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by cgb_ 3433 days ago
To be fair, those are app choices to require 'Always' for location tracking. You can most definitely restrict an app to use location only while using - you can't fault Apple or IOS for apps that (unnecessarily [1]) demand more.

One thing I really like about IOS is the reminder that an app has been using your location in the background for a while [2]

[1] http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/30/13763714/uber-location-da... [2] https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare...

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But Apple makes (seemingly) no effort to encourage developers to allow limited location access. Why can't iOS be in charge of when an app uses my location when the app is backgrounded?

The reminder only appears once per app, as far as I've noticed. I restored my phone recently for the first time in over a year, and had totally forgotten about the reminder feature.

No, allowing apps to require "Always" isn't fair at all and that's not a reasonable explanation or apology.

And yes, I can surely fault Apple and iOS for that.