Location access on all devices

Saleboat would like access to your device's location

Monique Le Roux

Last Update hace un mes

Allow location access

In order for Saleboat to report accurately, you need to allow access to your device's location services.

The first time you access Saleboat in Chrome:
Press Allow.

If you miss this step in Chrome, follow these steps to correct this:

  1. Open Chrome.

  2. Navigate to Saleboat by clicking here: Saleboat

3. From your Main Menu, navigate to Profile
4. Click on Client Map
5. Now, allow Saleboat access to your location

When using the Saleboat App:

1. You will need to ensure that your location services are on. If you're unsure of how to do this, click on the button below:​

Turn location services on


2. The first time you access the Saleboat App, you'll see this message:
Press Next.​

3. Then press allow all the time

​4. You'll need to leave the Saleboat app open and running in the background to ensure smooth performance


5. If you are using a device that has an optimizer app, please ensure that your device is not stopping the Saleboat app in the background with its optimizer. To stop this from happening, please go into the optimizer app and whitelist Saleboat so it does not get stopped in the background and interrupt your performance.

Click on the link below to read our short article on optimizers.

Saleboat and Optimizers


If you miss the very first location steps in the App, follow these steps to correct this:

  1. Open the Settings

  2. Tap Apps

  3. Scroll down to Saleboat

  4. Tap Permissions

  5. Allow access to Location

Android App - Location Settings

High accuracy location using Google Location Accuracy


To ensure that you always get the most out of the Saleboat App and to keep it running smoothly, there are a few things that you'll need to check and keep in mind:

Turn your device’s location accuracy ON


1. Open your device's Settings 

2. Tap Security & Location 

3. Press Location

4. Tap Advanced Google Location Accuracy.

Note: If you don’t see Advanced or if you see Mode, please press the button below to find steps related to older Android versions:


Older Android Versions


5. Turn Improve Location Accuracy ON
Please ensure that Power Saving is always turned OFF


Mac/ IOS - Location Services

Find out how to turn on location services on your Mac or IOS device


MAC - Enabling Location Services

Follow these steps to enable location services in OS X

  1. Go to Settings on your Mac.

  2. Click the Privacy & Security option in settings.

  3. Click the Privacy tab.

  4. Select Location Services.

  5. Toggle your browser's location services on

The toggles show whether location services are turned on or off for an app. If you don’t want to allow location services for one or more apps, you can deselect (uncheck) the checkbox next to an app's name. If you turn location services off for an app, you are prompted for permission the next time that app requests to use your location data.

IOS - How to turn Location Services on or off for specific apps
  1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services.

  2. Make sure that Location Services is on.

  3. Scroll down to find the app.

  4. Tap the app and select an option:
    Never: Prevents access to Location Services information. While using the App, allows access to Location Services only when the app or one of its features is visible on screen. If an app is set to While Using the App, you might see your status bar turn blue with a message that an app is actively using your location. Always: Allows access to your location even when the app is in the background.

From here, apps should explain how the app will use your location information. Some apps might offer only two options

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