Allow Jack'd access to GPS location (Android)

Allow Jack'd access to GPS location (Android)

To accurately determine your location, Jack'd requires location services be enabled. Please ensure the following options are enabled on your Android device via the Settings app.

  1. Open the Settings app from your home screen.
  2. Tap Apps or Application Manager (depending on your device, this may look different).
  3. Locate and tap Jack'd.
  4. Tap Permissions.
  5. Toggle the option for Location to ON to allow Jack'd access to location services.

After confirming that location services are on, please re-launch Jack'd. If your location is inaccurate please see My location is inaccurate (ANDROID).

 

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