How to Share Your Location on iPhone or iPad

Location Sharing is built into the Family Sharing feature of the iOS, the operating system that runs the iPhone and iPad. You'll need Location Services turned on and Family Sharing set up, but if you've got that done, follow these steps: 

1. Tap Settings.
2. Tap your name (in earlier versions of the iOS, skip this step).
3. Tap Family Sharing or iCloud (both options work, but may differ based on your iOS version).
4. Tap Share My Location or Location Sharing (which you see depends on whether you chose Family Sharing or iCloud in step 3).
5. Move the Share My Location slider to on/green.
6. Choose the family member you want to share your location with. (To stop location sharing, move the slider back to off/white.)

​Messages, the texting app built into the iOS, lets you share your location, too. This makes it easy to send a simple "meet me here" message for a meet up.

1. Tap Messages.
2. Tap the conversation with the person who you want to share your location with.
3. Tap the i icon in the top right corner.
4. Tap either Send My Current Location or Share My Location.
5. If you tap Send My Current Location, tap Accept in the pop-up window.
6. If you tap Share My Location, choose the duration for sharing your location in the pop-up menu: One Hour, Until End of Day, or Indefinitely.

The Maps app that comes with the iPhone and iPad lets you share your location. This makes it easy to get turn-by-turn directions.

1. Tap Maps.
2. Tap the current location arrow in the top right corner to make sure your location is precise.
3. Tap the blue dot that represents your location.
4. In the window that pops up, tap Share My Location.
5. In the sharing sheet that pops up, select the way that you'd like to share your location (Messages, Mail, etc.).
6. Include the recipient or address information needed to share your location.

Lots of third-party apps support location sharing, too. Tons of people have Facebook Messenger on their phones and use it to coordinate getting together. Just follow these steps:

1. Tap Facebook Messenger to open it.
2. Tap the conversation with the person who you want to share your location with.
3. Tap the + icon on the left.
4. Tap Location.
5. Tap Share Live Location for 60 Minutes.

Sharing your location is an option even if you prefer Google Maps over Apple Maps by following these instructions:

1. Tap Google Maps to open It.
2. Tap the three-line menu icon in the top left corner.
3. Tap Location Sharing.
4. Control how long to share your location by tapping the + and - icons until you've set the time you want or Until you turn this off to share indefinitely.
5. Choose how to share your location: 
   1. Select People to share with your contacts.
   2. Tap Message to share via text message.
   3. Choose More to enable other options.