Where you are is important. Much rhetoric is about hiding your location from big companies like Facebook, Google, and other advertising platforms. However, you may want to share your location with ...

Android already warns when your location is being tracked — but not by which apps. That puts the onus on users to play detective, diving into privacy settings to work out which apps need to be ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Coordinating locations with friends and family can be a real hassle ...

Most people have easy access to location-sharing apps, but how they use them and the drama that ensues differs. For Maria-Camila Garcia (right), only her true friends let her track their whereabouts.

With a revamped privacy indicator appearing as a tappable blue icon in the status bar, you can see exactly which apps are ...

Android 16 QPR3 makes the location indicator in the status bar expandable, allowing you to see which app is tracking your device's location.

Do you feel comfortable knowing that an invisible force follows you, shadowing your every move all day every day? It sees specific places you go and the duration of your stay. It follows your route ...

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Let’s face it: location-enabled apps are not going anywhere. With more than 770 million GPS-enabled smartphones worldwide, a new crop of geo-location apps are announced every month. Regardless of user ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Wherever you go, your iPhone is tracking you. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Your iPhone apps can track your location. You already know that, but maybe you tell yourself that that weather app just ...