Manage location permissions for apps

1. Open Settings 👁 Image
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2. Tap Location 👁 Image
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3. Tap App location permissions.
4. Under 'Allowed all the time,' 'Allowed only while in use,' 'Ask every time or allow when I share,' and 'Not allowed,' find the apps that can use your device's location.
5. To change the app's permissions, tap it. Then, choose the location access for the app. Learn about app permissions.

Learn about the location button on certain apps

On some apps, you can share your precise location for a single session only. When you tap the location button in the app for the first few times, you’ll be prompted to share your precise location.

1. Tap Use precise location.
2. Tap Allow or Don’t allow.
3. After you have allowed or denied location sharing a few times, you won’t get the prompt again, and the app will remember your choice.

You can change the location settings for each app whenever you want.

1. On your device's home screen, find the app icon.
2. Touch and hold the app icon.
3. Tap App info 👁 Image
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4. Tap Permissions 👁 and then
   Location.
5. Select an option:
   • Allow all the time: The app can use your location at any time.
   • Allow only while using the app: The app can use your location only when you're using that app.
   • Ask every time or allow when I share:
     • Every time you open the app, it’ll ask to use your location. The app can use your location until you close it.
     • On some apps, you’ll have the option to use the location button to provide your precise location for the session or until you close the app.
       • The first few times you use the location button, it will ask you to share your location. Then, you won’t get the prompt again, but you can change settings here.
   • Don't allow: The app cannot use your location, even when you’re using the app.
6. If you've allowed location access, you can also turn Use precise location on or off.

1. On your device's home screen, find the app icon.
2. Touch and hold the app icon.
3. Tap App info 👁 Image
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4. Tap Permissions 👁 and then
   More 👁 More
   👁 and then
   All permissions.
5. Under "Location," you can find the type of location the app requested. If you don't find "Location," this app hasn’t asked for your device's location.

• Approximate location: The app can tell that your device is in an area about 3 square kilometers.
• Precise location: The app can tell your device's exact location.

• "[To continue / For a better experience], your device will need to use Location Accuracy": Location may be off or already on for an app, but the app can ask you to turn on more settings or sensors to better find your device's location.
  • Wi-Fi connection: An app can ask you to turn on Wi-Fi or let your device look for Wi-Fi networks. Scanning for Wi-Fi when "Location Accuracy" is on helps find your device's location more accurately.
  • Location Accuracy: Let apps find your device's location more accurately. Learn how Location Accuracy improves your location. Location Accuracy is also known as Google Location Services.

• Get info based on your device's location:
  Learn how to turn on location.

• Remember where you go, and manage your list of where you've been:
  Learn how to turn on Timeline for your Google Account.
• Help Google Maps get your device's location:
  Learn how to improve your location’s accuracy in Google Maps.