I really need to stop the location accuracy notification iphone dialog. When I turn on the iphone camera to capture a shot, suddenly I am interrupted by this annoying dialog and I miss the shot. Why does the iPhone insist on ruining my experience? It was

Is there any way to just turn off the notification?

I use a mapping program, so I clearly need location services, but my phone hangs on to my work's WIFI signal all the way to the parking lot, though the connection is hardly usable at that distance.

To get the mapping program to communicate and route things, I have to manually switch off my WIFI, but doing so causes this notification to pop up every time I start the mapping app.

Clearly it isn't a huge deal, but having to dismiss a dialog every day, twice a day (similar situation at my house on the way to the office) is still a bit of a frustration.

This is so annoying. Apple used to have an awesome interface, but now the iphone is getting as spammy and interrupt-driven as OS X. My focus is my focus, please stop stealing it Apple. I couldn't5 possibly care less about location accuracy. Because of this annoyance I keep Location off .. which means every time I open up an application with the ability to get my location I get a message about it. What were you guys thinking? I guess you weren't.

Go into Settings>Privacy>Location Services>Camera and then turn that off. That will turn location services off for the camera only, not anythng else. The location error is due to the fact the camera is trying to add your location to the EXIF data in the picture and it is telling you that wifi will improve that end. Just turn off location services to the camera. All done.

Did you reset the phone after making this change? Hold the sleep/wake and home buttons together until you see the Apple logo and then release. I tested this on my device and I do not get a popup about location services when I go to use the phone after making that setting change.

You can turn Location Services on and off as you please. It will provide you with an initial warning about wifi and location accuracy. You asked for a way to prevent the wifi location warning when using the camera. I provided that, but you should just do a simple reset for the setting to complete. A reset of the phone does not impact your data or anything else. It is like rebooting a computer after you make a settings change.

So it appears you have three options to prevent having your precious time wasted in location-aware applications when wifi is turned off:

#1. Turn off location services whenever you turn off Wifi, thus making the location services of the application pointless

#2. Deal with Apple's incompetency and hope they don't make it worse (but they will, ios7 did).

#3. Switch to Android (Just ordered my Nexus this morning, bye bye Apple)

Yeah this is horrible UX, this is something I have never expected from Apple's design team. I don't want to see this dumb notification when I'm trying to take a pic, but I don't want to turn off location service also. I don't need to have accurate location all the time, just let me take the pic and add the long and lat if it's even available.

Apple seems to have reverted back to the days before Steve came back.

This does not address the issue: if one WANTS to have location data attached to pictures, one does not have an option to bypass the dialogue. It pops up EVERY time the phone requests your location, be it maps, facebook, or camera. I am AWARE of that wifi helps, but i choose to have it off to conserve battery life! It is okay to let me know that once and give me an option not be bothered again, but apple went insane with iOS7... Seriously, i click cancel to this message about 15 times a day. That is NOT a good experience, Apple! Quit turning into windows vista!

Just read through these and Nuka's summed up my feelings most closely. In the midst of frustrating "fix" to get another iPhone issue resolved when I got hit with this message, probably for the 15th time today as well. I have a lot of apps that would get better GIS info if I had WiFi on, but let me make that decision. And really, after the 3,238 time of seeing the message Apple, I KNOW.

How about 3 options: "1) Ok 2) Turn WifI On 3)Stop badgering me about this, I get it already"

I also read through the thread and felt a relief knowing that I'm not the only one hating this stupid message.

I absolutely want the camera to tag my photos with the location, if it is available, no matter the accuracy.

Another similar issue is when I have turned off Cellular data for an app that uses data connection only for loading content for ads. Every time I open the app when wifi is not connected, it shows me a popup message telling that "Cellular Data is Turned Off for xxxx. You can turn on cellular data for this app in Settings." And lets me choose from 'Settings' and 'OK'. What on earth?! I have delibarately turned the cellular data off, I know it already and I do not want to see the message every time!

Come on Apple, do something about these stupid UX bugs you have in your device!

No, that does not resolve the issue. Most people do want this service, we just don't want to be badgered when we choose to turn wi fi off. It takes 2 interactions to turn off wi-fi and 6 + unlocking to turn off this service (if can actually remember the next time around without taking notes).

The overall point is we want a way to dismiss this message permenantly as we know the implications of wifi being off. However, we DO want to utilize the service when wifi is enabled.

I too am infuriated by this.

I find using location services useful, however, when wifi isn't available to me (most of the time) I don't need a reminder again and again.

On top of this issue, has anyone else now noticed that if you do have wifi on you get the message informing you that turning on Bluetooth will improve accuracy? I foresee this may have something to do with the upcoming iBeacons that will monitor our every move but, for the moment, why would I destroy the small battery life I have leaving Bluetooth on permanently so I may get pinpointed while taking a picture that I missed cancelling the previous notifications?

i've got the same issue. for years I've pushed it aside.. but now i really can't take it!! "Location Accuracy" haunts me. It pops up in my dreams.. in the shower.. when I'm enjoying ice cream.

i HATE that the notification pops up when i open Maps. And for all the smarty pants that think they know the answer (i.e. Settings > Privacy > Location Services > specific app).. Why would one turn off "Location Services" for maps? I would like to keep my "service of location".. just WITHOUT WiFi.

If there's an Apple God.. please have mercy.

At a lot of locations you have to click "Agree" before using their WiFi.. either by A.) arduously waiting for.. yes.. a "notification" to pop-up or B.) going to the website of your current location and then toggling through their WiFi login.

At other locations where "descent" WiFi is present, but private, it will prompt you for the password (especially at Hospitals, Schools, government buildings, airports, etc).. and for some reason passwords and public information never go together. > So then you have to wait for WiFi to switch to a "less descent" public WiFi (if available).. WHICH IS USUALLY SLOWER THAN LTE/G4.

See my friend!!.. has nothing to do with battery.. more about efficiency and waisted time!