In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue wherein an uninstalled app is still accessing your iPhone location. One major reason why some users prefer to go for an iPhone instead of an Android device is the former’s closed ecosystem. It prevents the installation of third-party apps outside of the App Store and hence gives out a more secure environment for the general audiences.
However, according to some, this wall might have been breached by a few apps. According to the affected users, they have found a few apps that they had uninstalled from their iPhones but are still accessing their device’s location. So how is this possible and more importantly how to prevent it from snowballing into a major privacy issue? Let’s address both these concerns right away.
Fix Uninstalled app still accessing location on iPhone
First and foremost, make sure that you have actually uninstalled the app and not simply deleted the home page shortcut. Once you have reverified it, let’s now address the elephant in the room- it might not be an issue at all but just be a UI glitch! So what actually happened was the app, when installed, was using the device’s location, and when you uninstalled it, you didn’t revoke/disabled its location permission beforehand.
As a result of this, the iOS location permission page wasn’t able to reflect the change in real-time and it is still showing the previous data, at least for that app. So to rectify this UI glitch, all that you need to do is simply restart your device once. It will refresh the location permission page and the uninstalled app will no longer be shown there. On that note, we round off this guide. If you still have any queries, do let us know in the comments section below.
