Geolocation on iOS mobile devices
Geolocation is the identification of the geographical location of a user's device.
Sites and apps request access to your geolocation in order to provide better search results and provide relevant information that factors in the user's location.
You can allow or deny access to your location.
Enabling or disabling location tracking
When an app or site requests information about where you are, a warning will appear on the screen. You can choose your geolocation settings for a site or an app, which will remain in effect while you use it.
To change the settings:
- Go to the device's Settings → Privacy → Location Services.
- Choose what app you need from the list of installed apps.
- Select a settings option (available options vary depending on the program):
- Always — allows the app to track your location.
- Never — does not allow the app to track your location.
- While using — allow the app to identify your location while you use the app.
Setting up shared geolocation settings
To set up shared geolocation settings for all apps on your device:
- Go to the device's Settings → Privacy → Location Services.
- Change the position of the Location Services switch:
- Turn it on to enable location tracking of your device.
- Turn it off to disable location tracking of the device.
Resetting geolocation settings
In order to function properly, sites may request location data from your device.
Geolocation settings are stored in the browser. If necessary, you can reset this information:
- Open your browser and tap
→ Settings.
- In the Privacy section, tap Clear data.
- Check the option Warnings for sites (do not check the other options).
- Tap Clear, then tap Yes.
- Go to the device's Settings and select Safari.
- Tap Clear History and Website Data.
- Open your browser and tap .
- In the Advanced section, select .
- Check the option Cookies, website data (do not check the other options).
- Tap Clear history and confirm deletion.
- Open your browser and tap .
- In the General section, select .
- Tap Yes to confirm data deletion.