How to Check Extension Permissions in iPhone Maps

To check extension permissions for Apple Maps on an iPhone, open Settings, tap Apps, tap Maps, then tap Ride Booking. Each ridesharing app that works with Maps has its own switch, and you can turn off any app you do not want Maps to share your location with.

These steps cover iOS 18 and later, including iOS 26 and the current iOS 27. On iOS 17 and earlier, the path is Settings > Maps > Ride Booking, covered in its own section.

A Maps extension is part of another app, such as a ridesharing app, that shows up inside Apple Maps and may receive your location, as Apple explains in Book rides in Maps on iPhone.

iOS Version for These Steps

• An iPhone with iOS 18 or later for the main steps. Older versions are covered below.
• A compatible ridesharing app installed. You can request a ride with a compatible ridesharing app, and Maps can show which ones are available from the App Store if you have none.
• A supported region. Ridesharing in Maps is not available in all countries or regions.

You do not need to sign in to anything or change any other setting. Nothing in these steps deletes an app or its data.

How to Check Maps Extension Permissions on iOS 18 and Later

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and tap Apps. This is the list of every app on the iPhone. You can also type “Maps” in the search field at the top of Settings.
3. Tap Maps.
4. Tap Ride Booking. You should see a list of the ridesharing apps on your iPhone that work with Maps, each with a switch.
5. Look at each switch. Green (on) means Maps can share your location with that app to estimate wait times and fares. Gray (off) means it cannot.
6. Tap the switch next to any app you want to turn off.

The change takes effect as soon as you tap the switch. There is no Save button. Maps stops sharing your location with the apps you turned off, so those apps no longer supply wait times or fares inside Maps.

How to Check Maps Extension Permissions on iOS 17 and Earlier

Before iOS 18, Settings did not have a separate Apps list. Apple’s iOS 17 guide gives this shorter path:

1. Open Settings.
2. Scroll down and tap Maps.
3. Tap Ride Booking.
4. Turn off the switch next to any ridesharing app you want to stop sharing your location with.

On some older versions this area was labeled Extensions, and it could also list restaurant reservation apps such as OpenTable. Apple’s current guide only covers ride booking.

Not sure which version you have? Go to Settings > General > About and look at the iOS version line.

How to Confirm the Change or Undo It

To confirm, go back to the Ride Booking screen and check that the switch is still in the position you chose. To undo it, tap the same switch again. Turning an app back on lets Maps share your location with it again for wait times and fares.

You can also check from inside Maps. With at least one ridesharing app turned on, here’s how to find a ride on current iOS:

1. Open Maps.
2. Touch and hold anywhere on the map, or enter an address in the search field, then tap Directions or the ride button at the right.
3. Tap Open to see the option in the ridesharing app, then book the ride in that app.

The booking itself is finished in the ridesharing app, not in Maps. Viewing the options does not book anything. If an app you turned off still appears there, close Maps fully and open it again.

Extension Permissions vs. Maps Location Access

The Ride Booking switches are not the same thing as the location permission for Maps. Ride Booking decides which ridesharing apps Maps passes your location to. Location Services, the iPhone feature that works out where you are from GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cell towers, decides whether Maps itself can use your location at all.

Before you change it, know that some apps may not work if Location Services is off completely. Changing it for one app is the safer choice. Apple’s Turn Location Services and GPS on or off article gives these steps:

1. Open Settings and tap Privacy & Security.
2. Tap Location Services and make sure it is on.
3. Scroll down and tap Maps.
4. Choose Never, Ask Next Time Or When I Share, While Using the App, or Always. Some apps offer only some of these options.
5. Turn Precise Location on or off. With it off, the app gets only your approximate location.

Each ridesharing app also has its own row on the Location Services screen. Turning an app off under Ride Booking does not change that row, so check both places if you want to limit an app fully. A small arrow next to an app’s row means it used your location recently. For a walkthrough of each option, read about turning Location Services on or off on an iPhone.

Which setting should you change?

You want to	Change this
Stop Maps from passing your location to a ridesharing app	Settings > Apps > Maps > Ride Booking
Stop Maps itself from knowing where you are	Privacy & Security > Location Services > Maps
Stop a ride app from tracking you when you open it directly	Privacy & Security > Location Services > that app

See How Apps Use Their Permissions

The App Privacy Report shows when apps used sensitive permissions such as Location, Camera, and Contacts, and which web domains they contacted. Apple’s App Privacy Report page gives these steps:

1. Open Settings and tap Privacy & Security.
2. Scroll down and tap App Privacy Report.
3. Tap Turn On App Privacy Report.

The report only starts collecting once it is on, so check back after a day or two. It covers the past seven days. Tap a ridesharing app to see how often it reached your location.

Troubleshooting Missing or Different Settings

• There is no Ride Booking option. Apple does not list a cause, but the two conditions it documents are a compatible ridesharing app on the iPhone and a region where ridesharing in Maps is offered. Install or update a ridesharing app, then look again.
• There is no Apps row in Settings. Your iPhone is on iOS 17 or earlier. Tap Maps directly in the main Settings list.
• An app is missing from the list. Not every ridesharing app works with Maps, and app makers can add or drop Maps support in an update. Only compatible apps appear.
• You are looking for Safari extensions. Those are separate. Apple puts them under Settings > Apps > Safari > Extensions, as described in Get extensions to customize Safari on iPhone.
• The Location Services rows are dimmed. Location Services is turned off, or Screen Time restrictions are blocking changes. Turn it on at the top of the screen, or check Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions.

After you set the Ride Booking switches, open Location Services and review the row for Maps and for each ridesharing app. To tidy up stored places too, you can see and clear your iPhone location history.

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