About location access, reporting, & history
About location access, reporting, & history
Location access
Location access settings determine whether your tablet can use your current location. When
settings determine whether your tablet can use your current location. When
location access is turned on, apps can use it to give you more relevant information, such as nearby
location access is turned on, apps can use it to give you more relevant information, such as nearby
restaurants or commute traffic.
restaurants or commute traffic.
To turn off location access for all apps, go to
To turn off location access for all apps, go to Settings > Personal > Location access
Settings > Personal > Location access. If you prefer,
. If you prefer,
you can turn off location access by Google apps while still permitting its use by non-Google apps –
you can turn off location access by Google apps while still permitting its use by non-Google apps –
just go to
just go to Settings > Accounts > Google > Location settings
Settings > Accounts > Google > Location settings.
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Location reporting
Location reporting refers your tablet’s ability to report your current location for the purpose of
refers your tablet’s ability to report your current location for the purpose of
recording your location history.
recording your location history.
Location history
Location history refers to your tablet’s ability to store your past locations, including home and
refers to your tablet’s ability to store your past locations, including home and
work.
work.
When you decide to use Google Now, you’ll start reporting your location and turn on your location
When you decide to use Google Now, you’ll start reporting your location and turn on your location
history. Google won’t share this information with other users or marketers without your permission.
history. Google won’t share this information with other users or marketers without your permission.
If you opted in to location history in the past, Google Now uses your previously recorded locations
If you opted in to location history in the past, Google Now uses your previously recorded locations
as well as ongoing locations when making suggestions. Turning off location history pauses the
as well as ongoing locations when making suggestions. Turning off location history pauses the
collection of location information, but doesn’t delete your history. To manage or delete your
collection of location information, but doesn’t delete your history. To manage or delete your
location details, visit google.com/locationhistory.
location details, visit google.com/locationhistory.
Along with location history, Google Now uses your tablet’s location access service, which must also
Along with location history, Google Now uses your tablet’s location access service, which must also
be turned on for Google Now to work. To manage this setting, go to
be turned on for Google Now to work. To manage this setting, go to Settings > Personal >
Settings > Personal >
Location access
Location access.
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About Web History & other data
About Web History & other data
Google Now uses data from multiple sources to help predict what you need. For example, if you
Google Now uses data from multiple sources to help predict what you need. For example, if you
have a synced calendar entry for a dentist appointment, Google Now can check traffic and suggest
have a synced calendar entry for a dentist appointment, Google Now can check traffic and suggest
when to leave. And if you have relevant searches saved in your Web History, such as for your
when to leave. And if you have relevant searches saved in your Web History, such as for your
favorite sports team or for upcoming flights, Google Now can also show cards for sports scores,
favorite sports team or for upcoming flights, Google Now can also show cards for sports scores,
flight status, and more.
flight status, and more.
To manage your Web History, visit google.com/history. You can delete or pause your Web History
To manage your Web History, visit google.com/history. You can delete or pause your Web History
and still use Google Now, but certain kinds of information, such as flight details, won’t show up.
and still use Google Now, but certain kinds of information, such as flight details, won’t show up.
