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Released by Samsung in March 2016. Model SM-G930.

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My location turned on 5 times in one hour

So a few days ago my phones location turned on by itself 5 times in one hour. I have location turned off for all apps and what not on my phone anyways but I didn't even have any apps open or running it was sitting on my bed on the charger on the home screen when it happened. Why did this happen?

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Hi @steelvaginas ,

You have apps running in the background. Most are necessary but perhaps some are not.

Not sure if this will work but try starting the phone in safe mode and see if it still occurs.

If it doesn’t happen in safe mode then a downloaded app is the cause of the problem. The trick is to find out which one.

You need to uninstall each downloaded app one by one and test the phone in normal mode between each uninstall to see if it is still happening.

Once it stops happening in normal mode the last downloaded app that you uninstalled will be the culprit.

If it still occurs in safe mode try a factory restore on the phone.

Backup the phone using the phone’s backup feature before you factory restore it.

Be aware that a factory restore will erase all your data and downloaded apps. It will restore the phone to its’ factory default condition (or last system updated condition). That why it’s important to backup the phone first.

Once you have done the backup, restore (or reset) the phone using the phone’s factory restore feature.

Once the reset has been completed check if the phone works as required and that the problem is not there.

If it works OK then use the backup that you made earlier to restore the phone by using the phone’s restore feature.

Once the phone has been restored check that the problem is still no longer there.

It everything is OK then the reset has resolved the problem.

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