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How to turn off location in your browser

This is the permission a website asks for, which is a different switch from your device's own location setting. Each browser keeps its own list: block every site from asking, or take the permission back from one site. Microsoft and Mozilla both say a site can still estimate roughly where you are from your IP address.

Chrome · Safari · Firefox · Edge

Stop every site asking

Stop sites asking for your location in Chrome

in the browser
Path
  1. Chrome
  2. Settings
  3. Privacy and security
  4. Site settings
  5. Location
  6. Never allow

From the vendor’s own page · Google Chrome Help, Computer and Android tabs; no Chrome version named on the page, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Google Chrome Help — Manage your location settings in Chrome (Computer), Google Chrome Help — Change site settings permissions (Computer)

Who can still see you
Off
Sites you have not already allowed
No new site can ask Chrome for your location, so none of them gets it.
Still on
Chrome itself and your device
This is Chrome's own permission list. Your computer's or phone's location setting is a separate switch.
Still visible
Every site you open
Your IP address still reaches every site you open, and it places you roughly.

Google's page says to select the option you want as your default setting and does not print the name of the blocking option; on Android the same list sits under Settings › Site settings › Location.

Deny location to all sites in Safari on Mac

in the browser
Path
  1. Safari
  2. Settings
  3. Websites
  4. Location
  5. When visiting other websites
  6. Deny

From the vendor’s own page · Safari User Guide, macOS 27 Golden Gate as selected on Apple's page, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Apple Support — Change Websites settings in Safari on Mac, Apple Support — Change Websites settings in Safari on Mac (When visiting other websites)

Who can still see you
Off
Sites you have not configured
Apple says this menu applies to any website you haven't already chosen a setting for. Deny means the site can't use your location.
Still on
Websites already in Configured Websites
Apple says sites you customized keep their own setting until you select them and click Remove.
Still visible
Every site you open
Your IP address still reaches every site you open, and it places you roughly.

Deny location to all sites in Safari on iPhone

in iPhone Settings
Path
  1. Settings
  2. Apps
  3. Safari
  4. Location
  5. Deny

From the vendor’s own page · iPhone User Guide, iOS 27 as selected on Apple's page, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Apple Support — Browse the web privately in Safari on iPhone

Who can still see you
Off
Websites in Safari on this iPhone
Safari websites are denied your location. Apple's three options for this setting are Ask, Deny and Allow.
Still on
Every other app on the iPhone
This is Safari's setting only. Maps and every other app with Location Services access keep their own.
Still visible
Every site you open
Your IP address still reaches every site you open, and it places you roughly.

Block all sites asking for location in Firefox

in the browser
Path
  1. Firefox
  2. Settings
  3. Permission and data
  4. Permissions
  5. Location
  6. Settings…
  7. Block new requests asking to access your location
  8. Save Changes

From the vendor’s own page · Firefox as named on Mozilla's page, last updated 6/9/26, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Mozilla Support — Does Firefox share my location with websites?

Who can still see you
Off
Any site that has not been allowed
Mozilla says this prevents any websites from requesting new permission to access your location.
Still on
Sites already granted permission
Mozilla says only the sites with permission granted in the Location Permissions box will have access.
Still visible
Every site you open
Your IP address still reaches every site you open. Mozilla names IP address as one signal used to estimate location.

Stop Edge sharing your location with sites

in the browser
Path
  1. Microsoft Edge
  2. Settings
  3. Privacy, search, and services
  4. Site permissions
  5. All permissions
  6. Location
  7. Ask before accessing (recommended)
  8. Off

From the vendor’s own page · Microsoft's Edge page (Applies To: Windows 11, Windows 10, Microsoft Edge), read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Microsoft Support — Location and privacy in Microsoft Edge

Who can still see you
Off
Every website in Edge
Microsoft says Edge won't share your precise location with any website once this toggle is off.
Still on
Windows and every other app
This is Edge's own switch. The Windows location settings and every other app are separate.
Still visible
Every site you open
Microsoft says some websites may estimate your imprecise location from information like your IP address.

One site at a time

Take location back from one site in Chrome

in the browser
Path
  1. Chrome
  2. the site
  3. View site information
  4. Site settings
  5. Location
  6. Never allow

From the vendor’s own page · Google Chrome Help, Computer and Android tabs; no Chrome version named on the page, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Google Chrome Help — Change site settings permissions (Computer), Google Chrome Help — Manage your location settings in Chrome (Android)

Who can still see you
Off
That one site
Chrome stops handing that site your location. Google says Never allow means the site can't use the requested feature.
Still on
Every other site you allowed
Only this site's entry changed. Chrome's default and every other site's permission stay as they were.
Still visible
That site's server
Your IP address still reaches it with every request, and it places you roughly.

Chrome for iPhone and iPad is different: Google lists only Block pop-ups, Default apps and Default site view under Content Settings, and points you to the device settings instead.

Remove one site's location in Safari on Mac

in the browser
Path
  1. Safari
  2. Settings
  3. Websites
  4. Location
  5. the website
  6. Deny

From the vendor’s own page · Safari User Guide, macOS 27 Golden Gate as selected on Apple's page, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Apple Support — Change Websites settings in Safari on Mac

Who can still see you
Off
That one website
Apple says Deny means the site can't use your location.
Still on
Every other website
Only this site's row changed. Your setting for every other website still stands.
Still visible
That site's server
Your IP address still reaches it with every request, and it places you roughly.

Remove takes the site off the Configured Websites list instead, which hands it back to your When visiting other websites setting.

Deny one site's location in Safari on iPhone

in the browser
Path
  1. Safari
  2. the website
  3. the page menu
  4. Website Settings
  5. Location
  6. Deny

From the vendor’s own page · iPhone User Guide, iOS 27 as selected on Apple's page, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Apple Support — Browse the web privately in Safari on iPhone

Who can still see you
Off
That one website
Safari uses this exception for that site instead of the setting that covers Safari websites generally.
Still on
Every other website
Only this site's exception changed. Safari's own Location setting still covers every other website.
Still visible
That site's server
Your IP address still reaches it with every request, and it places you roughly.

Apple prints an icon rather than a word for the step before Website Settings: it is the page menu on the left side of the search field.

Undo a location permission in Firefox

in the browser
Path
  1. Firefox
  2. Settings
  3. Permission and data
  4. Permissions
  5. Location
  6. Settings…
  7. the website
  8. Save Changes

From the vendor’s own page · Firefox as named on Mozilla's page, last updated 6/9/26, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Mozilla Support — Does Firefox share my location with websites?

Who can still see you
Off
That one website
The permission you granted that site no longer stands once you save the change.
Still on
Every other site in the list
Only this entry changed. Sites still listed as allowed keep the permission you gave them.
Still visible
That site's server
Your IP address still reaches it with every request. Mozilla names IP address as one signal used to estimate location.

Mozilla says to review or change the list of sites with allowed or denied location permission, and does not print the button names inside the Location Permissions box.

Block one site's location in Edge

in the browser
Path
  1. Microsoft Edge
  2. the website
  3. Permissions for this site
  4. Location
  5. Block

From the vendor’s own page · Microsoft's Edge page (Applies To: Windows 11, Windows 10, Microsoft Edge), read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Microsoft Support — Location and privacy in Microsoft Edge

Who can still see you
Off
That one website
Edge stops that site getting your precise location and stops prompting you about it.
Still on
Every other website
Only this site changed. Your browser-wide setting still covers every other website.
Still visible
That site's server
Microsoft says some websites may estimate your imprecise location from information like your IP address.

Allow a site again

Allow a site to use your location in Chrome

in the browser
Path
  1. Chrome
  2. the site
  3. View site information
  4. Site settings
  5. Location
  6. Allow

From the vendor’s own page · Google Chrome Help, Computer tab; no Chrome version named on the page, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Google Chrome Help — Manage your location settings in Chrome (Computer), Google Chrome Help — Change site settings permissions (Computer)

Who can still see you
Off
Sites you have not allowed
Allowing one site changes nothing for the rest of Chrome's list.
Still on
That one site
Google says Chrome asks Google Location Services for an estimate of where you are, then shares it with the site.
Still visible
Every site you open
Your IP address still reaches every site you open, and it places you roughly.

To review several at once, Google's page points to View permissions and data stored across sites in Site settings.

Allow a site your location in Safari on Mac

in the browser
Path
  1. Safari
  2. Settings
  3. Websites
  4. Location
  5. the website
  6. Allow

From the vendor’s own page · Safari User Guide, macOS 27 Golden Gate as selected on Apple's page, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Apple Support — Change Websites settings in Safari on Mac

Who can still see you
Off
Sites you set to Deny
Allowing one site leaves every other row in Websites settings exactly as it was.
Still on
That one website
Apple says Allow means the site can always use your location, and Ask means it must ask first.
Still visible
Every site you open
Your IP address still reaches every site you open, and it places you roughly.

Let Safari websites ask again on iPhone

in iPhone Settings
Path
  1. Settings
  2. Apps
  3. Safari
  4. Location
  5. Ask

From the vendor’s own page · iPhone User Guide, iOS 27 as selected on Apple's page, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Apple Support — Browse the web privately in Safari on iPhone

Who can still see you
Off
Per-site exceptions you set
A website you set an exception for keeps that exception whatever this setting says.
Still on
Websites in Safari
Safari asks you again the next time a website wants your location.
Still visible
Every site you open
Your IP address still reaches every site you open, and it places you roughly.

Let sites ask for location again in Firefox

in the browser
Path
  1. Firefox
  2. Settings
  3. Permission and data
  4. Permissions
  5. Location
  6. Settings…
  7. Block new requests asking to access your location
  8. Save Changes

From the vendor’s own page · Firefox as named on Mozilla's page, last updated 6/9/26, read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Mozilla Support — Does Firefox share my location with websites?

Who can still see you
Off
Sites you denied individually
A site listed as denied in the Location Permissions box stays denied until you change its entry.
Still on
Websites in Firefox
Firefox asks you again when a site wants your location. Mozilla says it never shares your location without your permission.
Still visible
Every site you open
Your IP address still reaches every site you open. Mozilla names IP address as one signal used to estimate location.

Clear the check mark to let sites ask again: Mozilla describes that box as what prevents any websites from requesting new permission.

Let sites ask for your location in Edge

in the browser
Path
  1. Microsoft Edge
  2. Settings
  3. Privacy, search, and services
  4. Site permissions
  5. All permissions
  6. Location
  7. Ask before accessing (recommended)
  8. On

From the vendor’s own page · Microsoft's Edge page (Applies To: Windows 11, Windows 10, Microsoft Edge), read 2026-09-17 · checked 2026-09-17 · source: Microsoft Support — Location and privacy in Microsoft Edge

Who can still see you
Off
Sites you set to Block
A site you blocked individually stays blocked whatever this toggle says.
Still on
Websites in Edge
Microsoft says Edge prompts you whenever a website wants to access your precise location.
Still visible
Every site you open
Microsoft says some websites may estimate your imprecise location from information like your IP address.

On Windows, Microsoft says Edge can give sites a more precise location only when the Windows location settings are on as well.

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Question Does airplane mode turn off location? No. Airplane mode is a switch for radios: Apple's page says it "turns off all radios except for Bluetooth", and Google's says Wi-Fi and Bluetooth go off with it. Neither company's airplane-mode page mentions Location Services, GPS or location of any kind.