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IPHONE<\/strong>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  1. Open Settings<\/strong>\n
      \n

    1. Tap the Settings<\/strong> app on your iPhone.
      <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Go to Privacy & Security<\/strong>\n
        \n

      1. Scroll down and select Privacy & Security<\/strong>.
        <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Select Location Services<\/strong>\n
          \n

        1. Tap Location Services<\/strong> at the top.
          <\/li>\n\n\n\n

        2. Make sure Location Services<\/strong> is turned ON.
          <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Find the App You Want to Allow Precise Location<\/strong>\n
            \n

          1. Scroll down to see a list of apps that use location services.
            <\/li>\n\n\n\n

          2. Tap on the app you want to enable Precise Location<\/strong> for.
            <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Choose Location Access Level<\/strong>\n
              \n
            1. Select one of the options:\n
                \n
              1. Never<\/strong> \u2013 The app won\u2019t access your location.
                <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Ask Next Time or When I Share<\/strong> \u2013 The app will ask before using your location.
                <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. While Using the App<\/strong> \u2013 The app can access your location only when it’s open.
                <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              4. Always<\/strong> \u2013 The app can access your location even when it’s not open.
                <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              5. Turn on Precise Location<\/strong>\n
                  \n

                1. Toggle Precise Location<\/strong> ON to allow the app to access your exact location instead of just an approximate area.
                  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  \n Now, the app will be able to use your precise location when needed!\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  ANDROID<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
                    \n
                  1. Open Settings<\/strong>\n
                      \n

                    1. Tap the Settings<\/strong> app on your phone.
                      <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    2. Go to Location Settings<\/strong>\n
                        \n

                      1. Scroll down and select Location<\/strong>.
                        <\/li>\n\n\n\n

                      2. Make sure Use location<\/strong> is turned ON.
                        <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      3. Find the App You Want to Allow Precise Location<\/strong>\n
                          \n

                        1. Tap App permissions<\/strong> (or App location permissions<\/strong>, depending on your device).
                          <\/li>\n\n\n\n

                        2. Scroll through the list and select the app you want to adjust.
                          <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        3. Choose Location Access Level<\/strong>\n
                            \n
                          1. Select one of the following options:\n
                              \n
                            1. Allow only while using the app<\/strong> \u2013 The app can use your location only when it\u2019s open.
                              <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            2. Ask every time<\/strong> \u2013 The app will request location access each time you use it.
                              <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            3. Allow all the time<\/strong> (if available) \u2013 The app can access your location even in the background.
                              <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            4. Deny<\/strong> \u2013 The app won\u2019t have access to your location.
                              <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            5. Enable Precise Location<\/strong>\n
                                \n

                              1. Turn on Use precise location<\/strong> (or Precise location<\/strong>) to allow the app to access your exact location instead of an approximate area.
                                <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                IPHONE Now, the app will be able to use your precise location when needed! ANDROID<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[64],"ht-kb-tag":[56],"class_list":["post-2123","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-mobile-app","ht_kb_tag-enterprise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/2123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/2123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2124,"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/2123\/revisions\/2124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=2123"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.synerion.com\/enterprise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=2123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}