How to share your location on a Samsung Galaxy S10 in 2 ways

Dave Johnson

Nov 5, 2019, 00:58 IST

How to share your location on a Samsung Galaxy S10 in 2 ways

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To share your location on a Galaxy S10, use the Google Maps app.

You can share your location on a Samsung Galaxy S10 with anyone in your contacts list by using Google Maps.
You can use the Location Sharing option in the Google Maps menu to broadcast your Galaxy S10's location for a set period of time, or indefinitely until you choose to stop.
You can also share how far along you are on a specific trip, so contacts can know how far you are on your trip.
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The Google Maps app on your Samsung Galaxy S10 makes it easy to share your location with friends, family, or co-workers. You can let any of your contacts see your location for some period of time, or let them follow your progress on a trip.

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How to share your location on a Samsung Galaxy S10

1. Open Google Maps.

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2. Tap the three horizontal lines at the top-left of the screen, next to the search box.

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Start location sharing by opening the hamburger menu at the top-left of the screen.

3. Tap "Location Sharing."

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Choose "Location sharing."

4. In the pop-up window, tap "Get Started." You should see the "Share your real-time location" window.

5. Choose whether you want to share your location for a set period of time, or to leave location sharing on indefinitely (until you turn it off). You can set how long to leave it on using the plus and minus buttons on the right side of the screen.

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Decide how you want to share your location.

6. Tap each contact that you want to share your location information with, and then tap "Share." If you don't see a contact in the list, tap "More" to access your complete contacts list.

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Choose whom you want to share with and tap "Share."

How to stop sharing your location on a Samsung Galaxy S10

When you no longer want to share your location information, you can revoke access with a couple of taps.

1. If you don't see the "Sharing your location with" tab at the bottom of Google Maps, once again tap the three horizontal lines at the top-left of the screen and then tap "Location sharing."

2. In the "Sharing your location with" window, tap the "X" for each person you want to stop sharing with. When you're no longer sharing your location with anyone, the window will be replaced with the "Getting Started" button.

How to share your progress on a trip on a Samsung Galaxy S10

If you're traveling along a planned route in Google Maps, you can let others see your progress on the trip.

1. Start Google Maps and plan a trip using the Directions function. When you're ready to begin, tap "Start."

2. After Google Maps starts the route, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see the route menu.

3. Tap "Share trip progress."

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Swipe up to open the route menu and choose to share your trip progress.

4. Tap each contact that you want to share your location information with, and then tap "Share." If you don't see a contact in the list, tap "More" to access your complete contacts list.

5. To stop sharing your location, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen and tap "Stop sharing," or you can end the trip.