Palm P121VZW, User Manual

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Chapter 8 : Web and wireless connections 133
Location Services
The Location Services application provides information about your location
to applications that request it. For example, Google Maps may use your
location information if you need driving directions.
1 Open Location Services .
2 Tap On or Off for any of the following:
Auto Locate: When Auto Locate is on, applications can automatically
identify your location. When it’s off, an application asks if it’s OK to
identify your location. Tap
Allow to turn on Location Services for that
session only.
Geotag Photos: Available only when Auto Locate is on. When
Geotag Photos is on, photos are tagged with the latitude and longitude
of the location in which they were taken.
Background Data Collection: Available only when Google Services is
on. When Background Data Collection is on, anonymous location data
is collected from your phone. This data is used to improve the quality
of Location Services.
3 (Optional) To turn GPS on/off, open the application menu , tap Locate
Me Using , and tap GPS .
GPS, which is turned on by default, is a radio technology that uses line
of site communication with satellites orbiting the earth. GPS is very
accurate for turn-by-turn directions and for pinpointing your location
when you are outside and with a clear view of the sky.
4 (Optional) To turn Google Services on/off, open the application menu ,
tap Locate Me Using , and tap Use Google Services .
NOTE GPS and Google Services can be on at the same time.
Google Services uses cellular radio towers and Wi-Fi access points to
approximate your location. This technology is very fast to acquire a
location fix, but it is not as accurate as GPS. Certain applications, such
as turn-by-turn navigation solutions, require GPS to be activated in
order to work properly.
The first time you open Google Services you may be asked to review
and accept the terms of use, and decide whether to allow anonymous
data collection. Do the following:
• Review the terms of use.
• If you decide not to allow anonymous data collection, tap the
checkmark to remove it.
• Tap Agree or Don’t Agree .
DID YOU KNOW
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The geotag is stored as an Exif tag in the photo file, not on
the image itself. A common use of the geotag occurs in online photo services like
Photobucket and desktop apps like Google Earth, which use the data to position
the photo as a thumbnail on a map.