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- Location Sharing availability
- Find someone's location
- Hide or show someone's location
- Stop sharing
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.
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 .
When someone shares their location with you, you can find them on your map.
1. On your computer, open Google Maps .
2. Click Menu Location sharing.
3. Choose someone.
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 computer, open Google Maps.
2. Click Menu Location sharing.
3. Tap their icon.
4. To temporarily hide someone, tap Hide on map.
Tip: You can permanently block someone’s location from your map.
1. On your computer, open your Location sharing settings.
2. Next to the person with whom you want to stop sharing, click Remove .
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