How to Share Live Location with Someone in iMessage on iPhone – Guide
With the iMessage app, you can easily share contact cards, video clips, voice memos and live locations with your contacts in a secure and convenient way. You can also use the new Google Maps feature to easily share your live map location with someone.
In addition to Apple Maps, it is now also possible to share your location on Google Maps via iMessage. Apple is bringing a number of changes to its Maps app with iOS 15, including an interactive 3D globe, new features, RA walking routes, a new city experience and much more.
How to Share your location live in messages
To share your location with someone in the Messages app, open the Messages app on your iPhone and select the conversation/thread where you want to share your real-time location.
When you open Google Maps, you’ll see a list of options at the bottom. Choose one to get started.
If you don’t see the Google Maps icon below the text box at the bottom, swipe right on the row of iMessage Apps icons and tap ‘More’ button (the one with a 3-dot icon).
To add the Google Maps app to your iMessage App row, tap on the ‘Edit’ option at the top left.
Now, open the Google Maps app and enable the ‘+’ icon on the left side.
This will make the Google Maps icon appear inside any message thread that includes the Google Maps app.
If you want to see your current location on a map, just open up Google Maps and click on the “Widgets” tab at the bottom. There, you’ll find a small “Maps” widget that will show your current location. ..
To share your location live, tap the ‘Share your location in real time for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
When you do this, your live location will appear inside a new iMessage bubble within the conversation. You can share your real-time location by tapping the Up arrow icon in the lower right corner.
Once you send a message, the recipient will be able to see what you’ve shared in the Messages app, but they won’t be able to access your live location right away. To give them access to your location, you will need to tap on this live location balloon within the Messages app as indicated in your location view.
If you have your current location set to a Google Maps location, tapping the location balloon will open the Google Maps app on your iPhone with that information visible on the screen.
Final note
If you want to share your current location with someone in iMessage on an iPhone, this guide will show you how. You can use this feature to meet up with friends or family, or just keep them updated on your whereabouts. ..
