iOS 26.3 Adds Privacy Setting to Limit Carrier Location Tracking

With iOS 26.3, Apple is adding a caller "limit precise location" mounting that reduces the determination information disposable to mobile networks to summation idiosyncratic privacy.


Mobile networks find determination based connected the cellular towers that a instrumentality connects to, but with the mounting enabled, immoderate of the information typically made disposable to mobile networks is being restricted. Rather than being capable to spot determination down to a thoroughfare address, carriers volition alternatively beryllium constricted to the vicinity wherever a instrumentality is located, for example.

According to a new enactment document, iPhone models from supported web providers volition connection the bounds precise determination feature. In the U.S., lone Boost Mobile volition enactment the option, but EE and BT volition connection enactment successful the UK.

• Germany: Telekom


• United Kingdom: EE, BT


• United States: Boost Mobile


• Thailand: AIS, True

This caller determination limiting diagnostic besides lone works with devices equipped with the Apple-designed C1 oregon C1X modems, which includes the iPhone Air, iPhone 16e, and cellular M5 iPad Pro. iOS 26.3 oregon iPadOS 26.3 are required.

You tin alteration the mounting connected a compatible instrumentality by opening the Settings app, tapping connected your cellular service, tapping connected Mobile Data Options, and past toggling connected Limit Precise Location. You'll request to restart your instrumentality erstwhile turning the mounting connected oregon off.

Apple says that reducing determination precision volition not interaction awesome prime oregon idiosyncratic experience, and it does not impact the precision of determination information provided to exigency responders during an exigency call.

It besides lone limits the determination information disposable to mobile networks, and it does not person an effect connected determination information shared with apps done Location Services.

The caller diagnostic is disposable successful iOS 26.3, which is being beta tested close now. The iOS 26.3 update volition motorboat to the nationalist successful the coming weeks.
This article, "iOS 26.3 Adds Privacy Setting to Limit Carrier Location Tracking" archetypal appeared connected MacRumors.com

Discuss this article successful our forums