Protect your privacy even easier with this Android tip

Protect your privacy even easier with this Android tip

Your location settings used to be scattered in different parts of Android, and you had to search carefully to find everything. Fortunately, that’s now a thing of the past.

Ever wonder who exactly knows where you are when you share your location through Android? Google has good news for you. Thanks to a new feature, you can now very easily check and manage that yourself. Ideal for people who value their privacy.

Best of all, you no longer have to scroll through Google Maps to set it up. With an easy trick, you have it set up in just a few seconds. We’ll take you through the steps.

This trick will protect your location on Android

Google has introduced a new location sharing switch that you can find directly in your Android phone’s settings. This means you now no longer have to scroll through various menus in Google Maps to manage your location sharing preferences. So it’s all much easier and quicker to manage through the settings of your Android itself.

Sharing your location can be very convenient, for example, if you’re meeting up with friends in a busy city. Instead of endlessly texting back and forth, they can simply see your location on Google Maps and know exactly where you are.

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Moreover, you can not only share your location, but also additional information such as your battery level or expected arrival time when you are navigating. This can be especially useful if you are on the road and want to let others know when you will be there.

On the other hand, if you decide to turn off location sharing, your location remains private and apps or people can no longer track where you are. This is ideal if you place great value on your privacy. Moreover, it can boost your battery by reducing the use of apps in the background. So you can stay private and extend your battery life.

This is how you control sharing your location

Turning off location sharing is very simple. Open the Settings app on your Android phone, scroll down and click Location. Turn off the Use Location option so that the switch is grayed out.

Still want to share your location again? No problem, you can do that very easily, too. Open the Google Maps app, tap your profile picture or initials at the top right, and select Share location. After that, you can choose how long you want to share your location. Next, choose the contacts with whom you want to share your location, and if they are not immediately listed, you can easily find them. Then tap Share to send the link via message or email.

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Additional tip

If you want to temporarily share your location without turning it on completely, you can also use the option to share your location via Google Maps for a limited time. This is useful if, for example, you only want someone to know where you are for a few hours without having location sharing permanently turned on.

Android has a taste for it

This new feature makes managing your privacy a lot easier. You now have complete control over who sees your location and when you do. This is useful for times when, for example, you want to share your location to let others know you’ve arrived safely, or for a simple date with friends. It gives you more freedom to choose whether to stay connected or prefer to go offline for a while.

Not only will your location features look different in 2025, Android Auto is also getting an upgrade. In fact, the media player is getting a major makeover. The change is part of Android Auto 13.4, a new version of the operating system that is slowly rolling out to all users of the software. In the article below, we tell you what’s going to change.

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