NEXUS 10 GUIDEBOOK USE GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH 49
to get back to the main Google Now scree n, touch Hide sample
cards.
In addition to the cards shown in the li st of samples, you may als o
see a Public Alerts card.
Public Alerts provide em ergency information from so urces such
as the National Weather Servic e and the U.S. Geological Sur vey.
Coverage is currently provid ed by a limited number of key part-
ners, only in the United States (exc epting U.S. Geological Sur vey
earthquake alerts). Googl e can’t guarantee that you’ll see ever y
relevant alert. However, Googl e Now attempts to show you what ’s
important when you need i t, in the hope that suc h alerts are a use -
ful additional source of infor mation. To learn more, visit support.
google.com/publicalerts.
About location access, rep orting, & history
Location access settings determine wheth er your tablet can use
your current location. When location access is turned on, apps
can use it to give you more relevant infor mation, such as nearby
restaurants or commute traf c.
To turn off location access for all app s, go to Settings > Persona l
> Location access. If you prefer, you can turn off location a ccess
by Google apps while still perm itting its use by non-Go ogle apps
– just go to Settings > Accounts > Go ogle > Location settin gs.