Technology has been advancing over time and in recent years at a dizzying pace. In recent years we have witnessed a radical change, and the field of mobile telephony is one of the most benefited. Since the arrival of the Internet there are many actions that we can perform from our mobile phone in addition to the classic calls : Listen or download music , play videos on platforms such as YouTube , communicate through instant messaging services such as WhatsApp or Telegram or search for a specific application using GPS are some of the ones you probably do almost daily..
Clearly all these are benefits that help make life easier for people, but we must take care of some aspects related to Privacy. In the case of GPS location , when we are using GPS we are perfectly located at one point and it is easy and simple to track. For this reason and to maintain privacy in this aspect you might not want the mobile to access your location, and this is an aspect that can be configured easily; In addition to other important reasons such as the battery cost of the terminal and mobile data that can lead to constantly having the active location.
It is for this reason that today in TechnoWikis we will explain how to deactivate and reactivate the GPS location in one of the most popular Android terminals of the moment: The Xiaomi Mi 8..
For this you have to follow the steps that you will see in the video and read in the tutorial.
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1. How to enable or disable GPS location on Xiaomi Mi 8
To activate or deactivate the GPS location on the Xiaomi Mi 8 the steps you will have to follow are these:
Step 1
Press the "Settings" icon on the initial screen of your Xiaomi Mi 8.
Step 2
You will appear on a new screen where you will see all the configuration options. Swipe to the “Additional settings†option and click here.
Step 3
Now, click on the "Privacy" option to continue.
Step 4
Enter the "Location" section to configure this aspect.
Step 5
Finally, in this screen, at the top you will see the option “Access to the locationâ€. Here, activate or deactivate the tab and you will be done.
2. How to enable or disable GPS location of applications in Xiaomi Mi 8
You might want to deactivate the GPS location but only in a specific application. Allow or not allow an App to access the location while the general location is activated on your Xiaomi Mi 8 is possible, we show you how to:
Step 1
Click on the “Settings†on the gear icon in the main menu of your Mi 8.
Step 2
Now, click on “System Applications†if it is an App pre-installed by default or “Applications installed†if it is an App that you have installed.
Step 3
You will see the list of applications, in which you must slide to the App that you want to not access your location and click on it.
Step 4
Here, you will find an option at the bottom called “Application permissionsâ€. Press to continue.
Step 5
We will see all the permissions. Activate or deactivate the location at the end of the options and you are done.
It will be that simple to activate or deactivate the GPS location in a general way or in a specific application in the Xiaomi Mi 8 terminal of Android..