Turn Location Services and GPS on or off on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod impact

Acquire how to turn Location Services and GPS on or off for individual apps.

How to give apps permission to use your location

Some apps might not work unless you turn on Location Services.one The first time an app needs to access your Location Services information, you'll get a notification asking for permission. Choose one of these options:

  • Tap Allow to permit the app use Location Services data equally needed.
  • Tap Don't Allow to prevent admission.2
  • Tap Inquire Next Time to cull Always While Using App, Permit Once, or Don't Allow.

iOS and iPadOS devices might use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to decide your location. GPS and cellular location are bachelor on iPhone and iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular) models.

How to plow Location Services on or off for specific apps

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
  2. Make sure that Location Services is on.
  3. Scroll downwards to detect the app.
  4. Tap the app and select an option:
    • Never: Prevents access to Location Services information.
    • Ask Next Time: This allows you to choose Always While Using App, Allow One time, or Don't Let.
    • While Using the App: Allows access to Location Services simply when the app or one of its features is visible on screen. If an app is ready to While Using the App, you might run across your status bar turn blue with a bulletin that an app is actively using your location.
    • Always: Allows access to your location even when the app is in the background.

From hither, apps should provide an explanation of how the app will apply your location information. Some apps might offer only two options.

How to share your specific location

With iOS 14 and iPadOS fourteen, some apps can use Precise Location to go to your specific location. To share only your guess location — which may be sufficient for an app that doesn't need your exact location — turn Precise Location off. Here's how:

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy, so select Location Services.
  2. Select an app, then turn Precise Location on or off.

Learn more about privacy and Location Services.

  1. Location Services uses GPS and Bluetooth (where they're available), along with oversupply-sourced Wi-Fi hotspots and cellular towers to determine the approximate location of your device.
  2. Apps won't use your location until they ask for your permission and you allow permission.

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