Techniques to manage client location detection

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor circuit on a device;
• a location-based services support component operative on the processor circuit to determine that a network service is scheduled for a location update from a mobile device, determine a location accuracy based on the network service, and update the network service with a received location of the mobile device;
• and
• a client management component operative on the processor circuit to transmit a location request to the mobile device, the location request specifying the location accuracy determined based on the network service and receive a response to the location request from the mobile device, the response comprising the location of the mobile device conforming to the specified location accuracy.

At least one computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

• determine that a network service is scheduled for a location update from a mobile device;
• determine, using a processor circuit, a location accuracy based on the network service;
• transmit a location request to the mobile device using a network interface component, the location request specifying the location accuracy determined based on the network service;
• receive a response to the location request from the mobile device, the response comprising a location of the mobile device conforming to the specified location accuracy;
• and
• update the network service with the received location of the mobile device.