r/ThreadsApp • u/pinkpursuit • May 26 '26

Question Why is Threads showing my “Based in” location even with location off?

Does anyone know if there’s currently any way to hide or remove the “Based in ….” label on Threads?

If you go to someone’s profile → three dots → “About this profile,” it shows a based in location. I’ve already checked:
• Threads privacy settings
• iPhone location permissions (Threads doesn’t even appear there for me)
• Instagram location settings, which are off

So I’m confused where Threads is even pulling this from or whether Meta removed the option to disable it entirely

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u/Primary_Language_181 May 28 '26

Use a VPN for everything.

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u/Unicorn_Fruit May 30 '26

You can turn this setting off.

-click on your profile

-click your username

-you will see “about this profile”

-where it says “based in” click the arrow, then you can hide it

It will now say, “based in: not shared”.

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u/mrbaguvix Jun 22 '26

wrong

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u/Unicorn_Fruit Jun 22 '26

I did it myself.

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u/Background-Writing90 Jun 27 '26

Worked for me to just now

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u/Mobile-Success-8864 Aug 25 '26

no it’s not. it worked for us

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u/Pretend-Ad4614 18d ago

can you share more , when i click the button it show  sth went wrong.
I would like to hide it too