1# Applying for Location Permissions (ArkTS) 2 3## Scenario 4 5Before using the capabilities provided by [Location Kit](../../reference/apis-location-kit/js-apis-geoLocationManager.md), check whether your application has been granted the permission to access the device location information. If not, your application needs to obtain the permission from the user. 6 7The system provides the following location permission: 8 9- **ohos.permission.LOCATION**: used to obtain location accurate to meters. 10 11- **ohos.permission.APPROXIMATELY\_LOCATION**: used to obtain location accurate to 5 kilometers. 12 13- **ohos.permission.LOCATION_IN_BACKGROUND**: used to obtain location while the application is running at the background. 14 15For details about the permissions required for each API of Location Kit, see [Location Kit](../../reference/apis-location-kit/js-apis-geoLocationManager.md). 16 17## How to Develop 18 191. Declare the required permission in your application's configuration file. For details, see [Requesting User Authorization](../../security/AccessToken/request-user-authorization.md). 20 212. If your application needs to access the device location when running in the foreground, declare the location permission as described in the following table. 22 23| Permission| Declarable or Not| Location Accuracy| 24| -------- | -------- | -------- | 25| ohos.permission.APPROXIMATELY_LOCATION| Yes| Location accurate to 5 kilometers.| 26| ohos.permission.APPROXIMATELY_LOCATION and ohos.permission.LOCATION| Yes| Location accurate to meters.| 27 283. If your application needs to access the device location when running in the background, declare the location permission as follows: 29 30If your application needs to access the device location when running in the background, also request for a continuous task of the LOCATION type in addition to the permission declared in step 2. 31 32For details about how to request for a continuous task, see [Continuous Task](../../task-management/continuous-task.md)<!--Del--> and [Continuous Task Development Example](../../performance/reasonable-running-backgroundTask.md#continuous-task)<!--DelEnd-->. 33 34 35<!--RP1--> 36<!--RP1End--> 37