How do you turn on location on ipad

“Can I change my location on iPad?” A lot of your friends might have asked you questions. You might need to change your location on your iOS device to access certain restricted content. In this guide, we’ll discuss methods for changing location on iPad. Moreover, we’ll discuss iToolab AnyGo to change location on your favorite iOS device.

Before Changing Location iPad

It’s always suggested to take backup of every important thing before you implement the below-mentioned methods. Please make sure to consider these points before your change your country or region:

• Spend all remaining balance in your Apple ID.
• Cancel all your subscriptions and wait until your subscription period ends.
• Wait for any pre-orders, movie rentals, season passes, and memberships to complete. Moreover, you must wait if your existing store credits are yet to be refunded.
• Please make sure to set up a new payment method for your new location.
• Download all your music, apps, TV shows, books, and movies that you want to read or play in the future on other devices. The reason is that you might not be able to access a few of them while browsing from the new location.

You might be wondering how to change location on iPad and if that’s the case, we’re here to help you find a perfect answer. Read through the following sections to know about changing location on iPad:

How to change country/region in iPad?

Changing store location on iPad is quite easy iPad. All you need to do is to perform the following steps:

How to Fake Location on iPad?

Most people use the iPad to play some of the popular games including Pokemon Go. All of these games are currently available for people of certain regions. Therefore, if you’re willing to play such games while staying in your country then you need to use iToolab AnyGo. The tool will help you to spoof your location without moving to a new location. Perform the following steps to fake location on iPad:

Step 1. Connect your iPhone device to the computer. Now, open the program and click on the “Start” button in the main window.

Enable your iPhone or iPad's GPS services so apps can access your location

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This wikiHow teaches you how to allow the apps on your iPhone to access your current location to provide you with accurate location based information.

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   Open your iPhone’s Settings app. This is the app with the gray cogs icon, usually found on one of your home screens or in a folder labeled “Utilities.”

   • If you can’t find the “Settings” app, swipe down on your home screen and enter "Settings" in the Spotlight search bar.

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   Tap Privacy. You'll find this at the bottom of the third group of options.

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   Tap Location Services. This will take you to a menu where you can manage your location services.

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   Slide the button next to Location Services to the "On" position. You'll see a list of apps appear once the service is enabled.

   • If this slider is disabled, Location Services may be disabled in the "Restrictions" menu. See the next section for details.

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   Tap an app to set its location preferences. When you tap an app in the list, you'll see the various Location Services options available for the app.

   • Select Never to disable Location Services completely for the app.
   • Select While Using to limit Location Services to just when the app is open and active.
   • Select Always to allow Location Services at all times. This is only available for select background apps, such as Weather.

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   Open the Settings app. If you can't enable Location Services, it may be disabled through the "Restrictions" menu. You can change your Restrictions from the Settings menu.

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   Select General. This is located in the third menu of settings options.

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   Tap Restrictions. If Restrictions are enabled, you'll be prompted for your Restrictions passcode.

   • If you can't remember your Restrictions passcode, try 1111 or 0000.
   • If you have completely forgotten your Restrictions passcode, you'll need to restore your iOS device through iTunes to reset it. See Restore an iPhone for details. Make sure to backup any important data before restoring.

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   Scroll down and tap Location Settings. This will be under the “Privacy” section.

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   Select Allow Changes. This will enable you to turn on Location Services.

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   Slide the button next to Location Services to the “On” position. You can find this directly below the “Allow Changes” option.[1]

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• Question

  How do I share location services with others?

  

  Tap "Share My Location" in the Location Services menu. Make sure "Share My Location" is enabled. Once it's enabled, open a conversation with the person you want to share your location with in Messages. Tap the "Details" button, and then tap "Send My Current Location."

• Question

  How can you track an iPhone 4 you have lost?

  

  If Find My iPhone was enabled in the iCloud settings for your iPhone, you can track it from the iCloud website or the Find My iPhone app on another iOS device. Log in with your Apple ID and you'll be able to see the last known location of your iPhone.

• Question

  How can I restore my iPhone location settings?

  

  You can reset your iPhone location settings simply by opening Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset Location & Privacy. You can restore your previous settings from a back up. If you do not have a back up, you will need to set new location settings.

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1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Privacy.
3. Tap Location Services.
4. Slide the button next to Location Services to the "On" position.

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