While most mobile phones come with GPS, this isn't always the case with desktop and, to a lesser extent, laptop computers. As a consequence, browsers frequently wrongly establish your location. It's helpful to know how to manually change location on Google Chrome in such situations.
But first, it's important to comprehend why this occurs. It's possible that the map you're looking at has your broad location correct, but not your precise street or even town. In the absence of a GPS, your IP address is the next closest data point. This might cause your ISP's closest exchange to be miles off course, depending on where it is located.
Fortunately, you can easily adjust your Google Chrome geolocation using the developer options. You may give a better source of information for websites by altering the HTML 5 geolocation option. Here's how to get to the Google Chrome location settings:
Manually Change Location in Google Chrome Settings
You should open a webpage that uses the HTML 5 geolocation API before we begin. After you've given it permission to access your computer, you can change your location by following the steps below:
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner of your browser and select More Tools -> Developers Tools.
- Select the Sensors tab from the drop-down menu.
- If you don't see it, click the three-dot symbol in the upper right corner of the developers' tool to activate it. Then choose Sensors from the More Tools menu. The tab will appear on the screen.
- A drop-down option appears next to the Geolocation attribute.
- You have the option of selecting one of the offered places or entering whatever coordinates you want by selecting Other....
- You may also add them by selecting Add Location from the Manage menu....
- Enter something in the search field to test your new Google location.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and choose Use Precise Location, followed by Update My Location.
- You'll see that the search engine is now using the location you specified, and you're getting local search results.
- This indicates that the location of your device has changed.
If you wish to use your true location again, repeat the process above but choose No Override and zero all coordinates. You may examine how websites work when your location is hard to determine if you select Location Unavailable from the drop-down box.
Keep in mind that these changes to your location will prevent you from accessing sites with geo-restrictions. These operations also do not give you a new IP address; they only alter your browser's location. As a result, you don't get the same level of safety as you would with a VPN. A VPN service may provide you with improved privacy protection as well as the IP address of the desired country.
Turn off Location in Google Chrome
Because Chrome has a similar user interface across all platforms and devices, the steps below should work on both mobile and desktop devices such as phones and tablets.
Here's how to use the location settings in Google Chrome to turn off location:
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner of your browser and select Settings.
- At the bottom of the page, select Advanced.
- Go to Privacy and Security -> Site Settings -> Location to see your Chrome location settings.
- To turn off geolocation, make sure Ask Before Accessing is turned on. Chrome normally has it turned on by default.
- Every time a site requests your location, a pop-up will display, allowing you to restrict or allow the website to use it.
Hope you learned the steps to manually change location in Google Chrome. The above steps may require a bit of developer skill, but following this article step by step, you can easily change the location in Google Chrome.
There is one more way you can change location in Google Chrome is through the use of VPN extension. Some popular VPN you can try are NordVPN, TurboVPN, Hotspot Shield etc. Most of them provide free servers to change your location and also paid location servers for faster speed. Try them if you prefer or you can use this article to change your location in google chrome.
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