# @kazani: Apple launches "Limit Precise Location" to reduce carrier tracking

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Submitted by @kazani on 2026-02-17 UTC, 3 upvotes, 0 comments

## Summary

Apple has launched a "Limit Precise Location" option that reduces the accuracy of location data an iPhone or iPad sends to mobile carriers, so they see only an approximate area such as a neighborhood rather than a specific street or address. According to the article, the change makes it harder for authorities, intelligence agencies, or malicious attackers to get precise location through the mobile operator, and it does not affect accuracy for apps, emergency services, or normal network operation. For now it works only on certain devices with Apple-made C1 or C1X modems, such as iPhone Air, iPhone 16e, and iPad Pro with M5 chip, running iOS 26.3 or later. It also depends on the operator supporting it, and it is initially offered with few companies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Thailand.

## Article

New /privacy feature in Apple

Apple has launched a new privacy option ("Limit Precise Location") on some recent iPhone and iPad models with mobile data connections.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126101

This feature reduces the accuracy of the location information that the device sends to phone companies, so that they only know an approximate area (like a neighborhood) instead of the exact position (like a specific street or address).

The change helps make it harder for authorities, intelligence agencies, or malicious attackers to obtain precise location data through the mobile operator, as previously networks could track in greater detail using the antennas to which the phone connects. It does not affect accuracy for apps, emergency services, or normal network operation.

For now, it is only available on certain devices with an Apple-made modem C1 or C1X (such as iPhone Air, iPhone 16e, and iPad Pro with M5 chip and a version with mobile data connection) that have installed the iOS 26.3 update or higher, and it depends on the operator supporting it.

Initially, it is offered with few companies in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Thailand, although it is expected to expand over time.