Resetting your iPhone or various parts of your iPhone is something you might need when trying to fix a problem on the device.
iPhone 11 in iOS 16 has several different types of reset you can perform, from a hard reset of the device to a keyboard dictionary reset.
In our guide below on how to reset location and privacy on iPhone 11, we will discuss what this setting will actually do, as well as show you the steps to perform it.
How to reset iPhone 11 location and privacy
- Open settings.
- Select General.
- Choose Transfer or Reset iPhone.
- Tap Reset.
- Select Reset Location & Privacy.
- Enter password.
- Tap Reset Settings.
Our guide continues below with more information on how to reset location and privacy on iPhone 11, including images of those steps.
Our guide to hard reset iPhone 11 discusses the steps to take if you want to completely remove everything from your phone if you sell or trade it.
But the iPhone has several other reset options that won't wipe your phone back to factory defaults.
One of the items that you can reset on iPhone are privacy and location settings.
When you reset location and privacy on iPhone 11, all of your app permissions are restored to factory defaults, meaning you will need to re-enable all location and privacy permissions for every app on the device.
While this can be tedious, it's a great way to make sure your apps can only access the information and device features you need.
Our article continues below with more information on how to reset location and privacy on iPhone 11 devices.
How to Set iPhone 11 Location and Privacy to Factory Default (Image Guide)
The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone using Operating system iOS 16. These steps will work on most iPhone models and most versions of iOS.
Follow the steps below to reset iPhone 11 location and privacy settings.
Now that you know how to reset location and privacy on iPhone 11, you can start over and make sure your apps don't have too much access to your data.
Learn more about privacy and location on iPhone
Once you've completed the process of resetting your iPhone 11 privacy and location settings, you'll likely receive prompts to change these settings every time you open the app.
This will include things like granting permissions to apps so they can use your location. You'll probably want to enable this for certain things like mapping apps, food delivery, and sharing apps.
In addition, many apps on your phone require access to other device features in order for them to work properly.
Therefore, you may see many requests for access to the camera, microphone, contacts, etc.
If you want to see all the apps on your iPhone that are using your location, you can go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services.
You can then scroll through the list and see which apps have what level of access to your location data. You will see things like:
- Never
- Ask next time or when I share
- When using the application
- Always
If you select one of the apps, you can change the location access type and also choose whether the app can access your exact location. If you turn off precise location, apps will only be able to use your approximate location.
You can also turn off Location Services completely for all your phone services and apps by tapping the button to the right of Location Services at the top of the menu.
Some other items you might want to check out are the various menus under the Privacy & Security menu.
Opening something on this screen, like Camera, will let you see all the apps on your iPhone that can use the camera.
You can scroll down and tap the button to the right of any app on this screen if you want to revoke their permission to use that item on your device.
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