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Location and security
My location
Use Wireless networks
When enabled, your phone uses the wireless network’s
triangulation functions to determine your location.
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From the
Settings
menu, touch
Location and security
➔
Use wireless networks
to enable or disable your phone
using wireless network location services to collect location
data anonymously.
Use GPS satellites
Enable or disable location service from standalone GPS services.
Note:
Standalone GPS location services must be enabled to use some
applications.
Important!:
By selecting
Use GPS satellites
, you are allowing access to all
location information by any third party through web access or
any software or peripheral components you choose to install,
download, add, or attach to the device or any other means.
Enabling this functionality could pose certain risks to users of
this device.
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From the
Settings
menu, touch
Location and security
➔
Use GPS satellites
to enable or disable standalone GPS
services. When enabled, a check mark appears in the
check box.
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To receive better GPS signals, avoid using your device in the
following conditions:
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Inside a building or between buildings
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In a tunnel or underground passage
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In poor weather
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Around high-voltage or electromagnetic fields
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In a vehicle with tinted windows
Use sensor aiding
When enabled, sensor aiding uses your phone’s sensors to
update your location (based on your last GPS fix) when access to
GPS service is blocked, such as in a tunnel or underground
garage.
Note:
This setting requires that
Use GPS satellites
be enabled.
Tip:
When GPS signals are temporarily blocked, sensor aiding can reduce
battery usage.
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From the
Settings
menu, touch
Location and security
➔
Use
sensor aiding
to enable or disable the setting.