How to Share Location on Google Maps
Sep. 5, 2024Google Maps has almost become a genericized term for “maps” among people as almost every smartphone user. While the service has a never-ending list of features, location sharing is particularly nice to have since it allows you to share your live location with someone. Besides, if you don’t want to share a live location, you can always drop a pin and share the location. In this guide, let’s look at all the possible ways you can share location on Google Maps.
Since Google Maps works similarly on both Android and iOS, we’re sticking with the former for this particular guide. If you use an iPhone, you can follow along the same steps to share your location with others using the Google Maps app.
Method 1: Share Live Location on Google Maps
Google Maps lets you share live locations with your contacts and on socials. You can adjust the duration you want to share the location too. Keep in mind that you can share your location only using the Google Maps app and not on the web app.
If you want to share a particular location, say, as a common place for meeting up with someone, you can do so effortlessly.
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On PC
If you want todrop a pinwherever on the map and share the location, you can do so easily. You may find yourself using this option instead when you want to share the precise location of, say, a store that doesn’t exist on the map yet.
When you start navigating to a location, you can share the trip progress. This way, your friends and family will be able to access your current location and get your estimated time of arrival, without needing to bother you.
And those are some of the ways you can share location on Google Maps. How often do you use Google Maps to navigate the city? If this guide helped you, or you have any queries regarding the topic, let us know in the comments.
