Turn on Location services for Facebook

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This feature is only available in the Facebook app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Learn more about how location settings work.
To turn Location services on or off for your Android device:
  1. Go to your device's home screen.
  2. Tap Settings, then tap Apps.
  3. Scroll through the list of apps and tap Facebook.
  4. Tap Permissions, then tap Location.
  5. Select Allow only while using app, Ask every time or Don't allow.
To turn Location services on or off for your iOS device:
  1. Go to your device's home screen.
  2. Tap Location services and tap next to Location services to turn on or off.
Note: When Location Services is turned on for your iOS device, you can control when you allow Facebook to access your location by scrolling through the list of apps listed in Location services, tapping Facebook and selecting While using the app, Ask next time or Never.
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