1# Applying for Location Permissions
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3## Scenario
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5Before using the capabilities provided by [Location Kit](../../reference/apis-location-kit/js-apis-geoLocationManager.md), check whether your application has been granted the permission to access the device location information. If not, your application needs to obtain the permission from the user.
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7The system provides the following location permission:
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9- **ohos.permission.LOCATION**: used to obtain location accurate to meters.
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11- **ohos.permission.APPROXIMATELY\_LOCATION**: used to obtain location accurate to 5 kilometers.
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13- **ohos.permission.LOCATION_IN_BACKGROUND**: used to obtain location while the application is running at the background.
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15For details about the permissions required for each API of Location Kit, see [Location Kit](../../reference/apis-location-kit/js-apis-geoLocationManager.md).
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17## How to Develop
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191. Declare the required permission in your application's configuration file. For details, see [Requesting User Authorization](../../security/AccessToken/request-user-authorization.md).
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212. If your application needs to access the device location when running in the foreground, declare the location permission as described in the following table.
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23**Table 1** Description of location permissions
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25| Permission| Declarable or Not| Location Accuracy|
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27| ohos.permission.APPROXIMATELY_LOCATION| Yes| Location accurate to 5 kilometers.|
28| ohos.permission.APPROXIMATELY_LOCATION and ohos.permission.LOCATION| Yes| Location accurate to meters.|
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303. If your application needs to access the device location when running in the background, declare the location permission as follows:
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32If your application needs to access the device location when running in the background, also request for a continuous task of the LOCATION type in addition to the permission declared in step 2.
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34For details about how to request for a continuous task, see [Continuous Task](../../task-management/continuous-task.md)<!--Del--> and [Continuous Task Development Example](../../performance/reasonable-running-backgroundTask.md#continuous-task)<!--DelEnd-->.
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