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Java Applications and GPS Enabled
Java Applications and GPS Enabled
Some Java application s can make use of your
phone’s GPS feature t o det e r min e th e ap pro xim at e
geographical location of your phone. (See “GPS
Enabled” on page 127 for more information on the
GPS feature.) However, for privacy reasons, you
may not always want Java applications to access
the location of y our phone. Your phon e protects
your privacy by givi ng you the option to bl ock all or
some Java applicat ions from accessing the
location of your phone.

Setting Privacy for All Java

Applications

These options control the privacy of all Java
applications on your phone:
• Restricted — No Java or similar software
applications may a ccess the location of your
phone. However, location information may still
be available to the phone’s owner, fleet
manager, or account ad ministrator.
• Unrestricted — All Java applications may
access the location of your phone, without
notifying you.
• By Permission — Whe n a Java applicatio n
attempts to access the location of your phone,
you are prompted to give permission . However,
location information may still be availabl e to the
phone’s owner, fleet man ager, or account
administrator.
See “Setting Privacy Options” on page 133 for
information on ch oosing these opti ons.

Granting or Denyi ng Permission

If you choose By Permission, you must grant or
deny each Java ap plication access t o the location
of your phone when the application requ ests
access for the first time. You may be required to
grant or deny subsequent requests from the same
application, depending on the privacy setting you
choose for the individual Java application (see
“Setting Privac y for Each Java Ap plication” on
page 122).
When a Java application requests access to the
location of your phone, a s cree n a pp ea rs in f ormi ng
you.
To deny this request:
1Press A under Deny. The application does not
access the location of your phone.
2Select the denying option you want: