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[SiteConnect Mobile App](https://docs.sitesoft.com/siteconnect-mobile-app?hsLang=en) # How to enable or disable GPS tracking in the SiteConnect Mobile App ## Here you will learn how to access your native settings in the mobile app and enable or disable GPS tracking SiteConnect NEVER tracks or keeps any data on your activity outside of a Project/Site Geofence, even if your location services are set to **Always** or **Allow all the Time.**   **Please watch the following video on how to enable or disable GPS Tracking direct from the app**   **Enabling/Disabling GPS Tracking (1:40)** **Please also scroll down this article for further information:**   To Enable/Disable In-App Location Services to the **Cog wheel** in the top left hand side of the **Home** screen   ![App Home page](https://docs.sitesoft.com/hs-fs/hubfs/App%20Home%20page.png?width=314&height=649&name=App%20Home%20page.png)   Then select **General Settings**   ![App General Settings](https://docs.sitesoft.com/hs-fs/hubfs/App%20General%20Settings.png?width=312&height=636&name=App%20General%20Settings.png)   To access and customise your GPS settings click on the **General Settings** option and then select **Open Native Settings** (you may already be in the Open Native settings screen and then won't need to click on General Settings).   ![General settings gif](https://docs.sitesoft.com/hs-fs/hubfs/General%20settings%20gif.webp?width=306&height=625&name=General%20settings%20gif.webp)   Then click **Open** **Native Settings** which will bring up the location permission Settings on your actual mobile device.   ![Open native settngs (1)](https://docs.sitesoft.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Open%20native%20settngs%20(1).webp?width=332&height=655&name=Open%20native%20settngs%20(1).webp)   You can then choose the location settings option that best suits your needs.  Below are instructions on how to do this using either iOS (Iphone) or an Android device. #### iOS - Recommended iOS 12+ The SiteConnect mobile app runs best on **iOS 12+**. It will still work on older versions of iOS but is not recommended.   ![iOS SC Settings](https://docs.sitesoft.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Automate%20Support%20Screenshots/SiteConnect%20Mobile%20App/Troubleshooting/iOS%20SC%20Settings.jpg?width=260&height=463&name=iOS%20SC%20Settings.jpg) To fix location service permissions for iOS, go to **Settings** \> **SiteConnect** \> **Location**. You will be presented with 4 options namely "Never", "Ask Next Time", "While Using the App" and "Always". To enable GPS properly, select **"Always"**. Depending on your version of iOS, the app permissions could be in a different location.   If you want to Disable GPS tracking then please select '**Never'.** This will then prevent GPS notifications from being received as well as tracking inside the geofence perimeters.       #### Android - Recommended Android 10+ The SiteConnect mobile app runs best on Android 10+. It will still work on older versions of Android but is not recommended.   ![Android SC Settings](https://docs.sitesoft.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Automate%20Support%20Screenshots/SiteConnect%20Mobile%20App/Troubleshooting/Android%20SC%20Settings.jpg?width=262&height=553&name=Android%20SC%20Settings.jpg) To fix location service permissions for Android, go to **Settings** \> **Apps** \> **SiteConnect** \> **Permissions** \> **Location**. You will be presented with 3 options namely "Allow all the time", "Allow only while using the app" and "Deny". 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