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iPhone 6 Motion Calibration Always Using Location Services

hi


just received my iphone6 and is updated to ios8.


IVe noticed that the location services was constantly on so went through each item which was enabled for location sharing and disabled one by one. I discovered that under Privacy > Location Services > System Services > Motion calibration was purple. As soon as I disabled it location sharing icon switched off. As soon as i enabled it it came back on again and the purple icon showed up next to motion calibration meaning it was in use.


So my question....what is motion calibration and why is it constantly using location services??


thanks

iPhone 6, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 6:57 AM

265 replies

Jan 28, 2015 1:17 AM in response to enjoylife1788

Just to say I have had the same issue with the MC always on. I tried backups and a clean install but with the same result, always on. However yesterday I changed a setting and it seems to have solved the issue for me..

I went into Privacy setting - contacts - ( in contacts google maps had requested access. This is not actually maps requesting location but that of contacts.) - I turned this off and all well since then.

I didnt do anything to the google map request for location so that still works ..


Hope this helps

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iPhone 6 Motion Calibration Always Using Location Services

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