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With the “Location Services” option on your iPhone, you can allow and disallow apps from using your phone’s GPS location. You can manage this on a per-app basis as well as system-wide. We’ll show you how. As long as Location Services is disabled, your apps can’t track your GPS location. If you come across an app that needs location data (like a food delivery app) to function, it’s easy to enable the option. You can also give just a chosen few apps your whereabouts while blocking it for all other apps, as we’ll explain below. RELATED: All the Ways Your Location Can Be Tracked on an iPhone Enable Location Services (GPS) on iPhoneTo enable your phone’s location services, open the Settings app on your iPhone. In Settings, scroll a bit down and tap “Privacy.” On the “Privacy” page, at the top, tap “Location Services.” Toggle on the “Location Services” option to enable the feature. From now on, your allowed apps can find your whereabouts using the newly enabled feature. RELATED: How to Check Which Websites Can Access Your Location in Google Chrome Manage Location Services for Specific Apps on iPhoneIf you would like to grant or deny access to your location for specific apps, you can do so as follows. Open Settings on your iPhone and head into Privacy > Location Services. Make sure the “Location Services” toggle is turned on at the top. Scroll down the page to see your installed apps. Here, tap the app for which you want to control the location access. On the app’s page, you have three location permission options to choose from:
Once you select an option, your iPhone will automatically save your changes. And that’s how you allow as well as disallow apps from accessing your whereabouts on your iPhone. Very useful! RELATED: How to Share Your Location from an iPhone or Apple Watch READ NEXT
How-To Geek is where you turn when you want experts to explain technology. Since we launched in 2006, our articles have been read more than 1 billion times. Want to know more? Google Maps may have trouble finding your location. If the GPS location of your blue dot on the map is inaccurate or missing, you can take steps to help fix the problem. Tip: These steps will also improve your search results and make them more relevant to you. Maps estimates where you are from sources like: Turn on location servicesTo help Google Maps find your location with the most accurate blue dot, turn on location services.
Tip: Location History works best when Location Services is set to Always. More ways to improve location accuracyTurn on Wi-Fi
Restart your phone or tablet To restart your iPhone or iPad, turn it off and on.
Calibrating Live ViewOrient yourself with Live View Quickly orient yourself to your surroundings and nearby landmarks in Live View. You can also find how far away certain landmarks are from you and how to get there. These landmarks can include iconic places, like the Empire State Building in New York City, or easily recognizable places, like local parks and tourist attractions. There are 2 ways to orient yourself in Live View with the use of landmarks: Once you’re in Live View:
Tip: Your place’s information card might let you know if your destinationison an upper floor in a building. Improve accuracy of your location with Live View What the blue dot meansThe blue dot shows your location on the map. When Google Maps isn’t sure about your location, there will be a light blue circle around the blue dot. You might be anywhere within the light blue circle. The smaller the circle, the more certain the app is about your location. Tips:
Find your location on other sites & appsTo find your location in Google Maps on other sites and apps, follow the steps above. However, some features will be different:
Was this helpful? How can we improve it? How do I turn on my location settings?Open your phone's Settings app. Under "Personal," tap Location access. At the top of the screen, turn Access to my location on or off.
Why can't I turn on my location on my iPhone?Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Location Services AND any apps that are enabled. If they are greyed out, check if you have any restrictions on. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions to check.
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