Q: iPhone data usage System Services Time and Location
Ever since last month, the data use under System Services -> Time and Location has increased "dramatically". It's pretty consistently half of my data use, whatever I do. I haven't added any new apps or use the phone differently than I have in previous months.
I use one tracking app, Human, but even if I turn mobile data off for it, data use under Time and Location continues to be half of my mobile data.
How do I start trouble shooting? I've read threads here and deactivated mobile data and background updating and syncing for most things. This has decreased data use, of course, but time and location still continues to be half of my data.
I'm on a 1GB plan, which used to be plenty, now I get close to maxxing it out when I'm not careful.
iPhone 6s, iOS 9.3.2
Posted on Jun 7, 2016 1:45 AM
Community Specialists
Hi branches,
Thanks for checking out the Apple Support Communities and for the detailed information of what's happening with your Time and Location data. I can understand wanting to make sure you're able to easily manage your data usage and wanting to know what app is causing that additional usage.
Since you've already completed those steps, I recommend to turn off the Location Services for all of your apps, then turning them back on one or two at a time, as needed, to help determine which apps might be using your location. You can disable Location for both apps and system services with these steps.
Turn Location Services on or off. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. You can turn it off for some or for all apps and services. If you turn off Location Services, you’re asked to turn it on again the next time an app or service tries to use it.
Turn Location Services off for system services. Several system services, such as compass calibration and location-based ads, use Location Services. To see their status, turn them on or off, or show the Location Services icon in the status bar when these services use your location, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services.
You can find the steps listed above in the iPhone user guide.
You can also find additional information about your Privacy and Location settings in this article.
About privacy and Location Services - Apple Support
Cheers!
Posted on Jun 8, 2016 10:29 AM