GPS tracking system on Android Let loved ones know where you are
It's official, Google Maps has a new feature allowing you to share your GPS position in real time with friends or family. This option should delight parents worried about not seeing their children return but also all those wishing to geolocate their loved ones. We are explaining to you today how to activate it on your smartphone or that of your children..
GPS tracking system on Android
Real-time localization and Google is an old story of I love you, me either. The American giant had already tried to enter the geolocation market. Some of you may remember Google Latitude . This application made it possible to locate the position of his contacts on a Google Maps.
No need to try to download it from the Play Store. Indeed, faced with the little success encountered by the application, Google simply decided to stop the service. Was it too far ahead of its time? Did the users fear an intrusion into their privacy?
However, this does not seem to discourage Google. The American company does not want to miss the turn of the location in real time and we replay the piece of eternal return. 
After having set up a system allowing to easily find its parking space and to integrate a 3D mode, it now enriches its Google Maps app with a function to share its position in real time..
Let loved ones know where you are
The traditional SMS you are where , will it definitively disappear? In an all-digital era, many of us still use our messaging to locate our friends or loved ones. And yet these days with a simple smartphone it is extremely simple to ensure that your children have returned from school or that your girlfriend has not had any bad meetings on the way back.
- Open the Google Play Store
- Click on My apps
- Select Google Maps and click the update button
- Then launch the Google mapping application
- Press the Menu button to open the side panel
- Click on the option Share my location
- Then on Start
- Choose from the list the time during which you want to share your location
- Select who can see your location on their phone
- Please note that they must ensure that they have previously installed Google Maps on their mobile device
- Tap Share to finish
Here your loved ones can now follow your movements on Google Maps and know where you are. Obviously you can stop the position sharing system at any time. It's up to you. This should reassure all those who fear for the protection of their privacy..
