Location services icon shows up everytime I unlock iphone

You probably have an app that is still active that pings the location service.

You can go into the Settings, Privacy, and check to see which apps have used the Location Service recently. Then look at each of those apps on your phone and make sure they are off.

For me it was not just passbook, but also another location services under settings->privacy->location services->system services.

I have deactivated location services for location based iAds, popular near me, and wi-Fi networking and now my battery last quite more and the annoying icon doesn't show up :)

It seems that Apple gets info from us to improve their wi-Fi hotspots databases, send us iAds based on our location and things like this. If you don't need any of the location functions under system services I would recommend you to deactivate them.

More information and a better explanation here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5594

javierjose wrote:

I just found out that the Passbook app was causing the issue. It doesn't matter is the app is close the location service icon will still show up for at least 30 seconds. I only had one pass on the app and it was the Walgreens Balance Reward card. I added this card with my near store saved on it. Once I remove the store the issue disappear. BTW I still have the location service "ON" on the Passbook and works fine. Like I said I only needed to remove the store save on the pass. Thanks

Good information, thank you for posting.

Thanks ... Your note led me to where I could fix the problem. I hadn't noticed the system services item and sure enough there was the purple icon (never saw that color before either). I expect my phone's battery life is going to improve!

I'm having this same problem too. I,ve pinned it to apples built in location services. Every time I light up the screen or unlock my iPhone 5s location icon shows for about a full minute. The services being used are Compass Calibration, Location-Based Alerts and Routing & Traffic which is overly excessive in use. Also all settings are fully tweaked. Background app refresh turned off for Every app, location set to While Using. I also used someone's iPhone 6 which did not do this. It was never a problem before iOS 9. Also has anyone picked up their phone and it's warm to hot to the touch after sleeping for a while? And No it's not charging either. All that heat even kills he battery from 80% to powered off dead by morning.

It's normal for all Apple products including iPhone,iPod Touch,iPad and even Macs.It is used for either Find My iPhone or Find My Mac.It is initiated by iCloud to determine your device's last known location.It is kinda annoying sometimes but you will get the hang of it.It also happens with my MBP too.

(It is known to only work if the product is signed into/with an Apple ID.)

*If your device isn't signed into/with any Apple ID even once and the location icon shows up,it seems to be some apps might be using your location service.

It's nothing to worry about if it goes off after a minute. However, if it really bugs you, try shutting down all your apps and doing a soft reset on the phone.

Shredding the one coupon I had in passbook did solve the constant location services turning on every time I pressed the home button. Thanks for the info!

Yes, Passbook is the culprit! nDeed, it is SO ANNOYING seeing that icon every time I unlocked my iPhone 5S

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Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services -> System Services -> Frequent Locations was causing the "issue" in my case.