iCreate - UK (2019-08)

If the person you wish to share with does not have a Google account, send a

link via iMessage or else tap ‘More’ and select a different app.

Keeping track of your whereabouts

Retain control over who can view your real-time

location and request to see the whereabouts of others

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Allow locationsharing

Aswellasselectinga contact,youcan

tap‘Message’andsenda privatelink.Either

way,you’llneedto allowGoogleto saveyour

LocationHistorysoit canupdateothers.

5

Always allow access

To do this, you’ll be prompted to tap ‘Go

To Settings’. This takes you to the Google

Maps settings where you can tap ‘Location’

and select ‘Always’. Return to Google Maps.

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Keep sharing

You’ll be informed that you’re sharing

your location. The name of the contacts you’re

sharing with will also be displayed. Tap the ‘X’

icon next to a name to manually stop sharing.

Shareanestimatedtime

ofarrival

Whenyou’retravellingtoseeothers,

constantlyupdatingthemonyour

progresscanbea pain.Bettertostart

navigatingtoa destinationandtap‘More’

whenyourdirectionsappear.You’llbe

abletoselect‘ShareTripProgress’and

selecta contact.Fromthatpointon, they

willgettoseeyourestimatedarrival time

andexactlywhereyouare.

Knowledge base

Put in a request

If you want to be able to track

someone else, you can ask

them to share their location with

you. Tap the ‘Request’ button.

Block a contact

If you decide you don’t

want someone to track your

whereabouts in the future,

toggle the switch to off in this

menu or you can tap this three-

dot menu and select ‘Block’.

Add more contacts

Tap this icon and you can grant

more contacts access to your

location. You can determine the

length of time they can continue

tracking you.

Manage who can

track you

You can see which contacts

are able to view your real-time

location at the top of the screen.

Tap one to view the options.

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