How to Disable Location Permission for Apps on iPhone or iPad

Certain apps on your smartphone may require your location to work accurately. For instance, if you are using apps like Zomato or Uber, you must share your precise location. That way you will receive your food and the cab can reach you. Mostly while installing apps, they ask for certain permissions which include location. Now, if there is an app that you don’t use frequently then there is no reason why it should know your whereabouts. If you have enabled location permission for that app then it will know about your exact location.

Some users may have privacy concerns and they would not wish a myriad of apps to know about their location 24 X 7. On iPhones and iPads there is a setting that allows the users to disable the location permission for the apps. I have discussed the same in this guide. In my opinion, only when you are using an app the location should be shared. Besides, if the app has nothing to do with your location, then you should disallow it to access your location info. Let’s learn more about how to deny location permission to various apps on iPhones and iPads.

Disable Location Permission for Apps on iPhone or iPad

There are two options for disabling location permission on iPhones and iPads. The first option, that will entirely cut off the location service for an app. Secondly, you can set whether you want the app to get location info only when you use it or that app can always have access to your location data.

Entirely Disable Location Permission for All the Apps

There is one simple way to do this.

• Go to the Settings app on iPhone/iPad
• Then under that scroll to Privacy and tap to open it
• Next page, tap on the first option Location Services [Usually shows an On]
• If the Location Services option is set to on tap on the switch beside it to disable it
  
• You will immediately see a prompt warning that the location of all the installed apps will be disabled.
• To comply tap on Turn Off