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True or false: Your contacts know when you turn off location sharing
GPS was amazing when it came out. No more mapping out routes on paper or printing directions from Google Maps. Simply turn on your GPS and go. Tap or click here for a Google Maps feature that takes navigation to the next level.
As GPS evolved, we gained a new handy trick. Location sharing. Now we can find directions in a snap and locate friends and family at all times, as long as they’ve shared their location with us. But if you fall out of favor with someone, you might want to turn this feature off. The question is, will they know?
Things could get awkward if contacts get notified that you’ve stopped sharing your location. So let’s answer the question, True or False: Your contacts know when you turn off location sharing.
True or False
The very definition of location sharing is that your information is being shared. You are choosing to share your whereabouts so people can find you whenever they want. However, there may come a time when you want to turn this option off without announcing it publically.
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Thankfully, the answer to whether contacts know if you turned off location sharing isn’t all bad news. When you turn off location sharing on Android or iOS, your contacts won’t be directly notified. But if they decide to go looking for your location, they’ll find out it’s been disabled.
Regardless of whether someone will find out or not, you should never share your location with someone unless you feel entirely comfortable doing so. Here’s how to disable location sharing on both Android and iPhone.
How location sharing works
Location sharing is complex and comes with many options, so you can be selective about who it’s shared with and how it’s shared. For example, you can choose what apps have access to your location and when others can access it. You can choose from options like always having access to your location, only when asked or when using a specific app.
All location sharing requires your permission, so nobody, app or human, can do so without you granting them permission first. Even map and ridesharing applications have to have location sharing enabled before they can access it. You can control all of your location permissions in settings, depending on the phone you are using.
How to stop location sharing on iOS
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