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This wikiHow teaches you how to adjust your location settings in Monkey, the video-chatting app for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Monkey displays your location based on your phone or tablet's GPS settings. Although there's no way to fake your location in the app, you can make it so the app can't access or display your real location by taking away its GPS access. You can also add any city to your bio if you're hoping to throw people off.
Steps
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Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings . You'll usually find it on the home screen or in a folder.
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Scroll down and tap Monkey . It's in the long list of apps that are alphabetized toward the end of the Settings menu. Look for the purple icon with a brown-and-tan monkey face.Advertisement
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Tap Location . It's the blue-and-white icon at the top of the menu.
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Tap Never . This makes it so Monkey will not use your GPS to find nearby chat partners. It also makes it so people won't see where you're located.
- When you attempt to browse the Nearby section of the app, you'll be asked if you want to enable location services. Just tap Disable Nearby to say no.
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Add a different city to your Monkey bio (optional). Now that you've turned off location services, you can customize your location by placing any city name in your bio. To do this:
- Open the Monkey app, which is the purple icon with a brown-and-tan monkey face on the home screen.
- Tap the white outline of a monkey's face at the bottom-right corner of the app.
- Tap Edit near the top of your profile.
- Tap Bio at the bottom.
- Type your city and state (as well as any other information you want to include in your bio).
- Tap SAVE at the top-right corner.
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Open your Android's Settings . To do this, drag down the notification panel from the top of the home screen and tap the gear at the top-right corner.
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Open the App Permissions menu. The location of this menu varies by Android:
- Google Pixel: Tap Advanced and select App Permissions .
- Samsung Galaxy: Tap the three dots at the top-right corner and select App permissions .
- Other models: Look for a Permissions or App Permissions option on the current screen. If you don't see this, you may have to tap a menu at the top of the screen.
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Tap Location or Your Location . This displays a list of apps on your phone or tablet.
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Disable Location access for Monkey. You can usually do this by scrolling down and tapping the switch next to "Monkey." If the switch is gray, Monkey will be unable to access your location. If the switch is blue or green, your location will remain available in the app.
- When you attempt to browse the Nearby section of the app, you'll be asked if you want to enable location services. Just follow the on-screen instructions to say No to this option when prompted.
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Add a different city to your Monkey bio (optional). Now that you've turned off location services, you can customize your location by placing any city name in your bio. To do this:
- Open the Monkey app, which is the purple icon with a brown-and-tan monkey face on the home screen.
- Tap the white outline of a monkey's face at the bottom-right corner of the app.
- Tap Edit near the top of your profile.
- Tap Bio at the bottom.
- Type your city and state (as well as any other information you want to include in your bio).
- Tap SAVE at the top-right corner.
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1. Open Settings
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2. Tap Monkey
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3. Tap Location
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4. Tap Never
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5. Add a different city to your bio.
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