# Not able to trigger GPS co

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/not-able-to-trigger-gps-co/72573>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [April 14, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/not-able-to-trigger-gps-co/72573 "2024-04-14T15:11:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dan\_San](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dan_san/32/24085_2.png) [@Dan\_San](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dan_San)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/not-able-to-trigger-gps-co/72573/1 "2024-04-14T15:11:50Z")

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I am in the builder but when I click on the GPS switch, it doesn’t seem to switch on.  
I tried to add another Location component and same thing. any ideas ?

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/6/26efb726903b5c6ad37ae17b65d134f61125a55e.png)

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**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/not-able-to-trigger-gps-co/72573/2 "2024-04-14T15:22:05Z")

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What column do you set to be the target for your location component

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**Author:** ![Dan\_San](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dan_san/32/24085_2.png) [@Dan\_San](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dan_San)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/not-able-to-trigger-gps-co/72573/3 "2024-04-14T15:32:46Z")

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Its a TEXT column

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/3/a/3a779e6da4cdd2841a214789373accc86f380dd3.png)

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**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/not-able-to-trigger-gps-co/72573/4 "2024-04-14T15:42:58Z")

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> [@Dan\_San](#):
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> I click on the GPS switch, it doesn’t seem to switch on.

Do you mean that after the button is turned on, it goes back to the off position?

Make sure you have given permission to use your location on your browser or device

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**Author:** ![Dan\_San](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dan_san/32/24085_2.png) [@Dan\_San](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dan_San)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/not-able-to-trigger-gps-co/72573/5 "2024-04-14T15:48:44Z")

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ahh… you mean like that…

Thank you and sorry for wasting your time but let me take this opportunity to thank both you and bob for your previous post on using CSS to prevent submit until someone actually enables the GPS switch (since they took away the “required” option

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/6/660e0c1ba8ef3fab60f270ade00abf4347a985bc.png)