Use the Location services settings to set your preferences for using and sharing your location when you search for information and use location-based applications, such as Maps. Tap Location services to access the following settings:
E911: E911 Location cannot be turned off on any mobile phone. Intended for personal safety in urgent situations, this setting cannot be altered by the user.
Verizon Location Services: Checkmark to enable Verizon Wireless and third party authenticated and validated location services to access certain location information available through this service and/or the network.
Standalone GPS Services: Checkmark to enable your phone’s standalone global positioning system (GPS) satellite receiver to pinpoint your location to within an accuracy as close as several meters (“street level”). Actual GPS accuracy depends on a clear view of the sky and other factors.
Google’s location service: Checkmark to use information from Wi-Fi and mobile networks to determine your approximate location that is used while searching in Google Maps and other applications. When you checkmark this option, you’re asked whether you consent to sharing your location anonymously with Google’s location service.
Location & Google search: Checkmark to allow Google to use your location to improve your search results and other services.