How to see which apps can access your location data in iOS 15

A surprising number of apps use your location, even apps that may not have a real reason to. Some of these apps are likely to collect your location data and sell it to data brokers, who then resell it to interested parties.

That’s why it’s smart to occasionally go through your app list and see which apps have access to your location data. From there, you can choose how those apps access your data and restrict their access altogether.

Important: If you disable location data for specific apps, they lose some or all functionality. For example, the weather widget will not work if location services are turned off. Likewise, Maps cannot provide you with step-by-step directions without location services enabled.

1. Open Settings
2. Scroll down and tap Privacy
3. Tap Location Services

This list shows you which apps are using your data. It’s worth reading through how many apps are currently accessing your data.

1. Open Settings
2. Scroll down and tap Privacy
3. Tap Location Services
4. Tap the app you want to revoke or restrict access to

Once in the Location Services section for the individual app, you can restrict or revoke access by selecting the following options.

• Never
• Ask next time or when I share
• While using the app
• While using the app or widgets
• Always

Important: Not all of the options listed above are available for every app.

If you want to disable location tracking for any app, you can. However, as mentioned above, this will prevent many apps from working as intended.

1. Open Settings
2. Scroll down and tap Privacy
3. Tap Location Services
4. Switch off Location Services