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

Show threadRad JoshuaApr 13, 2025
@Rusty is this not the case for other third party apps on iOS? The two apps I have granted "always" access to my location including precise location are the FUJIFILM XApp and a medical device app. Neither nag me and both regularly find and talk to Bluetooth devices. What's different about Tile?
Show threadRusty Corgi ➡️ FurcationlandApr 13, 2025
@RadJoshua It does it for every app. Do they have background location access? If they're only granted permission to access your location when the app is in the foreground, it won't nag you.
Show threadRad JoshuaApr 13, 2025
@Rusty thankfully the FujiFilm app works without needing to run it or leave open in the foreground since I'd 100% forget to do that & not get geotagging on my photos. macOS does frequently make me re-grant screen recording access to OBS. I'd prefer a scary red menu bar icon that shows a list of apps w/access to screen, mic, cam etc over the dialog. I wonder if the Fuji app would have a harder time if Apple had a competing product/service?
Show threadRusty Corgi ➡️ FurcationlandApr 13, 2025
@RadJoshua Maybe, but the background locations access popup is universal to any app that's using it. That said, the notification goes away over time and will nag you less and less as time goes on, so maybe your apps have just had that location access long enough that it doesn't nag.
Show threadRad JoshuaApr 21, 2025
@Rusty you cursed me, following the last beta update I got a notification that the Fuji app has been tracking my location in the background. Chose always allow and haven't seen it since but really hope it doesn't start nagging me like you
Show threadRusty Corgi ➡️ Furcationland
@RadJoshua sorry I didn't mean to 
Apr 21, 2025 at 2:11amWeb