When you navigate by car, foot, or bicycle, you can share your destination, estimated arrival time, and current location. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
Open Settings . Tap Location . Tap App location permissions. Under 'Allowed all the time,' 'Allowed only while in use,' 'Ask every time,' and 'Not allowed,' find the apps that can use your device's location. To change the app's permissions, tap it. Then, choose the location access for the app. Learn about app permissions.
Google Location Sharing is an app setting. This helps share your real-time location from devices with people you choose in a Google app or service, like: Maps Messages Find Hub Family Link
If you grant location permissions to google.com or Google apps on your device, then when you search, your precise location will be used by Google to show you the best search results.
The smaller the circle, the more certain the app is about your location. If the blue dot isn’t visible or is gray, Maps can’t find your current location. Instead, Maps shows the last location you visited. Tip: If there’s something between you and cell towers, like a parking garage or tall buildings, your blue dot might not be accurate.
Apps with location permission can access your device's location to give you location-based info, services, or ads. Learn how to manage location permissions for apps. If Location Accuracy (also known as Google Location Services) is on, Location Accuracy can collect data to improve location accuracy and location-based services.
To improve location accuracy and location-based services: When Location Accuracy is on for your Android device, Location Accuracy data is used to improve location accuracy and location-based services in Google and third party apps and services with the required permissions. Location Accuracy helps your device figure out its location more quickly and accurately than GPS and device sensors alone ...