: Determines where and how fast you are traveling to send it to Apple and partners to show other users how fast traffic is moving at that location.

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What do the 6 items listed in system services actually do, and do the transmit personal information to apple or anyone else.
1. Cell Network Research
2. Compass Calibration (I think this one makes sense)
3. Diagnostics & Usage
4. Location based iAds
5. Setting Time Zone (self explanatory)
6. Traffic (self explanatory)

read http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4995
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4228

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HT5594 Could you (Apple) document all of the location system services?

In the article on location services, it includes (under "Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services") an image with a list of system services:
Cell Network Search
Compass Calibration
Diagnostics & Usage
Location-based iAds
Popular Near Me
Setting Time Zone
Traffic
Wi-Fi Networking
Frequent Locations
The text below that only documents three of these (Popular Near Me, Frequent Locations and Location-Based iAds).
Could you please update the article to describe the remaining system services. A few (like "Setting Time Zone") appear to be self-obvious, but other ones, like Cell Network Search are pretty opaque. The paragraph toward the end ("Crowd-sourced Wi-Fi and cellular Location Services") hints at what some of these settings do, but it's not very explicit.

On your computer, make an admin test user account. From here, check control panel, uninstall a program, and look for iTunes. If you see it, remove it. Then restart your computer. Log back into the test user account, go to apple.com and re-download iTunes. Ensure you are "running" the program. It should download from this point.

Where is the documentation of the options on the 'System Services' settings screen?

The settings screen Settings ▸ Location Services ▸ System Services in iOS 5.0 contains the following boolean options:
Cell Network Search
Compass Calibration
Diagnostics & Usage
Location-Based iAds
Setting Time Zone
Traffic
I have never used an iPhone before and do not understand what each of these services do. Where can I find Apple's documentation of these options?

As I say, I've disabled all of them and see no need for any of them.
As far as I have been able to determine these are being used to build up location based databases for use in advertising, marketing and other commercial uses:
Cell Network Search - tracks the cell towers you are connected to and your location to aid in building up a database of cell phone tower locations and useage
Compass Calibration - this one I have no idea about. It is absolutely not necessary for the actual act of calibrating your compassapp, and your compass app works fine with it disabled. Why anyone would find it useful to know where I was when I had to calibrate my compass, I have no idea.
Diagnostics & Usage - this one is obvious, and is used to tag your location if you have chosen to send diagnostic and usage information to Apple. I can see where it might help them to know where you were when you had some issue (ie. so they could see if the area correlates with frequent network errors or such)
Location-Based iAds - also obvious, but I don't want marketers targeting me with ads based on where I am, I find internet advertising far too intrusive as it is, I have no desire to aid them in pestering me even more.
Setting Time Zone - this one I don't get. If you have data & time set to "automatic" this is pointless, as they date and time (and hence time zone) will be set by your devices connection to the cell tower(s). I have no rational thoughts as to what this being used for, or what good it may do.
Traffic - this is apparently somehow used to update a database of traffic patterns. How it knows what the traffic around me is, I do not know - ie. what triggers it, I have no idea.
Anyway, I have them all disabled, as I can see no rational reason to have any of them on. They just needlessly use up my battery, and are sending data to places that I have no idea of or about, for purposes I have no clue about, all of which, going by the complete lack of information about them, is by design (which just irritates me - at least explain the dang things or don't bother even including them).

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i think it is probably used to find your location with better accuracy when you are using a map or navigation applications while connectedto your wifi,(rem when you open a map,it will ask you to connect to wifi for better location accuracy).
read this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5594
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No mention of it in the User Manual and Mpas still shows the traffic fine with it switched off.
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What is Network In and Network Out Metrics on Cloud Service

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We have hosted Cloud Services on Azure through Visual Studio Online & Setup basic Performance metrics. However not sure about Network In and Network Out Metrics on Cloud Services hosted through Visual Studio Online.
Please explain.
Regards, Subhash Konduru

Hi,
I dont think it makes any difference if deployed via VSO, as far as i know the the Network In/Out metric include the
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"Bytes Received/Bytes Sent", You will be charged only for the Network Out (Outbound Data).
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http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/support/options/
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Yes, go ahead and turn it off. It SENDS location based information to Apple for their use (marketing, trouble shooting, who knows all or what). Basically it records the tower ID of the towers within range of your phone as you move around throught the day and sends that back to Apple. Since the location of the towers is known, they then get information about where people are most using iPhones during the day, what the loads in different areas are, and other stuff that lets them learn about how and where iPhones are being used.
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Compass calibration MAY be useful in some cases - I know when I was trying Waze, it often could not get a reliable position fix until I re-enabled compass calibration. I don't know why that was, as all I know about compass calibration is it supposedly allows for a more accurate correction between geographic and magnetic north. But at least with Waze, it clearly assisted Waze in getting and holding a location fix when driving, in areas and at times when without it on, Waze was unable to track my movement, or sometimes even get a fix at all.
Setting time zone - IF you were traveling across time zones, and were out of range of a cell tower (so no cell signal to correct your clock) or your clock failed to change correctly once you had cell signal again, then turning this on may help correct the clock. Note that from posts here, usually you just need turn it on, let the clock correct itself, and then can turn it off and the clock will be fine (it just helps when you've shifted multiple time zones with no cell signal for the phone to correct itself by during the journey).
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