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title: Enable Location Access on Web
description: How to enable location access for Expensify websites on your browser
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# About
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If you'd like to use features that rely on your current location you will need to enable location permissions for Expensify. You can find instructions for how to enable location settings on the three most common web browsers below. If your browser is not in the list then please do a web search for your browser and "enable location settings".

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### Chrome
1. Open Chrome
2. At the top right, click the three-dot Menu > Settings
3. Click "Privacy and Security" and then "Site Settings"
4. Click Location
5. Check the "Not allowed to see your location" list to make sure expensify.com and new.expensify.com are not listed. If they are, click the delete icon next to them to allow location access

[Chrome help page](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/142065)

### Firefox

1. Open Firefox
2. In the URL bar enter "about:preferences"
3. On the left hand side select "Privacy & Security"
4. Scroll down to Permissions
5. Click on Settings next to Location
6. If location access is blocked for expensify.com or new.expensify.com, you can update it here to allow access

[Firefox help page](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/permissions-manager-give-ability-store-passwords-set-cookies-more)

### Safari
1. In the top menu bar click Safari
2. Then select Settings > Websites
3. Click Location on the left hand side
4. If expensify.com or new.expensify.com have "Deny" set as their access, update it to "Ask" or "Allow"

Ask: The site must ask if it can use your location.
Deny: The site can’t use your location.
Allow: The site can always use your location.

[Safari help page](https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/websites-ibrwe2159f50/mac)

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