How to change an app's location permission on a Samsung Galaxy

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 4 steps · Published 6 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Location › App permissions

Real screenshots

2 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. Open App permissions

   Open Settings, Location and tap App permissions.

   Done

2. 

   See which apps can use location

   The list is grouped into Allowed all the time and Allowed only while in use, with apps that are not allowed further down. We blurred one of our apps.

   Done

3. Change an app

   Tap an app and choose Allow all the time, Allow only while using the app, Ask every time or Don't allow.

   Done

4. 

   Location switched off?

   At the top, ours says Device location is off. While it is off, no app gets your location; tap CHANGE to switch it on.

   Done

About this guide

Few apps need your location all the time. Checking this list now and then is one of the easiest privacy wins on a phone. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ.

Good to know

Wrong location in maps or weather is a different problem: Samsung Galaxy location not accurate.

In short: Settings, Location, App permissions, the app, choose the level.