5 tips for using geolocation on the iPhone and iPad

One simple fact: iPhone and iPad constantly monitor our location. I agree, it sounds scary, but on the other hand, it is incredibly convenient. In this article we will talk about GPS-capabilities of the iPhone and iPad, in addition to the use of maps or navigation.

Never nothing forget

Simple reminders do not work when you need to do something with reference to a particular place. Sitting in the office, you clearly remember that night need to buy a home of milk, but came into the store, completely forget about it and remember already approaching the house. With the iPhone problem is solved elementary.

Enough to create reminders to click switch "Remind the place", choose a location, and indicate when you need to remind you that on arrival or after departure.

Let your friends know where you are

Explain to people where you are alone, it is sometimes very difficult. Such troubles does not need it if you and your friends using iOS-devices.

Simply open the chat details in the "message" by clicking "More", and click "Send my current geopozitsiyu". The caller will receive a geo that immediately can be viewed in the "Maps" and quickly create a route to a destination. Instead of a thousand words, as they say.

Be aware of the movements your friends

Advanced usage scenario of the previous council, which will save your wife or girl from having to keep ringing and you ask again, how soon you'll be in time for dinner. Thanks to pre-installed applications "Find Friends", you can see on the map all the movements of your favorite contacts and share.

"Find friends" has a notification feature that lets you set up alerts that person has left a certain place or arrived. Terrific handy thing for the family, or the coordination of a large number of people during the gathering for picnics, parties and other events.

Arrives at the meeting on time

No one likes to be late for a meeting, but to languish in waiting, arriving an hour early, too few people like it. Not to resort to such drastic measures, it suffices to use the function "Travel time" when creating the event.

Only need to open the same menu item, and adding destination and place of departure, flip the toggle switch. You can also set an alert that it is time to go. The system will send a notice, taking into account traffic jams, if your city is supported by the traffic situation in the "Maps".

Turn off the tracking information about the places visited

Whether you like it or not, but by default the iPhone and iPad are monitoring places where you often visit. This is done to improve the maps, as well as to offer you any information on the basis of these data. If you do not need it - safely disable.

The required switch is hidden in the bowels of the system of geolocation services. Here, "Settings» → «Privacy» → «Location Services» → «System Services» → «haunted places." We translate it to "Off.", And more can not be afraid of the security services surveillance, Big Brother and other Masons.

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