When you’re using Android, sharing your location is a breeze. Just open up the Google Maps app and type in your address or city name. From there, you can share the location with anyone who needs to know. Here are a few tips to help you share your location on Android:
- Type in the address or city name into the Google Maps app’s search bar and hit enter.
- When you’re sharing your location with others, make sure to include the street name and number if possible. This will help other people find your location more easily.
- If you don’t want others to know where you are, be sure to hide your location by selecting “hide my location” from the “location settings” menu in the Google Maps app’s main screen. This will keep other people from finding out about your whereabouts even if they try to track down your address or city information using other methods (like GPS).
When you share your location, you get to choose how long you’d like to do so. You can also manually stop sharing your location by tapping a quick option in the app.
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Google Maps Shares Other Information With Your Location
When you start sharing your location, Google Maps shares your name, photo, and real-time location.
The shared details may include where you’ve been recently, whether you’re driving or walking, and even phone info such as your battery charge.
You should be aware of these details before sharing your location with others.
Share Your Live Location Using Google Maps on Android
To share your current location, launch the Google Maps app on your Android phone. Then, in the app’s top-right corner, tap your profile picture.
From the menu that opens, select “Location Sharing.”
You’ll see the location sharing page. Here, tap “Share Location.”
You’ll now see a “Share Your Real-Time Location” section. In this section, choose how long you want to share your location.
If you only want to share for a short period of time, choose the “For 1 Hour” option.
If you’d like to continue sharing your location until you manually disable it, then choose the “Until You Turn This Off” option.
To share your location with a Google contact, tap that contact on your screen.
After choosing a contact, tap “Share” to begin sharing your location. The recipient will have to launch Google Maps on their phone to view your location.
To stop sharing your location, tap your contact’s name and choose “Stop.”
If you want to share your location with someone who isn’t in your contacts, then choose one of the many displayed apps to use for location sharing.
You can get a shareable link for your location that you can give to others via any medium you prefer. For example, you can share the link via text message or a chat app.
To get that link, simply tap the “Copy To” option.
Your loved ones will now be able to see exactly where you are on the map. They’ll see your live location even if you stop using the Google Maps app.
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