The location arrow (next to the battery percentage at the top right of the screen) comes on frequently even when I do not expect it. Sometimes the arrow is white. Sometimes it is other colors. How can I tell which app is using location services at that exact moment?
iPhone 4s, iOS 9
To know which apps use location services go to
settings>Privacy&Security>Location Services, scroll down and check the list of apps, you can revise how to allow or deny location access
Remember you can have enabled Apps in Background app refresh or widgets that use your location automatically like the Weather for example
After that go to System Services and check which services you allowed to use Location, you can toggle them on and off depending on your needs
About privacy and Location Services on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS – Apple Support
Purple arrow = means an app that used location services recently
grey arrow = location has been used in the past 24 hours
You can just have a look in location services to see all the apps that use location services, there’s no way to tap the arrow and see which is the one using it atm. But in system services you can see the colour of the arrows
Thank you. I had adjusted the access. I may not have been clear with my two questions.
1). Is there a way to see which app is using location services when the little triangle pops on at the top of the screen?
2). The little triangle changes color at times. What do the different colors indicate?
Thank you for the help.
Thank you for the explanation of the colors. That should help me pin it down.
I'm glad it was helpful
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