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Search for a place on Google Maps. On your computer, open Google Maps. Type an address or name of a place. Press Enter or click Search . To filter your search results, use the drop-down menus below the search box. You get search results as red mini-pins or red dots, where mini-pins show the top results. The square pins are ads.
Search for a place on Google Maps. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app . At the top, tap the search box and enter an address, name of a place, or choose a category, like gas stations or groceries. To use voice search, tap Speak . Tip: After you find a place on the map, you can check directions to the place in a list ...
Get the coordinates of a place. On your computer, open Google Maps. Right-click the place or area on the map. This will open a pop-up window. You can find your latitude and longitude in decimal format at the top. To copy the coordinates automatically, left click on the latitude and longitude.
To find an exact location, you can use the coordinates on the map grid: In the upper menu bar, click View Grid. Ctrl + n (Windows) or ⌘+ L (Mac). The grid lines are marked with general coordinates. Exact longitude and latitude readings are in the lower right corner.
Go to the "Location History" section of your Google Account. Choose whether your account or your devices can report Location History to Google. Your account and all devices: At the top, turn Location History on or off. Only a certain device: Under "This device" or "Devices on this account," turn the device on or off.
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app . Search for an address. At the bottom, tap the address. Tap Label. Enter the name of someone in your Google Contacts. To create a new contact, tap Create contact. Choose an option: Add home: Add the address as your contact's home address. Add work: Add the address as your contact's work ...
Under “Share your real-time location,” toggle the time selector to Until you turn this off. On the people suggestions row, scroll to the right and tap More . In the search bar, enter a name, phone number, or email. Important: The location sharing recipient must have a Gmail account. At the top, tap Send.
Give Maps location permission in your browser. On your computer, open Chrome and go to Google Maps. At the bottom right, click My location . If you're asked to share your location, choose Allow. If the blue dot appears and shows your location, then Maps already has location permission in your browser.
Timeline measures distances in miles or kilometers is based on your country or region. On your computer, open Google Maps. Sign in with the same Google Account that you use on your mobile device. At the top left, click Menu . Click Timeline . To find another date, at the top, choose a day, month, and year.
Find places in a specific area. To find places near an area you’ve searched: On your computer, open Google Maps. Search for a place or address. Click Nearby . Select or enter the kind of place you want to find, like hotel or airport. Results appear as red mini-pins and red dots. Mini-pins show the top results.