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Giomrc21 Author

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Shortcut to turn on/off location

How can I turn on the location when I start an outdoor bike training on Apple Watch and then turn it off when I stop?

Thanks

Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 9

Posted on Apr 18, 2023 5:04 AM

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tkorc

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37 points

Posted on May 15, 2023 2:45 PM

It seems there's no direct shortcut to do that. Only thing you are able to do is to create a shortcut on Home Screen which opens the Settings page directly

Launch Apple Shortcuts
Create new shortcut
Add action "Open URL" (with Safari icon)
As URL put the "prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION/LOCATION_SHARING" (without quotes)
Save
Pin to Home screen

Shame there's no shortcut for directly start and stop sharing my location since I want start sharing when cycling and end when I'm done – guess it's same as OP's question, but without turning it off completely. For me it's the matter of safety. Unfortunately, it seems there's no other way in current iOS (16.4).

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Jan 29, 2024 7:30 AM in response to flnvaz

flnvaz wrote:

The whole point of the thread was to find an automated way to do this or create a one click shortcut button for this feature. Obviously going the long route does work, but there is no way to set automation to turn it off or on based on location or time like everything else. I thought the initial topic of this thread was about automation..

Your reply is directed to the original poster. However, I suspect you made a mistake and meant to respond to me.

You said in your post, the only one to which I was replying, "It appears notably questionable that Apple has omitted a straightforward method to disable location services in entirety, necessitating users to undertake a burdensome process of manual navigation each time they wish to deactivate such tracking." You didn't mention automation. My response was not sarcastic, but was intended to elicit more information. I'm sorry that you find a couple taps on the screen so burdensome as to question Aple's entire privacy policy. Again, you should let Apple know your thougths.