Location Services - Palm PRE 2 User Manual

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Location Services

The Location Services application allows you to control the provision of
information about your location to websites and applications that request it.
Manage location information passed to websites
A website might request your current location so it can provide you with
information that is relevant to where you are. For example, a weather site
might require your location so it can let you know the weather forecast for
your area.
1 Open Location Services .
2 If required, tap Turn On GPS.
3 You can set Location Services to always ask your permission to send
your location to a website when the site requests this information, or
you can set it to never share your location with any website. The
current setting is displayed in the For Websites field. To change the
setting, tap the current setting and then select the other option from
the displayed list.
4 To clear all location data currently in use by websites, tap
Location Data, and then tap Clear.
Manage location information passed to applications
An application might request your current location so it can provide you
with information that is relevant to where you are. For example, Google
Maps might use your current location to provide driving directions to a
destination.
1 Open Location Services .
2 If required, tap Turn On GPS.
3 Select one of the following in the For Applications field:
Auto Locate: Applications can automatically identify your location.
Always Ask: Applications display a request to identify your location.
You choose whether to allow this for the current session only.
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