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Privacy and Safety
Settings
Privacy and Safety
Choose from various modes
designed to hide personal
content from being accessed by
anyone else using your device,
or to aid you in an emergency.
Location
Some apps, such as Google Maps, may require
one or more location services be turned on for full
functionality.
Locating Method
Before using any features that require location
assistance, you must enable your device’s location
services.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Personal
.
2. Tap
Privacy and safety
>
Location
.
3. Tap
On/Off
to turn on Location services.
4. Tap
Locating method
to select how your
location is determined:
•
GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks
: Use GPS,
Wi-Fi, and mobile networks.
•
Wi-Fi and mobile networks
: Use Wi-Fi and
mobile networks (no GPS).
•
GPS only
: Use GPS only.
5. Tap
Improve accuracy
to use other connections
for determining your location:
•
Wi-Fi scanning
: Allow apps and services to
scan for Wi-Fi networks automatically, even
when Wi-Fi is turned off.
•
Bluetooth scanning
: Allow apps to scan for
and connect to nearby devices automatically
through Bluetooth, even when Bluetooth is
turned off.
Recent Location Requests
Apps that have requested your location are listed
under Recent location requests.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Personal
.
2. Tap
Privacy and safety
>
Location
.
3. Tap
On/Off
to turn on Location services.
4. Tap an entry under
Recent location requests
to
view the app’s settings.
Location Services
Google uses Location History to store and use your
device’s most recent location data. Google apps,
such as Google Maps, can use this data to improve
your search results based on places that you have
visited.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Personal
.
2. Tap
Privacy and safety
>
Location
.
3. Tap
On/Off
to turn on Location services.
4. Tap
Google location history
and sign in to your
Google Account for more options.
