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Reset Location & Privacy: Resets the location services and privacy settings to their defaults. If you want to completely erase your iPhone, see Use Settings to erase iPhone . If you want or need to use a computer to erase your iPhone, see Use a computer to erase iPhone .
- Overview
- Understand the location settings available on your phone
- Turn location on or off for your phone
- Help your phone get a more accurate location (Google Location Services a.k.a. Google Location Accuracy)
- Send your location in an emergency
- Turn Android Emergency Location Service on or off
- Choose location settings (Android 9.0)
In the coming months, the Location History setting name will change to Timeline. If Location History is turned on for your account, you may find Timeline in your app and account settings.
You can use location-based services such as getting better local search results, like commute predictions and nearby restaurants based on your phone’s location, when you turn location on in settings.
Important:
Some of these steps work only on Android 12 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Important: When you turn off location on your phone, apps and services can't get your phone’s location. You can still get local results and ads based on your IP address.
Google has a list of location-based services, including:
• Google Location Accuracy for your Android device (a.k.a. Google Location Services): To get a more accurate location for your phone, learn how to manage Location Accuracy.
• Emergency Location Service for your Android device:
• Earthquake alerts for your Android device: To get updates for nearby earthquakes on your phone, learn how to manage Earthquake alerts.
• Use location for time zone on your Android device: To get time zone updates based on location, learn how to manage location for time zone.
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Touch and hold Location .
If you don't find Location :
• Tap Edit or Settings .
• Drag Location into your Quick Settings.
When Location is on
Turn your phone’s location accuracy on or off
Android 12 & higher
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Touch and hold Location .
If you don't find Location :
• Tap Edit or Settings ..
To help responders find you quickly, your phone's location can be sent when you dial or text an emergency number, like when you dial 911 in the US or 112 in Europe.
If Android Emergency Location Service (ELS) works in your country or region and on your mobile network, and you haven't turned ELS off, your phone will automatically send its location to first responders through ELS. If ELS is off, your mobile carrier might still send the device's location during an emergency call or text.
You can turn Emergency Location Service on or off at any time. Emergency Location Service is available on most devices with Google Play services support.
Android 12 & higher
1. To open your device's Settings app, swipe down twice from the top of the screen.
2. Tap Settings Safety & emergency.
3. Turn Emergency Location Service on or off.
Android 11 & lower
To change location settings:
1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Security & Location Location.
• If you have a work profile, tap Advanced.
Then, choose an option:
• Turn Location on or off: Tap Location.
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