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Share your location with family (Google Maps)

Google Maps can show your real-time location to people you choose, for as long as you choose.

About 3 minutes3 stepsChecked October 2026

The pictures are drawings of the screens, not screenshots. Your screen may look a little different.

  1. PhoneMessagesChromePhotosMapsCameraPlay StoreSettings
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    Step 1: Open Google Maps

    Tap the Maps app.

  2. Your accountYour profileLocation sharingSettings
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    Step 2: Tap your picture, then Location sharing

    Tap your profile picture or initial at the top right, then Location sharing, then New share.

  3. New shareFor 1 hourUntil you turn this offEmmaShare
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    Step 3: Choose how long and who, then Share

    Choose how long to share, tap the person, then tap Share.

Good to know: To stop: open Maps, tap your picture, Location sharing, tap the person, then Stop.

Official help

These steps follow the official help page:

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