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important when you ne ed it, in the hop e that such aler ts are a use-
ful additional source of i nformation. To learn m ore, visit support.
google.com/publicalerts.
About location access, re porting, & histor yLocation access settings determine wheth er your tablet can us e
your current location. When location access is turned on, apps
can use it to give you more releva nt information, su ch as nearby
restaurants or commute tr afc.
To turn off location access for a ll apps, go to Settings > Personal
> Location access. If you prefer, you can turn off loca tion access
by Google apps while still p ermitting its use b y non-Google a pps
– just go to Settings > Accoun ts > Google > Locati on settings.
Location reporting refers your tablet’s abili ty to report your cur-
rent location for the purpose of recording your location history.
Location history refers to yo ur tablet’s ability to s tore your past
locations, includi ng home and work.
When you decide to use Googl e Now, you’ll start repo rting your
location and turn on your l ocation history. Google won ’t share
this information with othe r users or marketers without your
permission.
If you opted in to location histo ry in the past, Google N ow uses
your previously record ed locations as well as ongoing de tails
when making suggesti ons. Turning off location his tory pauses
the collection of locati on information, but doesn’ t delete your
history. To manage or delete your l ocation details, visit h ttp://
google.com/locationhistory.
Along with location his tory, Google Now uses Goog le’s location
service and GPS. To manage the se settings fro m the Google Now
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