Android phones have a built-in GPS that allows you to track your location and use navigation apps like Google Maps. However, there might be times when you don't want your phone to track you. That's ...

Ever felt the need to virtually shift your location on your Android device? Whether it’s for accessing geo-restricted content or faking your GPS for fun, changing your location is easier than you ...

Google is tweaking the Android OS to directly embed ‘location sharing’ into the main settings. This will also allow users to share their device’s location right from Android’s settings menu. Android ...

If you don't want people tracking you through your Android phone, it can be pretty tricky to find the option to turn it off. Fortunately, Google is now making it a lot easier to find and disable the ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

To turn off location tracking on Snapchat, you should turn on "Ghost Mode," which can be found in the app's settings.

Your cellular network can determine your device’s location using a network-initiated location request. Your device’s privacy settings do not impact whether this request is honored. However, Android 15 ...

There’s a reason why apps frequently ask you for permission to access your location, even when they function adequately without it. Many companies like Google use your location services to provide ...

If you want to turn off your location on Facebook for Android, you'll have to disable Location Services and Background Location. Here's how to do it.

We store everything from conversations to photos on our smartphones, so it's vital to ensure our data is safe at all times. A good way to do this is by regularly inspecting a few parameters and ...

I've spent large portions of my life looking for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, but growing up with only budget models meant I was ...