How to Temporarily Stop Sharing Location

Now-a-days sharing information about where you are has become quite normal and it can be for many reasons such as informing friends about where you are, finding direction and safety issues. But sometimes, there is a need to stop giving out where you’re located, for instance, to avoid spying on people. In the following, I will guide you through the process of temporarily turning off Location Sharing on an iPhone as well as an Android phone.

Why Partially Hide Where You Are?

1. Privacy Concerns: There may be a situation where you may not want your friends or other people to find out where you’re located.

2. Battery Life: Continuous tracking of where you are can be tiring and even lead to lower battery charging on the phone.

3. Data Usage: It is important to note that giving out where you are can use a lot of mobile data.

4. Peace of Mind: Sometimes it is nice to just not have people’s constant attention being demanded from them all the time.

Whether it is for personal or business use, both iOS and Android have easy methods on how to control the settings of where you’re located.

Temporary Disable Location Services in iOS

There are some procedures you can follow if you own an iPhone and would like to avoid giving out where you are for some time.

1. Using Find My App

i. Open the Find My App: Click on the “Find My” icon on your home screen if you have an iPhone.

ii. Go to the People Tab: From the homepage, touch the tab labeled with a human figure icon, located at the bottom of the app interface.

iii. Select the Contact: On the left side of the screen, you’ll see a list of contacts you share where you are with; select the contact with whom you wish to stop giving out where you’re located

iv. Stop Giving out where you are: Press on the “Stop Sharing My Location” tab.

This process guarantees that the intended contact will be unseen your place for as long as you do not wish to share it once more.

2. Using iOS Settings

i. Open Settings: Scroll down the list until you find the Settings icon and click on it on your iPhone.

ii. Tap on Privacy: Scroll down and select “Privacy.”

iii. Select Location Services: Click on “Location Services. “

iv. Turn Off Location Services: You can either disable it completely or modify them according to the applications.

Disabling where you’re located will prevent all the applications and services on your device from obtaining where you’re located. If you want a more subtle approach, you can toggle off the access to know where you are for individual applications.

3. Using Airplane Mode

i. Activate Airplane Mode: Go to the bottom of the screen and pull it up (or from the top right on newer models) to open the Control Center and tap the airplane icon. This will eliminate all wireless connections including location services.

ii. Disable Airplane Mode: To stop sharing where you’re located, tap the airplane icon again to turn off Airplane Mode.

The Airplane Mode is an effective way to stop giving out your current position without going into the settings.

How to Suspend Location Sharing on Android

Android devices also have several options for controlling sharing.

1. Using Google Maps

i. Open Google Maps: Open the Google Maps app on your Android device.

ii. Tap on Profile Icon: Click on the profile picture or the first letter of your name in the upper right corner of the screen.

iii. Location Sharing: Choose “Location sharing”.

iv. Stop Sharing: Go to the contact who you want to stop sharing where you are with and tap on “Stop.

This method can be used to pause sharing your current position with particular people.

2. Using Android Settings

i. Open Settings: Open the Settings application on your Android mobile phone.

ii. Location: Click on the word “Location.”

iii. Turn Off where you’re located: Slide the switch to the left to disable location services. This will stop all the apps and services from tracking where you’re located.

Just like in IOS, you can also configure permissions for specific apps under the “App permission” option under the Location Settings.

3. Using Airplane Mode

i. Activate Airplane Mode: Go to the Quick Settings panel by swiping downward from the top of the screen and then click on the plane icon. This will also turn off all the wireless connections and where you’re located.

ii. Disable Airplane Mode: Click on the plane sign again to disable this mode and continue to share where you’re located.

This Mode is one of the simplest and quickest ways to turn off the possibility of tracking your current position.

Thing to Note When you Stop People from knowing where you are

1. Emergency Services: Turning off where you’re located might hinder the emergency services from accessing your current position in the event of an emergency.

2. Navigation: Some of these apps may require access to where you’re located especially when they are mapping or delivering products.

3. Find My Device: If you misplace your phone, Find My iPhone or the Android version of it, Find My Device, will not help.

Conclusion

It is easy to temporarily pause location sharing on your phone, and it can be achieved through different procedures on both iPhone and Android. Regardless of your reason for worrying about where you’re located, it is crucial to understand how to adjust the settings. With the help of recommendations explained in this guide, you will be able to decide when and with whom you want to share where you’re located and feel calm and protected.