Tech: Apple Maps is tracking your location, posing a threat to your privacy! Turn off this setting immediately..

Apple has always been very careful about the privacy and safety of its users, but now you may be shocked to learn that Apple has also started tracking you. This all began with the release of iOS 26, in which the company included the Visited Places feature. This feature is enabled by default and tracks every location you visit.

Many iPhone users dislike this. If you're also worried about Apple tracking you, don't worry. Today, we'll show you how you can turn off the Visited Places feature and clear your history. Apple has assured users that the Visited Places list is end-to-end encrypted, but tracking can raise privacy concerns for some users. If you're also concerned about privacy, let's take a few easy steps to disable this feature.

How to turn off the Visited Places feature:
Open the Settings app.
Tap Apps and select the Maps option.
Then go to Locations.
Scroll down and turn off the Visited Places feature.
After turning off this feature, Apple Maps will no longer be able to track your visited locations.

How to delete Visited Places History
Open Apple Maps.
Then tap Places to go to Visited Places.
Scroll down a little and tap Clear History, then tap Clear All to confirm.

Note: Clearing history means you are removing stored location data, which will maintain privacy and prevent the app from tracking your past location history.

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