---
title: "How your location and city work"
description: "Murudo takes your city from your phone's location. You cannot type one in. What others see, and how to hide your city."
url: https://help.murudo.co/profile/how-location-works/
section: "Your profile"
applies_to: "Android app, Murudo Web"
updated: 2026-10-13
---

# How your location and city work

Murudo takes your city from your phone's location. You cannot type one in. What others see, and how to hide your city.

Murudo takes your city from your phone's location. There is no box for typing a city, and you cannot choose one that is different from where your phone is. You can hide your city from other members.

## How Murudo gets your location

- When you set up your profile, the **Where are you based?** step asks to use your current location. You can skip it.
- After that, if Murudo is allowed to use your location, it updates your city when you open the app and when you open the **Profile** tab. Pull down on the Profile tab to update it now.
- If Murudo is not allowed to use your location, the Profile tab shows a card with an **Allow location** or **Open settings** button. Under your name you may see **Location not shared**.

If you move or travel, your city follows your phone the next time it updates.

## What other people see

Other members can see your city, or your region or country if no city was found, and roughly how far you are from them. They never see your exact position.

## Hide your city

1. Open the **Profile** tab and tap **Settings**.
2. Tap **Privacy and security**.
3. Turn off **Show my location**.

   {{shot: privacy-security | Privacy and Security with the Show my location switch under Show last active}}

Your city and your distance are then hidden from other members. Murudo still uses your location to work out who is near you. See [Hide your last active time or location](https://help.murudo.co/privacy/hide-last-active-and-location/).

## What your location is used for

Your location decides who counts as near you. In For You, you can set a **Max Distance** in [Match Preferences](https://help.murudo.co/finding-people/match-preferences/), and so can everyone else.

> [!NOTE]
> If Murudo has no location for you, members who have set a maximum distance will not see you in For You. Allowing location gives your profile the widest reach.

## If your city is wrong

See [My location or city is wrong](https://help.murudo.co/troubleshooting/location-problems/).

## On Murudo Web

Murudo Web uses your browser's location. Your browser asks for permission the first time. If you refused, open your browser's site settings for murudo.co and allow location.

To hide your city, open the **Profile** tab, tap **Settings**, then **Privacy**, and turn off **Show my location**.