# Can I use actual physical location of phone? (and not mast miles away?)

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-use-actual-physical-location-of-phone-and-not-mast-miles-away/44375>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [September 1, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-use-actual-physical-location-of-phone-and-not-mast-miles-away/44375 "2018-09-01T07:25:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![rael74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rael74](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rael74)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-use-actual-physical-location-of-phone-and-not-mast-miles-away/44375/1 "2018-09-01T07:25:43Z")

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First posting!  
Before starting to use this system, I would like to know can it create an app that will  
hide / show items on a map based on the **actual physical location** of the phone (i.e the geolocation)

Most similar systems only seem to show the location of the nearest _signal mast_ (which could be several miles away)

I would like to create a map that displays info about where the person is stood but it needs to be accurate to several meters.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-use-actual-physical-location-of-phone-and-not-mast-miles-away/44375/2 "2024-11-08T12:00:27Z")

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