Many organizations like logistics companies or cab services, track the corporate devices' locations to ensure that the user bearing the device is on the right track. To obtain the most recent device location, the organizations must enable Location Services on the devices at all times. But many users tend to disable the Location Services on devices either to reduce battery consumption or to avoid displaying the device location for privacy reasons. Mobile Device Manager Plus lets you know the current device location in near real-time and also the device location over a period of time. Additionally, it allows organizations to permanently keep Location Services on and prevent location services from being turned off or disabled on iPhone and Android devices. Show
Apart from tracking the device location, MDM allows admins to perform various remote actions like corporate wipe, remote alarm based on the current device location. How to lock location services on Android devices or Apple devices like iPhones?: You can permanently enable and lock Location Services on Android devices, over-the-air using MDM. In case of iOS devices, you must have the device in hand to permanently enable Location Services, as Apple doesn't allow location services from being turned-off over-the-air to protect user privacy. Pre-requisitesTo prevent users from turning off location servies on iOS or Android devices the following pre-requisites must be met: For iOSDevices must be with the Administrator, as the settings need to be manually configured on the devices and should be secured with a passcode. For AndroidDevices must be either Samsung devices or must be provisioned as Device Owner. Steps to prevent disabling location servicesFor iOS DevicesEnabling Location Services
How to prevent turning off Location Services on iOS devicesThe steps to prevent disabling/turning off Location Services for continuous tracking of device location, differ for devices running OS versions above iOS 12 and below iOS 12 On devices running iOS 12 or later versions,
On devices running below iOS 12,
To apply this restriction to keep location always turned on on multiple devices, take a backup of a device after disabling location services and restore the backup on multiple devices using the steps given here. NOTE: In case of devices whose OS has been updated from iOS 11.x to iOS 12.x, you need to disable Location Services again, Apple moved it from Restrictions to Screen Time. How to prevent disabling Location Services on Android devices?To prevent disabling location services on Android devices, follow the steps given below:
On successful association of the profile, the devices have Location Services enabled permanently and lock Location Services on Android devices, allowing admins to track the device location at all times. How do I turn off Location Services completely?Open your phone's Settings app. Under "Personal," tap Location access. At the top of the screen, turn Access to my location on or off.
Can you still be tracked if your Location Services are off?The answer is yes, it's possible to track mobile phones even if location services are turned off. Turning off the location service on your phone can help conceal your location. This is important if you don't want third parties knowing where you are or being able to track your movement.
How do I turn off all Location Services on my Iphone?To stop sharing your location with all apps and services, for even a short period of time, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and turn off location sharing. This stops all apps on your device, such as Maps, from using your location.
How do I block all location tracking?Go to the "Location History" section of your Google Account. Choose whether your account or your devices can report Location History to Google. Your account and all devices: At the top, turn Location History on or off. Only a certain device: Under "This device" or "Devices on this account," turn the device on or off.
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