Privacy And Safety - Samsung Galaxy S6 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.
Location
Some apps, such as Google Maps, may require
one or more location services be turned on for full
functionality.
Locating Method
Before using any features that require location
assistance, you must enable your device's location
services.
1. From a Home screen, tap
> Personal.
2. Tap Privacy and safety > Location.
3. Tap On/Off to turn on Location services.
4. Tap Locating method to select how your
location is determined:
GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks: Uses GPS,
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Wi-Fi, and mobile networks.
Wi-Fi and mobile networks: Uses Wi-Fi and
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mobile networks (no GPS).
GPS only: Uses GPS only.
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Settings
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5. Tap Improve accuracy to use other connections
for determining your location:
Wi-Fi scanning: Allow apps and services to
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scan for Wi-Fi networks automatically, even
when Wi-Fi is turned off.
Bluetooth scanning: Allow apps to scan for
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and connect to nearby devices automatically
through Bluetooth, even when Bluetooth is
turned off.
Recent Location Requests
Apps that have requested your location are listed
under Recent location requests.
1. From a Home screen, tap
> Personal.
2. Tap Privacy and safety > Location.
3. Tap On/Off to turn on Location services.
4. Tap an entry under Recent location requests to
view the app's settings.
Location Services
Google Location History
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.
1. From a Home screen, tap
> Personal.
2. Tap Privacy and safety > Location.
3. Tap On/Off to turn on Location services.
4. Tap Google Location History and sign in to your
Google Account for more options.
Apps > Settings
stores and uses your
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Apps > Settings
Privacy and Safety