Rusty Corgi ➡️ FurcationlandApr 13, 2025

So, on an iPhone, if you allow an app to have background location access it'll just nag you nonstop until you give in and disable access to it?

How is that not an anti-competitive measure to promote their own Find My network? ​ Like I get the security side of it, but as a user I should be able to permanently whitelist an app to have background location access.

People defend the decision by saying it's a security measure, which kind of baffles me because 1) no it's not, it's clearly a way to hamstring apps like Tile from using location access, and 2) at that point you're just saying that you deserve to have Apple treat you like you're a complete moron with your own device.

#iPhone #iOS #Apple

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@Rusty ugh I get nagged by things like the apple weather and astronomy widgets all the time and I just want it to stop. I put them on my Lock Screen or watch face, clearly I want them to work.
Apr 14, 2025 at 4:24pmWeb
Show threadRusty Corgi ➡️ FurcationlandApr 14, 2025
@moss I don't understand the repeated nags and why it pops up over the screen. When Android does a nag it at least plunks it into a silent notification that, like, is obviously there, but doesn't interrupt what I'm doing  It really feels like Apple is trying to be intentionally annoying. The fact that they don't nag about their own Find My background access makes me think it's intentionally nefarious.