Questions tagged [location-services]
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Remove Applications from Location Services in Security & Privacy on Mac OS X 10.8
I wanted to remove applications from location services in the security and privacy settings on MaC OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. (The apps were still listed even though they were uninstalled.) I found the post Remove application from Location Services in…
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Which events in Event Viewer show which programs accessed my location?
I receieved a notification in my taskbar that something accessed my location. Right-clicking on the tray icon brings up an option to view location activity in Event Viewer.
However, when I do so the subtree for FileHistory is preselected.
Which…
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Can you use Windows 10 "find my PC" location feature without a Microsoft login?
I'd like to use the "find my PC" feature on all my systems, but does that feature have a hard requirement of needing an MS login?
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Which app is using location services?
In Location Privacy Settings, under Choose apps that can use your precise location, I've disabled access to every app listed there.
Despite this, every 30 minutes the location icon still appears in my tray, saying Your location is currently in…
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My wife seems to have convinced every device she owns that she lives in Malta
Don't ask me how she did this... witchcraft probably.
When I check her Google Nexus device, I can see the google location service is using 'Malta' as it's location, even though the device's location detection is set to use 'fine' (i.e. use GPS, wifi…
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Give python program location services access via command line on MacOS
I am trying to run a python program requiring location services on MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1. I was using iTerm2 and expected a pop-up asking if the app could have access to my location. However, nothing showed up, so I went to System Settings > Privacy &…
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How do I disable location services system wide?
Google has an API which can determine someone's location based on the wifi router names which a user's computer can see. You will see this if you go to google maps and your browser may ask if you would like to share location data.
I am wondering if…
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Find out which application is accessing Location Services in Windows 10
After the latest Windows 10 update, the "location services" icon in the taskbar is constantly on.
I have manually disabled all applications from accessing my location via the settings menu and thus have only allowed non-application processes to…
Psi
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How does Windows News & Interests still work if Location services are turned off?
In the latest Windows update, I have the News & Interests widget on my taskbar that shows me accurate weather info for my current location.
I have Location turned off in my Windows settings, and no apps have permission to access Windows location…
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Win 10 locations services locked to off -- how can I unlock them?
I have a personal Thinkpad P1 running Windows 10 Pro (version 1909, build 18363.535). I would like to turn on Location Services so that I can turn on Find My Device.
However, when I go to Settings>Privacy>Location the Allow access to location on…
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which program on windows 10 use location service
Recently, a small circle often appears unexpectedly on taskbar (lower-right corner of screen) in Windows 10, which indicates that location service is invoked ("Your location is currently in use"). I'd like to know which program on Windows 10 can use…
E Zhang
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Which settings in services.msc affect device location?
I've had my Surface on "lockdown" (by altering settings personally) and changed something to prevent location detection on it. But I will now be using it out of the house and wish to have the "find my device" option. This is sadly greyed-out. I'm…
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Possible to designate which Mac / iDevice pops up PIN for software updates
Can I set iCloud to popup a single sysadmin's Mac when an iCloud-enabled device performs a software update? Or disable that popup?
My office has multiple Macs and iOS devices, loaded with the same iCloud login so that we can run Find My Mac /…
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