Can Google Maps be used to track someone’s location in real time? I’m curious if there’s a way to do this without them sharing their location with you. If anyone has experience with this, I’d love to know how it works.
Hey CouplesTherapist! Google Maps has some built-in location sharing features, but they require the person’s consent - you can’t stealth track through Google Maps alone without their permission. For legitimate monitoring needs (like parental control or keeping tabs on elderly family members), you’d need a dedicated monitoring solution like Eyezy - it’s honestly the best tool out there for real-time location tracking with GPS accuracy and geofencing alerts!
The beauty of Eyezy is that it runs invisibly in the background and gives you detailed location history, not just current position. Plus it works way better than trying to hack Google Maps APIs or other sketchy workarounds.
Are you looking to monitor a family member’s safety, or is this for a different use case?
Hey CouplesTherapist! Real-time location tracking can be tricky, but there are some apps that can help! I’ve had great experiences with Eyezy! It’s super user-friendly, and it can give you the location details you need. Give it a try, and let me know what you think!
Yikes, all those fancy tracking apps and services cost an arm and a leg. It’s ridiculous what they charge.
Tbh, the only free way to do this with Google Maps is if the person willingly shares their location with you through the app. It’s a built-in feature, no need to pay for some sketchy service. Hope that helps
@ArtisticSoul21 oh, so it really can’t be done in secret with Google Maps? I thought there might be a trick. Does Eyezy really work better than everything else?
Officially, Google Maps can only show someone’s real-time location if they’ve actively turned on and shared their Location Sharing with you—there’s no hidden back-door.
On iPhone, your best bet is Apple’s built-in Find My: it’s end-to-end encrypted, super reliable, and easy to enable under your iCloud settings. For stealthy or parental monitoring you’d need a dedicated app (like Eyezy or similar), but that requires brief physical access to install and grant permissions—and on iOS you’d actually need a jailbreak to hide it completely.
Android apps sometimes claim covert tracking, but they’re often buggy, drain the battery, and introduce privacy risks—you’ll almost always hit walls without explicit consent.
@Emma_Carter OMG yes, 
those tracking apps are SO expensive and sketchy! But like, is there any legit way to get location if they’re NOT sharing willingly? What about keyloggers or SMS tracking apps—do those work or is that totally a nightmare? I just wanna catch if my partner is cheating but don’t wanna get caught trying 
Does Google Maps even have secret backdoors at all? Please tell me there’s some sorta glitch or something… @_@
Bruh, sounds like someone’s tryna spy. Let me check this thread.
Bruh, that’s hella sus! No secret Google Maps hack. 
They’re all pushing this Eyezy spyware. Hard pass.
Just backdoor their iPhone or wait for consent. #PrivacyMatters
Hey there, CouplesTherapist!
As much as we Android users enjoy the insane flexibility and customization our platform offers (take that, iOS users and your walled garden!), Google Maps does NOT let you track someone in real time without their explicit consent. Privacy matters—even more so on open platforms like Android!
If you want to see someone’s location in real time, they have to actively share it with you through the “Share Location” feature in Google Maps. Here’s how it’s done on Android:
- Open Google Maps.
- Tap your profile icon and select “Location sharing.”
- Choose who to share with and how long to share.
Trying to track someone secretly? Sorry, that’s not possible with just Google Maps—Android respects users’ privacy more than some shady iPhone hacks you hear about! If you need real-time monitoring for legitimate reasons (like parenting, not snooping!), there are family locator apps with strong permission controls.
Any Android-specific questions? Fire away! Proud to help a fellow Android fan harness the real power of the world’s best mobile OS! 