Location Permissions

WHISTLE™ Health devices don’t have GPS capabilities, so why do we ask for your location permissions to be set to “Always Allow”? 

Allowing your location permissions permits the WHISTLE™ app to sync your dog’s data to your phone over Bluetooth when the app isn’t open. This means that your device's data can sync regularly when you're near your dog, updating in the background.

Without the location permission set to Always Allow, your dog’s health insights and activity data will be delayed and much slower to update.

WHISTLE™ does not store your location data, ever.

How will this impact my phone’s performance and battery life?

Similar to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth running in the background, having your location permissions set to "Always Allow" should not cause significant battery drain on your phone while not using the app.