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Why does Vigil ask for my location?

Lesson 1 of 10 in Your Wi-Fi And Router

iPhones only share the Wi-Fi name with apps that have location access. Vigil uses it to check your Wi-Fi lock and never stores or sends where you are.

Why It Matters

Without the Wi-Fi name, Vigil can't check how your Wi-Fi is locked, so that check would end up under What Couldn't Run.

What To Do

  1. When Vigil asks for your location, choose Allow While Using App.
  2. If you said no before, go to Settings > Apps > Vigil > Location. On older iOS versions, scroll down the main Settings list to Vigil.
  3. Set it to While Using the App, then run the checkup again.

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