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Location Information Protection, Location Services: Determine the Location of Your Tablet

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Security and Privacy l Use a fingerprint to access apps locked by App Lock: You can use your fingerprint to open locked apps on your home screen. Location Information Protection Location Services: Determine the Location of Your Tablet Location Services collects and provides location information for location-based apps (such as weather, maps, travel, and shopping apps) on your Tablet. The approximate location of your Tablet is determined by GPS positioning (if GPS is enabled and the service is available), mobile network data, and Wi-Fi positioning (if enabled). If GPS positioning is disabled, apps can still collect location information in other ways. Enable or Disable Location Services After obtaining the location information permission, apps can obtain your location at any time. If your location information is obtained by a malicious app, you may be at risk of harm or fraud. You can enable or disable location services as needed and regularly monitor and manage the allowed permissions for your apps to protect your privacy and security. Enable or disable location services: Open Settings, go to Security & privacy > Location access, and enable or disable Access my location. When location services are enabled, you can also set the appropriate positioning mode. When location services are disabled, aside for pre-installed software, your Tablet will stop all apps and services from collecting and using your location information. The system will ask you to enable location services when you attempt to use these apps. l Use Wi-Fi and mobile networks: Calculates your Tablet's location using carrier base station location information or nearby Wi-Fi router location information. The accuracy of the location information depends largely upon location information gathered from the base station or Wi-Fi network. Accuracy normally ranges from 100 meters to several kilometers. Network positioning has low accuracy, but allows for positioning while indoors and uses less battery power. l Use GPS only: Only uses satellites found by your Tablet's GPS to determine your position. No network connection is needed. GPS satellite positioning is more accurate but also uses more battery. It is accurate within tens of meters. However, indoor positioning may be inaccurate. l Use GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks: Combines the benefits of GPS positioning and networking positioning for accurate indoor and outdoor positioning. l Features may vary depending on your carrier. l Mobile data is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. l Huawei only uses location data to provide you with necessary functions and services, not for the purpose of identifying and collecting your private information. 85

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l
Use a fingerprint to access apps locked by App Lock
: You can use your fingerprint to open
locked apps on your home screen.
Location Information Protection
Location Services: Determine the Location of Your Tablet
Location Services collects and provides location information for location-based apps (such as
weather, maps, travel, and shopping apps) on your Tablet. The approximate location of your
Tablet is determined by GPS positioning (if GPS is enabled and the service is available), mobile
network data, and Wi-Fi positioning (if enabled). If GPS positioning is disabled, apps can still
collect location information in other ways.
Enable or Disable Location Services
After obtaining the location information permission, apps can obtain your location at any time. If
your location information is obtained by a malicious app, you may be at risk of harm or fraud.
You can enable or disable location services as needed and regularly monitor and manage the
allowed permissions for your apps to protect your privacy and security.
Enable or disable location services
: Open
Settings
, go to
Security & privacy
>
Location
access
, and enable or disable
Access my location
. When location services are enabled, you
can also set the appropriate positioning mode. When location services are disabled, aside for
pre-installed software, your Tablet will stop all apps and services from collecting and using your
location information. The system will ask you to enable location services when you attempt to
use these apps.
l
Use Wi-Fi and mobile networks
: Calculates your Tablet's location using carrier base station
location information or nearby Wi-Fi router location information. The accuracy of the location
information depends largely upon location information gathered from the base station or Wi-Fi
network. Accuracy normally ranges from 100 meters to several kilometers. Network positioning
has low accuracy, but allows for positioning while indoors and uses less battery power.
l
Use GPS only
: Only uses satellites found by your Tablet's GPS to determine your position. No
network connection is needed. GPS satellite positioning is more accurate but also uses more
battery. It is accurate within tens of meters. However, indoor positioning may be inaccurate.
l
Use GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks
: Combines the benefits of GPS positioning and
networking positioning for accurate indoor and outdoor positioning.
l
Features may vary depending on your carrier.
l
Mobile data is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.
l
Huawei only uses location data to provide you with necessary functions and services, not
for the purpose of identifying and collecting your private information.
Security and Privacy
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