How to Enable Location Services on Google Chrome

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: March 29, 2019

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn on location tracking in the Google Chrome browser. You can do this on both desktop and mobile versions of Google Chrome, although Chrome on desktop will always have access to your location even if sites that you visit in Chrome don't.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:
On Desktop

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Open
Google Chrome. This app resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere.
2
Click ⋮. It's in the top-right corner of the Chrome window. A drop-down menu will appear.
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Click Settings. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
4
Scroll down and click Advanced. It's at the bottom of the page. Clicking Advanced opens more options lower down on the page.
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Scroll down and click Content settings. You'll find this near the bottom of the "Privacy and security" section of options.
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Click Location. It's near the top of the page.
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Click the blue "Ask before accessing (recommended)" switch
. It will turn grey. This will ensure that any site that requests your location will automatically have access to it.^{[1]
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- If you don't mind manually allowing sites to access your location, consider leaving the "Ask before accessing" setting enabled. You'll still be able to allow location services on sites that you trust, and you'll be able to block it on any other sites.
- When the "Ask before accessing" switch is blue, sites that request your location will display a pop-up in the upper-left corner of the page with Allow and Block buttons.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:
On iPhone

1
Open your iPhone's
Settings. Tap the grey app with gears on it. You'll usually find Settings on the Home Screen.
2
Scroll down and tap
Chrome. You'll find this option in the list of apps near the bottom of the Settings page.
3
Tap Location. It's at the top of the Chrome page.
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Tap While Using the App. Doing so will ensure that Google Chrome can access your phone's location while you're using the app, but not while the app is closed.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:
On Android

1
Open
Google Chrome. Tap the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere.
2
Tap ⋮. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
3
Tap Settings. This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
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Tap Site settings. It's in the "Advanced" section of settings.
5
Tap Location. This option is near the top of the page.
6
Tap the grey "Location" switch
. It will turn blue
. Google will now track your Android's location while you use the Chrome app, which will allow some sites to send you tailored information.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I add site to sites enabled for location services in Google Chrome?

Community Answer

On the top right of your home screen there are three dots. Click them, then select 'settings.' From there, search, "location," and you should be able to find out what to do next.