# How to allow users to use current location or manually enter location

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-allow-users-to-use-current-location-or-manually-enter-location/46685>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [August 14, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-allow-users-to-use-current-location-or-manually-enter-location/46685 "2022-08-14T02:58:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Amelia\_Barry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amelia_barry/32/15368_2.png) [@Amelia\_Barry](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amelia_Barry)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-allow-users-to-use-current-location-or-manually-enter-location/46685/1 "2022-08-14T02:58:16Z")

</div>

I’d like to be able to give users the option to ‘use current location’ or enter the location manually when entering their location. Is this possible?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Uzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/uzo/32/22639_2.png) [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-allow-users-to-use-current-location-or-manually-enter-location/46685/2 "2022-08-14T03:21:01Z")

</div>

yes, use the text entry, together with the current location

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-allow-users-to-use-current-location-or-manually-enter-location/46685/3 "2022-08-15T00:04:29Z")

</div>

Do you want to store the data as the address itself or the coordinates on the back end, though?