Palm Pre User Manual page 276

1. Open Location Services
2. Tap On or Off for any of the following:
Auto Locate: When Auto Locate is on, applications can automatically identify your
location. When it's off, an application asks if it's OK to identify your location. Tap
Allow to turn on Location Services for that session only.
Geotag Photos: Available only when Auto Locate is on. When Geotag Photos is on,
photos are tagged with the latitude and longitude of the location in which they were
taken.
Did You Know?
Background Data Collection: Available only when Google Service is on. When
Background Data Collection is on, anonymous location data is collected from your
phone. This data is used to improve the quality of Location Services.
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The geotag data is stored in the photo file; it's not displayed on the image
itself. A common use of the geotag occurs in online photo services like
Photobucket and desktop applications like Google Earth, which use the
data to position the photo as a thumbnail on a map.
Section 3C: Your Connections to the Web and Wireless Devices