With iOS 26.3, Apple is adding a new “limit precise location” setting that reduces the location data available to mobile networks to increase user privacy.
Mobile networks determine location based on the cellular towers that a device connects to, but with the setting enabled, some of the data typically made available to mobile networks is being restricted. Rather than being able to see location down to a street address, carriers will instead be limited to the neighborhood where a device is located, for example.
According to a new support document, iPhone models from supported network providers will offer the limit precise location feature. In the U.S., only Boost Mobile will support the option.
- Germany: Telekom
- United Kingdom: EE, BT
- United States: Boost Mobile
- Thailand: AIS, True
The new feature is available in iOS 26.3, which is in beta right now. The iOS 26.3 update will launch to the public in the coming weeks.
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