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Huawei: Set Location Access for Apps

If an app keeps showing local ads, weather for the wrong city, or asks for your position every time you open it, its location permission is probably set too loose. EMUI lets you fine-tune this per app instead of using one global switch. Picking the right option also affects battery drain and how much data an app collects in the background.

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Set Location Access for Apps auf Huawei

Location permission on Huawei phones is not an all-or-nothing switch. Each app gets its own setting, and the system decides based on that setting whether the app can read your GPS position at all, only while it is open, or never.

EMUI offers three levels: Allow all the time, Allow only while using the app, and a full block. Apps that need directions while running in the background, like navigation tools, usually need the first option. Apps that only show your position once, like a camera app tagging photos, work fine with the second.

To check or change this, open Open the settingsTap on LocationTap on LocationChoose an appAllow or deny location access for the app. From there you switch between the three options for that specific app.

Setting an app to Allow all the time when it does not need constant tracking can drain the battery faster and lets the app collect location data even when you are not using it. If you notice unusual battery use or unexpected location prompts, review this setting first before assuming a hardware problem.

Frequently asked questions

If the app is set to Allow only while using the app, Android asks again each time it needs your position after being closed and reopened. Switch it to Allow all the time if the app has a valid reason to run location checks in the background.