# šŸ§­ Location Component **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976 **Category:** General **Created:** [June 16, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976 "2020-06-16T20:49:58Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![JackVaughan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jackvaughan/32/49023_2.png) [@JackVaughan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JackVaughan) #### Post date: [June 16, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/1 "2020-06-16T20:49:58Z")
With the location component, users can log their current location. The component is particularly useful in **add** or **form** screens if your users are submitting location data. Once they have submitted their data, you can plot it on a map. Itā€™s important to note that this logs a one-time location that does not update after it is submitted, unlike the Distance Computed Column which updates if the user moves location. [https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/components/pickers/location-component](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/components/pickers/location-component) ![2020-06-10_16.53.11-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/0/045051d6ce95c543a62fb22da4edb380b611593d.gif) ---
### Author: ![kyleheney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kyleheney/32/41173_2.png) [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney) #### Post date: [June 16, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/2 "2020-06-16T21:15:10Z")
Thank you for releasing this! Itā€™s going to be very useful for me!! ---
### Author: ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo) #### Post date: [June 16, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/3 "2020-06-16T21:36:12Z")
cool! very useful! ---
### 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: [June 16, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/4 "2020-06-16T23:01:44Z")
Excellent! ---
### Author: ![Mariano\_Betta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mariano_betta/32/17895_2.png) [@Mariano\_Betta](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mariano_Betta) #### Post date: [June 16, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/5 "2020-06-16T23:36:46Z")
Excellent!!! ---
### Author: ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto) #### Post date: [June 16, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/6 "2020-06-16T23:49:51Z")
This is _ **game changing** _. Apps now have the ability to be more social. I have several concept apps Sketched out that can now be developed because of this new feature. Glide teamā€”A+ Love how you empower us! ---
### Author: ![kyleheney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kyleheney/32/41173_2.png) [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/7 "2020-06-17T00:17:58Z")
Is there a Special Value for collecting location on submission? ---
### Author: ![Vitor\_Rosas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/vitor_rosas/32/2457_2.png) [@Vitor\_Rosas](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Vitor_Rosas) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/8 "2020-06-17T00:23:01Z")
Great!! I was waiting it šŸ™‚ ---
### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/9 "2020-06-17T00:33:21Z")
Iā€™m guessing the intention is to make the user aware that their location is being obtained, so itā€™s a switch as opposed to automatically obtaining the location behind the scenes like the special values do. ---
### Author: ![Mark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark/32/125_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/10 "2020-06-17T00:37:40Z")
Correct. ---
### Author: ![kyleheney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kyleheney/32/41173_2.png) [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/11 "2020-06-17T01:34:12Z")
Makes sense. ---
### Author: ![eltintero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eltintero/32/76520_2.png) [@eltintero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/eltintero) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/12 "2020-06-17T02:21:20Z")
This is gamechanging! And glad it became a paid feature! Amzing! ---
### Author: ![Phil\_Jackson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/phil_jackson/32/5939_2.png) [@Phil\_Jackson](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Phil_Jackson) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/13 "2020-06-17T06:38:23Z")
Like it - Definitely makes location sharing options more ā€˜visibleā€™ to the user ---
### Author: ![Purvang\_Joshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/purvang_joshi/32/12645_2.png) [@Purvang\_Joshi](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Purvang_Joshi) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/14 "2020-06-17T09:01:34Z")
This is excellent. Can you please add a required field to this. I want to make this field required in some cases. ---
### Author: ![Thomas\_Dahm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thomas_dahm/32/142_2.png) [@Thomas\_Dahm](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Thomas_Dahm) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/15 "2020-06-17T14:37:17Z")
Great feature. Unfortunately, it canā€™t find my location. retrieving location keeps spinning. installed the app, Location service is on, latest iOS no VPN! Works fine in editing mode. any idea @Mark ? ---
### Author: ![Ed\_Pietrzak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ed_pietrzak/32/9216_2.png) [@Ed\_Pietrzak](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ed_Pietrzak) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/16 "2020-06-17T15:26:16Z")
This is great. Can you clarify what ā€œEnter 10 Locations in the Free Appā€ means. Is that 10 forms submitted that contain a geolocation or something different? ---
### 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: [June 17, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/17 "2020-06-17T15:29:14Z")
You are only able to have 10 locations data taken from your app per month if you are on a free plan. ---
### Author: ![Ed\_Pietrzak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ed_pietrzak/32/9216_2.png) [@Ed\_Pietrzak](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ed_Pietrzak) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/18 "2020-06-17T15:33:28Z")
But what is considered a location data? I have a free app, and I just entered 15 form entries that used the location option and did not receive any notice of error or restrictions. ---
### Author: ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/19 "2020-06-17T15:39:27Z")
> Can you clarify what ā€œEnter 10 Locations in the Free Appā€ means. @Ed_Pietrzak I missed this. Where did you read this information? (When it comes to displaying pin locations on a map, in the free plan **I believe** you are limited to 10 pins if the attribute contains addresses and you are not limited in the number of pins if they are based on coordinates.) ---
### Author: ![Ed\_Pietrzak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ed_pietrzak/32/9216_2.png) [@Ed\_Pietrzak](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ed_Pietrzak) #### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976/20 "2020-06-17T15:42:17Z")
@nathanaelb When I put it in as a component in the app, I am presented with this message. [Next page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-component/10976.md?page=2)