To use a particular location provider in your application, you must enable location services in the Locations setting menu. To allow your application to use the location information of the device, you must enable the application-specific location privacy setting. In the location settings menu, you can enable technologies that improve the coverage of location services and set a service provider for location services.
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To change the settings for location services while running the application, click the Home key, and select Settings > Locations.
Figure: Changing location settings
The Location settings menu contains the following settings and features:
To protect user privacy, GPS can be enabled or disabled in a Tizen device based on the user's preference. By default, GPS is disabled, which means that applications cannot use the GPS information in the device.
This feature enhances the coverage of location services to indoor spaces. It uses cell tower information and nearby Wi-Fi access points to determine the location of the device.
Compared to the GPS technology, the network position technology requires a shorter Time To First Fix (TTFF) and works better for indoor environments. Service providers can charge extra for providing network position services.
To allow an application to use the location information of the device, you can enable location privacy settings in the Privacy setting menu. If the location privacy settings are enabled for your application, the application has access to the device location information and can control the use of the location information.
By default, the location privacy settings are enabled for the first application run. To change the settings for location privacy services while running the application, click the Home key, and select Settings > Privacy.
Figure: Changing location privacy settings