Apple Expands Location Privacy Tool to 10 Carriers After iOS 26.5

4 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · May 13

10 carriers now support Apple’s Limit Precise Location feature by default after iOS 26.5, up from six at launch.
The setting blurs carrier-visible location data to an area such as a neighborhood instead of a street address, and users can turn it on in Cellular Data Options.
EU and UK users can now enable the feature with any local carrier SIM, broadening access beyond the newly listed partners including Telekom, EE, BT and Boost Mobile.
Support still requires Apple’s own cellular modem—currently in devices such as iPhone Air, iPhone 17e, iPhone 16e and M5 iPad Pro—with wider hardware support expected later this year.

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