Precise or approximate location? Review app access on your Redmi

Check the controls your phone offers

This guide covers Android's app location controls on supported Redmi software. MIUI and HyperOS menus can differ by model, region and version, so use the matching controls on your phone. Google's general instructions are the starting point, rather than a claim that every Redmi has identical screens.

Approximate access still shares location information. It reduces the precision available through that permission; it does not mean the app receives no location at all. Choose Don't allow if you do not want to grant that app the device location permission.

Review one app, then choose its accuracy

1. Find the app icon on your home screen, touch and hold it, and open App info. Choose Permissions, then Location. Alternatively, Google's general route is Settings, Apps, the chosen app, then Permissions.

2. Read the access options offered. Depending on the app and software, these can include allowing access only while using the app, asking every time, denying access, or allowing it all the time. Choose when access makes sense for the feature you want.

3. If location access is allowed and Use precise location is offered, turn that switch off to use approximate location. Leave it on when you deliberately want precise access. Accuracy and access duration are separate decisions, so review both.

4. Return to the permission screen and check that your choice remains selected. If you cannot find the controls, search Settings for location or permissions, then consult Xiaomi support for your exact model instead of following a menu that does not match.

Try the feature before granting more

Finish or save anything important in the app before changing precision. Android's developer documentation says switching an app from precise to approximate location restarts its process, so reopening afterwards can be expected.

I'd change one app at a time, reopen the feature I care about and check whether it still gives a useful result. If it needs a more accurate position, return to the same screen and reconsider precise access. A fresh request is a reason to assess that particular feature, not to grant every permission the app offers.

Know what this switch leaves outside its scope

This is a device permission review. Google's location information guide explains that services can also infer a general area from an internet IP address, and that account history controls are separate. Turning off precise access for one app does not erase previously saved activity or promise anonymity.

For another permission check, my guide to the green camera and microphone indicator explains how to identify the app using those features. I'd keep each review tied to what I actually want the app to do.