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If the blue dot appears and shows your location, then Maps already has location permission in your browser. If there’s a message that says "Google Maps does not have permission to use your location," continue to the next steps. In the search bar, click My location . Click Blocked temporarily . Refresh your browser.
The estimated general area comes from the location sources described in this article. 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. Precise location means exactly where you are, such as a particular address.
At the top of the screen, turn Access to my location on or off. When location access is on, pick either or both of: GPS satellites: Lets your device estimate its location from satellite signals, like a GPS device. Wi-Fi & mobile network location: Lets your device use Google Location Services to help estimate its location faster, with or without ...
Select Location and change your location settings. Clearing your cache and cookies may also help resolve location issues. Using a Chrome device at work or school? Your network administrator might manage location settings for you, in which case you may not be able to can't change them via these directions. Learn about using a managed Chrome device.
To find your location in Google Maps on other sites and apps, follow the steps above. However, some features will be different: You’ll use a different site or app, not Google Maps. You must first give location permission to the site or app used, not Google Maps.
Google Location Services; Location Sharing; Find My Device; When Location History is off. Your device doesn’t save its location to your Location History. You may have previous Location History data in your account. You can manually delete it anytime. Your settings don’t change for other location services on your device, such as:
Important: When you delete Location History info from Timeline, you can't view it on Timeline in the future. If you have other settings like Web & App Activity turned on and you delete Location History, you may still have location data saved in your Google Account as part of your use of other Google Sites, apps, and services.
On your computer, sign in to My Maps. Open or create a map. In the search bar, type the name or address of a place. Click one of the results on the map. If the result is what you want, click Add to map. Edit a place. On your computer, sign in to My Maps. Open or create a map. Click an existing place on the map.
When someone shares their location with you, you can find them on your map. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app . Tap your profile picture or initial Location sharing. Tap the profile of the person you want to find. To update the person's location: Tap on the person's icon More Refresh.
Add a missing place You can add missing places to the map. The place shows publicly once it’s added. Places you can add include landmarks, coffee shops, or oth