Decision sheet — Android & iPhone
iPhone tracker permissions
You are deciding what an app may access on an iPhone.
Verdict
The owner decides
On iPhone, Location Services and Privacy & Security show which apps may access location and other data. The owner can change those choices.
How to check
- Open Settings, then Privacy & Security.
- Inspect Location Services for the named app.
- Choose the narrowest useful access and review its policy.
Precision and duration are different choices
Approximate location
Review Precise Location separately from when the app is allowed access.
Location Services
This controls app access; also inspect recipients in any sharing service.
Previously shared information
Changing a permission does not recall a screenshot or automatically delete provider-held history.
The honest limit
A third-party website cannot turn iPhone permissions on remotely.
Official source: Apple Support: Location Services and privacy