Smartphones can tell where you are using special signals. Like a game of hide and seek, the phone talks to satellites in space and nearby towers to find out exactly where it is. It’s like having a map that updates itself all the time.
Examples
- Even inside a building, the phone knows where it is because it talks to nearby phone towers.
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See also
- How Does Your Phone Know You're Running?
- How Can a Single Phone Know Where You Are?
- How Do Self-Driving Cars Know Where They Are?
- How Does a Smartphone Know Where You Are?
- Why Do Phones Automatically Adjust to Your Location?