iPhone 18 Pro Gains C2 Privacy Feature, Limiting Carrier Location Data to Neighborhood Level
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Updated · PhoneArena · May 18
iPhone 18 Pro Gains C2 Privacy Feature, Limiting Carrier Location Data to Neighborhood Level
7 articles · Updated · PhoneArena · May 18
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro will support “Limit Precise Location” once its in-house C2 modem arrives this fall, letting users reduce carrier-visible location data from a street-level address to roughly a neighborhood.
The feature was added in iOS 26.3 but is unavailable on the iPhone 17 Pro because that model still uses a Qualcomm modem; Apple’s own modem is what unlocks the setting on Pro devices.
Carrier support remains the main constraint: in the U.S., only Boost Mobile currently supports the feature, while Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile do not.
The C2 modem is also expected to bring mmWave 5G, better carrier aggregation and tighter Apple hardware-software integration, making privacy one of several upgrades tied to Apple’s modem shift.
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