Google Maps has a built-in Location Sharing feature, which lets you share your live location with any of your contacts. The receiver can see where you are, your name, device information, etc. WhatsApp also has the same feature built-in it to share your real-time location with your WhatsApp contacts.

Steps to Share Live Location from Android via Google Maps

  1. Open Google Maps on your Phone and tap on your profile picture.
  2. Choose the Location Sharing menu and tap on the Share Location button.
  3. In the next step, choose a time limit for how long you want to share your location, for example, 1hr. Alternatively, select the option Until you turn this off option. [If you choose the second option, you will need to turn off the location sharing manually to stop sharing]
  4. Now, tap on any contact profile picture from the share menu. If the profile picture has a map icon, then you can directly share your location.
  5. If your contact doesn’t have a Google account, use the location link for sharing via other services like Email, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc.
  6. To stop the location sharing, repeat the first two steps, tap on the contact profile icon, and tap on Stop.

Steps to Share Live Location via WhatsApp

WhatsApp lets you share your live location with any of your contacts. It is comparatively easy as compared to Google Maps location sharing feature. It is also using Google Maps for the purpose. There are many other ways to share your location. The above two methods are simple, and you can do it from your Android, iOS, and computer. More Resources:

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