Share your real-time location with others

You can choose who can find your location and how long to share your location with Google Location Sharing.

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

People you share your location with can always see:

• Your name and photo.
• Your device’s recent location even when Google apps aren’t being used.
• Your device’s battery power and if it’s charging.
• Your arrival and departure time if they add a Location Sharing notification.

They may also see other info depending on how you’re sharing.

Share your location

Location Sharing availability

Location Sharing works even when Location History is turned off.

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 Google Workspace domain. To turn on location sharing, ask your administrator.
• You're too young to share your location.
  • If your account is managed by a parent or guardian, they can manage Location Sharing with the Family Link App .

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

If you’re new to iPhone, learn how to share your real time location with a step-by-step guide.

Share your location

Share with a person who has a Google Account

1. If you haven't already, add their Gmail address to your Google Contacts.
2. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app  and sign in. Learn how to sign in.
3. Tap your profile picture or initial   Location sharing  New share .
4. Choose how long you want to share your location.
5. Tap the profile of the person with whom you want to share your location. If asked about your contacts, give Google Maps access.
6. Tap Share.

If you have issues with your location sharing for more than 24 hours:

1. Verify your age. 
2. If age verification didn’t fix the issue:
   1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app​ .
   2. Tap your profile picture or initial   Location sharing  New share .
   3. Under “Share your real-time location,” toggle the time selector to Until you turn this off. 
   4. On the people suggestions row, scroll to the right and tap More . 
   5. In the search bar, enter a name, phone number, or email. 
      Important: The location sharing recipient must have a Gmail account.
   6. At the top, tap Share.

Share with a person who doesn’t have a Google Account

To send your location to someone who doesn’t have a Google Account, share your location with a link.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app  and sign in. Learn how to sign in.
2. Tap your profile picture or initial   Location sharing  New share .
3. Send your Location sharing link.
   • To send your link through iMessage: Tap Message.
   • To send your link through another messaging app: Tap More   Select a different app. 

People with this link can find your real-time location for as long as you choose, up to 24 hours.

Stop sharing

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial   Location sharing.
3. Tap the profile of the person you don’t want to share your location with anymore.
4. Tap Stop.

Share your estimated time of arrival

When you start to navigate by car, foot, or bicycle, you can share your destination, estimated arrival time, and your current location. The person you share this information with can track your location until you arrive.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Set a destination. Learn how to navigate to a place.
3. After you start navigation, tap More   Share trip progress.
4. Tap the profile of the person whom you want to share with  Share.
5. When you reach your destination or stop navigation, you stop sharing your location.
   • To stop sharing before you arrive: Tap More   Stop sharing.

Get someone’s location

Find someone's location

When someone shares their location with you, you can find them on your map.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app​ .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial   Location sharing.
3. Tap the profile of the person you want to find.
   • To update the person's location: Tap on a friend’s icon More   Refresh.

Ask for someone’s location

If you shared your location with someone, or they shared with you in the past, you can ask for their location in Maps.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial   Location sharing.
3. Tap a contact who shared with you before.
4. Tap Request. 

After you ask for your contact’s location, they get your email address, a notification and can:

• View your profile to verify who you are.
• Share their location with you.
• Ignore your request.
• Block you. You can't ask for their location anymore.

Tip: Learn how to add Location Sharing notifications when someone shares their location with you.

Hide or show someone's location

Hide someone's location

If you don’t want someone’s real-time location on your map, you can hide it. You can turn their location back on at any time.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app​ .
2. On the map, tap their icon.
3. At the bottom, tap More .
4. Tap Hide from map.

Tip: You can permanently block someone’s location from your map. Learn how to block another person’s account.

Turn on someone’s location you’ve hidden

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app​ .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial   Location sharing  More .
3. Tap Hidden from map  More   Show on map.