Kapanlagi.com - As technology advances, smartphone features are also becoming more sophisticated. One of the features that is very helpful for users is Share Location. Unfortunately, there are still people who do not know how to share Google Map location to the fullest. Here are many options that you can use when sending location via WhatsApp or other applications. Through several available ways to share Google Map location, you can determine the duration of the instructions you send.
In addition, Google Map location sharing can also be done through a link. For those of you who do not know the steps, let's directly see the explanation below.
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1. Tips Before Applying Google Map Location Sharing
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Sharing your location on Google Maps is easy to do. However, for those of you who have never done it before, it doesn't hurt to read the tips below.
1. First, open the Google Maps app on your Android phone.
2. After that, press the "hamburger" button located in the upper left corner of the screen and select the Share Location option, right under Your Contribution.
3. Next, you can click the Get Started button. You will see two options for time limits that can be used to share your location in real-time.
- First, there is a minimum time limit of one hour and a maximum of three days.
- Second, you can share your location without a time limit and can be stopped when you turn off this feature according to your wishes.
4. In addition, there are other options for sharing your location, namely with Select People, Messages, and More.
5. Specifically for More, you can share your location using social media or other services such as Facebook, Gmail, WhatsApp, BBM, and Line.
6. After that, you will get a link that can be sent directly.
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2. How to Share Google Maps Location on Android
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If you are looking for a way to share your Google Maps location on Android, the information below should be helpful.
- First, please open the Google Maps app on your Android tablet or smartphone.
- Click the hamburger menu, select Location sharing.
- After that, please add the person or Google account that you want to share with.
- Choose a time frame, 1 hour or Until you turn off.
- If you want to share your location without a time limit, select Until you turn off. Tap share.
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3. How to Share Google Maps Location on iPhone or iPad
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Not much different from before, sharing your Google Maps location is also easy to apply. You can see the explanation below.
- First, open the Google Maps app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Next, tap the hamburger menu, select Location sharing.
- Add the person or Google account that you want to share with.
- Then tap Select People and give Google Maps access to your contacts.
- Choose the person you want.
- You can set a time frame, 1 hour or Until you turn off.
- If you want to share your location without a time limit, select Until you turn off. Tap share.
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4. How to Share Google Maps Location with a Link
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The above method of sharing your Google Maps location can be done if the person you want to share with has a Google account. However, if the person you want to share with does not have a Google account, you can share your location with a link like the one below.
- Open the Google Maps app.
- After that, tap the hamburger menu, select Location sharing.
- Add the person. Choose a time frame, 1 hour or Until you turn off.
- Tap More, then Copy to clipboard.
- Share the link saved in the clipboard through the desired application, such as Line, WhatsApp, or SMS.
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5. How to Share Google Map Location via WhatsApp
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Next, let's discuss how to share Google Map location via WhatsApp. This method is quite easy and can be said to be the most commonly used. Well, for more clarity, let's directly follow the following steps.
- Open the WhatsApp application and select the contact you want to share the location with.
- After that, click the attach button located to the left of the send button.
- Next, select location and choose the type of location you want to share, which is send this/current location, share live location, or select another location through the search feature.
6. Live Location
- To share live location, you can open the WhatsApp application as usual.
- After that, click the + icon at the bottom left of the application in the message space.
- Next, select 'Location'.
- Then, you can see the map showing the location.
- Select 'Send Your Current Location' to share the current location.
- You can adjust the layout if the location point is not accurate enough.
- The recipient can see the location point that you have shared in the WhatsApp application with the help of Google Maps.
Well, KLovers, those are some ways to share Google Map location that you can follow.
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