# Is gmail account still required for Epicollect5 and does Epicollect5 require internet connection for capturing lattitude and longitude?

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**Created:** [December 5, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://community.epicollect.net/t/is-gmail-account-still-required-for-epicollect5-and-does-epicollect5-require-internet-connection-for-capturing-lattitude-and-longitude/298 "2021-12-05T10:35:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![ASHISH\_PUNDHIR](https://community.epicollect.net/user_avatar/community.epicollect.net/ashish_pundhir/32/177_2.png) [@ASHISH\_PUNDHIR](https://community.epicollect.net/u/ASHISH_PUNDHIR)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://community.epicollect.net/t/is-gmail-account-still-required-for-epicollect5-and-does-epicollect5-require-internet-connection-for-capturing-lattitude-and-longitude/298/1 "2021-12-05T10:35:00Z")

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Is Gmail account still required for Epicollect5?  
Is Epicollect5 required for an internet connection to capture latitude and longitude locations?

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**Author:** ![Epicollect5](https://community.epicollect.net/user_avatar/community.epicollect.net/epicollect5/32/2653_2.png) [@Epicollect5](https://community.epicollect.net/u/Epicollect5)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 9:41am UTC](https://community.epicollect.net/t/is-gmail-account-still-required-for-epicollect5-and-does-epicollect5-require-internet-connection-for-capturing-lattitude-and-longitude/298/2 "2021-12-06T09:41:53Z")

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The answer to both questions is no.

_Is Gmail account still required for Epicollect5?_ →

> **[Manage users](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/manage-users#sign-up-options)**
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> Epicollect5 offers granular access control to projects and their data.

_Is Epicollect5 required for an internet connection to capture latitude and longitude locations?_ →

> **[Location questions](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/location-questions#mobile-app)**
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> Location of the user device can be acquired adding a LOCATION question.