Manage location permissions for apps (2024)

Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 11 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.

1. Open Settings .
2. Tap Location.
3. Tap App location permissions.
4. Under 'Allowed all the time,''Allowed only while in use,''Ask every time,'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.

Tip: If these steps don’t work for you, get help from your device manufacturer.

1. On your device's home screen, find the app icon.
2. Touch and hold the app icon.
3. Tap App info .
4. Tap Permissions 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: Every time you open the app, it’ll ask to use your location. The app can use the setting until you close it.
   • 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 Useprecise 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 .
4. Tap Permissions More 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.
• In the foreground: The app can use your location only when the app is open on your screen or when you ask the app to do something.
• In the background: The app can use location info at any time, even if you aren’t using it.

• “[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-Fiwhen '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.
• • Help apps get better location info:
    Learn how to turn on nearby network or device scanning for your phoneLearn how to turn on nearby network or device scanning for your phone.
  Remember where you go, and manage your list of where you’ve been:
  Learn how to turn on Location History for your Google Account.
• Help Google Maps get your device's location:
  Learn how to improve your location’s accuracy in Google Maps.