Apple Devices – Turn on Location Services

Instructions for Apple laptop and desktop users to turn on location services.

  1. From the Apple operating system open “Setting” and in the search bar, type in “Privacy”. Select “Privacy & Security” from the populated result.

  1. Click on Location Services and toggle the switch to the right. You will see an authentication prompt. Enter your password and click on “Unlock”.

  1. If you authenticated successfully, you should now see the location services enabled as shown in the image below.



Keywords:
Apple Devices Location Services 
Doc ID:
161889
Owned by:
Tom R. in UW Administration IT
Created:
2026-06-11
Updated:
2026-06-11
Sites:
UW Administration IT