Motorola i870 manual Using GPS with Map Software, Setting the GPS PIN Security Feature

GPS Enabled

•By Permission — When an application attempts to view the location of your phone, you will be prompted to give permission. However, location information may still be available to the phone’s owner, fleet manager, or account administrator.

Setting the GPS PIN Security Feature

To prevent your GPS privacy settings from being altered without your knowledge, your GPS privacy option can be protected by a PIN.

When you receive your phone, the GPS security feature is turned off, so you do not have to enter a GPS PIN to access your GPS privacy options. If you turn this feature on, you will be required to enter a GPS PIN to access your GPS privacy options.

To turn the GPS Enabled security feature on or off:

1From the main menu, select Settings > Security > GPS PIN.

2Select On or Off.

3Enter the current GPS PIN.

Note: When you receive your phone, your GPS PIN is 0000.

4Press A under Ok.

To change your GPS PIN:

1From the main menu, select Settings > Security > Change Passwords > GPS PIN.

2Enter the current GPS PIN.

Note: When you receive your phone, your GPS PIN is 0000.

3Press A under Ok.

4Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN.

5Press A under Ok.

6Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN to confirm.

7Press A under Ok.

Using GPS with Map Software

You can use the GPS feature of your phone to provide approximate location data to a laptop computer or similar device that is running interactive map software such as that made by DeLorme or Microsoft. This way, if your phone has good access to GPS signals, your approximate position on a map can be made available as you travel in a vehicle.

To do this, connect your phone to your laptop (or other device) with a serial data cable, and set your phone to transmit data (see “Getting Started” on page 145). Your phone then provides your approximate location to the device running the map

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