{"id":5816,"date":"2026-04-04T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=5816"},"modified":"2026-04-04T09:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:00:30","slug":"chatgpt-enables-location-sharing-for-more-precise-local-responses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=5816","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT enables location sharing for more precise local responses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div id=\"articleContent\" itemprop=\"articlebody\"> <div class=\"bialty-container\"> <p>OpenAI now allows users of ChatGPT to share their device location so that ChatGPT can know more precisely where the user is and serve better answers and results based on that location. <\/p> <p>The feature is called location sharing, OpenAI wrote, \u201cSharing your device location is completely optional and off until you choose to enable it. You can update device location sharing in Settings &gt; Data Controls at any time.\u201d<\/p> <p><strong>What it does. <\/strong>If ChatGPT knows your location, it can return better local results. OpenAI wrote:<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>\u201cPrecise location means ChatGPT can use your device\u2019s specific location, such as an exact address, to provide more tailored results.\u201d<\/li> <li>\u201cFor example, if you ask \u201cwhat are the best coffee shops near me?\u201d, ChatGPT can use your precise location to provide more relevant nearby results. On mobile devices, you can choose to toggle off precise location separately while keeping approximate device location sharing on for additional control.\u201d<\/li> <\/ul> <p><strong>Privacy. <\/strong>OpenAI said \u201cChatGPT deletes precise location data after it\u2019s used to provide a more relevant response.\u201d Here is how ChatGPT uses that information:<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>\u201cIf ChatGPT\u2019s response includes information related to your specific location, such as the names of nearby restaurants or maps, that information becomes part of your conversation like any other response and will remain in your chat history unless you delete the conversation.\u201d<\/li> <\/ul> <p><strong>Does it work. <\/strong>Does this work? Well, maybe not as well as you\u2019d expect. Here is an example from Glenn Gabe:<\/p> <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"> <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"> <p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I shared about the &#8220;Near Me ChatGPT Update&#8221; the other day and just let ChatGPT use my device location. This is supposed to enhance results for local queries. I just asked for the &#8220;best steakhouses near me&#8221; and several of the restaurants are ~45 minutes away. Both restaurants\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gRkMeuzMQt\">pic.twitter.com\/gRkMeuzMQt<\/a><\/p> <p>\u2014 Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glenngabe\/status\/2038595234410471841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> <\/div> <\/figure> <p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>Making ChatGPT local results better is a bit deal in local search and local SEO. Knowing the users location and better yet, precise location, can result in better local results.<\/p> <p>Hopefully this will result in ChatGPT responding with more useful local results for users.<\/p> <\/div> <hr\/> <p class=\"article-disclosure\"> <em>Search Engine Land is owned by Semrush. We remain committed to providing high-quality coverage of marketing topics. Unless otherwise noted, this page\u2019s content was written by either an employee or a paid contractor of Semrush Inc.<\/em> <\/p> <hr\/> <div class=\"author-about py-4\"> <div class=\"card bg-light\"> <div class=\"row gx-0\"> <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-auto\"> <div class=\"authorImage p-2\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded avatar-border\" alt=\"Barry Schwartz\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2025\/05\/1630496745425.jpeg.webp\" title=\"ChatGPT enables location sharing for more precise local responses\u63d2\u56fe\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded avatar-border\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2025\/05\/1630496745425.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Barry Schwartz\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" title=\"ChatGPT enables location sharing for more precise local responses\u63d2\u56fe1\" \/> <\/div> <\/p><\/div> <div class=\"col-12 col-lg\"> <div class=\"card-body author-body p-2\"> <div id=\"authorBio-251\" class=\"author-desc\"> <p>Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.<\/p> <p>In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the &#8220;US Search Personality Of The Year,&#8221; you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O&#8217;Clock.<\/p> <p>Barry can be followed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rustybrick\/\">on X here<\/a>\u00a0and you can learn more about\u00a0Barry Schwartz over here or on his personal site.<\/p> <\/p><\/div> <\/p><\/div> <\/p><\/div> <\/p><\/div> <\/p><\/div> <\/div> <p> <!-- START SIDEBAR LOWER SPACE --><\/p> <p><!-- END SIDEBAR LOWER SPACE --><\/p><\/div> <p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>News#ChatGPT #enables #location #sharing #precise #local #responses1775264430<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI now allows users of ChatGPT to share their device location so that ChatGPT can know more precisely where the user is and serve better answers and results based on that location. The feature is called location sharing, OpenAI wrote, \u201cSharing your device location is completely optional and off until you choose to enable it. 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