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Revoke all location and privacy permissions from your iPhone apps at once
This guide from Mytour shows you how to restore your iPhone or iPad's original location and privacy settings. By resetting these settings, all app permissions related to your device's location and services like weather and GPS will be revoked. After performing a reset, apps won't have access to your location until you authorize them again.
How to Reset iPhone Location & Privacy Settings?
- Start by navigating to the General section in your iPhone's Settings.
- Select Reset and then choose
Reset Location & Privacy.
- You'll be prompted to enter your passcode to confirm the reset.
Steps
Access your iPhone's Settings. Look for the Settings icon, typically featuring gray cogs, located on one of your home screens or within a folder labeled 'Utilities.'
Select the General option. You'll find it within the third group of settings.
Choose the Reset option. You'll find it at the bottom of the menu.
Tap Reset Location & Privacy. It's located at the bottom of the menu.
Enter your passcode. This is the code you use to unlock your iPhone or iPad. Once validated, you'll see a confirmation message.
Tap Reset Settings. After resetting these settings, you'll need to re-enable location services for apps you want to allow to collect your location data.
- If you prefer not to reset all your location and privacy settings, you can find out how to Turn Off Location Services on an iPhone for individual apps.
