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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera· ·1.5 min read

Apple Expands Limit Precise Location Privacy Feature

Apple has expanded its Limit Precise Location privacy feature following the iOS 26.5 launch, increasing carrier support and adding an opt-in for EU and UK users. The change broadens access to a tool that limits precise location data shared with carriers on compatible Apple devices.

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Apple expands Limit Precise Location feature with iOS 26.5, adding carriers in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Thailand, UK, and US, for a total of 10. EU and UK users with local SIMs can now enable it on Apple-modem devices like iPhone Air, 17e, 16e, and M5 iPad Pro. It limits carriers to neighborhood-level location data, enhancing privacy.

Apple has expanded its Limit Precise Location privacy feature to many more users following the launch of iOS 26.5 this week. The feature initially launched earlier this year but only a few carriers supported it at the time.

One of the most interesting iOS additions earlier this year was the new privacy feature known as Limit Precise Location. When enabled, Apple can restrict location data, making it harder for carriers to know a device's precise location. Instead, carriers may only see the neighborhood where the device is located, rather than a more precise location such as a street address.

The feature requires an Apple-made cellular modem like the C1 and C1X. It is currently limited to the iPhone Air, iPhone 17e, and iPhone 16e. The M5 iPad Pro offers support too.

Later this year, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra are both rumored to pack an Apple cellular modem—the C2. The new flagships should all support Limit Precise Location as a result.
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Ahead of that hardware expansion, the feature now supports more carriers. The updated list is Austria: A1; Denmark: YouSee; Germany: Telekom; Ireland: Sky; Thailand: AIS and True; United Kingdom: EE, BT, and Sky; United States: Boost Mobile.

At launch only six carriers were on board. The total is now 10.

The expansion is actually much bigger than this list. Apple now says that anyone in the EU or UK can choose to enable it with a SIM, physical or eSIM, from a carrier in the European Union or United Kingdom.
Users can enable the feature in Settings ⇾ Cellular ⇾ Cellular Data Options ⇾ Limit Precise Location.
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