How to Stop Maps Tracking on iPhone?

Introduction

Privacy has become a big concern in our digital age, and Apple Maps is no exception. In today's article, we'll explore how the app tracks you and how you can turn off that tracking if you wish.

How to Stop Maps Tracking on iPhone?

How to Stop Apple Maps Tracking?

 Apple offers privacy control options, and users can adjust their settings according to their needs. The company says it's important to review your privacy settings regularly to ensure control over how your data is used. For example, the Maps app, which offers you navigation and maps services, you can turn it off in order to preserve your privacy.

Maps app on iPhone

 Maps on iPhone is a tool from Apple that provides navigation and maps services. It can track your current location, provide driving directions, display specific places on the map, save favorite places, and make suggestions based on your previous usage.
However, in terms of tracking, Apple can collect location data if Location Services is enabled, i.e. you can control your privacy and location settings to determine how Apple Maps uses your data.

Visited Places in Maps

Visited Places is a feature in Apple Maps that records the places you have visited using your device. This feature can show you the places you have visited, including the date  and time of the visit sometimes. You can access this information through Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Apple Maps where you can see details about the use of the site.

The purpose of this feature is to help you remember the places you visited. It allows you to add notes to each visit or delete any place in the record. You can even choose to keep the information for only 3 months or an unlimited period for you to remain the decision-maker in the end, but it may raise privacy concerns for some users. This feature stores data locally on your device with advanced encryption, but it may be activated automatically after the update, meaning that your phone may start recording without your knowledge unless you check the settings.

Steps to stop tracking Maps on iPhone

1. Search for Maps and select “ While in Use Only” access or Never Allow.
2. Go to System Services, and turn off the Significant or equivalent option.
3. Open the Maps app and go to the Places  tab to disable Visited Places or clear the entire history.
4. You can keep some data by choosing a limited period such as 3 months instead of an unlimited period.

Finally, you can control how Apple Maps uses your data through your iPhone's privacy settings, helping you protect your digital privacy. Despite the ability to stop traditional location services, it does not guarantee that all forms of tracking will be stopped, as the phone may use Wi-Fi points or phone networks to estimate your location even when you disable some settings.

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