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  1. YourDamnCroissants

    Bizarre GPS behavior triggering HomeKit automations, timezone changes across devices

    Since yesterday, I've observed some really odd GPS-related behaviors on my iPhone running iOS 17.5, my wife's iPhone running 17.4.1, and my MacBook running macOS 14.4.1, all in the same location (our apartment) in New York City. It started with our HomeKit lighting turning on and off, seemingly...
  2. Morac

    iOS 17.3 - Photos changing location of all my photos from Home to town name

    I'm seeing an issue on my iPhone and iPad. All my photos taken at my house show "Home" at the top. Since installing iOS 17.3 any time I tap the "I" to view info on a photo, the title changes from "Home" to the name of my town. This change is permanent with no way to change it back. I don't...
  3. -BigMac-

    Uber app throwing off my Find My location?

    Hi Guys, I installed the Uber app last night after a long time on my 15P, running 17.0.3. I used it to get a ride home, and somehow my Find My was pinging at a location where my Uber route took me through.. hours later. I got screenshots of it all, and confirmed with multiple people, I was...
  4. L

    iPhone 15 Pro System settings constantly using location on iPhone 15 pro

    ios 17.0.2 , iPhone 15 pro Noticed that system settings use location all the time , which makes the phone hot and the battery drain super fast Anyone else facing the same issue ? I have find my enabled,as well as -shortcut and automatisation -compass
  5. garycjohnson

    HomePod Weather for local shops

    If I ask my HomePod for the weather in Chicago she replies with … “It’s currently clear and 26 degrees at Chicago Boot Company …” Ask for the weather in London I get … “It’s currently clear and 26 degrees near London K Burgers …” This is a new thing. Probably since 16.1 (currently running...
  6. ZestyOne

    iPhone 11 Pro Why does iPhone share Lat/Long with EVERY VIDEO???

    This is the stupidest **** ever. I literally will go to share a video and my lat/long is included. I have tried choosing "options" when sharing a video, turning it off, and it doesn't remember my settings. It literally just puts them back. If I go into location settings I don't see how I can...
  7. O

    geolocation radius broken

    ever since the first public beta of ios 16, it's geolocation radius will not save past 330 feet. Even if I go to change it or make new location automation its radius reverts back to 330 feet. Smart lights, door locks and so forth no longer work so I can't add for example when I'm a mile from...
  8. R

    Find My location name of contact is incorrect when seeing it from Macbook pro 2020

    When I enter the "Find My" app from my Macbok Pro to see my mom's location, the tag "Home" changes to "Work" automatically (Even though she IS at home). Afterwards, the location name changes in all my devices: Mom's at "Home" but the tag says "Work". The only way to fix this is entering "Find...
  9. seme332

    HomeKit Wrong location in HomeKit Automations

    I have recently moved to a new address and have changed my home address in my contacts card, in maps as well as in my Apple ID settings. Since moving my lights will randomly go off and music will pause at the same time randomly on my HomePods/Apple TV. I was confused why this happened, until I...
  10. M

    Getting constant Find my notifications that my friend has left their home location when home.

    Does anyone experience getting multiple, “time sensitive,” notifications from the find my app that say they have been sent by your friend who has notifications set to allow you to know when they leave a specific location? The service can be pretty spotty where my friend lives, and I get...
  11. S

    Simulating location with __internal__PlaceCardLocationSimulation

    Hey there! In the last few days I have been searching for methods to spoof/simulate your location, I've seen something called 3utools which can spoof your location until you reboot (if anyone knows how this works please hit me up). However I rather not use this since it sends personal data to...
  12. Radko

    Popular near me uses location when turned off

    Hello fellows, i am having rather strange issue. location services are always on but i have setup them so they minimize battery drain. in that regard popular near me is off, but as the title says - it always shown purple arrow - meaning it recently used location. anyone knows what thats...
  13. Wiencon

    iPhone If you're like me and you travel a lot by train or bus, you might like my new app - Glarm! Easy location-based alarms

    If you're like me and you travel a lot by train, or bus you might not always recognize railway stations or tell quickly how far is your stop, so you start nervously checking the time and position on the map. With Glarm you can set alarm to ring, let's say 30 kilometres from your destination and...
  14. TiredOfThisBS

    Need help tracking my wife's affair.

    Hi all. Long and short of it is my wife was having an affair last year which she came out about on Superbowl Sunday. She had deleted all of her messages, photos, apps, social media account, and a handful of other data. What she didnt delete is the GPS significant/frequent locations. She now...
  15. U

    download location of software update on macOS Catalina?

    Where are the download files stored after running the command in Terminal: softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version
  16. Del Rei

    Safari: How to stop asking for current location FOR GOOD??

    Hi, guys. This is really annoying me. Every time I access some sites there is this message asking to use my current location... And the only option is "Remember my decision for one day". Every day this message appears... The box "Ask websites not to track me" is checked and nothing helps...
  17. Owenpatry

    Track and Log location

    Hey All! First post so bare with me! First, a little background to understand my motive: I’m a freelancer in the film biz in Southern California and I go to a lot of different places for work. My wife and I plan on moving in the near future and I’ve always wondered what the prime location is...
  18. J

    iPhone Location based reminder alarm with vibration and message

    I'm looking for an iOS app that would do the following: I realize I need to buy something, let's say a screwdriver. But it's not urgent. What I want is to be reminded of this when I'm walking near the screwdriver shop. However, it's always very crowded and noisy at that location. There are many...
  19. T

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus GPS Not Functional - iPhone 6

    You probably groaned when you saw the iPhone 6 part of the title, but I'm not in a financial position to upgrade to a new iPhone yet unfortunately. I'm aware of the iPhone 6's age, but a problem arose around roughly February that has been absolutely ridiculous and has caused major problems for...
  20. 2

    Other How to send photos without revealing location metadata

    I don't want to turn off the location data for the camera app, because I like the auto geotagging function to tag where my photos are taken. This definitely helpful when using the Photos.app in macOS. But one thing I would like is for it to strip that location data before I send/share the photo...