If you’re in a new city and meet someone, but you’re having trouble getting your bearings, you can use a navigation app to solve the problem. Google Maps is perhaps the most popular navigation app in the world, both on PC and Mobile. It’s fast, accurate, and covers almost 98 percent of the world. Let’s explore how you can track someone’s location using Google Maps.
Can You Track a Phone Number on Google Maps?
Google Maps lets you track someone’s location using their phone number provided that person shared their location with you. You need that person’s specific permission to track their location, otherwise, the feature won’t work.
To enable location sharing, launch Maps, tap on your profile picture, and select Location sharing. Then hit the Share location button, and select the person you want to share your location with.
How Do I Find Someone’s Location Using Their Cell Phone Number on Google Maps?
Launch Google Maps, tap on your profile picture and select Location sharing. The persons sharing their location with you are listed at the bottom of the screen. If there’s a map pinpoint icon next to their name, this means they’ve shared their location with you.
Simply select the respective contact to track their location using their phone number.
What About Third-Party Apps?
There are plenty of third-party apps that you can use to track someone by their phone number. Many of them also have a stealth mode option. The person you’re tracking won’t even know you’re watching their footsteps. However, keep in mind that using such apps without the other person’s permission is illegal. Moreover, spying on someone also means you’re breaching the other person’s right to private life, and that’s just unethical, pure, and simple.
Conclusion
Google Maps has a handy built-in feature that lets you share your location with other users. Similarly, you can also use this option to track someone’s location using their phone number. The key element to location sharing and tracking in Google Maps is permission. You need to have the other person’s permission to track their location. Did this guide answer all of your questions? Let us know in the comments below.
FAQ
I’m trying to find the location of a lost phone. What do I do?
Google provides a Find My Device option and Apple provides a Find My service. Those are the recommended ways to find your device.
Pamela kitsi says
I lost my phone on friday 19/05/2023 at night. how can I located my phone by searching using my phone number?
Clairsi says
Flora if you’re still looking for your phone call any stores you stopped in and check with customer service.
Flora says
I’m trying to find my New cellphone stolen while was travelling
sairalayan says
my phone is missing i need to know where’s my cellphone
Carien Da Camara says
My husband s phone is lost . We have the phone nr and IMEI nr? Can’t seem to locate it ? Please help us
harry Haryanto says
dear google, my wife share location in Riyadh where she work there via WhatsApp messages, can you recognize the name of building.. Thank you
Ms Tony says
I’m looking for a way to see (with the person’s permission) past location of another person. A timeline, since we do have location sharing turned on, sharing with each other.
So I need a way or an app, that could use location sharing or any other way to either track their past locations or at least recent locations. Or that can keep track of most visited even..
Preferably without having to keep maps open non stop.. I realize I could keep it open but don’t have time to sit and watch all day or leave another phone open to maps (keep refreshing to keep from going to sleep oh and screen record, . This was my friends suggestion for a way to do it)
Since only looking for info I can access at any time, have permission to see at any time, just not have to constantly check maps.
So yeah wasn’t a lot of help.
Horace Randy Holt says
It says I have to 1st of shared locations? I was scared to even talk to them on social media after what’s been happening to me . O need to find an app soon as possible if possible to use. Thx if anyone reads this
Horace RANDY Holt says
Hi im looking to find an app or something where I can put in a cell phone number and find my son immediately so there’s no fooling around going on in the city where I’m at including death threats and subliminal threats from people and not only people some officers as well I’ve been through a lot of harassment with what the opposite of done and put charges on me and play from jail for their own life I just got a call from my ex and she can’t find my son they’ve been biking around so I just want to prevent these issues and case it is an emergency find them right away if possible cause there has been alot of crooked crap goin on in and around town for a while including set ups. If anyone. reads this and works with app please assist me. I’ll buy a subscription. If needed. Just wantsomething that works with no issues. Thx
Horace Randy holt