Instagram Location Feature Not Working Properly 2023

Leave a Comment / James Orublig / 30 December 2022 1:13 pm / Reading Time: 4 minute

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All social media applications can have minor problems at various times. If these problems are not Server-sourced, the solution is simple. If Instagram Location Feature Not Working, you need to change location settings, and you must allow the app to use your settings.

You can correct these problems with a few settings changes you can make on your mobile device or application.

Enter your mobile device and check your current settings in the “Settings – Location” section. And also, make sure that the Instagram application is in the list of allowed applications.

Instagram Location Problem

You wanted to report the location to your friends on Instagram, but what is that? Did you notice that it didn’t work?

There may be several reasons for Instagram Location Feature, not working. Is the address of your place up to date? Is it registered on the city map? Are you the only one here experiencing this problem?

By knowing the answer to these questions, you will find a faster solution to fix the problem.

If your device’s location setting’s turned on and you’re still experiencing the same problem, we recommend trying the following steps below.

How to Fix It?

Do not panic!

We will tell you how to fix Instagram Location Feature Problem. Go to Settings on your device and choose Location. Check it if its turn on or not.

If not, you need to try different methods for this.

Check your allowed apps section on your location settings.
Be sure that the Instagram app is on this list. If not, add it!
Check your internet connection. If you use wifi, try to use your 3G connection. Sometimes it may depend on the internet connection.
Restart your mobile device
Delete the Instagram app and reinstall it again. This may work!

When you try at least 1-2 of these methods, you will see that the problem was fixed already.

Still Having a Problem?

I tried all the methods, but I am still having the same problem!

To Conclude Instagram Location Feature

Now that you can add geolocation to Instagram posts, how will you use them in your marketing campaign activities? Do you have other ways you use to rise your engagement and marketing campaigns up? Share your strategies in the comments to let us know too!

Frequently Asked Questions

How can Instagram tell your location?

Instagram tags the location of your photos if the photo map is enabled. So if your profile is public and your photo map is enabled, anybody can see the precise location of where you are posting from.

How do you fix your location on Instagram?

If locations aren’t appearing when you upload a photo and try to add a location, make sure that you have location enabled for Instagram in your phone’s settings. To do this, leave the Instagram app and go to the Location services section of your phone’s settings.

Is Instagram location accurate?

The Instagram location algorithm gets your location from your mobile phone’s GPS and location systems. So the accuracy of Instagram Location depends on your connection quality, internet access (for further precision), etc.

Why won’t Instagram load my location?

The method to fix the problem is to enable Instagram in your phone’s location settings. For iOS: Simply go to Settings, Privacy, Location Services, Instagram. Under ‘Allow Location Access,’ choose ‘While Using the App.’ For Android: Head to Settings, Security & Location, Advanced, Location, Turn ‘Use Location’ on.

Should you add location on Instagram?

Adding location information to an Instagram photo or video can be useful for letting your followers know where you’ve taken the picture, without stating it in the caption. It also helps your engagement rate rise on Instagram, and it’ll give you more exposure, attracting customers with minimal effort.

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26 Comments

Kristy Porter

What if the problem happens on EVERY mobile device? I’ve done everything listed (several times in fact), used Android and Apple devices, and “No results found” is the result no matter what. I haven’t been able to tag locations for weeks now.

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Jon

Hi Kristy, I have exactly the same problem. The location of my restaurant CITRON in Tokyo has disappeared a week ago. Since then, no customer nor myself (being the manager of my page) cant “check in” at CITRON on Facebook, nor Instagram. Both SNS ignore my messages (so who should I contact??) and I am getting really stressed as some “new” locations are appearing when the main one is gone. Can you guys please help? Anyone I should contact at Facebook (which seems to be the parent company managing locations)?

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- YL
  
  Are you using ads manager? Is it possible that you did something wrong when you trying to do the “add new store” into your facebook ads manager. (Or maybe someone did if you hiring anyone else do the social work for you)
  
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Nikita

It’s been weeks since my location feature on story is not working at all. Already have uninstalled and reinstalled, then rebooted my phone, but nothing is working at all. Already checked the permission on my phone, but nada.

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- Jonathan
  
  I have the same issue. I cannot find a way to fix it ?
  
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Sanjana

Location is appearing and disappearing on instagram story from past 3 weeks, I uninstalled and reinstalled,checked location settings ,reboot the phone.. Everything I did the problem is still there.. Please help me with this

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kim

Same thing as well. our workplace location got merged into another property’s location, when their guests tag their property, it appears in our location story and whatever place that we tagged on our ig photos, it’s all wiped out and keeps disappearing. Facebook or ig support are not helping as well. we created another location and merged them into one page but once merged, the location tag will be gone. we searched for our property location on Facebook and when the result comes up, it shows our display picture but the page name would be another property’s name.

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- Raquel
  
  Did you solve this situation? Same thing is happen yo my business on Ig & Fb, since a week ago more or less. I don’t know what else to do!
  
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Elizabeth Coveney

Mine to. It use to work now when I try to add a location to my story I click the location, add it then it goes to the pic n disappears. Annoying. I’ve tried all their suggestions. Even the “new phone”. It’s their app.

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- Aarati Jagdeo
  
  this has been happening to my instastories for MONTHS!!! the only thing I haven’t tried is logging into my account from an I Phone and adding a story from it. I have complained several times and reported the bug countless times. no response and no change. SO FRUSTRATING!
  It works fine on Facebook stories just not on IG.
  any help other than these pointers that has worked is very welcome!
  
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Divya Pinto

Please don’t blame the mobile device!!! If all the apps work in a cellphone except the instagram, that means there is a problem in instagram app. So try to find out the solution in app. Everytime I upload the post it takes the location while posting. But if I see the same post after some weeks or months, I could notice that there is no location!!!! Please don’t do partiality atleast in social networks. Treat evryone equally instagram!!!!

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Andrew

Hi all, I encountered the issue after connecting a FB business profile which kept giving me an error.
As soon as I unlinked the account In my insta settings it works again!
Its in linked accounts. Make sure there is no errors and that worked for me.
Hope this helps!

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Riri

Same problem with mine. Help please.

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Justyna

Hey I’m having problem with location on instragram already 3 days. I’ve tried everything and it didn’t work. My phone is pretty nee so I don’t think it’s the problem. Is anyone having same problem? Can u pls advise me something?
Many thanks
Justyna

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Mila Filim

Hi, I am wondering if it’s just in Germany or everywhere else that instagram removed the option of seeing “location” and “hashtag” stories since the end of October.. And why would they do that, ig kinda became less interesting (at least to my friends and myself) without being able to check out who is at our favorite spot or being able to share our stories with greater audience.

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Liam Constantine

You can’t click on a venue or location and view the sorties that people have tagged at that spot in the past 24hrs anymore – this changed about a month ago and is very frustrating, especially for venue owners

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Bret

I kept getting the Instagram location feature not working problem until applied the steps above. It really does work.

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Andrew

Hi, my problem is that only MY business location is not showing up.

It has been for weeks, but suddenly it stopped. Strangely enough, my old business appears at the top most of the time. I still see locations besides my own business appearing and they are accurate, so the GPS is working, its something else related to my business specifically.

Thanks

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chris

i can tag my business location when i am at my location but not when i am at my house, 10 miles away, it does not show up…any help would be appreciated

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Tintoybrasa Parrilla Argentina

I can’t set up the location for our restaurante in the history. Could you please help us?

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- Maggie Whitewater
  
  Hi,
  
  Sorry to hear that. Have you tried contacting Instagram support?
  
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Jeremy

I recently got a few Instagram scams and am worried. It says my insta location is in a completely different state but clarified that it is “this iPhone”. Is this a location bug or is someone at that location logged into my Instagram?

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- Jack
  
  I post on my Instagram page put showing wrong location
  
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Sheila

I cannot get my Instagram location to work. My settings in my phone are set for Instagram to use my location. It still doesn’t work. It started not working yesterday….suddenly….it has been working fine prior to yesterday

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- Yasmin Talley
  
  Have you tried the solutions we mentioned above?
  
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MT

Was having this same problem. For some reason, kept showing “No Results” when trying to use the location tag in Instagram. I noticed it happened after I accidentally shared the story to Facebook story.

I then went to Facebook and noticed that I could still use the location tag on that platform. To fix, I posted a story with the location tag on Facebook and then shared it with Instagram. After that, I was able to use the location tag again on IG.

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