Apple's iPhone Geo-location File Keeps Going Even With Location Services Off

Frank McPherson explained how to turn off both of Android’s location services (GPS and cell tower/WiFi) last week.

Turn Off Location Services On Android Phones

Apple’s iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) have a simple single toggle to turn off location services. This procedure has become a topic of interest recently after it was discovered that Apple is storing location history in a file on the iPhone.

There’s one little wrinkle to this process for the iPhone according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), however.

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