How to Reset Location and Privacy Settings on an iPhone

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Revoke location and privacy permissions from all the apps on your iPhone at once

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This wikiHow teaches you how to restore your original location and privacy settings on an iPhone or iPad. When you restore your original settings, all the permissions that apps use to keep track of your device's location and provide services like weather and GPS will be revoked. Once you perform a location and privacy settings reset, apps won't be able to use your location information until you allow them to do so.

How do you reset iPhone location & privacy settings?

Begin by visiting the General menu with your iPhone's Settings.
Tap Reset and then select Reset Location & Privacy.
You will need to enter your passcode to confirm your decision to reset.

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Tap Reset Settings. Once you reset these settings, you will need to re-enable location services for apps that you want to allow to collect your location data.
- If you don't want to reset all of your location and privacy settings, you can learn how to Turn Off Location Services on an iPhone for individual apps.

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