Boblive77

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Q: "com.apple.springboard" in Location Services

I noticed something called "com.apple.springboard" in Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Any idea why this is showing up here?

Posted on Apr 9, 2016 3:49 PM

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Q: "com.apple.springboard" in Location Services

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by Rudegar,

Rudegar Apr 9, 2016 3:53 PM in response to Boblive77
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Apr 9, 2016 3:53 PM in response to Boblive77

com.apple.springboard
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by Lawrence Finch,

Lawrence Finch Apr 9, 2016 3:56 PM in response to Boblive77
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Apr 9, 2016 3:56 PM in response to Boblive77

Springboard is the application launcher in iOS. It's what displays the Home screen.
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by Boblive77,

Boblive77 Apr 9, 2016 3:59 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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Apr 9, 2016 3:59 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

But why would this be showing up in Location Services? Seems like something that would live in the background, not visible to the user.
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.3.1.
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by Lawrence Finch,

Lawrence Finch Apr 9, 2016 4:15 PM in response to Boblive77
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Apr 9, 2016 4:15 PM in response to Boblive77

As no one here is an Apple engineer we would only be guessing, but I'm reasonably sure that if there wasn't a need for Springboard to know your location it wouldn't be in Location Services. As it doesn't show in mine I assume it's some setting that you have enabled. I'm also assuming your phone is not jailbroken; if it is then all bets are off.
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by Boblive77,

Boblive77 Apr 9, 2016 5:08 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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Apr 9, 2016 5:08 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Definitely not jailbroken. Just did a reset on Location & Privacy and that seemed to do the trick.
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by Keeske88,

Keeske88 Apr 14, 2016 1:53 AM in response to Boblive77
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Apr 14, 2016 1:53 AM in response to Boblive77

Dear Boblive77,

What do you mean with a reset of locations & privacy? I have the same issue since 9.3. Also an iPhone 6 Plus, not Jailbroken.
And since 9.3 a lot less battery.

I've disabled the location settings. Rebooted the device and it stays the same.

Kind regards,
Joeri
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by Boblive77,Helpful

Boblive77 Apr 14, 2016 9:44 AM in response to Keeske88
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Apr 14, 2016 9:44 AM in response to Keeske88

Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Location & Privacy. Check Location Services again and "springboard" should no longer be there. Hope that helps!
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by phillipfromlondon,

phillipfromlondon May 16, 2016 8:42 AM in response to Boblive77
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May 16, 2016 8:42 AM in response to Boblive77

How did you get on with this? I have same issues - both the springboard thing and terrible battery since going up to 9.3.1
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by rigormortis,

rigormortis Jun 2, 2016 4:22 PM in response to Boblive77
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Jun 2, 2016 4:22 PM in response to Boblive77

simply by the coincidence of the appearance of the icon , I believe this is a corrupted Apple watch app install.
I Get these thumbnails all the time and have to remove the app from my watch and reinstall it.
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