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Go to the "Location History" section of your Google Account. Choose whether your account or your devices can report Location History to Google. Your account and all devices: At the top, turn Location History on or off. Only a certain device: Under "This device" or "Devices on this account," turn the device on or off.
Choose location mode (Android 4.4—8.1) High accuracy: Use GPS, Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and sensors to get the most accurate location. Use Google Location Services to help estimate your device's location faster and more accurately. Battery saving: Use sources that use less battery, like Wi-Fi and mobile networks.
On your computer, go to Timeline. Find the place that you want to change on Timeline and click Down arrow . Choose the correct place or search for a place in the search box. To edit when you were there, click the time. Important: When you delete Location History info from Timeline, you can't view it on Timeline in the future.
Manage location permissions for google.com. On your computer, open your browser and go to google.com. At the top left, in the address bar, click Lock Site settings Location. In some browsers you may need to right-click the address bar or check the settings menu. Select Allow or Block for google.com.
Add to Google Maps and earn badges. Control who finds your Google Maps contributions. Follow a Google Maps profile. Use the Contribute tab. Fix a missing address or wrong pin location. Post photo updates of a place. Set photo permissions on your iPhone or iPad. Check facts about places on Google Maps.
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app . Tap your profile picture or initial Location sharing. Tap a contact who shared with you before. Tap Request Request. After you ask for your contact’s location, they get your email address, a notification and can: Find your profile to verify who you are.
To find your location in Google Maps on other sites and apps, follow the steps above. However, some features will be different: You’ll use a different site or app, not Google Maps. You must first give location permission to the site or app used, not Google Maps.
When Location History is on. Google can estimate your location with: Signals like Wi-Fi and mobile networks; GPS; Sensor information; Your device location may also periodically be used in the background. When Location History is on, even when Google apps aren’t in use, your device’s precise location is regularly saved to: Your devices ...
Hide or show someone's location. 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. On your computer, open Google Maps. Click Menu Location sharing. Tap their icon. To temporarily hide someone, tap Hide on map. Tip: You can permanently block someone’s location from ...
Search for a place on Google Maps. On your computer, open Google Maps. Type an address or name of a place. Press Enter or click Search . To filter your search results, use the drop-down menus below the search box. You get search results as red mini-pins or red dots, where mini-pins show the top results. The square pins are ads.
