

To manually turn off location sharing, select a person's location on the map or open the Location sharing option again and select their entry at the bottom of the screen. You can also turn it off manually under More > Stop sharing. Location sharing will stop once you arrive or you stop the navigation. Select the contact and choose Share to give them an estimate on how far away you are from your destination. To share your estimated time of arrival for a single trip, tap Directions, set a destination in Google Maps, and tap Start. Or select a contact's icon on the map, then tap the plus ( +) button in the top-right corner. You can then add more people by tapping the New share button. Once you are sharing your location with at least one contact, tap Location sharing to see a list of contacts. You will be able to select a specific contact to share your location with, but there is no option for generating a shareable link with this option. To continuously share your location with close friends and family, select Location Sharing and choose Until you turn this off to share your whereabouts until you decide to turn it off. When it expires, your contact loses access to your location.

This option will create a shareable link that will grant temporary access to your location. Or send a link through any number of apps you use to message people.

You can then select a specific contact from a list of favorites, or scroll to the end and tap More to search through your contacts. Use the plus ( +) and minus ( -) buttons to make your location shareable for as short as 15 minutes or as long as 24 hours. So if you're planning to meet up with someone and don't want them to have 24-7 access to your location, you can set a limit for how long your location will be shareable. The default option is to share your location for a limited amount of time.
