{"id":87476,"date":"2023-05-22T10:51:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=87476"},"modified":"2023-06-05T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:10:30","slug":"create-an-android-location-services-policy","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/create-an-android-location-services-policy","title":{"rendered":"Create an Android Location Services Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Android Location Services Policy controls location sharing for your users\u2019 apps and services and can help apps find your phone\u2019s location more accurately. A large number of Android apps use location tracking, and disabling location sharing stops all apps on your device from using your location. This policy works for devices running Android 5.1 and later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>JumpCloud\u2019s Android EMM is configured for your organization. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/set-up-android-emm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Set Up Android EMM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your Android devices are enrolled in EMM.&nbsp;See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/add-and-manage-android-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add and Manage Android Devices<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/users-enroll-your-personal-android-device\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Users: Enroll Your Personal Android Device<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To create an Android Location Services policy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal:&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/login\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/login<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>DEVICE MANAGEMENT &gt; Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the&nbsp;<strong>All<\/strong>&nbsp;tab, click (<strong>+<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the New Policy panel, select the&nbsp;<strong>Android<\/strong>&nbsp;tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Location Services policy from the list, then click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the New Policy panel, optionally enter a new name for the policy, or keep the default. Policy names must be unique.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For&nbsp;<strong>Policy Notes<\/strong>, enter details like when you created the policy, where you tested it, and where you deployed it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>, configure location services for your users:\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"is-lower-alpha\">\n<li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Disable Location Services<\/strong>&nbsp;to control if location sharing is allowed. If you don\u2019t select this field, your users\u2019 locations can be shared with their apps and services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>Location Mode<\/strong>, select the restrictions for location sharing:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>User Choice<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Location sharing is not restricted on user devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enforced<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Location sharing is enabled on user devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Disabled<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Location sharing is disabled on user devices.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1686\" height=\"887\" class=\"wp-image-87494\" style=\"width: 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LocationServices.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LocationServices.png 1686w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LocationServices-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LocationServices-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LocationServices-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LocationServices-1536x808.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1686px) 100vw, 1686px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>(Optional) Select the&nbsp;<strong>Device Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab. Select one or more device groups where you will apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) Select the&nbsp;<strong>Devices<\/strong>&nbsp;tab. Select one or more devices where you will apply this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card tip\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/tip-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Tip:<\/strong> \n<p>For this policy to take effect, you must specify a device or a device group in Step 9 or Step 10.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Android Location Services Policy controls location sharing for your users\u2019 apps and services and can help apps find your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"support_category":[2927,2852,3080],"support_tag":[],"coauthors":[2836],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - 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