You can control how websites access your location in Google Chrome by adjusting both Chrome settings and your device’s system permissions.
First, open Chrome and tap the three-dot menu. Then go to Settings and tap Content Settings or Site Settings (depending on your version).
Tap Location and ensure that Chrome is set to ask before accessing your location. This allows you to approve or block location requests from individual websites.
To manage permissions for specific sites, visit the website in Chrome, tap the site settings icon (next to the address bar), and adjust location access to Allow or Block.
In addition, iOS controls location access at the system level. Open your device’s Settings app, scroll down to Chrome, and tap it. Then select Location.
Choose your preferred option, such as While Using the App (recommended), Ask Next Time, or Never. If set to “Never,” Chrome will not be able to access your location at all.
Change your default location settings
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Settings.
- Scroll to find 'Chrome'.
- Tap Chrome
Location.
- Select the option that you want as your default setting.
How Chrome uses your location
If you allow sites in Chrome to use your location, Chrome sends information to Google Location Services to get an estimate of where you are. Chrome can then share that info with the site that wants your location.
Related resources
- Change site settings permissions
- Check if a site's connection is secure
- Understand and manage your location when you search on Google
You can also enable or disable Precise Location for more accurate results.
In summary, managing location settings in Chrome on iPhone and iPad involves adjusting permissions within Chrome and your device settings, giving you full control over how and when your location is shared.
To get more useful information from sites, you can allow the sites to use your location.
Let a site know your location
By default, Chrome asks you when a site wants to use your location. To let the site know where you are, select Allow. Before you allow a site to use your location, check the site's privacy policy.
