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By now, Google has your whole life story pegged. It knows what you're typing to friends in Gmail, where you've been and where you're going, what you're searching for on a daily basis, and who you hang out with on Google+. There's not much the company doesn'tknow about you.
So, to give you more control over which apps collect your location data, and the means by which they do it, Google added in a more obvious Location Services panel in Android 4.4 KitKat. Now you can see what Google is doing with your location information and which apps are requesting that data. It's relatively easy to figure out, but here's a quick walkthrough of what all the settings actually do and how to turn them on and off.
More obvious, detailed location control
The Location Services settings panel.
On Android 4.4 KitKat, simply pull down the Notifications shade at the top of the screen and select the Settings icon, and then tap the Location icon at the bottom-right. You'll be taken directly to the Location Services panel. There, you can tell your phone was methods to use to determine your location.
If you leave it set to High accuracy, your device will use GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile network towers to pinpoint your location. If you choose Battery saving, you'll only use Wi-Fi and the network for your location. There is also a Device only setting, which only utilizes GPS. If you find that you use Google Maps and its turn-by-turn navigation features often, you may want to consider leaving it on High accuracy for best results. Turn-by-turn directions will still work in the Device only mode, though it's not as accurate.
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