All iPad settings
Settings Pathfinder · iPad
Location Services
Lets apps and services use information about your location.
In iPadOS 26
Settings then Privacy & Security then Location Services
“If you didn’t turn on Location Services when you first set up iPad, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services, then turn on Location Services.” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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iPadOS 17 and later
Settings then Privacy & Security then Location Services
Checked against Apple's User Guides from iPadOS 17 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Control the location information you share on iPad - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 17.0
- 1 Control the location information you share on iPad - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 18.0
- 1 Control the location information you share on iPad - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Control the location information you share on iPad - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide