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.
If you use Google as your default search engine on your phone, your location is used by default for your searches on Google.
Change your default location settings
Important: If you use Chrome on a Mac desktop, you may get a notification that "Location is turned off in your Mac system preferences." To update your computer's location preferences, follow the on-screen instructions.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select More
Settings Privacy and security. - Select Site settings.
- Under “Permissions,” select Location.
- Select the option you want as your default setting.
Settings Tips:
- To change the settings for a specific site, change site settings permissions.
- If you use Chrome or a Chromebook at work or school, your network administrator might set location settings for you. Check if your Chromebook is managed.
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.
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