{"id":430834,"date":"2022-04-12T19:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-disable-location-tracking-on-android\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T19:00:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:00:41","slug":"how-to-disable-location-tracking-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-disable-location-tracking-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Disable Location Tracking on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dca2d4754b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dca2d4754b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-disable-location-tracking-on-android\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Disable_Location_Tracking_on_Android%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Disable Location Tracking on Android&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Disable_Location_Tracking_on_Android%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Disable Location Tracking on Android&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-795285\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Android-location-spoof.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Android-location-spoof.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Android-location-spoof.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Android location on map.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/blur-image-perspective-road-map-paper-402491470\">Shickenmage\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Your Android phone has a lot of sensors doing a bunch of different things. If you\u2019re concerned about privacy, location tracking is one you may be concerned about. Thankfully, Android makes it easy to disable GPS and other location services with one tap.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few different ways to turn off sensors on Android. It\u2019s even possible to turn off all the sensors at once. On a smaller scale, you can toggle off the microphone or camera. We\u2019ll be using a similar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach for location access.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>There Are a Lot of Sensors in Your Phone, Here&#8217;s What They Do<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-796265\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-06_12-11-58.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Location toggles\" width=\"650\" height=\"175\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cLocation\u201d toggles on Samsung and Pixel devices.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are two methods you can use to turn off your devices\u2019 access to your location. The quickest method is to use the aptly named \u201cQuick Settings\u201d panel. This is the panel of toggles you see when fully expanding the notification pull-down.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLocation\u201d toggle may already be in your Quick Settings panel. Simply tap it to turn on or off location access. If you don\u2019t see the toggle, you can easily edit the Quick Settings and re-arrange everything to your liking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Tweak and Rearrange Android&#8217;s Quick Settings Dropdown<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second method is just slightly less convenient.\u00a0First, swipe down once or twice from the top of the screen\u2014depending on your phone\u2014to open the notifications and tap the gear icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  alignnone\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-03-29_17-02-41.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"162\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, scroll down to \u201cLocation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-796264\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-06_12-17-52.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Location.&quot;\" width=\"448\" height=\"207\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Toggle off \u201cUse Location\u201d at the top of the screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-796263\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-06_12-18-49.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Turn off &quot;Use Location.&quot;\" width=\"448\" height=\"208\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all there is to it. Go back to the Location settings to turn it on again. Turning this off will prevent apps from seeing your location. You won\u2019t be <em>completely<\/em> invisible since WiFi and cellular networks can be used to track your location as well. If turning off your location isn\u2019t enough, you can try spoofing your location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Spoof Your Location on Android<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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