Privacy And Safety - Samsung Galaxy TabA User Manual

Privacy and Safety

Choose from various modes
designed to hide personal
content from being accessed by
anyone else using your device,
or to aid you in an emergency.
Note: A secure screen lock (Pattern, PIN, or
Password) is required to use Private Mode.
Location
Some apps, such as Google maps, may require
one or more location services be turned on for full
functionality.
Locating Method
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Privacy and safety > Location.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Location services.
3. Tap Locating method to select how your
location is determined:
•
GPS and Wi-Fi: Use GPS and Wi-Fi to estimate
your location.
•
Wi-Fi only: Use Wi-Fi to estimate your location.
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GPS only: Use GPS to estimate your location.
Recent Location Requests
Apps that have requested your location are listed
under Recent location requests.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Privacy and safety > Location.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Location services.
3. Tap an entry under Recent location requests to
view the app's settings.
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Location Reporting
Google uses Location Reporting to store and use
your device's most recent location data. Google
apps, such as Google Maps, can use this data to
improve your search results based on places that
you have visited.
Note: You must be signed in to a Google account to
use this feature.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Privacy and safety > Location.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Location services.
3. Tap Google Location Reporting for options:
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Location Reporting: Allow Google apps to
use your device's most recent location data.
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Location History: Allow Google to store a
history of your location data. Tap DELETE
LOCATION HISTORY to permanently delete
your location history.
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