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Apple has the option of imprecise location for this very reason.


And they changed permissions to opt in.

Different numbers for different categories, but I've read anywhere between 18 - 25% on the higher end opt-in success.

But above example of weather app is a good trick though, probably gets more allow always on location than FB for instance.

https://www.flurry.com/blog/att-opt-in-rate-monthly-updates/...


That assumes the location on the device is used by an app.

But signals your phone is sending can and are also being tracked.




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