Share your real-time location with others

You can choose who can find your location and for what length of time, with Google Location sharing.

Tip: Other Google products may also allow you to share a one-time location with others.  

Location sharing availability

You may get a warning when you open Location sharing. Common causes include:

• You're in a country or region where you can’t share your location.
• Location sharing isn’t available for your G Suite domain. Ask your administrator to turn on this feature.  
• You're too young to share your location.
  • Your parent or guardian can manage Location sharing with the Family Link app .

If Location sharing doesn’t work for you, send us feedback.

You need a mobile device to share your real-time location through Location Sharing, but you can control your Location Sharing settings from a computer. Learn more about how to use the Google Maps app to share your real-time location.

See where someone is

If someone shares their location with you through Location Sharing, you can see them on Google Maps.

1. On your computer, open Google Maps .
2. Click Menu  Location sharing.
3. Choose someone.

Tip: You can also ask the Google Assistant on your phone, smart display, or other smart device to show you someone's location.

Hide someone's location

If you no longer want to see someone who has shared their real-time location with you on Google Maps, you can hide their location from appearing.

1. On your computer, open Google Maps.
2. Click Menu  Location sharing.
3. Tap their icon.
4. To temporarily hide someone, tap HIDE ON MAP. You can stop hiding them at any time.

Note: You can stop someone’s location from ever appearing on your map. Learn how to block another person’s account.

Stop hiding someone

1. On your computer, open Google Maps .
2. Click Menu  Location sharing.
3. Hover over the hide icon next to someone.
4. Click Show on map.

Stop sharing your real-time location

1. On your computer, open your Location sharing settings.
2. Next to the person with whom you want to stop sharing, click Remove .