{"id":76308,"date":"2023-09-21T11:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T06:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techzimo.com\/?p=76308"},"modified":"2023-09-21T11:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T06:19:54","slug":"how-to-track-friends-to-live-locations-via-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techzimo.com\/how-to-track-friends-to-live-locations-via-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to track friends to live locations via Google Maps?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to track friends to live locations via Google Maps:<\/strong> Due to the power of technology and the provision of GPS-based services, tracking a person&#8217;s location of stay is a beneficial feature for a variety of tasks, including ensuring security for the duration of a trip or successfully coordinating a meetup. <\/span>Google Maps, one of the most famous navigation apps, offers a simple and powerful way to track your friends&#8217; live locations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog, we will guide you through the specific system of how to do this, in addition to asking your friends for location. <\/span>Before you start tracking your friends&#8217; live locations, make sure you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techzimo.com\/how-to-use-googles-experimental-help-me-write-ai-tool-to-in-docs\/\">Google<\/a> Maps installed on your smartphone.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application is available for both Android and iOS gadgets and can be downloaded from their respective application stores. <\/span>Once you have the latest version of Google Maps installed on your phone, follow the steps below to track friends&#8217; live locations effectively.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Enable location services<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To track someone&#8217;s live region, you need to enable region offering on your device and make sure your friends do the same. Here&#8217;s how to do it:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Android Users:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your cellphone&#8217;s &#8216;Settings&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scroll down and tap &#8216;Places&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toggle on the &#8216;Location&#8217; switch and select &#8216;Area Services&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the next page, select &#8216;Google Region Accuracy&#8217; and allow it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>iOS Users:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your iPhone&#8217;s &#8216;Settings&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scroll down and tap &#8216;Privacy&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select &#8216;Area Services&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toggle on &#8216;Location Services&#8217; transfer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scroll down to &#8216;Google Maps&#8217; and make sure it&#8217;s set to &#8216;Same as using the app&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Request your friend to be around<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you can track someone, you have to request their live location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can send a location-sharing request after sharing your personal location with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s how to do it:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Google Maps for your device.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the profile icon (usually located in the upper-left corner) and select &#8216;Location sharing&#8217; &gt; &#8216;Proportional space&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose how long you want your zone to percentile (for example, 1 hour, until you turn it off, or a custom time).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select your friend&#8217;s touch call or enter their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techzimo.com\/you-can-now-check-email-in-any-language-on-your-gmail-application\/\">e-mail<\/a> address and tap &#8220;Share.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After proportioning your space, you can request that your friend proportion their space with yours. Select the contact, then tap &#8220;Request.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Your friend accepts the nearby request<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you send a location request to your friend, they&#8217;ll get a notification or an email invitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s what they want to do:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the messages or electronic mail they receive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap &#8216;Accept&#8217; or &#8216;View region request&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can open Google Maps, displaying your area request.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Start monitoring your friend&#8217;s live area<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As soon as your friend accepts the region request, you can start tracking where they stay:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Google Maps for your device.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get to your profile, just click on the icon in the top-left corner of the screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select &#8216;Location Sharing&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will see your friend&#8217;s calls and their location on the map in real-time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also check the expected time of arrival (ETA) to see if they are traveling somewhere.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Turn off location sharing (required)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to stop sharing your location or leave a tracking session, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Google Maps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) inside the top-left corner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select &#8216;Nearby Sharing&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select your friend&#8217;s name or the area request you sent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap &#8216;Stop sharing&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Ensure privacy and security<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always share your place only with those people you trust, and remember that you have power over how long you share your place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, you can prevent sharing at any moment to protect your privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hope you like today&#8217;s article on how to track friends to live locations via Google <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google_Maps\">Maps<\/a>. 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