Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Cortana’s Location History: A Step Towards Privacy or a Developer’s Nightmare?
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Location History in Windows. This means Cortana will no longer be your personal device stalker, as it won’t have access to your whereabouts anymore. Developers, it’s time to break up with GetGeopositionHistoryAsync before your apps become as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Hot Take:
Looks like Cortana won’t know where you’ve been hanging out anymore! Microsoft’s axing of the Location History feature is a huge relief for privacy buffs and a minor inconvenience for those who liked their virtual assistant to have a crystal ball. But fear not, your location secrets are safe… until your phone tattles on you.
Key Points:
- Microsoft is deprecating the Location History feature from Windows 10 and 11.
- The feature allowed apps like Cortana to access 24 hours of location data.
- The removal means location data will no longer be stored locally.
- Developers need to update apps using the Windows.Devices.Geolocation API.
- Users can deactivate location access and clear past data in settings.
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