Sean Feeney
Architect of the digital age

The Complete Guide to Google+ Location Sharing

2 October 2015

If you have an Android phone, the lowest power way I know of to share your location with loved ones is by using Google+.

  1. First you have to share your location with your friends.
    • To do this from your computer:
      1. Open Google+. Place your cursor in the top left corner for the Google+ main menu.
      2. Click Settings .
      3. Scroll down to “Location Settings” and check the box next to Enable Location Sharing to start sharing your location. You can uncheck the box to turn off location sharing, which turns off sharing for both your pinpoint location and city-level location.
      4. To select who you share your precise location with, use the drop-down menu next to Who can see your Pinpoint location.
      5. To select who you share your city location with, use the drop-down menu next to Who can see your City location.
    • To do this from your Android phone:
      1. Open the Google+ app Google+ icon.
      2. Touch the menu button or icon menu >** Settings**.
      3. Touch the account name you’d like to update.
      4. Touch **Location sharing **> next to “Location Sharing”, turn the switch on or off.
      • To share your precise location, scroll down to where it says “Pinpoint Location” and touch Edit. Choose the people and circles you’d like to share your precise location with > **DONE **at the top right.
      • To share your current city location, scroll down to where it says “City Location” and touch Edit. Choose the people and circles you’d like to share your city location with > DONE at the top right.
  2. Then have your friends do the same, including you in their location sharing circle(s).
  3. Now to view your friends on the map, use the Android Google+ app (you can’t do this on a normal computer yet).
    1. Open Google+ icon the Google+ app > touch  the down arrow near the top right corner.
    2. Touch  Locations at the bottom of the screen. You’ll see a map that shows everyone who shares their location with you.
    3. Touch the photo of a person to display their location details at the bottom of the screen.

Tips and tricks for viewing locations

You can interact with this map the same way you interact with the Google Maps product.

Sources:

Share your location (includes iOS instructions)

See your friends’ locations on a map

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